Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-09
INTERESTING GASES
On Trial ut Grafton-Bi rkett Not Guilty
Heckmer's Case.
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On Trial ut Grafton-Birkett Not Guilty
Heckmer's Case.
Special 10 he Sunday Register.
GRAFTON, November The Circuit
Court has been industriously disposiUg Of
its criminal and chsncery business during
the past two days. Yesterday number Of
cases were disposed Of, and to-day the
criminsldocket 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 bis 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 so. The
jury promptly found verdict of not
guilty.
The important chancery case of Arm
strong, Carter 4 Co. Darby L Co,
Michael Riley, and other creditors of
j. j. Gilbgsn & Co. against Gilligans
trustee ct al, was argued at great length
this morning by Il. J. Snively for the
creditors and N. Il. Dent for the trustee
and defendants. This is q case OF very
interesting character, and is in brief as fol
lows: Gilligsn bought out the interest OF
his partner for $1,000, 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 be provided for the payment Of
the firm debts which he had assumed.
The assets, however, would not psy the
preferences, hence the firm creditors, who
otherwise would get nothing, have insti-
tuted q 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 Gilligsn such transfer it
is alleged was fraud upon the partner
ship creditors and did not pass the title to
Gilligsn. The Court took the case under
Amusement.
The case of John l.. Heckmer was call
ed to-day and both sides announced them.
selves ready for trial. Heckmer's counsel,
however, requested that the case be passed
till Monday, owing to the absence OF q
witness whom they were sure. would be
here early on Monday morning. Judge
Ice said that it being Saturday, then, late
in the day, be would rot impsnel 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 good cause
Heckmer, the accused, has been in court
every day and takes great interest III all
of the proceedings relating to his trial.
He expresses himself ss 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 fret try upon the indictment chsrg-
ing defendant with forging the
names Of Louis Heckmer, Adolphus
Armstrong, John Doonsn, Reuben
Davipson and George Brinkman to the
bond, this would virtually dispose of the
other cases it is alleged against Hec kmer
A prominent lawyer, not connected with
the case, said to your correspondent TO- day
that the action Of the prosecution in enter
ing nolle to the court charging the 1T
tering in this county meant that if unsuc-
cessful in eonvictiDg here he would be
charged elsewhere with uttering the bond
By prosecutions representing the Catholic
knights, and taken to the place OF utter
ing it upon a requisitiou, this place ia sup
posed TO be Louisville.