Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-10
JUDGE AND JUSTICE.
Saturdays Judiciary Proceed
ings.
SUPREME coURT-JUDGEs GREEN, MOORE
RAYMOND AND JOHNSON.

RAYMOND AND JOHNSON.
Court met at 9 A. NJ. on Saturday,
and transacted the following business:
The case of the State for use OF Crum-
hacker VS.. c. w. Seabright, from MUM.
cipal Court OF Wheeling, was reversed
and dismissed. Opinion by Johnson.
Afford VS.. More's administration,
from Cabell county, affirmed. Opinion
by Johnson.
Mahoney assignee vs.. Kephart, from
Harrison county, affirmed. Opinion by
Raymond.
Hawker VS.. B. & 0. Railroad Com
pany, from Marion county, reversed
and new trial awarded. Opinion by
Green.
Adjourned to Saturday, November
Is, at 9 An
CIRCUIT COURT-JUDGE MELVIN.
Court met at 9 A. NJ.
The cases against John l.. Maxwell
and Andrew King charged with embez-
cling gas funds, came up and the counsel
for the defense entered eight pleas in
abatement to the indictment found
against them by the grand jury. These
pleas were based upon the following
claims: That when the grand jurors
were by the court selected and sworn as
grand Jurors, they were not sworn to
answer truly, except that one OF their
number, William North, was sworn on
his voir dire to answer truly; that the
grand Jurors had no knowledge of the
contents of the Indictment, having never
read, nor heard read, said Indictment;
that Mr.. NJ. Reilly, whose property the
defendants are alleged to have stolen,
was one of the jurors who composed
the grand jury which found
the said Indictment; that the
said grand Jury were selected and sum
moned by George r. Jingle, Sheriff OF
Ohio county, who was at the time citi-
zen and taxpayer OF the city of Wheel
ing; that certain OF the grand Jurors
were citizens and taxpayers OF the city.
OF Wheeling; that certain members OF
the grand jury which found and pre-
scented the indictment were citizens and
taxpayers, and at the time the indlct-
ment was found there was and still Is
pending and undetermined an action at
law brought by the city Of Wheeling
against the said defendants Tor the
recovery of certain Of the same sums
of money in the said indictment alleged
TO have been embeZZled and stolen by
the said defendants; that NJ. Reilly, one
of the Grand Jurors, was also a Gas
Commissioner, and is named in the in
dictment as one of the Commissioners
whose money and property defendants
are alleged to have stolen; and that
neither the Sheriff nor any other person.
at the term of said Court at which said
indictment was found, returned a list OF
persons summoned to act upon the
Grand Jury at said term, nor was any
return ever made that the said jurors
had been summoned TO act as Grand
Jurors.
The argument upon the filing OF the
pleas and their suffciency, was taken
under consideration by the Court.
POLICE CoURT-JUDGE CRANMER.
Two Migrants and one disorderly
comprised the cases before this court on
Saturday. The Migrants were commit
ted and the other paid 81 and costs.
Church Matters.
Rev. s. b. Barnitz was home yester-
dav after an absence OF several Sundays,
and preached in the morning from He
brews XII, Il, IS, 49,, the subject being
Graham offering his son Isaac, or the
trial of faith" The Sunday School was
given an account OF the children's mis-
sionarv mass meeting at Masonic Tenn
pie, baltimore, last Sunday, and the Ma
tional Lutheran Convention, at Lewis
tIn trnnly Tho
sermon was in response 10 the request
of the Young Mems Christian Assocla'
TONS International Committee, from
the theme, "The young man Absalom's
folly," II. Samuel, xviii, 9.
The week opening yesterday, Novem-
Der 9th, has been set apart by the
Young Mems Christian Association
throughout the country as week OF
PRAYER in behalf of young men, and will
be generally observed by all the associa-
tons Several of our pastors took cog
nizance OF the request of the committee
and preached appropriate sermons yes
terday.
Rev. John n. thinner, son of Mrs. c.
thinner, of this city, has accepted a call
TO the North Washington charge OF
Lutheran Churches, in Butler county,
Pennsylvania, and will leave to-day to
enter upon his duties. The well-wishes
of many friends in Wheeling will follow
Rev. and Mrs. thinner to their new
home.
The Lutheran National Sunday School
Convention, TO which reference was
made in these columns last week, is
said TO have been Il remarkably solid
and successful meeting OF the Sunday
School workers of that growing denoml-
nation. Two hundred and seventeen
delegates from abroad were present, and
the representatives from Mifiiin county,
Pa, swellcd the number to nearly
three hundred. Valuable papers were
prepared in advance and read by emf
nent workers in the denomination. The
programme embraced every part of prac-
teal Sunday School work, and was car
ried out to the letter. Hundreds
of people could not gain
admission to the church, at some OF the
services, though the building was ar
ranged to accommodate nearly one
thousand persons. Tho proceedings
were reported in shorthand, and are to
be published in a neat volume by the
Lutheran Publication Society. Rev. ;.
b. Barnitz, of this city, was chairman of
the Executive Committee, and unani-
mously chosen President OF the Con-
yention. The meeting was regarded as
the largest OF any kind ever held in
LewistOwn, ia.
A large audience gathered at the First
Presbyterian Church, last night, to hear
Rev. Cunningham discourse to young
men. From the text-"And Moses re-
nounced the pleasures of sin"-the pas
tor delivered an eloquent and impress
i've sermon.
Rev. J. d. Moffatt preached 4 fine
sermon on the same line of thought, to
A large congregation at the Second Pres
byterian Church.
A prayer meeting for young men was
held at the First Presbyterian Church,
last night. after the regular services.
A Good Account
"To sum it up, six long years OF bed