Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-22
ST. CLAIRsVILLE.
The Hot Political Pot-Ths Grand Jury
Black List-WAtkins vs. MoGrew- Rail
road Rackets

The Hot Political Pot-Ths Grand Jury
Black List-Watkins vs. MoGrew- Rail
road Rsckets
ST. CLAIRsyILLE, May II.
The Republicans OF this county are
engaged in beautiful fight over the
sherltIalty. A sheriff IL to be elected
AT the next October election IN this
county. The term Of Sheriff liIlles ex'
pires. For six months or more past
hllrs has been declaring IN the most
emphatic manner that he positively
would not be a candidate for reelection,
that the office didn't pay anything and
he wouldn't have II again for any con-
siIeratiOn whatever. Those who knew
Sammy Hilles best didn't believe he
meant what lac said, and that lac Was
talking that way to create a little cheap
sympathy for hiIasell. But the result
OF his pruiessed declinatiOn Was
that several other Republican gentle
men entered the contest for the nOmi-
nation. But now comes the stTictly
honorable (2?l and hlgh-tOned I'D
sheriff and declares himself a candidate
Ia every sense of the term. And nov
the other candidates and their friends
are up on their ears and the devil is to
pay by large majority. Among the
prospective Republican candidates Tor
Sheriff were some OF the most intiuen.
tial Republicans In the county, and II
they undertake ~ make their influence
felt against Hilles, he will have a hard
row 10 hoe before lac gets back into the
Sheriffs office again. One OF them came
10 town yesterday and literally cussed
SAMMY Hilles out OF his boots and
chawed him up alive for his deception
and bal faith. Ii il q nice little hight,
and the Democrats contemplate u With
as much satisfaction A. they do the
Grant and Blaine scrimmage out ia
Illinois. Hilles' administration OF his
Office has been unusually eXtrayagAni,
and he will be kept busy defending him
sell during the campaign II lac Is nomi-
mated.
The grand jury found the following
true bills OF indictment:
Frank Lynn and Jesse Quail; one
bill each for keeping places Of public
resort for the unlawful sale OF liquors.
Henry &. HeLdershot and Jesse Tay-
Tor; Arson; three bills.
Dallas smith; Robbery.
George Boyd; Being tramp aud en-
tering a dwelling house without permis-
sion, two bills-
John Tolbert; Perjury.
Francis A. TOlbert: Perjury.
Eli Mcknight; Perjury.
Joseph lddings; Forgery.
Franklin Gordon, assault with intent
10 commit rape.
Max Miller and Henrietta Miller,
oDhabliinR in a state in state oil iornicA-
ton.
The following uers returned endorse.
mot . true bilf';
Lewis Stewart. perjury.
John b Wallace, obtaining property
by false pretenses.
John Uirich, selling spintuoas liquors
on sunday.
solomon I. Miller, arson.
Lynn and Quail are skloon keepers st
Belmont Hendershot and Taylor are
tie men who burned Riiey's tarn ia
Washington. Dallas smith lives in
bridgeport, OF he did before be vas
placed In the county Jail. The Toiberts
and Mcknight live 81 Buus hilla Id
dinss 10 the man xho ran away from
this place i've years asO and vas recent
Iy captured in Indiana and brought
Gack 30 answer ioE the crooked tranAAc-
tons. Ihe Miiiers are Beiiaire parties.
whose deinxs have already been publish-
Ell in the REssIEE- Gordon, ] beiieye,
belongs in Flushing township.
The celebrated czse OF Ma sophia
AcGrsy sxzinst John II. Watkins has
been ssstlea and dismiaed. Your read
srs viii remember the death OF Finley
Mc6ns al BTiisepors, in Dscembsr,
1874 II xas charged that Waskins nst
him on ths q. Il p. r.ilruad budg.
az that pl.os and pushed him Oh
into the eroek, where hs dead body vAs
found q ies days lsser. An e9ou vAs
made 20 fasisn The crime upoa Watkins
but IA JAILED and Wstkins vas dischsrB.
ed Son Afterwards krs. Mc(ireu and
Watkins had SANDER suit In ooort hers,
and shs obtained Q jadgnsnt Of go
ar.inst him. Then Ma NcGrev sued
hin tor damares for having eaussd The
death Of her husbAni- Tks ves the
trial that vss 10 have Cana % thh
vs~k- buf IA vas scstied, Nrs- Ncauv
vishdrsuinr the snit and Wsakina Pey-
ina The $50 jadsmsnt and drpPpsog ~
procssaings In tbs Dl1tria uo9n
shithsT Be hsd spPsHisd Ne ssneS
Mayor Rlsy hAs sppsiassd L rsss