The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-01

TIE COuRIs-Grzgt GGn-Judge
Melvin. The Circuit Court met yester-
day morning, pursuant to adjournment
Mr.. Frank 2. Mcneil was admitted to
practice as an attorney in this court,
The libel case OF James W. Sweeney "a.
Lewis Baker & Co, pFopFietors Of the
Wheeling Regise, came up Tor trial yes
terday afternoon. Messrs. W. ?. Hub
bard and E. g. Cracraft appeared Tor the
plaintiff, and ]. II. Good, K, g. Barr and
&. o. Davenport Tor the defendant. j.
McSWeeney, Esq, OF Wooster, Ohio, 4
criminal lawyer Of some note, has also
been engaged by the plaintiff, and will
arrive in the city to-day.
The pleas OF the defendant were pre-
sented and the decision Of the court rem
dered about > o'clock in the afternoon,
The first and another declaration in the
pleas set forth that the plaintiff kept
faro bank ten years ago, anil gam
bled in various specified places. Another
alleged that at and before the publication
Of the words the plaintiff made his liveli'
hood BY gambling. His Honor ruled thai
sblack-leg' did not necessarily mean
cheating at cards. The plea containing
that allegation t4th) was rejected. The
plea OF confessed ignoramus" was re-
iected. 1t was ruled by the Court thai
three or four acts OF assault and battery
did not imply that the person making
them was bully. The "bully' plea wa;
accordingly rejected. The remaining
pleas were pronounced good.
1t was moved By Mr.. Hubbard, Of TIT
counsel for the plaintiff, to strike out The
first three pleas, because the various sepa
rate acts Of gambling alleged, which hat
been ruled insufficient to sustain the allie
CATION OF professional gambling" had nj
logical connection with the allegations o
professional gambler" which had beer
inserted afterwards. The Court though
that in the connection in which theI
were they were important and proper u
be made, The fifth plea was amended b!
Mr.. Davenport by the substitution 0
"unprovOked ASSAULT for bully.
Mr. Hubbard excepted to the deposi
tions, because one part concerned act
before the publication Of the words, ant
because the other part concerned act
which did not sustain the charge Of "pro
fessional gambler The Court noted hi
exceptions, and endorsed the dispositions
Mr.. Hubbard then asked for sPecia
Jury, and to have the trial deferred unit
this morning. The counsel for the dc
Tense objected to jury chosen b,
the Sheriff, i. t., n special jury. MI
Hubbard said the jury in attendance
probably had heard d the case am
formed opinions. The Court decided
however, that the jury already IN attend
and should first be called, and II eligibl
they should try the case. SiXty.two wit
nesses were called, and both witnesses am
jurors were discharged until this morn
ing ut 0 o'clock, when the examination
will commence.
Adjourned until this morning
Municipal COurt-Judge Cranmer. Til
. Municipal Court met at 10 a. NJ. yester
day.
The case Of Rogers & Boyd H. Fred
erick Meyers was continued to the mex
term at the cost Of the plaintiff.
An order was entered in the Chancer
case Of WIN. A. lsctt "a John W. Iset
dGi.
A chancery order was entered in tn
case Of II. Forbes, trustee, et al, 1.J. i
,, Rogers aGL,
An order Of sale was entered in til
chancery case Of Il. II. Gillespy, admin
istrator, r.. Charles COGn 81 al.
Adjourned until Court in course.
4 Police Court-Judge Cranmer. FOu
: cases were examined by His Honor yei
] terday morning.
Steele Miller, in default Of $50 an
costs, was committed TO jail for thirty day
for drunkenness.
VIM. Davidson and Charles Collins pal
s. and costs each for disOrderIy Conduc
James l.. Holiday charged with DRUM
enness, paid $40 and costs.