The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-02-16
The COURT.
Some of the Things Which Have
Been Done.

The Grand Jury adjourns.-The in
dictments are less than usual. The
falling off comes from the Lessened
number of Liquor Indictments. IA
Spite Work Indictmgnt and what
came of Ii.
The following business has beer
transacted during the present term
Edgar Stewart, appointed assist
ant prosecuting attorney.
State VS.. o. H. Walker, contempt
Rule discharged.
Same order against L. c. Hillber
ny, Dell Robinson, David Turner
Jas. Murray, Eli Blosser.
State VS.. Leonard Humphrey, felo.
ny; recognizance 800.
Trustees appointed for NJ f.
church, Blacksville and Hopewell
State vs.. George Mccoy, misde-
meanor, nolle pros.
Same order as to Lloyd Miller.
State VS.. w. p. Chatfee, No. l and
2 $40 and costs in each case.
State VS.. ARA Tenant, No. 4, 81
State VS.. ARA Tenant, No. 5, $25
and 30 minutes in Jail.
State VS.. Wash Brewer; $25 fine
and costs and 80 minutes in jail.
State VS.. Arthur Tenant; $25
fine and costs and 80 minutes in
Jail.
Seneca: certificate, election com.
missioners, Leopold Stewart, j. NJ
Tough and Nicholas Vandervort.
State VS.. Chas. A. Nuzum, verdict
Of not guilty.
State VS.. ]. d. West, recognizance
forfeited.
State VS.. Abe Costen, verdict OF
not guilty.
State VS.. Oliver Austin, same or
der.
State VS.. Jas. johnson, same or
der
State vs.. Leslie Swindler, $3.50
and costs.
State VS.. Eli Blosser, attachment
ordered.
Stste VS.. C. L. st. Clair, verdict OF
not guilty.
State VS.. C. S. Rogers, same order
State vs.. Alfred jackson, same or
der.
Same order vs.. VIM. Platt and
John Wolfe.
Thomas F. Watson vs.. the County
Court, revived.
Some sixty people were summoned
from town to appear before the grand
jury yesterday, but this morning not
over ten of them appeared. This af-
ternoop before the time we go to
press the attendance was not much
larger, and the prosecuting attorney
is not feeling very good over the mat
ter. He may issue a few orders for
arrests of the parties who have been
summoned and they may get to spend
the night In the county jail. He is
tired of summonipg people and having
them disregard the mandate and will
make an example of some OF them if
the matter is not speedily remedied.
The land belonging to the estate of
the late John III. Hoffman which was
sold did not bring very high prices.
The graveyard lot was bought by
Prof. l. G. White at $l03, which was
quite good. Elmer l.. English, of
Macon, Mo-, was here and bought the
land in Missouri belonging to the es-
tate. Hon. Joseph Moreland con-
Quoted the sale.
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.
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 it may accur 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 a quarrel with him. FL
nally the stranger started to assault
the local man. In reward for his eff
forts he got a beautiful licking. Out
of spite he got a 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
led to the first 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 offenses This is a good
sign Too much time is often fooled
away on indictments that never
amout to any thing and real ofenses
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. l to s, mo
ton to quash, plea not guilty; W. p
Chaffee, same, No. 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 moi
guilty; Emanuel Morris, assault an(
battery; Will Cooper, giving liquor
to minor; Jacob Wright, unlawful
retailing; Walter Blosser, giving
liquor to minors; Grant Nuce, same
Albert Rude, carrying revolver
Tom Meade, unlawful retailing; ia
cob Pride, assault and battery, Et
Woody, disturbing religious wor
ship, David Mayfield, carrying re
volver; John Watts, same; F. M
Bunner, unlawful retailing, No. Is
4 Frank Pride, assault and battery
John Lantz, unlawful retailing, Nc
and 2, motion to quash, plea no