The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-12
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The April Term of the Circuit Court
for Andrew County commenced at this
place ON Monday of last week, His Hon.
or Bennett Pike on the bench, Messrs.
MARYLAND, Painter and Stewart, Dep
uties for Col. Conoyer, filling the
Sheriffs desk, and Hon. B.
X. Davis, our able and efficient
Prosecutor, was in attendance.
The first day was taken up in empan-
neling the Grand Jury, and delivering
the charge to them, which was one of the
most able we have heard for along time.
The followingis a list of Grand Jurors:
Upton Rohrer, Phillip Cook, j. S.
Clark, HenryC. Webster, George Lam
bright, William Lewis, John H. Cole,
Edward Brock, John Mcdaniel,
Michael Chronister, David Todd. 7. B.
Gordon, William L. Sargent, Herman
Beekman, Samuel Gibson, William
Pettyjohn, Abram Taylor, William E.
Antrim.
The following Petit Jurors were re-
turned by the Sheriff:
Edmond Wade, A. J. Clemens, Jona-
than Roberts, Joseph Carson, John
S. d u c a n, II henry II r
ner, John Minton, Wash
Wren, George Mattox, Samuel Dysart,
John w. Wood, William Fulkerson,
Nelson Mcknight, Edward Russell,
William Deakins. VIM. Gibbons, Nor
gan Hurst, Abram Dobbs, VIM. Pearce,
Peter Moser, VIM. Moberly, Samuel
Turner, John Hall.
The following cases were disposed of:
State VS.. Emerson: NoUe P~rOSeqai.
State VS.. Whit Roberts; same.
State VS.. VIM. McAleer; anne
State vs.. Richardson and William
son; same.
State VS.. Mary O. Bright; same.
State VS.. John Cobb; same.
State VS.. Jeptha Todd. Jr.: same.
State VS.. NJ. Thompson; same.
State vs-.J. G. Wilson; same.
State VS.. NSpriggs; same.
State VS.. Harmon; same.
The following indictments were
quashed:
State VS.. John Hudgens.
State vs.. Turner and Turner, for
malicious mischief; for the reason that
the prosecuting witness refused to be-
come responsible for costs.
In the case of the State against Ellen
Cardwell, Colonel Giddings filed
a motion to quash the indict-
ment, which was sustained as to first
count.
The State continued cases Of the
State vs.. Mason Roberts, and State
VS.. Jas. Berry-both murder cases
charged with having been committed
daring the WARMTH the details of
which most of our readers are familiar.
Jacob Edwards was tried and convict
ed Of an assault with intent to ravish
his step daughter. Judge Kelley,
his attorney, has filed a motion for a
new trial and in arrest of judgment.
which ives overruled and defendai,vs on
fenced to two years in the Peniten-
tiary.
John See was tried for lewd and las
~civious colabitation, and acquitted.
Vermond and Clausarct withdrew the
plea of mot guilty" and plead guilty to
petty larceny, and were sentenced to 80
days in the county Jail; they were in
dicted for entering the house of John
Miller. last Summer with Smith, who
was sentenced to the PeLitentiary at the
last term.
There were 10 civil cases tried
during the first week.
Court met Oh Monday, the 9Th inst;
| present as last week The first case
tried was Phillips VS.. Bradford's heirs,
to enforce vendors lien: jury waived.
anil tried by Court, who found for
| plaintiff. Colonel Giddings, attorney
for defendants, objected to the plain
tif's evidence, Oh the ground that the
other party to the transaction wa dead.
Objection overruled, and verdict for
$500. The case will probably be deter
mined finally by the Supreme Court, as
defends nts have filed a bill of cxcep-
tions.
The next case called was Caldwell ct
| al. VS.. Gibson, which was a trcspass
case, tried by a jury, and resulted in a
verdict for defendant.
Tuesday was consumed in making
formal entries on the call of the docket:
and Court adjourned to the third Mon
day in June.