The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-06-25

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United States.
James S. Watson, John NJ. Jolliffe,
Jr., Caleb BeAll, James S jolliffe and
john G. Price appointed trustees Of
Fairview NJ f. church, in Clinton
district.
The cases of Vim. Sypolt, charged
with petit larceny and felony, were
continued till next term.
| The case of David Henderson,
charged with misdemeanor, to which
he pleads not guilty was continued
till next term.
INDICTMENT LIST ETC.
The grand jury finished its labors
on Friday evening and presented the
following true bills of indictment.
| Andrew Brand, unlawful shooting
at Newton Walker, Lon Henry, car
rying concealed weapon.
Regin Lining, assault on /. +.
Poynter.
| Newton Walker. unlawful shooting
at Andrew Tenant.
Eugenius Eddy, carrying slung
shot
Lee Shumaker, carrying a revolver
John Coombs obstructing a road.
! VIM. Hewitt, assault on Belle
Shaffer.
Lutte Nicholson, unlawful retailing.
Dorsey Slime. assault on James
Irwin.
Lloyd Stealey, VIM. Stealey, VIM.
Jenkins and Ben Walton, stealing
sheep.
jerome Poser and Henry Blair, un-
lawful retailing.
Albert Fleming, carrying revolver.
VIM. Yost, carrying knucks.
Andrew Tenant, assault ON New
ton Walker.
George Jenkins, assault on Blanche
/ Dancer, with intent to commit rape.
Samuel johnson, stealing horse
from M. Carraco
THE Nj CURDYsvILLE RIOT.
At the February term indictments
were found against Gilbert Rice,
Charles Rice, John Seymour, Charles
Wigton, Reed Keefover, VIM. Keef
over and Owen Keefover tor rioting
at McCurdysville. This occurred on
Christmas day, and was aided by a
barrel of beer and other stimulating
impulses to fight. A crowd gathered
at Brown Tenants store and an
other at kents store, and the hurl-
ing of stones and brick bats began.
There is said to be a feud existing
between some of the families of that
hamlet, but that was not evidence
adduced in this case. At this stone
throwing pastime several people were
hurt, and the parties named above
we're brought down to be tried. But
two of them were found guilty: Gil
bert Rice and Charles Wigton, and
they were sentenced to one hour in
ljail and to pay fine of $25 and the
costs. The costs amounted to $780,
SO.
BEN WALTON To THE PEN.
The case of the state against Ben
Walton was taken up Friday even
ing. Ben was charged with assault
with intent TO commit rape. the pros
ecuting nitness being Mrs. Harmon
Trickett, who lives near Halleck. Her
testimony was not needed, however,
as the accused plead guilty as charg
ed in the Indictment and was senten
eed by the court to three years in the
state penitentiary.
DENNIS BREATHEs FREE AIR.
The case of the state against Den
mis- Clark was also disposed of on
Friday evening Dennis was this
time charged with selling liquor lille
gally. 1t is not intended to imply
that Dennis was the proprietor of
a speak easy. He, according to the
testimony of a young man, had on a
certain occasion a very poor article
of liquor on his clothes, which he
disposed of for consideration of
about so cents. He was put in Jail
to await trial on this charge last
February, and there he had been
since, and the court took this into
consideration when he decided to lib
crate him, but admonished him that
if the knowledge leaked out that he
w.s hereafter crooked in the whisky
/ husiness he could at once he taken
up on this charge A promise was
yer more solemn than Dennis when
he vowed he was done forever more
with liquor. He was told he could
go, and he stood not upon the order
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CASE OF ArfLh 1Ach'
The case of the state against
Dorsey Slime and Luther Harris,
charged with purloining some gal
Ions of joyful apple Jack from James
\ C. Wallace, was the first item in the
order of business Saturday morning.
The trial of the case consumed but
two hours, and they were found
guilty. The courts sentence on
them was three months and twenty
eight days in the county Jail, which
makes their sentence to the first
day OF The next term OF court.
. This WAS the last easp tried he