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

came down once. l was visited by
nearly every whiskey man IN Tyler
county. l have no connection with
Carter, only as friends. He has his
Office with me. Once or twice l
sent him out to prosecute a case for
me and l paid him for going.
Hockinberry was among those not
to be tried at July special term.
Hockinberry tried to talk to me
about his cases in Sistersville. Nc,
Intyre called me out and went to
his room and I told him could not
consent to Hockinberry confessing
in a certain number. The court
pronounced judgment in 20 cases,
and Mcintyre asked that the NUM-
Der be reduced to 10 cases; l op'
posed it. Mcintyre asked me to
throw $50 off my docket fees and
did. Hockinberry gave me his
check for $50. l did not know
that the order was entered, cutting
down the number of cases. My in
huence was the other way; knew
Page ?almeter a short time before
July special term; he came to my
house before breakfast and wanted
! to fix up his fines. He had a large
roll of money and wanted to give it
to me as collateral security for his
appearance. I told him could
not take the money. l told him |
could not fix up the indictments
and had no authority to do so, and
had nothing to do with TIE matter
except my docket fees. He SAID he
was going to confess and not stand
trial. He put $50 and some papers
in my hand when he left; he want
ed to confess in FIVE cases, and I
told him had nothing to do with
it and he would have 10 come to
court and see 10, his own cases.
When he was fined be was ordered
to pay up before he lift the court
house, and when he went to pay
the clerk I said | had $50 of his
money which was credited on the
costs. The deputy sheriff was sent
with him to Wick to see that he
closed up. Inever received bride
from Palmeter, of $50 to keep him
out of Ill. know Roland Warner
who was indicted for felony and
was retained as counsel with Blair
and he was convicted on ore Of the
indictments for assault and battery.
1 was paid a fee of $40 for my serv-
ices; this was before l was prose
cutor. 1t developed in the trial of
the other case that there was not
enough evidence to secure a con-
viction of the remaining case and
nolle was entered, but it was not
correctly entered: My stalls tor
my horses at the fair were at the
end of the sheep pens. I have no
recollection of walking arm in arm
with Mrs. Henthorn; l had a con-
versation with her at the end of the
floral hall, and she asked me what
she should do if any one should
try to force her. said, Shoot
him. I took a drink Of
whiskey. 1 was drinking but not
drunk. l knew what 1 was doing
as we'll as know now. l made
no appointment with Mrs. Hen
thorn at the merry-go:round. 1
know Nellie Baker and got &C
quainted with her when l went up
to Nell Whites house with Henry
Rauch and others. l went from
the Thompson hotel with George
Thompson to the Hockinberry
restaurant for lunch and found
there Henry Rauch, George Ernest,
Garland, Clint Moore and another
man I don't know and after we had
lunch they asked me to go up and
see the girls. 1 said 1 did not want
to go; they insisted and finally I
went. sat down in a corner; they
had music and there was a cake
walk across the floor. We had a
bottle of beer. We stayed only a
short while and l went away with
Rauch aud the rest. l did not tell
Nell that wouldn't prosecute her.
was not there in April and never
slept with Rose Armstrong. I was