Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-11
THBeOURTS AT WORK.
THE APRIL TERM COMMENCED IN DUE AND
ANCIENT FORM YESTERDAY.
The Grand Jury Will not Report Before This Even
ing-Arrangsmsnts for the Criminal
Court = Justice Ankles
Big Docket.

The April term of the Circuit Court
opened at half-past nine o'clock yester-
day morning, Judge Campbell presiding
in Part Two with the grand jury, and
Judge PAUL in Part One. The roll Of
the grand jury, as published in the
REGISTER Of Sunday morning, was
called, and Mr.. N. Reister and John
Gompers were excused as not being
freeholders, z. M. Atkinson be-
cause he was interested in
grist mill, ard ]. J. Jacob because he
was a road surveyor. These places
were filed by calling d. Gutman, VIM.
Ellingham, C. A. House and James
Todd. The jury was charged in regular
form and the list Of presentments al
ready published in the REGISTER was
handed them. The jury elected Mr..
John Frew Foreman, and went to work
at once. 1t will not be ready
to report before this evening.
About the usual number OF witnesses
were summoned by the Prosecuting
Attorney, and at times there were from
forty to fifty people awaiting their turn
10 be called. There were comparatively
few females present, as most of the
women from the class from which wit
nesses usually come were In attend
ance upon Justice Ankles court at the
Jail. The docket will be called In Part
Two at half-past nine Wednesday
morning, and in Part One at two o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail of the Board Of Commissioners had
a consultation with the Judges yester-
day afternoon as to quarters for the
Criminal Court. The act constituting
the Court specifies it shall sit in the
room now occupied by Part Two Of the
Circuit Court, because it is next to and
communicates with the jail. The Com
mittee will recommend that the
large room of the Board OF
Commissioners be given up to Part Two,
whenever that Part is crowded out OF
its regular room by the. sittings OF the
Criminal Court, the Board holding
necessary meetings in the Clerks pri-
vate Office. 1t is thought. this arrange
ment will be fairly satisfactory all
around-at least for the present The
members of the Board do not look with
favor upon the idea Of dividing the
present Court room of Part One by
partition, making two rooms Of 1t.
The hearing of the evidence against
the women of the town and their male
consorts, who were caught in the raids
on houses of questionable reputation,
made by Constables Anderson, Love,
Lauchlln and Blocker, on Saturday and
Sunday nights. took place at the jail
office yesterday afternoon. The charges
against all of the offenders who were
arrested before two O'clock on Sunday
morning, were reported in Sundays
REGISTER, and the arrests after that
hour and on Sunday night, were report
ed exclusively in the REGISTER OF yes
terday. There were at least half hum
dred men and women, offenders and wit
nesses, present at the hearing.
1t was developed at the hearing that
the constables armed with warrants for
the arrest OF Alice Hill, colored, made
mistake in the location Of the house,
which John Colts and Ida Ault were
together in the same room. The Ault
girl refused to open the door, and Con-
stable Lauchlin threatened to break 1t
down. In the meantime, Colts escaped
through the rear door, and was arrested
by Constable Lauchlin in the yard.
The warrant for their arrest
was prepared after their return
to the jail, and they were COM
mitted. At the hearing they were fined
S20and costs for fornication and adul-
terry, and in default of payment were
held in the sum Of 500 to await the &C
ton of the Grand Jury. Captain
Dovener appeared fof the defend
ants. The examination for the
State was conducted by NJ. d. Post,
ESQ. The hearing was enlivened by
one or two spats between counsel and
witnesses.
While the case was on trial,
Captain Dovener, counsel for de-
PENDANT, asked that Hiram Shilling Of
Elm Grove, whose name was alleged
to have appeared in one Of the warrants
be summoned as a witness. The Justice
granted the request.
Susan Hennagan, Ada Foster, Stella
Woods, Ann Keim, and Rhea Gray, all
charged with keeping houses of i'll
fame, furnished bond for their ap-
pearance before the Grand Jury.
Gussie Allen, charged with being a
person not of good fame, was COM
mitted in default Of 500 bond for her
good behavior John Moore was fined
81 and cost for being drunk in public
place. Josie Boyd, for selling beer
without license, was held to Court
In the sum OF 500.
Then came the charges OF fornica-
tion and adultery against Abe Dean and
Laura Sheppard, Nellie Hamilton, John
Clifford and Annie McDonough, John
Moore and Jessie Morrison, Reuben
Boring and Dode Marshall, T. j. Brown
and Jessie Brown, Jessie Benson and
John Wilson, Barney Clark and Flo
Travis, John Edwards and Goldie Fos-
ter. Andrew Haby, Bob King, Ed.
Reed and John Anderson. Some paid
their fines of $50 and costs 10 each
case, and the others were committed in
default Of bond.
Don't miss Stifei s. Co.'S ad. this morn