West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-07-19
CIRCUIT COURT.

'ft"' anu NeThlcC % nor guilty
and prisoner discharged from Gus
,ody.
State VS.. John rcets: misdemea-
nor; Indicted for disturbing Christ
mas Tree exercises out at Millors.
port.
Tried before following jury: Da-
vid Albright, Martin Feather, John
y. Forman, w. III. linn, Geo. W.
Dcets, Amos Feather, W. ID. itch
enell, A. A. Christopher, Harrison
Zinn. Z,r lIhgan, Geo. b. Herring
and II. l.. Houser. Case went to
the Jury Tuesday evening and
Court adjourned over the 4th.
Thursday morning verdict of
gmlty was brought in and the Court
sentenced Teets to pay fine of 50
and costs, about SO in all.
d. Il. jackson agamst D. Il. For.
man ct al, debt on bond; Judgment
for pllintitT against ID. +. Forman.
VIM. NJ. Schelrer, William Z.
Ringer, Il. W. Forman, James Mes,
sengcr aud John ID. Rigg for $3.50.
80 with interest and cost.
This Is business connected with
the Sherir's office, under ID. r..
jackson, administrator as Sheriff
and Dawsey Forman as Deputy for
Portland district. The above claim
has oeen paid.
State against Harry Gooding mis-
demeanor. (auctioneering without
license}; confessed to find of SO
and costs.
State against John G.. Yost and
Jennie Hanger, misdemeanor Qas-
ciVious cohabitation); Yost confess
Ell guilty ms charged in the ndIOt-
ment and the court fixed the fine at
$50 and Imprisonment in the
county Jail a period of As days.
The prosecution as to jimmie Haug-
er was continued
State against Loman Mcnear,
charged with disturbing religious
exercises at Millersport; jury trial
and verdict of guilty.
1t is said that Menear has skippcd
his bail and left the State. If he
has 1t will be lots worse for him If
he ever comes back and besides his
bondsman, George Ashburn wall
have 800 to pay.
State against james Craig, misde.
meanOr disturbing Christman tree
exercises Mt MillersporO; jury trial
and verdict of guilty. The Court
sentenced Craig to pay s. fine and
the costs about SO besides, so that
as Jrm remarked it was pretty
dear Nmas tree. even if Christ
mas did come but once year.
State against Bruce King, mis-
demeanor disturbing christmas
tree exercises at Glade Farms),
trial before Jury and verdict of not
guilty Upon the announcement
OF this verdict, on motion Of the
prosecuting attorney, the indict-
Hsents against SIbert and others IN
dicted for the same offcnse were
"nollied."
yhe celebrated case Of Edmund
Albrightvs. Eli Albright was tried
before jury the second time and
no verdict reached and the jury
discharged. As the cost had run
mp TO about 500, the partie.
concluded to compromise sooner
than TO have another trial and did
so by dividing the amount in con.
troversy and all the costs equal,
between them.
The suit Of Nancy Sterling
adm, (hcr brother George Ster
ling) against James Elliott foi
services rendered as housokeepct
for about twenty years, created con
siderable interest. The amour
sued for was 1000 T.. j. Gro
gan WIS attorney for Sterling an,
Nj. Fortuey for Elliott. Tn,
jury gave the plaintiff s2G2 an,
costs and would have given more j
1t hlG not been cut out by Lmita
ton. Elliott could have settle,
the matter for 800 or les but re
fused to compromise Snd now j
will cost him about 800.
Leroy Shaw against William NJ
SchaGer q al. decree for sale, For,
ncy and Croztu COMMISSIONS.
The cour. finds the following Iicn
up0n thc undivided one. half inter