Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-23


School in Newburgh. He revered the name
and honored the memory of the good bachel'r
who took sucn deep interest in the welfare oi
children. Mr.. T spoke OF the great changes
witnessed by his hearers, and attrbated them
10 the transoIanting here OF New England Peo-
pie. New England Common Schools, New Eng
land Colleges, and New England Churches,
bringing with them the Sabbath and carrying
its blessed influence over the broad land to the
Rocky Mountains. He closed with wish that
such pleasant Pioneer gatherings might be held
anuually,and solemn allusion TO the final Meet
ing above.
Secretary BARE read the Record Ofthe first
Court IN Trumbull County, and in doing 50
opened Court with the usual Sheriffs PrOcla-
nation Of those days, thus -
80 yes ! o yes! . yes! All persons who
sue, implead, or otherwise have To do before
the Court OF General Quarter Sessions Of the
Peace IN and ior the County OF Trumbull. may
draw near, give their attendance, and they shall
be heard, for that Court Is now OPEN
The Court Record possesses so much Of in
terest touching early times, that We append it ;
Court Of General Quarter Sessions Of the
Peace, begun and held at Warren, On the 4th
/ Monday OF August, 1900.
Civil officers Of the County ofTrumbull, John
/ Young. TurhanJ Kirkland, Camden Cleveland,
| James KingsbIry, and Ehphlet Austin, Justices
| Of the Peace, Quorum
John Leavit., Esq, Judge Of Probate aud
| Justice of the Peace, solomon GrlswO!d, Mlr-
| tin smith, John Struthers, Caleb Baldwin, Cal
win Austin, Edwad Br1ckway. John kInsman,
| Benjamin Davidson, Ephram Quimby, Ebene-
zer Sheldon, David Hudson, Aaron Wheeler,
/ Amos SpalIOrd, Noses Park and John Minor,
Justices Of the Peace. Calvin Pease, Clerk Of
/ the Court David Abbott, Sheriff. john Hart
! Adgate, Coroner, Ehphlet Austin, TreasureE.-
John Stark Edwards, Recorder.
The Court at this Term appointed George
| Tod to prosecute Pleas Of the United States.
The Court appointed Amos SpaiIori, David
/ Hudson, Simon Perkins, John Minor, Aaron
| Wheeler, Edward Payne, and Benjamin David
son, Committee 10 divide the County Of Trum-
/ bull into Townships, 10 describe the limits and
boundaries Of each township, and make report
/ to the Court.
The Court appointed Turhanl Kirkland, John
/ Kinsman and Calvin Austin, Committee 10 liz
upon and provide some proper place for tenn
porary Jail, until public jail GJuld be erected.
/ The Committee reported the South West cor
ner Of the House OF Ephraim Quimby = pro-
/ per and convenient place iOr q jail, and that
/ they had procured the same
Ordered by the Court that Ephraim Quimby
/ be recommended to the Governor of the Terriio-
~ as 4 fit person keep House OF Public en-
I tertainment.
CONsTABLEs.
The Court appointed the following persons as
| Constables:
James Hulman for tie township Of J Oungstowu-
Jonathan Church, '' NaITsn.
Herman 0yiaft 6 Ami Atwater, for the
township of Hudson.
Titus Broekway, for the township OF Vernon.
Simon Rose I Rufus GreneIl, for the town
/ ship OF MIddleiie.d.
John A. Harper, for the township Of Eiahfeld.
Charles Parker Painesyille
| Stephen Gilbert 4 E!eazer Carer, for the
| tuvGsbip Of Cleveland.
Isl Grad Jury Of Tumbull County at the
same Term, u H!t.
Simon Perkins, foreman. ijenjaIain Stow,
Samuel Menoueh, HawIey Tanner. Charles
Daily, Ebenezer King, William Cul, john II
Adgate, Henry Lane, Jonathan Church Jere-
riah Wilcox, John Partridge Bessel, Isaac
Palmer. George Phillips, and Samuel Quimby.
1t Petit Jury at the May Term, 1901:
Daniel ). Cot, Sill"n Perkins, James Mccoy
Amos L0yeland, John B. Bessell, Mathew Ice,
Elijah WsdswoTtb, Eli Baldwin, Trysl Tanner,
Fidelia King. Calvin Strlton, and Harmon Can
field
The first trial b. Jury, was The United
States IS. Daniel Shehy, for Assault and Bat
ters; fine $4,000 ami costs, and 10 keep the
peace for one year, for which he entered III
to Bonds Of $4,000 at May Term 1901.
IL nrr,,ufv,sf.r r1f,flar tho State (1oVpru-
ment, on the last Tuesday but one in July 1903
Calvin Pease, President Judge. Aaron Wheeler,
Calvin Austin and John Walworth, Associate
Judges. David Abbott, Clerk pro TEN. Eli
jah WadswOrth, Sheriff
The first person licensed 20 SOlemniAe Mar
riages BY the Court, was the Rev. David Park
hest, al this July Term 1903. Mr.. Abbott held
Office but i short time. At the first Term, July
1903, George Phelps was cpPOlnted Clerk,
who held the office until 1896, when ie was
thrown from a horse and killed. In IS06
George rarsOns was appointed Clerk, who held
the office 81 years. The first offi'ial act done
by Mr.. Parsons on coming igto office, was TO
issue a Marriage License, ami the second Off
eial act was to canvass the votes for Represen-
tatiyes
The inst return of marriage in this Office,
was Jonathan AtwRisr and Laura Kellogg
AAIElGG " LuNA4 AAAuSlllF L-eN-s ~ AAA4eoAAs
April 3rd. 1903, and fled in this Office March /
18th, 1904
Territorial Government again August Z, 1909 /
Lorenzo Carter, Licensed to keep Tavern at |
Cleveland, on paying S400
Amos SPaford licensed to keep q tavern at /
Cleveland, on paving $500.
AT this August Term, 1902, George Tod was |
appointed appraiser OF taxable property
February, 1902. Ordered that the house Of .
James kingsbury, ESQ, be the place of holding 1
the first town meeting in Cleveland.
After reading the Court Record, Mr.. BARR
stated that the first indictment found by the |
Grand Jury of Trumbull county, was against
AlOnzO Carter, of Cleveland for Assault and
Battery. Mr.. B. gave an interesting account Of
he prOvocation Maj. c. had for slapPing the
ace of a neighbOr who had killed his fsvorite
hound for laPping mix in his spring-hOuse, Of
h1 visit of the deputy Sheriff from Warren to
lrrost the Major, his failure and chspfaIien re-
urn, the arrival OF the posse, the surrounding
& Carter, the melee and his final surrender, the
ntry Of bail and his appearance at Warren, the
urprize ofthe people and Court to find the IA
nous borderer, Major Carter, such kind, amia-
le, and really good man, his confession Of the
wrong and apology for resisting the officers #
he law, the appeal Of Judge Tod and others to
he Court in his behalf, and the assessment Of 3
mere nominal fiEe for the breach Of the peace.
iajyr Carter often said it was the best lesson
lat he had learned in his life, and he WAS ever
iter jealous advocate OF law and order.
N summing up, Mr.. BARE said on the author
y Of old settlers that Major Carter was far from
eng qua-relsOme man. He never quarrelled
Mess be was grossly insulted or driven to 1t
vas a common saying for years that Major