Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
VERY SERIOUS Charges
Brought Against Justice W. W.
Rodgers Yesterday
In the Circuit Court, by S. A. New
cOmer-A Copy of the Complaint
Filed Under Oath The Matter
Set for a Hearing October Sd.

Attorney NJ. f. Dryden yesterday pre-
scented to Judge PAUL, in the Circuit
Court. a sworn statement of very seri-
Gus charges against Justice w. w.
Rodgers, copyof which appears below.
The complainant is S. A. Newcomer,
and the trouble grows out Of the issu-
ing of a warrant by the Justice on
complaint Of William BIncoe. against
Newcomer, alleging the larceny of a
sewing machine, which figured in the
late litigation and differences between
Blincoe and the Wheeling Loan Com
pany. The issuing Of the warrant by
the Justice was held by MIR. Newcomer
TO be an outrageous proceeding. not
warranted by the facts in the case. and
out Of the feeling thus engendered, the
petition was evolved. Friends Of JUS
tice Rodgers claim that the filing of the
petition in question was in the nature
OF malice, and that the charges will
be met at the proper time and place.
The petition was as follows:
TO one of the Judges of the Circuit
Court Of the said county of Ohio:
Your complainant S. A. Newcomer,
complaining, showeth unto the Court:
That ". w. Rodgers is a Justice of the
Peace Of Centre district and of the said
county of Ohio, and that as such Jus
uce of the Peace has been and is now
guilty of official misconduct. incOmpe-
tency, habiual drunkenness and gross
neglect Of official duty. Your COM
plGinant further shOweuh unto the
Court that the said w. w. Rogers, JUS
tice Of the Peace as aforesaid, has been
at divers times and on divers occasions
during the months Of July, August and
September of the year 1925. grossly
and helplessly drunken and intoXica-
ted, and that he now is grossly intOXi-
Gated, and wholly incompetent to per-
form rightly the duties Of his said Office,
ind that by reason of such intOX-
icaJion and drunkenness he has
at the said times and on said
occasions been absent from his
Office and has wholly neglected the
duties thereof. and still is absent from
his Office and still doth neglect the du-
ties thereof Wherefore your COM
plainant prays that the said w. W.
Rodgers be made a party defendant and
that he be duly summoned to answer
the aforesaid charges under oath. and
that he be Immediately suspended from
the discharge OF the duties Of his Office,
and that the records, papers and prop
erty of his Office be placed during such
suspension in the possession Of some
other officer or person, and that the
said w. w. Rodgers be expelled from
his Office as Justice of the Peace, and
his commission as such Justice Of the
Peace be revoked and taken from him,
and that his Office be declared vacant.
And your complainant will ever pray,
etc. S. A. NEWCOMER,
Complainant.
estate of West Virginia, Ohio cOun-
~, to-wit:
IS. A. Newcomer. the complainant
named in the FOREGOING petition. being
daily sworn. says that the facts and al
LEGATIONS therein contained are true,
except so far as they are herein stated
to- De on information, and that so far as
they are therein stated to be upon in
formation he believes them to be true.
IS. A. NEWCOMER,
Complainant.
Taken. sworn to and subscribed be-