Clayton co IAGenWeb - Court Records

Clayton Co. Justice & Court Proceedings
... as reported in the 1891 & 1892 newspapers

State vs. Thomas Jones and George Sherry idicted for the theft of an overcoat from W. A. Benton at McGregor, the defendants plead guilty and were sentenced to eight months in the penitentiary at Anamosa.

~Elkader Register, Thur., 15 Jan. 1891. District Court column.

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Last Thursday evening J. W. Hook and Alva Bess, both bloods of Elk township, stopped at the residence of B. F. VanSickle, also a resident of Elk, and started a row, in which VanSickle was roughly handled. Warrants were sworn out and the cases tried before Justice Kriebs who fined each one five dollars and costs. The boys got off easy this time but may not next.

B. F. VanSickle was arrented last Friday on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder. The facts in the case were that when Hook and Bess assaulted VanSickle he drew his revolver and shot at them. The case was tried before Justice Kriebs. The defendant was discharged.

~Elkader Register, Thur., 22 Jan. 1891. Elkport column.

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Dick Hays was arrested Sunday for defrauding Oehrles's Hotel out of a hotel bill. Dick plead guilty to the charge and Judge Kriebs gave him ten days board at Hotel de Kann at Elkader. ~Elkader Register, Thur., 02 Apr. 1891. Elkport column.

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State vs. Fred Brandt; cause submitted to court, and the defendant ordered to pay $10. per month for maintenance of child.

State vs Henry Richey and George Richey. Defendants plead guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for thirty days.

~Elkader Register, Thur., 19 Apr. 1891. District Court column.

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Michael Gilligan was arrested last Tuesday for assault and battery on John Schmidt. The constable had considerable trouble in arresting Mike, who, being assisted by his brother, Charles, drove the constable away from the place. A warrant was then issued for Charles Gilligan for interfering with and resisting an officer. Constable Zapf took a couple of assistants with him and brought the boys down. They took a change from Judge Kriebs to Judge Buck. It not being a very good day for law suits Judge Buck fined Michael twenty-five dollars and costs, in default of which he was committed to Hotel de Kann. Charles Gilligan was placed under two hundred dollars bond to appear before the grand jury at the next term. ~Elkader Register, Thur., 18 June 1891. Elkport and Vicinity column.

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State vs. Peter Zahn, Seduction. Found guilty and sentenced to 3 years in the penitentiary. ~Elkader Register, Thur. 29 Oct. 1891. District Court column. ~Elkader Register, Thur. 29 Oct. 1891. District Court column

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Last Thursday evening while our citizens were enjoying themselves at the debate in the school house, two young men named Noggles and Meyer played the lowest, meanest, dirtiest and most contemptible trick on them that it has ever been our misfortune to see or hear of. They took human manure and put it all over the bannisters so that when the debate was out the folks got smeared all over with the vile stuff. Our officers went to work to ferret out the guilty ones and on Saturday a warrant was issued for the above young men. Meyers plead guilty on Monday, but Noggles showed fight. On Tuesday his case was tied before Judge Kriebs. They were both found guilty and fined $100. each, in default of which they were sent to Hotel de Kann. ~Elkader Register, Thur., 19 Nov. 1891

Wm. Chestley and Solomon Bowers, of Lodomillo twp., who plead guilty to grand larceny, were on account of their youth, given light sentences, being six months each in the penitentiary at Anamosa.

John Reichman, of Buena Vista twp., who was convicted at the January term for assault with intent to do great bodily injury, was sentenced to pay a fine of $75. and costs, or stand committed to the jail until said fine is paid. He was given 90 days to file bills of exception. He was also convicted of lewdness, at this term, and sentenced to pay a fine of $50. and costs, or stand committed until paid. Ninety days were given to file bills of exceptions.

C. Wareham plead guilty to an assault, and was fined $50. and costs. This case grew out of the 4th of July fracas at Elkader.

~Elkader Register, Thur., 14 Apr. 1892. District Court column.