Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-21
COPE PUNISHED.
HE WAS FINED FIFTY DOLLARS AND COSTS
AND TEN DAYS IN JAIL
The Affidavit Will Be Presented to the Grand Jury.
The Reply Of the Juror to the Charges Pre-
scented to the Court BY Supsrin-
isndsnt Lotus.

In Judge Campbell's Court, Yesterday
morning. the contempt case asains'
Juror Charles T. Golf came up and was
disposed of by the juror being fined
fifty dollars and costs and sent to jail
for ten days. The Court also decided
hat COPY of Superintendent LOTUS
affidavit be presented to the next grand
jury for such action as the facts might
warrant.
Through an error in the preparation
of the affidavit, Wednesday, Gof's
name was given as Charles IN" Golf,
when it should have been Charles st. y
There was quite large attendance
In the Court room, yesterday morning,
when the case came up, the very unu'
sual nature of the proceedings and theiE
peculiar character making IL matter
OF great public interest. The defend
ant appeared with Hon. q. w. Atkin-
son, his counsel AS soon as the matter
was formally brought, Mr.. Atkinson
presented Mr.. COTS answer TO Mr.,
LOTUS affidavit, as follows:
THE DEFENDANTS ANSWER.
WHEELING, w. VA, December 10, 1924
ITO the Hon. John 4. Campbell, Jude Of The
Circuit Court of Ohio County:
"Your respondent, Charles T. Golf, re,
spectfully represents that he is now and
has been for the past four years citizen
of this county; that he is a carpenter, and
contractor, and that he is now engaged IN
that line of business in the city OF Wheel
ing: that he is a regularly drawn juror IN
Y our Honor's Court at its present term IN
Ohio county; that he was placed upon the
Jury December 10Th inst, in the case OF
edward Newton, Jr., V. The Wheeling
Railway Company; that he was regularly
sworn to faithfully try and true verdict
render in the said case; that he meant 70
do his whole duty in the case as the oath
required, and that no word or act OF his,
during his connection with the said trial,
was intended to convey any thought or
idea other than the proper discharge OF his
duty as Juror in Your Honor's Court.
"Your respondent admits, however, that
he has been iEdiscreet and has made a mis-
take, which be deeply and sincerely re-
grets: but he stoutly disclaims any inten-
lion OF dishonorable conduct, or that he
meant, in any conversation held with
Superintendent Lotus, of the Wheeling
Railway Company, or any other person or
persons, TO solicit bride, or do any act OF
any kind whatever that would prevent
him from rendering proper verdict in
the case on which he was serving as q
Juror.
your respondent further admits that
he sought an interview with Superintend-
ent Lotus at the time. and in the manner
stated by him in the affidavit presented to
Your Honor this day; but the interview
was intended and desired upon other bust
ness than that of the case on trial before
Your Honor's Court; that it is true, as
stated by Superintendent Lotus, before
YOUR respondent had mentioned the real
business he desired to present, respondent
did say. incidentally and inadvertently, To
the Superintendent, that this was going
to be pretty hard fight or words TO that
effect. But ne had no intention TO discuss
the merits of the case with the Superin-
teudent, nor has he any recollection OF
having asked the Superintendent not to
give him (respondenD away, as stated by
Mr. Lotus in his afhdavit.
HE admits that he made the remark
charged as to Capt. Dovener's having been
on the case, but it was an incidental re-
mark or allusion that in no wise could
have interfered with respondent as a
Juror, or in any way have prevented re-
spondent from rendering proper verdict
in the case on trial. All that was said by
respondent up to this time was purely In