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Getting Down To Business

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
March
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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The March term of the circuit court opened yesterday, a large number of attorneys being present at the calling of the docket, which contained 105 cases. There are 14 criminal cases on the docket, 2 of which are attempted murder. There are 17 divorce cases on the docket. Thomas Jones was arraigned for assault with intent to kill and murder officer Peterson and plead not guilty. F. G. Campbell being appointed to defend him. Irving Jones was arraigned for larceny and plead not guilty. F. G. Riggs being appointed to defend him. The mother and stepfather of these two boys, Charles and Fanny Simpson, were arraigned for receiving and secreting stolen property. They plead not guilty and gave a recognizance to appear for trial. John P. Kirk and Judge Babbitt defends them. Geo. Rauschenberger plead guilty of violating the liquor laws and paid a fine of $25. Gottlob Maulbetch plead guilty of violating the liquor laws and paid a fin.e of $25. The case against Robert Sherwood for the larceny of sheep was continued on application of the defendant, as was the case against Nathan Heath, charged with rape. In the arson case against Cuyler Barton, the names of Mary Weston, Frank Marshal!, Fred Marshall, Paulina Hadley, Charles Mandy and Grove Goodwin were added to the information. An order was granted to restore lost papers in the case of Charles S. Ackerman vs. Elizabeth Ackerman. The slander case of Kate L. Moore vs. Wilfred B. Thompson was brought up on a motion for a change of venue, which was granted and the case transferred to the Calhoun circuit. Alex E. McCabe applied for admission to the bar, and after an examination by a committee consisting of attorney Knowlton, Lehman and Freeman, he was duly admitted. It was thought that the case against John W. Robinson, for assault with intent to murder will come up for trial today.

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News