The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-09
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The Cases OF Geo. wallace and
Geo. Villers.
New MARTrEsvrLLI, Wetzel Go:

April ON 1901
On last Friday the 9th inst the spring
term OF our Circuit Court commenced
here, Judge A. B. Fleming presiding.
This gentleman is the successor o. } Judge
C.s. Lewis, deceased, by the appointment
OF Gov. Matthews, and at the time OF ms
appointment wa a member oil the Marion
cs1nty bar: residence at Fairmontin this
Judicial Circuit. Our new Judge. was
we'll received here both by our resident
bar and our people, and is up to the pres.
snt Gaining 10 the confidence and esteem
Of rs all. Although young in years he
takes up the business Of the court Ike an
old hand, aud is disposing. OF our large
docket greatly to the satistaction oil llh;
eants and their attorneys. The grand
Jury has been sitting since last Friday
and has reported some %forty:nine indict'
menb-mostly Tor infraclions OIL the
revenue laws Of our State.
Ibelieye there are some ottenses'ot q
more serious nature, one OF which Is an
indictmentagainst D OF our Justices Tor
periury. There has been nothing done as
yetin the George Wallace case. He is
still In youtiailin Ohio county, not hay.
ing been brought down here. There are
no witnesses against him and no evidence
can be produced 80 far as is now known
that will implicate him in the killing OF
his vile and child and Miss Church by
his brother, John Wallace. The case Of
George yillers is not spoken Of; 1t L. the
general belief here that he knew nothing
Of John Wallaces acts or intentions on
The night OF the murder. II our grand
iuryt take no action in George Wallaces
case al the present term he will have to
lie in iail until the October term. This
should not be the case. II he Is guilty
he should be indicted and punished, and
II not he should be released. There sure
" can be no necessity or sense in keeping
him in Jail six months only to be dis
charged from custody at the expiration Of
that time.
Ast o the lynchers Of John Wallace
who they we're or where they came from
nothing Is known. That is n OF the Sc,
cr.ts that even Grand Juries cannot hnt
out. Nothing has been reported BY oul
Grand Jury az yet, nor do / think thert
will be. John Wallace has gone to hi
long resting place by the hand Of violence
and although as u people we deprecats
the act, his was q richly deserved fate
and II We are called 3 "barbarous and hal
civilized people living in log cabins IL
mountain fastnesses," John Wallace
fate is d warning to %red.handed murder
ers that this county is no safe harbor toi
them; no chance here for them to escape
through the meshea of the law.
Our grand Jury have found an indlct
meat AZ this term against Jackson Rey,
nolds rs principal 10 the murder oil old
man starkey las. March one year ago
Jack had better give us a wide berth
or this will be a hot climate for him yet
Business matters are looking up here
The country roads are drying and farm
era are coming in to lay in their supplies
Tor the spring and summer, which gives
our storekeepers more work and more
money.
Our mills and other industrial interests
are in a fairly thrifty condition, and we
have less cause to complain Of hard
times than any other small town aionE
this part Of the upper Ohio:
Should anything occur Of interest II
our court proceedings, or otherwise; yor
will hear from me again. w.
HL