Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-12
CIRCUIT COURT.
OPENING UNDER THE NEW 0lSPtk-
SATl0k,
The Grand Jury Hard al Work on Long
List-Docseting Cases for the Term
The Assignment Order.

The spring term OF the Circuit Cour
began yesterday morning at . O'Clock
Judges Boyd and Melvin on the bench
The novel spectacle OF two judges a
once drew great many people TO the
Court House, and As an increased num-
Der yielded TO the magnetic influence o.
the Grand Jury. the building Was pretty
we'll filled all day. A magnet both AT
tracts and repels, the latter force beine
represented by the gang which emigrat
ed TO Bridgeport FOR the time being. But
these few were not missed in the crowd
which came from all parts, making oul
Court House resemble that of an inter
ior county on Court day."
The court room presented a lively
scene lust before opening. The Judges
and members of the bar were clustered
within the railing, waiting until the last
grand Juror should have dropped into
his seat. The lobby and seating space
were crowded with Witnesses and spec
tators, a motley crowd made up oil
women, with Il sprinkling-far too many
of boys. The latter were there to
testify in on two cases OF juvenile de.
prayity and in the cases OF several
LIQUOR men, charged with selling 10
minors. They were forward. noisy
set OF boys and their position did not
seem to sorry them in the least.
In the centre OF the room was q group
OF fallen angels some six or seven or oil
the irail specimens, whose irsilty was IN
virtue, not in form-who passed the
time IN giggling and peering about the
room, endeavoring 10 eaten the eyes oil
attorneys and spectators alike. They
were witnesses III various cases, ana
when sworn, took the oath with the non
chalance OF Old hands.
About 10 minutes after Q o'clock the
Court WAS opened. Under an order a.
ready entered and published IN the
REGlsTRR, Judge Boyd is 30 hold Part /
OF the Court, during the present wear, as
Presiding Magistrate, and Judge Melvin
Part >, and the joint session vi yesterday
was held with view Ia the assignment
and sppariionmrni al labor during the
term. This resulted in the following
order entered in both order books:
Ori,7ti, That the business OF the term
he assigned and apporllonei Us follows,
viz:
Criminal causes Of the grade Of felony
will be tried in Part = The grand jury
will be impannrlcd and all matters re-.
lating To ielonies heard therein.
Criminal causes of the grade OF misdc.
meanors will be tried and matters con-
nected with such causes determined IN
Part |. All civil causes also will he
heard and determined IN this part.
The chancery causes are assigned to
Parts aud , respectively as indicated
by the docket already prepared.
The office Judgment docket will be
called in Part on Monday the llth
instant, AZ > O'Clock y. NJ, and immedl.
ately thereafter the issue docket viii be
called with view 10 the assignment ct
causes for trial on given days, beginning
on Monday, May =.
The chancery docket in each part will
b. called on Monday, the 18th instant,
AT which time causes may bc submitted
or notice given OF the orders and de-
crees desired.
Msdemeanors will be- set Tor trial on
and after Tuesday, the 10Th instant, aad
q docket thereof will be prepared alter
assigning the DAYS Of trial.
In Pant Judge NJ lyin-thc Grand
Jury Was inpannelet, being composed
OF the following gentlemen: Samuel
Laughlin, foreman, John /Decklcr, Jerry
Sheppard, a. VI. Ada .ns. otto Hess, ".
4. Simpson, James Maxwell, u. /.
Behrens, John G. Miller, :. X. Wallace,
II. &. Ulrich. Austin Moral, William
North, :. :. jacob, \. ]. Cecil aud ". T..
Hughes. The customary charge was dr-
hvcred and the jury retired to heir
room reconsider the presentments made.
In the setting Of CaseS winch followed,
the scene Was very rich, occasionally
The usually clcsrheadcd attorneys got
very mixed in dealing with two judges,
and there was no LITTLE confusion and
merriment. The following criminal
cases were set in Part .: State w. Frank
West, on Wednesday, tie l3th; state W..
Alex. Lemley and Sta.r W. Count
freesc, on Monday, the lSth state Va.
John l. Woodicld, on Tuesday, the l9.h
instant.
In Part Judge Boyd-the Office
judgment vas called, and the causes on
the issue docket set iOr trial on given
diys The Court then adjourned until
tomorrow a. AN
Unusual interest attaches 10 this ses
sion OF the Grand Jury, as il was known
a very long list Of CiIens.s had been
presented, including some well known
and important cases. The jury labored
har1 all day. and at evening were only
hali through. All day long \ swarm Ol
witnesses infested the upper hall, where
Deputy Sheriiis Mitchell and Rcister
guarded the doors and introduced the
witnesses one by one.
At the afternoon session, before tie
Grand Jury retired, Judge Melvin made
a few remarks. cnumerating oiicnses uB.
der acts OF the recent legislature. The
jury then retired and al O'Clock al.
journed until 10 this morning
The following are some Oi the cases
before the jury: John II. Ievely. three
cases OF forgery; JOAN Albert FTeess,
shooting, a ruisdrmrAGor; James Gsl,y,
cutting with utcut 20 main, Annie Bell,
grand larceny from John Pcddicord;
Vim. Jackson, COlCr,d, stealing watch;
John i. Carney, embezzlement and
false entry; there are various charges
against McAdams and Stanley and sew
cral liqEor cases The jury will make
their returns this evening, when a com
plete list Oi the findings will be -btain.
ell.
ATkrilLng Accident.