The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-22
BOLD ROBBERY.
The County Court Clerks
Office Kiaed.

Office Kiaed.
On the night Of tho 10Th, or befor
daylight. on the morning Of the 16t
inst. the boldest robbery was com
mitted that has ever occurred in III
place The Office Of the Clerk Of th
County Court was broken into, and III
papers Of the whole civil and criminl
docket Of the County Court stolen :
The burglars effected M entrance b
cutting hole through the window
shutter, large enough to admit a man
arm. They then reached up, uufast
ened tho latch, and opened the win
dow. The cutting Of the window
shutter was evidently done with
heavy aud very sharp instrument
probably dirk knife or carpenter
chiscl. The thieves evidently kne,
where the papers were kept, tina. the,
were after. II is true that they tool
many that could be Of no possible us
TO them, but they just cleaned out
the places where the criminal and lay
papers were kept. A few deeds, tha
had been admitted, but not recorded
were also taken. The will Of the lat,
Miss Hetta jackson vas found nea,
the door; the thieves evidently having
droppedi. ii. The following is n list
as near as can be made, Of the paper
stolen:
SAFE Gases.
State vs.. L. 7. somCrvills, misds
meanor.
State vs., Samuel Martin, tresspass, as
sault and battery.
State VS.. J.H. Snidcr, misdcmeauor
State VS.. W. 7. Butcher, petit LARGE
.Cir1 Cases.
s. II. Wilson VS.. Alfred Sims, cove
r. P. Camden VS.. NJ. Edmiston, debt
Julia Roger We. /. Q. Waldo, &c. debt
j. w. Wilson &c, vs.. Ellinor Nc
Quain, s,sumpsit.
Edmund Christian VS.. I. @. Waldo, {.
D Hoover rvs vs. W. B, Hoover, debt
s. II. Groves vs.. s. NJ. Blake, ejec.
ment.
Elias Fisher VS.. George sheefer, debt
A. Q. Hale vs.. Jacob Bot, 60, debt
appeals,
Isabella Henry, TO-, vs.. J. G. Van
deryort, debt
j. H. Fletcher vs.. N. Melvin, debt
A. E. 'Rohrbough VS. N. Melvin
debt.
P. Tierasy VS.. John $. Tisrnsy, 'rsr'
Office Judgment.
j. N. Bennett VS. =, ]. jackson 40,
]. Mitchell, debt.
Caaneery Causes.
D. j. Hays VS.. Stokeley II. jackson
p. T. Smith VS.. A Smi,h's heirs.
WIN. Martin 60, VI. ]. W. Blair. 10
WIN u. Arnold va. D. and NJ. Bron
nan.
G. p. Hudson, c1'r VS.. J.w. stalna
ker.
Is. N, Bs,bridgo VS.. Caroline ct.r
ford, &c.
Rule Pape..
Thompson & jackson VS.. 3. 7. Som
crvilIe. assumpsit.
N. b. Bland, admir- vs.. j. r. an,
II. II, Beall, debt.
J. s. Williams VS.. j. 3. Bush, case
4. Humphrey &c., VS.. A. w. Wood
ford &c, chancery.
N. A. LoYett, &C., vs.. W. W. Hall
admir-, ehancer
Thompson & Jack'on VS.. John Q
Jackson. assumpsit.
W G. Bennett, coni'r. vs.. l. P. Nc
Bride, &C., chspcery.
NO blame Whatever attaches I
Squire Woohcr. The office was prop
erly secured-windows and DOORS
with all tue fas,eniugs that had beel
provided for tho purpose. He is CO
tircly blameless; aud the responsibility
for this occurrence, IL there is any
rests with a higher power. For year
past the necessity ola vault or larg
safe, wherein to keep important paper
10 the Clerks Offices. has been appur
ent; We have the Gre fiond to fear, a
we'll as lawless men aud in the even
that tho Court papers were safely dc
posted, until actually needed, in
vault or safe, no danger need be up
pretended. II will not do to say ths
We propose to lock the stablc.door al
los the horse is gone; for in q fe'
months this class Of papers will agai
accumulate; and unless protected be
ter than at present, they will ono
more be subject to be stolen at vii
The County Court should at once CIV
this matter their attention
LII is a singular fact that this
the third robbery Of q like nature tht
has occurred in this Judicial Distti
within year. The papers were stc
len from The County Court Clerk
office in Webster county; tho oireu
clsrk'sin Upshur; and now from ii
County Clerks Office Of this count
No clue has yet been obtained to Il
perpetrators ofany Of these rObberis
NoricE.-I am now selling at co
my entire stock Of Hardware, Queen
vsre Notions az MI kinds. Mills. vel