The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-10-20
FIRST PERJURY ooSyIcTIos
In the History of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Court Matters-Hukill- Myers Case
Being Tried.

court Matters-Hukill-M Myers Case
Being Tried
Bud Mollisse was tried last Thurs
day Gu a charge OF stab6lng Josiah
Randall. Randall is the father of
/ Mollisse's wife, who is a greatly az
fieted woman. She was staying at
her fathers house last October.
Mollissee wanted her to come to him
but Randall objected, claiming that
he ill-treated her The two men got
into fight about the matter Ran
dali was cut with knife several
times, but not seriously hurt. Mol
lissee jumped his bail and was re-
Gently recaptured, brought here and
tried. The jury found him guilty of
unlaEfully, but not maliciously,
cutting his fatherin-law Judge
Hagans imposed a sentence of eight
months in the county Jail.
This was the maiden case in court
of Charles Goodwin, who conducted
a strong defense for his client. His
examinations of witnesses were
shrewdly and intelligently carried
on, and his pleading was logical and
eloquent He succeeded in mitigat-
ing the offense of his client.
John Deans trial began Friday
He is charged with perjury, in that
his violence before the grand jury
which found an indictment against
ECbarles Blair and the evidence
which he gave in court at the trial
OF the case was conflicting aud con-
Trajectory. There was then to be
determined which of these was the
correct story, and then the other,
whichever it may be, is the one un-
true, thus filing the charge against
Dean The defense was conducted
by Messrs. Fast, Keck and Fuller
Glasscock, while the state was rep
resented by prosecuting Attorney
Baker and Faank Cox.
Without going deeply into the
question of which of Deans stories
was the true one, he was found gull
ty. Considerable of the evidence was
documentary, but no more positive
than the testimony of members of
the grand jury which Dean gave ev-
idence before as to the story told on
one occasion and the testimony of
the court stenographer and
other officers of the court as to the
story told on the other occasion. In
other words there was no loophole
for the accused to escape by except
the one be assumed, that of having
no memory at all and being alto
gether irresponsible for what he
said. That role failed to work. The
attorneys for the state prosecuted
the case with vigor. 1t would seem
that an example must be made for
those who swear falsely and petjure
themselves. Nothing was left undone
by Messrs Cox IL Baker to remove
all elements of doubt as to Deans
guilt. That he did commit perjury
was made clear beyond question
For giving false testimony, the fact
being proved by trial and verdict of
guilty being rendered, Judge Hagans
sentenced John Dean to serve two
years in the state penitentlary.
This was the first trial for perjury
ever known in the history of the
county. About 40 years ago an in
dictment was found against citi-
zen for a similar offense, but the in
dictment was mysteriously lost and
the case never came to trial. 1t is
not intended to be said that the of
Tense is not frequent, but Prescott
ing Attorney Baker is the first to
bring case of perjury to the sue
cessful issue of conviction, or to
even have one brought to trial, for
the matter of that While it is tough
luck on John Dean that he should
be the exception to suffer, while the
rule go free there is no doubt
that the effect will be good.
Saturday there was no court, Civ
ing everybody an opportunity to
take in the Democratic festivities.
The case of the State against
| Charles Hussing was tried Monday
The defendant had been indicted for
taking bark from trees on the Smyth
| Chess d Co. estate over Cheat, and
at the trial he made the defense that
he did not know he was trespassing
on that land il he did, showed that
he did not and was found not guilty
The same day the case of the
State against Aaron Carlow was
tried Carlow had been indicted for
tearing up receipt which belonged
to Rufus Lazzell. 1t was shown that
a contract between these men re
garding some cattle had been made,
and its provisions disposed of, but
that Lazzell was the owner of the re-
; ceipt, which Carlow admitted he de-
stroyed, understanding that to all
intents AMI purposes it was worth
less at that time. Lazzell did not
think so, and was the prosecuting
witness.
Tuesday morning the jury return
ed verdict of guilty in the Carlow
case. The court imposed a fine of
SIS and costs. These costs will be
heavy,
John Hickman, one of the speak
easy proprietors from Clay district,
was found guilty of unlawful retail
ing in IL cases and fined $40 and
costs in each case.
The case of the state against Amos
Feathers came up for Tuesday morn
ing. Feathers is charged with steal
ing a hog which belonged to S. D.
Sanders, Jr., the particulars as set
forth in the indictment being that
while driving number of hogs
through the mountains he came
across hog, which Sanders claimed
had his mark on it, and that Feath
ers put this hog in the general drove
and went away with it.
The trial of this case was contin-
ued in night session and disposed
of, the jury being out but short
time and returning @ verdict of not
: guilty The previous reputation OF
! Feathers for honesty and fair deal
ing was established by many wit
nesses and it was shown that no ad-
J dition to the drove of hogs had been
made along the road, while the state
failed to identify the hog that San
ders claims he lost.
Wednesday morning the case Of
: Hukill against Myers came up. This
is a case of long standing and is one
Of those complicated oil territory
cases which will consume several
days, probably the remainder of the