Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26

E. W. Staunton, John A. Jarrett, Peter
Sillman, Robert A. Coleman, William
Fielder and J. H. Copenhaver, citizens
of Kanawha county, claiming damages
in 100000 The suit is brought in
the District Court of the United States,
and among other things the bill re-
CITES
That the said defendants hereto
fore, to-wit: on the 23d day of No
vember 1897, at the county of Kan
awha, in the said State and district
of West Virginia wickedly, unlawfully
and maliciously did conspire, combine,
confederate and agree together to ruin
and injure the said plaintiff in his
good name, fame and credit, to bring
him into public scandal, infamy and
disgrace, and to cause The said plaintiff
to be arrested and held in custody OF
the law. and to be imprisoned for a
long space of time, and thereby to i'm
poverish, Cypress and wholly ruin the
said plaintiff. and said defendants
afterwards, and in pursuance of such
combination, confederacy and agree
ment, heretofore, to-wit On the said
ed day of November, 1897 at the said
county of Kanawha, in the said State
of West Virginia. caused the defendant,
John A. Jarrett, TO appear before one
H. NJ. Bond, who was then and there
a Justice of the Peace of the said coun-
ty of Kanawha, in the State of West
Virginia, and falsely and maliciously,
without any reasonable or probable
cause whatsoever, to charge the said
plaintiff, by the name of j. w. Cos
horn, with having heretofore, to-wit;
On the 23d day of November, 1897, in
the said county of Kanawha in the
State of West Virginia aforesaid,
feloniously stolen, taken and carried
away certain papers and property OF
great value, to-wit: of the value OF
$4,000 the same being then and there
certain road orders for the payment Of
money, Of great number. the number
thereof to the said Jarrett being I'M
known. each being drawn upon the
County Court OF said Kanawha county
each being for the payment Of money
the amount of each being TO the said
Jarrett unknown. the said orders then
and there being the papers, orders and
property of F. W. Stanton. as Clerk
of the County Court of said county
Peter Sillman, late Sheriff Of said
county. and certain other persons
whose names were to said Jarrett I'M
known. then and there in the office
of the Clerk of the County Court OF
said Kanawha county being found; and
upon such charge falsely and mali
ciously, and without any reasonable or
probable cause whatsoever, the said
defendants, in pursuance OF said con-
spiracy, combination, confederacy and
agreement caused and procured the
said H. NJ. Bond, so being such Justice
as aforesaid, to make and grant his
certain warrant. in due form OF law
for the apprehending and taking of said
plaintiff, by the name and description
of ]. w. Goshorn, and for bringing the
said plaintiff before the said Justice to
be dealt with according TO law for the
said supposed offense. And the said
defendants. under and by virtue OF the
said warrant, afterwards, to-wlt: on
the day and year last aforesaid, wrong
fully and unjustly, and without any
reasonable or probable cause whatso-
ever, caused the said plaintiff TO be
arrested by his body and to be carried
in custody before the said H. Nj. Bond,
SO being such Justice as aforesaid, to
be examined before the said Justice
touching the said supposed crime,
which said Justice. having heard and
considered all that said defendants
could say, allege or prove against the
said plaintiff, touching and concern
ing said supposed offense. then and
there, to-wit: on the day and year
last aforesaid. at the said county, adj
Judged and determined that the said
plaintiff should be held to personally
appear on the first day of the January
term. in the year 1888, Of the Criminal
Court for Kanawha county aforesaid,
in the State of West Virginia, before
the said Criminal Court, at the Court
House of said county, and then and
there answer a bill of Indictment TO
be preferred to the grand jury in and
for the said county against him. the
said plaintiff. for said supposed Of
Tense. and then and there required
the said plaintiff 10 then and there
enter into BOND, with security ap-
proved by said Justice, in penalty OF
$500, conditional for the said plain
tiff's appearance before said Criminal
Court"
Proceeding, the bill details the in
dictment which duly followed, upon
the charge Of stealing orders of the
aggregate value of $4,000, all set
forth in detail and OF five hundred
other similar orders, of the value OF