West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-12-21
LAW AND ORDER CASES
Tried and Disposed OF at this Term
or Court

for drawing the jury for this term
OF court.
Rules against Henry K. Stills,
Edward O'Neal and John Nc
Donald were discharged.
State VS.. Harry Bolyard, indicted
Tor felonlous cutting. Defendant
plead not guilty to the felony, but
by advice Of his attorney Z. j.
Crogan, and with the consent Of
the States Attorney, confessed to
unlawful cutting and was fined s25
and costs by the Judge.
Amanda G.. Severe vs.. Roland
q. Stemple for bastardy; case hav.
ing been compromised, was dis
missed from court.
Agnes Borgess. VS.. DR.. S. Il.
Borgess., garnishee case, in which
A. l. Kelso, the garnishee had s45
IN his hands belonging to the said
DR.. Borgess., and ordered that said
helso pay the money over to the
Sheriff of the county, to be applied
on the costs Of suit in this court,
brought by Agnes Boggess against
her husband DR.. Boggess.
State VS.. Art Liston for felony;
continued till next term and de.
PENDANT held under $500 bond to
appear for trial.
State VS.. Harmon Borrer, mis-
demeanor indictment. Confessed
guilty and fined $50 and costs.
State VS.. David Wilhelm, mis-
iemeanor Confessed guilty and
fined 81 and costs, which fine was
paid in open court.
Edward Reese, Clarence higgins,
Jos. A. Miller and f. NJ. Halbrit--
ter and his wife, Sarah G. Halbrit.
ter, held under $500 each to appear
as witnesses for the state vs.. U. G..
Shaver.
State vs.. w. ID. Robinson, felony
Indictment. Continued till next
term, with Solomon Robinson and
Clark Gidley as sureties IN the sum
of 5000 for his appearance.
State vs.. Joseph Menear, felony
case. Continued till next term on
account or an important witness
being absent and held under $500
bond, with w. q. Menear as sc.
curity.
State VS.. Alexander Townsend,
indicted for stealing horse. Tried
before the following jury. Max
VILE Watson, j. l.. Mckenzie,
Lloyd Brand, Jos. Graham, Harvey
Brown, A. l.. Dodge, Allen Sha.
han, Geo. w. Bucklew, j. w.
Coleman, John Ii. Gross, Ed. s.
Brown and Gilbert Boyce. The
case was argued by the Prosecuting
Attorney for the state and j. III. s.
Barlow as attorney for the prisoner.
The jury brought in verdict of
guilty.
State vs.. Rufus Rodeheaver, in.
dicted for cutting Elmer Watkins.
Tried before John A. Friend,
Charles II. Huffman, William III.
Spiker, Claude Keefover, b. Il.
Sapp, Thos. j. Feather, Guy Ba-
ker, VIM. Musser, r. K. Lang,
Geo w. Federer, David A. Dixon
and A. Nj. Robinson. The attor.
ney for the prisoner was Arthur l.
kelso. The verdict of the jury
was not guilty.
State use Martin VS.. Leroy Shaw;
demurrer of the defendant over
ruled
G. U. Golf, appellee VS.. j. E.
Heath, appellant, an appeal from
the justices court. The plaintiff
agrees to drop the suit and paw
the costs. and the case is therefore
dismissed.
State VS.. John Barnes, Edward
Frankhouser and Frank Kelly, 2
cases, misdemeanors; discontinued.
State VS.. Allen Britton, for
shooting Sam Thompson, near
TOWNSVILLE on July 4th. Tried
before b. F, SApp, A. l.. Dodge,
Frank Rodeheaver, Guy Baker,
Jos. Graham, w. II. linn. Geo.
W. Fedorer, Harvey Brown, James
Lewis, VIM. Ii. Spiker, II. X.
Lang and John fl. Gross. The
attorneys for the prisoner were Z.
j. Crogan and w. G.. Brown.
The jury's verdict was, owe the
jury find the defendant not guilty
as charged in the indictment (fel.
ony) but guilty OF assault and
battery" The Judge sentenced
him to ninety days in Jail and
fined him $50 and costs and Brit
ton is now in Jail taking his med
iciue.
l.. 9. Shaffer vs.. j. w. Cozad.
ct al; writ Of prohibition. The
case having been settled is dismiss
ed without costs.
State VS.. DR.. Frank Fogle for
issuing prescriptions for liquor:
tried before S. W. Garner, II. s.
Brown, Allen Shahan, r.. j.
Feather, ID. a. Dixon, G.. II.
Hoffman, Max Watson, &. w.
Hardesty, Claude Keefover, John
A. Friend. Wm. Mosser. j. l..
Mel enZie. who found him NOT