The following article about the Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court appeared in:

Vevay Reveille – 15 Nov 1866 – Page 2, Column 1

Law Report.
Circuit Court is in session in this place—Judge Berkshire presiding. The following are the cases disposed of up to last night:

• State vs. Wm. Richards—Murder.
• State vs. John Lowe—Arson.
• State vs. Wm. Dickson—Larceny.
• State vs. Washington Covet—Larceny.
• State vs. Wm. Daily—Perjury.
• State vs. Wm. Sheets—Illegal voting.

The above cases were all dismissed by the Prosecuting Attorney.

State of Indiana vs. James Wakefield—Retailing, No. 134. Tried by jury, defendant acquitted.

State vs. James Wakfield—Retailing, 22 cases. One case tried by jury, and fine of $5 assessed, and 21 cases dismissed by Prosecuting Attorney.

State vs. John Peak—Larceny. Tried by jury, verdict not guilty.

Hiram Y. Hall vs. Frances Hall—Divorce. Dismissed by plaintiff.

Wm. H. White vs. George W. Paull—Foreclosure. Dismissed by plaintiff.

State of Indiana on relation of Hannah Hays vs. Adam Hays—Bastardy. Dismissed by plaintiff.

Benjamin Simon, et al vs. Harvey Driver and Edwin Driver—On Notes. Dismissed as to Edwin Driver, and judgment by default against Harvey Driver for $597.

George B. Garlinghouse vs. Francis Peabody—On notes. Default and judgment for $146.67.

Charles J. Early and Mary Early vs. George Sturgeon and Eli Sturgeon—On note. Judgment by default for $349.50.

Jane Hastie vs. Henry Sturgeon and Aaron Sturgeon—On Note. Judgment by default for $164.65.

Moses Osborn vs. Daniel Lock and John Cole—Judgment by default for $122.85.

James Junis vs. Abraham Lewis et al—Foreclosure of Mortgage. Dismissed by agreement.

John H. Cole vs. Edward H. Rogers and Henry Rogers—Judgment by default for $56.20.

J. H. Titus, Administrator of Virgil Dunning, deceased, vs. Mortimer Dunning and William Lampton—On Note. Judgment by default for $365.

George W. Taylor vs. Henry T. Ash et. al.—On Note. Default and judgment for $106.

Joseph W. Blackley et. al. vs. Benjamin L. Robinson—On Note. Judgment by default for $132.10.

Wm. Farmer vs. Chas. H. Sage, George W. Dickason et. al.—Foreclosure. Judgment for $2,248.67 and the foreclosure of the Mortgage.

First National Bank of Vevay vs. Stephen H. Rodgers et. al.—On Note and the foreclosure of Mortgage. Judgment for $7,173.60 and the foreclosure of the Mortgage.

Richard Luthy et. al. vs. Joseph Shelling—On Note. Default and judgment for $267.39.

Perret Dufour, Executor of Gabriel Phillips, vs. Elias R. Protsman—On Note. Default and judgment for $143.26.

Attorneys present: Judges Downey, Lamb, Walker, Sulivan; Messrs. Freedly, Korbly; Prosecuting Attorney J. A. Miller.

Vevay Reveille – 22 Nov 1866 – Page 2, Column 3

Law Report.
SWITZERLAND CIRCUIT COURT.

The following cases have been disposed of since our last report:

State vs. Joshua Griffith, Lavina Griffith, Thos. Griffith, and Nelson Griffith—Arson. The defendant, Joshua Griffith, trial and acquitted; and suit dismissed as to the other defendants.

State vs. Michael Fisher—Assault and Battery with intent to murder. Defendant found guilty, and sentenced to 14 years in the State Prison, and to pay a fine of $1,000; the full penalty fixed by law.

State vs. David Miller—Retailing. Dismissed by Prosecuting Attorney.

Samuel Gould vs. Robert Klein—On account.—Dismissed by plaintiff.

Joseph T. North vs. Wm. T. Pate.—Dismissed by plaintiff.

Franklin Dufour vs. Chas. Thiebaud, et. al.—For false imprisonment. Dismissed by plaintiff.

John S. Heady vs. Henry C. Pickett, et. al.—For false imprisonment.—Dismissed by plaintiff.

Joseph McClanahan vs. Caroline McClanahan—Divorce. Decree of Divorce granted.

Alexander McDonald vs. M. McDonald. Divorce granted.

Martha A Driver vs. Alfred Dunning, et al—To recover real estate. On motion of defendants a change of venue was granted in cause, and the same sent to Jefferson Circuit Court for trial.

George Hastie vs. Charles D. Gullion, et. al.—To Foreclose Mortgage. Judgment for $525, and the foreclosure of the mortgage.

John Dumont vs. Amos Fox, et. al.—Appeal.—On motion of defendants this cause is dismissed, at the plaintiff’s cost.

State vs. Gearrit Kelso, et. al.—On Forfeited Recognizance, 2 cases. In this cause demurers were sustained to the complaints, and the suits dismissed.

Rebecca McCorcle vs. William McCorcle.—Divorce. Divorce granted.

Eliza Atwood vs. John H. Atwood.—Divorce.—Finding for plaintiff, and parties divorced.

Richard L. Martin vs. Elizabeth Martin—For Divorce. Finding for plaintiff and divorce granted.

Joseph L. Pate vs. George Groves—Appeal.—Tried by the Court, and judgment for plaintiff for $7.92. Judgment against the plaintiff for costs.

Luliba Ransome, et. al., vs. Henry Grant, et. al.—For Partition. Finding for plaintiff, and Commissioners appointed to make partition.

On Monday four divorces were granted.