The case of the State vs. David F. Mayberry was tried before Judge Doolittle

The evidence

• “In September, 1853, James R. Doolittle, of Racine, was elected, and entered upon the discharge of the duties of Judge of the First Judicial Circuit, and first held a special term for Rock County, commencing on the 7th day of February, 1854. The celebrated case of the State vs. David F. Mayberry, for the murder of Andrew Alger, was tried before Judge Doolittle in July, 1854, particulars of which are hereafter given. Judge Doolittle gained the confidence and esteem of the bar, and all with whom he came in contact.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/10-rock-county-ch04-early-maps-courts-railroads.md, PDF p. 361 / book p. 365

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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