The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-10
THE QUARTER TRIAL.
FIRST DAY.

At two o'clock this afternoon
the trial of Alex. c. Quarter was com
menced before the Marshall county Cir
cult Court, Judge Thayer c. Melvin
presiding, on charge of making false
entries on the credit side OF the account
of the Norway Iron Manufacturing
Company kept at the Wheeling Savings
Institution, whereof Quarter was Treas
| urer. Though the offence was commit
ted in Ohio county, Mr. Quarter,
through his attorney. Gen. J. S. Wheat,
applied for and obtained change Of
venue to Marshall county, at the last
term OF the Ohio Circuit Court, affida-
Wit being made that he could not obtain
an impartial hearing in Ohio county.
Mr.. Quarter was brought into court
pending the selection Of jury. He
looks better than We ever saw him look
before, and as if his confinement had
not injured him any.
The following is copy Of the indict-
ment, as read by the Clerk of the Court
1t is the first OF the nine indictments
against the accused:
THE INDICTMENT.
The State of West Virginia, First
Judicial Circuit, Ohio county, to wit
In the Circuit court Of the said county,
the Jurors of the State of West Virginia,
in and for the body of the county of
Ohio, and now attending the Circuit
court of the said county, upon their
oalhs, present that Alexander c. Quar-
rier, Of said county, to wit, on the 9th
day of March, in the year 1868, in the
county aforesaid, being then and there
an officer Of the Wheeling Savings In
stitution, to wit, the Treasurer thereof,
the said Wheeling Savings Institution
being joint stock company, by the
laws O: this State, did, as such officer OF
said Wheeling Savings Institution, keep
the accounts OF the Norway Iron Manu-
featuring company, = company under
the laws Of this State, and that
said Norway Iron Manufacturing
company did, on the day and
year above said, have an account with
the said Wheeling Savings Institution,
joint stock company, as aforesaid,
kept by said Wheeling Savings Institu-
ton; and that the said Alexander G..
Quarter did, as such officer aforesaid,
then and there feloniously make an
entry in the said account, to wit, an
entry of eleven thousand three hundred
and sixty-eight dollars and eighty-three
cents on the credit side of the said ac-
count of said Norway Iron Manufac,
turing company, instead of one thou
sand three hundred and sixty.eight dol
lars and eighty-three cents, the true en-
trywith intent to conceal thereby the true
state OF said account, against the peace
and dignity Of the State Of West Nir'
GINA.
ID. And the jurors aforesaid upon
their oaths aforesaid do further present
that the said Alexander C. Quarter, to
wit, on the day and year last aforesaid,
in the county aforesaid, was an officer
of the Wheeling Savings Institution, a
Joint stock company under the laws OF
this State to wit, the treasurer thereof
and that the Norway Iron Manufacture
ing Company a corporation under the
laws of this State, did, on the day and
year last aforesaid in said county, have ar
account with the said Wheeling Savings
Institution, joint stock company, as
aforesaid, and that the said Alexander
C. Quarter, an officer OF said Wheeling
Savings Institution, joint stock
company, as aforesaid, did ther
and there feloneously make an
other entry in said account
to wit, an entry OF eleven thou
sand three hundred and sixty-eight dol
lars and eighty-three cents on the credit
side of the account OF the
said Norway Iron Manufacturing
Company, instead of one thousand three
hundred and sixty-eight dollars and
eighty-three cents, the true entry, with
intent thereby to defraud the sait
Wheeling Savings Institution, a joint
stock comp any as aforesaid, against the
peace and dignity of the State Of West
Virginia.
| J. II. GOOD, Prosecuting Attorney 70,
the said county Of Ohio.
The endorsement on the indictment
is "A True Bill. Thos. Sweeney, fore
man."
A panel of twenty citizens Of Mar
shall county was placed in the jury
box, and from these the following named
jurors were selected to try the case
Stephen Jefferson, Jerry Cecil, John
L. Gibson, Jasper Bonar, NJ. P. Bonar
John Rulong, Alfred Tomlinson, J. B.
Colvig. John NJ. Turner, VIM. F. John
ston, VIM. Alexander and r. c. With
ingham.
Gen. Wheat, for the defense, stated
that he was not willing that the jury
should be sworn until the book. in the
possession Of VIM. H. Irwin were pro-
duced in court. lie could not so
Iieopardize the interests Of his client.
Mr.. Irwin had an idea that because he
is Deputy U. S. Marshal that he was
exempt from the process Of this court.
This was a most amusing excuse and
error. He should ask for rule against
Mr.. Irwin, returnable tomorrow morn
ing at 9 o'clock. ealso requested the
court nor TO swear the jury until TO-
morrow.
The Court charged the jury not to
converse about the case, and dismissed
them until 9 o'clock to morrow morn
ing.
We understand that the trial OF the
charges against Quarter will all be
heard during the ensuing two weeks,
and be continued day and night in
order that they may be thus closed.
The WoRRELL SISTERS This fine
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