The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-10
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Court. t.naiters-Thrce Indictments Of the

Court. rt.HAlters-Thrce Indictments OF the
5-.sAssi GRIND Jury. y,
Correspondence Of the In.eaigepccr. s lla. sls I
Weston, W. Va, March s s-Circut Court
has been in session here this week, and it
is both amusing and disgusling, to say the
least, to read the result Of the proceedings,5
II one stops for moment to give the sur!
rounding circumstances a thought. For
instance, with from FIVE to eight OPEN
doored whisky saloons, every hour in ihe
day violating both the State and town laws
in dispc sing Of the ardent without license;
with drunken men, the work OF these law,
breaking establishments, staggering over!
the streets almost every day; with u .Judgi
on the bsnch residing inelhe place and
knowing the condition Of sffAin; with a
Prosecuting Attorney who passes by their
place Of business, or ttops 10 chat with
some Of ths SO Illegal trat1ickers almost
every day Of his lie, and With grand jury
summoned fof the very purpose, 8 worn to
do III, If dut,. and with ID, lack of ayailas !
bic material TO work On, il properly sum,
moned (3hch i,doubttu'), !, the combined
result of the united -labors unrolls the
lengthy and formidable array ofih7ee whisky
indictments found by the grand jury OF The
Circuit Court Of the Democratic (tempe,-
ance} county, OF Lswh 81 1880 $i5I sys yss ssS{
) The foreman Of the grand Jury was
James Muladay, the Democratic member
Of the County Curt defeated by J. J.. Glib.
son. Republican, In the last campaign. Pro:
ceed further. it was n otao close election times
last cou:t, and DR.. E Christian, druggist,
prominent and leading Democrat, beiSga
member OF the Executive County Commit
tee during tho last campaign, and q resi-.
dent Of Jacksonville, this county, by some
strange freak or miscarriage Of the proceed.
ings.was indicted seventeen times for illicit
dealing In the ardent. %'Dy the proceedings
this week It is sean that he confessed to in.
dic,ments Nos. 10, lG aud II, in the sum, ol
$40 each and COS q. AS 10 the other fourteen
indictments it is generally SUPP osed they
are pitched In with the three for good
measure and nothing more will be heard
OF them. Lst this bu Gs it may, previous
proceedings indicate this as the most piausi
BILE event. The three indictments TO which
The "Christlan" gentleman above mer-
toned confessed will lswiully relieve him
Of his druggists liceu.e. :. ~ y n
Another instance, J. NJ. D4kan, a hotel
proprietor in this place, was indicted four.
teen times at the last session of court This
week he conicsses to Ms 8 and 0 il; $40
and costa. The other Twelve inay he con.
tinued; but, Judging from the looae way
the law is enforced against this class Of law
brsak kers, the probability is that they will
be dismissed n y "! f%t.
The fact is Democracy in this county ia
| lost without whisky, and plenty tf If. too,
The campaign is upon them and the saloon
element must be handled with yloyea Of
elso there will be a slaughter oi the ambi
tions OF prospective candidates on the Dem,
ecra,ic side OF the fence in this region, Z.
The case Of Bill Moore, for shooting Ten
Lewis in a drunken brawl on Christmas
was con,ioned till next term. gt.;fSI
George Hall, who shot md killed Abel
Car,right5 at Austin, this county, on New
Years, in another drunken qu urel, will hi
tried on Monday On an Indictment OF mur
der ia the first degys e.. Sit .Sits s!.tfi
4; This Gaze OF Ed NJ. Gil son, son Of thi
1ia,Dttye edirefs;; indicted for obtainini
money under false pre.euses, was con
. timed. ~ 5.s q. lis. t7,F'
). Cummings Morlip, recently arrested an,
, brought hoTc !:om- Pennsylvania, indic,e
! by the prose witness III The Gibso;
. case for embtzz' euient, was held for trial {
! the next term oicourt. i.sSl u, q!
R,Thess arc the cases In which the I no.
= interest has been manifested, 4 Z 4. /