Davisson  vs  Warble


The State of Indiana on
The Relation of  Alice Davison                Complaint for Bastardy
                vs
Edward Warble

            Alice Davison swears that she is now pregnant with a bastard child and the Edward Warble is the father.
Alice Davison
Thereof subscribed and sworn to this 7 day of January 1897
John A Tindall  Notary Public
Shelby Co

The relatrix and the defendant by his father,  John Warble,  being in court.  The relatrix being sworn upon her oath says that she is under the age of 21 years old, and that she believes she is now pregnant with a bastard child  That Relatrix further says:  that Edward Warble is the father of her said child.  Said Relatrix further swears that suitable provision has been made by Edward Warble, through his father, John Warble, and property secured in the hands of John Warble who is a responsible person for the maintenance of the Bastard child.  That I make oath of the above and foregoing facts to the court and I ask that said cause be dismissed
/s/   Alice Davisson
                                Subscribed and sworn to this 7 day of January 1897
H. C. Curry    J.P.                                

[Written in same handwriting on the side of the page:  #The defendant in said cause denies being the father of said child the matters being subbeted by Will of acuiponies.]
This cause being submitted to me from the above and foregoing facts and affidavit of relatrix #[marked to insert above statement] I find that suitable provision has been made by Edward Warble through his father John Warble the maintenance of said bastard child not only from the facts in affidavit but by decralaties made to me by relatrix, I find that the same has been property secured in the hand of John Warble, who is a responsible person to take care of said funds I find said relatrix is under the age of 21 years old, further find from the above fact that the relatrix ought to be allowed to dismiss her said cause of complaint, and the the same is hereby dismissed.  It is therefore ordered and decreed by me that said relatrix cause shall be dismissed
            Witnessed my hand and office and seal this 7 day of January 1897.
/s/   H. C. Curry    Justice of the Peace {{SCI}}

From a book found at the Shelby County Poor Farm, page 577
Transcribed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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