Knox County, Ohio - Chapter 8: Sixth Term of Court - January 1st, 1810, 1862

Chapter 8: Sixth Term of Court - January 1st, 1810

" Isaac Applegate, by his Agent, Israel Ross, vs. Thomas B. Patterson. - On Saassarara. Ordered, that a Declaration be filed vs. two o'clock.

" The Case of John J. Br ice vs. Thomas B. Patterson, Oilman Bryant, and Joseph Walker. - In Chaucery - is disposed of by ordering defendants to pay $50, in nine months, or make a deed and to pay costs.

" Robert Dalrymple vs. Joseph Talmage. - By consent of parties this action is to lie open for a new trial, and continued on the Issue Docket.

" Another State case for assault and battery vs. Thomas Mc- Bride was disposed of by the Court assessing a fine of $1 and costs, and two cases were dismissed at defendant's cost, and one at the plaintiff's cost.

The Jail Bounds Defined

" Ordered, that the jail bounds of this county be as follows, to wit : Front street, thence to include all the balance of the town of Mt. Vernon lying North said street, which does include the Jail of said county."

" The State of Ohio vs. Ned Jackson., a negro. - For Larceny. The criminal comes forward and pleads not guilty, and the Court, from the testimony given, do consider and order that the said criminal be confined in jail until the Court in course."

"Bills of Indictment were presented against Robert Davidson and James Butler, each of whom were on plea of guilty of assault and battery, fined $2 and costs."

Three causes were tried by jury, to wit : Eobert Dalrymple vs. Joseph Talmage ; Lawrence, for use of Rush, vs. George Davidson ; and Martha Zenick, by her guardian and father, vs. David Miller and Mary Miller. This time Dalrymple was awarded 5 damages, but neither party, as usual in law, was

In the Zenick case, the Jnry, '-upon their oaths, do find the defendants guilty, and assess the damages of the plaintiff to^'|30." This was the first dander suit ever tried in I\jiox county. The defendants moved, in arrest of judgment, "that the words contained in the third count in the plaintiff's declaration are not actionable," but, haAdng been overruled in this effort, then gave notice of an appeal. This was a case of unusual interest, and William Guardian, for failing to appear as evidence in it, was fined f 1.

Three cases were dismissed at plaintiff's cost. Three judgments were entered by default, and one by confession. The highest amount of any judgment was that of Josiah Morriss vs. David Debel, alias Debolt, for $70 and costs. A case of David Miller vs. Martha Zenick, on the case, was dismissed with judgment for costs vs. plaintiffs. Such was the business of two davs of the 7th regular term.

" On the 5th of September George Coffinbery was Licensed to keep a publick house of entertainment in the town of Mansfield for one year on his payment of $4.

Vote For Governor In 1810

The vote of Knox county in 1810 stood: Eor Keturn J. Meigs, 97; Thomas Worthington, 90. All the votes cast in onr county at that election v^ere 187. Our county was then on the Avinning side, as Meigs carried the State by 2,193 majority.