Formation of Madison County Courts
The act for the organizattion of Madison County was passed on Decemer 14, 1818, on the same day that the counties of
Lincoln, Pike and Montgomery were formed. At that time the circuit court transacted all the county business.
Court Proceedings
The first term was held at the house of Theodore F. Tong, on July 12, 1819.
Judge
Thomas
Clerk
Charles Hutchings
Sheriff
Joseph Montgomery
Grand Jurors
Jason Harrison
John White
Adam Ground
John Clement
Jacob Shook
Elisha Bennett
Thomas Cooper
Lee Pettitt
Nicholas LaChance
John B. Deguire
Alexander Fletcher
William Dillard
James Pettitt
Thomas Crawford
Peter Sides
John Best
John Sides
Henry Whitener
John Wright
E. Mitchel
Jurors Returned Indietment
Assault and Battery
John Callaway
Samuel Strother
J. G. W. McCabe
Joseph Bennett
D. L. Caruthers
George and Jacob Nifong
Peter Chevallier
Moses Baird
Samuel Anthony
Thomas Craddock
George Robertson
John Bridges
Adam Henderson
Arthur McFarland
Horse Stealing
Fred Mires
Cow Stealing
George Wear
Larceny
J. B. Stephens
Hog Stealing
William Stephens
In the assault and battery cases all were found guilty, and fined in various sums, except Bridges and McFarland.
In the other cases there were no convictions.
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Source: History of Southeast Missouri