First court in Wayne County (no replies)
The record shows that the first court in Wayne County was held September 10, 1798, at the house of George Buchanan, (spelled also, in, the record, Buckhannan and Bowhannan), in Milford, "Before Samuel...
View ArticleSeptember Term, 1799 (no replies)
At September Term, 1799, Samuel Preston, the first associate judge, found himself in hot water. An attempt was made to indict him, in which the prime movers were Samuel Staunton, of Mt. Pleasant, and...
View ArticleDecember Term, 1799 (no replies)
At December Term, 1799, Jonathan Butler, a justice of the peace, was indicted for "an assault and battery on the body of John Biddis, Esquire," the fourth associate judge, but was acquitted. [Mathews,...
View ArticleSeptember Term, 1800 (no replies)
At September Term, 1800, the difficulties in which Judge Preston had become involved culminated in two indictments against him. The first charged the Quaker judge with an assault and battery on Thomas...
View ArticleDecember Term, 1800 (no replies)
At December Term, 1800, "Samuel C. Seely, Esq.," the third associate judge, was indicted for "an assault and battery on the body of Abraham Mulford, Esq.," a justice of the peace; and an indictment...
View ArticleCourts -- Milford (no replies)
The courts were held in Milford at September and December Terms, 1798, and February Term, 1799. By act of April 1, 1799, the place for holding them was fixed at Wilsonville, until a suitable spot for...
View ArticleHon. John Spayd (no replies)
March 1, 1806, Gov. McKean commissioned Hon. John Spayd president judge of the Third District. Judge Spayd presided in Wayne, for the first time, May 12, 1806, and for the last time, at December Term,...
View ArticleHon. Robert Porter (no replies)
July 6, 1809, Gov. Snyder commissioned Hon. Robert Porter president judge of the Third District. Judge Porter presided in Wayne, for the first time, September 4, 1809, and for the last time, at August...
View ArticleHon. John B. Gibson (no replies)
By act of March 24, 1812, Bradford, Tioga, Wayne and Susquehanna Counties were erected into the Eleventh Judicial District, and the Governor was required to appoint a president judge for the district,...
View ArticleAllen, Peter (no replies)
"The Speaker laid before the Senate a letter from, Samuel M'Kean, Secy. of the Commonwealth, accompanied with a statement of the number of warrants issued for the execution of criminals in this...
View ArticleJones, Cornelius (no replies)
"The Speaker laid before the Senate a letter from, Samuel M'Kean, Secy. of the Commonwealth, accompanied with a statement of the number of warrants issued for the execution of criminals in this...
View ArticleMathers, Truman (no replies)
"The Speaker laid before the Senate a letter from, Samuel M'Kean, Secy. of the Commonwealth, accompanied with a statement of the number of warrants issued for the execution of criminals in this...
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