West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-03-25
CIRCUIT COURT.
Proceeding OF the March Term
90 Date.

Iii' Ah"hO'' OuuSO JOln homer
Holt on the Bench.
The following Grand Jurors were
sworn Ia and charged by the Judge:
). ID. Snyder. /. J. Welton. NJ. r..
Pell, WA. i. Menear. j. @. Buck
lew, Jacob Fortney, j. W. D.vis.
j. NJ. Hamilton, II. G.. Wo.riny ,.
l.. ). Stemple, Calvin DcBerry. c..
q. Ice. John Johns, j. j. Martin.
John Conway and Marshall King.
Joseph w. Davis was selected as
foreman. Tuesday morning the
jury reported the following in.
dictmcnts:
DR.. S. T.. Boggess, Of Terra
Alta, felony; FOR rocking a train on
the b. & o. railroad.
j. l.. Guseman, Of Terra Alta,
three felony indictments for forgery.
Oliver Bland, misdemoanor, in.
terfering with an officer trying te
make an arrest.
Sanford Bland, two misdemeanor
cases. one for assault on W. T..
Wotring sad one for carrying re g..
volver.
John NJ. Lamb, misdem oanor,
for assault OH Joseph Graham.
Alonzo Ilileman, misdemeanor.
for stealing shot gun. Making
nine cases in all.
The Borgess. case is an interest.
ing one. IL seems that on the 18Th
Of last December he was put of Of
No. 46 between Rowlesburg and
Terra Alta for refusing to pay his
fare, and then threw stone into
the passenger coach. The railroad
officials had him arrested next day,
and he had a hearing before Justice
Hill, Of Terra Alta, who held him
under $500 bail to await the action
OF the Grand Jury. After the iu-
dlctment he gave bond in the same
sum of $500 for appearance next
Court for trial, with JOS. j. Welch
and ID. @. Feather as sureties. The
Doctor has retained p. j. CrogAn
as counsel, and we hope he will
come out all right, as he is a good
citizen and has many friends.
j. Il. Guseman having been in
dlcted for forging several small
orders on merchants at Terra Alta.
came into Court and was arraigned
on indictment No. 1 and confessed
guilty and was sentenced to two
years ia the penitentiary. Ia the
meantime there are two others and
similar cases standing ready for
him when he gets out.
Sanford Bland came into Court
TO take his medicine in the first case
against him for carrying a revolver.
lie plead guilty and was fined S25
and costs and sentenced to sixty
days in jul at hard labor. This IS
a pretty stiff sentence, but the
Judge says he is going to break up
this fooIishnoss Of carrying rcvolv-
ers, if possible.
Oliver Bland. who was indicted
for resisting Constable Halbritter
when he was trying to arrest his
son Sanford and thus aiding the
boy to escape, came into Court in
charge Of the jailor and plead
guilty, whereapon the Judge fined
him 500 and costs and ordered him
released from custody to give him a
chance to raise the money. If he
! does not IN Il reasonable time he
will be arrested and brought to iail.
unless he changes climate for a
more congenial one. The family
came here from Wetzel county and
are getting into lots Of trouble.
when the younger one escaped from
the Constable the cid man was
brought to jnil in his place. so the
boy concluded theE be would come
In and give himself up, in order to
get his father out.
Alonzo Hileman, who is under
fourteen years OF age, plead guilty
to the charge Of stealing shet gun
and was sentenced to the Reform
School at Pruntytown.
Orlando Smallwood, who has
been in Jail here the past two or
three weeks charged before Justice
Hill Of Terra Alta, with selling
liquor without the papers for it,,
was released and went on his way
rejoicing, as the Grand Jury failed
to return any indictment. The
( witnesses sum moned to testify IN
regard TO 1t, didn't know anythiag
about It,, and the witness who pro.
duced the evidence i'm the Justice
| Court, has left the county and
could not be found.
1t is ordered that The sittinqs OF
this Court shall hc from o o. m. 10
4 p. IN. Of each day, with an inter
mission from II 10 I for dinner.
/ Further ordered thlt any witness
or juror who is called and fails 10
appe'r promptly, shall not be .I-
lowed pay for that day.
| David Waddd. appellant. ys.
Bolly Crss, appellee; an appeal
clse from Justice Court. On mo-
lion Of Crogan. attorney for appel
liant, appeal dismissed.
James @. Dougherty pctiIoped
The Court for writ Of haboag cor
pu5 directed 10 William and Annie
/ Rldgcway, OF Monopgoli, county.
compelling them to deliver his
. children, William II. and Acoie