The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-06-28
Circuit Court Report.

The Andrew County Circuit Court
was convened on Monday, June II
Present His Honor, Henry S. Kel
ley, Judge; r. Conover, Sheriff, by
j. T. Painter and Ed. MARYLAND, den.
utties; our genial friend w. w. Cald.
well the Clerks desk.
The case of Allen ct nj against
McBeath was subIHitted to q jury.
who returned a verdict for defendant.
G. NJ. DAILY makes settlement as as
signec of S. F. Cowan.
Crumbaugh VS.. Hatton; plaintiff
dismisses suit.
Carpenter VS.. Laininger; submitted
TO jury, who returned a verdict for
plaintiff.
+. N. Kennedy pleads guilty 10
charge of selling liquor without IL
cense.
Grover & Baker Sewing Machine
Co. VS.. Samuel. Warner; submitted to
jury, who returned a verdict for plain.
tiff.
Hamilton VS.. Callen; submitted to
Souib uttt dttdCIIAliCuJ olOC Cu uSdlIlS
Samuel Callen for contempt in viola
ting order of injunction heretofore
issued.
Stinson VS.. NJ. and n. Thompson:
submitted to jury; verdict for sixty
dollars for plaintiff.
Pixler VS.. Mooney; verdict for dc.
PENDANT.
Sarah NJ. Tarnsworth VS.. CLARK
Farnsworth; divorce; decree for plain.
tiff, and name changed to maiden
name of Sarah n. Chapman.
Benz. F. Terrence VS.. ii. Emrie and
others; plea in abatement submitted
to jury: verdict for plaintiff.
Elizabeth Dale and others VS.. Mary
A. Dale and others; decree for parti-
ton.
II. p. Gaddis VS.. Samuel Warner,
submitted to Court; verdict for plain.
tiff, and appeal dismissed, the plain.
tiff having acknowledged satisfaction
Of the debt.
The Sheriff was ordered to summon
a special Grand Jury to report Oh
Monday at 10 o'clock.
This completes the business of the
first week of general interest. Judge
Kelley, it is said, disposed of more
business during one week than has
heretofore been disposed of in a term
of two weeks.
| SECOND WEEK.
Court convened on Monday morn.
ing, present as on Saturday. The
Grand Jury ordered OH Sat.
urday were impannelled. The Court
confined their investigation to the
cases of three parties in Jail.
Mr.. DUNCAN, the Circuit Attorney.
not arriving in time to prepare the
indictments, j. z. Altgeld, Esq, was
appointed Circuit Attorney pro tenn
Mr.. DUNCAN was present at the ar
raignment of Thomas Jester, charged
with grand larceny; John Brown,
charged with assault with intent to
ravish, and Samuel Smith, charged
with grand larceny. They were quite
a poor squad ofprisoncrs. Each stated
that he had no money wherewith to
employ counsel. The Court appoint.
cd j. A. Sanders, Esq, to defend
Smith, David Rca to defend Brown
and VIM. 5. Greenlcc to defend Jester
Mr.. Grcenlcc's client plead guilty to
the first count in the indictment
and Circuit Attorney entered a0He
pros. as TO remaining two counts.
On Wednesday, Brown pleaded gull.
ty. and Smith also entered plea OF
guilty to offcnse charged in the in
dictment.
On account Of Grand Jury being in
session oil Monday, there was but lit
tie business done in civil cases.
On Tuesday the case of Ford and
Alexander against E.mrie, Cannon
& Co., plea in abatement, was tried.
Messrs. Dawson & Edwards, Of MARY
vile, represented plaintiff, and Messrs.
IIeren & Rea, Of this city, represent
ed defendants. This case, and the
cast Of Terrence against same par
ties, tried last week, were similar.
and were Of a great deal of interest
OH account of a new question under
the attachment law, viz: the applica-
ton of the doctrine of cstoppel in ca
scs of attachment. Messrs. Dawson
Il Edwards evinced great research in
the investigation of the cause, and
proved beyond doubt their ability
and sagacity as attorneys. Messrs.
Hcren, Rea & Van Buskirk also
showed considerable ingenuity in the
management of their side of the case.
The Jury were absent but a short
time in each case, and in each case re-
turned verdict for plaintiff, sustaining
affidavit for attachment.