McDaniel Court Records
Transcribed and submitted by Shirley Bogart Harper.These records were badly damaged and water stained. Any help putting these together with events or additional wording would be appreciated. Or if you have access to these records and can glean more information from them please let us know.
Van Buren AR Circuit Court Records - LDS film # 1029962 1873 "probably" Apr.
Term
[uncertain what record is, but previous page refers to]:
as Clerk $277
before Grand Jury 12
messenger to bring up polls 14.00
in the case of W D Jenkins et al
against M.C. Randall next page: paid To
Rich'd McDaniel ?In ?The ?Case of State ______ paid To Andrew Grave as
witness ___ ___ State [maybe] Richard paid To Andrew McDaniel ?witness of
State & Newton McDaniel paid To Richard McDaniel witness ____ case of State
& Newton McDaniel [?ca 1876077?] now on this day _________
Certificates of following persons
Thomas J McDaniel (3) three
[can't tell what, but probably school dist. info and the dist is Bradley: T.S.
McDaniel]
LDS film # 1031267:
[NOTE that the Court Book from which these records were taken has been badly water damaged with perhaps only one half side of a page readable (and then much "guessing" was necessary. I was unable to locate the original record of the several McDaniel entries for "Assault", only the follow-up records (some where the sureties had defaulted getting the person to come into court as required, etc.)There were numerous references to Judge Marshall L. Stephenson.]
[At the very first of this film case #1 is James Mc______ appears he is fined but very little of the record can be read and no date - several cases later is a date of Oct 1859.]
1st Day March Term 1871
Wm H. McDaniel on Grand Jury [note some records say e.g. State of AR White Co or Searcy Co etc]Case 12 Dec 1870 "might" say Lafayette McDaniel [but cannot be certain of last name] Is acquitted. [my Layfayette is listed on TN 1870 census]
Sep Term 1872
Case ?9 or 7? Wm Holder (can't read who sureties are)Case 10 Wm McDaniel Assault - refers to Mar. Term 1872 [I could not locate that record - many pages that term were damaged and too faded to read]
Wm McDaniel is principal and C.D. McDaniel is surety at $250 [think it indicates C.D. McDaniel failed to have Wm McDaniel there for trial and they are directing that Wm McDaniel be arrested and held in custody]
[same page can't see case number:]
Fred McDaniel Assault [think it referred back to Mar Term 1872 and apparently Fred did not appear - He is principal and Thomas McDaniel and James M. Holderfield are Sureties ($250)... default - arrest Fred and hold in custody.
No. 13 [next case after Fred's] Andrew McDaniel Assault
Defendant came not - Andrew is principal and Thomas McDaniel and James M. Holderfield are sureties ($250) [cannot read remainder]
Case 7 Wm McDaniel Assault
involves forfeiture of recognizance - set aside Wm McDaniel and C.D. McDaniel $250 for Wm's appearance next Term of Court [then it lists Petit Jury and a couple of case in between - then:]
Case 12 Andrew McDaniel Assault [same as Fred's with C.D. McDaniel and ?P.?C. Bennett sureties ... next term of Court]
Next Case [cannot read number] ?Maybe Newton McDaniel Assault
[there is a two line case just above and it is a McDaniel?] [difficult to read] appears similar to the others above - but mentions C.D. McDaniel and William McDaniel.
Next Case #17 Newton McDaniel Assault [appears same as above]
Case 15 Richard McDaniel Assault
Defendant came not - refers to Mar Term 1872
Richard McDaniel is surety and what appears to be ?M McDaniel and W. B. Holder
"entered into their recognizance for $250 for the defendants appearance at ___ ____ of the court" [the gist is they didn't bring Richard McDaniel into Court as they should and are considered to have defaulted and the State issues a summons against them (or him) the defendant ___ ___ ___ and I think it says to arrest Richard McDaniel and ...
Next Case #16 Newton McDaniel Assault
[same as Richard's and Newton is to be arrested returnable to the next Term of Court]
[several case in between - then:]
#7 William Holder
Forfeiture as surety for Richard McDaniel & Wm McDaniel
Next case #14 Richard McDaniel
?For good cause ---- Forfeiture - for Richard McDaniel, Wm Holder and Wm McDaniel - appearance next Term ...
Next Case [can't read #] Richard McDaniel
Forfeiture re Newton McDaniel - mentions Wm Holder [then appears to be March Term 1873]
Case #10 William McDaniel
This appears to be the verdict of the Jury but cannot read it but believe it says not guilty.
Next Case #13 Andrew McDaniel Not Guilty
Next Case #15 Richard McDaniel
Cannot read, but something about plea of nolle ___ __ __ and cause dismissed
Next Case #16 Newton McDaniel
"At the request of the States Attorney the Court make a ___ ___ ___ Clerk to produce the papers ___ ___ ___ ___ by
tomorrow morning or show cause ___ __
[Several pages later:]
#16 Newton McDaniel
Now comes the Clerk of this Court and makes his ____ writing to the rule made on ___ yesterday to produce papers in the above cause that he has made due search for the same but they are not in his office and cannot be found And thereupon he is discharged from said rule.
Thereupon ?comes both the parties to this cause by attorney and State by Attorney by ___ ___ the Court enters a nolle id is the ____ Court ordered that this cause be ?dismissed? and that the County of Fulton pay all costs ?in? the ?suit ___ ___ and that the defendant _____ ...