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court was discontinued upon the adoption of the 1816 Consti- tution and it was not until the act of May 14, 1852, that pro- vision was made for another Common Pleas court.
TERRITORIAL JUDICIARY.
April 1, 1813. Judges of the Court of . Common Pleas : Aeneas McAllister, James Marrs and Bailey Anderson. Prosecuting attorney : John Johnson.
April 1, 1813. The Governor "Issued a proclamation continuing the Justices of the peace heretofore appointed in Knox county" who lived within the newly created county of Warrick.
June 28, 1813 Justices of the peace : George Brisco and John
Cummins.
July 8, 1813 Justice of the peace: John Stevenson.
July 14, 1813 Justice of the peace : George Tobin.
January 3, 1814
Justices of the peace: Thomas E. Casselberry, David Brumfield, Samuel Snyder and Daniel Lyner.
January 3, 1814 Prosecuting attorney : Elias Roberts.
January 7, 1814.
Judges of the Circuit court: Aeneas McAllister, first Judge; James Marrs, second Judge; Bailey Anderson, third Judge.
March 27, 1814 New commissions issued to the three judges ap- pointed and commissioned January 7, "whose for- mer commissions were burned in the postoffice at Vincennes."
June 24, 1814 Judge of the Circuit court: Daniel Grass.
June 24, 1814 Prosecuting attorney : William Prince.
June 24, 1814 Justices of the peace: Peter Wilkinson and Na- than Ashworth.
Setember 14, 1814 Associate Judges: Daniel Grass, first associate; Hugh McGary, second associate.
October 21, 1814. Justice of the peace: Thomas Higgins.
June 7, 1816 Justices of the peace: Hezekiah Hargrove and Daniel Akin.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Samuel Snyder February 24, 1817.
Hugh McGary February 24, 1817.
George Tevatt February 28, 1818.
Hezekiah Hargrave February 28, 1818.
Matthew Neely December 8, 1820.
Zachariah Skelton August 19, 1823.
John Davis
August 19, 1823; resigned, January, 1829.
James L. Chapman March 27, 1829, vice John Davis (resigned), to
serve seven years from August 15, 1823.
Zachariah Skelton November 18, 1830.
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John Start, Sr. November 18, 1830.
David Hall August 25, 1837; resigned, 183S.
Simon Lewis August 25, 1837.
John Hart, Sr.
August 17, 1838, vice David Hall, resigned.
Simon Lewis September 4, 1844, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 24, 1845.
Francis Schroad September 4, 1844, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 24, 1845.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Thomas Fitzgerald August 13, 1829.
Joseph Arnold
October 11, 1832.
Joel W. B. Moore
August 29, 1833, to serve seven years from date.
Gaines H. Roberts. August 18, 1836, vice Joel W. B. Moore, resigned.
Zachariah Skelton August 17. 1838.
John B. Kelley August 19, 1846.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
Conrad Baker
1852-53, resigned.
Asa Iglebart Appointed December 20, 1853-56.
Joel W. B. Moore 1856-60.
John Pitcher 1860-66.
Andrew L. Robinson 1866-67.
Morris S. Johnson 1867-71, died in office.
William P. Edson Appointed November 25, 1871 (vice Johnson, de- ceased) -1872.
William Land
August 3-October 28, 1872.
John B. Handy 1872-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Morris S. Johnson 1852-54.
Isaac S. Moore 1854-56, resigned.
Edmund B. Seymour Appointed October 26, 1856-60.
Burr H. Pope 1860.
Ellis Lewis 1860-64.
Charles G. Bennett. 1864-66.
William M. Hoggatt 1866-68.
Milton W. Pearce 1868-70.
John Brownlee 1870-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Benjamin Parke December 21, 1816-February S, 1817, resigned. First circuit.
William Prince Appointed February 8, 1817-January 28, 1818. The act of January 28, 1818, put Warrick in the Fourth.
David Hart Appointed January 28, 1818-January 2, 1819, re- signed.
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Richard Daniel Appointed January 2, 1819-February 21, 1822.
James R. E. Goodlet. February 21, 1822-January 25, 1832.
Samuel Hall January 25, 1832-April 20, 1835, resigned.
Charles I. Battell Appointer April 20, 1835-December 11. 1835.
Elisha Embree December 11, 1835-January 1, 1846; elected to Congress in August, 1846.
James Lockhart January 1, 1846; resigned in May, 1851, to take effect September 21, 1851; elected to Congress in August, 1851.
Alivin P. Hovey Appointed May 31, 1851, to serve from September 21, 1851-October 12, 1852. .
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Alivin P. Hovey October 12, 1852; resigned, September 26, 1854, to accept appointment to Supreme bench. Third cir- cuit.
William E. Niblack Appointed September 26, 1854; resigned, October 24, 1857, to accept seat in Congress caused by death of James Lockhart.
Ballard Smith Appointed October 24. 1857-November 1, 1858. Michael F. Burke. November 1. 1858-February 22, 1859. The act of February 22, 1859, put Warrick in the Fifteenth.
William F. Parrett Appointed August 3. 1859; resigned, March 10, 1869 ; served in Congress from 1889 to 1893.
James G. Jones Appointed March 12. 1869-October 24, 1870.
David T. Laird.
October 24, 1870-October 24, 1876. The act of March 6, 1873, put Warrick in the Second, and transferred Laird from the Fifteenth to the Second.
John B. Handy October 24. 1876-November 16. 1882.
George L. Reinhard November 16, 1882; resigned, March 10, 1891, to accept place on the Appellate bench.
Edward Gough Appointed March 12. 1891-November 16, 1898.
Elbert M. Swan
November 16, 1898-November 16, 1904. The act of March 3. 1903, constituted Warrick and Spencer the Second, where they have since remained.
Roscoe Kiper November 16. 1904-November 16, 1910.
Ralph E. Roberts. November 16. 1910; term expires November 16, 1916.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Amos Clark August 9, 1824-August 14, 1826. Fourth circuit.
Charles I. Battell August 14, 1826-December 30, 1832.
John Pitcher December 30. 1832-August 10, 1836.
Eben D. Edson Appointed August 10. 1836-January, 1837.
John A. Breckenridge. - January, 1837-December 7, 1838.
Eben D. Edson December 7. 1838-December 10, 1840.
John Pitcher December 10, 1840-August 6, 1841, resigned. John Ingle Appointed August 6, 1841-December 10, 1841.
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James Lockhart December 10, 1841-September 19, 1845.
Eben D. Edson September 19, 1845-August 27, 1846.
Samuel S. DeBruler August 27, 1846-August 27, 1848.
Andrew L. Robinson August 23, 1849-September 1, 1851.
Harmon G. Barkwell
September 1, 1851-October 12, 1852.
Andrew L. Robinson
October 12, 1852-November 7, 1854. Third circuit.
Nathaniel Usher
November 7, 1854-November 22, 1855, resigned.
Harmon G. Barkwell
November 22, 1855; resigned, August 15, 1857.
William F. Parrett
Apointed August 31, 1857-November 12, 1857.
James M. Shanklin
November 12, 1857; resigned, October 11, 185S. Commission issued November 24, 185S; served until November 5. 1861. Shanklin was transferred by act of Legislature to the Fifteenth. The act of February 22, 1859, put Warrick in the Fifteenth.
Blythe Hines November 5. 1861-May 21, 1863. "vacated the of- fice."
Charles E. Marsh Appointed May 21. 1863-November 12, 1864.
Lewis C. Stinson November 12. 1864-November 23, 1865.
William. P. Hargrave November 23. 1865-November 23, 1867.
William Henning
November 23, 1867-October 24, 1870.
Curran DeBruler
October 24, 1870-October 21, 1872.
Edwin R. Hatfield
October 21. 1872-October 26. 1876. The act of March 6. 1873, put Warrick in the Second and transferred Hatfield from the Fifteenth to the Second.
George L. Reinhard October 26. 1876-October 26, 1SS0.
Sidney B. Hatfield
October 26. 1SS0-November 17, 1884.
William A. Land November 17, 1884-November 17. 1886.
James A. Hemenway November 17. 1SS6-November 17, 1890.
Richard M. Johnson November 17. 1890-November 17, 1892.
Harold DeWeese November 17. 1892-November 17, 1894.
William Henning November 17. 1894-November 17. 1896.
Thomas W. Lindsey November 17. 1896-January 1, 1901.
Philip Zoercher
January 1. 1901-January 1. 1903.
Union Youngblood January 1, 1903-January 1, 1905. The act of March 3, 1903, constituted Warrick and Spencer the Sec- .
ond, where they have since remained.
Benjamin F. Huffman __ January 1, 1905-January 1, 1907. Louis N. Savage Jannary 1. 1907-January 1, 1911.
Ora A. Davis January 1. 1911; term expires January 1, 1917.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Washington county was organized by the Territorial Leg- islature of Indiana, December 21, 1813, and, for some strange reason, the act organizing the county designated January 17,
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1814, as the date on which the county should formally begin its existence. The locating commissioners selected the pres- ent town of Salem for the county seat and no other town in the county has ever risen to question its right to retain pos- session of the seat of justice.
The early court history of Washington county is more or less obscure and, when it is taken into consideration that more than one hundred years have elapsed since the first court was held in the county, it is small wonder that such a state of affairs exists. The first court, if it may be so dignified by name, met February 3, 1814, in the log cabin of Jonathan Lindley in Salem. Three men had been appointed judges, Jonathan Lindley, Moses Hoggatt and Simeon Lamb. Not one of the three knew any law and it is doubtful if there was a law book of any kind within the limits of the county, but they made up in common sense and practical wisdom all they lacked in legal learning. These territorial judges adminis- tered such justice as the county received until the state was admitted to the Union two years later.
When the territory was districted for judicial purposes in 1814, Washington county was attached to the Second circuit, but during the one hundred years which have elapsed since that time, it has been a part of many different circuits, all of which are shown in the list of President and Circuit Judges.
The first court of record in Washington county was held February 2, 1814, by Judges Jonathan Lindley, Moses Hog- gatt and Simeon Lamb, in a small brick building on what was afterwards known as the Dennis farm, the records re- ferring to this as a "session of the Circuit Court for the County of Washington, Indiana Territory." Instructions were given to Gen. John DePauw, agent for the town of Salem, to lay . out and advertise the sale of lots, and the next day Godlove Kamp and Samuel Lindley were appointed trustees to lease section 16 for school purposes.
On March 3 and April 11, 1814, special sessions of the court were held, the latter term being at the house of William Lindley, and at this term the first grand jury was impaneled. The records state that "Henry Hurst, Davis Floyd, John F. Ross, Alexander Dunn and George F. Pope, attorneys and
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counsellors at law, respectively took the oath to support the Constitution of the United States, the ordinary oaths of office, and the extraordinary oath prescribed by the act more effec- tually to suppress the practice of dueling." Susan Deem was indicted by the first grand jury for forgery and John Ram- sey, for assault and battery. The action against Susan Deem was dismissed in April, 1816, and the first trial of Ramsey resulted in a verdict of guilty, but a subsequent trial cleared him of the charge.
The first sessions of the court were held in different private houses, the December term being at the house of John G. Clendenin. It was not until April, 1816, that the first court house was ready for occupancy. This building was erected in strict accordance with the instructions of the court specifica- tions, which provided "A court house be erected on the public square, to be built upon an arch not less than eight feet high, supported by fourteen pillars of stone."
On November 19, 1816, the first court under the new state Constitution was held, with Jesse L. Holman as President Judge, and Godlove Kamp and Samuel Huston, Associate Judges. In April, 1817, a number of attorneys were admitted to practice in this court, and of this number Davis Floyd, John F. Ross and John H. Thompson, later became Circuit Judges; Charles Dewey became Judge of the Supreme court; William Hendricks became Governor of Indiana, and Harbin H. Moore became the first attorney-general of the state. Among others who later were admitted to the local bar and became more or less noted may be mentioned Isaac Naylor, who became a Circuit Judge; John DePauw, state senator and a member of the first Constitutional Convention; John Kingsbury, state representative; James Whitcomb, United States senator and Governor of Indiana; Richard W. Thomp- son, familiarly known as "Dick," representative and senator in the Indiana Legislature, congressman, and later secretary of war. George G. Dunn was prominent as a congressman; James G. May was one of the most noted of Salem's many prominent educators ; Cyrus L. Dunham served in the Indiana Legislature, and as representative in Congress; William A. Porter became speaker of the Indiana House of Representa-
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tives; Judge William T. Otto became clerk of the Supreme court of the United States. In later years many others who first practiced law at the Salem bar have made their mark in the world in various brilliant careers, and their records will be found in other parts of this work.
TERRITORIAL JUDICIARY.
January 7, 1814 Judges of the Circuit court: Jonathan Lindley, first Judge ; Moses Hoggatt, second Judge; Simeon Lamb, third Judge.
January 20, 1814 Justices of the peace : Jesse Spurgin. James Young, Robert Ellison. John Wright and David Foutz.
January 27, 1814. Justice of the peace: Robert Catlin.
April 18, 1814 Justices of the peace : Amos Thornburgh, Wil- liam Robertson, Jesse Roberts, Samuel Chambers, Zachariah Lindley, Edmund Hunter, John Beck. Enoch Parr, John M. Coleman, Godlove Camp, Samuel Huston, John Ketchum and Cornelius Wil- son.
July 7, 1814. Judge of the Circuit court: James Young, second Judge.
July 25, 1814
Justices of the peace : Edmund C. Hunter, James Mckinney, Thomas Ewing and Robert McIntire.
September 15, 1814 Associate Judges of the Circuit court: Jonathan Lindley, first associate; Simeon Lamb, second as- sociate.
November 26, 1814 Associate Judge of the Circuit court : John M. Coleman.
April 15, 1815. Associate Judge of the Circuit court : Joseph Kitchel, vice Simeon Lamb, resigned.
June 8, 1815 Justices of the peace: Thomas Beesly and John G. Clendenin.
August 5, 1815
Justices of the peace : Edward Millis, Jesse Lucas, Cyrus Douglas, Matthew Robertson and Tyse Harris.
December 29, 1815 Associate Judge of the Circuit court : Alexander Little, vice Joseph Kitchell, resigned.
January 6, 1816. Associate Judge of the Circuit court: William
Low.
August 17, 1816 Associate Judge of the Circuit court : Samuel
Huston.
September 28, 1816 Justices of the peace: Hugh McPheeters, William Kelso and Alexander Huston.
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Godlove F. Kamp February 24, 1817.
Samuel Huston
February 24, 1817.
Ebenezer Patrick October S, 1823.
Henry W. Hockett October 8, 1823.
William Phelps August 9, 1830, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 24, 1831.
Henry W. Hockett August 9, 1830, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 24, 1831 ; resigned, April, 1834.
Enoch Parr August 12, 1834, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 24, 1831, vice Henry W. Hackett, resigned.
George May August 21, 1837.
Enoch Parr August 21, 1837.
Rudolphus Schoonover_ August 20, 1844.
Hugh McPheetus August 20, 1844.
Enoch Parr August 10, 1847, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 24, 1845.
William Wilson August 28, 1848, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 24, 1845.
Valentine Baker
August 29, 1851.
John Hungate August 29, 1851.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Thomas Denny October 24, 1829.
Jeremiah W. Rowland_August 9, 1830, to serve seven years from date; resignation filed June 27, 1833.
Samuel Peck August 9, 1833, vice Jeremiah W. Rowland, re- signed.
Isaac Thomas October 12, 1840; died.
Thomas D. Weir August 6, 1847, appointed vice Isaac Thomas, de- ceased.
Thomas D. Weir August 10, 1847, to serve seven years from date; died prior to September 1, 1851.
Townsend Cutshaw
September 3, 1851, appointed.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
William Morrow 1852-56.
Frederick W. Matthis .1856-60.
Amos Lovering 1860; resigned, March 24, 1864.
David W. Lafollette Pro tem., April, 1864.
William W. Gilliland Appointed April 28, 1864. November 4, 1864.
Nathan P. Willard 1864-6S.
Patrick H. Jewett 1868-72.
George A. Bicknell Pro tem., September, 1872.
Charles P. Ferguson 1872-73.
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DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
David W. Lafollette. __ 1852-54.
Zachariah L. Garriot __ 1854-56.
Joel Vandeveer 1856-57, resigned.
Zachariah L. Garriot Appointed November 9, 1857-58.
Hamilton A. McRae
1858-59.
Benjamin L. Smith 1859-60.
John Batt 1860-62.
James A. Ghormley 1862-66.
Isaac N. Caress
186-67.
Thomas J. Jackson
Appointed March 18, 1867.
Robert J. Shaw
1868-70.
John McCarty 1870-72.
Charles L. Jewett
1872-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
David Raymond December 21, 1816-October 13, 1817, resigned.
Second circuit.
Davis Floyd October 13, 1817-December 18, 1823.
John F. Ross December 18, 1823; died in office in 1834.
John H. Thompson Appointed July 5, 1834-December 30, 1844.
William T. Otto December 30, 1844-October 12, 1852.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
George A. Bicknell October 12, 1852-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, took Washington out of the Second and put it in the Third.
Frank Emerson Appointed March 15, 1873-October 22, 1873.
Thomas C. Slaughter
October 22, 1873-March 3, 1877. The act of March
3, 1877, put Washington in the Forty-second.
: Ifred B. Collins. Pro tem., October, 1875.
Thomas L. Collins Appointed March 10, 1877; died in office in June, 1890.
R. H. Burrell Pro tem .. June, 1890.
William Farrell Appointed June S, 1890-November 10, 1890.
Samuel B. Voyles November 10, 1890; died in office, November 21. 1898.
John C. Lawler Pro tem., June, 189S.
David M. Alspaugh Appointed November 25, 189S-November 16, 1900.
Thomas B. Buskirk November 16, 1900-November 16, 1912. The act of February 13. 1907, constituted Washington and Orange the Forty-second, where they have since remained.
William H. Paynter November 16, 1912; term expires November 16, 1918.
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PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
John Kingsbury
August 9, 1824-August 14, 1826. Second circuit.
Milton Stapp August 14, 1826-December 30, 1826.
John Kingsbury
December 30, 1826-December 30, 1828.
John H. Thompson
December 30, 1828-December 30, 1832.
Isaac Howk December 30, 1832-June 5, 1833, died.
Charles Dewey Appointed June 5, 1833-June 4, 1836, transferred to Supreme court.
John W. Payne Appointed June 4, 1836-December 12, 1840.
Theodore I. Barnett
December 12, 1840-July 13, 1842, resigned.
William A. Porter Appointed July 13, 1842-December 14, 1844.
Cyrus L. Dunhanı. December 14, 1844-December 14, 1846.
George A. Bicknell
August 15, 1851-October 12. 1852.
Samuel W. Short October 12, 1852-March 8, 1854, resigned. Second circuit.
Patrick H. Jewett. Appointed March S, 1854-November 19, 1856.
Thomas M. Browne November 19, 1856-November 7, 1858.
Robert M. Weir November 7, 1858-November 7, 1860.
Ambrose M. Carlton November 7, 1860-November 7, 1862.
Thomas M. Browne
November 7, 1862-November 7, 1866.
Robert M. Weir
November 7, 1866-November 24, 1870.
Robert J. Shaw November 24, 1870-March 3, 1873.
The act of
March 6, 1873, took Washington out of the Second. and put it in the Third.
Alfred B. Collins Appointed March 15, 1873-October 22, 1873.
October 22, 1873-March 3, 1877. The act of March
Samuel B. Voyles 3, 1877. put Washington in the Forty-second.
Fred L. Prow March 3. 1877-October 22, 1881. The act of March 3, 1877, transferred Prow from the Third to the Forty-second.
William T. Branaman __ October 22, 1881-October 22, 1885.
Daniel H. Long October 22, 1885-October 22. 1889.
William T. Branaman . October 22. 1889-October 22, 1895.
Thomas M. Honan
October 22, 1895-January 1, 1902.
Simeon M. Hudson January 1, 1902-February 23, 1904, resigned.
John M. Lewis Appointed February 23, 1904-January 1, 1905.
William H. Voyles January 1, 1905-January 1, 1907.
Arthur E. McCart
January 1, 1907-January 1, 1909. The act of Feb- ruary 13, 1907, constituted Washington and Orange the Forty-second, where they have since remained.
Frank S. Huston
January 1, 1909-January 1, 1913.
Thomas P. Masterson. January 1, 1913; term expires January 1. 1917.
WAYNE COUNTY.
Wayne county was organized by the Territorial Legislature of Indiana, February 1, 1811, and during its history of more
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than one hundred years has had three county seats. For more than one-half a century the question of the location of the county seat in this county was a factor not only in county politics, but often figured in state politics as well. It seems pertinent in this connection to give something of the diffi- culty which Wayne county experienced before it finally got the county seat permanently located at Richmond. When the county was organized, the seat of justice was located at Salisbury and it remained there until the legislative act of December 21, 1816, moved it to Centerville. This act was to be effective on June 1, 1817, but, according to the records, the last meeting of the county commissioners was held in Salis- bury in August, 1817. While the change from Salisbury to Centerville caused no little dissension, it is not to be com- pared to the fifty-year struggle which followed between Cen- terville and Richmond. The election of county officers, Judges, members of the Legislature and even Governors was affected by their preference for one town or the other.
The Richmond advocates succeeded in getting several acts passed by the Legislature which furnished them a basis on which to fight for removal. While there were other counties interested in some of these acts, it was Wayne county which led the fight for their passage. These acts, six in number, are dated as follows: March 2, 1855; December 22, 1858; March 7, 1861; June 4, 1861; December 18, 1865, and Febru- ary 24, 1869. The last act provided that whenever fifty-five per cent. of the voters of the county petitioned the county commissioners to relocate the county seat, provided suitable grounds, and guaranteed the erection of the proper buildings, that the commissioners must relocate the county seat. By June 3, 1872, a petition had been drawn up and signed by four thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven voters to be presented to the board of commissioners. William A. Peele filed a remonstrance on June 5 against such action, setting forth his reasons and asking for a continuance of the case. A majority of the board refused to continue the case, A. S. Wiggins and William Brooks opposing and O. T. Jones favor- ing the action of Mr. Peele. One June 11, by the same ma- jority, the board decided that, as out of six thousand eight
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hundred and forty-two legal voters of the county, fifty-five per cent. had asked for the relocation of the county seat, it should be removed to Richmond. The board thereupon ordered that new county buildings should be erected at Richmond if the citizens favoring that site should, within three months after estimates were made, pay into the county treasury a sum equal to the value of the real property belonging to the county of Centerville. The petitioners immediately accepted the offer of the board. Governor Baker, on October 30, appointed Asabel Stone, William Wallace and Simon Stansifer to appraise the real estate and improvements belonging to the county in Cen- terville. They fixed the appraisement at eighty thousand dollars, and on November 6, 1872, George W. Barnes, on be- half of the petitioners for the relocation of the county seat, deposited with the board of commissioners the full amount of eighty thousand dollars in Richmond city bonds as security for the appraised value of the Centerville property. The board promptly accepted the deposit, although Mr. Jones ob- jected. The auditor was then ordered to advertise for bids for the building of a new court house and jail. George Hoover was the architect and Thomas W. Roberts got the contract for both buildings, with the low bid of twenty-two thousand seven hundred dollars. By August 4, 1873, the build- ings were completed and the commissioners ordered that all books, papers, furniture and occupants of the county jail should be removed to Richmond. August 15, 1873, was the saddest day in the whole history of Centerville, for on that day the removal was made. Men, women and children wept bitter tears as the last wagon left the town of Centerville on that eventful evening. They saw their rival of more than half a century finally secure in possession of the coveted county seat. Thus ended the most noted county seat fight of the state-a fight which resulted in bitter feeling which has not entirely disappeared to this day.
The first court in Wayne county met on February 25, 1811, at the house of Richard Rue, three miles south of Richmond. Jesse L. Holman was the President Judge and Peter Fleming and Aaron Martin were Associate Judges. The next session
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of court was held in the local court house which had been erected in the meantime at Salisbury by William Commons.
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