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Criminal Docket 1885-1934

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Scan of the Saugatuck Township Criminal Docket, an official record of charges heard by the Justice of the Peace. Each page documents two cases and lists who was charged, what crime, and what action was taken. This book records crimes and punishments from 1885 to 1934. The original is believe to be in the Saugatuck Township office. Click on the URL below to see scans of all the pages.
page 1 of the docket; Case no. 1 - Reinhold F. Kleeman, tavern owner, charged with selling liquor on the 4th of July holiday. Charge dismissed. No. 2 - A. Hames charged with assault and battery on William Rode by Constable Charles C. Billings, Oct. 12, 1885. Fined $4.40. ($127 in 2023 dollars) by Justice of the Peace Richard B. Newnham.
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2023.10.380

The justice of the peace was an elected or appointed judge who presided over a court that heard petty criminal infractions. Proceedings before justices of the peace are faster and less formal than the proceedings in other courts. Often cases were brought by the village constable, a person acting like a modern police officer.

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Winthers, Sally

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Newnham, Richard B. 1819-1908/9Billings, Charles Clark 1843-1924Kerr, FrankWelch, Horace G. 1856-1932

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This information was copied from the pre-2023 SDHC website. The location of an original or printed version of these photos was unknown at the time of cataloging.

p.1 Kleeman – Hames p.2 Hale – Reed p.3 Sanders – Kleeman p.4 Thompson – Clark p.6 Jacobson – Ras p.5 Mast – Cole p.7 Newcome – McCormick p.8 Stout  -Schultz p.9 McCann – Hayes p.10 Pike – Correll p.11 Ward – VanScoble p.12 Hall p.13 Nichols p.14 Wright 1 p.14 Wright 2 p.15 Davis – Jones p.16 Haffaday – Mousaw p.17 Gibson – Kendall – Kasiske p.18 Crafbord – Stodard p.19 Stoddard – Crampton p.20 Johnson – Fountor p.21 Dick – Rositt p.22 Kimber – Cobb p.23 Howard – Wilson p.24 Heinze – Sharp p.25 King – Beardsley p.26 Schmits – Cadick p.27 Hanson – Rabbit p.28 Slater – Root p.29 Bliss – Jacob p.30 Gleason – Moran – Conroy p.31 Dutcher – Dickinson p.32 Greenhalgh – McCarty p.33 Weed – Heinze p.34 Melstom – Nye p.35 Knowlton – Meldrum p.36 Leaword – Volkers p.37 VanZorn – Hayes p.38 Bourse – Roasette p.39 Diepenhorst – Myers p.40 Greenhalgh – Harkema p.41 VanDyke – Smith p.42 Halfaday – Gray p.43 Roasette – Miller p.44 Campbell – Plummer p.45 Schrenkingus – Schumaker p.46 Morse – Huntinghouse p.47 Simonson – Dempster p.48 McGee – Purdy p.49 Norton – Onusbank p.50 Gibson – Eaton p.51 Wiegert – Schreiber p.52 Zwemer – Coxford p.53 Stafford – Tucker p.54 Hodtzenbuckler – Paquin p.55 Grade – Knoll p.56 Edcomb – Goodeve p.57 Goodeve – Holzinger p.58 Gerber 2 p.58 Gerber – Fisher p.59 Mudd – White p.60 White – Harrington p.61 Summers – Cherney – Behee p.62 Angus – Buged p.63 Barrington – Hawes p.63 Hanson – Marsh p.65 Dayron – Alives p.66 Black – Freeman p.67 Bass – Barrett p.68 Smith – Washburn p.69 Cohen – Warron p.70 Arnett – Olson p.71 Howath – Newcomb p.72 Schmidt – Tirfes p.73 Deen – Merell p.74 Anderson – Glick p.75 Jackson – Brown p.76 Viney – Hillen p.77 Miller p.78 Fouch – Ryan p.79 Stall – Beebie p.80 Boos – Spardel p.81 Nelson – Herbert p.82 Kerz – Ruble p.82 Stone – Clover p.83 Sickharda – Collinswood p.84 Nutmayer – Russell p.85 Clark – Stone p.86 Mayer – Ganis p.87 Riley – Chase p.89 Parker – Thomas p.90 Patrick – Taylor p.91 Heuer – Peterson p.92 Porter – Slater p.93 Goodeve – Goodeve p.94 McKellips – Goodeve p.95 Curtis – Fell p.96 Harris – Detmer p.97 Gerue – Slierkers – Hoover p.98 Schultzer

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