Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-03
Following Judge Freer,

lOl TIC NSASh@>1
substance as follows:
81 live at New Martinsville and
am an attorney at-law, but practice
in TYLER and Wetzel counties. l
know Hockinberry and was his
attorney. Hockinberry was sum-
moned in ten cases. l talked with
prosecuting attorney and asked to
confess in a number Of cases and
that the court would hold num-
Der of cases over him. Strlckling
would not agree to the request TO
confess. l col fessed in ten cases,
and Mr.. Hockiubetry was hned in
twenty cases. l compromised
docket fees with Stricklipg at $50,
as he would have had $40 in each
case and Hockinbe1ry paid
him $50 instead of 5000.
docket fees. I told Hockinberry
that if I succeeded getting the Judg-
ments in ten cases set aside he
would have $50 costs on his hnes.
Judge thought Hockinberry was
Leazear and thought he was inning
Lazear instead of Hockinberry.
Hockinberry paid $3.50 while there
were :2o judgements against him.
1 induced Strickling TO take $50
on docket fees; check for $3.50 was
given before 10 judgements were
set aside. 1t was on the second
dav we returned to court. l made
arrangements in absence of Hook
inberry as to Strickling taking $50
for his docket fees. No number OF
indictments were agreed upon and
Strickliug refused to fix any"
CROSS EXAMINED.
Hockinberry was Indicted in 10
cases. There was no agreement
with S;rickling to confess IN 10
cases; Hockinberry was present;
I went to SisterSville; Hockinberry
was in court; HuCknbel1y tee
phoned TO come over on IS h, and
order was entered on 18TH Of Au
gust to set aside judgments in 10
cases; at first judge refused to set
aside judgments in 10 cases; l lett
with impression that Judgments
were entered in 10 cases only; 1t
was before record was made up in
20 cases, and before 10 cases were
set aside, that check was given; l
told Strickling that Hockinberry
had been political friend of otrick.
ling, and that he ought to
throw off part of his docket
fees but after talking to him he
finally agreed to throw off $50 and
Hockinbury gave him check for
$50. The check was dated Aug
ust II. must have made motion
on the nth of August to set aside
judgments in 10 cases instead of
the 10Th and came back on the
10th on question of mistaken iden-
tity on 10th. 1 told Hockinbury
that if 1 got the judgments set
aside in 10 cases he would have a
credit of $50 on fines but never
said anything to Strickling about
it. Hockinbury would have
credit of $50 on fines if 10 cases
should be set aside. The question
of docket fees was discussed be-
fore the check was given. l
asked Strickling to take $50
In absence of Hockinbury. In
Copenhaver cases paid $50 dock
ct fees and Strickling said fines
could be paid in installments; some
thing was said about $50 and fines
by me to Hockinberry; docket fees
were paid prosecuting attorney for
what influence it might have in my
favor: 1 can not fix place where
conversation took place in the mat
ter of the docket fees. Strickling
would make no arrangement as to
the matter in a number of cases to
be confessed in; $50 was paid in
compromise of docket fees; if ten
cases were set aside then Strickliug