West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-12-24
CIRCUIT COURT.
rr0eesaIugs o. ths peeeaher FERN
tcootIuued irom last weel.l


Three new witnesses were sum-
moned on behalf OF jackson JEFF
freys, and his counsel representing
that they would refuse 70 come. il
WAS ordered that a rule be issued
against them to show cause why
they should not be fined for fqillne
TO appear, and. further, that an at
tachment be issued commanding
the Sheriff to bring them by force
ii necessary. This is "A proceeding
that probably never took place in
any other Court in the world, and
is really an illegal proceeding. but
afser all it made DO difference, as
the witnesses had only started and
were slapped at Bruceton by tele-
phoHe, as the case was over and
they were not needed. The VIII
nesses were Mrs. Matte Smith.
Joseph w. Michael aud Elisha JEFF.
| freys.
There not being enough petit
jurors, some more were drawn and
summoned as follows Sherman
Pell, Nicholas Gross, Lewis Hard
esty, Charles III. Shaver, Adam
White, j. ID. Browning, Edmund
Whitehair, John A. Fortney, j. r.
Kelly. L. r. Jones. X. NJ. Barb,
Frank Barlow, McClelland Hart
man. Ed. Harmed, S. NJ. Martin,
- Christopher. ID. l.. Kcefover,
Harry Fawcett. J. w. Turner, Jno.
Hinebaugh. Enamel Timfhous, S.
l.. linn, Harvey Shaffrr. g. A.
Bergman. j r. Miller, John En-
glehart, r. A. Orr, ID. X. Orr, s.
A. Sisler, Joseph Gordon, ID. Il.
Beavers, I'll. q. Ravenscraft, III NJ.
Martin. j. NJ, Goodwin and S. A..
Dill.
State vs.. jacob Shaffer, misde
meanor, indicted for carrying re-
volver, confessed and fined s25 and
costs.
State vs. William Slaubaugh.
misdemeanor. indicted for disturb.
ing religious worship, confessed
guilty and sent to jail for one hour
and fined S25 aud costs.
State vs. James Is. Fizer, for
felonies Nos. and 3, discontinued.
State VS.. Samuel Seese, INSIDE.
meanor, discontinued.
ID. w. Hardesty VS.. o. +. Hard
esty, for debt. Defendant failing
to appear, Judgment was given in
favor Of the plaintiff for 1858. rs,
with costs and interest from date.
On Saturday the special Grand
Jury having been impaneled and
sent to their room, com posed of the
following parties: Ill. a. Hartley,
foreman; j.. w. Guseman, d. c..
linn, w. IL. jenkins, d. N. Shat
fer, IL. Il. Jenkins, l. p. Martin,
BENZ. Liston, Frank Wolf, George
Cation. John Emerson, William L.
Mattingly, Samuel Harader, b. F..
Conley, VIM. K. Manear and Geo.
w. May. They reported an in
dictment for felony against Philip
Snyder, John Peters and Henry
Kendall, the three tramps who tried
to rob Shocks store at Rowlesburg.
the jury was thereupon discharged
and the prisoners brought into
Court and asked if they had any
defence TO offer, and all confessed
guilty and were sentenced to the
PenItentiary for three years each.
In the case Of the State VS.. Col.
A. q. Titchenell, indicted for dis
turbing religious worship, the in
dictment being found defective.
Was quashed and the prosecution
discontinued.
Effie Titchenell VS.. j. w. Boil
niger for bastardy; case dismissed
because no formal order of c0ntn-
uance was entered at the Scptem-
Der term.
VIM. G. Brown VS.. o. w. Finn
ct al, suit for debt. The defen dant
failing to appear. judgment was
rendered in favor Of the plaintiff
against o. w. Zinn and j. w.
Massie for $16O.35, aud costs and
interest I'LL paid.
Henry Clay Hyde ys. e. w. For
man ct al, assn mpsit. The defend
ant failing to appear. judgment was
given in favor Of said plaintiff
against e. W. Forman, Lew For
man and Dee Crane for 1864 %
and costs, with interest from April
4, 1896.
Ordered that the inrors in the
felony case Of the State W. II. p,
Wilkinson be allowed the sum Of
SO each and the same DO certified
to the Auditor for payment. and
that the Witnesses be allowed az
follows: :. r Walker, 81. 80; o. G.
Crtue, 50; Jacob I3eachy, g.; A.A.
McCrum, g.; Joshua Whitehnr.S4:
James A. Eden. $3.50; W. A..
Gebhart, 5000, and 2. Il. Nc.
Crum, So.
Ordered that the jurors who we're
sworn in on the Jcifreys case be all
lowed ~ each for Que days service.
and same certified to the Auditor
for payment.
Ordered that The following sums
be allowed witnesses in the JeGrevs
case: VIM. II McGibbons. So GO;
.. H. Conner. 1920; ID. Il. Mvers,
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