Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-18
SHOULD BE a WARNING.
The Case of the Killing OF Young
lehn voItz.
The Indictment Against Harry Carothers
Ignored by the Grand Jury---list
of True BiIIs---0pinion Of
the Circuit Court.

The Grand Jury yesterday ignored the
indictment of manslau2 liter against Harry
Ca Others, charged with the killing of John
Volrz and returned it as q not true bill. 1t
created considerable talk about the city, not
so much in court circles as elsewhere, giving
TO the circumstances an unusual degree Of
interest. The Grand Jury was composed of
Messrs. C. s. Terrill, Wesley Robinson, a..
W. Shribe, NJ. Roth, Clark Hsnes. 4. Mes
bitt, Jno. Clator, J. Z. Hughes, Enoeh Ball,
James McAdams, ]. r. Acker, Jno. Pracht,
ST., Vim. Schafer, W.. S. Goshorn, FL.
VI. Harper and NJ. Gutman,
Judge A. B.. Fleming, of Fairmont, in the
absence of Judge Boyd, and delivered the
charge TO the jury. Members Of the bar
unite in saying this charge was an especially
good one. The jury then retired to its
room and proceeded to consider the present
ments. Prosecuting Attorney Jordan had
presented Harry Carothers for manslaugh
Ter, instead of murder in the second degree
and the jury ignored the bill. 1t requires
twelve Of the sixteen jurors to return a true
bill and in this case the vote was eleven to
Eve. One of the eleven requested that Il
| record be made of the vote, so that to-day
it will appear an the record of the court.
This should be q solemn warning, no
only to young Carothers, but to all young
| bows who are permitted to roam about
| picking up evil companions and falling un
der evil influences. Wheeling has too
many boys of Just this kind-boys withou,
naturally vicious tendencies, but subject to
the same demoralizing influences from the
effect of street associations. Harry Car
others has been discharged, not acquitted
and practically the case has been dropped
he has probably been punished sufficient!
Cor any bad intention he might have had
ard bis family is to be congratulated upoh
bis escape. His tender years came to his
rescue and saved him.
The Jury made the following return te
The Court;
RUE BILLS.
! State VS.. Timothy Stokes, alias Tin
Stokes. Indictment for burglary.
State VS.. Amos Aulder. for maliciousl!
cutting with intent to main, disable anG
kill
State VS.. Edward McLumara, for CRANE
larceny.
State VS.. Ida Robinson, for keeping q
house of i'll fame.
Stare VS.. William McCanne, petit larceny
State VS.. Warren Dramer, alias Rober
Dramer, petit larceny.
State VS.. Richard ForSythe, two courts
petit larceny.
State VS.. Lena Whiting, attempting to
burn a dwelling house.
State VS.. Edward Myer, feloniously throw.
ing a stone at a railroad car.
NOT TRUE BILLS.
Under this head the following cases were
returned:
Harry Carothers, indictment for man
slaughter, not true bill.
Martha Nuzum, indictment for petit lar.
ceny, not a true bill.
John Trusler, indictment for a misde-
meanor, not q true bill.
Edward Archer, indictment for attemp:
to commit a laceny, not a true bill.
A petit jury for each part OF the Court
was ordered summoned for next Monday
the oath.
Judge Jacob called the civil docket at =
o'clock Yesterday, and Judge Fleming will
call the criminal docket at 3 o'clock this
morning, to which time the Court ad
iourned.