Thursday, April 15, 1847.Metamora, IL. | Woodford County Circuit Court begins its session. In Smith v. Strawn, plaintiff is awarded $500 for breach of
covenant. Fenn and Lincoln, for defendant, move arrest of judgment. Motion is overruled
and appeal to Supreme Court allowed. Lincoln is attorney for defendant in Hadlock v. Jenkins and Jenkins. After hearing
testimony, Gridley, for plaintiff, dismisses suit. George Kerr Sr. and J. Randolph
Scott, indicted for aiding fugitive slave, win dismissal of charge when Lincoln argues
lack of proof that Negro in case was slave. Record. |