West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-07-05
CIRCUIT COURT.
Proceedings OF the Extra Session
Up TO Date.

| 'hOuhd1, June
25tb, with Col. X. W. Monroe as
Special Judge.
There was no Grand Jury for
this session and the following list
comprise the Petit Jurors
David A. Albright, Jas. Perril,
Joshua Hawley, Martin i. Feather.
Geo. i. Wotring. Tbos. j. Conley.
John K. Forman, Vim. Ii. linn,
Geo. w. Teets, Amos j. Feather.
Il. Il. Houser, John l.. Winter. j.
q. Mayer, John May, Ami Forman.
Jonathan Fearer, @. w. Dorsey. A.
ID. Bowman, John S. Kelly, Ray
mond q. Bishoif, W.D. Titchenell.
John Ben Graham. Orval Watson.
a. a. Christopher, Marshal King.
Harrison linn, Ter j. Hagans, j.
w. johnson, Brice G.. Brown, Geo.
Is. Herring, Preston Glover, A.
Staley Shaw, S. l.. Zinn, T.. w.
Forman, Peter Lawrence, George
Il. Beatty.
The first jury trial was that Of
the State vs.. William S. Armstrong.
charged with forging note against
Samuel Forman. The case was soon
disposed Of. 1t was called Monday
afternoon aud jury composed of
the following gentlemen empincled:
David a. Albright, James PERIL.
Martin l.. Feather, Thos. j. Con-
ley, VIM. III. linn, Geo. W. Teets.
Amos j. Feather, Jonathan Fearer.
Raymond e. BishofT, William ID.
Titchenell, Orval Watson and A.
A. Christopher. The main wit
ness, Forman, went back on his
testimony before the Grand Jury
and claimed there was some misun
Outstanding and that ne bad signed
the notes. The bottom, therefore.
fell out Of the prosecution and the
case was dropped.
The 1ost case was taken up. in
which John g. Yost was indicted
for stealing 1895 from WIN. Hanger
of near Lenox. On Tuesday morn.
ing 1ost's trial was begun, Messrs.
Crogan and Fortney appeared for
the prisoner and the Prosecuting
Attorney for the State. The jury
is as follows Peter Lawrence, i.
w. Forman, S. l.. linn, Geo. Il.
Herring, Brice G.. Brown, Jas. w.
johnson, Der j. lIagans, Marshal
King, A. A. Christopher, Oryal
Watson, John Is. Graham aud
Ami Forman. Tuesday and We'd
nesday Were taken up in the exami-
nation of witnesses for the State,
Miss Jennie Hanger having been
subject to most rigid cross exami-
nation, taking almost all Of We'd
nesday's session. On Wednesday
evening the State rested aud the
prisoner took the stand in his own
defense, and Thursday the evidence
being in the lawyers spoke on the
case till Friday morning, when 1t
went to the jury. and it was not
long till verdict Of Not Guilty"
was brought in. The prisoner was
at once arrested and taken to Jail
again to answer a misdemeanor in
dictment.
The Manear case was taken ND
nextand a jury empaneled. This case
is that of the State VS.. Jos. Manear,
indicted for disturbing a spelling
school at Oak Flat, in Valley Dis
trict. and was tried last Court and
the jury failed to agree. James A.
Brown was counsel for the defense
and d. NJ. Wotring for the State.
Jury again failed to agree.
VIM. NJ. o. Dawson was admit
ted to practice at this Court.
Louis Il. Schrader, of Wheeling.
was employed as stenographcr in
place Of W. b. Parkhurst, who is
attending at PhiIippi.
State VS.. Brooks Groves, misde-
meanor; confessed to fine of So
and costs.
State vs.. r. A. Worthington.
three indictments for misdemeanor;
discontinued.
State VS.. George Maneor, felony;
dropped from the docket.
Sarah A. Collins VS.. James Cool:
on motion Of the defendant to have
the costs relaxed as to certain
witnesses; motion oyerruled.