The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-22
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News.
STEuBRNvILIE, June 81.
Special Correspondence Of the Intslligsueer.
Common Pleas Court opened this morn
ing with the trial Of criminal cases; tha,
Of George Burke being set for to-day. iol
burglary. George has served one term in
the penitentiary for burglary and just goi
home last April. He had not been home
long before he kicked in the window ol
odberts shoe store on South Fourth street
and distracted theretrom several pairs OF
shoes. About fifteen witnesses were ex.
amined for the State, and ten for Burke.
For tomorrow the trial OF The State vs.
Davidson, for burglary, ,isset. Young David.
sons crime consists in going through
Judge Miller's residence aud taking
thereirom considerable jewelry, which he
sfterward traded off to an inmate Of q
bawdy house. On Wednesday the case Of
The State ys. Harry Rothwell will be heard.
Rothwells crime is burglary, he having
entered the house OF Mrs. John Kendall
on South Seventh street, and purloined
suit OF clothes belonging to Frank Ken.
dali. This was about q year ago, but
Rothwell escaped from the county Jail
along with set Of burglars, who were iul.
lowing Barnum's circus last year, and who
operated on Mendel's house In Wheeling,
and In Doyle's In thiscity. Rothwell was
recaptured and will likely get chance 70
board some time longer OF the expense OF
the State.
On Thursday the ease OF W. O. oug, ex.
Prosecuting Attorney Of Jefferson county
vs. County Commissioners, o suit TO re.
cover $500 ior legal service in the pike
case, will be heard, and on Friday the
case OF an individual called "Bufalo Bill"
va. Jas. Carter, OF Smithfeld, to recover
$4,000 damages for injuries resulting
from being kicked by Carter's horse, at
the hotel with which William is con
nected.
The delegation, numbering about twen-
ty.fve OF the "unwashed" from this CT TO
the Cincinnati Convention, got of this
morning a. i;2o. under the leadership Of
Il. H. McFadden, senior editor Of the Ga.
.ette. Daniel McConville, who left late
last week for Cincinnati, is delegate-at-
large, and has sort OF leaning toward
the Standard Oil Company's candidate
Payne, OF Cleveland. One Of the braves
who had intended taking in the Conven.
ton, did not get Of, having been put on
Jury. His name Is w. O.
About the most consistent thing we
have noticed lately, was the janitor Of
church washing off the walls Of the build
ing on Sunday.
The Jefferson Iron Works are shut
down for this week, but will probably re.
sumo operation next week. The heaters
are not off.
It is rumored that Polk Owens, Of this
city, was killed by the cars at Chicago, but
we can find nothing conclusive on the
subject, as part OF his relations say dis
patch was received to that effect, and 9th
ers say no dispatch was received at all.
In the case Of the State vs.. George
Burke, for burglary, arguments were con:
cluded this evening and the jury retired
at about s o'clock, and after remaining out
for an hour and a quarter, returned a yer.
dict OF guilty. A motion was made to set
aside the verdict which was taken under
consideration by the court.