Andrew Cress, a good friend of Benjamin Kindig, made the trip from Augusta Co. VA. to Tazewell Co. IL. They came by covered wagon and shortly after arriving Andrew married Mary Kindig, daughter of Benjamin Kindig.
Life was simpler in the mid-1800's and it was reflected in the legal system. A poor farmer's wife, Melissa Goings, slew her husband with a billet of wood as he was trying to strangle her in a drunken rage. Everyone who knew the Goings sympathized with Melissa, but the court seemed intent to get a conviction for murder. The coroner's jury included Joseph Kindig and Andrew Cress. They were paid 25 cents each.
Abraham Lincoln, Melissa's attorney, got permission for a private conference with her in the courthouse. How long that conference lasted, nobody knew, but Melissa was never seen again. The court bailiff accused Lincoln of helping her escape, but he answered, "Oh, no, I did not run her off. She wanted to know where she could get a good drink of water, and I told her there was mighty good water in Tennessee." [Taken from history of Tazewell Co., IL]
Life was simpler in the mid-1800's and it was reflected in the legal system. A poor farmer's wife, Melissa Goings, slew her husband with a billet of wood as he was trying to strangle her in a drunken rage. Everyone who knew the Goings sympathized with Melissa, but the court seemed intent to get a conviction for murder. The coroner's jury included Joseph Kindig and Andrew Cress. They were paid 25 cents each.
Abraham Lincoln, Melissa's attorney, got permission for a private conference with her in the courthouse. How long that conference lasted, nobody knew, but Melissa was never seen again. The court bailiff accused Lincoln of helping her escape, but he answered, "Oh, no, I did not run her off. She wanted to know where she could get a good drink of water, and I told her there was mighty good water in Tennessee." [Taken from history of Tazewell Co., IL]
Andrew Cress, a good friend of Benjamin Kindig, made the trip from Augusta Co. VA. to Tazewell Co. IL. They came by covered wagon and shortly after arriving Andrew married Mary Kindig, daughter of Benjamin Kindig.
Life was simpler in the mid-1800's and it was reflected in the legal system. A poor farmer's wife, Melissa Goings, slew her husband with a billet of wood as he was trying to strangle her in a drunken rage. Everyone who knew the Goings sympathized with Melissa, but the court seemed intent to get a conviction for murder. The coroner's jury included Joseph Kindig and Andrew Cress. They were paid 25 cents each.
Abraham Lincoln, Melissa's attorney, got permission for a private conference with her in the courthouse. How long that conference lasted, nobody knew, but Melissa was never seen again. The court bailiff accused Lincoln of helping her escape, but he answered, "Oh, no, I did not run her off. She wanted to know where she could get a good drink of water, and I told her there was mighty good water in Tennessee." [Taken from history of Tazewell Co., IL]
Life was simpler in the mid-1800's and it was reflected in the legal system. A poor farmer's wife, Melissa Goings, slew her husband with a billet of wood as he was trying to strangle her in a drunken rage. Everyone who knew the Goings sympathized with Melissa, but the court seemed intent to get a conviction for murder. The coroner's jury included Joseph Kindig and Andrew Cress. They were paid 25 cents each.
Abraham Lincoln, Melissa's attorney, got permission for a private conference with her in the courthouse. How long that conference lasted, nobody knew, but Melissa was never seen again. The court bailiff accused Lincoln of helping her escape, but he answered, "Oh, no, I did not run her off. She wanted to know where she could get a good drink of water, and I told her there was mighty good water in Tennessee." [Taken from history of Tazewell Co., IL]
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