Newton County GaArchives News.....SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO September 12, 1889
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The Georgia Enterprise September 12, 1889
     Through the kindness of Major Jno B. Davis, the accommodating and 
efficient clerk of our superior court, we are enabled to publish in this issue, 
as a matter of general interest, as well as something of a curiosity, a true 
and correct manuscript of the entire minutes of the FIRST term of the superior 
court ever held in Newton County, this first superior court ever held in Newton 
County, this first superior or court was held over sixty seven years ago:
     Not a man who was connected with that first term Newton superior court, 
held on April 15th, 1822, as officer, juror, witness or party plaintiff or 
defendant, is now living; all gone to a higher and supreme tribunal.
     There are however, among the living, many of their descendants, and to 
them especially will this transcript of the minutes prove interesting reading; 
and as they read, how many memories long since gone to sleep will be awakened, 
and how many voices long mute will be made to speak again:
Monday, April 15th , 1822.
     This being the day appointed by law for holding the Superior Court for the 
county of Newton. His Honor, AUGUSTUS S. CLAYTON, was present and after opening 
court proceeded to business.
     The following persons who had been previously drawn by the Inferior Court, 
to serve on the Grand Jury, attended and were empanelled and sworn to wit:
SOLOMON GRAVES
WILLIAM FANNIN
LARKIN DUNN
F. H. TRAMMILL
WILSON WHATLY
JAMES BLOODWORTH
CHRISTOPHER A. CARTER
HENRY LANE
RICHARD Q. LANE
ROBERT LEAK
HARRISON JONES
DAVID HODGE
JAMES JOHNSON
JOHN STEPHENSON
WM. JACKSON
GREEN B. TURNER
JOSEPH HENDERSON
GEORGE CUNNINGHAM
THOMAS JONES
JOHN F. PIPER
JOHN STOCKS
JAMES HODGE, SR.
SAMUEL D. ECHOLS
     The following persons who had been previously drawn by the Inferior Court, 
to sit on the Petit Jury attended and were present as Jury No. 1 and sworn, to 
wit:
________ HAMMOCK, SR.
NATHANIEL WILLIAMS
RICHARD WILSON
WILLIAM RICE
FELIX COHON
THOMAS D. FERRILL
JOHN JAMES
JOHN OVERTON
HOCKWELL WEBB
THOMAS HODNETT
ROBERT DEAN
JOSEPH S. ANDERSON
RULE- In accounting for an original paper hereafter where it is intended to 
introduce a copy as evidence, it shall only be required of the party wishing to 
introduce said copy, to swear that he has not said original in his power, 
custody or possession.
     The Grand Jury returned the following presentments:
Georgia, Newton County
     We, the Grand Jury for the county aforesaid present, MOSES BROWN, of this 
county, for living in a state of open adultery with _____ __ ___ ______ 
________ named Lot, at his own house. Witness, LARKIN BROWN, Crenshaw.
     We present Irwin Yates and Elizabeth Burnsides for retailing spirituous 
liquors on the Sabbath of the 24th day of March last in his own house without 
license. 
Witness, Thomas Cockrell, Jr. , Asop Dotson.
     We give our most grateful thanks to His Honor, Judge Clayton, for his 
strict attention to business, his independent and able administration of 
justice the present _____.
SOLOMON GRAVES, Foreman
     Welcome Park vs. Jordan Baker. Case settled at Deft’s cost.
     The State of Georgia vs. John F. Piper, Magistrate, and George Bell, Deft. 
Certiorari. Certiorari sustained as to Geo. Bell’s case and new trial ordered.
By Jury No. 1
David B. Perryman, Informer vs. Fleming Bates & Reubin Adams, tenant in 
possession. Sci Fa We, the jury, find the draw a fraudulent one. Robert Dean, 
Foreman Rc’d A. S. Clayton
     The jury in the case last above mentioned having returned a verdict 
finding “the draw a fraudulent one, and the defendant being dissatisfied 
therewith, came into office, by Thomas F. Foster, his attorney, paid up the 
cost and craved an appeal, which was granted. Whereupon Wilson Whatley enters 
himself as security for the eventual condemnation money, and acknowledges 
himself equally bound therefore with the said defendant. This 15th, April
1822
     Reubin Adams, Tenant, in proper person by his Attorney, Thos. F. Foster 
(L. S.) W. Whatly, (L. S.) Test. John H. Tremble, Clerk. Court then adjourned 
till court in course.
CICERO HOLT, Sol. Gen.
Lemuel Winne, Sheriff


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