Montgomery-Taylor County IA Archives Court.....Grover, Mathew 1856
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Source: 1881 Montgomery County History
Written: 1856

FIRST DISTRICT COURT

Be it remembered that at a regular term of the district court of Montgomery
county, the state of Iowa, held at the town of Frankfort, the county seat of
said county, on the 17th day of November, A.D. 1856. Present, the honorable E.H.
Sears, district judge; Amasa Bond, district clerk; L.C. Cook, sheriff; by Joseph
Zuber, deputy.

The following proceedings were had and done, vis: Now at this time the regular
pannel of grand jurors being called the following persons appeared and answered
to their names: Wm. Dunn, I.N. Poston, William Dinwiddie, John Bolt, Tyra
Stafford, James Robertson, Isaac Coon, R.M. McMellon, Henry Kerns, William
Stipe, and the following named persons not appearing, viz: James Carlisle, G.P.
West, H.C. Shank, A.J. Wallingford and Jeptha Pitman, the court ordered the
sheriff to make up the deficiency by summoning five by-standers; whereupon the
sheriff brings into court, John Haney, Daniel Stennett, A.J. Glover, Henry
Billman, G. A. Gordon. The pannell now being filled with good and lawful men,
G.A. Gordon was appointed foreman. The grand jury being now legally convoked,
impanneled and sworn, and having received their charge from the court, and the
foreman being authorized to administer oaths to witnesses produced before them,
retired to deliberate upon their indictments and presentments.

Now on motion of J.W. Russell, William L. Boydston was admitted and enrolled as
an attorney and counsellor of this court, he having presented his license from
the superior court of the state of Illinois, and taken the oath as prescribed by
law.

Now, at this time James Carlisle and George West were appointed special
constables for the present term of this court, and having taken the oath as
prescribed by law, entered upon the duties of their office.

NORTH & SCOTT,  }
VS              } Change of Venue from Taylor County
MATHEW GROVER   }

Now comes the defendant's attorneys, East & Russell, and withdraw their
appearance in this case, and the plaintiff's attorney, Joseph A. Hughes, makes a
motion for a judgement by default and the plaintiff's producing in court the
note mentioned in the petition, and the court being fully advised in the
premises, it was thereupon, ordered, adjudged and determined by the court that
the plaintiffs have judgment against the defendants for the sum of three hundred
and sixty-eight dollars and forty cents, and the further sum of five dollars and
ninety-four cents for costs of suit herein expended, and that they have
execution thereof.

WOODS CHRISTY,  }
VS.             } Change of Venue from Taylor County.
MATHEW GROVER,  }

Now the defendant's attorney, withdrawing his appearance in this case, the
attorney for plaintiffs asked for judgment herein, and as said demand is founded
upon a note of hand, it is therefore considered by the court here that said
plaintiffs do recover of said defendant the sum of eight hundred and twenty-two
dollars and twenty-five cents as their debt, and the further sum of five dollars
and ninety-five cents as their costs, and that they have thereof execution.

Now at this time James Carlisle, G.P. West and H.C. Shank were excused from
serving as grand jurors of the present term of this court. A.G. Wallingford and
Jeptha Pitman having been duly summoned to appear and serve as grand jurors at
this term of the district court, and having failed to appear, it is now
therefore ordered byt he court that attachments issue against said Wallingford
and Pitman for contempt, made returnable at the next term of this court. Ordered
that court adjourn until nine o'clock to-morrow morning.

Approved November 18, A.D. 1856.

E.H. SEARS, District Judge.

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