The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-04-02
ANNUAL RETURN OF AN OHIO JUS,
TICE OF THE PEACE. >''3 '-

ANNUAL RETURN OF AN OHIO JUS.
| TICE OF THIEF PEACE. ~
Squire Sedan, who .*does" justice
onsthe township Of Storrs, Ohio, has
made his annual return to the County
Auditor. This document is so UNIQUE
t: at the Cincinnati papers print it en-
tire, except in one place, where they
found it necessary to substitute phra-
seology more acceptable to ears polite.
The report was male in due form, hay
ing attached to it, as seal, sheaf Of
rye straw, indicative Of the rural. ha-
bits of the citizens of that province:
The 'Squire's constable is a big two
tisted ox-driver, who knows no higher
law than the 'Squire,s decision
To the Aesd;tor cf Hun,ilto,, County:
received yonr notice, dated Feb
ruary 18th, 1862, iii which you call my
attention to my report ~ a Justice OF
the Peace for S:orris township, Hamil.
ton County, Ohio. Having high re-
gard for the law, as we'll as the pres
ent Auditor, l make this my statement
and report for the year ending the first
day of January, A. D. 1862, of cases
on the criminal side of the docket tn at
| have had before me. The following
is the disposition made of the same
I. assault and Buttery.-ln this
case I put the bail steep, and the party
was unable to give it. After examina.
ton of the same the party was dis.
charged on his cnlisting in the service
Of the United States. No costs.
2. Assault and Battery.-The par
ties owing service some place, sent
them, at my own expense, to the Thir.
ty-ninth Ohio Regiment, where they
enlisted, and have sustained the flag
of our country. No costs, except
what was paid by this Court, for which
[ have no claim against the State OF
Ohio.
3. Larceny Of this Courts tSkif:.
The dcfendent in this case was a Sc
cesh, having stolen my property and
thereby transferred himself into the
army Of the pretended Confederate
States. Under the code of Storris the
punishment would have been DEATH
But the defendant was not arrested
No costs.
4. PERSONAL Fear and Viozence.-
The defendant in this case was pun
ished by Imprisonment in my Bastile.
No costs.
5. Cutting, &c.-Deftndant in this
case was pardoned and banished to
Kentucky where he enlisted in Captain
Browns company at Camp Finneli.-
No costs.
+. Storrs Re6eNion,-This was an
insurrcction Of the Home Guards of
Storrs township. An attempt having
been made to invade the soil of Ken
lucky without cause, and said State
being loyal, this Court assumed it's au-
thority, and, having examined into the
premises, suppressed and disarmed said
Home Guards and entirely d,sbanded
the same. No costs.
7. Keeping Vicious Dog. The
prosecuting witness having the sea, of
his rantaloons entirely torn off by de.
fcndant's dog, I ordered the parties, as
q settlement Of their difficulties, to ex-
change their clothing, which was ac-
cordingly done, to the defendants dis
comfort and annoyance. No costs.
2. R'omisc1ovs fight and unlu,cful
Gtruy-This occurred during the
pendency Of trial before this Court
The parties engaged in free fight,
the Court was adjourned, when |
ordered my constable to whip the par
ties according to law, which order was
promptly obsyed, the constable having
his clothes entirely torn off his BODY.
The costs Of the same were paid by
this Court. No costs.
9. Riot.-This was case of collisi-
sion between the military and civil au.
thoritirs Of Storrs. After a severe
the majesty Of the law
prevailed, and brass buttons, Il la MIL
itaire, come out second best No
costs.
10. against S. ?. Reyi--The de.
tendant was arrested for assaulting and
abusing lone woman in the absence
OF her husband. The case was heard
and said defendant adjudged guilty.
Said defendant was then ordered to
be taken to the side hill and receive a
sound thrashing by the Vigilance
Committee, which was done to tile sat
istaction Of the citizens Of Storrs.-
WhereuDOn this Court maid +h, l,ro,
beer. No costs.
IL. Proceedings Of iMu,danaus 6v
Superior Court against this Court
In all these proceedings this Court has
been honorably discharged and ac-
Quilted.
(Signed) HENRY F. SEDAN,
Justice of the Peace for Storrs.
CAPT. ERICSSON has written the fol-
lowing letter to Mr.. Epes Sargent, Of
Boston, Mass: