West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-04-05
CIRCUIT COURT


| VINO were fndlcttd at this term for
disturbing Christmas tree exers
else at Nillersport, Kingwood dis
trlct, came INTO Court and confess
ed TO fine of 50 and costs i'm each
case. The following persons against
whom indictments were found for
the same offense gave bond m he
sum OF 800 for their appearance ut
the next term of Court: John
Teets, With @. G. Craig surety: Jas.
Craig, with g. q. Craig surety:
Elias Hawkins. with IL. @. Burke
surety; Charles Mc0innis, with
Wilbur Posten surety.
State vs.. Thomas p. Weaver.
misdemeanor, found at this term |:
continued till next term; bond !,
5000, with Jacob ID. Weaver surety
During the argument in the case
OF Edmund Albright VS.. Browning
" Albright on Thursday, Charlie
Cramer OF CranesSile became in
censed at some of Mr.. Browns re-.
marks and vigorously replied TO il.
for which the Judge severely repfi.
manded Lin and ordered the Shcr-
III to collect fine of 50 from him
forthwith, which Charlie paid. On
Friday the Judge RENTED the fine.
but its safe to predict that Charlie
Will not again let his anger get the
better of him in open Court.
The following accounts allowed
and ordered certified to the State
Treasurer for payment: r. NJ. Hal.
oritter, constable, 81. Is; l.W. Criss.
constable, s22.1O; George Williams
twitness) before Justice in Wesley
Jenkins case. $3.50; Newton s.
Michael, (same) Sl.10; Benjamin
Shay, (same) 60 cents; S. b. SHAY.
(same) s1.10; j. NJ. Shaw, Deputy
Sheriff, $500.
In the case of Edmund Albright.
etc, vs. Browning & Albright.
which came up for trial on March
%, and continued till Saturday. the
jury disagreed and were discharged.
The case was holly contested,
Messrs; }. A. Brown and Henry
Clay Hyde appearing for the plain
TIT, and Mr.. Crogan for the defen-
dant. The following gentlemen
composed the jury: Henry Combs
u. Il. Ashburn, Isaac j Welton,
Josiah Ditmofe, Gilbert Boyec. Eli
Murray, Geo. w. Harvey, august
Calcamp,. Themes G. Poulson. Il.
q. Ashby, Elisha Fortney, j. j.
Metheny.
George NJ. Cobun VS.. George b.
Spurgin: assump and attachments:
Judgment for defendant for S72. go
with interest till paid and the COSTS.
And 1T was also ordered that the
officer who levied attachment In
this cause do sell and dispose of the
personal property and effects Of the
said George Is. Spurgin in the same
man per as property taken under
execution.
Mary Thomas VS.. Louis Sapiro.
certiorari, and Evans ct al. appel
lee, vs.. Ringer, ct al, appellants.
appeal; dismiss agreed.
James A. Cox. appellee, VS.. Geo.
w. Herring. appellant, appeal from
justice; judgment for pldintiff for
sl27.75, with interest till payment
and costs la this chse and before
the Justice.
Another case of great interest
taking up the last two days Of last
week s term was the case Of George
II. Austen s administrator against
Henry e.. jenkins. This SUIT grew
out of the death OF the deceased.
George III. Austen, who was thrown
from one of Mr.. Jenkins horses
in Deceni Der, 1892, and was in
Jured, from which injuries, it was
alleged by the plaintiff, the de-
ceased died on the 18th day of
January, 1898. The father of the
boy sued for 500 damages. To
this declaration the defendant plead
not guilty. Mr.. Crogan appeared
for the plaintiff nd Mr.. ForSney
for the defendant, aud the follow
ing Jurors were sworn, viz Il. r.
Speelman, l.. NJ. Hauger, s. 3.
Kirk. Joseph w. DAVIS, G. b.
Everts. Jeremi'h Ringer, Joseph
r. Miller, Lovd g. Branl, Leroy
Buckley. Samnel ". smith. George
A. Ringer. &c r. y Spiker a.
dar Fri.iar was su ia 81, r.
ing tic cyil nee q arf
morning was takes al in tie fg
meut Of the attorneys. and { one
O'Clock the case was gwen to ;he
jury. which was not long i'm bring
ing in verdict Of mot guilty.
anu it was ordered that the defend
ant recover from the plaintiff his
costs. We have not the spnee TO
review the testimony IN this case,
but the unanimous opinion of ali
who heard the case is decidedly in
accord with the verdict of the Jury,
G.. l.. Browns admir-, appellee.
vs.. George w. Zinn. appellants; ap-
peal; judgment for plaintiff for
costs.
j G. Addtsov -, re-.