Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-31
INJUNCTION GRAINED
To Restrain the Moving OF Han
cocks County Seat.
On The Ground Of Failure to Comply With
the lava History, Of
the Case and How il
Was Stopped.


over two-thirds of the citizens OF Hancock
county. the county seat Of the county was
changed from Fairview to New Cumber'
land The work of removing the books,
yaul., etc, was commenced q few days aso.
Wednesday the citizens of Fairview, through
their attorney in this city, George b. cald'
well secured an injunction before Judge
Jacob on the rounds that the notices OF
such change to be voted for had not been
posted throughout the county forty days
prior TO the election, as the law directs.
The following information in regard to the
removal was clipped from the New Gambler
land independent
The first inetallment of the Court house
arrived in Cumberland last Saturday evel
ing about FIVE clock 1t consisted Of the
iron door and window of the fire proof vault.
Acting under the order passed at the last
meeting of the County Court, John Camp
bell, ESQ. went out to Fairview last Sat
urday morning, with team and squad OF
men, TO get the iron, work Of the vault so
that the vault in the new Court house in
this place could be commenced on Monday.
1t had been currently reported that the Fair
view. people proposed serving an IN
junction as soon as operations were COM
menccd on the vault Mr.. Campbell, upon
his arrival asked Mr. r. S. Donehoo who
is acting as deputy clerk during Mr.. Flame
gan's absence, if there was any injunction
to prevent the removal Of the vault MIR.
Donehoo replied that he knew Of none. Mr..
Campbell then asked him if he would re-
move the books and papers from the vault
as he had been directed by the county court.
Mr.. Donehoo declined to do so. Mr.. Camp
bell then commenced operations on the
vault. After he had taken the iron doors
and frame out, the following paper was
served on him:
To John Campbell, Esq:
Take notice, that the undersigned and
others, citizens, taxpayers and voters of the
county of Hancock, will apply to one Of the
Judges of the Circuit Court at his chambers
in the city OF Wheeling, at o'clock this
morning, for an Injunction to restrain you,
YOUR agents and all others from removing
the vault from the Court House at Fair
view. in said county, and from in any man
rer impairing or injuring the vault OF said
Court House; and we further notify you
hat YOU will be held personally liable for
any injury or damage done 10 said vault or
Court House.
HUGH SrRoULE, SAMUEL W. WlLsoS,
r. A. SHAY, JoHN W. HnBHs,
.JoHN WILSON, THos. WERS.
DAN'L II. lANT,
By JOIN II. DoyEHoo, their Atty.
October Is, 1884.
The notice came from no. legal source,
had no official seal upon it, and was not
even served by an officer of the law, but
Mr.. Campbell, although disposed to do
what was right, thought it best to 60 ahead,
as the door of the vault was already torn
out.
While the work of taking outthe iron was
going on, number Of persons stood around
on the street and looked on out OF curiosity.
a number of Cumberland people were in
town, having gone out to Fairview out OF
curiosity to see what was going on,
it having been reported in Gambler
land that some of the citizens of Fairyiew
would resist any effort to remove the vault
There was not the slightest truth in the re.
port, however, as everything was quiet and
orderly, and so far as we noticed no harsh
words were spoken on either side. Philip
Ward hauled the iron work down in hi: wag
on, and Mr. Campbell left Frank Wilkin at
the court house TO remain oil night and
stand guard over the records until it could
be decided whose duty it was to take charge
Of the same.