Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-03-19
Court Proceedings
CIRCUIT COURT FOR GRANT COUNTY, MARCH
TERM his HONOR JOS. 7. MILLS PRESIDING.

Court Proceedings.
CIRCUIT COURT FOR GRANT COUNTY, March
TERM.-HIS HONOR JOS. 7. MILLS PRESIDING
The following are the verdicts and
decisions Of the Circuit Court on all
the important cases that came before
lit and were finally disposed Of, up to
noon OF Monday, March Is, at which
time the calendar for the term was
very nearly completed. The grand
Jury was discharged on the 18th, and
petet jury cases on the 10th.
CRIMINAL CASES.
State Us J. Y. Smith-O Obtaining
money on false pretences fined 500,
sentenced to imprisonment in County
jail until paid.
| State Us Andrew Slater, ALIAS John
ISFrench-Grand larceny; sentenced
to two years Imprisonment in State
prison.
State Us David r. May-Grand
| larceny same sentence
State Us Sam'l. J. Caven-Assault
with intent to kill no7epro entered.
| State resp't Us Hamilton, apt
Dismissed at cost Of plt'ff.
State Us Sulivan-Selling beer on
election day verdict guilty.
| State Us Branstad ter-Assault and
battery fined 500.
CIVIL ACTIONS
| Richardson Us HazeIton-Judp>
ment for respondent.
Richards 10 Harvey Unuer au-
visement.
Lawrence, administrator, Us Mat
thews-Action dismissed by plt'ff.
Marshall & Sanford, Respd't, IS Jos.
Medley appPt-Judgment for pit, ifs.
Haley rs HALEY Action for di.
vorce Judgment of divorce.
Hull Us Augustine-Action on note !;
verdict and judgment for plt'ff.
Brooks, administrator &c. Us Coop
er-verdict and judgment for pl.'1f.
Sylvester Us Gurnsey-Action on
account; verdict and judgment for
. -plt'tf
Willis Us Dickey-Answer wilh-
drawn and judgment confessed.
i Brown Us Perkins-Action on note;
Judgment confessed.
Sneclode, respondent, Us Rice, app't
Dismissed by plaintiff.
Halferty, respondent, Us Gillespie,
appellant-Appeal; settled.
i Deffenbacher, respondent, Us Ty-
Ter appellant Appeal; jury failed to
agree.
Armstrong Us Robertson Dismiss
ed by plaintiff.
| UT Us Goodwin-virdict for plt'ff
in default.
Moore Us Holloway-Suit for re-
covery of money pa on bet; yer.
dict and Judgment w defendant
In this case Mr.. Holloway was the
stakeholder, and J. G. Cover the re-
sponsibIe defendant.
Sylvester Us. Clise--Equity case
motion to. set aside verdict over
ruled.
Fry Us Jones' Bounty money de-
mand, $500 verdict and Judgment
for plaintiff.
Poad Us. Andrews-Claim; settled.
Bartholomew, respondent, rs. Trol>
lope, appellant, Dismissed by plains
tiff.
Washburn 4 Brothers, appellants,
Us. Mccoy, respondent, Appeal; yer.
dict and judgment for plaintiffs.
Pulford Us. CarIey-Action on note
Judgment for plaintiff.
4 Lewis as. Lewis-Action for di.
vorce; judgment of divorce granted.
i Huftile rs. Huftile-Divorce grant
ed.
Burt Us. Acknowledgements for pl'ff.
Parish ct al as Brownell--Judg-
ment for plaintiff.
Barr as acknowledgement for plt'ff
! Comstock Us Comstock ct al
Judgment for plaintiff.
4 Shelton Us Blanchard ct al -iudg,
ment for plaintiff.
| Floyd as Floyd Divorce granted.
! Stevenson 4 McCord Us Woodward
Judgment for plaintiff.
I Bell Us Smead-Judgment for plt'f.
! Richards Us Richards-Divorce
granted.
Hitch Us Becket-Judgment for
plaintiff.
Shilliam Us Acknowledgements for
plaintiff.
Bailey Us Springer Judgment for
plaintiff.
Varney Us Varney Divorce grant
4 ed.
Montgomery Us Montgomery-Di-
vorce granted.
Town MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS
The annual Town meetings and cleo
tons for town officers is to take place
this year on Saturday, March Both.
Also, at the same election an associ-
ate Justice of the Supreme court is to
be chosen, and we believe it is under
stood all about that Judge Cole may