The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-10-06
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eu on last Monday with his
Honor Judge Jackson on the
bench. Gen. Q. Watts is here
to prosecute in behalf of the
United States, this being his first
term at Clarksburg since his APP.
pointment by President Cleve.
land. o. S. Marshal. S. S. YIN.
son, of Huntington. is present
and has a good naturcd greeting
for everybody. ItisM Mr.. Wilson'S
first trip to Clarksburg. His
chief CLERK, Mr.. B. Z. Priddie, OF
Huntington, is q bright young
gentleman of excellent business
qualifications as is also Mr.. e. B.
Thayer, the District attorneys
stenographer. Mr.. Thayer is
from Parkersurg and is an expert
in his profession. There could
not be a session of q. S. Court,
some one remarked without Hon.
g. w. Atkinson and his many
friends have their old time cor
dial greeting for him. He knows
all the boys and is one of the
most enthusiastic lawyers in the
State. Mr.. A. D. Gardiner, the
dignified and graceful chief dep.
uty is making a host friends. To
besure the whole machinery Of
the court, except the Judge and
the clerks has been changed and
the entire regime is intensely
Democratic. tlllthey are very
good fellows and we hope they
may have lots of fun during these
four years for mark our words
they go forever at the end of
that time. Col. j. Y. Moore,
Mr.. L. B. Dellicker and Mr..
granlS r. Moore, all United
States Clerks, ere presiding over
the records of the court to which
each belongs. The deputy mar
shals in attendance are:
Granville Stout and Capt. James r.
Mehen, Of Wood county; Sam v Peters,
NJ F Damron, st Clair Roberts and
Harvey Walker, Of Wayne county; L
Boyd yinson and d 81 Harmon, Jr., of
Mcdowell county; Linzy I. vinson and
W. G. Baldwin, Of Mercer county; John
w Littlepage, Of Kanawha county; Mel
win Hail. Of Boone, county; w B Nc
Graw, LF yinson and W W Miller, Of
Cabell county, George W Bane, Of Min
eral county; va McClung. Of Nicholas
county; Joe N Craddock Of Gilmer
county; GeorgeW Hatfield, Of Logan
county; T NJ Homer. Of HARRISON
county; Peter Harper, of Randolph
county; Robert Monroe, of Hampshire
county;J L Erwin, OF Marion county;
Joseph Mcmahon, Of Marshall county.
The following persons compose the
FEDERAL Grand Jury: Hon. Cha. W.
Lynch, foreman. Messrs. stiiiman
Young, VIM 7 Fleming, Hiram Post.
Jno O Lewellen, s E Phillips, Il
Seryine, VIM R Alexander, Richard w
Means, Joshua Wood, Edgar NJ Poe,
George Sires, w g Harrison, Thomas
startzman, P D Berry, Robert Lowe,
Frank Il Burt, John L Hurst, Geo W
Robinson.
The following cases were dis.
posed of: U. S. VS.. Gratz Sal.
vim, of Pocahontas county, re-
failing liquor without govern.
ment license, not guilty; same,
against James Sharp, of Webster
county, nollepros.; same against
Mint Miller, Of Richie county.
same charge, guilty, 500 fine
ard costs; same against Colum.
bus Stutler, of Doddridge county,
same charge, 800 fine and thirty
days in jail; same against Thorn
as Reynolds, of Webster county,
resisting government officer, nolle
pros. same against Elsie Hig-
gins, of Warrington, selling
liquor without g'vernment license
500 fine and thirty days in jail;
same against William Hamrick,
of Lewis county, same charge,
not guilty; same vs.. George Davis,
of Webster county, same charge.
not guilty.
In the district court the case of
the United Ststes VS.. Bud Wheel
er, of Webster county, illegal re:
failing, verdict of not guilty as
he has a license.
Dan Shower has been found
guilty of murder in the tirstde;
orae for killing Abraham Iser at