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even the criminality, of the act was SO ap-
parent that it struck Mr.. Mccoy the moment
after he made it, Nobody, no matter how
humble or powerful he may be, has any right
to thrust himself or opinion on juryman If
such thing is permitted no person or jury is
safe. So long as sit on the bench intend to
see that NO juror is interfered with. That l
take 1t, is the duty of the court, and l intend
TO see that the law in that matter is enforced
NOW, | am free to confess that Mr.. Mccoy did
not do this from any sinister motive. / think
That 1t was thoughtless and unguarded re-
marx; and yet If Mr.. Mccoy or any one else
would only think they would notice the grave
ness OF the act. That it was wrong is admitted !;
that 1t verges on crime is undisputed; but
the court cannot gloss it over and permit this
contempt, for such it is, to go unpublished. If
| thought that Mr.. Mccoy had malicious in
tent IN this would not hesitate for a moment
to send him to Jail for the full extent. A fine
would not be sufficient
have seriously thought OF this for some
time. Certainly have no feeling in this mat
ter, but 1t is question in my mind whether I
should send him to jail.
His Honor stopped for moment, leaned
back in his chair in deep thought and then
resumed:
From the testimony offered the court finds
the defendant, Henry J. Mccoy, is guilty of q
contempt in using the language attributed to
him. ano in punishment thereof it is ordered
that he be fined $3.50, and in default thereof
he be imprisoned in the County Jail for term
not exceeding five days.
Mr.. Mccoy was somewhat shocked by
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was not communicated to me by you until
Friday, when l asked you to come to my
chambers?
Witness-Yes, sir; that is true.
Judge Sawyer-How was the remark passed ?
Witness-In a very light and jocular vein,
just as he would have said, SIT is wet day.
Judge Sawyer-Did the remark have any in
Witness~Not the slightest. We changed the
conversation at once, and forgot all about it
until it was called to my attention in Judge
Murphy's chambers. Then, when l saw Judge
Sanderson there, recalled the incident.
II. J. Mccoy was then sworn and became
a witness.
Judge sawyer-How long have you lived in
this City?
Witness-Fifteen years.
Judge Sawyer-What has been your occupa-
ton during that time?
WitnessgGeneral Secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian Association
Judge Sawyer-How long have you known 1.
]. Truman?
Witness-For about fifteen years.
Judge Sawyer-Did you meet him in a Mar
ket-street car last Thursday at noon?
Witness-Yes sir.
Judge Sawyer-Tell what occurred there be-
tween you and Mr.. Truman.
Witness-I boarded the car at the foot of
Ellis street. found Mr.. Truman in the car.
He raised his hand TO mine as | came in and
said Chow are you, old fe llow" / caught hold
of his hand and, as lurched against him with
the motion of the car made that remark, say
ing, "If you don't hang him Pll hang you" or
NAV have said ave" l don't remember ex-
actly.
AS soon as the words were out realized
that had committed an indiscretion and 1
was sorry for speaking SO. 1t was very thought
less in me and have not ceased to regret it
ever since. We got off the car al Montgomery
street and went in to see Mr.. Magee. He was
not in and waited. Mr.. Truman went on to
his place of business.
Judge sawyer-Do you know Mr.. Durrant at
all?
Witness-No, sir; nor have 1 any feeling
against him personally nor the slightest wish
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SECRETARY MCCOY FINED.
He Must Pay $3.50 or Go to Jail for
Five Days-It Was Sanderson
Who Told.

Who Told.
When Judge Murphy returned to the
courtroom, just at II o'clock, he wore his
darkest storm scowl. "The case of H. J.
Mccoy, for contempt, is now in order" he
said
Judge Sawyer, who appeared as counsel
for Mr.. Mccoy, arose and addressed the
court.
Judge Sawyer-Pursuant to an order of the
court, may it please your Honor, Mr.. II. J. Nc
Coy is present and wishes to make statement
under oath to the court. Please take the
witness-chair-
The court-Before that is done let us see
what the District Attorney has to present. I
see that the matter is not in proper shape at
this time. The rule is that the matter must be
presented in the shape of an affidavit. We
have had Mr.. Humans testimony under oath,
but find that the law requires more than that.
An affidavit will be presented in regular shape,
and if you desire it we can postpone the hear
ing for another day to permit that to be done.
You may, however, waive the affidavit, or you
may wait for it.
Judge Sawyer-We are not here, your Honor,
TO shield ourselves behind any technicalities.
Mr.. Mccoy valves the affidavit and desires that
the case proceed.
The court-There is one other thing. The in
formation which the court received in relation
to the matter did not come from Juror Truman,
but from Judge Sanderson, who was in the car
at the time and overheard the remark made
by Mr.. Mccoy. l deem it my duty to state this,
because Mr.. Truman has been the subject of
some harsh remarks in relation to the matter.
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to influence the verdict. The remark was no
passed with that intent.
The court-There were quite number of
people in the car?
"Yes, SIR
"You knew Mr.. Truman was juror in this
case?"
'Yes, sir"
"You knew of the admonition of the court?"
ayes, sir; and after had made the remark l
regretted it exceedingly. 1t was very foolish in
me to speak as l did"
Judge Sawyer-May it please your Honor
do not intend to make a speech nor any lengthy
remarks. The occasion does not warrant ii.
However, l think that If your Honor will take
this matter under advisement you will con-
slider that this remark, which was undoubtedly
in contempt of court-there is no doubt about
that-was made in most unguarded moment
by Mr.. Mccoy. 1t was a thoughtless and ex-
ceedingly regretted remark-one that not only
Mr.. Mccoy but myself also greatly regretted.
1t is plainly a contempt of court We do not
seek to deny that and are ready to obey the
sentence OF the court whatever that may be.
The COURT regret this matter exceedingly,
and yet if there be any safeguards to be thrown
around a jury those safeguards must be kept
up and nobody has the right to invade them
careful in its admonition to the jury because
every one on trial is entitled TO q fair and i'm
partial trial. The opinions of others must not
be thrust on any juror in any case. To my
mind this is a very serious matter for gentle
men like Mr.. Mccoy TO make such remark as
he admits to have made. The Improperly,
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CAPTAIN AND MATE TRIED.
Officers of the Ship Crofton Hall Dis
obeYed the Wharfinyer.

obeyed the Wharfinger.
An interesting case was heard in Judge
Conlan's court yesterday, involving the
right of the chief wharinger to remove a
vessel from one location to another.
Captain Raymond Parker of the ship
Crofton Hall and his first mate, Robert B.
Watts. were charged with misdemeanor
in refusing to move the vessel twenty feet
from alongside Fremont-street wharf when
ordered to do so by J.. G. Boobar, chief
wharfinger, on September 2S.
After hearing the evidence for the prose
cution and defense the Judge reserved his
decision till to-day, but he intimated that
he would convict the defendants.
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Machinery for Carbon.

A large consignment of hydraulic pipe ar
rived from Sacramento by steamer last evening
consigned to the Horsetly Gold Mining Com
pany, en- route to the company's mines in Car
ibou, British Columbia. The last steamer
carried away fifty tons of thirty-inch steel pipe
and other hydraulic appliances for the same
company.
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the severity of the sentence. Judge Saw
yer was also badly startled. He was not
prepared to act at once, so he asked that
the execution of sentence should be post
poned until next Saturday. Judge Murphy
granted the motion and recess was taken
until 2 o'clock
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THE MORNING SESSION.

More Medical Students Of the Sc
Nor Class Say They Did Not
Answer for Durrant.
When court opened in the morning Judge
Murphy announced that he should no
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CHEESEMAN'S Specific Mixture

With this remedy persons cure themselves
without the least exposure, change of diet,
change in application TO business. The medicine
contains nothing that is of the least injury tbs
constitution. Ask yonr druggist for 1t. Price 81 .
bottle.
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court would not adjourn until the ''mat-
ter" had been attended to.
Judge Murphy absented himself from
the courtroom for few minutes.
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SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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THE DURRANT TRIAL IN A MINUTE
MCCOY'S PENALTY
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29
Weather Obanpes.

Close observers OF an ingenious
turn are sure that the changes in
the weather. were invented for the
purpose of Congregation. There
may be something in this theory,
but We are inclined to think that
they are more for the purpose of
giving consolation to chronic inva-
lids. 81 felt very bad yesterday,
when the wind was in the east"
sroans the sick person, or, 81 feel
much better to-day, the sun shines
: so brightly" OF, "when the wind is
Fact the north, my rheumatism troub-
les me-" And so they go on until
at last there does come a day which
not only benefits, but cures; when
the doctor can be dispensed with
and the undertaken observes that
the gentleman has a fine day for his
: funeral. But all levity aside, such
:hanges in the weather as we have
bad recently would be more honor
ed in the breach than in the obser-
vance, even though they give the
invalid less to think about and ham
pered the person we meet in the
street who uses the subject as an al
Ways timely one. 1t is reported
that the recent frost killed the grape
crop in some large localities, ruined
herries and many other kinds of
~ all fruits. Yet it may not be as
'ere as it seems. III news always
avels rapidly and delights in su-
rlatives.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29
A HoOdoo Deck Hand.

Hiram Rogers, decsNhand who
escaped from the Inflated steamer
City of CHARTERS, which was de-
stroyed at Ironton, Ohio, recently,
was at Portsmouth the other day
and to a number of bystanders re-
lated his illIuck. In his own Ian
guage he calls himself hoodoo, as
ill-luck follows him from boat to
boat. He decked on cotton boat
which burned next, on the Western
Star, which sank; next on the Grand
Tower, which burned. The Com
monwealth was also hooded, then
the Golden Rule took a turn. Not
until this season did he again try
to overcome his apparent Nemesis,
and took turn on the Iron Queen,
which also succumbed to fire on the
second trip. Rogers has taken his
i'll luck to heart, and when offered
free transportation on the Scotia
refused it, taking a train to Gin
cinnati.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29
A Terrlhle Yisitanf.

Pain is always a terrible visitant, and
often domiciles itself with one for life.
This inhiction is preyentible, in cases OF
rheumatism, bya timely resort of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, which checks
the enroachments of this obstinate and
dangerous malady at the outset. The
term dangerous" is used advisedly, for
rheumatism is always liable to attack
the vital organs and terminate life. No
testimony is more conclusive and con-
current than that of physicians who tes-
tify to the excellent effect of the Bitters
in this disease. Persons incur wetting
in rainy or snowy weather, and who are
exposed to draughts, should use the Bit
ters as preventive OF i'll effects Mala-
ria, dyspepsia, liver and kidney trouble,
nervousness and debility are also among
the ailments to which this popular med
icine is adapted For the infrmities,
soreness and stiffness of the aged it is
highly beneficial.
The bridge at yinton, Ohio, on
the Hooking Valley Railroad, was
destroyed by fire Saturday night,
aud passengers go by the X. & M.
to Athens, where they connect with
the Hooking Valley. A new bridge
is being built and will be ready for
traffic this week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29
NEW HAYEN-

The Ohio River Railroad Com
pany had the gravel train here last
week taking away the dirt below
the depot and filling up a trestIe al
Hartford. Rome Roush was in
charge of the work.
Frank W. Roush recently received
a scorcher bicycle.
Jos. Richards, prominent bust.
ness man of Parkersburg, is here.
N. Capehart is painting the rool
of the NJ. E. Church.
Miss Phoebe Smart, accompanied
by her little niece, Lucinda Rousb
returned from visit at Point
Pleasant.
A Hinkle will run a meat wagon
in this place and Hartford.
The New Haven Giants will go to
Mason, Saturday, to play the club
there.
Ed. Rousb, a leading farmer OF
LongdaIc, was in town recently.
Park Roush h as painted his Main
street residence.
Miss Lena Mcbride, of Miners
vile, is assisting Mrs. Gahen in her
millinery department.
Mike Ginther is a visitor in town,
Miss Salser, of Racine, was Wis
itor at P. L. Jones Saturday and
Sunday.
Abraham Yonker was in town
Wednesday and says the prospects
for farm products are the poorest
for several years.
Del Hutchinson moved here Tues
day from Parkersburg.
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y ,.orA I.aufnl Fence.


feeent act of the Legisla-
~, after the 14th day of May, '95,
Yery fence of the height and de-
ription hereinafter mentioned
all be deemed lawful fence, as
any horse, mule, cattle, sheep.
IS or goats, that is to say;
If built ofcommon rails known
be worm fence, four and one
at high.
4 built of common rails, or
M gts and pIanks or piekets,
\ l6. high.
81 IF built with stone. two
wide at the base and three and
flalf feet high.
Huedgefo.-ee. four feet. If
such fence be built upon a
ind, the same from the bottom
The ditch shall be included in es-
s,ating the height of the fence.
". If hereafter built with good
tests, and wire, or pickets and wire
y feet high, shall consist of not
than six strands, the first strand
y inches, the second strand ten
hches, the third strand seventeen
saG-res, the fourth strand twenty
gbs inches, the fifth strand thirty
lex inches, and the sixth strand
sorty- eight inches from the ground,
nd if more than six strands, the
pace between the strands shall in
10 case be greater than hereinbe-
fore provided.
Provided, that fences heretofore
built under the existing law and in
compliance Herewith shall be and
remain and may be kept up as law
fuI fences.
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It's a Grand Success,

The fact has been demonstrated by
the thousands of testimonials the May
ers Drug Company, of Oakland, Md,
has received since it has sent its famous
Mayors Magnetic Catarrh Cure out to
the sufferers of catarrh No medicine
has received. such an endorsement from
the people in so short time as it did.
The makers sell the medicine on bust
ness principles, and patient is not re-
CURED to buy the medicine by the dozen
to get a cure The Mayors Magnetic
Catarrh Cure sells for 81 per bottle, one
bottle to last for three months treat
ment. Three bottles is the highest rec
ord ever required to complete cure.
General catarrh one bottle is guaran-
teed. No cure no pay.
There is an unequalled offer and il
you are a sufferer from catarrh get a
bottle from your druggist, If no benefit
derived costs you nothing. A promi-
nent r. R. Conductor speaks:
CUMBERLAND, MD, April 29th, 1898.
To The Mayors Drug Co.,
0entleLleH.- L OuES 70 manu-, III reply
viii say that have the highest regard
for your Catarrh Remedy. my trouble is
in a chronic form and expect to use more
than one bottle. | used one bottle
which removed the trouble from my
head in good shape and am on the Sec
cond bottle for throat trouble, if should
succeed with the latter as / did in the
former shall write you again in the
near future. Hoping it will do for the
suffering humanity what it did for me,
| remain
Yours truly,
O. / ScrNII-rz
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Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, OF Junction
City, ILL.,, was told by her doctors she
New Discovery completely cured her
and she says it saved her life. Mr..
Thos. Eggers, 139 Florida ST., San Fran
cisco, suffered from a dreadful cold, ap-
preaching Consumption, tried without
result everything else then bought one
bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery and
in two weeks was cured. He is natur-
ally thankful. 1t is such results, of
which these are samples, that prove the
wonderful efficacy of this medicine in
Coughs and Colds. For trial bottles at
Hooff's Drug Store. Regular size soc.
and 81. 90.
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Electric Rltters.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electro Bitters sing the same song OF
praise-A purer medicine does not exist
and is guaranteed to do all that is claim
ed. Electric Bitters will cure diseases OF
the Liver and Kidneys, will remove
Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and other
affections caused by impure blood. VIII
drive Malaria from the system and pre-
vent as we'll as cure all Malarial fevers.
For cure OF Headache, Constipation snd
Indigestion try Electric Bitters-Entire
satisfaction guaranteed, or money re-
funded. Price Scots. and S1.00 per bot
tie at Hoof7s Drug Store.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29

J. W. Ish, on yesterday, purchased
from John G. Stortz, an interest in
the north wall of the brick build
ing now occupied by W. C. Jewett,
and will at once commence the con
struction of brick building, on the
lot where his house was destroyed
by fire. This building will add
much TO the appearance of the
street.
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SAVED HIS NECK.
The Officers Prevented RingO from
Being Lynehed.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, May 3D.
Charles Ringo, the alleged muir
aeTer Of the Finley boys, one of
whom was found in the river yes
terday, and who was caught at
foint Pleasant, was brought here at
noon a detail of half a dozen
officers we're with him, as a crowd
had formed at the depot and trouble
waa feared The prisoner was
placed in a cab before the depot was
reached, and when the people learn
ed this they ran after the vehicle,
but were kept back. Some wanted
oIyneh the fellow, but good work
Pn the part of the police and con-
stables, stopped it, Ringo was
placed in jail and kept up the repu-
tation he has made by refusing to
talk. Parties are hunting in the
river for the other child.
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The County Commissioners should
have the Court House re-papered
and painted. 1t is getting to be
very unsightly. a great county
like this should have its public
buildings In the very trimmest
shape.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29

Down in Cabell county the dogs
are numbering sheep by the humid
reds. A farmer who raises sheep
might as we'll have a pack of wolves
around him, as pack of dogs, so
far as the safety of his sheep is con-
cerned.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29
Children Cry for
Pitchers CastoFia.

a SANDER suit brought by the
son against the father is a spectacle
for men and angels, but that is the
sort of thing the saccharine Spreck-
els family now enjoys in San Fran
cisco.
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10 Wonder They Strike.

The average miner in the Flat
Top coal field, when he does honest
aom work and runs no risk of fall
- Nslate, makes an average of IS
ieas-f coal per month-that is, two
ION mining cars. For this he re-
ceives seventy-five cents a car, or
$3.50 per month. If he is a mar
ried man his bill of expenses to the
company amounts to the following:
Doctor bill, s1,OO; house rent,
$500; blacksmith, 80 cents; powder,
$3.50: oil, go; squibs and paper, 20
cents; coal S1O0. Total, s14 80.
Now suppose he gets docked once
or twice for sulphur found or slate
or light car, what has he left for
provisions or clothes? Simply moth.
ing. No change for education or
incidental expenses. Now comes
the rub when the railroad company
seeks TO subject these figures to q
twenty per cent. reduction. II
beats brick making in Egypt
Bluefeld Journal
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps and
Blemishes from horses, Bio Spavins,
Curbs Splints, Sweeney, Ring bone,
Stiles, Sprains, all Swollen Threats
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by the use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonderful
Blemish Cure even known. Sold by A.
G. Van Glider. druggist, Point Pleasant.
More than half Of the States in
the Union have incorporated il
their statutes provision Tor COM
pulsory education.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29

Persons who sympathize with the
afflicted will rejoice with D. E. Carr
of 1885 Harrison street, Kansas City.
He is an old sufferer from infiama-
tory rheumatism, but has not here.
tofore been troubled in this climate.
Last winter he went up into Wis
consin, and in consequence had an
other attack. "It came upon me
again very acute and severe" he
said. "My joints swelled and be-
came infiamed; sore to touch or al
most to look at. Upon the urgent
request of my mother-in law 1 tried
Chamberlain Pain Balm to reduce
the swelling and ease the pain, and
to my agreeable surprise, it did both.
l have used three fifty cent bottles
and believe it to be the finest thing
for rheumatism, pains and swellings
extant. For sale by Hooff, druggist.
The special term of the circuit
court adjourned yesterday. A spe-
cial term will be held at Winfield,
May 10Th, and another special term
will be held here in June, for the
hearing of civil cases.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29

Farmers who come to town say
that the frosts of the past few
nights hurt the growing crops very
badly, but wheat is not damaged TO
any great extent. In some localities
farmers have commenced tore, plant
their corn.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29

Every dog that is seen on the
streets without a tag, is shot. If
you don't want your dog killed pay
your dog-tax. Officers Smith and
FOgIesong have already killed lot
of dogs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29

Doctor II. R. Fish, OF Graveis Mills,
Mo-, practicing physician OF many
years experience, writes: DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve has no equal for i'll
dolent sores, scalds and burns. 1t stops
pain instantly, heals bum quickly an6
leaves no scar. a. c. NanGilder.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29

Flour is now on the advance; The
best now sells at SIS per barrel,
rise of about dollar and quartz
in the past two weeks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29

DIED.-An old man named Dick
Harper, who lived on this side OF
the Kanawha, opposite Lock II
died last night from pneumonia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-29

The store of ]. b. Payne, at
Montgomery, Fayette county, was
burglarized Tuesday night and
$1,000 in money and big lot
of merchandise carried away.
Thieves are operating pretty largely
along the Kanawha, and it would
be we'll for our merchants to be on
the watch.