1854  Cast  Iron  Tombstone  Trial

Mt. Pulaski
  Courthouse  Re-enactment

Sunday - Feb. 10,   2 pm

Brush up on your history of Abraham Lincoln, Judge David Davis and the Illinois
 8th Judicial Circuit Court as it traveled through Mt. Pulaski - Logan County Seat [1848 - 1854]. 
 Two tombstone trials actually took place, one at the Mt. Pulaski county seat and the 2nd at the Lincoln, IL.
 county seat.  In both trials, Mr. Lincoln was defense attorney and Judge David Davis presided. 
 Both verdicts were appealed to the Illinois State Supreme Court and President Lincoln learned of the result
 of his Mt. Pulaski court appeal in 1864 during the anguish and tribulations of the Civil War.  Copies of actual trial
 documents have been obtained and further research of this case has been conducted. This re-enactment will employ
 a selected jury from the audience.  Google Judge David Davis and discover his eventual appointment years later. 
 
Seating is limited, so get your FREE tickets ASAP. 

Any donations will go to the Mt. Pulaski Abraham Lincoln
 Bi-Centennial 200th Birthday Committee [1809 - 2009].
                           If necessary, a repeat performance will be conducted following a short break.                    

Get Free Tickets at: 

Abe’s in Lincoln  732 - 4564
Salt Creek Attic in Mt. Pulaski  792-5117
Sadie’s Secret Place in Mt. Pulaski  792 - 5636
or  call 217 792 - 5442
 [seating is limited]