A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Pike http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=615 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=29633 Submitted by: Barbara Article Title: Pike County Democrat Article Date: April 26 1883 Article Description: Circuit Court Article Text: Circuit Court after being prolonged into the third week virtually closed Friday night, (Judge Shope leaving Saturday morning,) although it was continued until Monday under Judge Higbee for the signing of some chancery orders and etc. The term which at the outset gave no indication of being a lenghty one, yet proved to be one of the most laborious that has been held for a long time. A large number of cases was tried and the docket well cleared. Judge Shope, purshed business expefitiously, and being in improved health was able to keep matters moving with comfort to himself and to the general satisfaction of the bar. On the chancery docket Gay was successful in his suit as the Griffith heirs. Barton defeated Corrill in suit on land trade, McEuen got away with W. H. Hyde. The mortgage given by Elijah Faris to secure purchase money on property in Time was corrected and ordered foreclosed. Benedick et al obtained decree for sale in partition of shearer land. Austin Henry w! as deceased owner of Madison Hendricks land in Hardin. And various decrees in partition and foreclosure were entered of record. Barny Duffy who repented of his burglary and larceny near Eldara and gave himself up, got a year in the penitentary. Goings, who had been awarded nine years in the penitentiary was let off with seven. An interesting habeas corpus case from Derry resulted in an order by the court that Mercy R. Raymond should henceforth forever be free and go free. The motion for a new trial by plaintiff in the suot of Morrow vs School Directors in Atlas, wherein plaintiff was defeated, was over ruled. William Howard, for his assult on Capps, was mulched in the sum of $50 and cost. The Chowrow case, where the baby was found in the well, was continued, bail for each of the three indicted parties being fixed at $2,500, they being in jail. Peter Balally, the railroad policeman, who had so much trouble at Pearl, was fined twenty-five dollars for carrying concealed weapon and acquited on other charges. We understand that the case will be taken to the appellate court. The suit of Hunter bx. Gallaher Cranston and Jellison, resulted disastrously to Hunter. In the matter of Peters vs John Irwin, all about rent wheat grown on Dr. J. W. Slades farm, Peters the plaintiff, went under and John came out on top. Mr. William H. Crow was awarded a certificate of good moral character, such certificate being required before any one can apply for ex! amination for admission to the bar, which he proposes to do. Dr. McKenney of Barry, whom Sheriff Simpkins brought from Chicago on a capias he having disobeyed the subpeona served on him as a witness, in the Goings case, paid for the Sheriff's trip, expenses, and etc. Some twenty odd dollars. 'Twould have been better for him to have come at first. The Owsley lands in Atlas, the Seybold in Fairmount, and the Oliver Martin land in Derry are to be sold to effect partition among owners. The petit jury served but part of the third week. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com