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In 1853. the famous (or infamous) congressional act known as the "Fugitive Slave Law" was passed. This required that when a runaway slave was seen in a free or slave state, it should be the duty of any and all citizens to see that he was returned to his master at once. The penalty for not doing so was imprisonment and fine, one or both. This measure was bitterly op- posed at the North, save by a few, who by nativity or education were of the Southern slavery belief. Stephen A. Douglas introduced the Kansas- Nebraska bill, which supported the doctrine of "squatters' sovereignty," that each state upon its admission into the Union might decide by ballot whether slavery should be introduced and propagated within its borders. It was the repeal of the compromises of 1820 and 1850, and its passage in 1854 roused
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the North to a state of fury, bordering upon open rebellion. The "Kansas war" occurred, and the pitiful tragedy of old John Brown, a few years later. kindled a flame that was not wholly quenched until Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox. The Republican party sprang into life and conducted one of the most exciting campaigns in the history of the nation. The vote in War- ren county in the 18:" Fremont campaign stood as follows: Fremont and Dayton, Republican, 1,167; Buchanan and Breckenridge, Democratic, 767; Fillmore and Donaklson, American ticket, 76.
The Southern wing of Democracy, the stronger of the two branches of the organization, was content to remain in the Union as long as the institut- tion of slavery was not interfered with, even though it could not elect the President. For twenty-five years prior . the Civil war the South had bragged and threatened that in case the North interfered with, or sought to free the slaves, that the Union would certainly be disrupted. The feeling, at home and in Congress, grew bitter, year by year. The acts of John Brown and the universal reading of literature, including Harriet Beecher Stowe's famous "Uncle Tom's Cabin," had all been potent factors in bringing the issue to a climax about the time of the Lincoln and Hamlin presidential campaign of 1860. Here, in Warren county, all these years, the stream had been heading up and was about ready to burst over its banks. so to speak. The author re- grets to state that. through some cause or other, no official record of the :860 election can be found, but it is known that the county was largely for Abraham Lincoln and the platform of the Republican party.
The next presidential contest was simply as to whether the Rebellion should be continued, or whether it should be called off. This the Northern states must needs decide, for the South had gone out of the federation of states. The fight was between Lincoln and the Democratic party at the North, with Gen. George B. MeClellan as their standard bearer. In Warren county the vote stood: Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, Republican, 1,373 votes, as against 761 for McClellan and Pendleton, of the Democratic party.
The next presidential campaign came after the close of the Civil war and when the great military chieftain, U. S. Grant, was nominated by the Repub- lican party for President, with Colfax for Vice-President, as against Horatio Seymour, of New York, and Frank P. Blair, of Missouri, as nominees of the Democratic party, in which Warren county again supported the Republican party by a good majority.
In 1872 Horace Greeley was nominated by the liberal element in both parties, but was on the Democratic ticket, as against U. S. Grant and Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts. Warren county voted as follows: For the entire
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Republican ticket, 1,504: for the Democratic or Liberal ticket. 775. Fifteen votes were also polled for the third party ( Bourbon Democrats ).
The next evolution in the political organizations of the country was in 1876. when the Greenback party had its birth. This party favored the aboli tion of all national banks, and bitterly opposed the refunding or re-issuing of government bonds, save in certain emergencies. They also declared against the return of specie payments. Three tickets entered the race in 1876, Repub- lican, Democratic and Greenback. In Warren county the total vote was as follows: Republican, with Hayes and Wheeler nominces, 1,590; the Demo- crats, under Samuel J. Tilden and T. A. Hendricks, 880, and the Greenback party, under Peter Cooper of New York, 88 votes.
The peaceful administration of Hayes, the sound policy in hand'ing the Southern states, the general growth and wonderful financial prosperity of the entire country, really carried the Republican party safely through the election held in 1880, when Gen. James A. Garfield was the standard bearer. The Greenback party kept on growing, however, and antagonized national banks, but had of course, dropped the "specie payment" tirade, as the Repub- licans had been able to "resume" in 1879, on the very day and date it had declared it would. The Greenbackers also assailed the corporations, including the railroads, all of which tended to unsettle business, but in the end was an ex- cellent thing for the regulation of the monied powers of the country. The Republicans were again in the majority in Warren county, as well as in the country at large. Here the vote stood: Garfield and Arthur ( Republican), 1,850; Hancock and English (Democratic), 901; Weaver (Greenback), 124.
The following is a "roll of honor," a list of names of men old enough and who voted at the election of William Henry Harrison in 1840 and who sur- vived to vote for his grandson, Gen. Benjamin Harrison, in the autumn of 1888: Dr. C. R. Boyer, Andrew Fleming, Levi Moore, Allen Case, Robert Pearson, Benjamin Kerr, Dr. R. J. Simpkins, Elias Thompson, John P. Hunter, William H. Best, John Ammerman, James Goodwine, Sr., Zebulon Foster, Rev. Colbrath Hall, Oliver Wallace, Samuel L. Frame, Dr. Jackson Fleming. William Crow, Skillman Judy, Leonard L. Stump, Elisha Rodgers, James F. Willhide, Joshua Anderson.
A HARRISON POLE RAISING.
The custom of liberty pole raising was one dating back to Andrew Jack- son's day and was kept up, off and on, in Warren county till recent years. The Warren Republican of October, 1888, has the following cor erning one of the last occasions like this: "Last Saturday afternoon, the Republicans
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of Steuben township had a gathering at Marshfield for the purpose of raising a Harrison and Morton flag pole and speech making. Hon. J. F. Hanly, of Lafayette [later governor |, was present and spoke. At four o'clock in the afternoon the raising of the pole began, the power being furnished by a steam traction engine. The pole was one hundred and nine feet long, and required two splices. Everything progressed nicely until the first splice broke, oc casioning more than an hour's delay. But the 'boys' were not discouraged and would have been content splicing and re-splicing all night, but what they would have raised the pole. Finally about eight o'clock the work was ac. complished and the stars and stripes of Old Glory floated proudly out from the top of the pole, and it can be seen many miles around. The pole break- ing was no ill omen of results as to the success of the Republican party this fall, because another pole had been raised on the same spot in the campaign of 1860 when Lincoln and Hannibal were the standard-bearers, and were elected, though that pole broke in raising." It may here be added that War- ren county gave Benjamin Harrison a majority in 1888 of 829 votes.
Warren county gave William McKinley a majority of 945 in 1896.
So, it will be observed that Warren county has been either Whig or Republican, on national issues, from its earliest election down to 1880. While this is true, it should be stated that many from opposition political organiza- tions have been elected to county and state positions, aided by the Republican votes of this county, on the true theory of good government (locally) to vote for the most competent man, regardless of party, but stick to the platform of your national party, if that platform suits your political and honest belief. Since 1880 the vote of Warren county has stood usually Republican, but it is of little interest to attempt to give the results in figures, concerning the many e'ection periods, save to give the vote at the last Presidential election, that of 1908, when the vote in the various precincts in Warren county was as follows :
Taft Republican.
Bryan Democratic.
East Adams
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Jordan
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67
Kent
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East Liberty
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86
West Liberty
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1908 of 3.183.
1822 -Ratliff Boone. September 1816-22-Jonathan Jennings.
1822-25-William Hendricks.
1825 (part of )-James Ray.
1825-31-James B. Ray.
1831-37-Noah Noble.
1843-48-James Whitcomb. 1840-43 -- Samuel Bigger. 1837-40-David Wallace.
1849-57-Joseph A. Wright. 1848-49 (acting) P. C. Dunning.
1857-60-Ashbel P. Willard.
1861 (four days)-H. S. Lane. 1860-61-Abraham Hammond.
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There were also seventy votes in the county for the Prohibition ticket
GOVERNORS OF INDIANA.
1867-73-Conrad Baker.
1877-80-James D. Williams. 1873-77-Thomas A. Hendricks.
1880-81-Isaac P. Gray (acting).
1881-85-Albert G. Porter.
1889-91-Alvin P. Hovey. 1885-89-Isaac P. Gray.
1893-97-Claude Matthews. 1891-93-Ira J. Chase ( acting).
1909-13-Thomas R. Marshall. 1905-09-J. Frank Hanly. 1901-05-Winfield T. Durbin. 1897-1901-J. A. Mount.
The territorial governors of Indiana were: Gen. Arthur St. Clair, gov-
July 4, 1800, to January 10, 1801; William H. Harrison, 1801 10 1812; ernor of the Northwest Territory, 1787 to 1800; John Gibson, acting from
Thomas Posey, from 1812 to 1816.
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COUNTY CLERKS OF THE COURT.
1827-38-James Cumingham. 1870 -- Fry Bryant. 1838-Thomas O'Neal, appointed. 1879-Henry C. Johnson.
1838-William Robb, appointed. 1887-91-Isaac Smith.
1838-E. F. Lucas, appointed.
1891-94-P. W. Schoonover.
1841-William R. Boyer.
1895-04-John G. McCord.
1856-HI. R. Pomeroy.
1863-William C. Smith.
1901-12-Ernest Grey. 1912- - John F. Ritenour.
COUNTY AUDITORS.
Prior to 1841. the work of this office was performed by the clerk or treasurer.
1848-Walter B. Miller.
1852-Isaac S. Jones.
1860-James H. Bonebrake.
1885-87 -- David Moffitt. 1887-91-Zara T. Stearns. 1891-95 -- Samuel T. Fenton. 1895-03 -William Stephens.
1864-W. HI. Thomas.
1868-William Moffitt.
1903-11-Robert L. Winks. 1911- - David H. Moffitt.
1876-George Adams. 1881-William Moffitt.
COUNTY RECORDERS.
1827-James Cunningham. 1838-Thomas O. Neal. 1844-Henry J. Parker. 1845-William R. Boyer. 1852-Robert M. Allen. 1856-John B. Wright.
1872-J. D. Livengood. 1880-Thomas J. Graves.
1889-93-John C. Stephens.
1893-97-D. C. Boggs.
1898-05-Joseph Galleher.
1905- - John Wilson.
SHERIFFS OF THE COUNTY.
1827-William F. Beckett. 1829-John Seaman. 1833-William Robb. 1839-Aaron Stevenson. 1841-Nicholas Sheffer.
1846-Isaac Templeton. 1847-John P. Pugh. 1849-William Robb (appointed). 1849-George Oglesby. 1851-George W. Armstrong.
FOUNTAIN AND WARREN COUNTIES, INDILA 1.
1885-89-Abraham H. Ham.
1862-Wiliam L. Hamilton. 1862-Samuel Clark. 1880 93 - Joseph Swisher. 1805-Henry C. Dawson. 1803-07 Thomas C. Powell. 1897-1901- 1. X. Statzell. 1901.03 --- Fred Williams.
1867-11. M. Billings. 1868 -- AAsa J. Fisher. 1872-Mahlon J. Haines. 1903-07-Sanmiel Frame.
18-6-11. M. Pearson. 1880-84-Joseph L. Stump.
1907-11-Daniel Tagne. 1911 -- William Cowgill.
COUNTY TREASURERS.
1828-Enoch Farmer. 1831-John C. Irvin.
1832-James Todd. 1834-James H. Buell.
1838-William R. Boyer.
1840 -- B. F. Gregory. 1842-E. F. Lucas.
1852 -- Samuel J. Mc. Villy.
1857-59 -- Samuel F. Messner. 1863 -- George Hitchens. 1867-Alvin High.
1871-Cyrus Romine. 1875-Samuel Bitternger. 1879-Phillip Gemmer. 1883-87- Frank C. Fleming. 1887-89-James Anderson. 1889-93-Augustus Cronkhite. 1893-97-Peter W. Fleming. 1897-1902-Jacob Sheffc: 1902-06 -- Peter W. Fleming. 1906-10-William II. Stephens. 1910- - Abraham Il. Haun.
SURVEYORS.
1828-Perrin Kent. 1852-Ferdinand Woodward.
1878-Samuel Smith.
1881-85-E. N. Naylor.
1862-Isaac N. Taylor. 1885-1895-William P. Carmichael.
1866-Ferdinand Woodward.
1895-1907-Wilmer Gemmer.
1872-Thomas J. Webb. 1874-John L. Trimble.
1907- - J. Rupert Gregory.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
This court was created in 1852 and abolished 1873, the circuit court tak- ing over its duties. Daniel Mills served as judge in 1853: William R. Boyer, 1856; Isaac Naylor, 1861 ; James Park, in 1867, when he was followed by John M. La Ruc.
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CORONERS.
1829-William Search. 1832 -- J. R. Coffin.
1836 -- Charles Mc Allister.
1838-Samuel Campbell.
1851-Josiah Tharp.
1853-Aaron Lesley.
1855 -- John Cox.
1897-98 -- L. A. Sailor. 1898-1903-F. B. Jones. 1903 -- George Edwards.
1863-E. A. Sanders.
1864 -- Phillip W. Lewis.
1903-09-John D. Bader.
1872-Isaiah P. Ross.
1909-11-William H. Evans. IQII- - Richard Stephenson.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.
1828-Daniel R. Parker. 1831-James J. Ailly.
IS71 -- Ilenry Rittenour (last com- missioner ).
1837-James Todd and J. Harris. 1840-Wesley Clark. 1845-B. F. Gregory.
1873 -- C. M. Parks (first superinten- dent ). 1875 -- Alonzo Nebeker. 1877-John Bowman.
1849 -- James J. Mc.Villy.
1853-J. O. Wade. B. H. Boyd and Sanford Payne. 1854-Jones, Wade and Shepard. 1860-William P. Rhodes. 1866-M. T. Case. 1868-John L. Boyd. 1869-James W. McMullen.
1881-Alonzo Nebeker. 1883-F. M. Sutton.
1885-87-Cal Brown. 1887-93-Fremont Goodwine. 1893-97; L. A. Sailor. 1897-99-Eldo Wilson. 1899-07-W. J. Bader. 1907 to present-Harry Evans.
What was formerly known as school commissioner, but now as superin- tendent, an office looking after the public schoo's of the county, has been hekl in Warren county by the following persons :
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
This office was abolished in 1852. Those who had held such position were: 1828, Nathaniel Butterfield and Samuel B. Clark: 1831, Isaac Rains; 1833. James Crawford and David McConnell; 1834, Hugh M. King: 1836, Thomas Collins: 18440, Levi Jennings ; 1840, William Coldren; 1845, E. Pur- viance : 18447. Josiah Tharp: 1847, Silas Hooker ; 1851, Peter Schoonover. (16)
1874-John Jordan.
1881 -- P. W. Lewis. 1888-90-Elisha Leddick. 1800 -1802-James Johnson. 1892-96 -- William .1. Yeagy. 1890-97-Thomas A. Clifton.
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COUNTY AGENTS.
This office was one of much importance at an early day, and its holder was a sort of a "big man" of the county, who had many of the duties of the present commissioners and also that of the county auditor. Such office was held by many in this county, before the state law abolished it. Among these were Luther Tillotson, 1827: Holder Sisson, 1828; Isaac Rains, 1828; J. J. Mc. Villy, 1829: Samuel B. Clark. 1830: Charles Biarshire. 1836; Lemuel W. Joiner, 1839 : Benjamin Crow, 1846; Elisha Hitchens, 1848.
COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGES.
1830-38-John R. Porter. 1838-52 -- I. N. Naylor.
1852-59-William P. Bryant.
1859-70-John M. Cowan.
1870-83-Thomas Davidson. 1883-1906-Joseph Rabb. 1906- - James T. Saunderson.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
1870-78-Joseph M. Rabb. . 1878-80-Aaron Harrell.
1807-1901-J. W. Brissey. 1901-03-Clyde W. Wyand.
1880-84-R. B. James. 1903-07-Omer B. Ratcliff.
1887-91-Will B. Reed. 1907-09-E. Grant Hall.
1891-93-James Bingham. 1909- - John J. Hall.
1893-97-Ele Stansbury.
COUNTY ASSESSORS.
1891-97-Joseph D. Galleher. 1903-II-Charles E. Watkins.
1897-1903- Samuel M. Framc. 1911- - James Metsker.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
This list is not quite complete, but gives nearly all who have had to do with the office :
1831-38-James J. McAilly. 1851-52-John R. Johnson. ( Records burned. )
1856-59-Thomas Chenoweth.
1852-53 -- Isaac Bowyer. 1876-S. M. Frame.
1853-56-Isaac Slauter.
1876-Andrew Brier.
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1876 -- Zimri Atkinson. 1877-R. W. Alexander. 1881- George T. Bell. 1882 -- James O. Barr. 1883-T. C. Moore. 188 -G. C. Tyler. 1887-J. W. Mills. B. F. Boncbrake. 1800-George W. Smith. 1891 -- T. C. Fleming.
1892 -- William Me Adams, E. C. Livengood. 1801 - Henry Woodhamns. 1800 - James C. Hall. 1900 -- B. F. Gephart. 1905-R. W. Alexander. Jr. 1000-Charles Lowe. 1907-Andrew J. Mckenzie. 1900 -- F. B. Ogborn, George W. Craw ford. 1911-John Van Reed.
CHAPTER VL
EARLY COURTS AND PRESENT BAR.
The commencement of circuit courts in Warren county had connected with it proceedings which are of no little interest, even after the lapse of so many years. The board of justices of Warren county met on the first Mon- day in March, 1828, and selected the following as grand jurymen : Perren Kent, Samuel Watkins, Amos Clark, Robert Hill, Enoch Strawn, Holder Sis- son, Peter Fleming, Lewis Stephens, John Seaman, Daniel Benjamin, John Pugh, James McCord, John Case, of Warren township, and John Case, of Medina township, John S. Reed, Edward Moore, John Jackson and James Bedwell, all of whom were called for the May term, 1828, the first in the history of this county. They were summoned to meet at the house of Enoch Farmer, the place selected by the Legislature for the holding of the circuit court. All were in attendance at the appointed day and place, but, the judge being absent, the court har to adjourn. The next day the judge failed to appear, when the officer adjourned "until court in course," which proved to be Sep- tember 25th, of that yo. r. At that time and the place before designate Judge John R. Porter, presiding judge, and Nathaniel Butterfield and Samne! B. Clark, associate judges, were present. The postponement of court from spring to autumn had necessitated the call for another grand jury, and when this new jury were called there was not a sufficient number present to make a quorum, hence the jury was discharged, and then the court called up the first case before the circuit court of Warren county. It was entitled the State of Indiana vs. Elizabeth Connor, charged with breach of the peace under charges brought by Justice of the Peace Thomas Kearns. This case was dis- missed. The second case was that of Lewis Dequindre and Timothy Dequin- dre vs. Zachariah Cicott, trespass on the case. The plaintiffs appeared by their attorney, A. Ingram, and the defendant appeared in "his own proper person." The latter, by agreement, confessed judgment to the amount of $539.69, whereupon, by further agreement, the plaintiffs agreed to wait one year for payment of the sum, upon condition that sufficient security be given. The court then ordered judgment in accordance with these stipulations, and taxed the costs up to the defendant. Appended to this order was the follow- ing: "April 1, 1830, received this day the balance of the above judgment. A. Ingram, attorney for plaintiff."
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The third case, John Glasspell vs. Enos Hankins. lomestie attachment, on appeal from justice court the plaintiff appeared by Rogers, attorney in fact, and the defendant "in his own proper person." On motion, the case was continued at the costs of the defendant. The fifth case was a divorce pro- ceedings, the petitioner being Polly Broady vs. Azariah Broady. Atto ney Patterson appeared for the defendant. Evidence was introduced to prove that the residence of defendant was not within Indiana. The pendency of this suit was published in the Western Register and The Terre Haute .Idvertiser, to the effect that if the defendant did not appear at the next term of court and answer the bill, the charges would be taken and confessed. The case was then continued, and the court adjourned "until the court in course." Thus ended the first term of circuit court in Warren county. It was during this term that a "scroll" was adopted as the legal seal of the court, until otherwise ordered.
The second term of circuit court began May 7. 1820, the presiding judge not being present. Peter HI. Patterson, Albert L. White, David Patton, Jacob Anghlin and Theodore C. Caw were sworn in and admitted as coun- selors at law. The case of John Glasspell vs. Enos Haskins was dismissed on motion of the defendant. for want of a sufficient affidavit in the proceedings below. The divorce case, Broady vs. Broady, was dismissed on motion of the complainant, upon whom the costs were taxed. A petition for divorce was presented by Elizabeth Barnes vs. Elijah Barnes, the former being represented by her attorney. D. Patton. The defendant was absent, and the case was con- tinted by publication according to the law. The grand jury found true bills as follows: The State vs. Seth Shippy, for an assault and battery ; the State vs. John Dixon, for aiding and assisting in assault and battery. The jury was then discharged. In the case of John Conner vs. David White, domestic attachment, the following petit jury was called, sworn and given the case: William Russell, Samuel Enderly, Jonathan Cox, John Cox, David White, Constantine McMahon, John E. Smith, Francis Boggs. John Jackson, Luther Tillotson, Lawrence Rains and Isaac Rains. The jury gave the plaintiff $194.62 damages and the costs, amounting in all to $286.
LATER SESSIONS OF CIRCUIT COURT.
At the October term, 1829, Hon. John R. Porter, president judge, and Nathaniel Butterfield and Samuel B. Clark, associates, were present. The case in chancery, Milton Gerard vs. Emily Gerard et al., came up, but was published and continued. Five cases were considered at this term of court,
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and two bills of indictment returned by the grand jury. On motion the fol- lowing sea was adopted: " \ brass die, on the outer circle of which letters Warren Circ. Courts, with thirteen stars, on the inner circle, except tuo, one in the center and the other on the offer circle." Up to this time the court had been held at the house of Enoch Farmer, at the old county seat. Wmien- ton, but in April, 1830, it convened at the house of William Harris pro- prietor of the newly re-located seat of justice, Williamsport, though meses- sion was held, owing to the absence of the judge and one of his associate judges. October 7. 1830, the court convened at the court house. all the judges being present. Moses Cox, Edward A. Hanbegan and Aaron Finch were admitted as attorneys. In the Gerard chancery case, after the evidence was all in, it was ordered "Adjudged and decreed by the court now here, that the bill of said complainant be taken as confessed;" whereupon certain lands were ordered conveyed to the complainant. Fifteen cases were disposed of at that term. The next term was held in April. : 831, at the house of Willian Harrison. Peter Christman, upon petition, was given permission to construct a dam and mill on Pine creek, on the northwest quarter of section 22, range 8 west. During the same term Thomas J. Evans, Joseph Tatman and Isaac Pearson were admitted to the bar as attorneys. A decree of divorce was granted Polly Broady, though the defendant was absent. " This was the first divorce over granted in Warren county-but by no means the last ! The last session of circuit court held at the Harrison house was that of April, 1831 : after that the "court house" was used. Actions during these years were cases for trespass on the case, debt, assault and battery on appeal, affray, adultery againt Mathias Redding, domestic attachment, divorce, replevin, to convey land, chancery cases, gaming, breach of the peace, presentment, etc. Hon. E. A. Hannegan was the prosecuting attorney in most all of these state cases. Other attorneys admitted to the bar were David Wallace, A. B. Pat- terson and R. A. Chandler. In 1833 many indictments for retailing liquor and foreign and domestic groceries and merchandise were returned. In 1833 Isaac Naylor (later judge ) and T. R. Brown were admitted to the practice of law; David Brier and Heury D. Lane were admitted in 1834: John Bryce and R. A. Lockwood in 1836.
With the passing of the decades there have been the usual civil and crimi- nal cases tried in Warren county, by an average and honorable list of barristers, a number of whom have made a national reputation, and many have become judges in this and other states.
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PRESENT ATTORNEYS OF THE COUNTY.
The following were regular legal practitioners at the Warren county bar in 1912: E. F. MeCabe, Williamsport : Harley D. Billings, Williamsport ; Ele Stansbury, Williamsport : William B. Durborow, Williamsport : Victor II. Ringer, Williamsport ; John W. Sutton. Williamsport : J. C. Stephens, Will- iamsport: C. G. Rossiter, Williamsport: John J. Hall, Williamsport: D. F. Draper. Williamsport; Wallace Whistler, Independence: John K Crack, West Lebanon; E. A. Graves, West Lebanon; John G. McCord, Pine Village.
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