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Vevay Reveille – 25 Nov 1869 – Page 3, Column 2

Law Report.

Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire Presiding.

State Docket.

State vs. James B. Walden—Assault and Battery with intent to rape. Change to Ripley Co.

State vs. Jesse Hays—Perjury. Noell Prosed.

State vs. Lewis Woods—Assault and battery with intent to murder. Trial by Jury. Verdict, guilty; fined $67.50 and costs.

State vs. Lewis Woods—Assault and battery with intent to murder. Tried by Jury. Verdict, guilty of assault and battery with intent to murder in 2d degree, five years in State Penitentiary. Judgment on verdict.

State vs. Lewis Woods—Assault and battery with intent to murder. Quashed.

State vs. James B. Walden—Assault and battery. Trial by Jury. Verdict and Judgment guilty; fine $5 and costs.

State vs. Johnson Lance—Grand Larceny. Trial by Jury. Verdict, 3 years in the House of Refuge. Judgment on verdict.

State vs. John W. Murphy—Assault and battery. Plead guilty, and was fined $25.00.

State vs. Robert Howe—Larceny. Trial by Jury. Verdict, 24 hours in County Jail, fined $1 and costs, and disfranchised for one year. Judgment rendered.

Civil Docket.

Columbs D. Conway vs. Samuel E. Pleasants, Administrator of Ira Lindley’s Estate.—Civil action for money on bill of exchange. Continued by agreement.

Redding M. Garrison and Jas. P. Knowland vs. Louisa Cotton and John G. Cotton—Action to recover Real Estate. Continued by agreement.

Harvey Schroder vs. Thomas H. Dow—On account. Complaint dismissed for want of appearance, Judgment for Defendant on sett off $510. Motion for new trial.

Garret Williams and Wm. K. Mead vs. A. Lowery Shannon, Sherriff of Jefferson County—Replevin. Dismissed at Plaintiff’s costs.

Silas R. Potter et. al. vs. Samuel E. Pleasants et. al.—trial last term. Motion for new trial overruled. Judgment on the verdict (as brought in last term.)

Wm. Goodall vs. Oliver W. Protsman and Wm. Smith—On account. Trial by Court. Judgment for Plaintiff for $305.50.

L. Milton Whitman, Receiver of Sinnissippi Insurance Co., vs. Wm. Rogers—On note. Continued with leave to retake depositions. Judgment against Plaintiff for costs of this term.

Albert Bayse vs. John C. Rayl. Dismissed by agreement.

Jacob W. Thompson vs. Board of Commissioners of Switzerland Co.—Appeal. Dismissed by Plaintiff.

North Western Christian University vs. Laura B. Gordon and John B. Gordon—On note. Continued by agreement.

Jos. L. Pate vs. Benj L. Simmons. Dismissed at Plaintiff’s cost.

Charles Thiebaud vs. Eliza Jane Suttles—Foreclosure. Dismissed.

Napoleon LeClerc vs. Peter LeClerc et. al.—For Partition. Dismissed for want of prosecution.

James Jump vs. Frederick W. Goergell. Continued by agreement.

Andrew Sherman vs. Harvey Myers et. al.—Damages—2 cases. Dismissed on failure to file bond for costs.

Mary Lewis vs. James Mitchell—Breach of Marriage Contract. Dismissed at Plaintiff’s cost.

First National Bank of Vevay vs. Julia Clendenning et. al.—To set aside conveyance of Real Estate. Default and Judgment.

Conrad Vandusen and Lucy J. Vandusen vs. Martin Bayne—Slander. Trial by Jury. Dismissed.

John W. Hyate vs. James A. Works et. al.—On note. Trial by Court. Judgment for Works.—Dismissed as to others.

Laz Anderson et. al. vs. Maria Fisher et. al. Set for Special Term Thursday after the first Monday in March, 1870.

Ed. C. Heady vs. Eugene Tardy—On note. Default and Judgment for Plaintiff for $701.20.

I. McKay vs. Eli Cotton—Appeal from Justice. Dismissed by agreement.

Francis O. J. Smith vs. John Dumont. Dismissed by agreement.

Robert A. Knox vs. Eugene Tardy.—Replevin. Dismissed at Plaintiff’s cost.

Rosetta Allen vs. Chris. Noll—Contract. Dismissed.

George C. Scott vs. Wm. S. Krutz. Continued by agreement.

Samuel W. Wade et. al. vs Wm. Mead et. al.—On note. Judgment for Plaintiff’s for $110.00.

Amie Morerod et. al. vs. Hugh W. Brown—On note. Judgment by default for Plaintiff’s for $53.50.

Hazelett E. Dodd, Administrator of Vance, vs. John Houze—Foreclosure. Dismissed.

Wm. Hall et. al. vs. George Gleason et. al.—To revive Judgment. Execution ordered for $335.05.