Hazen Hayes Pleasant, A HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, INDIANA, (Greenfield,
IN: William Mitchell Printing Company, 1926), 553.
Stephen R. Jenner of Marengo and Arthur W. Ward of Leavenworth were partners
in constructing a new plow, the name of which was the convex concave Rotary
Mold Board Plow. Ward was sent to Washington City to get the copyright or
patent on the plow. On his return Jenner wanted Ward to pay back to him the
amount of money which Ward had left over out of the expense money which
Jenner furnished Ward for the trip. It seems that Ward agreed to pay Jenner
the difference, but Jenner then demanded $98. Suit was started in the
squire's court. Jerry Collins was the constable and served notice on the
parties to meet February 10, 1838, at ten o'clock. The case was tried before
a jury of five men: William T. Williams, John Pleasant, John Bell, Andrew J.
Shaw and Henry Doolittle. The jury found Ward guilty, but assessed the
damage at $50 instead of $98.