Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-29
THOSE MANNINeToN LIQUOR CASES.
And the Temperate Resolutions OF the
MHnninzt0n Temperance Meeting.


MAnninxt0n Temperance Meeting.
The readers of the SUNDAY REGISTER will
remember that one of our spring issues
contained q series of resolutions purport-
ing TO have been adopted at q temperance
meeting at Warrington. Marion county,
CondemniDg, among other things, the al
legged conduct of Hon. Charles L. Wells, as
9 grand Juror at the March term Of the
Marion Circuit Court
The resolutions charged Mr.. Wells with
having used his influence as such grand
juror to prevent the indictment of men
charged with unlswfully retailing whisky
at Warrington, and theresbout.
The REGISTER would always have had
grave doubts of the truthiulness of any
such charge, and from long acquaintance
with Mr.. Wells, would have consented to
publish them only after convincing inves-
ugatiOn OF their correctness. But coming
as they did, in the absence of the editor,
and over the signature of three Of Man
ningtoL's good citizens, thew were given
space and we suppose contributed their
quota TO the injustice done Mr.. Wells.
several OF our contemporaries did the same
Thing.
And all this from want Of proper infor-
nation. The simple truth is, the Iesolu.
UOns as printed, did not truthfully repre-
sent Mr.. Wells at all. 1t is abundantly
shown that every insinuation OF unfair
GealIng upon his part was entirely false.
Some friends of Mr.. Wells, naturally
ceiling sRgrieved at the SANDER, took the
pains TO procure the affidavit of each mem.
ter of the March grand Jury OF Marion,
uUOn the charges Of the Warrington meet.
ing. and We print below that ofits foreman
Of that grand jury, James o. Hartley, an
excellent citizen Of Marion county. The
r uaiuing atfdaylts are of precisely similar
IMPORT. ana can be seen by any one curl
uus enough TO come 10 the office.
And furthermore, since the March term
OF the Marion Circuits Court, the July term
,sS been held, by His Honor, Judge Elem
ig MsDy of the same witnesses were
again summoned before the Grand Jury at
BIZ term. for the pu pose of indiCIiug the
same offenders for the same offrnse. But
- before, no indictments sesinst them
Wi re found, showing SgaiL the filSlty OF
the charges contained in the Huntington
resolutions.
The following is the affidavit of Mr.
Hartley. foreman of the Marion Grand
Jury. at the March term, 1883:
State of West Virginia, Marion county,
ro-wit: ]. D. Hartiy, being duly sworn,
depose and says:
was amember of the Grand Jury that sat
at the March term, 1888, Of the Circuit
Court of Marion county, ana vas foreman
% that body.
remsmher the evidence produced before
the said Grand jury, in reference to pre-.
sePting an indictment against One col
Ored man, named Bill, or Grey DAN" liv.
ing at Rooms hotel, in the town of Man
ningtOn, in said county. did not cOnsd.
er the evidence sufficient to justify the
Bill, or Grey Dan" neither was said
evidence, or any evidence thus pro-
duCed, sufficient to justify the finding
Of an Indictment against one o. y. koon,
for selling SpirituOus liquors unlawfully in
said town of Huntington. In my opinion,
here was not sufficient evidence produced
before said grand jury to warrant the find
II of any indictments against any person
or persons, for unlawfully selling or fur1-
iShing Spirituons liquors in the said Town
of Warrington. | was not swayed or in.
huenced in the least, by anything that was
said or stated by Charles +. Wells, as
me mber OF said grand jury, during the SEES
SiOns Of said jury. | do not believe that
said Wells desired or intended to influence
me, or any of said grand jury, by anything
that he said during the said sessions Of said
grand jury, relative to the finding of any
Indictment against any person or persons
for unlawiully selling spirituous liquors in
said town OF Warrington; nor do l be-
lieve said Wells intended TO interfere with
the course of law, or of justice, in finding
indictments as aforesaid.
have served as grand Juror with said
Wells frequently. and always believed and
found said Wells to he a very able, ener.
getic and industrious grand juror.
LSignedl J. o. HARTLEY.
TAKEN, sworn to, and subscribed before
me, the undersigned, a notary pub ic, in
and for the said Marion county, and said
State Of West Virginia, this 9th day Of
April, 1885. WV S. RAYMOND.
Notary Public.
And so il turns out that the charges
against Mr.. Wells were and are entirely
false and that indictments against the pro-
Eer parties were not found, because of in
= fhctncy OF eyidenCe-OHiy.
The REGISTER cheerfully makes the cor