Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-16
THE GRAND JURY
Refuses TO Break the Solemn and
Impressive Silence,
And Per Consequence, the Boys are Still
on the Ragged Edge-aud Over
10 Bridgeport - The
Third Day.

The third day Of the present session of
the grand jury has come and gone, and yet
the gambler knoweth not the fate that is IN
store for him. The suspense is beginning
to tell heavily, upon several OF the young
men about town, and fears are entertained
that unless the end comes o they will
break down under the heavy strain. As
vet, the members of the Jury show no signs OF
pausipg in their work, and yesterday passed
with but a solitary breakin the monotonous
watching and waiting Of those interested
in the result. That break came
about three o'clock in the afternoon. 1t
had been expected all morning that at two
o'clock the Jury would make a further re-
port of true bills found up to that time,
but the time came and passed, and no
signs of additional indictments were visi-
bic. At three o'clock, however, the word
was passed about among those in waiting
that the Jury was going to report. The Judge
was sent for, when it was found the jury
only desired to be enlightened upon a very
interesting point. This point was: Can
we indict the owners of real estate leased, to
tenants who carry on houses of i'll fame or
permit gaming on the premisesT This
question was answered in the affirmative,
provided the owne of the the premises was
cognizant that such unlawful acts were
done on his property. With this they re,
tired and again went to work.
The news of this inquiry and the answer
spread like wildfre and created considerable
CONSERVATION among parties thus laid liable
to indictment. The knowing ones were
soon at work figuring out the own
ers Of certain realty in the East End, on the
South Side, and about the central portion Of
the city, and ~by-and-by the remark could be
heard: "So,andso is hit pretty hard on
that" "Myl won't whats-his'name kick
when he hears that" etc.
In all quarters this seeking after kuowl-
edge was taken as an indication thai the
Jury meant business, aud intended to probe
the lawlessness and crime of the city to the
bottom, and among reputable citizens the
members were commended, and the hope
was freely expressed that the list of indict-
ments would be 30 large as to paralyze the
lawless element and drive it from our
midst. There was a considerable proper
ton OF the population, however, which re-
garded this disposition on the part OF the
members of the jury to do their whole duty
with anything but satisfaction, and the re-
suit of the afternoon inquiry for instructions
led to one or two additional departures.
At the Court House but few witnesses
were in waiting upon the jury, and no new
subpenas were issued. This calmness,
however, was looked upon as but the pre-
saying Of a hurricane, and bets were freely
offered last night that a deputy sheriff
would be on the streets this morning with
his pockets full of requests to call.
The day, with all its serious work, was not
devoid of ludicrous incidents. . One Of these
was the voluntary walking up to the Court
House of a well known sporting man, who,
on Tuesday night was proclaiming upon the
corners OF the street his purpose to see the
Jury, the Sheriff, the Prosecuting Attorney,snd
the entire county government in a certain
tropical climate before he would say a word.
He wa taken into the presence Of the jury,
duly sworn and then told he could go; when
wanted they would send for him. This was
hunilisting.
As the day wore on the anxiety Of the
boys in Bellsire and Bridgeport began to
manifest itself in telephone calls without
number, the majority Of these being direct
ed to the Court House and newspaper Off
ces, but a goodly number of questions were
asked o fcon6dential friends in various parts
of town. Various answers, not all Of them
reassuring, were given to these appeals
for light on the situation, and any number
of Jokes were played by heartless friends
here on sufferers over the river. A number
of the exiles sent over for changes of linen
and q renewal of pocket money last evening
and expressed a determination to fight it
out on that line, while a number of the
more adventurous spirits even braved the
terrors of deputy sherifs and came over
after dark. What to-day will bring forth
no man knoweth, but it is entirely safe to
predict that when the end does come there
will be q harvest of indictments such as
was never before garnered in this com
munity.