Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-04-01

| Court commenced at clock, oH iuoo
day morning. March goth, 1870, Judge D.
| Il. Mills on the bench. The Court Docket
| for the term contained So issue cases, ~
causes in Court, and q criminal cases.
The Grand Jury being called, answered
to their names as follows:
H. Cushman, Mif1in o. P. Underwood, Pulas XII
Samuel Clayton, af.iilin; Robert 0sborne Jr; VIM
J. Evans, Ridge~ay; James McMullen, Highland
Richard J Bentley, Moscow X. d. Pulford, Mlnera
Point; hoinas KiDsnan, Mineral Point: Sidney
Shepard, Mineral Point; j. b. Sylvester, Mifiin
Jos'ph Y rogers Iodseyiile; W. $ Dimock, Pulas
XII Nelson Whitman, Dodgeyille Charles Hope
Dodgeyille Thomas Carkeek, Dodgecllle; James W
Van Duyu, Dodgeviile.
They were then dismissed, and called
again at l l o'clock, and examined by the
Court. The Grand Jury was then charged
in the usual manner, in which the Court
took occasion to mention the Grand jury
system as an ancient Institution, but that
it might be done away with at no very dis
tant day but at present its continuance
was absolutely necessary, because it need
ed some one else than the district attorney
and other than justices Of the peace to de-
eide cases arising; if otherwise, the court
would be in session the whole time.
AT 2 o'clock, the petit jury was called,
as follows:
Ger, excused; Thomas b. Watkins, excused; Louis
Bourgault, j. P. Underwood, VIM. Wickham, jr Hen
ry Rowe, James Bell, VIM. r. Jones, John Hoare, W.
r. Faragher. Joseph Goldthorpe, Philip Allen, jr.. b.
S. Butterfed, John Treloar, f. Leuranc9, j. n. Lem
ON, D. Morris, VIM. l.. Williams, Hugh McCutchin,
Richard Ivey, Henry Lampe Robert Hamilton JOS
Van Meter, B. Cab er c. James Joseph Gilman, w m
Elliott, K. Prideaux.
The first case that was brought up was
Edward Cronin Us Caroline Cronin-di-
vorce Cobb & Likens for plaintiff, and
Henry & Smith for defendant. This case
was commenced last November, but owing
to some irregularity. it was not placed on
the docket and application was made by
counsel for the defendant to have it placed
there. Plaintiffs counsel objected to the
motion ON the ground that the defendants
counsel appeared without authority, as it
was shown by affidavit that the defendant,
Caroline Cronin, was concealed and could
not be found, and the case was laid over to
be taken up again.
The case OF Francis Vivian as treasurer
of Iowa County, against George Fl. Otis,
for deficiency due the county at time of
settlement with Otis late County Clerk.
was then called up. Judge A. Wilson, in
formed the court that the defendant, Otis,
had appeared before the county board,
showing certain facts in which there ap-
peared to be discrepancy during his first
term, and praying for an investigation Of
the books, but the board refused Con-
siderng the loose manner in which the
books had beer kept, partly during Otis
absence, he made a motion for the continu-
ance of the case. Mr.. Smith, Dis. Atty,
thought it was useless, as the board would
not change their vote.
Judge Cothren stated that the amount
sued for was between $4,000 and $4,000.
Mr.. Wilson asked that the books be
ordered to be re-examined, if it could be
done without mourning expense on the
county.
Gen. Cobb, said that he appeared for
Otis and his friends. He stated the real
question to be whether Geo H. Otis, was
a defauter, and whether he really had
used the money of the county for his own
ends, or whether there was some mistakes
in the books. He thought that if an ex.
animation could be entered into, the latter
could easily be proved. He eulogiz.d Maj.
Otis at some length, stating that he had
known him for many years, and had
always found him true man, and brave
soldier, and he sincerely prayed the court
would order the books of the county ex-
ahmed
The court was of the opinion that it had
not jurisdiction in the case, but offered
further consideration of the matter until
tomorrow.