The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-20
CIRCUIT COURT.
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Circuit Court met yesterday morning as
usual.
In Part l, Judge Boyd, the only buSi-
ness transacted was the hearing Of unim'
portsut chRncery causes. Thirty.Six ad.
ditional jurors were ordered to be sum.
mond to attend this part Of the court for
the trial OF misdemsanors on Tuesday
next.
In Part ., Judge Melvin, the demurrer
to the indictment in the case OF the State
va. John P. Carney, for embeZzlemsnt,
was argued by Mr., Jordan for the State
and Gov, Jacob for the defendant, and
submitted to the court.
The jury in the case Of the State vs.
Allie Freeze returned into court pursuant
to adjournment on Monday evening. Mr.,
Good closed the argument for the de.
PENDANT and Mr., Jordan followed for the
State, and the case submitted to the Jury.
Alter an absence OF halt an hour the jury
returned and submitted the following yer.
dict:
We the jury find the prisoner not guilty.
A. l.. WELLS, foreman.
In the case OF the State vs.. James Gully,
for malicious stRbbing, the defendant
plead guilty 70 unlawful cutting, and was
sentenced 10 one months imprisonment
in the county Jail,
In the case oil the State Va, John L.
WoOdfeld, for forgery, the defendant
moved to continue the trial Of this cause
| an NF,k nj ha oh.
senCs OF material Witnesses, and fled ar
affidavit in support Of said motion, which
the Court refused, and Get the cause for the
3OIh Of May.
| COURT CULLIEGs.
The cases set for to-day are those O.
Henry Miller for the murder OF John Hill
ton, in December last, and Frank STANLEY
for unlawful shooting, The Miller case il
the most important case on the docket
and the progress OF the trial will bI
watched with considerable interest,
Parts l and 9 OF this Court will meet q
0 o'clock this morning, Two branches O
this Court in session at the same time Il
something novel in court business in THU
city, aud Is as yet little botbersome t
the reporters. Wen get over 1t by and by
The verdict in the Freeze case was rem
dered about II 80 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and created considerable surprise
among the hRbilues OF the court room anC
those who heard the evidence and were
familiar with the details Of the case. The
successful move OF the defence was II
shifting the crime Of the forgery on Jessie
Myers, o youth who was arrested will
Freeze In Columbus, and who was dis
charged OF completely In the matter at thu
preliminary hearing before the Justice
Myers has been located In Philadelphia
for some months, and as he was very In
innate with Freeze before his departure
the public can draw It's conclusions. Mrs
Freeze, the mother Of the defendant, wa
present yesterday morning when the YER
viCt was brought in, ard showered upor
the Jury her thanks for their decision
There Is another indictment against Freeze
for shooting Frank FIedds, which will
probably be tried this term.
James Gully, indicted for the malicious
stabbing Of Henry Thomas, and who
plead guilty to unlawful cutting and wal
sentenced to thirty days In the County
Jail, is only fourteen years Of age. Gully
and Thomas were spinning tops, aud {
quarrel arising, Gully deliberately stabbeC
Thomas, intltCtlng a painful wound. Tho
mas was about the same age Of Gully.
The case OF the State vs.. Alex Lemley
charged with horse stealing, has beef
postponed indefinitely owing to the ina
bility to secure the attendance oil impor
tant Witnesses at the present term. ID, W
Keeier, a resident Of Greene county, Pa,
who has been attending this term o
court, as q witness In this case, was al
lowed the sum Of S. for bis expenses, yes
terday.
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-Judge Cranmer.
This court met at the usual hour yester
day morning.
The only business transacted was tn,
argument Of the bill OF exceptions In thu
case Of D. b. Welsh vs.. franklin Insur
anCe Company.