The history of Clinton County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns &c., biographical sketches of citizens . f the UnitedStates of America, and are signed, Witness the Honorable Thomas S. Wilson,Judge of the Third Judicial District of the Territory of Iowa, and the tempor-ary seal of said Court, affixed this fifteenth day of September, A. D. 1840. ^M. Dunning, Clerk. The temporary seal was a wafer and diamond-shaped paper. The first case, however, the papers in which are found and indorsed No. 1,was the United States against Erastus Fairman, who was indicted by the grand
The history of Clinton County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns &c., biographical sketches of citizens . f the UnitedStates of America, and are signed, Witness the Honorable Thomas S. Wilson,Judge of the Third Judicial District of the Territory of Iowa, and the tempor-ary seal of said Court, affixed this fifteenth day of September, A. D. 1840. ^M. Dunning, Clerk. The temporary seal was a wafer and diamond-shaped paper. The first case, however, the papers in which are found and indorsed No. 1,was the United States against Erastus Fairman, who was indicted by the grandjury for arson, October 14, 1840. The information was sworn out April 25, 1840, by Joseph P. Brown. The indictment recites that Erastus Fairman,of said county, on the 24th day of April, 1840, in the night-time of said day,with force and arms did feloniously and maliciously, willfully and knowingly, seton fire and burn a dwelling-house, in said county then standing and being, thesaid dwelling-house then and there being the property of Madison E. Hollister,against the peace of the United States of America, etc. Simeon Gardnier,. HISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY. 377 Elias Day, Joseph P. Brown and Charles BovarJ entered each their recogniz-ance in the sum of $oO to appear as witnesses. At the April term this actionwas discontinued by the Prosecuting Attorney, and the defendant was directedby the Court to go hence without day, and the costs are ordered to be paidout of the County Treasury. DISTRICT COURT. Judges, to 1879—Second Judicial District, Territory of Iowa, S. Wilson, 1840 to 1845. This Judicial District comprised thecounties of Jackson, Dubucjue, Scott and Clayton. Clinton County was attachedto Scott for judicial purposes. Third Judicial District, Territory of Iowa,Hon. Thomas S. Wilson, 1846. This district comprised the same territoryas the former. Second Judicial District, State of Iowa, Hon. James Grant,1847 to 1851; Hon. Thomas S. Wilson, 1852. This Distric
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