The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-26

WEEKLY.
RELMONr COUNTY.

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Tho COurts-JRdge Okey and the Success
sion 10 the Rench-The ~. CIaiFsVIll'
RaIIroad-P Politics and Various Other
Matters Across the River.
ST.. CLAIRsyILLE, March %, 1880.
The Spring term Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas entered upon its seventh week
on Monday. The Jury was discharged last
Saturday, and the balance oil the term
Two weeks assigned to equity cases and
to the distribution Of cases already sub
mltted to the court, Judge okey has an
nounced that he will not sit in the Dis
trict Court, which meets here April 18th
and that he will devote part Of that
week to hearing and disposing Of causes
in the Common Pleas.
Tie motion for a change ofvenue in the
case Of Ohio Va. Weir has not yet been
argued, and 1t is likely will not be until
Judge Okey returns to the District Court,
The Judge Ia being subjected to very harsh
criticisms because Of matters growing out
OF this tragedy, His term upon the bench
expires next February, and consequently
bis successor will be elected next October.
There Ia considerable opposition 10 his re-
election among the Democrats OF this
county, and, no doubt, his mistakes, real
nr immsginaTy, In connection with that
homicide will be seized upon with Rvidity
BY bis opponents, A few days ago be
was roundly denounced because Of certain
rulings in a burglary case, which Culmi'
mated In the assassination oil one OF the
actors (Riggs) by another Weir), The
third was on trial for the burglary, aud
was acquitted because Of the adverse rnl'
ings OF the court. Now he is being assall'
ed by unthinkiDg persons because Of the
delay in bringing Weir to justice.
In the case OF White vs. Watertown In
sursnCe Co., the demurrer to the petition
was sustained, the Court holding that the
petition should state that plaintiff had an
insurable interest in the property destroy.
ed, and that the policy waaln full force at
the time OF the fire. Plaintiffs counsel
excepted 10 this finding OF the Court, and
took leave to answer instanter.
Tho exception Of defendant to the re-
mort OF the referee In the case OF the Bell.
aire Gas.Light and Coke Go. vs. II. D.
Meek, were overruled, the report and
finding OF the referee approved, and judge.
ment entered sgainst defendant In So 3d..
"a. Defendants counsel excepted to the
finding Of the Court.
McNamara vs.. Village Of Martins Ferry.
The defendant In the action before the
Mayor wGs entitled to jury. This was
refused him, fine assessed, and Judge.
ment rendered. The Mayor had jurls.
diCtion. II 1t had been q proceeding In
which he had no jurisdiction the case
would not go back but being proceeding
In which he erred, but had Jurisdiction,
the case must be remanded back TO the
Mayors office.
The Court has this week heard the cases
OF phessen vs.. Grassland, First National
Bank Of Bellaire vs. Nicoli, and Crosby Va.
Cox, but none Of them have been decided.
To-day Saturday. the divorce case oil
Cowen vs.. Cowen will be heard. A large
number OF Witnesses have been sub
poenaed. The plaintiffs Judge Cowen,
q distinguished lawyer Of this place.
AMONG THE COUNTY OFFICES.
But little outside OF routine work has
taken place in the county Offices this
week. II has been an unusually dull week
among them. The following Conveyances
have been filed for record in the Record
er's Office:
Lewis Jones to Mary B. Mitchell three
acres and thirteen poles in Martins Ferry
50, 600. $500
Eve E. Horn to Mary M. Grow; lots 92
and %, Horns first addition to Bellaire;
$3.50.
David Scott to John H. Barnesi lot 70,
Boston; $3S.
sullivan, Barnard 4 Cowen 10 A.
", 6. Aultt sixty.six feet front on Union
Bellaire; no confederation named.
David F. Cory to Isaac Holloway; II 100
acre In section 30 Flushing township, $40.
Michael McAleer to Hugh McAleer; lot
1868, Zane's addition TO Martins Ferry, and
lot 227, third addition TO same; 1876.
Julian II. Branson, ct al, to John N.
Kirk; q acres In section ID, Flushing
township; $3.50. -
Mortgages aggregating $7,050 have been
entered for record, while Sl4, 434 In the
aggregate have been released.
THE COMMON PLEAS BENCH.
tits known Judge 0ksy will be a Candi.
didsto for denomination for Common
Pleas Judge before the convention Of bis
party the coming summer. No other can
dtdate will appear from Monroe county,
but this county already hes several 10
training, among whom are Messrs. Q. j
Swaney, Ross j. Alexander, ]. W. Shan
non, ]. +. Charleswotth, and r. NJ. Eaton
Judge Okey will, no doubt, be re.nomina
led and reelected, but the indications are
that The struggle lip the convention will b.
A lively one. This county could name thI
successor 10 Judge nkey II United In con
venliou, but the antagonism OF the gentle
met, named Is such that there is no prob
ability OF that happening. Swaney ant
Alexander will have considerable following
Ia the convention, much more than ~
others, but no doubt either Of them VII
prefer Judge 0key 10 the. other. II Ia TIL
feeling that will carry Judge Okey through
The convention. lie is an honest ant
rather an independent judge, and Conse
nnently hps made some enemies anon
sxtre1ie Democrats. These men ar
watChiul and keen politicians, and the.
make The most out OF any mistakes th
Tndge may make. His ruling In o Ctiml
nal case, tried last week, In which thi
community was deeply interested" wa
ssvsvely criticised by the Gazette, the Of
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