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Ordered, That Henry H. Cuppy & Co. pay ten dollars for a license to retail mcr- chandise in the county for a term of one year.
Ordered, That Jacob Bosworth be ap- pointed agent to superintend the survey, sale and conveyance of the lots in the seat of jus- tice in Jay County, and that he be notified to qualify accordingly.
And the board adjourned to 8 o'clock to-morrow morning.
Tuesday, November 9, 1836, the board mnet pursuant to adjournment, and the same officers were present as on yesterday.
It is ordered, That David Baldwin be appointed commissioner to superintend the appropriation ofthe three per cent. fund ap- propriated to the use of State roads and bridges in Jay County.
Ordered, That No. 24 north, of range 12 cast, in Jay County, be organized as a sepa- rate and independent township by the name of Penn, and that it be entitled to two jus- tices of the peace, to be elected on the second Saturday in December next, and that Samuel Grisell be appointed inspector until he is legally succeeded, and that the election be held at New Lisbon.
Ordered, That Township No. 24, in range 14, be organized as a separate and independent
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township, to be known by the name of Bear Creek Township; and that township 24, in range 13, be attached thereto, and that they be entitled to two justices of the peace, who shall be elected on the second Saturday in December next, at the house of John Pingry, and that Biram A. Pearson be appointed inspector until he is legally succeeded.
Ordered. That Salamonia Township have one additional justice of the peace, to be elected on the second Saturday in December next at the house of Henry H. Cuppy.
The board adjourned to 8 o'clock to-morrow morning.
The next day the board audited a few small bills, appointed three men to view a certain road, ordered an election of a justice of the peace in Harrison Township, and adjourned without day.
December 5, 1836, the board held a special session, ordering that the county seat " be designated and known by the name of Port- land;" that Benjamin W. Hawkins be ap- pointed agent of the county in the room of Jacob Bosworth, who was not eligible, and that he be notified of his appointment; and that Daniel W. MeNeal be appointed survey- or of the county of Jay.
Many persons desired that the county town should be named Reidville, in honor of Daniel Reid, who donated the site.
Joshua Pennock, John E. Ware, T. N. Jones, William Highlander, John Martin and others were paid for laying out and clearing the town site. Mr. Ware paid his board at Cuppy's by grating eorn in the evening for meal.
In January, 1837, D. W. McNeal was appointed trustee of the seminary fund.
May 3, following, the board " ordered that there be a house erected on some suitable lot in the town of Portland, for the use of the county; and that Christopher Hanna super-
intend the letting of the same on the 13th day of June next; the terms and description to be inade known on the day of sale,"- which terms and description are not a matter of record. The court-house was built within a few weeks after it was ordered, of logs, by Robert Huey, who was allowed $123.25 for building it.
L. S. Farber was allowed $23.27 for assess- ing the county. James Marquis was appointed collector of taxes for the county. The first tax assessed was at this term, being $1.25 on every $100 valuation of property for county purposes, one cent on every $100 forroad purposes, and 75 cents on every poll.
Nathan Coleman was "allowed $21 for loeating the county seat of Jay County," and subsequently other parties were paid for similar service.
September 4, 1837, the board adjourned from the house of Mr. Cuppy to the new log court-house. D. W. McNeal was al- lowed $7.75 for surveying and platting the town of Portland. J. B. Gillespie was granted a license to keep a ferry where the Quaker Trace crossed the Wabash. Mr. Cuppy resigned the office of treasurer, and Hawkins C. Fouts was appointed in his place. Christopher Hanna was appointed to super- intend the building of a county jail.
At the November term, this year, Thomas Wheat was appointed sehool commissioner.
At the March (1838) term, John Pingry was appointed loaning agent of the surplus revenue fund, and William Vail collector of taxes for that year.
In January, 1839, the board contracted with Moses Knapp to build a public pound, for $17.872. It was a post-and-rail-fence enclosure. Robert Huey was granted a license to keep a grocery in Portland. This was the first store of the kind kept in the place.
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Joshua Pennock had built a jail, for which he had received $181; but, it not being according to contract, the commissioners sued him for damages. It was a log house, poorly built. Sheriff Hawkins, instead of confining a criminal in it, took him to his own house and had him rock the cradle until his three days' time of punishment expired.
At the November term, 1839, HI. C. Fouts was removed from the treasurer's office, and William T. Shull, afterward of Blackford County, appointed. A contract was inade with Lewis N. Byram for erecting the walls and roof of a brick court-house, for $1,750, and he was to " warrant it to be a substantial building for twenty years." William Haines finished the house, but the wall was so poor that the building was abandoned in 1859, and in March, 1860, was sold at anction for $153.
In Jannary, 1840, a contract was let to John Pingry for building another jail, for $800. That was the old log jail that was sold in 1862 for $32, torn down and converted into the wagon shop of S. HI. Williams. In May, 1862, W. H. & M. W. Montgomery obtained the contract for building the present jail, for $2,237, and they completed the building by the following December. The iron cells were made and put up by Macey, Rankin & Co., of Cincinnati. But the total cost of the jail was $6,600.
EARLY COURTS.
The first term of the Circuit Court, in Jay County, was held April 17, 1837, at the house of Henry H. Cuppy, which house stood there nntil a few years ago, on the farm of General Shanks, south of Portland. The bench was occupied by Charles W. Ewing, of Fort Wayne, president judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, and Enoch Bowdery, asso- ciate judge for Jay County. Ewing finally
ended his life by suicide. At this court Christopher Hanna was clerk, Henderson Graves, sheriff, and Thomas Johnson, of Fort Wayne, prosecuting attorney. Jeremiah Smith, of Randolph County, was the only other lawyer present.
The grand jury, the first in the county, consisted of Henry H. Cuppy, Benjamin W. Hawkins, Obadiah Winters, Hawkins C. Fouts, James Marquis, David Baldwin, John Pingry, Samuel G. Hanna, Conaway Stone, William Vail, Joseph Wilson, Jolin S. Mays, Daniel W. McNeal, William Clark, John Eblin and James Stone. Mr. Cuppy was foreman, and Anderson Ware, bailiff. This jury found but one bill of indictment, which was against two of its members, the foreman and D. W. McNeal, for an affray. Cuppy was tried, defended by Jeremialı Smitlı, and found guilty. McNeal pleaded guilty. This constituted almost the entire business of the term, which continued two days. Each was sentenced to pay a fine of $1 and costs, and were delivered into the custody of the sheriff until fines and costs were paid. There was no traverse jury at this court.
The two succeeding terms of court were held by the associate judges alone, without the aid of a president judge, prosecuting attorney or other lawyers.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE SENATORS.
John Foster, 1839; Michael Aker, 1841; Isaac F. Wood, 1843; Dixon Milligan, 1846; Jacob Brugh, 1849; T. D. M. Longshore, 1851; Theophilus Wilson, 1853; Daniel Hill, 1857; David Studabaker, 1861; George S. Brown, 1863; Robert Huey, 1867; Asbury Steele, 1871; Isaac Underwood, 1875;
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Thomas S. Briscoe, 1879; John M. Smith, 1883; Silas W. Ilale, 1887.
STATE REPRESENTATIVES.
Lewis W. Purviance, 1839; Morrison Rulon, 1840; Robert Tisdale, 1841; Nathan B. Hawkins, 1842; Samnel S. Mickle, -; Robert Hney, 1844; Samuel S. Mickle, 1845; William F. Jones, 1846; Morrison Rulon, 1847; George S. Howell, 1848; Robert Hney, 1849; William T. Shull, 1850; Joseph W. Holliday, 1851; Robert Huey, 1853; J. P. C. Shanks, 1855; Joseph J. Mc- Kinney, 1857; George C. Whiteman, 1859; Isaac Woodward, 1861; Samuel A. Shoaff, 1863; William C. Hudson, 1867; Samuel A. Shoaff, 1869; William T. Shull, 1871; Abraham Wilson, 1873; Matthew A. Smith, 1875; Jacob II. Koontz, 1877; S. B. H. Shanks, 1879; David V. Baker, 1881; David Eley, 1883; S. T. McGovney, 1885; S. S. Selvey, 1887.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Thomas Johnson, 1837; Jeremiah Smith, 1838; John Brownlee, 1839; Jehu T. Elliott, 1839-'40; Jeremiah Smith, 1840-'42; Jolın M. Wallace, 1842-'44; John Davis, 1844; Joseph S. Buckles, 18-'48; John P. C. Shanks, 1849-'51; David Moss, 1851-' ---; William Garver, -; Silas Colgrove, 1853 -'56; Thomas M. Browne, 1856-'60; J. B. Jaqua, 1860; James M. Templer, 1862-'65; William S. McCoy, 1865; Daniel M. Brad- bury, 1869; Jolin W. Headington, 1869-'70.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
C. W. Ewing, 1837-'39; David Kilgore, 1839-'46; Jeremiah Smith, 1846-'53; Jo- seph Anthony, 1853-'55; Jehn T. Elliott, 1855-'65; J. R. Bobo, 1877-'87.
Smith, 1843-'50; Enoch Bowden, 1850-'51; John Current, 1850-'51; Obadiah Winters, 1837-'50.
This office was abolished in 1851.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Enoch Bowden, 1838; Obadiah Winters, 1839; George C. Whitman, 1839-'52, when the business of the office was inerged into the Circuit Court.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
Nathan B. Hawkins, 1853; James Brown, 1854; William A. Peele, 1855-'57; Jacob M. Haynes, 1857-'71; John J. Cheney, 1871 -'72.
This office was created in 1850 and abol- ished in 1872.
COUNTY AUDITORS.
Christopher Hanna, 1837-'42; Alexander White, 1842-'45; Joseph Wilson, 1846-'51; John Coulson, 1852-'59; William G. Sutton, 1860-'67; S. B. H. Shanks, 1868-'71; C. S. Arthur, 1872-'79; R. P. Davis, 1880-'83; P. J. Smith, 1884.
The first three above mentioned were both clerk and auditor, under the old Constitution.
CLERKS.
Benjamin W. Hawkins, 1843-'50; Ira Denney, 1850-'59; Benjamin W. Hawkins, 1859-'66; David C. Baker, 1867-'75; R. T. Hammons, 1876-'83; William S. Fleming, 1883-'87; George E. Reynolds, 1887.
The clerk, auditor and recorder commence their duties November 1, about a year after they are elected, while the sheriff and treas- urer begin their terms abont ten days after election.
RECORDERS.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES. George W. Templer, 1843-'50; Thomas Enoch Bowden, 1837-'43; Abraham C. | Black, 1850-'59; Harvey Humphries, 1859-
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'63; Cyrus Stanley, 1863-'72; F. M. Mc- Langlılin, 1871-'75; P. M. Hearn, 1879-'87; J. L. C. McAdams, 1887.
TREASURER.
Henry H. Cuppy, Hawkins C. Fonts, William T. Shull, prior to 1841; Jonas Vo- taw, 1841-'53; Alex. White, 1853-'55; G. W. Templer, 1855-'58; Joseph P. Winters, 1858-'62; Royal Denney, 1862-'64; Thomas Black, 1864; John Coulson, 1864-'66; Sam- uel F. Hiatt, 1866-'70; Joseph L. Banta, 1870-'74; J. P. Nixon, 1874; Albert Gris- sell, 1876; John W. Mason, 1878-'82; John T. Hanlin, 1882-'86; D. F. Hoover, 1886.
SURVEYORS.
D. W. McNeal, -; Thomas Brown, 1842; William H. Montgomery, 1845-'52; Jolın C. Bailey, 1852-'54; Nimrod Head- ington, 1856; Thomas Brown, 1858-'62; B. R. McCoy, 1862-'64; A. W. Pingry, 1865- '69; Horton C. Hanna, 1870-'71; James C. White, 1872-'74; Orin Roll, 1874-'76; De- Witt C. Farquhar, 1876-'78; D. M. Bunch, 1878-'80; C. E. Rogers, 1880-'82; James R. Stewart, 1884-'86; R. P. Stewart, 1886.
SHERIFFS.
Henderson Graves, 1838-'39; B. W. Haw- kins, 1839-'41; Robert Hney, 1842; Daniel W. McNeal, 1843; Robert Hney, 1844-'45; Jason Whipple, 1845-'46; Hugh P. Hanna, 1846-'50; Alex. Jolinston, 1850-'54; Jacob E. Lotz, 1854-'56; Alex. Johnston, 1856- '58; Jacob E. Lotz, 1858-'62; Alex. Hanlin, 1862-'63; William Headingtou (deputy), 1863-'64; George H. Moore, 1865-'66; Jo- seph C. Hawkins, 1866-'70; A. D. Hudson, 1871-'72; J. G. Crowell, 1872-'76; Charles Reed, 1876-'78; Jonas T. Hartzell, 1878-
'82; Colby C. Wingate, 1882-'86; James H. Powers, 1886.
CORONERS.
Elijalı Corle, 1854; Samuel Ball, 1858; Nathaniel Ross, 1859; James C. Jay, 1867; O. M. Hoyt, 1872-'76; Thomas B. Evilsizer, 1878-'80; James Gillum, 1882-'84; D. S. Kinsey, 1886 -.
COMMISSIONERS.
1837. - Benjamin Goldsınitlı, Abraham Lotz, John Pingry.
1838. - Benjamin Goldsınitlı, Abraham Lotz, Henderson Graves.
1839 .- Benjamin Goldsmith, Jolın Pin- gry, Jacob Bosworth
1840 .- Jolın Pingry, Josiah H. Topping, Timothy Stratton.
1841 .- Jacob Bosworth, Timothy Strat- ton, George White.
1842 .- George White, Ammon Cook, Timothy Stratton.
1843-'44 .- Ammon Cook, Timothy Strat- ton, Samuel Hall.
1845 .- Timothy Stratton, Samuel Hall, John Reed.
1846 .--- Samuel Hall, John Reed, Joseph Roach.
1847-'49 .- Jacob Bosworth, William Gem- inil, Sumner Griffin.
1850 .- Sumner Griffin, John Goff, David Money.
1850-'52 .- John Goff, David Money, William H. Wade.
1853-'54 .- William H. Wade, William Gemmil, Isaac Myers.
1855-'56 .- William Gemmnil, William H. Wade, Alex. Jackson.
1857-'58 .- William Gemmil, Alex. Jack- son, M. A. Smith.
MAMAN
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1859-'61 .- M. A. Smith, Vynul Arnett, William B. Miller.
1862 .- M. A. Smith, Vynul Arnett, Alex. Jackson.
1863-'64 .- Vynul Arnett, Eli Bales, Alex. Jackson.
1865 .- Eli Bales, James E. Hartman, Abraham B. Smith.
1866-'67 .- James E. Hartman, A. B. Smith, M. A. Smith.
1868-'69 .- M. A. Smith, Eli Vore, James E. Hartman.
1870 .- James E. Hartman, M. A. Smith, George Burk.
1871 .- M. A. Smith, George Burk, Har- vey Bergman.
1872-'73 .- George Burk, Harvey Berg- man, William W. Steed.
1874 .- Harvey Bergman, William W. Steed, George R. Brown.
1875-'76 .- Harvey Bergman, George R. Brown, Washington T. Pettyjohn.
1877 .- W. T. Pettyjohn, James B. Nick- erson, Greer F. Gemmill.
1878-'79 .- James B. Nickerson, G. F. Gemmill, Elijah Lyons.
1880 .- Elijah Lyons, G. F. Gemmill, Rob- ert Huey.
1881-'82 .- G. F. Gemmill, Robert Huey, Isaac B. Lotz.
1883 .- Isaac B. Lotz, John C. Schmuck, Isaac N. Jordan.
1884 .- J. B. Sharrett, John Schmuck, Isaac N. Jordan.
1885 .- J. B. Sharrett, John Schmuck, L. J. Craig.
1886 .- J. B. Sharrett, L. J. Craig, Robert McKinley.
1887 .- Lewis J. Craig, Robert Mckinley, Norman Lynch.
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THE BAR.
THE first resident law- yer of Jay County was Morrison Rulon, who came to Portland in 1838. Here he mar- ried a daughter of Christopher Hanna. In 1844 he removed to Henry County, in 1846 returned to this place, but resided in Texas for several years after the Mexican war, and returned to this State, lo- cating at Yorktown, Delaware County, where he was living at last accounts. He did not practice lawa great deal. Twice he was a member of the Legislature, and once, before that, he was elected by that body to be the judge of this circuit; but it is said that that was only temporary, as it was done at the instance of David Kilgore, who was desirous of the office himself and, being a member of the Legislature, was on that ac- count ineligible; and he had Mr. Rulon ap- pointed merely to hold the place for him
until his connection with the Legislature ceased.
Moses Jenkinson was the second attorney to locate at Portland, in 1840 or '41. He came from Alexandria, now Geneva, where he had been a grocer. He finally settled in Fort Wayne, where he spent the remainder of his days. In his politics he was a Whig until 1842, when he turned Democrat.
Nathan B. Hawkins, son of John J. Hawk- ins, an early settler in this county, was but a boy when he was brought here; commenced business as a merchant in Portland in 1839, studied law, and was adınitted to the bar in 1841; the next year he represented the counties of Jay and Adams in the Legislature; was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1850; was elected the first common pleas judge in October, 1852, and died in office October 20, 1853, aged forty-one years. He was an able business man and a successful lawyer.
Hon. J. M. Haynes came in December, 1844, and the next was Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, both still residents of Portland, the former, however, having retired from the practice of
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law. Sketches of these gentlemen are given more at length elsewhere.
The next was Mr. Hoffman, who died of an epidemic soon after settling here.
Then James B. Jaqna and John R. Perdieu, resident lawyers.
James N. Templer came to Jay County when a boy, with his father, was educated at Farmers' Academy and Liber College, studied law under the preceptorship of Judge J. M. Haynes, was admitted to the bar in 1856, elected prosecuting attorney in 1861, prac- ticed law many years here, and is now a resi- dent of Muncie.
William D. Frazee, a lawyer from Mason County, Kentucky, was a peculiar man, and did not practice his profession a great deal. He came with his mother to Fayette County, this State, was a resident of Portland 1847- '49, of California a few years, then of Ran- dolph County, Indiana, for a time, where he married and published a newspaper for a period; was in Decatur during the war, and at last accounts was living in California.
Joshua Bishop came to Portland in 1868 or '69, formed a partnership with J. J. M. La Follette, and afterward with Mr. Bailey. Served a term as prosecuting attorney, in which office he did well, although his knowl- edge of law was picked up more from obser- vation than from books. A copy of the statutes constituted his library. He had a very retentive memory, and made good use of what knowledge he had. Some peculiar traits marked his character. He died in Portland in 1877.
W. C. Ladd came to Portland about 1881, since whichi time he has been eugaged in the practice of law until recently. Pulmonary consumption setting in, he went South in the spring of 1887, in hopes of ameliorating his condition. While here he was most of the
time in partnership with W. H. Williamson.
PRESENT BAR.
The present bar of Jay County comprises : at Portland-Hon. J. M. Haynes, Sumner W. Haynes, J. W. and Nimrod Headington, J. J. M. La Follette, J. P. C. Shanks, J. C. M. Shanks, J. B. Jaqua, Thomas Bosworth, W. H. and M. S. Williamson, Luther I. and David V. Baker, John R. Perdieu, O. H. Adair, John M. Smith, Isaac Simmons, J. W. Polly, David T. Taylor, Theodore Bailey, Charles E. Walters, Cornelius Corwin, C. A. Markland, F. H. Snyder, William E. Cox and W. H. Honck; at Pennville-Alfred Russell, Z. B. Lea and B. F. Graves; at Dun- kirk-J. J. Stewart and Joseph L. Carl; and at Redkey-H. Oliver, David H. Fouts and Thomas Dragoo.
Of mnost of the above, sketches appear in the biographical department of this work.
William H. Williamson, of the firm of Williamson & Walters, was born near Union City, Indiana, graduated in the law depart- ment of the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor, in 1879, and abont 1880 located at Portland.
M. S. Williamson, of the firm of Baker & Williamson, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1832, admitted to the bar in Hamil- ton County, that State, and came to Portland in May, 1885, forming his present partner- ship. Democrat.
Luther I. Baker has been for one term mayor of Portland.
Theodore Bailey, who was born in 1847, has been in Portland since 1872. He was a son of John C. Bailey, who settled in Bear Creek Township in an early day.
William E. Cox, of the firm of Haynes & Cox, was born in Wayne County, this State, in 1856,, studied law at Cambride City,
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graduating at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1880, and practiced three years at Cambridge City before coming to Portland.
Caleb A. Markland, of the firm of Bos- worth & Markland, was born in Decatur County, Indiana, in 1854, received a superior education at several institutions of learning, was admitted to the bar March 2, 1878, at Greenburg, this State, and came to Portland in October, 1886.
TWO PROMINENT CASES.
February 4, 1862, the county treasury was robbed of $4,600. The County Treasurer, Joseph P. Winters, Sheriff J. E. Lotz and Auditor W. G. Sutton immediately set to work to ferret out the perpetrators. March 6, William Brandon, who had been a mer- chant at Portland, and John Barker, Samuel P. Johns and William Blackburn, of Day- ton, Ohio, were arrested and brought before Judge J. M. Haynes, who held them to bail in the sum of $22,000 each. Blackburn, who was taken to the jail at Winchester, broke out. A change of venue was taken to Mun- cie, where trial was opened April 30. The attorneys for the State were Hon. J. M. Haynes, J. N. Templer and J. R. Perdieu, of Portland, and others of other counties; the attorneys for the defense were lawyers from other connties.
Brandon turned State's evidence and was released, to be a witness for the prosecution. The testimony proved that Johns planned the robbery, Barker and Blackburn did the robbing, and Brandon piloted them. They got the keys to the treasurer's office and safe from Mr. Winters' house. The result of the trial was that Barker was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and Johns to four years; but the latter was released upon the decision of the Supreme Court that inasmuch as he
was not in the State of Indiana at any time he could not be tried in this State.
In May following Blackburn was again caught, confined in the Muncie jail, and again escaped. A few months afterward he was re-captured and placed in the new jail at Portland, and even from this lie escaped, by sawing off the iron bars of the windows. Being retaken the third time, he was tried at Winchester, in September, 1863, and sent to the penitentiary for seven years.
The county never recovered any of the lost money, and expended nearly $2,000 more in catching and prosecuting the thieves.
Some time near the beginning of the war, Samuel Emery and Elias Bromagem ex- changed horses in trade. The latter, think- ing he was defrauded, offered to compromise with Emery, agreeing to be satisfied with the payment of $25. Emery offered him $15, but he refused to take that. He then brought suit, and obtained judgment for $47.50. Emery, not being satisfied with the result, appealed to the Circuit Court, where the result was that Bromagem obtained judg- ment for $75. An execution was issued and Emery instituted proceedings to liave the execution satisfied, had it returned, and the question as to the satisfaction of the execu- tion was tried in court, when Emery swore that he paid the full amount of the execution, but other witnesses contradicted the state- ment, and the execution was re-issued. On the testimony of Broniagem and some mem- bers of his family, Emery was indicted for perjury. A change of venue was taken to Randolph County, and while the case was pending, some one shot Bromagem, slightly wounding him, the ball just grazing his shoulder. Emery was seen in the neighbor- hood at the time, and was strongly suspected of being the perpetrator of the assault.
Bromagem, at that time residing near Hill
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Grove, Ohio, had several sons in the army, who soon after the above event were at home on furlough. This was in May, 1862. Dur- ing this month Emery's property was offered for sale to satisfy the execution, and William Bromagem, one of the sons, got into all altercation with Emery concerning some point in the affair, and fired three revolver shots at him, each taking effect. The latter ran through Kirshbaum's store and up stairs in Miller's building, and while endeavoring to shoot Bromagem from the window, fell and rolled down stairs into the street. He died two weeks afterward, May 31, and Bromagem returned to the army. Before Emery was shot he had been convicted of perjury.
On settling up the estate afterward, it was found to be worthless. At the beginning of the law-suits there was considerable property. Thus a controversy that could have been set- tled by an addition of $10, resulted in the death of a man and the ruin of his estate.
MEDICAL. PHYSICIANS OF THE PAST.
Dixon Milligan, an Irishman, was the first physician to practice within the limits of Jay County, settling in Portland some time previous to 1840. After practicing here a number of years he went to Fort Recovery, where he died. He was good physician and surgeon, and became somewhat wealthy. It is related of him that he once cured a woman of hysterical hypochondria by break- ing her best dishes before her eyes. She im- agined she was a goose, gnarding her eggs in the corner of the room. She would hiss and fly at the doctor, endeavoring to drive him away. Ascertaining privately of her hus- band what article about the house was dearest to her, namely, a valuable china set which her mother had given her, the doctor had them
brought forth. He set them ont in order upon the dining table before her, and then broke one of them with his cane. This ex- cited lier, and she flew out at him, from her corner of the room, hissing and striking with greatly increased energy. Then he wonld break another dish, and with increased rage she chased him round and round the table, as he now and then would break another costly plate or vessel. Finally she suddenly came to herself and exclaimed, « G- d -- your old soul! Them was the cups and sas- sers my mother gave me." She was perma- n'ently cured; so the story goes.
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