The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
CIRCUIT COURT.
Two Burglars Sentenced, List Of In
dietments and General Notes.

/ Granger, who. last August broke IN
to and stole some articles FRI NJ the
company store at Beechwood Gran
/ ger is young mau, aud at The time
he committed the rDbbery was EN-
ployed at the Beechwood mines. He
owned up to it and for the reason of
making full breast of the affair was
given the light sentence Oft two years
in the penitentiary Moundsyille.
Fl. j. Tompson also confessed to
being guilty Of burglary He was
brought into court, and being allow
ed the privilege made an address. He
is about 40 years old and has rather
an intelligent countenancc He said
be was sailor by trade and that
after many long years spent before
the mast in the waves of every sea
and the winds of every cline, he con
cluded to visit his old home in Ohio
Arriving there, he, didn't know a
soul, but was told that one of his
brothers lived in Virginia near Har-
per's Ferry. The funds he had
when leaving New York had become
nearly exhausted, and be started to
walk to his brothers. He came by
way of Halleck. aud it was night
when be got there His clothes were
nearly gone. He tried window in
James S. Watson's store and he
found he could enter He went in
and took three pairs of pants, three
shirts and some tobacco. He was
arrested st st. George, Tucker coun
ty, and brought back, and he wish
ed TO impress upon the court that
this was the true history of the
crime. Thompson was listened to
attentively by all, and then sentence
of two years in the penitentary was
pronounced upon him.
Very little chancery business has
been done so far Law orders were
handed down in few cases, namely,
capias issued in the case against
John L. Sadler for unlawful fishing.
Charles D. Conner and Leslie John
son were fined $40 each and costs in
numerous cases for unlawful retail
ing Of liquor but neither of the par
ties were present to pay their fines,
and neither is likely to be-
The absence of Evans Harris was
also noted, he having also received a
fine of $40 and costs In each of sew
eral cases for selling brandy with
out sufficient extension of license.
A nolle prosequi was entered, and
never more will it be heard of. in the
case of VIM. Hewitt, charged with
assault with intent to commit rape.
The sheep stealing cases against
Lloyd and VIM. Stealey were CON
tinued till next term
Perry Walton was convicted on
the charge of selling wine which
would intoxicate, and was fined $40
and costs
The motion for new trial in the
Blair case being overruled, the trial
was begun on Thursday afternoon,
the full report of which will be found |
in another column.
INDICTMENTS.
The grand jury was discharged
Saturday morning. Following is
list of indictments found by that
body:
Ellsworth Donley and George
Keener, for assault on Clark Everly |
Eliza Moore, for an assault on Guy
Haskins.
Ed Shroyer, one Cooper Sam Hig
ginbotham, Bruce Abbot and Howard |
Vance, all Of Marion county, for an
assault on Alice Robev and Sally |
MaYfield, by running over them with
a carriage
John Haliu, for stealing a suit of
clothes from Ridgwav & Waters
store at Vaudeville Notapprehend-
ed
Two against Andy Frost for un-
lawful retailing.
VIM. Holt colored, carrying fevol-
YER
Jacob Doolttle, Corhett Shuttles-
worth, Jack Morgan, Charles and
Jesse Daugherty, disturbing church
festival
John and Charles Snyder, assault
on the Misses Wade.
Ed Shriver, assault on Jacob
Shanes.
George Mccoy assault on r. f.
McCord.
Arthur Murray, for assault on Rob
ert Keener and another for assault
on Abraham Murray
James N. Troy, unlawful retailing
Of liquor.
Lucian Blaney, committing adul-
terry and fornication with Mary But
Ter, and said Mary Butler indicted
on a similar charge with Lucian
Blaney.
David Miller, assault on William
Miller, and another for carrying a
dangerous dirk knife.
James Thompson, assault on JEFF
ferson Tenant.
James McVeigh Bell Carraco, as
sault on John Gidley.
William Wilson, assault with in
tent to rape Bertha. Mason.
Snider Lemley, carrying revolver
John Wright, unlawfully carrying
a razor and cutting with intent to
kill Snider Lemley
John Gidley, assault on James
McVeigh Bell Carraco.
Rob Barrackman, assault on Rob
Lemley..
Okey Thompson, assault on Jeffer
son Tenant.
NOTES
Russell Hayes is acting as page
during this session.
The sheriff and his three deputies,
Messrs. Barrackman, Watson and C.
L. Hare, are all kept busy in and
about the court house.
Those petit Jurors who are not on
the Blair case are having long time
of it doing nothing, and they all say
1t makes them very weary
E. W. St. Clair, the foreman, and
John K. Price, the secretary of the