The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-12-13
Cases Tried At the December Term OF the
Cedar Co. District Court.


MONDAY.-Court was opened at
O'Clock P. NJ; but nothing was done be.
sides charging the Grand Jury and trans.
acting some preliminary business.
/ TUEsDAY.-The first case called for
trial was The State Of Iowa vs.. Daniel
Harrass. Indictment for keeping a gam
bling house in Upton during the winter
of 1859. The defendant was found gull
ty and fined $50 and costs of suit
Dist. Atty Allen, and Yates, for prose-
cutiou; Piatt & Spicer, for defence.
| james Myers, jr., vs.. Peter Ncimau,
Mcnamara 4 Reigart. Action to rccov-
er damages for the wrongful removal of
goods under writ of ejectment. Yer
dict for the defendants. Scott Richman,
Spicer 4 Piatt, for plaintiff; Bissell Il
Swiueford, Tuthill, and Bagley, for de-
PENDANT
WEDNEsDAY.-Warren Waite vs.. John
Fulwider. Action on prommissory note.
Verdict for plaintiff, Of $4,000 Bis
sell & Swineford for plaintiff; Turner &
Fyan, and Allen. for defendant
THURsDAY.-G George Tritch VS.. Sam
uel Tomliuson and Peter Wingert. Ac.
ton on gu arbitration bond. Soon after
the case was opened the Plaintiffs attor-
neys asked leave to amend the petition,
and the case was laid over until ? clock
p. NJ, but before that tine the suit was
withdrawn. Piatt & Spictr for plaintiff;
Turner & Fyan, and Allen, for defend't.
Fryberger VS.. Collins. Acticn to re.
cover money placed in defendants hands
to be paid over to third person Yer.
dict for defendant. BisselI d Swineford,
Piatt g. Spicer, for plaintiff; Tuthill and
Richman, for defendant.
Hilton vs., Burnett, Action to recov-
er possession Of land. Judgment for
plaintiff. Richmau for plaintiff; Smith
for defendant.
Hemingway VS.. Barnes. Suit for dam
ages on false warrantee of horse -
Verdict for plaintiff Of S92.54. Yates
for Plaintiff; Bagley for defendant.
FR1pAY.-J. X. Snyder, ct al. VS..
Samuel Wampler, Ire ,suror of Cedar Co.
Petition for au injunction to Prevent the
of school tax. Injunction re-
fused. Scott R,chmau, attorney for
plaintiff, filed bill of exceptions, and
the case will be taken to the Supreme
Court. VIM H. Tuthill for defend't.
William Sterrett vs. James H. Leach,
ADM, ct al. Action on a prommissory
note, tried by the Court. judgment in
favor of plaintiff for the full amount of
the note Bissell & Swineford for plain
tiff; Tuthill for defendant.
John Culbertson VS. Joseph Walters,
Const Actioa to recover pers onal prop.
erty taken in execution. Verdict for the
plaintiff. Bissell 4 Swineford, and Cock
for plaintiff; Piatt & Spicer for defeudt.
Ephram Brink vs.. D. G. Myers, ct al.
Action on a promissory note. Verdict
for the plaintiff of s4152. Bayley for
plaintiff; Bissell l. Swiueford for de.
PENDANT.
At s o'clock P. NJ. of Friday, Court
was adjourned sine die, leaving large
number of eases for the next term Even
simple collection cases, where there was
10 defence, were continued if defendants
attorney limited that jury would be de.
handed. There was no business done
'n Monday and Court 4as'had b.. -.
days Court. At that rte eight days
Court in year is all thu We can have
in Cedar county, while p johnson coun-
~ they can have tire, terms of four
weeks each As Cedar county has r.
376 inhabitants and johnson county
II $50, we think the THE given to u. is
not our share. We understand that the
times of holding Court in this district
were recommended by or Judge and
District Attorney, and SO ,dopt,d by the
Legislature. We hope tie next Lesis-
lature will remedy the evi.