Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-23

b0-PrDHRAL COuRn--The Court met at
10 O'Clock.
NJ. Smith made application for bail In
the case Of Frelsriek Hamilton, Of Mari.
on eountJ. Evidence va taken and the
prisoner took the oath And WAS hailed.
Witnesses were examined in reference 10
the alleged riot a, Fairmont at the time the
prlionsr Compton vas released and return
cd home
Capt NAul'by nni others testified rs to
what occurred At PsIrmpai on the evening
Of oomplon's arrival in chrge OF the Mar.
shAlS. oonp,oo Was made oal to be vi.
Olsnl ,eeesaiouIsi, aud the riot very ami.
able gathering.
Mr. BOrsmau, Of Tyler county, mOreI
for bail In tue case Of VIM. Guthrie, OF Ty.
Ter county, indicted for treason.
Mr. Bell testified that Guthrie voted for
the ordinance Of secession, but afterwards
expressed regret that he had done So
NJ Bell thought that Guthrie felt about
right, and woOld be peaee4ble. loyal cit.
Izen, u released.
The District Attorney asked II Guthrie
approved the course OF the distinguished
representative from WetIsl. tH.ll Of gold
headed cuue aud rebel uotOrIrty.) Guthrie
did not approve of Hall either morally or
politically and was admitted to bail.
Mr. Richardson moved for bail in the case
Of ReIin K. Fowler, Of Marion county.
[The Court refused to consider POwlers
case at the last session, as he wa, repre-.
scented to have been connected with the
band of rebels which cougregated near
wOrthIngton some months ago, aud which
an expedition frum this city went gu: to
suppre"
Mr.. Parrish testified that Fowler Joined
Bill ThompSou's company, but afterwards
some of the members came after him to take
him away. Fowler refused to go aud they
took his coat
Mr.. Stevens corroborated the story about
The coat, Vim. AsOl md Jas. Hardesty
bought him the coat upon the condition
that he would so With Thompson,
NJ. Fowler WIS called forward. Sad be
Joined Thonpsou1 company because that
TnOuPsOu,INeosou, Raymond, and the lead.
Ing men Of Marion said tho sbolitiouists
were going to invade aud destroy the
county.
Fowler took the oath aud wa, admitted
to bail.
Clement Davis, young man only nine.
teen years old, made application for bail
through Mr. Smith. This young man ties.
tilted that he was a, Bennington the day
tho bridges we're burned. There were
about one huadred and frty seCessionlsts
there, some Of them With suns. DAVIS said
he didn't know what secession vas at TIE
tune tho ordinance WAS adopted. Didn't
know what 1t was now, and manifested de.
ctded symptoms Of levity at the Courts
inquiries, for which the Court sent him
back to prison unsl he could deport him.
self in u more becoming mtnncr
Luke Stephens was admitted TO bail
upon tho application of Nc. Smith,
Stephens said he voted for the oriintncs
of secession but ho never wa, secession.
island had no sympathy wi,hthen There
wasa goud deal OF coustraiut upOn the
people, and he was told that Ry voting for
secession he would avoid a war.
Applications for bail were nude in the
cases OF James NJ, Gray and De, Randolph
Moss, from the Eonlwht county. Unfor.
tana'ely the WITNESSES brought forward to
establish the Innocence OF these men testi.
God to their guilt, aud it WIS made 10 ap
pear that Dr. Moss had belonged to a
guerilla party and that Gray hld borue
arms against tue Government.
Milton j. spurlock was admitted to ball
upon the application Of Me-, Richardson.
NJ. Smith called the attention of the
Court to thoCaso OF the young man Glenn
eut Davis, who, Nc. Smith urged, meant
no disrespscI to the oourt, ba, that laagh.
ing vas an lliosyucri,y ia the Davis fam.
". Davis took the oath and wa, admitted
TO bail,
Nc. Smith made application tor bail 10
the case Of Samuel Coon, an Old man
fsOa Marion eoaaty. Samuel took tue
oath and was admitted.
Mt, Smith brought up the case of Adam
wOl;ord. Nj. Smith said that although
this client bore aprimitiye uaus, dc had
never been in a court room before, and be
says tSasif heaven will spare him he new.
er will be again for rebellion ag,ias. tho
united States Government. Adam was
admitted.
Nc. Smith also applied forols aerti6eld.
He is a volatile creature bslug fond Of
whisky and i a man Of un,oand nind.
1srri6eld was admitted,
a0-REPoarap EILlED,-ws learu ih4,
Louis Thompson, sou Of ex.Jadse TbOm.
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