STATE OF KANSAS, SHAWNEE COUNTY, IN JUSTICE'S COURT, BEFORE B.F.
MERIDETH, Justice of the Peace in and for Topeka Township.

THE STATE OF KANSAS, ON THE RELATION OF EUNICE LOVE, Plaintiff. vs. WILLIAM
JONES, Defendant.

Records donated by Vikki Gray-Cullen, transcribed by Teresa Lindquist, copyrighted December
2001

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THE STATE OF KANSAS, ON THE RELATION OF EUNICE LOVE, Plaintiff. vs. WILLIAM
JONES, Defendant.

CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 4.  BASTARDY.

ATTORNEYS.  
Geo. W. Black, For Plaintiff.
S. Brown, For Defendant.

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On this 20th day of January, 1879, personaly [sic] came Eunice Love, before me, B.F. Meredith, a
Justice of the Peace, in and for Topeka Township, and County of Shawnee and made her written
complaint under oath, charging, that on or about the 3d day of December, 1878, she was
delivered of a bastard child, and that William Jones is the father of said child.

January 20th, 1879; Warrant issued to Isaac White, Constable.

January 23d, 1879, Warrant returned and filed, endorsed in substance, executed by arresting
William Jones and have him before the Court.

At the request of the Defendant, the trial was adjourned until the 29th of January 1879, at 2
o'clock, P.M.

January 23d, 1879, Subpoena issued for Chas. Jordan, R.A. Hill, T.L. St. John, Susan Tanner,
and Eliza Keller, in behalf of Defendant.

January 25th, 1879, Subpoena returned and filed.

January 29th, 1879, the parties being present, the Defendant in person, and by his Attorney,
Stephen Brown Esq., proccedings [sic] were had as follows:

Eunice Love was duly sworn, and her testimony reduced to writing, carefully read to her, and by
her duly signed.

The Defendant in his own behalf, and Chas. Jordan, R.A. Hill, T.L. St.  John, Susan Tanner and
Eliza Keller, were duly sworn.

After hearing all the testimony offered, the said William Jones was by me adjudged to be the
father of said child, and required to enter into a recognizance in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars,
with sufficient sureties, payable to the State of Kansas, for his appearance at the next term of the
District Court of Shawnee County.

Witness my hand this 29th day of January, A.D. 1879.

B.F. MEREDITH, Justice of the Peace.

January 30th, 1879, Undertaking entered into as required, Thomas Scott and William B. Astor
entering themselves as sureties.

B.F. MEREDITH, Justice of the Peace.

February 2d, 1879, Transmitted a transcript, all proceedings together with the testimony of the
mother reduced to writing and signed by her together with all other papers in the case to the Clerk
of the District Court of Shawnee County.

B.F. MEREDITH, Justice of the Peace.