The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-26

TuR couRn-0any Co,gt-Ju Judge
Cochran, The County Court met At 8
o'clock yesterday morning, as usual, and
proceeded with the transaction Of the
regular business. The following i q
synopsis Of yesterdays proceedings
In the case OF VIM. StOetzer q, Geo,
Coffee, certified up by Justice Tolvar,
the parties and the jury sworn the previ-
Gus day to try the issue in this case APP
peared in coNrt according TO their I'D.
iournment, and the evidence was resumed,
At the conclusion Of the testimony and
argument the jury retired and shortly at-
forwards returned q verdict for the plaint-
III and assessed the damages at $50, A
motion was made for a new trial, the
hearing Of which was postponed to an
other day. ]. P, Rodgers for plaintiff,
and Barr for defendant,
In the case OF Margaret Wilson rs, City
Of Wheeling, q plea Of not guilty was en-
tered and the examination Of the case
continued to the 7th Of April, Dayen-
port & Doyener for plaintiff, and Jeffers
Tor defendant.
The case Of Richard Roach, appellant,
rs, james Byrne, appellee, appealed from
Justice Belyille, was tried to the follow
ing jury; Geo. Truxell, d. Whitehead,
julius Lohse, James Gray, Geo. Wells,
Louis Wheeler. The Justice gave judg-
ment against plaintiff to pay costs. The
jury found for the plaintiff and assessed
the damages at SIS. Davenport & Dove
ner for plaintiff, and Cracratt for delend'
ant,
The case Of Sarah Ritz, appellee, Is.
Geo. Tape, appellant, appealed from
Justice Gi!lesPy, was Put on trial ,T before
the following juryi Newton Tracy A.
NJ. Phillips, ]. Jones, Joseph Marshall,
John ]. Jacob, Allan L. Graham. The
plaintiff In this case sues for 500 DANA.
ges from Tape, whom she alleges sold
liquor to her husband, Michael Ritz, an
habitual drunkard, from the effects Of
which he died, Crucrait appeared for
plaintiff, and Davenport & DoveneF for
defendant.
Adjourned to the usual hour this
morning.
Municipal Com-Judgo Cranmer, The
Municipal Court met at 10 a. NJ. yester-
day and disposed Of the following bust
ness
Chancery orders were entered in tho
case Of James Purcell a al, ~. Margaret
Purcell, and Daniel Peck rs. Daniel
Zane a al.
In the case Of tho city Of Wheeling Is.
Thomas P. ShallcrOSs, q jury was order
ed by the defendant, The case was then
put upon trial before the following jury;
A W. PAUL., Robert Irwin, Harry Ilauser,
Edward Pierson, VIM. Bamberger, T. w.
Bliss, A. Dillon. Mr.. Shall'ross was one
Of the suretieI Of John Scarborough, who
proved n deiaulter while holding the
Office Of City Collector in 1860. The city
thercupon brought suit against Mr.. Shall
cross for a portion Of the monies appro-
priated by Scarborough. The jury return
cd verdict for plaintiff for $500, A mo-
ton was made for new trial.
Police CoWi-JudgC Cranmer, There
were four cases before His Honor yrster'
day morning, viz;
Hannah FitLsimmOns, for drunkenness,
was fined $50 and costs, She was commit
ted for thirty days,
Jennie Reid, charged with disorderly
conduct, was fined $40 and costs, in de-
fault Of which she was committed for
twenty days,
Annie Hutton nnd John Ward were
fined $40 and costs each for disorderly
conduct. The former was sent up for
twenty days, and execution was suspend
ed long enough to allow the latter to
leave the city.