The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-07
THE COUNTS.

,eimer, Clark Hanes, Morgan OFT, Jacob
Hull, VIM. Hare, Otto Hess, j. R. Greer,
Milton Maxwell, Peter Humberger and
James Gray, were called, sworn, and
Attorney Cracratt delivered
the following charge:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
Under recent act Of the Legislature
] am required to deliver the formal
charge OF the occasion explanatory Of
your duty as members Of the Grand
Jury, and Of the otfenses which will be
submitted to you for your deliberations.
Six months have almost passed away
since it was deemed advisable or neces-
sary by the Court to require the attention
Of the Grand Jury to consider the lower
grade of ofenses, denomiRated in law as
misdensanors. Fortunately for you, The
higher and grsver class OF offences are
removed from your consideration by law,
to another tribunal, although it is your
duty to report those of the latter class II
known to you, to this Court that 1t may
take the proper action in the premises.
Offenses cognizable by Grand Juries
are either felonies or misdemesnols; the
former indcteble in the Circuit Court
only. the latter in either the Circuit or
County Court, but the latter Is usually
confined 10 this Court The first is pun
ishable with death or imprisonment in
the penitentiary, according tn the degree
of the otfense, the other with fine or I'M
| prisonnent in the county Jail, or both
varying with the conditions of guilt or
| character of the act. Since the sitting OF
the l.st grand jury, numerous and well
| founded complaints have been made
of certain violations of the revenue
laws of the State, and of the commis-
sion of petty crimes, which l desire to
call your special attention to. The first
cause OF complaint is not against the
humber classes, but against wealthy cor
porations who have deliberately sought
to evade the assessment laws and 10 de-
frand the revenues of the State. This
you should carefully inquire into, and
whoever may be the parties, or however
high their stations, they should be speed
lily brought to justice. Let them suffer
the just penalties OF the law, and you
msy extend your Investigations IA this
matter as far as you may desire.
The next complaint is that certain sa-
| looms of tie city are in the habit OF keepins
open on Sundays and OF selling liquors
on that day. You should enforce the
law mere also Let thee be certainty in
the punishment Of these otienses, and II
rigid compliance with the laws in this
respect compelled, ard these COM
plants will cease; all will then obey, and
none can complain. My oath requires
me to call your attention 10 tbese inlrac-
tons Of the law in q particular manner,
| and your oath requires you toinvcstigatc
them. Another matter ! am compelled
by reason of many just complaints to
call YOUR attention TO, and that is the Of
fences under the gambling act. To the
credit Of our citizens most
of the gaming institutions
are brought here from abroad,
and by those who find it convenient 10
depart about the time II grand jury is
summoned. The ne!arious practices Of
these gamblers are the most Gemoralizin.
of any and oil in the community. They
tend to rob families, corrupt young men.
and are carried on by a class that but lily
deserve the respect OF any community.
You, sirs, are the CustOdlans OF the public
morals, the hes. tonse va.ors of our pub
lie peace, the guardians of the pubic viz
tues, and you should ferret these OF
lenses ont in every quarter and bring
to speedy and severe punishment
every one engaged in thee Infamous
trades. Other and equally serious
matters deserve your consideration, and,
| am satisfied, will receive your earnest
attention. 1 call your attention, in con-
cluSiOn. 10 the oath you have taken
"Iou shall diligently inquire and true
presentment make OF ali such lnattcr, as
may BIO given you IN charge or come to
your knowledge touching tha present
service. You shall present 10 person
through i'll will, nor leave aHv unpre-
seutod through lea" or favor, but IN all
your presentments you shall pg,s"at the
truth, the Whole truth, snd nothing but
the truth, SO help you God" thus yvu
see your duties are comprehensive and
emphatic. Grand Juries are reg~rdcd
by our Courts aud all those who know
their character ~ the most efficient Off
GERS of public justice, but they are only
efficient when they rIgldly comply with
their duties prescribed by this oath.
There has been lamentable failure some
where to bring evil doors to justice, from
you therefore, these failures are to be
made good, and the officers Of the law
are Mt your service.
With these remarks | am done, hut
you will please retain your seats as tue
Court may have some additional sugges-
tions to otter you
The will of Henry F f. Hembrecht
was proved, with Nm. 7. Myer as execu-
tor; bond $1,000.
Charles Henirice, minister Of s..
Paurs German Protestant Church, Sth
ward, WAS licensed to solcmnize the rites
of matrimony; bond 81 500.
In the case of &. Weity Il Bro, W. K.
Nolan, judgment WAS rendered for the
plaintiffs for Sl069G.
In the case Of George Kerr W. A. W.
McCune, judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff tor $4G0 80
The case of George Jingle vs.. John
Scott dismissed at the plaintiffs cost.
In the case of Joseph Herdman " Son
We. Michael Stein. judgment ofrendered
for the plaintiffs for $l37 %.
In the Gaze of John Pcirscn W. p. L. !
Il J. Peirson, judgment was rendered in
favor of the plaintiff against L. +. Pier.
soil for $685..
In the case of Edward Hall vs. +. ". .
Budke. judgment wss rendered for the
plaintiff for 1910
In the case OF John Person W. p. +. |
and J. c, Peirscn judgment Was rendered |
for plaintiff.
In the case Of the Peabody Insurance |
Company VS.. William McNabb, Jr,
Judgment WAS rendered for the plaintiff /,
TOR S6I.5S
The following cases were set for Men
day the 18th:
A c. Partridge for u. W Robinson
We Robinson. Bushfeld X Co; A. y. .
Johnsons administrator vs.. Geo Baird /
Sesbrook & McGahnon vs.. Geo Dawson (
and wife; Richard Parker vs.. L. S Jor- .
dan; Abraham Micheis vs. jsbob