Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-01
PARKERSBURG.
NrEREsTISG CASE DECIDED
O,.,,r Oaes.ion-COl. JOhn E, Vinal
D o.i1.g o:.,.c; Heay Damages for Mali
.oas PrOsecu,iOn-Verdiet
for $4,000,

-,,sai.a,s of the Register.
P,gkERsBuRG, March 81.
900. V.na' vs. Core and Comp
~, terminated in the Circuit
30, .. r.,,a,e Of the wealth and prom
,.-'" ,.,,.,le parties, IS well As the nov
..r.,.,r itself, has excited such
7 .r,sre,, and comment and es-
~ s,,-I,,ei 50 much attention IN
a, 10 warrant a brief history
49, ar.fn and proceedings in the
81 r,rnF. Vmal has been a citizen
ID. STATE for more than twelve
anil prominently identified
the oL business as
rand dealer. Col. B. ;. Comp
"a c,.l.u %. Michigan, owning a
-.-,.r min, rest in and is President
V.r.uia oil and oil Land
.-rlrv.a Michigan corporation, own
rl p anag.u,a a large and valuable
..-.ssof pro lucin-terr.tory in Richie
.,y. while e. .nsra, \. ). Core is a
.,van owner and business man
.grhir county.
r Nav. I>76, General Coro swore out
rant of an. It against Col. Ninal,
.-. Justice Of the Peace,
Ulr.,yil.g, Richie county,
-+-.hiu with stealing Il barrels OF
b.n..ht time from him, .Gen.
,.. C5l Compton, aiyisjns and abet-
.,5- s,,.u. on loot Of the proSecu-
,.. ylrgr Wis arr, Stel on the war
,-. .,ra n lore the justice at llar-
url after a hearing,
..... linz r.ru-h pJTtS ol two days,
o.. Mmr.uut va, dismissed and the
,.-ra- discharged, whercupOn Col.
.... .-.r-l. u.S action ON the case IN
... r-rr Court ui Wood county
....,. r-r. Core ami Col. Compton,
.- m...u, prosecution, laying his
....-r, %, ,-tUtb.
tr.r.n-gvaurrS from term 20 term
......... came on Tor trial regularly at
a. .W7.a term. l>-9 The jury being
.t r..l ltU..E>r stated 10y counsel. the
...F Fruyrl ,ur arrest, trial ami dis
...... sui rgaruppn rested his case;
a.... ...-ruIJut~ moved the court
...E"u.r'Ir yyrivUcr udduUcd rs not
.rHci.G, tpPu; them 10 any de
l-rs--um,u,,at 10 length, 10y counsel.
..I ... h., Honor, Judge j. VI.
......a. after thorough and able con-
..-..u u. ,ur Law ui probable cause,
-.a.r. q, length the authorities ap-
..a thereto. delivered a clear and
..... .rr.uu. adverse o. the motion.
Court. holding that the discharge
,ar Justice was pTmd tdri'
, n.. 90 % want ut probable
.. ur the prosecution, the
.au,, proceeded % Introduce an
4--.y u, tp,umuuy tending tO show
% 'lIs-uss, % rehut which the plain
,t ,.a.,- w' Zoo additional evidence,
,s.arluz ut aI ui which consumed
All .' ,gr .gy~.
l.. snr- .aI "Reminiscences proved
.rt.'-U wore u hr,ri about as fol-
.t, shortly prior o. the time of the
ary. '.r Ne,, Virginia oil and Oil
Lul Company. rv t~ President, Col.
e. u.'r. .u writing, assigned 10 Gen.
-.rIsH barrels ui lt- ROYALTY Oll on
...l aul tr '. produced ON it,
.rr E iu i.;.a,c county, the
,l q, w Iy b.m collected from
q company. IS U.~Sr,.S ami sold, and the
.-.re,- rJu. over o. various parties
.-~. 900 ,t.i writing, IN sums set
.-., rarsu. i-1m $500 10 Gen. Core
.,..l Stu tr &. -. Coleman, SeCrc-
..g OBJ. 'Hr company, 500 10 G.. ".
..y. g...-rry>.irUt OF the company,
So. '. t.. a. = Blair, itS attorney,
tr - o. one of its en-
.a.,
.-Nr.. WIS e l-,~eruithc company
...aw ..gvrui uil. ouy-thlri ul which
d -.-. 'a'ur company, its aS i-uccS,
81. .-E..s.
Wore ,um q wear prior % the arrest,
company, hy ltS president, had
-.,7tH w EJrku> aN itS ROYALTY inter
.'.' r G, territory iur the term
"r" wears 10 au annual rental OF
>..'". auI sail ". BarkuS shortly
t..- ,.....u llu,lmIrr & Co., three
.'.> ", his lD,rra>, - acquired, from
.uarg .-'. .>15. tr january lSt, 1870,
-..a>H >GH-.rt % I. W. ~illiman one
.-.a., 'ar same, from May, 1870, 10
AtE. .>," During the YEAR the COM
..F .r1wr involved IN intricate and
N..'Ey .,.-J,.Du with It's lessee and
= .-.'~,.r, aforesaid in reference 10 the
'.! rights in the property, but
-.A. .F .'.r'ri e settlement Of some
.-r suits VyuIiU-. IN u compromise of
4. natter, 90 difference, shortly before
81" arrest, whereby the company re-
20. arrt Us right % three-iOurthS Of the
aiE na anruIu- after January lSt,
'I-ac ,Hr Vrnj,nCy ui the BaCkus
80 an. ,ar resulting litigation, Col.
...'. .tt delivered NO ROYALTY oil, cX-
'., ,..' .-' barrels were taken IRON
..' wells .u his absence, by the COM
.s. N..a De- claimed was - barrels
- '.NE WaS due toit. and after the
.,...urH' ', tly rights ui the parties
....- ROYALTY IN the compromise
... '.H purchased the ROYALTY IN
>.' ., HH'u the JSS,gn,c> ut RaCkus,
~..."> ,I" ROYALTY uyrrjrJWn by the
'..".y, a> hr claimed and proved,
az .,H'rt % 70 gallons, more than that
p ....- O. % between the time OF
'-.@u- IL r,-It to ROYALTY
o.. q. . '.r ..a,y I'd the shipment by him,
a> stealing Tie claimed and
'., ..y tac accounts kept by the
-."'y agents, which agreed with
=. ...' '". Thar a, the tiuc ut the alleged
~..S There VAS No ROYALTY oil due the
.. any, and that the u.I removed was
w ''Sh' a. his own property.
was represented TO General Core.
=. .'1e''r, "y Oh" Cownauy's g-.a,- iuat
,-.re "r-r q, lerr.J, 90 -,v...,r rN due
''.- 'u,. u.. >uf.~g lis agents
d, '-....y O.. o,uE. the .r... word
10, -, .',,..-T' HJrS Q. hmth Col. Ninal
.'.>.' % deliver auv oil ArrIa ing