The  State  of  Indiana
vs

William Halbrook


Box 426, No 76

A  TRUE  BILL
R. Albert [?] Belton

WITNESSES
David Cotton
James Brown
Jos. Hice
George Danson

L. J. Hackney
Prosecuting Attorney.

F I L E D
June 14 1880
Fred. H. Chueden
CL'K

Indictment

"State of Indiana, Shelby County, ss:
Shelby Circuit Court, May Term, A.D. 1880

THE STATE OF INDIANA  }
            vs                               }Indictment for A & B
William Holbrook                 }

          The Grand Jurors of Shelby County, in the State of Indiana, good and lawful men, duly and legally impanneled, charged and sworn to inquire into felonies and certain misdemeanors in and for the body of said County of Shelby in the name and by the authority of the State of Indiana, on their oaths present that one William Holbrook late of said County, on the 12th day of June, A.D., 1880 at said County and State aforesaid, did then and there in a rude, insolent and angry manner unlawfully touch, strike and beat one  David  Cotton  contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Indiana."

/s/ Leonard J. Hackney
Prosecuting Attorney

PG 272
No. 76

The State of Indiana
vs
William Holbrook

================
Vacation Warrant,
Circuit Court
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Bail, $50.00
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To October Term, 1880
L.J. HackneyProsecuting Atty

Served Aug 4 1880
Miles 16

[The form and wording on the inside of this document directly corresponds to the document above - PMF]

Note:  This case did go to trial and William Holbrook was found guilty.  However, William died the day after the subpeona was served, so sentencing didn't much matter! -- Jill Knitl.  There is a string of HOLBROOK postings in the INSHELBY-L archives in late May 2000, following the initial posting of the above documents.

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