Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-18
eLuTeHED BY TIE LAW.
0cs Hundred and Twsniy-Six In
dictments Found,
OF Which Sixty are for Gaming, Twenty
one for Selling Liquor on Sun
day, and Five fer Selling
Without lieense---
Other Offences.

ShN
Yesterday was a memorable dayfor q large
proportion Of the population OF our city. At
no period in cur past history, perhaps, was
there so much excitement over any action
a court or any Of the legal machinery
thereto ap~pertaining, as was visible upon
our streets during the eighteen hours
ending at midnight last night 1t permeat-
ed all classes Of society and was felt in all
sorts of ~places-not alone about the hotels,
saloons, Kinks, public buildings, offices,
ard other places where men are wont
to eongregate and where sucn
matters are usually talked OF, but also
in places of business, At the homes OF our
citizens and at other localities where the
findings of grand juries were never before
alluded to or discussed. The curiosity to
know the names Of the indicted parties was
only equally by the desire on the part OF the
victims 10 have their names withheld by the
newspapers, and these two causes produced
a grand rush for the Court House IN the
morning, and an onslaught OF the pubhcs-
ton Offices of the papers in the afternoon
and evening. -.
AT 3 a. m. o'clock Part 2 of the Circuit
Cont convened, Judge Jacob presi ling,
and the docket wSs called. There vera
one hundred and twenty-six cases, divided
as follows: Gaming, 81; selling liquor on
Sunday, q; owning property leasei to
Keepers Of houses Of ilLfame, 3; selling
liquor without license, 6; keeping houses OF
ilifame, 8; selling liquor to minors, Ii
wounding with intent to main, dishSur
disable and kill, 2; shooting, l; disturbing
religious worship, l; grand larceny, s; bur,
glary, 2; robbery, l; petit larceny, 6; en-
bezzlemsnt !; rape, /; failure to report
fines collected, /.
When the Clerk had finished calling the
docket the following persons plead guilty,
and were sentenced as indicated:
George Strauss, petit larceny, thirty days
n iail *.
william Riddle and - Riddle, petit
larceny, twenty days in jail.
John Hutchinson, disturbing religious
worship, fifteen days in jail and $50 hne.
Court then adjourned until this morning
at 9 o'clock. The following list Of jurors
QfA Deem uEahu W SC1NC III - - NA SN
trial of civil and felony cases, commencing
Monday morning at 9 o'clock: |. o. Payne,
S. Fl. Rsisley, H.. F. Nolte, Henry Jacobs,
C. G. King, Lawrence Bsmhardt, Conrad
Kuhn, W. R Springer, W. Grub, james
Billy, John r. Miller, Wm. Harvey, W.
Nes6itt, Sr., John NJ. Kirk, David Ash, Lew,
is A, Nolte, Henry d. Bayhs, Henry Rine,
Jr., Charles Brysou, Thomas Little, I.
Camp, Dan Craig, James Young, Charles
SNYDER, Valentine Billinger, Stephen Craw'
ford, Aug. Wsrneke, Alfred Regner, John
S. Nsylor, W. D. Armstrong.
The reading of the list produced an i'm.
meuse sensation in the crowded court room,
and it was not long before the streets were
full of men, commenting upon the finding
ofthe Jury. The number Of prominent peo'
pie indicted, while not surprising to thse
who had heard or looked over the docket,
still startleda great many not heretofore well
posted as to what was going on, while, on
the other hand, people who had been all
along cognizant of the doings of the jury
were a little disappointed when they saw
how many had escaped. Men whose names
had, BY eommon report, been placed among
those sure to be indicted, escaped Scott free
and especially was this true Of the profas'
slonal gamblers, and keepers of gambling
rooms. Very few Of this class got into
trouble, and those against whom true
bills we're returned escaped so much
easier than they had expected that they
were not disposed to kick very hard.
During the afternoon many OF those in
dicted for selling liquor ~unlawtully or fol
gambling plead guilty, and, having settled
the score, devoted the remainder OF the day
to interviewing the reporters aud editors Of
the various papers and making fearful ap'
pesls that their names might be suppressed,
The gentlemen thus asking to be "let
down" easy were, as a general thing, in re,
markably good standing in the community,
not q few Of them being merchants or the
rapid sons of well TODD citizens who were
fearful of the tremendous row which would
follow the appearance Of their names in cold
type. These either wsylsid the Newspaper
men on the streets or visited the Office IL
couples or squads, and used all the elo
quence at their command to induce the
Withholding OF the INST.
Along in the evening it was pretty gener
ally understood that the newspapers had de
cided, out of feelings of kindness for the
families and friends of those in trouble, to
withhold the list, and this much gained, the
local correspondents of out-of-town journal:
were plead with to drop the matter also
With one exception these gentlemen agreed
- o1naa an1 chat Ann - N oil
legged, was bought up.
About 10 o'clock last night, however, thu
boys, who were eongrstulsting themselve:
upon q catain amount Of immunity werC
almost parslyzed by the announcement tina
q Pittsburg daily had sent a member of it
staff down on the evening train, and tina
the whole business" would come out in thu
Smoky city, this morning. What truth
there was in this report We were unable Il
learn last night, but if 1t b
true as alleged, there will be a yer,
lively demand for copies Of the journal to
Gay. kilograms even came from New
York, Philadelphia and Chicago papers ask
ing for names, but so far as we are aware
the data requested was withheld.
The grand Jury has made plain twt
things. It has shown to the unposted POI
ton of the community something Of tn
amount Of lawlessness and rsscality always
going on, and it has likewise demonstrates
to those who are familiar with tbs
inside workings Of the world tbs
utter inability Of the members Of the jury
however willing they might be, to cover al
the territory opened for their inspection
Had the jury sat tor two weeks, instead o
for four days, it could not have gotter
through with the number of indictabl,
cases in this city and county. For ever,
man indicted, half q dozen escaped, and 70
every witness examined three men 'stoo'
outside who knew as much or far NOR,
than the person on the stand.
However, it wa q decided improvement
on the work Of previous juries, and if tn
next two or three bodies Of this kind show
corresponding ambition to excel, there vii
soon be q decided improvement in the NOR
ais of the community.
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