Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-10-27
First 0ourt in TrumbuIl County.


- HtIt'ffN ilath ~ - 1tCN 'lh y
;. thu tir,r Court la Tr,imbuil Counfy; an,
in doing 50 opened Court with the usr.d
4 iS,e.ifs proclamation of those days
ilhu>:-
80 vesl o YES! o. esl All person,
Who. irnpipad, or otherwise have 10 do be
lore tn Court of General Quarter Ses'
sion~ Of the Peace IN and for the Count,
!, of Trunhull, may draw near, give thriI
attendance, aud they shall be heard, fnl
that G art is now OPEN"
The Court Record possesses 50 much
of interest touching early times, that we
append it:
Court OF General Quarter Sessions o.
the Pace, and held a, Warren, OIL the
f., Monday Of August. 1909.
Civil officer Of the County Of Trum-
bal john Young. Turhand Kirkland,
Camren Cleveland. james Krnas urv
ani z phel Austin, Justices OF the Peace,
Qnorum.
JOIN Loavi,,, ESQ.,, Judge Of Probate
amr Justice IF the Peace. solomon Girls
Sori, Mar ia Smith, Johh S rbth"r>.
Celeb BlIN in, Calvin Austin. Edward
Rr ,ckwav. John KlnS'nan, R~nismi
Davidson, Ephraim Quinry. Ed II z =
: ~ ion. DIvit II Iisoa, Aar.n Wh""l"r.
Amos Sp.fT.rd, Moss PAX and J h."
Mi.or, JUST ices # the Peace. CAlvin
P-asc. Citrk If tho Court. David Alb
bMt. Shsriff john Hari Adgaie, Coroner,
Elipha er Austin, Treaurer. John Stark
E wards. Recorder.
rhe Cart of this Term appointed
G,irge Tod 10 prosecute Peas Of tn
U rcd States.
The Court appointed Am : Spaffard,
David Hudson, Simon P RI n. J,hn
Minor. Aaron Wh-rier. EINnri P.vrr
and Beuis ain Dtvri>nu a C,nn'tie" 20
~,iiv,.ir III. C"nn'v of Trlntnli int
Tnan-hipS. TO desc III TIL limits ani
boundaries of each township, ani NAH"
rernrr to the Court
The Court appointed Turhan1 K'rt-
la d. J I'm X n>rnan aud Calvin Au>tir.
a G mnittpe To fix upon aud provide some
proper place for a temp ,rary jiil, until a
public iil could be- erected The Com
niuee reported The South West corner
of the House OF Ephraim @ inby as i
proper aud conv-Ui-nt place f1r IA Jail.
aud iha' they hai pro I'D the same.
O Icrei by the C ,urt that + hraim
Bninby b. r, commanded to The Cover
nor nf tue Terriro-y asa iii person l."
keep ID Il use ofPubiic entertainment.
coNsrABLEs.
The Court sppoinled The icllowing per
sons as Cons'abIes:
Jrnes HilIman for The township of
Youngstown.
Jaaath,n CIu,ch. for The township OF
Warren.
H"rman Oviatt & Amzi Atwater, for
the township of Hudson.
Titus BrocksA.. for the township Of
V-,nnn.
Simon Rose & Rufus Grenell, for the
II. u>hip # L"tilrfi, id.
John A. Harper. for the township OF
Richi id.
Charles Parker for the township of
Paipesyilie.
Stephen GiIb"rt g. Ei~azec Carter, for
the township # Cleveland.
l., Graud Jn,y of rrumbull County al
the same Term, TO vii:
Simon Perkins, foreman. Benjamin
Stow. S.murl Manough, Hawley Tanner.
Ca Is Dsl,. EIvnazAr kirg. William
Cat. Jim II Adgste, Henry Lane,
Jprafhaa Chu1c jeremiah Wilcox.
Jo,ln T r :idse Basel, Isaac Palmer,
Cory, Phi Hips. aud Samuel Quinhv.
II PIN Jury stthe Nav T~rm, 1891:
Dan'el $ Coi'. SIMON Perkins, James
n. Gov. Amos Loveland, John B. BIS
>riI. Mathew Lee, Elijah Wad-worrh,
Eli Baldwin, Tryal Tanner, FIielia
King, Calvin Siarton. and Harmon Can
field.
The first trial by a Jury, was, The
United States VS.. Dannel Shelby, for
Assault and Battery; $1,000 and cos's,
AND % keep the peace for one year. for
which re entered nto Bonds Of SI0J,01
at May Term 1901.
lsl Organization under the Safe Gov
eminent, on The last Tuesday bat n in
July 1908. Calvin Pease, President
Judge. Aaron Wheeler, Calvin Austin
an john WalworIh, Associate Judges
David Abbot, Clerk pro ten. Elijah
Wordsworth, Sheriff.
The frs, p.rson licensed TO Solemniz'
Marriages nv the Court, WAS the Rev.
David Parkhest. at 'hiS Juiy Tcrm 1903
Ar. Abbcli held ofice but a siior; Hme
At The first Term, July 1903, G,org-
Phelps WAS appoin ed Clerk, who aid
the Office unil 1906, when. he was
thrown from a horse aud killed. In
1876 George Parsons was appointed
Gle L, who held The Office 30 years.
The first ofliuial act done by Mr.. Parsons
on coming into office, was to issue a
Marriage License, aud the second tfi
cial act was 10 canvass The votes for
Representatives.
The first return of a marriage in this
office, was Jonathan Atwater aud Laura
Kellogg. Married by David Hudson,
Esq, of Hudson, April 3rd. 1893, and
fled in this office March Ilth, 1874.
Terriiorial Government. August Z.
lsO2. Lorenzo Carter, Licenced to keep a
Tavern at Cleveland, on paying $500.
AIMS Spafford licensed to keep a tav
ern at Cleveland, on paying $500.
At this Angus, Term, 1909, George
Tod was appointed appraiser Of taxable
property.
February, 1902. Ordered that the ,
house OF James Kiugsburv, Esq, be the
place OF holding The first town meeting in
Cleveland.
After reading the Court Record, Mr..
BARR stated that me first indictment
found bv the GraEd Jury of Trumbull {
county; was agains; Alonz1 Carter, OF
Cleveland, for Assam: and Battery I
nr. B gave sn Interesting account CT The {
p~royoca.ion Mai. C.. had ft Shopping the
face OF a neishbor who had killed his 5
~fsvoriie houhd for tapping mix in his
spring house, Of the visi! Of The deou'y j
Sheriff from Warren To arrest the Major, y
his failure aud chapfalien return, The I