The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-19
Five 60 TO THE PEN.
-Four Robbers Convicted and One
Plead Guilty Yesterday.
BUSINESS IN THE COURTS MONDAY.
Two Highway Robbers Convicted and
II Thief Pleads GuIlty...Thc Brass
Stealing. Cnsc and Other Criminal
Causcs.--Clvll business In Other
Tribunals.

In Part II Of tho Circuit Court ycstcr.
day, Judge PAUL on tho bench, the case
Of Charles Williams and George Curtin.
the two colorcd men indicted for high.
way robbery, was put on trial to jury
composed OF Messrs. NJ. J. ONeill,
Jacob Keller, John Heiner, Samuel b.
Jefferson, Lewis Newman, A. J. scamon,
Elmer Nichols. W. B, Gibson, Charles
Sample, Henry Kalbitzer, Thomas B..
Smith and Robert Krnmmic. prosecu-
tor Howard appeared for tho state and
Capt. Dovener for tho defense. The
evidence showed that the men had stop.
ped Rodenbaugh and robbed him OF a
$50 gold watch, revolver, a pocket
knife and match box on January 12.
The indictment accused them also OF
having been armed ut the tme with
deadly weapons, but there was no evi.
dcnce to sustain this part OF tho charge,
and substantially by agreement, the
jury rendered averiict OF guilty OF high.
way robbery without deadly weapons.
Judge PAUL. sentenced the two men to
five years imprisonment inthe peniten.
tiary at Moundsvile. tN.H
Don Lawrence, indicted for gaming,
q mlsdemeanor, plead guilty and was
iinod S25 md costs. .5s
Si.as Freeman, the colorcd man who
shot at Dave Grant aome time ago,
plead guilty to assault and battery and
was sentenced TO thirty days imprison-
mcnt in Jail.
Robert Donaldson, tho colored man
who robbed II. J. Mendel, OF the steamer
r. L. Phillips. OF $3S, plead guilty to
grand larceny and was given two years
in tho pcnitentary.
vinney and "Stoney" Duffy, accused OF
stealing 500 pounds OF brass castings
from the Belmont mill, was then put on
trial to the same jury that had served
before, Colonel Arnett appearing for the
defense. The prisoners story was that
they had merely helped an unknown
man wheel the stuff UP street, and were
to get drink for their trouble, but
were arrested by the police while wheel.
ing the cart.
The jury got the case about o'clock
and retired to the room. After being
out about an.hour it returned, and the
foreman asked forinstructions from the
court MS to whether person assisting
another TO commit larceny was himself
guilty. This doubt was set at rest by
the judge, and the jurors again filed out.
They returned in about twenty minutes
and rendered n verdict OF guilty.
Col. Arnctt at once moved on behalf
OF his clients to set aside the verdict
and grant new trial, and the prisoners
were remanded to Jail pending the hear
ing OF this motion. The case was
watched with q good deal of interest.
In Part in the case OF Francis Fall
lourc vs.. Catherine a. Fry and others,
demurrer was filed in writing. In the
case OF Mary L. Crawford vs.. Maggie
Steer ct al, an order OF sale was en-
tered. ..!.y
The case OF the Great Western Fire
Clay Company VS.. Robrech. & Gore
was tried to a jury.
The jury was out but short time till
it came back and rendered verdict in
favor Of the plaintiff for $3.50.
The states witnesses for the Garrison
murder case have been summonedafor
April %. "H.t