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HISTORY OF SAGINAW COUNTY.

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the settlement grew older, the criminal presented himself in
almost every phase.
THE COUNTY COURT.
Elijah N. Davenport and William Smith were the Judges of the
County Court from its inauguration, Feb. 15, 1848, to Dec. 30,
1851.
The last entry on the record of the Saginaw County Court was
made Dec. 30, 1851. The last case brought before the court was
that of the People vs. Solomon Johnson, which resulted in his
discharge. The first case tried before that tribunal was the complaint of W. L. P. Little against Judge Davenport, for the illegal
seizure of his goods and chattels. Judge W. Smith, second judge
of the court, adjourned the hearing of the case from Feb. 15 to
March 21, 1848, when, after the examination of the plaintiff, Joshua
D. Smith, and Royal W. Jenny, he gave judgment against
Judge Davenport for $150, with costs amounting to $3.95. The
defendant's only justification was that he acted as treasurer of the
township of Saginaw, and in the interest of the people.
THE PROBATE COURT.
Jan. 10, 1836, the first entry was made in the record book of
the Probate Court at Saginaw county. During the first ten years, up
to Jan. 10, 1846, just 100 pages of the record were filled, and in
those pages is contained the whole probate business of the county
for that period of time.
JUDGES OF THE SAGINAW CIRCUIT COURT.
1837- Geo. Morrell, C. J.; G. D. Williams, A. J.; P. G. Gardner, A. J.
1839-'40-Charles W. Whipple, C. J.; J. D. Williams, A. J.;
P. G. Gardner, A. J.
1841-'2-Charles W. Whipple, C. J.; G. D. Williams, A. J.;
Elijah N. Davenport, A. J.
1845-Charles W. Whipple, C. J.; G. D. Williams, A. J.;
Andrew Ure, A. J.
Sanford M. Green, C. J., 1849; Josiah Turner, 1857; W. J.
F. Woodworth, 1859; Josiah Tuiner, 1859; W. F. Woodworth,
1860; James Birney, 1861; J. G. Sutherland, 1864; Josiah Turner,
1865; J. G. Sutherland, 1866-'9; Charles R. Brown, 1869; J. G.
Sutherland, 1869-70; Win. F. Mitchell, 1870; John Moore, 1871-'3;
S. M. Green, 1873; W. S. Tennant, 1874-'8; Henry Hart, 1878;
Wm. S. Tennant, 1878-'80; Dewitt C. Gage, 1880-'1; ChaunceyH.
Gage, 1881.
JUDGES OF THE PROBATE COURT.
Albert Miller, 1836; Eleazer Jewett, 1845; Luke Wellington,
1861; Otto Roeser, 1865-1881.