Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-06
sTEUBENYILLE.

STEUBENvILLE, December 5.-The Cir
cult Court reversed the verdict in the case
Of George Agnew, convicted in Common
Pleas Court Of attempted rape on MISS
Paisley at Irondale and granted new
trial. On Friday Agnew entered plea
Ofguiltv TO assault, which was accepted oy
tde State and Judge Pearce sentenced MN
10 imprisonment in the workhouse Tor Jour
months and tOpaya fine OF one hundred
dollars and costs Of prosecution. Inc
Swickard case, carrying conviction OF
shooting with intent TO wound, will be TAX
en- before the Circuit Court at ST. Glars
Vile next week on an appeal from the
finding of the lower Court on error. In
case the appeal is overruled the conviction
will embrace a term in the pennitentiary,
the law placing the time az one TO
twenty years, the same as in case OF
shooting with intent 10 kill, but
the finding Of verdict Of shooting with in
tent 70 wound is regarded as the iruy serv-
Ing nOtiCe on the Court that the crime Is
not a very serious one, and the sentence
cOnSeQ uently IS usually light.
The decision in the case of Hon. Sher-
rard and the Pan Handle Railroad Com
pany, in which the common stock OF the
Company was fixed in the lower Court at
SO per share of $50 par value, which de-
-
is regarded by many as just verdict, al.
though the railroad officials claim ii is eX-
cessive and should not have been over $50
per share. The case will, in time, find It's
way 10 the Supreme Court Of the State.
Alta regular meeting Of Steuben Lodge,
No. l, KAof p. held Friday niGht, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: c. O., George
Il. Miller; Y. c., Edward Mushrush: Pre-
late, John $. Huston; X. Of II. $, X, l..
Decker; NJ of F., Amos Parsons; NJ. of
r., Spence Wallace; Nj. alta, e. e. Good
win; Trustees, Fred. Kaufmaun, w. II.
M'CHntOn and Scott Buckingham; Tran
sient Relief Committeeman, J. G. Ault.
Good viii Lodge, l. o. 0. F., this week
presented its Secretary, William Sarratt,
with an elegant badge as token Of appre-
citation for long and faithful services.
The German school was opened Tuesday
night in the basement Of lions church, on
North Fifth street There were fifty pu-
pills present, ten Of them being children of
English speaking parents. Rev. Braun,
the teacher, expects an addition OF fifty pu-
pills in the next two weeks.
Eureka Lodge, No IS, X. of =. last Tues
day night elected officers as follows: G, c.,
Jacob Shipman: V. c.. William Kettle
wood; Prelate, Robert Edgerter; X. of Il.
s, Ed Halpiu; NJ. of E., William Wanna
maker; NJ. OF f, ID. Nj, Corbett; NJ. OF A,
Thos, Williams; Trustees, RCbt. Love,
Frank Miller and r. T Zimmerman; Rep
resentative to Grand Lodge, Robt, Love;
Alternate, L. T. Zimmerman; Transient
Relief Committee, d, NJ, Corbett and
daughter, Nellie.
John II, Downs, Jr., who has been visit
ing Steubenville friends for week, return
eC home IN Wheeling Thursday,
The Steubenville friends of w. Il, Smith
will be sorry to learn that ne is lying dan
gerously i'll at his home in New Cumber-
land.
James Parks, one Of the best known and
highly esteemed citizen of this city, cele-
brated his eighty-ffth birthday last Tuos-
day. Mr. Parks is still hale and hearty.
Mrs. Dr.. Mason Snd baby are guests at
the residence Of Mrs. Mason's father, ~ II.
Baltin, Esq, on North Fourth street
Hugh II. Brown had the misfortune to
sprain his back this week and is temper
arily confined 10 the house.