The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-04-25
Court Proceedings.

Friday Morning.
Mate Of Iowa vs.. Samuel Andre: Sc
ductiou. Jno. Huber, Prosecuting At
torney; Grant and Spicer for the State
Cook, Piatt and Bagley for Defendant.
Case called o.. Demurrer to indict-
ment filed and sustained. New indict-
meut presented and case called on for tri-
al. Jury empanneled. All day speut in
examining witnesses.
Sturday Morning. Examining wit
ne..es ra,lA.ed. At one o'clock T. NJ.
ovid znc3 closed. Case was then argued to
tue jury; Splcer opened on the part Of
the prosecution, and was followed by Jno
L. Cook, for defendant, aud closed by
Jud &c Grant for the prosecution. The
jury were then instructed as considerable
length by the Court, and retired at about
zen O'Clock la about half an hour they
returned with verdict Of guilty.
Monday Morning,
William Walt3r4 vs.. Henry Harpst; for
Fraud in the Sale Of Land. Grant and
Spicer for Plaintiff; Bissell for Defendant
Jury trial Short arguments. Verdict
vi $50 for PlaintiF.
Geo-g1 Gre2smln vs.. Samuel Akors;
FIR Damages by Causing Death of Horse
Bisseli for Plaintiff; spiccr and Cook for
Defendant.
jury trial. Question as to who was
liable fer the horses dcath-the user or
DECOR Verdict for defendant.
urrgor! ~. Pavery; Accounts. Piatt
aud Fyan for Plaintiff; Spicer and Ne
earn for Defendant
jury trial. Submitted without argu-
ncnt Verdict for plaintiff Of So.
State Of Iowa VS.. John Files; Selling
liquor
Defendant appeared AMI plead gu lty
Indicted on forty-threc counts and plead
guilty to five, and was Gued 500 and
costs. This, together with the $500 in
The Andre ease .ill make $500 for the
school fund
STATE Of Iowa vs.. John Shaw; Trcspass
on Timber. Plead guilty and fined SO.
Tuesday Morning.
Thorn W. Thorn; Malicious Prosecu-
ton Spicer, Dillon and Lindloy for
Iiaintlif; Graut for defendant.
This old case which has long been on
tha docket, came on for trial The Jury
was called and witness on the stand, when
when objections were made, by Grant, to
the evidence. Much argument was made
over the matter, but Grant was obstinate
and would not let it move along. The
Court ruled against the evidence, conse-
lueatlg the case wcot by the board-iz-
1Ied out Exceptions were taken and the
easo goes to the Supreme Court
"Wednesday Morning.
Brink VS.. Maraev; on Account. Spi-
Ger for Plaintiff; Platt and Fyan for De-
PENDANT
Jury trial Argued, and verdict for
Plaintiff of 1888.
Wm. Dlffie Va, Henry Miller; Rcplev-
IN. Spicar and MeC.rn for Plaintiff;
B.ssell for u ,fcndlnt.
jury trial This was aconftcti2m case.
\ certain spring calf got lost in the fall.
Plaintiff called four witnesses to prove the
calf, All kaew II; were well ocgHo tntcd
end familiar with all it, marks, spots,
qualities aud habits. Plaintiff made d
clear case aud closed. Defendant called
his witnesses, and proved by each that
the cali w,ss his. Case looked doubtful;
vas argued at length by the counsel
which made it still nore doubtful Nc
'srn seemed t, want 10 make two calves;
''isscll dida't want t. mcddle with but
ono AMI that to be his; Spiccr seemed to
b contcuted with bat one calf, but did
~, TIE Bi~,cl claim.
Jury retIr"i much besitdored aud M
t. Thursday morning had not returned.
'llf becoming dc Jury came in mu
turlIy agreeing to disagree, and we're dis
charged, Wars the calf
knull w. Ls-hcr; At Law. Piatt and
Ryan for Plaintiff B'ss,ll aol Spider
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