The Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 5 Sep 1874 – Page 4, Column 1

In the case of State vs. William Williams, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, tried in the Court of Judge Allison, before a Jury, the Jury returned a verdict of guilty, and sentenced him to the penitentiary for two years, and fined him $50.

The Jury in the case of the State vs. James Robinson for selling liquor to a minor, failed to agree; and Judge Allison, disgusted with their want of harmony, told the Jury to go home, and he did likewise.