Davenport Democrat Davenport, Scott, Iowa Feb. 13, 1872 The Courts. District Court. Grand jury indict John Harms for assault and intent to commit murder, which is a serious affair, and will cause the man a good deal of trouble. Police Court. One drunk before Justice Peters, Nicholas West, fined $2.80 and costs, sent up, only that and nothing more. Feb. 14, 1872 The Courts. District Court. The Grand Jury return a true bill against Wm. Burris-a chicken thief-he having plucked C.F. Hanemann's roosting pole to the extent of 25 pullets, adjudged to be worth $6.25-and placing Wm. B. in the category of a petit larcerner. Against Charles Hoffbauer, City Marshall of the city of Buffalo, William Kelly, George Bald, George Kuhn and W.S. Bales-finding them all guilty of assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury upon the person of August Wolter, a farmer, living near Buffalo, last fall. Feb. 15, 1872 The Courts. Wm. Burris, indicted for stealing 25 chickens from Hanneman, owned up to pulling twenty, whereupon he was fined $14 and costs, which makes rather dear chicken meat for William. Cathy Joynt Labath Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/ Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm