Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-15
THE COURTS.
Yesterdays Proceedings I'm the
Different Judiciary Bodies.


JACKSON.
In the case OF Samuel Dickey, assignee
VS.. Joseph Gallahcr, ct al, a Judgment
for S337.70, with interest from this date
until paid, was rendered.
w. +. Cox vs.. The Steamboat Wall
City, in admiralty. In this case, leave
Of claimants to file their separate ans
wers To the libel heretofore filcd i'll this
cause was granted.
John Long, John II. lIancs and John
Richards VS.. The Steamboat NJ. ;.
ThanhOuser. In this case, decree Of
sale was granted, also reference To COM
missioner Ia report
]. An account Of all the debts due
and owing by said steamboat.
>. An account OF all the liens, speCl-
tic or otherwise, on said boat, with their
respective amounts and prioritics.
;. Whether said liens or any Of them
have been perfected according to law.
/. ANY other matter deemed peril
ncnt by the Commissioner, or required
to he stated by any party or without
said Commissioner, shall give At least
ten days notice of the time, place and
object Of taking said account, either by
personal services on the parties or their
prOctors. All other questions are re-
moved.
James Il. Mari VS.. Il. ii. Burt & Sons,
Z a., i'm chancery. In this case, the
Injunction was dissolved and judgment
for costs against defendants rendered.
Adjourned until . o'clock this morn
ing.
COUNTY COURT-JUDGE BOYD.
This court met at o'clock, signed the
proceedings Of the day previous, and adj
iourned over until 9O'clOCk this morn
ing.
POLICE COURT--JUDGE CRANMER.
Yesterday was, in point of interest
and amusement. field day in the above
Forum of Justice. The large audience
i'm attendance was occasionally con-
vulsed with laughter at the characterist-
ic testimony of the numerous darkey
witnesses.
RANSOME FAINTER AND SoN.
The difference between official duty
and oh .-fCiOusness was fully illustrated
bv the case the individual whose name
appears above. Ransom was special
policeman, and his mcteoric course was
soon run. II was short, but brilliant.
Created on Monday and depOscd on
THURSDAY. His beat was from Main
street. about Fifth, Ia that point on the
National road made famous by the
wonderful feat Of Maj. Sam. NcColloch,
and along that route disorder darcd not
raise it's head. But authority sat heavy
upon Baxter, and hc longed to exert it,
and an opportunity offered. His family
had been getting water NJ the house OF
a ColOred woman named Fannie Hen
dcrson. and some trouble arising he
marched down and declared Fannie his
prisoner She surrendered, hut de-
manded the honors Of war, and during
the parlev which followed her husband
Wesley, feeling a lively and natural in
terest in the proceedings, made his ap-
pearance upon the field Of action. Bax-
ter then called in reinforcement in the
shape al his son James. and the two Of
them succeeded in bruta!ly bruising mp
the Henderson family, breaking n club
over Wcslcys heal and bearing Fan
ME, torn and ragged, tO the lookup.
But Wesley sWore out a warrant for
Baxter and son charging them
with assault and battery, and
as Ransome emerged triumphantly from
the lookup he was gobbled up by Officer
Rutherford and conducted back. His
was an aggravated case, and for the
pounding up of Wesley and wife he was
assessed so and costs. lie hadn't the
cash, and now, unsccptre1 and de-
thruncd. langIishcs on the hillside.
James was taxed the same amount,
and a. he cOnld not ransom himself, he
has gone to meet RanSOme.
John Haley was a yagrant drunkard,
or a drunken vagTant. a. the case may
bc. He told Ills Honor be was a print
er. and had worked upon the Wheeling
papers, and pulled out the two morn
ing dailics to substantiate his tale. He
wanted Alcck 10 bring him in first while
His Honor was fresh, and was sure he'd
he permitted ~ take that first train for
Chicago" But the Judge stool firm. This
was not the iir-t time the smiling cDun-
tenance of Haley had beamcl over the
lar. and His Honor insinuated that it
would cost him Just two dOllars and
contingencies b take that train, Instead
Of v hich he silently took the Way 0 the
work W..
Jacob ~toiel was the man who lived
on Coal street. and who's. wrath canscd
his wife to appear on the str; ig a 10.
tune more hefitiB. rliMsle liz. the
Sandwich Islands li.sg u1r "an. Thi-
was very reprehensible IN Jaco',. and
rather expensive, too, for S5l ami costs
we're required % pay thn fiddler
Edward Walters and treOr-e Burns
were ''hrace o byes' from a i4F coun-
Tree in search Of work. Si"yeliHg 81
on the river banks was their probes
sion. and they were dis-Dn~olate. Fo'
the next thirty days they viii shovel
s+,,es for a chanlrr