Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-20
emblem CONVICTED.
A JURY IN THE CRIMINAL COURT FINDS 4
VERDICT AGAINST HIN.
And He is Sent 70 jail by Judge Jordan, Pending
the Disposition Of Motion for New
Trial - twenty-five More
Cases Pending.

There were two or three genuine SEN
sations in Judge ordan's Criminal
Court, yesterday.
One was when Prosecuting Attorney
Howard and Captain B. b. Dovener had
a verbal collision which was rather
more interesting than the collisions OF
there two gentlemen usually are, and
another was when the jury, in the case
Of State v. W. II. Emblem, returned a
verdict Of guilty as charged in the In
dictment, the allegation being the rent
ing Of houses to be used as houses of Ill
fame.
There are twelve other indictments
of similar nature pending against
Emblem, and thirteen other warrants
are out against him, upon which
grand Jury has not acted, so 1t will be
seen that If the Courts above sustain
the finding of yesterday there is rather
a tiresome time ahead for William, and
IL will likely take many sheckles and
much patience before he gets beyond
the clutches OF the law which he has so
long and so successfully defed.
The case selected for trial yesterday
was technically known as No. s, and
was put on trial before the following
Jury: Jacob Korn, II. f. Behrens, Jr.,
Chris. Bashar, Charles Zuauf, Henry
Dunning, Il. W. Schrebe, A. ID. Forgey,
Charles L. Meder, L. c. Deitz, Walter
Buckley and James Sheridan. The ev-
idebce went to show that the defendant
had rented the particular house in
question, for $40 a month, the defense
making strenuous attempt to show
he simply acted as the agent for his
mother. and that be had no ownership
in the property, and nothing to do with
the actual renting. Then the attorneys
began their arguments and then the
trouble commenced. Capt, Dovener said
something about Mr.. Towards
being in the cases against En-
blen for revenue only, and this
provoked the Prosecutor into reply
which was decidedly personal in its ma
ture, and in addition was extremely
vigorous. There was considerable cross
firing between the attorneys, from drst
10 last, and then Mr.. Howard turned
his attention to the defendant In ear
nest, and In the language of one OF the
spectators, literally skinned him alive.
IL has been years since prisoner at
the bar got such verbal castigatlon
as Mr.. Howard administered TO Emblem
Yesterday, and the speech was the talk
of the Court House and vicinity for
| hours after 1t was over.
The Jury was only out about fifteen
minutes, returning verdict OF guilty
The defense made motion for a new
trial. which Mr.. Howard was anxious
to argue at once, but the Court finally
decided to put of the argument until
Saturday. The very interesting cues
| ton of bail was then raised, the defense
holding to the theory that their client
! could give a bond and go his way until
the pending motion was decided. Mr..
Howard was decidedly Of the contrary
opinion, and pointed out that under the
statute and the decision in the case OF
State " Garrison, the defendant might
be admitted to bail before conviction,
in the discretion OF the Court, but that
! after conviction the Court no longer
! had that discretion. The defense
raised the point that that was In
felony case, but did not OBJ
tain in a misdemeapor, but Mr.. Howard
held that tho law made no distinction,
| and the Court, after some reelection
and a look at the Code, held with Mr..
| Howard. and Emblem was consigned TO
the custody OF the Sheriff, at least I'M
/ I'll to-day, when the Court might be bet
! ter advised as to whether he should re-
main In confinement until the motion
/ for new trial was decided. Among
/ the points raised by the defense was one
that the law prescribed fine and
| Imprisonment, or both, and that II
/ would not be right to send the defend
/ ant to Jail for several days or a week,
/ when the Court, upon mature con-
/ sideration, might decide TO only fine,
and not imprison at all. This availed
/ nothing, however, In view OF the re-
! verse consideration that the Court
might let the prisoner 20 upon bail, and
| then decide to imprisen him, which
would involve the hunting up OF the de-
| PENDANTS again.
1t is announced by the defense that
in case matters 90 against them fnali7
! In the Criminal Court they will carry
the case up on writ Of error.
The outcome Of the case Is being
watched with keen interest bJ large
/ element In the community. 1t has been
a long fight running over several years,
and the State Is just beginning to have
! things come its way.