The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-01-27
District Court-Jan'y Term
Hon. II. Tannehill, Judge.
l.. NJ Cooley, Clerk.
NJ. b. Walker, Deputy Clerk.
s. A. Swiggett, Sheriff,
w. ii. II. AsburY, Deputy sheriff

District Court-Jan'y Term.
Hon. Il. Tannehill, Judge.
|. NJ. Gouley, Clerk.
nj. b. Walker, Deputy Clerk. |
s.. A. Swiggett, Sheriff. |
W. II. II. Asbury, Deputy Sheriff,
FIRST DAY-Jan. 9th.
Court opened at o'clock, p. m.
Grand jury was called but precept
was set aside on ground of informal
lty in drawing. New precept issued
and Grand jury was duly impanelled.
Judge Tannehill delivered fair, i'm
partial and able charge, after which
the Grand iurv retired for delibera-
ton. Roll of attorneys was called,
and Court then adjourned until 8
o'clock tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY-Jan. 25th.
ATTORNEYS PRESENT. b Weaver,
Prosecutor, Bloomfield; II. II. Trimble.
Clement, Eddyville.; D. @. Beaman, indie
pendent 7. 7. Marshall, Keokuk, Ran
som, Iowa City.
H. B. Hendershott, Il. L. Burton, NJ. j
Williams, q. H. Stiles, S. w. Summers, @.
e. Fulton, A. w. CASTOR, I. j. Hackworth
J. G. Hutchinson, w. II G Jaques, Eugene
Fawcett, W. W. Cory, I. N. Mast, T, Big
ham, W. II. Fetzer-Ottumwa.
The morning hours were consumed
in filing answers, motions, &c.
Criminal docket called. State Of
Iowa VS. - Sheets, Discharged for
want of prosecution.
State of Iowa VS. Robinson
Nuisance, Nos. l and 2, special-con-
tinued, with order for bench warrant
to issue.
This afternoon, and at this writing,
the jury is being empanneled in the
case of State of Iowa VS. Edward
Higdon, for seduction.
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 1870.
THIRD DAY.
Court met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Roll of Atty's called, and morning
hour consumed in tho filing of mo.
tions and Replications. The follow
ing cases were then called up, to-wit:
No. 1861. L.-W. A. Jordan VS. E.
Ryan. Default.
No. 1868 John V. Farwell &
Co., Va E. Ryan. Default.
No. 1870 Lie. A. Phelps, cash
Ter, VS. w. E. Moss ct al. Default.
No. 1871 John J. Willard 4 Co
vs. D. B. Knight. Default.
No. 1912 John J. Willard u Go
No. 692.-Nellie Hanneman VS.. w.
T. Hanneman. Default.
VS. Michael Broast. Default.
No. SIT, Chancery--z. G. johnson
vs. Sarah e. johnson. Default.
No. 5S3--B. Futz VS. Alex CASTOR,
admir-, and others. Default as to
CASTOR admir-, and Leonard Rybolt,
Cory appPd Guardian ad lilem for
minor heirs.
No. 5S4, Chancery.-Hannah Gee
| VS. Margaret Cunningham. Default.
No. 5S5, Chancery.-W. A. Jor-
| dan VS. Marymaud Harrison and 9th
ers. Default.
No 500, Carbohydrates Bates
& Co., VS. John Leggett ct al. De.
fault as to all the .def'ts.
No. 593-Jno. NJ. Fish vs. John
Leggett, ct al. Default as to all the
| def'ts.
No. 594-Sam'l. II. Newell vs. Jno.
Leggett, ct al. Offer to confess judg-
| ment.
No. 595.--Geo. Bliss & Co., VS. Jno.
Leggett, ct al. Default as to all the
| defts.
No. 500 chy.-B. f. Bowers Il Co.,
VS.. John Leggett OF al. Default as
to all the defendants.
No, 597 chy.-Ives, Willet y Co.,
VS.. Jno. Leggett ct al. Default as to
all the defendants.
No. 59S.-J. G. Stolp, VS.. Jno. Leg
gett ct al. Default as to all the de-
fendents.
No. sow, A. Ransom & Co., VS.
John Leggett ct al. Default as to
all the defendants.
No. Cola vson J. Sipes, VS.. Lu.
cinda Sipes. Default.
No. 603 chy-Wapello countyvs B.
& M. r.. r.. Co, Continued with
leave to answer in 60 days from com
pletion Of service.
No. COS chy.-Mary A. Potter vs..
Chas. B. Potter Default.
No. COZ chy.-Hannah Alternately
VS.. Luello Jones Logan, VIM. Robt.
Logan ct al. Default as to A. L.
Wicks, A. M. Wicks, w. T. & Eliza
Myrick. Cory appointed guardian
adj Item, L. Il. Logan.
No. 53S, ch'y.-State University
of Iowa VS. James Jordan. Cause to
be submitted to court at Chambers
in Ottumwa, Iowa, on the LIST Mon
day of May.
No. SIC, ch'y.-W. A. Jordan VS.
Marymand Harrison Dismissed.
No. 924, law.-Sarah e. Thompson
VS. Joseph Perkins. Venue changed
to Monroe county, Iowa.
Thetrial of the case of the State VS.
Edward Higdon was them resumed,
the State rested, and at this writing
the defense is engagedin the introduc-
tion Of testjmOny