Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-11-12
WORK OF THE COURTS.
Common Pleas Court Busy During the
Week.
Cases Heard and Disposed of, and Other
Business of Legal Nature
Transacted

briggs, Judge; Henry NJ. Davies, Clerk
Lawson Emerson, Deputy Clerk; NJ. NJ
Scott, Sheriff; w. n Darby, Deputy
Sheriff
Ohio against Alex Gurley. W V. Wal
ton appointed to defend. Defendant ar
raigned and entered plea of guilty to in
dictment for horse stealing; sentenced to
3years and months in the penitentiary.
Ohio against VIM Clark. J W Shan
non appointed to defend. Defendant ar
raigned and for plea says he is guilty of
grand larceny as charged in the --srdict
ment; sentenced to Is months in the pen
itentiary.
Ohio against John Harding. c Gray
appointed to defend. Defendant being
arraigned says he is guilty of grand lar
ceny as he stands indicted; sentenced to
is months in the penitentiary.
Ohio against F Sumpter. w
Boyd appointed TO defend. Being ar
raigned under indictment for grand lar
ceny, defendant enters plea of guilty;
sentenced to is months in the penitenti
ary.
Ohio against Minor Gibson. F r Sed-
wick appointed to defend. Defendant
being arraigned enters plea of guilty to
indictment for perjury; sentenced to 3
years in the penitentiary.
Ohio against Wilbur Coins. George
A Colpitts appointed to defend. Being
arraigned under indictment for suborna-
ton of perjury defendant says he is
guilty: sentenced to 8 years in the peni-
tentiary.
Ohio against Aaron Sturms. w b
Francis appointed to defend Defendant
on arraignment for bigamy says he is
guilty as indicted; sentenced to 21I years
in the penitentiary.
Ohio against VIM Lyon. C W Carroll
appointed to defend. Defendant arraign-
ed and pleads guilty to the charge of
assault with intent to kill rs indicted;
sentenced to 215 years in the peniten-
tiary.
Ohio against Thomas Creag. Defend
ant arraigned and enters plea of not
guilty to indictment for assault with in
tent to commit rape.
Ohio against Edward T Coil Defend
ant arraigned under indictment for OBJ
tanning property under false pretenses.
Plead not guilty.
Ohio against James Norman. Defend
ant arraigned and pleads not guilty to
indictment for cutting with intent to
woand Bond $500.
Ohio against Frank Good. Defendant |
arraigned and pleads not guilty to indict- |
ment for petit larceny. Bond 800.
Ohio against VIM Bradford. Defend |
ant alraigned and pleads not guilty to in
dictment for manslaughter. Bond $500.
Ohio against Lebbens R Sammons. |
Defendant arraigned and enters plea of
not guilty to Indictment for burglary
Bond $3.50.
Ohio against Smiley O'Grady. Nolle
entered as to felonious intent. Arraign- |
ed and pleads guilty to assault and bat
terry. Fined $40 and costs, and 30 days
in jail.
ant valves arraignment and pleads guilty
to malicious destruction of property to
the amount of five dollars. Fined So
and Gusts and 20 days in Jail.
Ohio against Frank p Patterson. De
fendant valves formal arraignment and
plea1s guilty to Indictment for assault
and battery. Fined S25 and costs.
Upon order of the court w I Green
appointed additional Court Constable.
Andrew II West against Harrison Bra
dy. Cause settled and dismissed and
costs paid.
w Yeagley ct al. against VIM Park
inson, admir- of estate of Isaac Iddings,
decd. VIM Parkinson is selected and
appointed receiver of the personal prop
erty mentioned in the petition, the prop
erty to be kept by him Oh the farm in
Belmont county On which Isaac IddingS
died; the live stock to be fed with corn
and feed now on farm. lie may sell at
any time at private sale the wheat and
wool, fat hog; and fat cattle, but is not
to sell any other property until further
ordered. The property or the money for
so much as may be sold is to be kept to
abide further direction as to the rights
of the parties.
Oliver J Swaney, Trustee, against The
s.. ClairSville Railway Co. John Troll
appointed Receiver. Bond $500.
Louisa Wilbur against James Wilbur.
On motion of plaintiff and for good
cause, entry heretofore made in this case
is set aside and held for naught, and
cause is reinstated.
Graft, Son & Co. against Robert j
Cooke Judgment and pleadings for
S557 % and costs.
Ohio against Jennie Hamsley. Murder
in the second degree. w Shannon ap-
pointed to assist in the prosecution. AL
bert L. Bumgarner appointed to take tes-
timony in short hand. Trial to jury.
Verdict of not guilty.
George NJ Woodbridge, guardian, VS..
Patrick Donahue. On motion of plaintiff |
cause is dismissed without prejudice to
new action.
Ohio against John Andrews. George |
Duncan appointed to defend. Defendant |
arraigned and pleads not guilty to in
dictment to kill and wound.
Christian I Handel and others against
Mary Hayes and others. Cause settled
and dismissed and costs paid.
John Bolon against James c Bolon.
Judgment by confession on warrant of
attorney, for 40 and costs.
John Sidebottom against George w
Coffiand and others. Cause settled and
dismissed and costs paid.
Simon 6aer's Sons against John B
IIaney and others. Cause settled and