The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-15
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A sTrRn1Ne TIME YESTERDAY
Caused blythe Gtaad Jury Numerous Wit.
nsssss Brought Up to Tell Who Gamble,
aud where the Games Go oh-A Par.
tial Rsport-Anu awiilipgw WI ness.
II has been several years since an Ohio
county grand jury gave the town such D
stirring up as she got yesterday, and the
body has not rellnquished It's hold Of the
stirrer. The jury adjourned last evening,
until 0 o'clock this morning. Tie day,
was very indnstrionsly put in, but over
city witnesses remained to be examined.
Over a hundred summonses were ordered
to be issued by the grand jury. The ma.
jority Of these were served, but many Of
those wanted as witnesses left town before
the officers could present the official invi.
tations to walk up ind give their friends
away.
From the witnesses summoned it is ap-
parent that the jury is after the gamblers
and keepers Of gambling houses, saloon
keepers who sell liquor on Sunday and wo-
men who keep improper resorts. The
main operations Of the body, however,
seem to be directed against gambling.
a PARTIAL REPORT.
At 9 o'clock p. N. the Grand Jury came
into Court and made q preliminary report.
Among the indictments returned .HTrue
bills" were the following:
Peter Heissr, Indictment for rape upon
a female child under Il years Of age.
George w. schick, embexzlement and
grand, larceny.
Patrick Connolly and Michael Melon
ough, burglary. e.
Francis Gordon and Joshua stotsberry,
grand larceny.
Annie Johnson, alias Annie Smith,
grand larceny.
John Hutchinson, disturbing religious
worship.
Andrew Mckinley, malieiensly wound
ing with intent to main. sdisfgure, disa-
BILE and kill.
George Brooks. petty larceny with q
count for former conviction.
Marion l. Black, grand larceny.
John Mooney, maliciously wonnding
with intent 10 main, disfgure. disable
and kill.
John Logsdon, William Ksnney and
Thomas 0,Brien, Henry Emerling. Viii
liam Riddle, Matthew Riddle, Philip
Rouse and. George Strauss, petit larceny.
Fannie Russell, keeping house Of i'll
fame.
Able Jackson, same.
Jacob 4. Dillon, selling spirituous
EquoFs, wine, porter, ale, beer and drinks
oflike nature to a minor.
The Indictment against John w. Ba-
shese, presented for petit larceny, was en-
dorsed not true bill.
HAD TO TELL.
One well known gentleman was SUM
moned yesterday, ana when examined he
waa asked as to the places in which he
had ever played cards. These he reluct-
antly named. Then he was requested to
give list OF persons with whom he had
played, or whom he knew to have played.
he gave only a partial list, including no.
body but known gamblers. Then such
questions as the following were pro-
pounded:
do you knowofany employe Of bank
in the city who gambles?"
"Do you know OF any bookkeeper or
clerk employed by merchant, firm or
corporation who gambles?'
"Do YOU know A. b? ltso, does he
gamble to your knowledge?n
''Do you know O. D.? II so, do you
know Of his having gambled on any oc-
casion ~
And so on .hro agh a long list Of names
OF citizens, young and old, oi more or less
prominence in business or social circles. I
When these delicate questions were pro-
pounded, thew ltness referred to declined
TO answer. The grand jurors consulted
Judge Jacob as to their power TO require
tho witness y, give the Information, and
by his advice the questions were COM
mittsd to writing and again propounded.
Again the witness declined to answer.
lie was then brought into court, and
Informed by Judge Jacob that he must
answer the questions or 90 to Jail until he
would. Facing this alternative, he an
tswered, and It is said was the unwilling
means Of giving away" sixty.flyc OF the
boys.
A HASTY uR6IRA.
Another witness, a lawyer, Is reported
to have had fun with the grand Jury.
When they asked him question he re-
sponded with an Grafton containing every
thing but the information desired, and
the Jury, desiring 10 conclude their labors
before Christmas, finally excused him.
Some feeling was caused by the fact that
list OF witnesses ordered to be sum-
moned was seen by prominent lawyer,
who told others some Of the names upon
It. One, at least, Of these witnesses, was
summoned by mistake, and had no
knowledge Of any violations OF the laws.
he naturally disliked to have the fact
that he was summoned made public.
But If one man was angry, many were
grateful for friendly tips. The boys who
play cards, take their bitters on Sunday
or make calls they do not tell their friends
about, were exceedingly scarce about town
yesterday. Early in the morning the
bridge company began to gather in an un-
usually large number OF nickels. The
Bridgeport street cars also dida land Of
tice business. AS the day wore on and adj
ditional witnesses were inquired for those
who had before felt comparatively easy
lost their sense Of security and left for
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