April Term 1838


State of Indiana vs. James Dunnigan, Charles Mallory, Humphrey Wiatt, George Dittemore, Jefferson Carpenter, David Lukenbill, Harvey Burris, Thomas Dittemore, John Dunnigan, Jacob M. Reynard, Michael Cotter, Levi Shirley, Frederick Goss, William Dittemore(the younger), Aexander Mosier, Gideon Brasier, and other evil disposed persons to the number of twenty or more.

With force of arms towit with sticks, bells, horns, timpani, staves, guns, and other offensive weapons at the town of Gosport.. unlawfully riotously and routously did assemble..and interrupt, disturb and molest a certain collection..of the people who were assembled in a certain house for the purpose of hearing a lecture and speech on the subject of Astronomy..disturbed by beating upon pans, blowing horns and making a great noise. Witnesses: Thomas Taylor, Thomas Dagley, Samuel Payne, William Fritz and Mary Thompkins

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