Emma, This case is part of a broader series of cases known as the Dodge Land Fraud. Norman Dodge was trying to get James and Jesse Vaughn evicted from land that Dodge claimed he had title to. Emory Speer was a Federal judge in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court, Western Division, Southern District, held in Macon. Any record that mentions a case in Federal court relating to the Dodge lands will be found at the National Archives, Southeast Region branch in Morrow, Georgia. The case you will probably want to look at is Norman W. Dodge vs. L. L. Williams, et al, filed 25 Jun 1894. The "et al" included many defendants (I don't know how many, but upwards of 200). There is a book recently published titled "The Dodge Land Troubles, 1868-1923" by Jane Walker and Chris Trowell. The book has mostly copies and transcriptions of newspaper articles relating to the Dodge Land Fraud and is an impressive compilation of evidence related to the litigation. On pages 647 through 649, there is a list of all the defendants in the Dodge vs. Williams case above. Both J. C. and J. H. Vaughn are listed as defendants. The Dodge Land Troubles book includes an image of an article that ran on March 19, 1890, in the Atlanta Constitution, that mentions J. C. Vaughn as a witness in the case. "J. C. Vaughn, who was in possession of some of these lots stated to the witness that Colonel Hall gave him his deed and referred him to the colonel for the transaction of any business." The article is titled "The Hall Case". I cannot tell what page the article is on, but it is probably page 1. The ultimate outcome of this case was that Norman Dodge prevailed and none of the defendants ended up with the land they claimed was theirs. If you find any recorded land transactions for the Vaughns, you will want to check whether they were part of the Dodge lands or not. Paul K. Graham -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emma Sanders Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 10:19 AM To: Georgia M. List Subject: [GEORGIA] May 5,1891 Macon Weekly Telegraph I would like to know if anyone can tell me where to look for the following court case and if it might be possible to find the outcome of the case. Would it be in court records in Macon or would it be returned to the county of origin? Judge Emory Speer opened the May term of the federal court yesterday morning and transacted a considerable amount of business. the docket of common law and equity cases were called and disposed of , while five others were set for hearing at various dates during the month..... The suit of Norman W. Dodge against James and Jesse C. Vaughn in which a body of land was involved was continued until May 18. I found the above story in the May 5, 1891 edition of The Macon Telegraph. It would be add greatly to my research if I could find the outcome of this court case and also who the Jesse C. Vaughn was. I believe the James Vaughn was my grandfather from Telfair County. Any help or information on this will be very much appreciated. thanks, Emma ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Paul thank you so much for that information. I think I should try to get my hands on some land records from the area and start there. I had heard of the Dodge County Land Troubles but because it was mentioned outside the cases that were all lumped together I though it might be a different one. I have read everything I could find on that time in history. It is all most interesting. Thanks for your info., Emma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul K. Graham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] May 5,1891 Macon Weekly Telegraph > Emma, > > This case is part of a broader series of cases known as the Dodge Land > Fraud. Norman Dodge was trying to get James and Jesse Vaughn evicted from > land that Dodge claimed he had title to. > > Emory Speer was a Federal judge in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court, Western > Division, Southern District, held in Macon. Any record that mentions a > case > in Federal court relating to the Dodge lands will be found at the National > Archives, Southeast Region branch in Morrow, Georgia. The case you will > probably want to look at is Norman W. Dodge vs. L. L. Williams, et al, > filed > 25 Jun 1894. The "et al" included many defendants (I don't know how many, > but upwards of 200). > > There is a book recently published titled "The Dodge Land Troubles, > 1868-1923" by Jane Walker and Chris Trowell. The book has mostly copies > and > transcriptions of newspaper articles relating to the Dodge Land Fraud and > is > an impressive compilation of evidence related to the litigation. On pages > 647 through 649, there is a list of all the defendants in the Dodge vs. > Williams case above. Both J. C. and J. H. Vaughn are listed as defendants. > > The Dodge Land Troubles book includes an image of an article that ran on > March 19, 1890, in the Atlanta Constitution, that mentions J. C. Vaughn as > a > witness in the case. "J. C. Vaughn, who was in possession of some of these > lots stated to the witness that Colonel Hall gave him his deed and > referred > him to the colonel for the transaction of any business." The article is > titled "The Hall Case". I cannot tell what page the article is on, but it > is > probably page 1. > > The ultimate outcome of this case was that Norman Dodge prevailed and none > of the defendants ended up with the land they claimed was theirs. If you > find any recorded land transactions for the Vaughns, you will want to > check > whether they were part of the Dodge lands or not. > > Paul K. Graham > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Emma Sanders > Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 10:19 AM > To: Georgia M. List > Subject: [GEORGIA] May 5,1891 Macon Weekly Telegraph > > I would like to know if anyone can tell me where to look for the following > court case and if it might be possible to find the outcome of the case. > Would it be in court records in Macon or would it be returned to the > county > of origin? > > Judge Emory Speer opened the May term of the federal court yesterday > morning > and transacted a considerable amount of business. > the docket of common law and equity cases were called and disposed of , > while five others were set for hearing at various dates during the > month..... > > The suit of Norman W. Dodge against James and Jesse C. Vaughn in which a > body of land was involved was continued until May 18. > > I found the above story in the May 5, 1891 edition of The Macon Telegraph. > It would be add greatly to my research if I could find the outcome of this > court case and also who the Jesse C. Vaughn was. > I believe the James Vaughn was my grandfather from Telfair County. > Any help or information on this will be very much appreciated. > thanks, > Emma > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.14/548 - Release Date: > 11/23/2006 > >