Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-11
THE COURT.
Some of the Things Which Have
Been Done To-day.


number of Liquor Indictments.--
Spite Work Indictmgnt and what
came Of it.--The Proceedings to-
day.
The grand jury has adjourned hav-
ing finished their labors this morning.
The number OF indictments was not
nearly as large as usual but the NUM-
Der OF liquor otrenses being SO much
smaller is what has cut the number
down.
All the indictments except one
that were found by the grand jury
at its recent session were for misde-
meanors. This one was for grand
larceny and the probabilities are
it will not be sustained
COURT NOTES.
Judge Hagans health appears to be
good 1t Is delightful TO hope that
he may continue SO. He is extra pop
ular as Judge
Some time or other il may aecur to
some county court, or whoever, If any
body, has the authority to have the
grand jury hold its session In some
other room, or any other room, than
the present one. The large crowd of
witnesses block the way to the south
ern entrance of the court house.
One of the indictments found at
this term for assault when sifted
down reveals funny circumstance
The party who made the indictment
went into mans place of business
and began quarrel with him. Fl
nally the stranger started to assault
the local man In reward for his eff
forts he got beautiful licking. Out
of spite he got summons before the
grand jury and indicted his oppo
nent for assault which he had not
committed till the fight was begun
by the party which now claims TO be
aggrieved. As soon as the indict-
ment was read the indicted man
went in before the jury and swore to
the facts as he saw them in the case
and another indictment was found
against the man whose testimony
leu 10 the HfSt one.
The report of the grand jury read
last evening shows much smaller
proportion of liquor indictments
than is usually the case. Eighteen
out of the forty-eight returned were
for other offienses This is good
sign. Too much time is often fooled
away on indictments that never
amout to any thing and real offenses
are overlooked
INDICTMENTS,
Lemley Tenant, disturbing re
ligious worship; same, trespass to
real estate; Nelson Tenant, disturb
ing religious worship; j. G. Wallace,
unlawful retailing, No. | to s, mo
ton to quash, plea not guilty; w. z.
Chaffee, same, No. s to 81; Lee Cole,
assault and battery; Charles Bar
rackman, same; Annie Chips, Civ
ing liquor to minors; James Wat
ton, same: VIM. Robinson, unlawful
retailing, motion to quash, plea not
guilty; Emanuel Morris, assault and
battery; Will Cooper, giving liquor
to minor; Jacob Wright, unlawful
retailing; Walter Blosser, giving
liquor to minors, Grant Nuce, same,
Albert Rude, carrying a revolver;
Tom Meade, unlawful retailing; ia
cob Pride, assault and battery; Ed
Woody, disturbing religious wor-
ship; David Mayfield. carrying re-
volver; John Watts, same; 4. nj.
Bunnery lawful retailing, No. ID;
Frank Pride, assault and battery;
John Lantz, unlawful retailing, No.
| and 2, motion to quash, plea not
guilty; James G. Wallace, same, No.
9 to Ia, same motion, same plea; Nc
Clellan Dean. petit larceny; Edward
Jennewine, Fred Jennewine, Clark
Beatty, VIM Jennewine and Levi
Rude, disturbing school institute;
John Hlldebrand, assault and bat
terry; William Robinson unlawful
retailing, No. 2 and 3, motion
to quash plea not guilty.
Tom Meade same No. 2, same motion,
same plea; Frank Ecker, giving liquor
to minor; Mcclellan Dean, adultery;
Harriet Fog, same; same petit lar
ceny; E. FL. Steinman, grand larceny
felony.
Report of receiver filed
State v. J. IA. BarthloN. felony;