The Volunteer Counsel: A Tale of John Taylor
An 1840 Texas courtroom saga profiles John Taylor a brilliant but tormented attorney whose dramatic defense drives a murder case against Hopkins. A crowd, famed lawyers Ashly Pike and Prentiss, and the slain Mary Elliston frame a verdict of fifty thousand dollars while Hopkins faces mob justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Taylor
Taylor
Farwell
West
Mississippi
Marks
Clarksville
Texas
Red River
George Hopkins
Mary Elliston
Elliston
Ashly and Pike
Arkansas
Prentiss
New Orleans
Hopkins
Brooking
Pike
Prentisa
Judge Mills
Sam
Gémploy
Mary
Col. Ashly
Senate of the Union
Albert Pike
Ashly
Hell
Hopking
Clay
Webster
Calhoun
Dewey
Tyrg
Bascom
New York Fairy Guards Hoax Triggers Citywide Excitement
A visitor claimed to represent New Jersey trustees seeking reduced admission for a large female academy pupils at Barnum's Museum. He described a parade of Fairy Guards with a banner and distinguished speaker, prompting crowds to flood Broadway and parks. The hoax unsettled the city as Barnum seeks originator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Barnum’s Museum
Juvenila Society
Barnum
Earle's Hotel
Guarda
Astor House
Broadway
Park
Fairy Light Guard
Duane Street
State Journal
Judge Fraiser Arrives in Wisconsin Territory 1837
Wisconsin Territory’s early judicial setup includes Judge Fraiser arriving from Pennsylvania in June 1837 to Green Bay. He presides over cases ranging from gambling to debt, with a notable judgment payable in fish and a harsh stance on crime. The narrative covers sentencing of two Indians for murder and assault, and the subsequent adjustments by Governor Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Dunn
Inwim
Frasier
Pennsylvania
Dickerman
Watt
Kentucky
Col
Morten
the Land Office
Owen Atonica
Cyrus Hawley
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Michigan
Crar
Wm. M. Dennis
Dennis
Rock River
D&vc
Dodge
Fraiser
Green Bay
Fiddler and Kentucky Man Clash Aboard Indiana
On the steamer Indiana passengers faced a music feud as a fiddler from Kentucky clashed with a delicate French violinist. The Kentucky man’s loud boasting and brash performance drowned out music and drew cheers from some, but anger from others as a scene of protest and comic bravado unfolded during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
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Business Directory
Sauk County
Baraboo
Wis
B. F. Mills
Charles Cowles
Puyveintan and Sunczon
Broadway and
Sixth Streets
J. H. Pratt
Atronner and Counselotor
Office of the Register of Deeds
W. H. Clark
Baraboo, Sauk Co
E. P. Spencer
Reciston
Deus
Court House
Abbott & Northrop
Sauk, Dane
Columbia
Co. Ansort
Madison
Due J. H. Nonmmop
Prairie du Lac
Ulling & Stewart
Chancery
Portage City
Alaa Stewart
Tripp & Stevens
Arronxeys
Taylor's Row
Warner & Putnam's
Burnbun
Suuk Co
G. Stevens
Dunnels & Butterfield
East Water Street
Milwaukee
A. Bunnels
E. Butterfield
Moseley
State of New York
George Martins
Sauk CO
Land and General Agert
L. F. Cook
Circuit Court
New York Central Fire Insurance Company
U. S. Life Insurance, Annuity and Trust Company of
Philadelphia
M. C. Waite
Atty
LAW
United States
Birchard, & CO
Spring Street
J. F. Berchard
WM. A. Noyes
M. M.crain
Taylor's Bank
Adams House
Sumner
Ada‘b.feegles
Ati
Feegle'e
Sphynk
America
Mills
Beanprice House
Coutenur
Bar
Messia
Lezaif
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