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between the Great and Little Miami rivers, intersects the eastern 

 boundary of the county ot Montgomery, thence east to the eastern 

 boundary of the county of Greene and to continue six miles into the 

 county of Franklin, thence north to the State line, thence west with 

 said line until it intersects the said eastern boundary of the county of 

 Montgomery, thence to the place of beginning. The third section of 

 this Act fixed the temporary seat of Justice at the house of George 

 Fithian in Springfield. The first Court met at the house of George 

 Fithian in Springfield, and its officers were as follows: Francis Dun- 

 levy, President Judge; John Eeynolds, Samuel McGollough and John 

 Runyon, Associate Judges; Arthur St. Clair (who was a son of Gov. 

 St. Clair), Prosecuting Attorney; John Dougherty, Sheriff; Joseph 

 C. Vance, Clerk. The first Grand Jui-y was composed of Joseph 

 Layton, Adam McPherson, Jonathan Daniels, John Humphries, John 

 Reed, Daniel McKinnon, Thomas Davis, William Powell, Justis 

 Jones, Christopher Wood, Caleb Carter, William Chapman, John 

 Clark, John Lafferty, Robert Renniek. 



Amongst the first Petit Jury were Paul Huston, Charles Rector, 

 Jacob Minturn, James Reed, James Bishop and Abel Crawford. 



Amongst the earliest Attorneys was Thomas Morris, who many 

 years after became United States Senator from Ohio. FA. W. Pearee 

 was a resident attorney and perhaps the first. Moses B. Corwin, 

 Henry Bacon and James (^ooley were amongst the early attorneys. 

 Amongst the Grand Jurors at the May term, 1809, were Frederick 

 Ambrose, Simon Kenton, John Guthridge. 



The first trial at the first term of the Court — September, 1805 — 

 was the cn.se of the State of Ohio against one Taylor for threatening 

 to burn the barn ot Griffith Foos, at Springfield. The form of 

 arraignment was peculiar — the defendant being asked in what manner 

 he would be acquitted, plead not guilty. 



At the first session of the Supreme Court, in 1805, the Judges were 

 Samuel Huntingdon, Chief Judge, William Sprigg and Dtiniel 

 Symmes, Judges. The first case tried was the State against Isaac 

 Brackon, Archibald Dowden and Robert Renniek for assault on an 

 Indian named Kanawa Tuckow. The defendants pleading not guilty 

 and taking issue, for plea, put themselves upon God and their country. 

 They were defended by Joshua Collett, afterwards one of the Supreme 

 Judges, and were acquitted. The jury was composed of William 



