Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-15

Interesting Cases Before the Circuit Court
There.
Special Correspondence Of hs Register.
BEVERLY, W. VA, October l4.-This
old town has had som very interesting
occurrences recently, at least to those di-
rectly concerned.
Circuit Court adjourned at the end of
the week after a protracted effort. During
the term w. II. Howell, who shot and
killed VIM. Click last March, WAS tried
and convicted of murder in the first de-
gree. The REGISTER had 4 full accOut OF
the tragedy 1t the time. The parties met
at the end ola foot log over Mill creek.
After Howell passed Click asked him about
some talk that Howell had given currency
TO concerning Clicks wife. Howell, with
out warning or further provOcatiOn turned
and shot Click mOrtally. Prosecuting At
tOrney Scott was assisted by Maj. j.. F.
Harding and Hon. b. l.. Butcher in the
prosecution, and the defense was conduct
ed by Capt. T. A. Bradford and kee \
Talbot. The case was ably handled on
both sides, with the result stated. Seven
of the jury were for inilicting the death
penalty, but were induced by the other
members to make it q life sentence.
The next trial was q breach of promise
case which consumed some days in it's
trial. The fair plaintiff is the daughter of
a we'll to do farmer in the Cheat Valley
region, who vas courted by II prosperous
young farmer of Marion county, who WINS
a grass farm in that section. Her name is
Flint and his Gilpin. The wedding day
was fixed and the guests invited, but the
groom came not. After some days he
came, bringing his sister along, aud with
various excuses and prOteStatiOnS he in
duced the was To be bride to leave her
mountain home and accompany him to
Beverly, where tie wedding would surely
take place. But when that point was
reached there were more eXcuSeS and the
girl induced to 20 on to Marion county.
When the home OF the groom was reached
more delays occurred. The young lady
waited patiently, but the long
looked for day never came, and
her heart grew sick and she
rebelled and sought vindication by a jury
of the Countryside jury was of opinion
that the young man should divide his pat
rimOny, and 80 gave u verdict for s., 500
damages. Gipin will not daily again with
the affections of backwOOdS girl-nOt if
he knows it. Perhaps the most important
lawsuit ever tried in the country followed
this somewhat sensational case. The par
ties were the late Judge John S HOffman's
executors, aud others against Capt. J.
W. Parsons and others for the recovery of
about 4, 1000 acres of valuable grass land
nearly all improved. Col. CreSap and L.
ID. Strader were attorneys for for plaintiffs
and Hons John Basel and Butcher and
Harding for defendants. The case in
land title questions. The jury found for
the defendants.
While their court proceedings were 60
ing forward the political pot boiled
mp and a delegate District Con-
yentiOn for Randolph and
Tucker counties met and nominated by
reclamation Maj. J. F. Harding for House
of Delegates. lie is not unknown to many
Of the politicians Of the State, having been
n of the members of the Constitutional
Convention of 1872. From 1876 to 1880
he was sheriff of Randolph, and is said to
have made the best sheriff the county ever
had. He will be elected by a 1000 ma
jOrity if he has any opposition at all. Ran
dOlph and Tucker will give the entire
ticket at least 900 majority.
Col. c. ]. P. Cresap had a serious appo-
plectic attack. He was found
lying on the floor of his office about
Z q. m, where he had Just gone. The
doctor catled in was very anxious about
his condition, but no definite opinion has
been given out.
Patrick Orchard, Esq, and DIR. G. W.
YOkum were nomipated last week for
County Commissioners Of the county.
They are both able men, and will be
elected without opposition.
The Grafton & Greenbrier r. r. is under
contract to ~BelingtOn, twelve miles south
Of Phillip, and will be in. running order
by January 1st., 1887. Randolph county
is to vote her $50, 600 over again at the
general election this fall, which will in
sure the road to H~uttonsyille, q distance
Of 80 miles further south. When this is
done Randolph will take her rightful
place in the lead of all the mountain
counties of the State. She has the natural
advantages to insure this.