Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1859-10-22
THU GRANT COUNTY HERALD
List OF Causes Tried in Grant 80
Quit Court. October Term, Iessoo.

nc 00cketeu lise VI Ni
IA set for hearing at the Fall Term OF
:, c;rcuit Court, or at some future SEES
with the foreclosures, criminal prose
,;ors sham suits, divorce applications
other defunct issues, including great
her Of Chancery suits, would I'LL sew.
columns Of our paper, were we e
=, ,bom. We had no idea of seeing
II list. nor even half the like. Besides
mneh over half the suits set for hear
:, the term just closed, were tried
III and the rest were consequently laiR
), in the next Spring Term. The lisl
,,bli.bed below includes only the more
,oortaut cases among such as were tried
I'M OILS vs. Joseph P. Blunt. Dis
Iobn Is Andra ys Francis Mandrax--
r.;aJ H. iury-Judgmcnt for def't.
Matthew Dinsdale adm. Of d. Chap
ham "a John Caper- Attachment. Tried
H. Contributing on traverse and merits
Tor PrfE. w II r..,o.
Replevin. Jury disagreed.
E1ward Bell vs. Thomas Laird-Judg.
ment for plif Of $384.4o.
Sol Stewart Va VIM. Whitesides -
Verdict and Judgment for plff for $40 and
costs. ,o
Tried by Court-Court took time for con-
Eideratiou. 60
Court-Judgmeut for pl'ff, for Sl5,75.
P Moreshead VS. Thomas Carlhew--
Damages claimed for seducing daughter,
Verde, and judgment for pPtf of $1,000
Moors Rice, Chm Of Sup. of Marion vs.
Ben Shearer, Blanchard and Brown SUIT
10 recover School money on bond. Det't'
agreed to pay, and town secured, 'het
settled.
Hurlbut VS. Kaightlinger-Judgment fol
.Pl'f.
Andrew Wood vs. Jacob Spaldlng- OLD
Bleckwin ejectment suit. Leave given to
file amended answer on terms of paying
costs. Application to re instate old Chan
Gerry suit, was denied.
CT. Overton vs. James Kelly, Dodge
and Ritchie-Horse suit. Warranty fail
ed and Ju gment for deTts.
Town Board of Lima VS. Perry Sqiiref
old matter about School District. Mo
tion to dismiss argued and overruled.-
Continued.
VIM. and Sam'l Skaif ss James Bluit
and oth4rs-Potosi mineral suit. Verde
for pfffs; motionlfor new trial to be argued
at Shulsburgh Cir. Court.
J. Dale VS. Porter Briggs-Judgment
for prff for $l3l,28.
Henry Vivian vs. Fanny Viyian-Par
ties divorced.
Fogel VS.. Fogel--Divdlced.
Sarah Reynolds vs.. David Reynolds
Parties divorced.
J. Lancaster vs. Asencth Lancaster
Parties divorced.
Susan w. Walker VS.. Andrew Walker
Parties divorced.
Abram St John vs. Frances 4. st join
State OF Wisconsin, VS.. VIM. Pauley--
Manslaughter. Venue changed to Rich
land Co.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Barber and Mills
bail for Neff, Dearmitt and Gregory
tied on terms of Barber ard Mills payin!
Grant Go. 5000 and costs on SCI. ia.
State of Wisconsin vs.. Joseph Wilson
Larceny. Fined $40 and costs.
State vs.. Hine-A Assault and battery
Found guilty and fined $500 and costs.
State of Wisconsin vs. Roberls-La
by. Plead guilty and fined $40.
State vs.. Frank Gardner-Assaultw with
intent to murder Jury hung 10 limbo
Court ordered the Sheriff to release The
prisoner, on condition of leaving county
and liability TO re -arrest.
He left for Iowa, where he formerly be-
onged to one Of the bands of horse thieve,
md oounterfeiters Of that State, many o.
whom were lynched one or two years ago
He was considered so worthless among
hem, that they expelled him, conditioned
hat if he ever revealed names, bis life
hould pay the forfeit. Frank complied
With the latter condition, auI possibly
nay With tho former.
ltappears to be popular idea in Grant
county to send rogues out Of the county
n order to avoid expenses Of trial and pun.
shment. This is the worst, meanest, mosi
dangerous and ultimately must prove the
nest expensive line Of policy ever con
'eived. 1t Invites thieves and other dep
'edators into Grant County by saying to
Ihem: /" Fsltoso rogues, 90 1T a0hile you're
yoang. Steal horses, rob and plander
a"d y you are caught just profess youth,
Jat Pen'tenee, sandry good Intentions, ana
promise to leave tie county. The appeal
for mercy and address to popular cupid
lily will square your account, for mere wor.
shippers Of dollars and cents don't care
30 that they are not the victims. and ~,
avoid the frif1ino favation raon;ral -.