West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-03-28
CIRCUIT COURT.
PROCEEDINGS of the March Term.

This term Of Court opened Fri
day, March 20, 1895, with His
Honor, Judge Joseph L. Hoke, on
the Bench. The Grand Jury was
sworn in, instructed and went TO
work Friday aud finished next day
aud were discharged. The Petit
Jurors were summoned for Monday,
but there was no case ready for
them till Tuesday.
The following were the Grand
Jurors for this term A. j. Bona
field, Foreman, Elisha Thamas, NJ.
IL. Orr. Thomas Fortney. VIM. Ill.
jenkins. Eugene Lanham, Jas. NJ.
Hamilton. Isaiah Bolyard, VIM. +.
Wilt, Charles II. Lawton, Abner
Liston, Isaiah Hartman, Eugene b.
King, John r.. Liston. Jacob j.
Guseman and VIM. ID. Titchenell.
On Saturday the Grand Jury con-
cluded it's labors and made the
following report.
FEtoNIEs.
II. p. Wilkinson, OF Harrison
county, who last November bouq ht
sheep in this county and secured a
check from Eden & Co., of Baiti-
more, for $500 on the Drovers' and
Mechanics Bank of that place,
sent him by the above firm to buy
sheep with, and the said Wilkinson
is charged with having bought no
sheep with it, but used the money
for himself and defrauded the
Company.
There are two felony indictments
against Wilkinson, the other one
for buying eight head of cattle from
L. X. Il A. A. McCrum OF Aurora,
to the amount of $165, under false
pretense, giving q check on the
Terra Alta Bank when he had no
money there, etc.
MISDEMEANoR
Wilson Kenny indicted for steal
ing shot gun valued at 81. 80 from
julius Scherr, OF Eglon.
George Sapp, Hubert Pentney
and Boardman Shuttlesworth in
dicted for disturbing the exercises
at the close of the Irondale school.
George Albright, indicted for
assault on w. b. Taylor, Consta-
BILE, In the town of Newburg.
Ward Lambert and VIM. Shaw,
assault and battery on Chas. Plum
mer, of Newburg, last January.
Henry Turner, assault and bat
terry on S. Il. Taylor.
William II. Stanton, indicted for
carrying metallic and false knuckle
also indicted. for assault on William
Spiker.
Reuben Lawson, carrying re-
volver.
Elisha Fawcett, carrying re-
volver.
Henry Allen, William Harmed
Frank Barnes and Harry Stan ton,
indicted for disturbing a spelling
school.
The other indictments we're all
for selling liquor without license
As in all. Two against VIM. NJ.
Dent, Jr., % against DR.. Frank NJ.
Dent and IL against Balder From
hart, all of Newburg, and 13
against George z. Durr, Of Tun.
melton. A total Of &C indictments
in all.
PETIT JURORS.
The following list comprises the
Petit Jurors for this term Jesse
f. Deal, Geo. w. Buckalew, John
s. Ringer, Thomas d. Bower. e.
j. Richards, Nicholas Posten, John
Foriney, John j. Field. Cyrus w.
Field, Minor s. Field. Felix e.
Jeffers, Samuel e. MCGEE, Nicho-
los Gross, w. II. Cupp. Joseph II.
banks. Marcellus Augustine. NJ.
b. Childs, u. n. Conn. j. NJ.
Freeland, j. III. Groscupp, Geo. w.
Beavers, o. w. Hinebaugh, Burt
FTaley. s. A. Sisler. 9. ii. Gale,
Henry =. Harsh, John II. Layton
l.. W. H1lbritter, Ben III. Elsey.
Frank Maust, Lucian Frankhouser
W. ID. Glover, Henry III. Copeman
and Thomas j. Conley.
The only jury case so far is that
OF Elisha Thomas vs. The Town OF
Kingwood for $500 damages for
surface water drained on his prem
ises. The following jury was i'm
paneled and the case begun Tues
day: John II. Layton, Page Fan.
sler, j. j. Field, S. Il. McGee. G..
w. Ruckalew, g. Ii. Cool, Felix Il.
Jeffers, John s. Ringer. NJ. b.
Childs, jesse +. Deal. George w.
Beavers aud Nicholas Posten. The
attorneys for the plaintiff are w.
O.. Brown and Neil j. Fortney.
The Town is defended by p. j,
Crogan and ID. NJ. Wotring. After
being out less than an hour, tho
jury found verdict for tho Town,
leaving Thomas to pay the cost.
The Grand Jury failed to end
any indictment against Jefferson
NewvIne, Of Williamsport, Pa, tn,
member Of Cozey's army who ha,
been working over at Terra Ats
since last summer until he was ar
! rested and brouoht IN faiI h.,