Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-16
LEWIS COUNTY COURTS.
Grand and Lofty Legal TumbiIDg-Ei.
oquence Uneq Jailed.

Special Correspondence Of the Register.
WESTON, w. Va, March l5-In the court
proceedings Of Lewis county.the first strik.
ing feature OF the term was Judge Henry
Brsnnon's charge to the grand Jury. To
say that it was able, learned and brilliant
with simplicity, expresses not iu worth,
and as an anelyzer Of the law he will ever
be, as he is now, one OF its rarest lumina-
ries. His opinion on the amendment for
logical conference aud comprehensive sim
plicity OF reasoning stands matchless upon
the question. The first case ot interest
tried was that OF the State against }.
Y. Jones for house breaking.
Jones was defended by Hon. A. Edmis-
ton, w. W. Brannon and E. r. Sumerle
l.. Bennett, prosecuting attorney, appeared
for the State. Jones, being q young man
of good countenance and character,
though the State made . powerful case
against him, got clear. The speeches In
this case on both sides were eloquent and
forcible. Edmiston spoke three hours
with an incisiye force OF telling effect
The Next Case
of interest was W. b. McGsry against
Fred Brinkman, our ex-Mayor. McGary
sued him for false imprisonment. II seems
McGary had q negro working Tor him,
who got drunk, and was jailed for disorder
ly conduct. On being brought before
Mayor BriAkman, the darkey, was fBed IS,
in company OF the policeman. went 70 Nc
Gary TO get the amount necessary 70 keep
him from jail; McGary only owed the ne.
gro g., and told the officer, II he would
release the negro, he, McGary, would
pay that amount (t3) aud the balance Of
the fine ts2) II the negro continu ued to work
for him. The negro was then let go, but
instead Of going 70 work for Mc3sry he
Fled the Country.
The officer then came to McGAry and de-
manded the whole amount OF the negro Q
fine ($5). McGary refused to pay more
than the s., which he promised only 70
pay. The officer went TO Mayor Brinkman
and reported McGary's refusal TO pay more
than the s. promised, wheYeupon McJafy' Z
arrest was forthwith ordered by Mayor
Brinkman, McGary being brought before His
Honor, Brinkman peremptorily refused 70
pay more than the %. After some little
time McGary was released on payment ol
ss. McGary at once instituted suit agains,
Brinkham for false imprisonment. and
laid damages at sl,OOO. The case has been
! watched with an Iiety since its inception
] Il began Saturday last aud ended Lat,
| Wednesday evening. Brinkman was rep
resented BY ex Judge John Brsnnon, Nc
| Gary by W. G. Bennett and W. W. Bran
NON. The first speech on the side OF th'
plaintiff was w. W. Brannon'a Hi
scholarly exposition OF the Magma
Charta and the Bill OF Rights spoke well 10
his future. Judge John then followed via
q speech Of great force and eloqosnce
| Then came W. G. Bennett with one ot tn
erandest presentations of evidence and ia'
ever witnessed in Q court room. Ate
twenty minutes retirement the jury cam
in with verdict Of $500 in
| Damages for MeGsSy.
McGary is First Assistant In our hig
school here and . practising attorney
the bar.
The Weston and Buckhannon railroad
now completed 10 Halls Store, eignt miis
from weston, to which place trans vi
soon begin to run regularly.
| III health generally comes from lack