The Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 1 Nov 1873 – Page 4, Column 1
Law Report.
Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.
During the present Term the following cases have been disposed of:
Henrietta Franklin vs. Thos. Franklin—Divorce. Granted.
Edward P. Dunning vs. Margaret Dunning—Divorce. Granted.
State vs. Daniel McKay—Contempt of Court (disobeying Citation). Fined $5.00.
State vs. John W. Orem—Contempt of Court (disobeying Citation). Discharged on payment of cost of attachment.
State vs. Alva Leap—Obstructing highway. Tried by jury; verdict of not guilty.
State vs. John Bray—Attempt to provoke an assault. Plea of guilty; fined $2.50.
State vs. George Young and Gustine Stewart—Attempt to provoke an assault. Plea of guilty; fined $2.50 each.
Weed Sewing Machine Co. vs. Roxcena and James Orem—On note. Default and judgment for $94.20.
Weed Sewing Maching Co. vs. James W. Adams—On note. Default and judgment for $100.00.
Weed Sewing Maching Co. vs. Geo. Singer—On note. Default and judgment for $93.95.
Francis R. Dufour and Susan Picket, Administrators of Henry C. Picket, deceased, vs. Enoch W. Protsman—Civil action. Default and judgment.
John W. Manford vs. Jos. T. Manford—On note. Default and judgment for $300.61.
First National Bank of Vevay vs. Wm. Rodgers and others—On Bill of Exchange. Default and judgment for $521.25.
John W. Howard vs. Wm. T. Wiley—On note. Default and judgment for $247.00.
Edward R. Longhead and Andrew Porter (partners) vs. Geo. W. Hathorn and wife—Foreclosure of Mortgage. Default and judgment for $1,078.75.
James W. Mills and others (partners) vs. George W. Hathorn and wife—Foreclosure of Mortgage. Default and judgment for $380.00.
David Scott vs. George and Elijah Waltz—On note. Default and judgment $96.00.
H. W. Harrington and C. A. Korbly (partners) vs. Wm. J. Waltz and others—On note. Default and judgment for $93.95.
H. W. Harrington and C. A. Korbly (partners) vs. Alva Leap and others—Foreclosure of Mortgage. Judgment for $171.56.
O. S. Waldo vs. John B. Danglade—On note. Default and judgment for $294.81.
J. L. Thiebaud vs. M. D. Fuget and wife—Foreclosure of Mortgage. Judgment for $127.33.
State vs. Ostrum Boright, jr.—Assault and battery with intent to murder. Tried by jury, and found guilty of assault and battery. Fined $5 and sent to the County Jail for 20 days.
State vs. George H. Keeney—Assault and Battery. Fined $15.
During Judge Berkshires absence, on Thursday night, James A. Works acted as Judge.
Vevay Reveille – 8 Nov 1873 – Page 4, Column 1
Law Report.
Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.
John W. Manford vs. the Pleasant Grove and Indian Creek Turnpike Co.—Injunction. Opinion of Supreme Court ordered to be put upon the Record.
A. McCreary vs. Peter Crosby et al—On account. Dismissed.
Madison Mayfield vs. James P. Marsh et al—To recover real estate.—Continued by agreement.
State of Indiana ex rel David H. Hoover et al vs. John Clendenning—On a bond. Dismissed by plaintiff.
Will M. Smith, executor of the will of George Tardy, dec’d, vs. Michael Dunning et al—Foreclosure. Dismissed by plaintiff at his own proper costs.
Charlotte T. Wiley vs. Ann Muret et al—Partition. Dismissed on file.
H. A. Downey et al vs. Daniel Plew—On note and account. Dismissed.
Julius Blach vs. John B. Danglade—On note. Continued.
James Dunning vs. the Estate of Mary Craig, dec’d, W. R. Johnston, Adm’r—On claim. Continued.
State vs. Franklin Bradley—Assault and battery with intent to murder.—Trial by jury and verdict of guilty, fixing his punishment at seven years in the penitentiary.
State vs. James Redfarn—Assault and battery with intent to commit a rape. Trial by jury and verdict of guilty, fixing his punishment at fourteen years in the penitentiary, with a fine of $500.00.
State vs. Thomas Baldwin—Assault and battery with intent to murder.—Tried by jury and verdict of guilty, fixing his punishment at five years in the penitentiary, with a fine of $100.
State vs. Silas Cole—Incest. Continued until next Term of this Court.
State vs. Wm. Williams—Assault and battery with intent to murder.—Jury found him guilty, and sentenced him to the penitentiary for three years, and fined him $100.
State vs. Edwin Marshall—Assault and battery with intent to kill. The cause being submitted to the Court, and the Court having heard the evidence fined the defendant $50.
A special Term of Court will be held next Monday, 10th inst. The following are the cases to be disposed of:
Kezekiah B. Perry vs. Harvey Schroder et al.
Hulda and James H. Meret vs. Theodore Humphrey et al.
Wm. H. Israel vs. A. R. Wells.
Pleasant Grove and Indian Creek Turnpike Co. vs. J. W. Manford.
Vevay Reveille – 15 Nov 1873 – Page 4, Column 3
Law Report.
Silas Howe vs. Alfred Wilson—on account. Venue changed to Dearborn County.
State of Indiana vs. John F. Leap—grand larceny. Trial by jury. Jury failing to agree upon a verdict were discharged, and defendant was recognized to the next term of Court.
Court adjourned on Saturday, until the first Monday in January.
The Hon. James Y. Allison, is holding a special term of the Court this week. The cases will be reported as they are disposed of.
The following cases are now on trial:
Hulda Merrit et al vs. Theodore Humphrey (Executor) et al, Civil action for damages.
The following Attorneys are engaged in the case:
For the Plaintiffs—Downey & Mendell and C. A. Korbly.
For the Defendants—Works & Son, Carter & Johnson, and C. E. Walker.
Vevay Reveille – 22 Nov 1873 – Page 4, Column 2
Law Report.
Special Term of Circuit Court—Hon. J. Y. Allison and the bench.
Huldah Merrit et al vs. Theodore Humphrey et al, Executors of the last Will of Arthur Humphrey, deceased—Civil action for the wrongful detention of real estate, and for rent on the real estate so detained. Trial by jury, and verdict for plaintiffs, allowing them $35 damages, and $2,935 for rent.
Keziah B. Perry vs. Harvey Schroeder et al—To recover real estate. Continued until the 26th of January, 1874.
Pleasant Grove and Indian Creek Turnpike Company vs. John W. Manford et al—Civil action to enforce the collection of tolls. Continued until January 26th, 1874.
William H. Israel vs. Alanson R. Wells—Appeal. Venue changed to Dearborn county.
There being no further business on his docket, Judge Allison adjourned Court until the 24th of January, 1874.
Judge Carter will hold a special term of the Circuit Court to be begun on the 8th day of December next.