Title: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Lafayette County): Criminal Case Files
Inclusive Dates: 1837-1928

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• Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Lafayette County)

Call Number: Lafayette Series 43

Quantity: 4.5 c.f. (14 archives boxes)

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Records relating to criminal cases tried before the territorial circuit and district court and the Circuit Court. Files include complaints, notes, summonses, transcripts, evidence, rulings, orders, judgments, appeals, and execution orders. Cases relate to criminal offenses such as murder, assault and battery, adultery, larceny, fornication, illegal liquor sales, vandalism, and gambling. Most cases are pre-1900 and some early cases are from the justice court. This series is not a complete record of criminal cases for the time period.

Language: English

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Alphabetical by last name of defendant. See the appendix of this finding aid for a complete list.

Box   1	Abraham, John - Brown, Amos
Box   2	Brown, Grant - Campbell, John
Box   3	Campbell, Thomas - Coyle, Daniel
Box   4	Crawhall, Thomas - Dougherty Edward
Box   5	Dougherty, Joseph - Flanigan, William
Box   6	Flannery, Martin - Hall, Henry
Box   7	Hampton, Robert - Hughs, Oliver
Box   8	Huntington, Henry - Lakey, Michael
Box   9	Lamar, Charles - Marriott, Fred
Box   10	Martin, John - McNully, Joseph
Box   11	Meehan, John - Osborne, Robert
Box   12	Palfrey, John - Ryan, Edward
Box   13	Sambrook, Peter - Torphy, Patrick
Box   14	Trenary, Bryon - Zurflelh, Alfred

Defendant's Name	Charge	Year	Remarks
Abraham, John	adultery	1900	.
Abraham, John	burglary	1894	.
Adams, Alphens	theft	1858	.
Akins, Edward	larceny	1884	.
Allen, George	aiding a prisoner to escape from jail	1838	.
Anderson, Martin W	disturbing the peace	1853	.
Anderson, William C	assault and beating	1860	.
Andrews, Ethan	murder	1853	Tried to murder John Ducy
Andrews, Ethan	assault with intent to kill and murder	1853	Tried to murder Maurice Ducy
Andrews, Herzekiah	abusive and obscene language	1884	.
Andrews, Nancy	theft	1857	.
Ansley, Thomas	Relief	1866	.
Armstrong, Thomas	assault	1852	.
Arneson, Knudt	seduction	1893	.
Arnold, C.A.	selling liquor without a license	1887	.
Aten, John M	.	1861	.
Atwood, Charles	larceny	1859	.
Aufelenheide, John	assault and battery	1854	.
Aureton, Christopher	arson	1854	.
Baker, John G.	debt	1863	Indebted to Wisconsin for 100 dollars. Reason unknown.
Baker, Josiah G.	debt	1863	See John Baker
Baldwin, Henry D	larceny	1858	Found guilty of stealing oysters, sardines, oranges, 14 lbs. of candy, cigars, tea, etc
Baldwin, Henry	disturbing the peace	1866	Also accused: James Gregor, Casper Hardy, Edward Marx, Lewis Marx, John Hardy, Frank Braunan, Lewis Lucia, John Henry, Edward Hastings and Charles Miller.
Baldwin, Henry D.	assault with intent to kill	1867	Baldwin came into a bar with his son and put him on the table. The owner asked how he would like it if he brought a child in and put his dirty feet on the table. Words were exchanged and Baldwin pulled a knife on the owner.
Baldwin, John F.	assault and battery	1856	Beat David Hill with a wooden club.
Baldwin (Field), Harry	fathering a bastard child	1892	Father of Ellen Mullen's child, who died three days after the birth. Baldwin was required to pay the costs of the birth to the mother. There is also a note in the file from 1899 saying that Harry Fields was convicted of raping his eldest daughter in 1892, but the rest of the file doesn't mention this case.
Barbarick, Eva	.	adultery	1888	Committed adultery with Ferdinand Strauss. According to Barbarick, she married her husband after she was forced to have sex with him and became pregnant. After the baby was born, she began sleeping with Strauss and at the time of the trial she was pregnant with his child. Strauss' wife brought about the charges against Barbarick, but it doesn't seem that Ferdinand was charged.
Barnes, Henry W.	debt	1851	In debt 300 dollars
Bass, Thomas G.	attempted rape	1857	Found guilty of attacking and attempting to rape Phillippa Prater.
Batz, Joe	larceny	1853	Stole a variety of clothing items: suspenders, socks, flannel shirt, etc.
Batz, Joe	larceny	1853	Found guilty of stealing a gold coin, a pair of pants, a flannel shirt, suspenders and woolen socks
Belkin, Casper	assault	1869	Found not guilty of assaulting a woman
Bennett, George B	assault with intent to murder	1869	Shot at Henry Huggle
Bennings, Jacob	.	1852	.
Bentenshaw, Charles	forgery	1871	Forged a note that said, “Please let Chas. Bentenshaw have 9 dollars and 34 cents worth of goods and charge them to me and oblige” signed Mosem M. Newman
Bergan, John	arson	1848	Set fire to Barney Brady's house. The main evidence was that someone said McGuire got matches and apparently threatened someone who wanted to put the fire out.
Bevard, William H	larceny	1852	Stole a bay horse worth 80 dollars
Bigley, Alexander	larceny	1853	Stole Jesse B. Watts' horse
Bishell, Paulete	assault and battery	1871	Beat Matthew Brady with stones
Bishell, William	assault and battery	1871	Beat Matthew Brady with stones
Black, John	larceny	1872	Stole 400 dollars by saying that he worked for Leonard Metcalf
Blackstone, John M	betting	1853	Bet 25 cents on the game of faro
Blaisdell, John	assault and battery	1860	Accused of beating Edmund Akins. Found guilty and required to pay 100 dollars and costs for the prosecution.
Bosch, Rudy	.	1899	Charge not listed. The document is a bond stating that Bosch and John McDonald are in debt to the state for 150 dollars and must keep the peace, especially towards Bridget Bosch for six months.
Bowker, Daniel	theft	1867	Stole two horses and equipment from James A. Owens
Brady, Barney	assault	1848	Beat up James Owens
Brannan, Thomas	violating election laws	1871	An election resulted in a tie between Matthew Murphy and Thomas Bainbridge. It was the duty of these three men to determine the winner by lot, however they refused to do it.
Brannan, Thomas	violating election laws	1871	All three men received the same and unequal amount of votes for the same position.
Braunan ,Hezikiah H.	fathering a bastard child	1853	Fathered a child with Sarah Hodges
Brockway, Charles	gaming	1849	Accused of keeping a gaming house and dealing in the game of faro
Brockway, Charles	gaming	1855	Apparently used force to bet 95 cents at faro
Brockway, Charles	gaming	1849	Found dealing cards and playing faro for money
Brown, Amos	arson	1856	.
Brown, Amos	.	betting	1853	Bet 25 dollars on the game of faro
Brown, Grant	rape	1905	Accused of raping Edna Nethery, age 16. There was a deposition in which two jurors, John A. Penniston and William Johnson voted guilty, not because they believed that Grant was guilty, but because they were made sick by the cigar smoke of the other jurors.
Brown, Henry	theft	1848	Stole Thomas Bleakley's mare
Brown, John	assault and resisting officer	1858	Apparently Brown had mineral in his hand and when the constable tried to see it, Brown grabbed him by the collar, threw him to the ground and stomped on his hand.
Brown, Richard	assault and battery	1879	Along with Sarah Brown and P.E Brown, assaulted John Schoenfeld
Brown, Spencer W	assault and battery	1861	Found guilty of assaulting Edmund Atkins
Brown, William	assault with intent to kill	1877	Beat Mary Jane Johnson and threatened to kill her with an ax
Buckland, Robert	breaking and entering	1869	Accused of stealing honey from the Widow Scott
Buckland, Robert	breaking and entering	1869	Broke into the office of Edward H. Gratiot
Buckley, Thomas J	seduction	1898	Seduced Ruth McGranahan under the promise of marriage
Bugh, Samuel G.	gaming	1853	Guilty of betting 24 cents
Bunt, Richard	theft	1862	Stole lead ore
Burke, John	obtaining money by false pretences	1898	Cheated and defrauded Chris Gardner
Burnell, Josh	larceny	1859	Accused of stealing honey from the Widow Scott
Burns, Owen	riot	1860	Accused of using stones, sticks, staves, clubs and axes to attack the home of Charles Rinnert. The mob attacked the house and threw stones through the windows. Found not guilty.
Burns, Thomas	fathering a bastard child	1896	Fathered a child with Margaret E. Wilkinson
Burris, Martin V	seduction	1865	Burris was charged with seducing Mary Huling, an unmarried woman
Burris, Martin	adultery	1865	Burris, a married man, committed the crime of adultery with a Mary Huling, an unmarried woman.
Buttan, Michael	assault and battery	1856	Accused of assaulting Betsy Loburgh
Buxton, Joseph	assault and battery	1865	.
Byrne, Leo	fathering a bastard child	1904	.
Caffee, Benjamin	assault	1848	Maimed and disfigured Morris Kinneda with force and arms
Callahan, John	violating election laws	1871	see Thomas Brannan
Callahan, John	violating election laws	1871	see Thomas Brannan
Calvert, John	larceny	1857	Stole a watch with gold stem and rim of the value of 18 dollars and current coin of the United States of America to the amount of 4 dollars
Calvert, Simms	assault with intent to do great bodily harm	1893	Simms, armed with an ax, assaulted William A. Garden.
Calvert, William	H.	appeal	1875	.
Campbell, Harry	murder	1917	Found guilty of killing Elva Campbell and Lawrence Edward Campbell
Campbell, Hugh	appeal	1865	.
Campbell, John	murder	1901	John Campbell and co-defendant Daniel Collins were floor managers at a dance held in Collins Hall. Around midnight a fight broke out among some intoxicated guests. Campbell and Collins stepped in to stop the fight when the soon-to-be-deceased William Pinney came after the men. Campbell hit Pinney with a cane and Collins hit him with a chair. The court did not know which of the objects killed the man.
Campbell, John	manslaughter	1897	Manslaughter of Edward W. Hale
Campbell, John	murder	1900	see previous entry for Campbell
Campbell, Thomas	theft	1876	Campbell was the County Treasurer, and was entrusted with the collection and safe keeping of the taxes, fines and other money belonging to the county. He stole 9,269.82 dollars of the county's money.
Carkeek, John	theft	1888	Found guilty of stealing 360 dollars from John Jennings.
Cary, Daniel	attempted murder	1864	Loaded a gun and attempted to kill James Dower.
Chamberlain, Jones	.	1847	.
Chapman, John	theft	1879	Stole items worth 90 dollars and 100 dollars.
Chappell	Gilbert	incest	1897	Found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison
Chase, Austin	.	perjury	1876	.
Cherry, Frederick A	theft	1868	Stole goods worth 125 dollars
Chofman, James	disturbing the peace	1873	Chofman, along with Jonathon Glenville, Thomas Rowe, and Frank Rowe willfully interrupted an assembly of people met for the worship of God. All four men paid a fine of 60 dollars.
Clark, George	false identity	1886	.
Clayton, John	assault	1875	Found guilty
Clinton, Peter	larceny	1880	Was confined to hard labor in the state prison for the term of one year and three months
Clouse, James	1902	Unsure of the case; it was dismissed because the defendant's brother Samuel H. Scales was unable to be a witness in the case because he was suffering from an attack of inflammatory rheumatism.
Coffee, Benjamin	assault with intent to kill	1853	Tried to kill Hannah McNight or McKnight
Colbeck, William	larceny	1894	Stole 16 head of cattle from Thomas Parsons
Colbeck, William	fraud	1900	Told Henry Scheele that he was forming a partnership with his cousin, George Colbeck, and needed sheep. William told Henry that he would help him shear the sheep in the fall and would then pay him for them after, but he had no intention of paying Henry for the sheep.
Colbeck, William	breaking a contract	1900	Broke a farming contract with Henry Scheele
Cole, Rose	adultery	1854	Ordered to pay a sum of 100 dollars to the court
Collins, Cornelius	adultery	1873	All charges were dismissed
Collins, Daniel	manslaughter	see John Campbell
Collins, Daniel	murder	1900	see John Campbell
Collins, Patrick	Adultery	1873	Ordered to pay 30 dollars as a reasonable compensation
Colwell, Matthias	assault with intent to murder	1865	Accused of beating Michael Orman with an iron pitch fork with the intent to kill
Conley, George	assault	1900	Willfully and maliciously with force and arms beat up Mr. W.J. Eustice
Connell, L	theft	1905	Stole personal property from Hannan Gilbertsion worth 3 dollars
Connelly, Michael	assault	1849	Violently assaulted and beat Aphen Guffrman
Connelly, Peter	.	1862	.
Connelly, Peter	.	1864	.
Conners, Daniel	assault and battery	1879	.
Connor , Edward	selling liquor without a license	1906	.
Corning, Nathan	theft	1860	All seven men gathered around the horses and wagon with sticks, staves, clubs and other harmful weapons. They kidnapped the horses and wagon and Charles Jefferson Vincent who was driving the wagon.
Cotesworth, Robert	theft	1858	Accused of stealing one thousand pounds of mineral. He was ordered to pay a fine of 2096 dollars.
Covey, David	selling liquor without a license	1897	Sold, dealt and trafficked intoxicating liquors without a license.
Covey, David	selling liquor at a election	1859	Found guilty of selling liquor at the latest town election and was given a fine of 60 dollars and cost of legal fees.
Covey, D.S.	appeal	1880	.
Covey, D.S.	selling liquor without a license	1884	.
Covey, D.S.	illegal selling of liquor	1885	Found guilty of selling, trafficking and using illegal liquor
Covey, D.S.	selling liquor without a license	1912	Sold, dealt and trafficked intoxicating liquors without a license
Covey, D.S.	selling liquor without a license	1884	Sold, dealt and trafficked intoxicating liquors without a license
Covey, Frank	selling liquor without a license	1898	Sold, dealt and trafficked intoxicating liquors without a license
Covey, Frederick	selling liquor without a license	1898	Sold, dealt and trafficked intoxicating liquors without a license
Covey, Homer	disturbing the peace	1902	Willfully and maliciously injured and destroyed a certain building situated in the town of Argyle
Covey, John	tampering with the jury	1898	Paid 10 dollars to one of the jury members in the case for David Covey, causing a hung jury
Covey, Port or Porter	tampering with the jury	1898	see John Covey
Coyle, Daniel	seduction	1864	.
Crawhall, Thomas	assault with intent to kill	1886	.
Creely, John	assault with intent to disfigure	1851	Accused of biting off and mutilating John Burns' upper lip and nose
Crow, J.C.	selling beer without a license	1882	.
Crow, J.W.	selling liquor without a license	1882	Sold, dealt and trafficked intoxicating liquors without a license
Crow, J.W.	selling liquor without a license	1876	Sold, dealt and trafficked intoxicating liquors without a license
Crow, Timothy	rape	1888	Accused of raping Eliza Mosley
Cullen, Bernard	assault	1862	Shot and killed one cow worth 20 dollars and one ox worth 50 dollars
Cullen, Bernard	attempted harm to cattle, and threatening to kill.	1862	Threatened to kill and destroy the cattle and threatened to kill George W. Russell
Cullen, Edward	murder	1859	Accused of killing Robert McGettigau. The cause of death was from a stab wound.
Cullen, James	theft	1870	James Cullen and Jacob Welty stole two objects worth 50 dollars from James W. Barrington.
Cullen, John	assault	1862	see Bernard Cullen
Culver, Amos	perjury	1849	.
Cummings, Hugh	disturbing the peace	1868	Hugh Cummings was accused of pulling down and removing a portion of fence enclosing a field of corn.
Cunningham, Dennis	murder	1857	Cunningam along with his wife Julia killed Michael Maher by striking him on the right side of his head and leaving a fatal wound.
Cunningham, Julia	murder	1857	see Dennis Cunningham
Curran, James	killing a mare	1867	Along with Maurice Foley used a pitch fork to kill a mare belonging to Michael Fievney. The parties settled the issue outside of court, the two men paid a fine of 500 dollars.
Daggett, James	assault with intent to kill	1879	Attacked George Footlitt with a knife with the intent to kill
Darragh, James	assault and battery	1859	Along with William McDonald, resisted a police officer
Darragh, James	.	assault and resisting a police officer	1858	Along with William McDonald and George Davey, assaulted county constable Nelson Butler
Darragh, James Sr.	intent to kill	1870	Threatened to kill Elsie Oleson and her children Annie, Linda, and Ole
Davenport , Charles	larceny	1870	.
Davis, Samuel	indictment	1849	.
Davis , Sam	assault	1849	Davis got in a fight with George Williams and ended up knocking out one of his eyes.
Dearth , James	cutting trees on personal property	1857	Cut down 100 oak trees that were on the property of James Ryan. Dearth was ordered to pay a fine of 100 dollars.
Dearth , William	assault and battery	1869	Began a fight with John Robinson for reasons unknown. Dearth was armed with a pistol and therefore Robinson did all he could to protect himself.
Delong, William	theft	1875	.
Derring, Oscar M	theft	1862	see Richard Bunt
Dexter, A.I.	failed to finish a dam by the assigned date	1896	Did not complete the construction of a dam and therefore is indebted to Mr. Faith W. Chapman for 200 dollars
Dickins, West	larceny	1859	Accused of stealing honey from the Widow Scott
Digo , Charles	adultery	1890	Committed the crime of adultery with Ellis Storm, a married woman
Dirth, Mikel	theft	1857	Cut down 100 oak trees on the personal property of James Ryan. The judgement was in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of 50 dollars.
Doan	Joshua	theft	1873	Stole 32.5 bushels of wheat worth 32 dollars
Dobbs, George	fathering a bastard child	1854	Sarah Ann Moore at the age of 16 will bear a bastard child. The father is George Dobbs.
Donohue, C.J.	selling liquor without a license	1897	Sold, dealt and trafficked intoxicating liquors without a license
Dougherity, Edward	fishing without a license	1895	Ordered to pay a fine of 10 dollars and spend 30 days in the Common jail
Dougherty, Joseph	killing a mare	1868	Killed a colt worth 150 dollars
Dow , James	vagrancy	1893	.
Dower, Robert	assault with intent to harm	1892	Armed with a weapon, Dower attempted to do great bodily harm to William Haily.
Doyle, Edward	seduction	1902	Seduced Alice McDermath under the promise of marriage
Doyle, John	larceny	1858	Accused of stealing a horse
Doyle, John	fathering a bastard child	1888	Had intercourse with Annie Cullen and now she is carrying his child
Doyle, John	assault with intent to kill	1854	Attacked William Osborn with a knife and the intent to kill
Doyle, Patrick	assault and attempted rape	1856	Found guilty and sentenced to spend 5 years in prison
Doyle , Patrick	assault with intent to ravish	1856	Found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison
Doyle, William	breaking a contract	1920	The contract defining where the highway was to be placed was broken by Doyle, Patrick McDonald, and Frank McKeon.
Drinkall, Thomas	assault	1861	.
Driscole, Ellen	debt	1863	see John Baker
Dudley, John	adultery	1858	John Dudley, a married man, did commit the act of adultery with Elizabeth Penniston.
Duffy, Peter	assault with intent to murder	1868	Tried to kill Patrick Binke
Dull, Fisher	theft	1858	Stole ten bushels of corn on the cob and five bushels of corn
Dull, George	fathering a bastard child	1891	Found guilty
Dull, Isaac	killing a mare	1857	Dull killed a mare colt worth 70 dollars and a stallion colt worth 45 dollars.
Dullen, Henry	theft	1854	Stole 4.75 dollars from Mary M. Carney
Dunbar, H.	theft	1905	Stole an item worth 7dollars; he was ordered to pay a fine of 1 dollar and spend 10 days in the County Jail.
Eagan, Thomas	assault	1847	Shot a hog worth 4 dollars
Earl, William	theft	1864	Stole two mares worth the total of 300 dollars and was found guilty
Earnest, James	assault	1853	Got in a fight with William Kelly and caused serious harm to his body
Earnist, John	fraud	1867	.
Edstrom, Joseph	larceny	1858	See Baldwin, Henry. Found guilty of stealing oysters, sardines, oranges, 14 lbs. of candy, cigars, tea, etc.
Einsweiler, Alexander	breaking and entering	1899	During the night broke into a store owned by John Buxton with the intent to commit the crime of larceny. Sentenced to prison for 2 years.
Ellingen, Clayton	selling liquor without a license	1902	Sold, dealt and trafficked intoxicating liquors without a license
Enloe, James	theft	1878	.
Ethridge, Fred	assault	1897	Got into a fight with Roney Seiler. He beat, bruised, wounded and ill treated Seiler. He was ordered to pay a fine of 5 dollars plus court costs and if he could not pay he was to spend 30 days in jail.
Evans, Thomas	fathering a bastard child	1855	Found guilty and was ordered to pay 20 dollars to the mother (Mary Jane Gray). Also 2 dollars a week for the first 6 months and then 1.50 dollars thereafter for support of the child plus 1 dollar a month for clothes.
Evans, William	assault with intent to kill	1849	Along with B.F Neal, William Oldham and Robert Staton, assaulted Henry Moran and then held him down and shot him with a shotgun
Farmer, Louisa	assault and battery	1884	Willfully and maliciously with force and arms make an attack on Miss Jennie Sardeson
Farnen, John	assault	1872	Ordered to pay a fine of 100 dollars
Featherston, Joseph	assault	1872	Joseph Featherston pleaded guilty to assault against Joshua Featherston. He spent 10 days in jail.
Feidler, Henry	assault and battery	1873	Assault against Henry Nedig
Field, Jeff	assault with intent to kill	1895	Ordered to pay a fine of 1 dollar and the court costs, he was to stay in prison until all costs are paid.
Field, William	resisting an officer	1855	.
Finley, James	assault	1856	Got into a bar fight
Finn, Thomas	assault	1876	Was intoxicated and beat a policeman while being arrested
Fisher, Charles	.	N.D.	.
Fisher, Edward	1861	.
Fisher, John	riot	1860	see Owen Burns
Fisher, Michael	theft	1858	Cut down 5 green trees on the property of John Griffen
Fisher, Patrick	riot	1860	see Owen Burns
Fitzgerald, Patrick	adultery	1880	Had relations with Mary Bremen
Fitzgerald, Thomas	manslaughter	1855	Found guilty of killing Michael Ormaude with a knife. He was sentenced to 4 years of hard labor in the state prison.
Fitzgibbon, James	adultery	1875	Fitzgibbon, a unmarried man, had voluntary sexual intercourse with Catharine Gleason then a married another woman.
Fitzpatrick, Michael	larceny	1880	Found not guilty
Fitzpatrick, Patrick	disrupting the peace	1877	see Richard Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick, Richard	disrupting the peace	1877	Accused of blocking a highway and was fined 25 dollars. The charges were dismissed and he received his money back.
Flanigan, William	doing business under a different name.	1900	Joseph Meylor and William Flanigan, partners, doing business under the name of Maylor and Flanigan. They were found guilty.
Flannery, Martin	seduction	1894	Flannery, then an unmarried man, seduced Nelli Meullen, an unmarried women but under the promise of marriage to Martin Flan.
Foley, James	assault with intent to kill	1886	Tried to kill Stephen White with a knife. Found guilty.
Foley, Maurice	.	.	see James Curran
Foss , William	assault	1881	Injured and maimed two hounds or dogs belonging to Heron Patman. The dogs were worth 64 dollars.
Fossnight, Austin	seduction	1895	Under a promise of marriage Fossnight seduced Gena Anderson and after two years still has not married her. Found not guilty.
Fossnight, E.C.	assault with intent to kill	1896	Attacked Jesse Hill with a knife. He was found guilty of assault but not intent to murder.
Fowler, Barney	fathering a bastard child	1893	Found guilty and was ordered to pay 100 dollars to the mother Elizabeth Cole
Fox, Thomas	fathering a bastard child	1886	Mary Ann Clark is carrying the child of Thomas Fox. They are not married therefore that child will be a bastard child.
Francis, Hezekiah	selling liquor without a license	1855	Fined 100 dollars
Francis, Jacob	theft	1871	Accused of breaking into the house of Thomas Hikers and stealing 150 dollars. He was found not guilty.
Frederick, E.B.	forgery	1885	Forged a check for 70 dollars
Fredericks, E.B.	forgery	1886	Finished his sentence of 2 years and wanted his 8 dollars and 50 cents from the courts
Freeman, Frank	fathering a bastard child	1872	Mary Blain claims Frank Freeman is the father of her child.
French, George	.	.	see Nathan Corning
French, Washington	.	.	see Nathan Corning
Frey, Henry	theft	1891	Stole over 100 dollars of materials
Frost , Frank	murder	1869	Put poison in meat and fed it to his dog, and the dog died
Fulton, John	assault with intent to rape	1885	Assaulted Allis May Taylor with the intent to rape her. He was found guilty.
Funk Henry	manslaughter	1866	Found guilty of killing Robert Moody by stabbing him with a knife
Gable, Ernest	assault	1882	Attacked John Stauder with force and arms
Gable, Lewis	fathering a bastard child	1902	Eunice Page is pregnant with a child and if born it will be a bastard child. Gable is the father.
Gallagher, Patrick	assault with intent to kill	1854	Attacked John H. Wills with a knife and a pistol
Gallagher, Patrick	assault	1863	Attacked Elizabeth Ramsden. He was ordered to pay a fine plus the court costs.
Gallagher, Patrick	cutting timber	1857	Cut down 100 trees on private property. They were worth over 100 dollars.
Geesling, William	assault and battery	1861	Along with William Graham and Nelson Thompson, accused of beating John Rhines(?) with a stick. Geesling and Graham found guilty; Thompson not guilty.
Giler, Folentine	assault with intent to kill	1856	Tried to kill Abraham Hachton
Gills, Leo	.	possession of intoxicating liquors	1926	.
Gleason, Catherine	.	Adultery	1875	see James Fitzgibbon
Glenville, Jonathen	.	.	see James Chofman
Gordon, Orpheus	.	assault	1896	Attacked Richard Nichols with intent to do great bodily harm. He was found not guilty.
Gordon, Thomas	theft	1859	Stole one horse, one saddle and one bridle
Gould , Ned	theft	1902	Ned Gould, Joseph Sardeson and Thomas Smith broke into the building of Ryan Brothers and stole 61 dollars of goods, chattels and property from Thomas Sullivan.
Gowan, John	theft	1860	Accused of stealing bank notes and other items. He was found not guilty.
Gowan, John	larceny	1860	Accused of stealing money from a safe
Grady, Patrick	rape	1850	With force and arms attacked Francis Peace
Grafe, John	theft	1856	Cut down a tree that was on private property. He was discharged.
Grafe	John	theft	1855	Taking wood from private property without permission
Graham, William	assault and battery	1861	see William Geesling
Green, John	larceny	1897	John Green and John Wilson broke into E.L. Worrell's building with intent to commit the crime of larceny. They were found guilty and sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Green, John	sold intoxicating liquors	1872	Sold intoxication liquor to John Heslap who was not allowed to drink
Green, Robert R	murder	1859	.
Gregor, Francis	attempted murder	1855	Tried to kill Thomas Cavanaugh
Grinsell, Daniel	.	1855	Summonses for Peter Hollan, George West, Richard Troasdale, John Ehorn to appear as witnesses
Groven, George	assault	1861	Attacked Michael Williams
Groves, Richard	theft	1866	Stole a horse and a colt together worth 125 dollars from Joseph White
Haffey, Daniel	murder	1857	Found guilty of murdering Edward Welch
Haffey, John	assault with intent to kill	1859	Attacked Catharine Gaffey with a rock
Hagey, A S	theft	1863	A.S Hagey also known as A.S. Jackson stole a horse worth 75 dollars from William Goble.
Hall, Henry	fathering a bastard child	1871	Anna Kirkpatrick filed a complaint that Henry Hall is the father of her bastard child. He was found guilty.
Hampton, Robert	larceny	1859	Stole a coat from Peter Connel worth 10 dollars
Haney, Philip	larceny	1863	Stole a horse from Patrick McGuigan
Hannan , William	selling liquor without a license	1859	Matthew Murphy claimed that Hannan sold liquor to James McGuire without a license.
Hanrahan, John	neglect	1877	Neglected and refused to assist Thomas Gleason as he was in need of assistance
Hansen, Ole	fathering a bastard child	1897	At first he said that he was not the father but after some time he pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay a fine of 300 dollars to the mother and the baby.
Hanson, Hans	larceny	1869	Found guilty of stealing 5 dollars worth of goods from the town storehouse, he was sentenced to 2 months in the state prison.
Harker, Simon	theft	1864	Stole a package of legal treasury notes and an envelope from Richard Hughes
Harkin, Joseph	theft	1885	Accused of stealing a section of fence along a highway. Found not guilty.
Harkin, Roger	building on state property	1886	Accused of building a fence near the state highway
Harmon , Jacob	gaming	1849	Illegal gambling
Harrington, Joseph	larceny	1897	Stole twelve hundred dollars in gold coin from Philip McMahon. He was found guilty and sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Harris, Charles	assault with intent to kill	1857	Attacked William Hoskins or Harkins with a pistol
Hart, Stephen	assault with intent to kill	1881	Assaulted and shot at John Cullen
Harty, Michael	assault	1885	Did great bodily harm to Michael Mahoney
Hawke, George	theft	1869	.
Hayes, Charles	theft	1874	Found guilty
Hayes, Patrick	larceny	1858	Accused of stealing 500 pounds of lead worth 5.50 dollars. He was discharged and ordered to pay a fine of 25 dollars.
Heiner, John	perjury	1888	Discharged
Heiner, John	perjury	1887	Discharged
Heiner, John	larceny	1903	Accused of stealing horses, buggy and harness from Henry Frize
Helen, William	obtaining signature to note under false pretense	1884	Under false pretenses obtained a signature from John Welch for a certain promissory note
Henderson	Andrew	assault and attempted rape	1888	Attacked Alice Molden and tried to rape her
Henry, John	assault with intent to kill	1874	Found not guilty by reason of insanity
Henry, Martin	adultery	1897	Found guilty of having a sexual encounter with Ruth Scott. Henry being a married man and Ruth being a unmarried women. Henry was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Hess, Charles	disrupting the peace	1875	Interrupted a group of people gathering for God
Higgeny, John	theft	1893	Stole 40 dollars from Henry Ferry
Hill, Jesse	killing an animal	1895	Killed a skunk worth 8 dollars on private property. He was found guilty.
Hill, John	gaming	1849	see Jacob Harmon
Hillary Ralph	arson	1852	Along with John Roave, accused of burning down a vacant house belonging to Michael Calvert. The men were found not guilty.
Holland, Jeremiah	murder	1857	Attacked James Moore with a knife and stabbed him in the stomach, leaving a mortal wound
Hom, B.E.	theft	1873	see Joshua Doan
Hopkins, Martin	theft	1858	.
Hopkins, Martin	assault	1858	Accused of beating Casper Bitner
Hough, Albert	theft	1893	Stole 191.75 dollars from Eugene Lutter and John A. Olson
Hudson, David	gaming	1848	Unlawfully kept a common gambling house
Hudson, Jackson	murder	1855	Found guilty of manslaughter. He killed John Richards by kicking him to death.
Hughes, Benjamin	gaming	1853	Bet on a game of faro
Hughes, Benjamin	gaming	1853	Bet on a game of faro
Hughes, Oliver	larceny	1868	see Frank Lucia
Hughs, Oliver	larceny	1868	Pleaded guilty to stealing a cow worth 40 dollars from James Runton. He was ordered to spend 9 months in the county prison.
Huntington, Henry [Jr.]	murder	1876	Killed Henry Huntington, Sr.
Hyde, Shyers	assault with intent to kill	1852	With rock in right hand assaulted John McDermid with the intent to kill him
Hyde, Washington	assault with intent to kill	1853	Attacked John McDermid with a knife with the intent to kill him
Isbel, Elliott	attempted murder	1868	Tried to kill Samuel Tracy by shooting him
Isbel, Fulton	attempted murder	1868	see Elliott Isbel
Jackson, Isaac	larceny	1902	Broke into a railway company and stole 16 dollars. Sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Jackson, Jens	selling liquor without a license	1877	Found guilty of selling intoxicating liquors without a license
Jackson, Joseph	assault and battery	1877	Assaulted John Melly
Jackson, William	gaming	1853	Bet money on the game of faro
Jackson, W S	gaming	1853	Found dealing cards in a game of faro
Jacobs, Benjamin	assault	1887	Jacobs, Edwin Jacobs, and James Smith are accused of pointing a loaded gun at Stephen Jacobs and firing the gun to cause a wound.
Jacobs, Edwin	assault	1887	see Benjamin Jacobs
James, Thomas	larceny	1852	Was the Justice of the Peace and in control of collecting money from fines. He was accused of taking 200 dollars of this money for himself.
Jefferson, Mary	arson	1879	Jefferson lived with Ben Krouse for awhile and then moved out because she was accused of stealing 1 dollar. On the night of the 10th Krouse's hay stacks went up in flames. There were small foot prints leading toward and away from the stacks. Mary was also seen running away from the house that night by several people. She was sentenced to 1 year in prison.
Jelly, John S	rape	1889	Accused of raping his granddaughter Mary Jane Jelly. She claims that on Thanksgiving she was alone in the house with her grandfather and he raped her.
Johnson, E E	fraud	1889	Obtained money from William Walton under false pretenses. He claimed to be a minister from Johnstown, PA and that his church was wiped out in the flood. He obtained money from people in Shullsburg under the false pretence of using it to rebuild his church. He was fined 25 dollars and ordered to stay in jail until the fine was paid.
Johnson, John	fathering a bastard child	1897	Ruth Crawford claims that John Johnson is the father of her unborn child.
Johnson, John	committing a witness	1897	Ruth Crawford was ordered to testify in the case of Wisconsin vs. John Johnson. She was put into custody of the county sheriff until the trial date.
Jones, John	incest	1898	Forced his daughter Nellie Jones to have sexual relations with him. She had a child but was told she would die if anyone ever found out it was his. She finally came forward and John was sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Jordon, William	cutting timber	1854	Accused of cutting down trees on private property. He was found not guilty.
Kamm, Frank	assault	1893	Kamm and L. Webb assaulted Mrs. A.S Hartsook during a church revival, calling her a “she-devil.”
Kearnes, Henry	assault with intent to kill	1852	Shot a pistol at Talbot Ankerny trying to kill him
Kelley, Barney	theft	1867	Stole a sorrel worth 75 dollars from James Harvey. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Kelly, Dennis	theft	1856	Dennis and Michael Kelly cut down trees worth 10 dollars from private property.
Kelly, James	Burglary	1879	Broke into Frank Cornelius' liquor store and stole bottles of liquor
Kelman, Barney	theft	1867	Stole a mare from Margaret Lee worth 145 dollars
Kerns, Henry	assault with intent to kill	1852	Tried to kill Neil McFadden
Kerns, John	assault with intent to kill	1869	Attacked and stabbed William Sullivan
Kerns, John	subpoena	1852	Ordered to appear in court to testify in the case against Henry Kerns
Ketchaur, John	theft	1875	Broke into the house of James Rose and stole a silver watch and some other objects
Kilkelly, Andrew	assault with intent to kill	1877	Convicted of this crime and sentenced to 2 years in prison. He wanted a new trial because new evidence was found. No judge would take the case and he was ordered to finish his sentence.
Kivlaken, Thomas	indictment	1855	.
Knewstub, John	bribery 8 tampering with the jury	1898	see John Covey
Knidle, Henry	larceny	1881	Stole two grates from a thrashing machine which belonged to W.W. Naramare
Knight, Joseph	murder	1881	Charged with poisoning Annie Turner or Trumen with a ½ ounce of lausey oil, a poison. He claimed she had a cold and he gave her the poison instead of medication.
Knouse, John	fathering a bastard child	1901	Grace Sowl filed a complaint that John is the father of her child.
Komprood, Minick	fathering a bastard child	1904	Rosa Lovelace is pregnant with a child that if born will be a bastard child. Minick is the father and he was ordered to pay a fine of 300 dollars to the mother and child.
Kren, John	intent to murder	1869	Accused of trying to murder William Sullivan
Kyle, David W.	betting	1853	An Aebice Caller was involved.
Lakey, Michael	theft	1856	see Dennis Kelly
Lamar, Charles	assault with intent to kill	1850	David Stonebreaker complained that Lamar attacked James McFerrin with a knife and tried to kill him.
Lamar, Charles	gaming	1853	Bet on the game of faro
Lambert, John	assault with intent to kill	1878	Accused of attacking Jacob Walts with the intent to kill him. The jury found him not guilty.
Laube, Charles	selling liquor without a license	1894	Found guilty of selling intoxicating liquors to two other men. He was fined 100 dollars and the costs of the case which were 208.89 dollars. He was ordered to prison until the fine was paid.
Lauson, Daniel	assault	1857	Lauson attacked Dewitte Perrigo, an officer of the law.
Lawrence, Ira	selling liquor without a license	1855	Sold intoxicating liquors to several men without having a license
Lee, George	gaming	1853	Bet 25 cents on a game of faro
Lee, Patrick	assault	1891	Assaulted James Perland, his employer
Leonard, James	perjury	1878	Gave false testimony in a previous criminal case
Leonard, James	assault	1882	Attacked a red steer, he was ordered to pay a fine of 35.16 dollars and was sentenced to 6 months in jail.
Lewis, Charles	theft	1861	They cut down trees on private property.
Lewis, Ezekiel	theft	1861	see Charles Lewis
Lewis, Ivins	theft	1861	see Charles Lewis
Lewis, Thomas, Jr.	theft	1861	see Charles Lewis
Lewis, William	theft	1861	see Charles Lewis
Logue, James	appeal	1870	Found guilty of attacking Jeremiah Sullivan, Logue is appealing his case.
Logue, Patrick	assault	1869	Patrick Logue made an attack on Patrick McLearville. Logue caused his dog to bite McLearville's left leg which ended up disabling him.
Logue, Patrick	obstructing a highway	1889	Built a fence close to a highway
Looney, James	damage of property	1877	Removed fencing along the highway, claiming that he had the right because it was taking up to much room
Lovelace, Andrew, Jr.	abandonment	1906	Left his wife Bertha Mabel Lovelace unable to provide for herself
Lovelace, Joseph	selling liquor without a license	1881	Sold liquor without first obtaining a license
Lucas, James	warrant	1900	.
Luce, Russel	obtaining property by false pretences	1859	Russel Luce came into town and told Samuel Sankey that himself and his brother and brother-in-law were planning on renting the property and growing wheat on it. Russel was not planning on doing any of this; he instead stole 15 tons of stacked hay.
Lucia, Frank	larceny	1868	see Oliver Hughes
Lucia, Frank	larceny	1868	Frank Lucia, Lewis Lucia and Oliver Hughes stole a cow.
Lucia, Lewis	larceny	1869	Pleaded guilty to stealing a cow
Lucia, Louis	larceny	1868	see Frank Lucia
Lugue, James	disrupting the peace	1877	see Richard Fitzpatrick
Lunda, Martin	theft	1901	Owes the state 300 dollars
Lurck, Henry	larceny and receiving stolen goods	1869	Stole one mare worth 100 dollars; he also received goods and chattels from an unknown person.
Mack, Calvin	killing livestock	1852	Found guilty of killing two colts
Mader, Sam	assault	1897	Attacked Thomas Smith
Magoon, Richard	theft	1886	Richard had 3 notes worth 3000 dollars total he took to Henry Magoon's bank to get signed. Henry made up a story that Richard had threatened him with a revolver to get his money. This was not true and Richard was found not guilty.
Makeon, Frank	breaking a contract	1920	see William Doyle
Malman, Bernard	arson	1854	.
Manville, John	larceny	1892	Broke into the saloon of J.C Ula and Chris Ula and stole property
Mappes, George	assault	1895	Along with Frank Robbins, and Louis Robbins, Mappes attacked James Giggons.
Marble, William	fathering a bastard child	1901	Julia Holem is carrying a child which she believes is William Marble's.
March, Henry	theft	1864	see Simon Harker
March, John	killing livestock	1867	Shot and killed two hogs belonging to Thomas Welbours. March went to Welbours and threatened to shoot and kill his cattle. He carried out his threat and killed the two hogs.
March, Thomas	appeal	1862	.
March, Thomas	appeal	1863	Appealing the charge of obstructing a highway
March, William	appeal	1862	.
March, William	appeal	1863	see Thomas March
Marion, Frank	larceny	1902	Broke into the house of Ed Messmer and stole his goods and chattels
Markham, Benjamin	larceny	1864	Stole one mare worth 100 dollars from John Henry Adam's store. He was found guilty and sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Marriott, Fred	seduction	1889	Under the promise of marriage, Marriott had sexual intercourse with Jennie Berglund. He then backed out of his promise.
Martin, Coleman	gaming	1853	Found guilty of betting on a game of faro
Martin, Cook	assault with intent to murder	1884	Attacked John Bolen with a revolver
Martin, James	larceny	1866	Stole 3 bushels of grapes from James R. Rose
Martin, John	assault and battery	1857	Attacked Mary Handing by kicking and hitting her
Martin, John	larceny	1895	Pleaded guilty to breaking and entering into the saloon building of Christopher Wiseman
Mason, James	embezzlement	1884	Mason was the Treasurer of the Town of Blanchard when accused of embezzling over 500 dollars for his own personal use. He was found not guilty.
Mattby, Nelson	gaming	1855	Bet on a game of faro
Mattby, Nelson	gaming	1854	Set up a gambling table in his house for the purpose of gambling
McCaffrey, Bernard	larceny	1853	Stole hundreds of dollars worth of items from John Murphy
McCaffrey, John	assault and battery	1853	Found guilty of assaulting Henry Wholey
McCaffrey, John	larceny	1853	see Bernard McCaffrey
McCaffrey, Thomas	larceny	1853	see Bernard McCaffrey
McCallister, John	larceny	1853	Stole 40 dollars worth of property from Pholo White
McCann, James	assault with intent to murder	1889	Found guilty of attacking Albert Wharton but acquitted of the charge of attempted murder
McCannery, Francis	debt	1859	In debt to State of Wisconsin for 200 dollars
McCarty, Thomas	assault and attempted rape	1850	Attacked Mary Linder and tried to rape her
McDermit, John	assault and battery	1854	Found guilty of attacking Julius C. Links
McDermott, John	threat	1885	Pleaded guilty to threatening Catherine Solbinger with death. He was ordered to pay a fine of 150 dollars and to keep the peace.
McDonald, Aim	assault with intent to murder	1868	Attacked Peter Gallagher with sticks
McDonald, Jeremiah	.	assault	1855	Along with Patrick McDonald and Patrick Murray, attacked John Graf with pieces of wood
McDonald, John F.	.	1899	see Rudy Bosch
McDonald, John	fathering a bastard child	1888	Found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of 150 dollars and then another 100 dollars the next year and 100 dollars every year after that to the mother, Catherine Wilson
McDonald, Patrick	assault	1855	see Jeremiah McDonald
McDonald, Patrick	breaking a contract	1920	see William Doyle
McDonald, William	assault and battery	1859	Along with James Darragh resisted a police officer
McDonough, James	burglary	1894	Stole goods from a store
McDurmid, John	fathering a bastard child	1854	Is the father of Christinia Patterson's unborn child
McFerrin or McFerran	James M	assault and battery	1860+	Still waiting trial for assaulting Michael Doyle
McFerrin or McFerran	James	assault with intent to kill	1850	Found guilty of assaulting Charles H. Lamar
McGee, James	assault with intent to murder	1862	Thomas Webb, Henry Willey and Edward Nicholson were working in a shaft. They allowed James McGee, Thomas McKeen and James Mulligan to work the same shaft but only for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, Webb, Willey and Nicolson went down the shaft to kick the other men out when James Mulligan shot a pistol at Webb and hit him in the calf.
McGinley, John	embezzlement	1899	McGinley was appointed as an agent to The German Insurance Company. He embezzled and converted the money he got for insurance purposes to be his own in the amount of 220 dollars.
McGinty, Bernard	appeal	1863	Appealing a charge of theft
McGivern, John	murder	1869	John was at James McShane's house and they were talking, James told John, “You could not kick my ass as you have done before.” With that John took an object and struck James on the back of the head. The men began to fight but the blow to James head was too much and it killed him.
McGuigan, Frank	disturbing the peace	1897	Was ordered to pay a fine of 8 dollars
McGuire	James	assault with intent to kill	1854	Attacked John Rooney and stabbed him in the right shoulder with a knife, trying to kill him
McGuire, John	gaming	1853	Ran a gaming operation in his home
McGuire, Patrick	arson	1848	see John Bergan
McGuire, Patrick	arson	1849	Set fire to the house of Barney Brady
McKeen , Thomas	assault with intent to murder	1862	see James McGee
McKenny	theft	1880	Stole one gold watch worth 50 dollars from William Hess
McKernan, P F	selling liquor to a minor	1895	Sold liquor to Barney Lynch who at that time was a minor. Also charged with selling liquor without a license.
McKillup, Daniel	shooting stock	1859	Accused of shooting and killing hogs
McKillup, John	shooting stock	1859	Accused of shooting and killing hogs
McKnight or McNight, Miles	assault with intent to kill	1853	Attacked Joannah McNight or McKnight with a shovel
McLain, Richard	larceny	1878	Tore down a United States public notice
McLain, Harrison	adultery	1847	Committed adultery with Saurina Call, “spinster.”
McMahon, James	resisting an officer	1855	Was being arrested for assault when tried to get away and ended up assaulting the police officer
McMahon, James	assault with intent to murder	1858	McMahon shot William McDonald in the shoulder with a pistol.
McNaughton, Eleck	assault	1882	Attacked William Lind
McNaughton, Thomas	theft	1901	Removed a part of a buggy that belonged to George Toffins for the purpose of preventing the buggy from moving
McNett, E.L.	obstructing a highway	1891	The county was building a road through McNett's property without paying him. McNett continued to use his land and the builders became upset. After the trial the judge agreed to give McNett his land back and ordered that the road would have to continue in a new direction.
McNight, Miles	assault with intent to kill	1850	Attacked Abraham Fergson
McNully, Joseph	assault with intent to kill	1860	Attacked John Grafe with a gun
Meehan, John	selling liquor without a license	1882	Sold liquor without first obtaining a license
Meighan, Ambrose	assault with intent to do great bodily harm	1903	Accused of attacking Bartholomew Gille in his home with a metal stove lid. No information provided as to if he was found guilty or not guilty.
Meighan, Ambrose	assaulting an officer	1900	Henry W. Daacon was an officer of the law and had arrested Ambrose Meehan. When Meighan was in custody Daacon was with another prisoner and Meighan tried to help the other prisoner escape.
Meoran, Nicholas	assault with intent to kill	1855	Attacked George Moran and shot him in both legs
Merritt, Simeon	neglect	1860	Complaint made by Robert Hurst or Hursh
Meylor, Joseph	doing business under a different name	1900	see William Flanigan
Mill, Henry	assault with intent to murder	1876	Attacked M.L. Gould with a knife and did cause some wounds
Miller, Choles	.	1862	.
Miller, Ira	perjury	1853	Married Catherine E. Wilkins and promised “to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” He then lied to Catherine and never made it to California where they were to meet.
Miller, Isaac	murder	1871	Shot and killed Lewis Pickett with a musket
Miller, Jacob	larceny	1870	Charged with stealing 10 pieces of gold worth 20 dollars and 9 dollars worth of silver from Peter Baker. Jacob Miller was sentenced to 1year and 6 months of hard labor in prison.
Miller, James	gaming	1849	Dealt cards in a game of faro
Miller, John	burglary and larceny	1874	Broke into a local store and stole several goods. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Miller, John	selling liquor	1878	Found guilty of selling liquor on a Sunday
Miller, John	selling liquor on Sunday	undated	.
Monson, John	fathering a bastard child	1888	Found guilty of being the father of Seire H. Bakken's child. The two are not married therefore the child will be a bastard when born.
Moore, Charles	false advertising	1870	Claimed to have invented a water pump. Received money and did not provide any pump to his customers.
Moore, Thomas	murder	1889	Beat, wounded and killed William Stuart
Moorman, Hiram	attempted murder	1860	With a loaded pistol shot at James Cerragh
Morris	Robert	trespassing	1857	Entered James Lolley's private property and pulled down wood and took it
Morrison, James	breaking and entering	1890	Broke into Howard Oates' store and stole 100 dollars worth of goods
Mulhair, David	theft	1880	Stole one dark horse with a black mane worth 50 dollars
Mullen, Barney	rape	1858	Attacked 10-year-old Alice McPhillips
Mulligan, James	assault with intent to murder	1862	see James McGee
Murley, James	assault	1893	Attacked William Heine with a 5 foot board
Murphy, David	cutting timber	1856	Cut down three trees worth value of 10 dollars each
Murphy, John	cutting timber	1856	see David Murphy
Murphy, John	theft	1857	Broke into the house of James H. Earnest with the intent of stealing money
Murphy, Matthew	violating election laws	1871	see Thomas Brannan
Murphy, Matthew	assault with intent to kill	1855	Murphy stabbed William Hannan, Michael Conlon and Francis Laughtin with the intent to kill them.
Murphy, Matthew	violating election laws	1871	see Thomas Brannan
Murphy, Michael	cutting timber	1856	see David Murphy
Murphy, Richard	assault and battery	1859	Attacked Edward Akins with force and arms
Murray, Patrick	assault	1855	see Jeremiah McDonald
Neal, B.F.	assault with intent to kill	1849	see William Evans
Nevels, Irvin	larceny	1928	Admits to breaking and entering the dwelling house of Earl Raymond and stealing 6 one dollar bills. Irvin also goes by the name “Pat” Nevels.
Nichols, Richard	assault with intent to murder	1870	.
Noldes, George	murder	1881	John Sudles and the defendant got into a fight. Sudles hit Noldes in the head then Noldes grabbed for his gun and shot Sudles in the heart. Sudles was found guilty of murder.
O'Brien, Terence	.	1860	.
Oldham, William	assault with intent to kill	1849	see William Evans
Osborne, John	assault with intent to murder	1857	Osborne attacked Alexander Murray outside of a saloon. Osborne knocked Alexander down and ripped off his testicles and tried to rip out his eyes. He then left Alexander for dead. Alexander managed to drag himself to a nearby house to get help.
Osborne, Robert	custody	1853	Wants to take in Isaac Osborne because Isaac has no living family and he is under the age of 18
Palfrey, John	rape	1900	Accused of raping a 17 year old girl by the name Gerty Savary
Palmer, Arni	illegal voting	1863	Illegally voted during a general election for mayor
Panton, Matthew	assault with intent to murder	1853	Accused of attacking and shooting John Richter(?)
Parker, Edward	fathering a bastard child	1896	Under the promise of marriage Parker, a married man, had sexual intercourse with Maggie Gable and she is now pregnant with his child. Parker was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Parker, Edward	seduction under the promise of marriage	1894	Parker promised marriage to Margret Gable. Under that promise she had sexual intercourse with him. She is now carrying his child and he refuses to marry her.
Parkison, Albert	bigamy	1857	On July 1 Parkison married Sarah Kirkpatrick and three days later married Mary Wood.
Patch, Charles	embezzlement	1866	Under false pretenses he obtained farm land that did not belong to him.
Pauchard, J. C	bigamy	1854	Found guilty of bigamy
Peasley, Robert	gaming	1853	Bet on a game of faro
Penniston, George	incest	1884	Had sexual intercourse with his sister, Jane Penniston
Penniston, William	larceny	1884	Broke into the house of Tarlin Smith and stole some items
Penniston, William	assault and larceny	1892	Jacob Stern or Sturn complained that William Penniston and Jap Ethridge approached him in masks and threatened to attack and take his money. Stern had a knife and was able to stop the men. After the men were stopped they claimed that it was all for fun and they were not going to hurt him.
Phillips, A R	illegal voting	1894	Voted twice in a general election
Pierce, James	breaking and entering	1871	Broke into the house of Lewis W. Heindel and stole several items. Sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Powers, George	breaking and entering	1875	Broke into a warehouse and stole several items. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Pressern, William, Jr.	attempted murder	1853	Complaint made by John Alderson against Pressern for attempted murder
Preston, S J	larceny	1888	Stole five dollars worth of material from Ed Leddy
Pridle, Luther	larceny	1850	Stole a horse worth 100 dollars
Quinn, John	obstructing a highway	1879	Accused of obstructing a highway, he claimed it was built illegally because it was built on his private property.
Rablin, Henry	larceny	1855	Stole one mare worth 40 dollars from James C. Wright
Raove, John	arson	1852	see Ralph Hillary
Raukin, H	obscene language	1884	Used obscene and abusive language intending to provoke Mary O'Neal
Read, Frank	larceny	1854	Stole gold and silver coins from Robert C. Hoard
Reardon, William	murder	1889	see Thomas Moore
Reed, Alexander	attempted murder	1856	Mark Richards complains that Reed shot a pistol at him with the intent to kill.
Reed, Isaac	.	.	see Nathan Corning
Reed, Wesley	.	.	see Nathan Corning
Reeves, Simon	arson	1853	Set fire to a prairie belonging to Hugh Campbell
Reynant, Charles	murder	1860	Reynant's wife Louiza was having an affair with Edward Fishes. Charles found out and shot Fishes with a pistol.
Reynant, Louiza	murder	1860	see Charles Reynant
Richards, Mark	attempted murder	1855	Shot a gun at Alexander Reed with the intent to kill
Richards, Pursilla	illegal sale of liquor	1873	Illegally sold liquor
Richards, Richard G.	trespassing with intent to steal	1896	Accused of trespassing on the property of James D. Wright, Chris H. Speth, and D.L. Rieckers with the intent to steal lead ore
Richards, Richard	illegal sale of liquor	1873	Illegally sold liquor
Richards, Richard	assault	1879	Richards was found guilty of attacking John Standin with a stick and hurting his wrist.
Richardson, George	assault	1888	Attacked Cuthbert Turnbull with a club and caused great bodily harm
Richardson, Mark	murder	1894	Killed his brother John by shooting him in the chest. He was convicted of 2nd degree manslaughter and sentenced to 4 years in prison.
Richardson, Thomas	assault	1901	Lester Richardson complained that Thomas Richardson pointed a loaded gun at him.
Rickeba, John	larceny	1854	see Frank Read
Robbins, Frank	assault	1895	see George Mappes
Robbins, Louis	assault	1895	see George Mappes
Roberts, Henry	murder	1869	see Joseph Roberts
Roberts, Joseph	murder	1869	Richard Yapp Jr. was shot in the right chest with a pistol by Jane Yapp. Joseph Roberts, Henry Roberts, Samuel Roberts and John Woolridge helped hide Jane Yapp while an investigation was in progress.
Roberts, Samuel	murder	1869	see Joseph Roberts
Robinson, Isaac	murder	1868	Indicted for murder
Rogers, David	disturbing the peace	1847	Accused of digging up the body of a dead man and relocating him without permission
Rood, Chris	assault with intent to rape	1888	Attacked Minnie Gilbertson in a barn while he was working for her father. He held her down with a hatchet in one hand and attempted to rape her but her sister found them and the two girls ran away.
Ross, Porter	larceny	1861	Stole several items worth 500 dollars from Philip Suift
Ross, John	gaming	1854	Bet on a game of faro
Ross, John	fathering a bastard child	1883	Accused of fathering Annie Youngblood's child
Ross, John	.	1853	.
Ross, John	gaming	1853	Dealing cards in a game of faro
Rouse, A H.	bigamy	1897	Married Lelah Rouse while he was still married to another woman
Rowe, Thomas	.	.	see James Chofman
Rowe, Frank	.	.	see James Chofman
Rundle, Daniel	fathering a bastard child	1837	Mary Ann Hector claims that Rundle is the father of her unborn child.
Russel, Bunell	gaming	1854	Had a roulette table set up in his home for the purpose of gambling
Ryan, Edward	assault	1898	Accused of attacking Thomas Stuck with a knife and causing great bodily harm
Sambrook, Peter	assault	1896	Found guilty of provoking an assault with Fritz Amende
Sanderferd, Felix	theft	1867	Accused of stealing 10 bushels of hay, he was found not guilty.
Sanderson, George	fathering a bastard child	1857	Caroline Peterson filed a complaint that Sanderson is the father of her unborn child.
Sardeson, Joseph	theft	1902	see Ned Gould
Schultz, Fred	fathering a bastard child	1901	Etta Schultz filed a complaint that Schultz is the father of her child and if the child is born alive it will be a bastard.
Scott, Benjamin	fathering a bastard child	1854	Margret Albertson accused Scott of being the father of her unborn child.
Scott, Thomas	disrupting the peace	1875	see Charles Hess
Sedgwick, George	assault	1890	With a beer glass and a chain Sedgwick attacked Thomas Bainbridge with intent to do great bodily harm.
Shay, Michael	trespassing	1853856	Trespassing on private property
Shay, Michael, Jr.	trespassing	1853 & 56	Trespassing on private property
Shay, Patrick	robbery	1851	Attacked Charles Pole with a gun and robbed him of several possessions
Shea, Daniel	assault with intent to murder	1848	Patrick Kelly complained that Shea attacked and tried to kill him.
Shea, John	sold intoxicating liquors	1886	Accused of selling intoxicating liquors without a license
Shields, John	murder	1862	Accused of shooting Neil Wilkinson
Shields, Patrick	arson	1854	Found guilty of setting fire to land belonging to James Cullen
Shields, William et al.	riot	1870	William Shields, Henry McCabe, Patrick McLarville and Peter Boyle were found guilty of causing a riot. They were all charged 75 dollars.
Sieberman, August	sold intoxicating liquors	1887	Accused of selling intoxicating liquors without a license
Simmons, Gilbert	assault with intent to murder	1847	Attacked Issac Marsden with a knife and tried to kill him
Simmons, Henry	obstructing a highway	1875	Built a fence and put other objects in the way of a highway
Simpson, Phileman	assault	1858	Got into a bar fight
Smith, Alexander	perjury	1848	Found guilty of perjury
Smith, David	debt	1859	Owes money to the state of Wisconsin
Smith, James	assault with intent to rape	1894	Attacked a 7 year old girl and attempted to rape her when her father walked into the barn and stopped Smith. Smith was found guilty and sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Smith, James	assault	1887	see Benjamin Jacobs
Smith, John	assault and battery	1864	Cassimer Duval claims that Smith attacked him.
Smith, Thomas	theft	1902	see Ned Gould
Smith, Thomas	larceny	1856	Broke and entered into several houses at night carrying a wood club. He stole several items from each house.
Smith, Thomas	assault with intent to murder	1856	John Whitechurch complained that Smith threatened to kill him and then attacked him with a large pocket knife. Smith was found guilty of assault.
Snavely, John	obtaining property by false pretenses	1875	Snavely was accused of pretending to be William Payne to obtain 80 acers of good land. He was found not guilty.
Snyder, John	.	.	see Nathan Corning
Spence, James	assault with intent to murder	1858	William Vesly complained that Spence attacked him and tried to kill him.
Stallman, William	breaking and entering	1869	Broke into the stable of Samuel Kelly and stole several items
Standin, John	disturbing the peace	1879	Richard S. Richards complained that while with his (Standin's) children Stadin shot a gun at him. Standin claimed that he was only teaching his child how to shot a gun, and thought it was not loaded. Standin was found not guilty.
Staton , Robert	assault with intent to kill	1849	see William Evans
Stauch, Ernest	arson	1886	Set fire to a prairie belonging to Albert Pool
Stauffacher, Marvin	.	1936	Summonses
Stephens, John	larceny	1874	Jefferson Crawford complains that Stephens broke into his estate and stole several items.
Stevens, Alexander	assault with intent to murder	1859	Accused of attacking John Reed, Alexander and William Stevens kicked him and beat him almost to death.
Stevens, John	assault with intent to murder	1859	Stephens attacked Alexander Nichols with a shovel and tried to kill him.
Stevens, William	assault with intent to murder	1859	see Alexander Stevens
Strauss, Ferdinand	adultery	1888	Committed adultery with Eva Barbamick. He was found guilty and sentenced to 1 year in prison.
Streeley, George	assault	1882	Shot a revolver five times at Mary Glasson and hit a pig she was holding in her arms
Sueartnout, John	killing livestock	1857	Shot and killed two mares
Sullivan, Daniel	forgery	1906	Made a false check and forged a name on it
Sullivan, Dennis	rape	1847	Accused of making an attempt on Sarah Cullen, Sullivan was found not guilty
Sullivan, John	assault with intent to murder	1869	Accused of attacking Christopher Franklin and attempting to kill him
Sullivan, Michael	perjury	1848	Falsely testified at a trial
Symmons, Henry	forgery	1888	Caught forging his name on a promissory note and collected 500 dollars
Thompson, John	fathering a bastard child	1887	Libbie Scott complained that she is carrying a baby and the father of the baby is John Thompson. She is worried the child will be born a bastard.
Thompson, William	assault	1868	Threatened to kill Thomas Burges. Burges is worried that William will come after him if he is not locked up.
Thornson, Peter	killing livestock	1902	Accused of killing three horses worth a total of 300 dollars
Threadgold, John F.	embezzlement	1901	Accused of embezzling 372.86 dollars from J. I. Case Plow Works, a company he was working for
Torphy, Patrick	assault	1883	Accused of beating M. W. Jarvis while performing the lawful discharge of his duty as Town of Gratiot constable. He was found not guilty.
Torphy, Patrick	sold intoxicating liquors	1882	As an agent of the Phillip Best Brewing Company of Milwaukee, he was accused of selling intoxicating liquors without a license.
Trenary, Bryon	killing livestock	1898	Accused of killing prairie chickens
Troy, Michael	abandonment	1899	Michael Troy married Ellen Troy and they had a child together. Michael left Ellen at her parents home after the marriage and has never lived with her. He does not help support the marriage or child in any way.
Turck, William	larceny	1877	Stole several items from Brown and Company
Turk, Henry	larceny	1869	Accused of stealing a horse from Samuel Hall, he was found not guilty.
Twales, Samuel	assault	1848	Samuel Wright complained that Samuel Twales threatened to attack and beat him.
Ureu, John	assault	1869	Accused of threatening Charles Ureu by ripping his guts and heart out. Case dismissed.
Vandergriff, A J	gaming	1853	Caught at a gaming machine betting money
Vanhook, David	assault and battery	1879	William Fransdall complained that Vanhook attacked him and beat him up.
Vaughan, Mary	arson	1860	Accused of burning grain
Vaughan, Peter	arson	1860	Accused of burning grain
Vincent, Charles	.	.	see Nathan Corning
Virley, Benjamin	larceny	1859	Accused of stealing honey from the Widow Scott
Virley, Franklin	larceny	1859	Accused of stealing honey from the Widow Scott
Virley, George	larceny	1859	Accused of stealing honey from the Widow Scott
Walfrom, Henry	assault	1867	Accused of threatening Casper Belkin with an axe
Wameris, John	fathering a bastard child	1862	Anna Calvert complained that she is having a baby and the father is John Wameris.
Ward, James	larceny	1863	Accused of stealing one horse worth 100 dollars from Patrick McGuigan
Ward, James	larceny	1863	Accused of stealing horses from Francis McGurgen
Ware, John	fathering a bastard child	1861	Lucinda P. Glines complained that she has had a baby and the father is John Ware. She would like him to help with the baby.
Watkins, William	assault	1870	William Gray complained that Watkins did attack and beat him.
Webb, L. B.	appeal	1890	Webb was found guilty of assault and battery. The appeal was successful: all the charges were dropped.
Webster, Henry	assault	1859	Maria Stasbury complains that Henry attacked and beat her. Webster was found guilty and 10 days later filed for an appeal.
Welsh, Edward	fathering a bastard child	1854	Lucinda Dell complains that Edward is the father of her unborn child.
Welty, Barney	larceny	1879	E.L. Sloshowen complains that Welty did steal and carry away several items from his home.
Welty , Jacob	theft	1870	see James Cullen
Whalen, Edward	gaming	1859	Set up a roulette table in his home for the purpose of gambling
Whalen, William	gaming	1859	see Edward Whalen
Whaley, P. H.	sold intoxicating liquors	1884	Sold intoxicating liquors without a license
White, Benjamin	larceny	1865	Accused of stealing three horses worth 300 dollars from Richard Good
White, Joseph	assault with intent to murder	1874	Accused of attacking Andrew White and shooting him in the arm
White, Reuben	larceny	1900	Accused of stealing 1738 dollars worth of items from William Lindsay
Whitehead, John	larceny	1876	Allen Miller complained that John stole money from him.
Whitney, George	breaking and entering	1892	O.E. Miuer or Minor complained that Whitney did break and enter into his store and stole several items.
Wilkins, Catharine	bigamy	1852	Catharine married Ira M. Miller while still married to Alexander Wilkins who was living.
Wilkinson, David	trespassing	1871	Trespassing on private property
Williams, John	fraud	1872	Claiming to be a sales person Williams convinced Charles Moore to invest money in his new product. Williams ended up taking Moore's money and leaving town.
Williams, R. H.	larceny	1874	Accused of stealing hay
Wilson, John	larceny	1897	see John Green
Wilson, William	obstructing a highway	1883	Accused of obstruction of a highway
Winder, John	assault and battery	1863	Accused of beating his infant son
Wood, Thomas	assault and beating	1860	.
Wood, Charles	larceny	1875	Found guilty of stealing several horese from James Rose
Woolridge, John	murder	1869	see Joseph Roberts
Wren, John	assault with intent to murder	1868	After an appeal he was found not guilty of all charges.
Wright, Charles	selling horses under false pretences	1886	Sold a horse to Joseph Riter by telling him he was in top condition with only one sore on the front foot. After buying the horse Riter found the horse was in very bad shape.
Wright, Owen	assault with intent to murder	1849	Accused of attacking James H. Gertry
Wright, Owen	cutting timber	1857	Accused of cutting down 20 trees belonging to James Rose
Wright, Samuel	fathering a bastard child	1847	Charlotte Tombinson claims that Samuel Wright is the father of her child and she would like him to help support the child.
Wright, Samuel	assault and battery	1848	Found guilty of assault and battery against Mary Twills
Yapp, Jane et.all	murder	1869	Accused of killing John Yapp Jr.
Young, Thomas	larceny	1902	see Frank Marion
Zurflelh, Alfred	sold intoxicating liquors	1906	Accused of selling intoxicating liquors without a license
.	murder	1884	The poisioning of Jane Penniston. The Justice of the Peace determined that it was highly probably “that violence was done.” An inquest was held and a jury was “unable to determine by what means...[she] came to her death...for want of evidence.”