Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-27
FOUND GUILTY
Was James H. strickling, This
Morning.
GROSS IMMORTALITY
And Misconduct in Office
Charged
GROSS IMMORTALITY
In the Judgment Found Against Him.
A Stay of 80 Days Given Before The
Execution Of the Judgment-Judge
Freer's Testimony.
Continued from srd page.

The ensatlonal trial OF James II
Strickling for malfeisance in ofice
was concluded at Middlebourne,
this morning Judge Hervey, who
heard the evidence in the case,
promptly found judgment against
the defendant for gross immortality.
A stay Of 90 days was given be-
fore the execution Of the judgment.
This will afford ample time for the
defense TO appeal in case they are
dissatisfied with the decision.
The defense opened its case by
examining Judge Freer, who said
substantially, as follows:
He was judge Of the Fourth
Judicial Circuit, and remembered
the indictments against Roland
Warner for felony. I assisted in
prosecuting one Of the indictments,
and a verdict of guilty resulted; re-
member the nolle being entered in
the other indictment. My atten-
ton was called to it by Strickling,
and he said there could be no con-
viction in it. l was familiar with
the evidence in the case tried. I
remember the indictment against
John Rockwell and another
against Margaret Rockwell. The
question of ownership of the land
was in controversy in the case, and
John Rockwell did not own the
land. The nolle was public. I do
not remember indictment against
Frank Lowry; memorandum on my
docket shows it dropped" at Au-
gust term, 1897; memorandum was
made on sufficient reason. Special
term held by me July 5. I sent
clerk some instructions as to the
docket through Mr.. Stricken to put
on such persons as would leave the
county. 1 told either Mr.. Stricken
or MI. Strickling not to put on the
docket those who were residents Of
the county. Judge Pugh assisted
Mr.. Stricken at the whole of the
July term. August term was held
by me; Judge Pugh assisted at Au
gust term. remember the time of
the writ of audiendum against Hen
neghan & DAILY to August term. l
do not remember conversation; the
evidence was weak; I fined them
without Jail sentence when they
confessed. The indictments were
found because of parties having gov
eminent stamp and evidence of
selling in the building owned by
the person having stamp. There
was no improperly in taking con-
LESSONS. I know J. S. Hockinberry
was indicted; he confessed and l
fined in twenty cases. Mcintyre
appeared for Hockinberry and
claimed his client had received
severer punishment than others.
There was confusion about it in
some way and ten cases set aside.
In these whiskey cases I have been
allowing all the docket fees posi-
bic. had made the arrangement
and I did not disturb it. Cold
storage meant that some indict.
ments were held over them for good
behavior-kept in cold storage
some, so that they could be put on
docket at any time for trial. l,
upon representation and agreement
of the parties or their counsel to
close up their business, fixed their
fines accordingly; don't remember
Strickling saying Denny Daily Of
fered FIVE thousand for immunity
from punishment. 1t has been the
general practi,e for the prosecut-
ing attorneys to take fees and costs,
but never received them myself
while 1 was prosecuting attorney.
l did all I could legally to convict
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