The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-12-11
HISTORICAL "REMINISCENCES

A gentleman of this city has come
in possession of large number of off
cial documents, which furnish noveI
ideas of law and equity in the good
old state of Connecticut in olden times
The oldest of the documents date back
to 1865.
For the Telegraph.
Having recently received some old
legal dockets, kept by an ancestor, who
served upwards of thirty successive
years as a magistrate, am requested
to furnish for the press some of their
peculiaritles, as throwing light on old
time laws and customs.
| The files extend from 1854 to 1880
but are incomplete. and in some parts
are so faded as to be difficult to trace.
A few years since the files were in
existence extending back to 174S, but
at present cannot be found.
1t is proposed to give several exam
pies of both civil and criminal cases
UerbGtim ct kteratim, and extracts
only of other cases, which may extend
through several numbers of the TELE.
GRAPH.
Confession Of Judgement.
At Cort holden at Pennington in
hartford County, June 10th A. d. 1854
presant Jared Lee Esq. Just. Peace fol
sd County. comes Samuel Root of the
aforesd town and County and acknoaOl.
edgeth Judgement against himself
on a serten note or writing under his
hand we'll executed dated June We 10th
day A. D. 1854, on Demand Containing
the sum of one hundred and ninety
and six pounds and ten shillings
money, old term, then dew to Robert
Cook of sd Pennington in hartford
County, Whearof execution remains to
be done. June 18th 1854 then Granted
execution on this judgement. July
30th 1854, then We execution returned
Endorsed on We Back side, satisfied,
Signed Mr.. Robert Cook satisfied for
dept and cost. 4
Book Account.
At Cort holden at Pennington
December We Goth day A d. 1854 pres.
ant Jared Lee Esq. Just Peace in and
for the County of hartford, Josiah
Cowles Plaintiff of sd town and Coun.
ty, & Benjamin Merriman in sd Farm.
ington Delft, the plaintiff brings his
action for dept, du by Book for the sum
IS sd money old term dept to balance
book. The defent apears and pleads
he oetb nothing as set forth in We de
claration Of the writ, and the plaiatt
& defent having showed the acompts
in Cort, the pleas Being heard and the
cas- considered, find the deft oeth
nothing as set forth in the Declaration
and find for the deft his COSTS lid
Lawful money allowed.
Fees, satisfied s we plaintiff.
Playing in Meeting.
AT COrt holden at Pennington in
and for hartford County Sept. 9th A.
d. 1854, presant Jared Lee Just. Peac G
for sd County, Lowell Thomas of wal
ingfOrd in New Haven County being
complained of, in the name & behalf OF
the King, by Zachariah Gillet s. Stephen
Hitchcock Grandjurors, of Farming
ton, Sd Grandjurors say that the ID
Lowell Thomas Is 9iltg of the Breach
of SGbbotb or Lords Day, being ne 26th
dag of august last past In the time OF
Publick a0orship in the afternoon did
Laugh & smile and pull the hair OF
DG0id Pardy of sd Pennington all
which is Repugnant to ore good &
holsom law of this Colony page l39 &
lao as pr complaint on file dated Sept
We Goth A. d. 1854. The sd Lowell
Thomas being arrested and caused to
appear as pr writ on file dated Sept We
25th A. D. l754, signed Jared Lee
Just. Peace, the sd Thomas pleads in
Cort not City as alleged in sd Com
plant. The evidence being heard the
Cort find ye sd Thomas is not City az
alleged in sd complaint, and dismissed
by paying the Cost allowed so IS Sd
lawful money. 'i5s
| Go be continued)