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He studied law in the office of Hon. D. D. Pratt, of this city, where, on motion of his preceptor, he was certified of record in Feb- ruary, 1841, and afterward admitted to the bar of the Cass Circuit Court. In 1842 he settled in Wabash, and made that city his home during the remainder of his life. His practice embraced not only the local but the supreme and United States Courts, in all of which he achieved marked success. As the outgrowth of his legal acumen and power of analysis, he came upon the bench at an early age, and having arrived at eminence in that department was called to the professorship of law in the State University at Bloomington. In 1850 he was appointed United States consul at Maranham, Brazil, and served two years in that capacity, with satisfaction to his Gov- ernment. In point of critical scholarship and high intellectuality, he stood in the front rank. He died at Wabash March 21, 1881, aged sixty-one years.
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John Brownlee was judge of the Cass Circuit Court at its Octo- ber term, 1854, having been appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Hon. John U. Pettit. His term of service in the county commenced on Monday, October 9, 1854, and closed after a session of eighteen days. He presided also in the several counties of the circuit. He was a lawyer of fair ability, and, in a measure, successful as a judge, but without a superior order of talent. He resides in Grant County.
John M. Wallace, a native of Franklin County, Ind., was the twelfth judge of the Cass Circuit Court, by virtue of his election as judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. His first term of service in this county began on the third Monday being the sixteenth day of April, 1855. That term occupied eighteen days. He continued on the bench in this circuit until the fall of 1860, serving a full term of six years. As lawyer and judge he ranked well with those of a high order of talent in their respective fields, and. as a rule, had the confidence of clients and litigants. As a man he was gen- tlemanly in manner and of easy address, having few enemies and many friends. He enlisted as a soldier in the war with Mexico, and did good service. Again, at the outbreak of the Rebellion, he en- listed as a private, but was subsequently commissioned as colonel of the Twelfth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, on the 22d of May, 1861. He was afterward appointed paymaster in the regular army, with the rank of major. His death occurred several years since. At the time of his death, and previously, he was a citizen of Grant County.
Dudley H. Chase was the immediately successor of Hon. Hor- ace P. Biddle, and came upon the bench as judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, composed of the counties of Carroll, Cass, Miami and Wabash. His first term in this county commenced November 11, 1872, and continued in session forty-two days, closing December 30, 1872. During this term and a special or vacation session, the celebrated case of Garrett rs. The Board of Trustees of the Wa- bash & Erie Canal was brought up for hearing and final adjudica- tion before Hon. H. P. Biddle.
Judge Chase having served his first full term of six years was re-elected in 1878, and entered upon his second term in November of that year. He declined the nomination for a third term, and, after leaving the bench in 1884, resumed the practice of his pro-
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fession. Few judges of his age have acquired so high a reputa- tion for soundness in the knowledge of the law and for careful appli- cation of principles in the investigation and determination of ques- tions submitted for his consideration and disposal. Fortified by his convictions of right, he seldom committed errors of sufficient import to justify reversal at the hands of the supreme court. As a lawyer he has always been a safe counselor and judicious practitioner. Pos- sessed of an ambition to excel in military science and to partici- pate in the operations incident to that department of service, early in life he exhibited many of those qualifications which distinguish the rigid disciplinarian and observant soldier. His subsequent ex- periences in the field have tended to heighten his ambition rather than subdue it. His company was among the first to offer their volunteer service in the Nation's defense at the opening of the war of the Rebellion; and during the succeeding years of the contest to establish the supremacy of law and order, Capt. Chase was always found at the post of duty.
Maurice Winfield, present judge of the Cass Circuit Court, suc- ceeded Judge Chase on the 10th of November, 1884, his term of service commencing November 3, of that year, and extending over a period of six years. Judge Winfield completed his studies of law in this city, and was admitted to practice in this court on the 17th of December, 1866. From the beginning of his professional life he exhibited a high order of talent, especially in that he aimed to acquire a critical knowledge of law, coupled with the ability to present and successfully maintain the soundness of his opinions. His practice, as a consequence, has been more than ordinarily suc- cessful. With this experience to sustain him he came upon the bench, and is likely to succeed in that position, also.
John C. Nelson, judge of the superior court of Cass County, came upon the bench at the date of organizing that court, on the 12th of March, 1877. At that time he had been practicing at the bar of the Cass Circuit Court about nine years, where he acquired the reputation of a sound and judicious attorney, which qualified him for the faithful discharge of duties pertaining to the judgeship of the superior court. His experience in that department has been of value to him, in that his legal acquirements were greatly diversi- fied and his mind more matured. He closed his term of service on the 31st of March, 1881, after remaining in that position during a period of four years. He left a good record.
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Hon. William Z. Stuart was one of the early members of the Cass County bar and in fact one of the most learned, taking a high position among those of more advanced age and wider experience. He was a close, logical and judicious pleader, his papers being always prepared with great skill and cantion. His first official posi- tion in this county was that of prosecuting attorney of the judicial circuit of which Cass County was a component part. His experi- ence extended over a period of two years, 1844 and 1845, during which he was recognized as one of the most prominent of the State's attorneys of that day. For many years afterward he maintained a lucrative practice, being generally engaged in the prosecution or de- fense of cases involving interests of great moment and requiring the highest order of legal talent.
From 1853 to 1857 he occupied a seat on the Supreme Bench of the State, and in that experience also he gained new laurels, announc- ing, as chief justice, some of the most learned decisions that ever proceeded from that tribunal of justice. Resuming his practice, after returning to private life, he labored with assiduity in defending the interests of his clients, the great Wabash Railway Company. He died in Ontario County, N. Y., on the 7th of May, 1876.
The Probate Court of Cass County commenced its first session at the "Seminary," in Logansport, on Monday, the 2d day of Novem- ber, 1829, before Hon. John Scott, judge, who, at the election in August, of that year, was chosen for that position, having been, previous to his settlement here, judge of the probate court in Wayne County, Ind.
After the entry of preliminary proceedings, the record shows the following as the first business presented for the consideration of the court:
"On motion and suggestion of Francis Godfroy, administrator, on the estate of Francis Lafontaine, deceased, by Thomas J. Evans, his attorney, Chauncey Carter and Hiram Todd were appointed ap- praisers to appraise the real property of said Lafontaine; and, on further motion, it was ordered that a summons issue, commanding the heirs of the said Lafontaine to appear at the next term of this court to show cause why the real estate of said Lafontaine, or so much thereof as will supply the deficiency of the personal estate to pay the debts of said estate, shall not be sold."
The first letters of administration issued in this county were
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granted on the said 2d of November, 1829, to James Nixon, "of the goods and chattels, rights and credits, moneys and effects, which were of Asa Davis, late of the county of Cass, who died intestate."
On the same day other letters were granted by the judge to Ja- cob R. Hall, on the estate of John Hall, who also died intestate. These proceedings thus briefly referred to comprised all the record- ed transactions of the term, which occupied but one day. The sec- ond term continued only one day, and the third no longer time. As the population increased, the amount of business coming under the jurisdiction of this court increased also, making it necessary that the duration of the sessions be extended.
All the probate business of the county was disposed of by this court, except in cases where the judge thereof was under disability, from interest or otherwise; then such cases were transferred to the circuit court for adjudication. By the revision of the judicial sys- tem of the State, under the constitution of 1852, the entire probate business was transferred to the court of common pleas, which at that time came into existence. The names of judges and terms of service of each are appended hereto: John Scott, 1829-32; Chaun- cey Carter, 1833-34; James McClurg, 1835; Henry LaRue, 1836; Thomas J. Wilson, 1837-44; John S. Patterson, 1845-47; Robert F. Groves, 1848; John F. Dodds, 1849-50; J. M. Lasselle and Alvin M. Higgins, 1851, and Henry M. Eidson until the incoming of the court of common pleas in 1852.
Court of Common Pleas .- By the provisions of the act ap- proved May 14, 1852, the court of common pleas was established and its jurisdiction defined. Exclusive jurisdiction was given it in all matters relating to the probate of wills, granting letters testament- ary, administration and guardianship; all matters relating to the settlement of estates, guardianships, and all matters generally of a probate nature, except in special cases, and original and concurrent jurisdiction in certain other specified classes of business. This court continued to have jurisdiction of probate business generally, and the classes of civil and criminal business, as in the act pre- scribed, until 1873, when, by the act discontinuing that court, the business was transferred to the circuit court, where the jurisdiction over probate business still rests, the business of that class, in part, being transacted by a master commissioner. The names and terms of service of the judges of this court are as follows: Robert F.
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Groves, 1853-56; Samuel L. McFadin, 1857-60; Kline G. Shryock, 1861-62; David D. Dykeman, 1863-65; Thomas C. Whiteside, 1866-69; James H. Carpenter, 1870; Daniel P. Baldwin, 1871-72, and John Mitchell until the repeal of the common pleas act in 1873.
Court of Conciliation .- This court was established by an act approved June 11, 1852, and vested with jurisdiction over claims and controversies submitted for the purpose of compromise or conciliation, or for determination of cases by the judge of the court of common pleas, who was made, ex-officio, judge of this court. Causes involving actions for libel, slander, malicious pros- ecution, assault and battery, and false imprisonment, were designed to be first submitted for conciliation, as a means of settlement at small cost. But few cases were brought to this court for that purpose, and the act was repealed November 30, 1865. It was practically a dead letter in the statutes.
Superior Court of Cass County .- This court was organized under the provisions of an act approved March 3, 1877, on the 12th of March, 1877, with John C. Nelson judge. The jurisdiction of said court, as defined by Section 10 of said act, is as follows: "Said court, within and for the county, shall have original concurrent jur- isdiction with the circuit court in all civil cases, and jurisdiction con- current with the circuit court in all cases of appeals from justices of the peace, boards of county commissioners, and mayors' or city courts, in civil cases, and all other appellate jurisdiction in civil causes, now vested in, or which may hereafter be vested by law in, circuit courts.
The enlarged jurisdiction extended to this court, and its practic- ally continuous sessions, brought an immense influx of business, a considerable portion of which was necessarily drawn from the cir- cuit and subordinate courts. In many instances it was a matter of economy to have causes tried in that court, because they could be disposed of without so great expenditure of time and consequent ontlay of money. Taken as a whole, however, in the course of time it became apparent that because of the ultimate and aggregate cost of maintaining this and the circuit, a pressure was brought to bear against it, and the act was repealed April 2, 1881, Judge Nelson continued on the bench during the entire existence of the court.
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ROLL OF ATTORNEYS.
Albert S. White, May 21, 1829. Andrew Ingram, May 21, 1829. Henry Cooper, May 21, 1829. William W. Wick, November 19, 1829. Thomas J. Evans, November 19, 1829. 1 Calvin Fletcher. November 19, 1829. Aaron Finch, November 19, 1829. David Patton, November 19, 1829. Benjamin Hurst, November 19, 1829. George Lyon, April 26, 1830. Peter H. Patterson, April 26, 1830. James Rariden, April 26, 1830. Edward A. Hannagan, April 26, 1830. Joseph Tatman, April 26, 1830. Thomas B. Brown, April 26, 1830. William M. Jenners, April 26, 1830. David Wallace, April 26, 1830. Hiram Bell, April 25, 1831. J. B. Chapman, April 25, 1831. Henry Chase. April 25, 1831. Charles W. Ewing, April 25, 1831. William J. Brown, April 23, 1832. Peter J. Vandevier, April 23, 1832. Lazarus Miller, April 23, 1832. J. A. Liston, April 22, 1833. John W. Wright, April 22, 1833. Samuel C. Sample, February 17, 1834. John B. Niles, February 17, 1834. R. D. Skinner, February 20, 1834. James A. Maxwell, August 18, 1834. James W. Dunn, August 18, 1834. Daniel G. Garnley, August 18, 1834. John U. Pettit, February 3, 1835. Spier S. Tipton, February 3, 1835. Williamson Wright, August 10, 1835. George W. Blakemore, August 10, 1835. Isaac Naylor, August 11, 1835. Michael O'Doherty, August 11, 1835. John Huber, February 8, 1836. John S. Patterson, February 8, 1836. ; } Rufus A. Lockwood, August 8, 1836. Joseph L. Jernegan, August 8, 1836. James Denison, August 9, 1836. Daniel D. Pratt, August 9, 1836. Thomas Johnson, February 20, 1837. William H. Coombs, February 20, 1837. William Z. Stuart, February 20, 1837. P. A. Cowdry, August 21, 1837. Zebulon Beard, February 20, 1838. Nathaniel Niles, February 23, 1838. Horatio J. Harris, August 21, 1838. Hiram Allen, August 21, 1838. R. J. Dawer, August 21, 1838. John F. Dodds, August 28, 1838. William S. Palmer, August 20, 1839. Lucien P. Ferry, May 14, 1840. Horace P. Biddle, May 14, 1840. John B. Dillon, May 14, 1840. Albert L. Holmes, May 20, 1840. John M. Wilson, May 20, 1840. John Bush, May 24, 1841. James W. Ryland, February 21, 1842. Charles B. Lasselle, March 2, 1843.
Thomas G. McCulloch, March 2, 1843. Hiram W. Chase, August 23, 1844. Thos. Alex Weakley, August 23, 1844. Charles D. Murray, December 19, 1844. Benjamin W. Peters, August 18, 1845.
Baxter. February 11, 1846. Elijah Odell, May 1, 1848. Lewis Chamberlin, February 17, 1851. William Brown, February 17, 1851. Samuel L. McFadin, May 10, 1852. William C. Wilson, May 17, 1852. Stephen C. Taber, November 9, 1852. Edwin Walker, November 11, 1852. Sidney Baldwin, November 1I, 1852. Henry Swift, November 11, 1852. William J. Cullen, April 15, 1853. William P. Koutz, April 16, 1853. William H. Lytle, October 4, 1853. Isaac I. Parker, October 6, 1853. Joseph Sellers, April 17, 1854. Isaac De Long, October 17, 1854. D. D. Dykeman, February 5, 1855. Orris Blake, April 17, 1855. W. W. Haney, May 13, 1856. T. B. Helm, August 16, 1856. George Gardner, October 30, 1856.
Lewis Wallace, April 21, 1857. James W. Eldridge, May 6, 1857. John M. La Rue, May 6, 1857. John R. Flynn, October 22, 1857. Harvey J. Shirk, November 3, 1857.
Richard P. DeHart, April 21, 1858.
Dudley H. Chase, October 20, 1858.
David B. Anderson, November 5, 1858.
Elwood P. Sine, May 9, 1859. John Wertz, May 10, 1859. John Guthrie, May 10, 1859. Aaron M. Flory. November 26, 1859.
Thurman C. Annabal, May 8, 1860.
J. Brown Wright, May 9, 1860. Simeon M. Bliss, May 14, 1860. Daniel P. Baldwin, November 16, 1860.
Whitman S. Benham, November, 1860. Andrew H. Evans, May 7, 1861.
Stewart T. McConnell, Dec. 11, 1861. Dyer B. McConnell, May 29, 1865. Henry C. Thornton, July 24, 1865. Frank Swigart, September 12, 1865. Maurice Winfield, December 17, 1866.
James M. Howard, February 27, 1867.
John A. Chappelow, August 26, 1867. John C. Nelson, April 3, 1868. De Witt C. Justice, July 27, 1868. Dennis H. Palmer, November 12, 1871.
John R. McNary, April 28, 1873.
Thomas J. Tuley, September 1, 1873.
Charles B. Stuart, September 19, 1873. Philip Ray, March 11, 1874. Alex S. Guthrie, March 11, 1874.
E. J. C. Kelley, April 27, 1874.
Thos. A. Stuart, September 7, 1874.
Emory B. Sellers, February 2, 1875. William W. Thornton, February 15, 1875.
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Joseph Y. Ballou, February 20, 1875.
Frank Herald, May 5, 1875.
W."R. Anthony, October 12, 1875.
A. B. Leedy, November 1, 1875.
Willard McDowell, November 22, 1875.
Wager Swayne, February 8, 1876.
W. H. Elliott, February 8, 1876. Phil H. Grelle, May 9, 1876.
Elijah Herchberger, September 14, 1876.
W. H. Jacks, November 20, 1876. Milton Hanson, November 21, 1876.
D. A. Snyder, December 6, 1876.
Charles E. Hale, March 17, 1877.
Rufus Magee.
N. O. Ross.
John C. McGregor.
The Cass County bar, as now constituted, consists of the follow- ing members, among whom the names of some are included that ap- pear upon the foregoing roll: Williamson Wright, John F. Dodds, Charles B. Lasselle, Samuel L. McFadin, David D. Dykeman, D. H. Chase, Daniel P. Baldwin, Stewart T. McConnell, Dyer B. Mc- Connell, Henry C. Thornton, Frank Swigart, T. B. Helm, Rufus Magee, Nathan O. Ross, John C. McGregor, John C. Nelson, De- Witt C. Justice, John A. Chappelow, James M. Justice, Thomas J. Tuley, John W. McGreevy, N. B. Barron, Joseph T. McNary, John G. Meck, William H. Jacks, William Powell, William T. Wilson, Charles E. Hale, George E. Ross, M. D. Fansler, Quincy A. Myers, James J. Shaffrey, E. S. Daniels, George C. Taber, P. H. Mc- Greevy, Fred. W. Munson, W. S. Wright, Frank L. Justice, E. G. Wilson, Charles E. Taber, David D. Fickle, George W. Funk, Jo- seph P. Gray, A. G. Jenkines, J. T. Tomlinson.
CHAPTER V.
BY T. B. HELM.
MILITARY-FIRST MILITARY EXPERIENCES IN THE COUNTY-BLACK HAWK WAR-IRISH INSURRECTION-INDIAN PAYMENT DIFFICULTIES-LOCAL MILITARY COMPANIES-MEXICAN WAR-CASS COUNTY VOLUNTEERS- REGULARS-THE REBELLION-PROMPT ENLISTMENTS-PUBLIC OPINION -CASS COUNTY IN THE WAR-HER ROLL OF HONOR-COUNTY ACTION FOR SUPPORT OF FAMILIES-COST, ETC.
A LTHOUGH many of the early settlers of Cass County, and others of more recent dates, had participated in warlike con- flicts with Indians here and elsewhere, and with the marshaled hosts of civilized nations, they can not, with propriety, be recognized as a people trained in the arts of war-warlike. While this negation is true, it is nevertheless a fact, that always, whenever the occasion de-
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manded and a call was made for soldiers for the defense of our homes and firesides, or for the protection of our more distant bor- ders, the maintenance of the rights of the State, and in support of the General Government in enforcing obedience to law; for the sup- pression of rebellion against the authority of the Nation-the inborn disposition to defend the right and chastise the wrong has always predominated, inciting them to take up arms in support of the one and to oppose the other.
Aside from the calls made upon the people of this county, by authority of the State or of the United States, for soldiers to ma- terialize and exert the formidable war power of the country in the maintenance and support of civil government, some there have been of the remaining fathers of the Revolution, others of the war of 1812 and Indian campaign, some of whom still abide with us, who repre- sented Cass County, in times past, in the several periods of savage and civilized warfare, in which the State and Nation have been par- ticipants. In May, 1832, when the prospects for an invasion by Black Hawk and his band were alarmingly auspicious, the people rose in their might and prepared to dispute his rights to come with the fire-brand and scalping knife and deprive them of their homes and sacrifice their " household gods" by the blighting touch of sav- age cruelty. The expected visitation, however, failed to materialize, and the marauder and his party were captured on the 2d of August, 1832, opposite the Upper Iowa.
On or about July 12, 1835, while the construction of the Wa- bash & Erie Canal was in progress, two parties of the Irish laborers known as the "Fardowns " and "Corkonians," engaged upon that work, became involved in riotous proceedings, threatening the de- molition of each other and general devastation along the entire line of the work. This riot made the interposition of the military power of the State necessary for its suppression. Upon the call of the Governor, Gen. John Tipton, of this county, was put in chief com- mand, and Capt. Spier S. Tipton, son of the General, with a com- pany of militia, left Logansport immediately for the scene of action, and, with the militia called from Fort Wayne and elsewhere, was in- strumental in the restoration of order and quiet.
Again, in the latter part of September, 1836, at the time of the Pottawattomie payment, a difficulty arose in reference to the distri- bution of the moneys to be paid them on account of lands purchased
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and for annuities. Owing to the belligerent character of the parties engaged and the apparent cause for a serious collision, Col. Abel C. Pepper, the Indian agent, as a means of preserving quiet and sup- pressing disorder, notified G. W. Ewing, colonel of Seventy-eighth Regiment of Indiana Militia, who immediately called out the Peru Greys, under the command of Capt. A. M. Higgins, the Logansport Guards, commanded by Capt. Spier S. Tipton, and the Logansport Dragoons, commanded by Capt. G. N. Fitch. The timely arrival of these warlike auxiliaries had a tendency to still the troubled waters and to induce a spirit of conciliation and compromise, which resulted in an amicable adjustment of the grievances without bloodshed.
Through the kindness of Hon. Charles B. Lasselle, of Logans- port, we have the opportunity of transcribing the names of the men who composed the two Cass County companies: "Spier S. Tipton, captain; Stanislaus Lasselle, lieutenant; Jacob Hull, ensign; Sam- uel B. Linton, first sergeant; Daniel Sparks, second sergeant; John Sellers, third sergeant ; Daniel Clary, fourth sergeant ; Joshua Shields, first corporal; Amos Roe, second corporal; Cam Moore, third corporal; George Myers, fourth corporal. Privates, D. D. Pratt, Wills Buzan, Thomas G. Davis, Isaac Booth, John Black- burn, James Young, William Dickey, Austin Pate, Martin O'Brien, Philip Leahey, Daniel McCarty, Jeremiah Green, Hugh Ensby and John Goldsberry."
"G. N. Fitch, captain; George Weirick, first lieutenant; James W. Dunn, second lieutenant; S. K. Waymore, cornet. Privates, George Rush, James T. Miller, David Johnson, Andrew Robe, Jesse Evans, B. O. Spencer, Edwin Davis, J. McClary, R. C. Weirick, John Howard, J. H. Myers, J. P. Gaines, J. Medary, E. B. Fitch, Jay Mix, M. Washburn, Philip Pollard, J. B. Dillon, J. Lemon, William Conner."
These two companies were mustered into service September 25, 1836, and discharged October 1, 1836.
Mexican War .- Affairs between the United States and Mexico having assumed a hostile attitude, the President of the United States, by proclamation May 11, 1846, announced that a state of war ex- isted between this country and Mexico. Congress, thereupon, im- mediately authorized a call for 50,000 volunteers, one-half to be mustered in at once and the remainder to be used as a reserve. Then the President, on the strength of this authority, issued his call
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accordingly, the instrument bearing date May 13, 1846. The gov- ernors of the several States responded promptly, James Whitcomb, governor of Indiana, issuing his proclamation, directing the enroll- ment of volunteers in conformity with the order of the President, on May 23, following.
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