In the Shelby County Circuit Court, Lincoln files the affidavit of Marshall F. Elam in support of a motion for a continuance in the case of People v. Noland et al. Elam is one of twelve defendants indicted for rioting in conjunction with an assault on German Alderson. Affidavit of Marshall F. Elam, 26 May 1852, People v. Noland et al.; Indictment, May 1852, People v. Noland et al., case file, both in Shelby County Circuit Court, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL.