Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-08
INTERESTING CASES
On Trial at Grafton-Birkett Not Guilty
Heckmer's Case.
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On Trial at Grafton-Birkett Not Guilty
Heckmer's Case.
Special 10 As Sunday Rsgiaer.
GRAFTON, November The Circuit
Court has been iudpstriOusly disposiug o.
its criminal and chancery business during
the past two days. Yesterday a number o.
cases were disposed Of, and to-day the
criminaldocket was completed with several
cases set for future days for trial.
A case of some interest was decided to
day by the jury; it was that of the State
VS.. Robert Birkett, proprietor of the Graf
ton rink, who was charged with indecently
exposing his body to public view. The
evidence showed that Birkett bathed him.
elf in his room with the curtain up, sew.
eral times in view Of persons in the neigh
borhood, but without intent to do 60 The
jury promptly found verdict of not
guilty.
The important chancery case of Arm.
strong, Carter & Co., Darby & Co,
Michael Riley, and other creditors of
J. ]. Gilligan & Co. against GiIligan's
trustee ct al, was Ssgned at great length
this morning by 81. J. Snively for the
creditors and NJ. 81. Dent for the trustee
and defendants. This is q case OF a very
interesting character, and is in brief as fol-
lows: Gilligan bought out the interest Of
his partner for 81 600, in February last,
and within two months afterwards made
an assignment, preferring out of the former
firm assets number of individual debts
contracted prior to his purchase from
Burns and also the 81, 900 debt of Burns
above mentioned, and after the payment
of these he provided for the payment of
the firm debts which he had assumed.
The assets, however, would not pay the
preferences, hence the firm creditors, who
otherwise would get nothing, have insti-
tuted a suit to postpone the pre-.
ferred individual debts and the
debt to Burns to their
debts upon the ground that the firm being
insolvent at the the time of the transfer
from Burns to Gilligan such transfer it
is alleged was fraud upon the partner
ship creditors and did not pass the title to
Gilligan. The Court took the case under
Rdvisement
The case of John L. Heckmer was call.
ed today and both sides announced them.
selves ready for trial. Heckmers counsel,
however, requested that the case be passed
till Monday, owing to the absence of
witness whom they were sure, would be
here early on Monday morning. Judge
Ice said that it beiog Saturday, then, late
in the day, he would rot impanel a jury
till Monday, but would give every one fair
notice, that the case would be called
on Monday when it would be
tried, unless for very coed cause.
Heckmer, the accused, has been in court
every day and takes great interest in all
of the proceedings relating to his trial
He expresses himself as anxious to have
his trial and get it over with. The prose
cution announced that they would nolle
the courts indictment charging him with
altering the forged bond in this county
and they informed the defence that they
would frat try upon the indictment charg-
ing defendant with forging the
names of Louis Heckmer, Adolphus
John Doonan, Reuben
Davinson and George Brinkman 10 the
bord, this would virtually dispose of the
other CAGES it is alleged against Heckmer.
A prominent lawyer, not connected with
the case, said to your correspondent today
that the action Of the prosecution in enter
ing nolle to the court charging the 1T
teriDg in this county meant that if pnsuc-
cessful in convicting here he would be
charged elsewhere with utteripg the bond
By prosecutions representing the Catholic
Knights, and taken to the place Of utter.
ingit upon requisition, this place is sup
nosed 10 be Louisville.