The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-06
The FEDERAL
GRAND JURY
HAS REPORTED.
A Number of Important Indictments
Were Found, but Other Cases
We're Turned Down.
BENWOOD OFFICERS INDICTED
Again for Interfering with Deputy
Marshals-A wheeling Physician
Indicted.

The United States court grand jury
made its report in open court last
evening at 8 o'clock. u number of in
dlctments being found. Before dis
charging the jury from further service
Judge Jackson took occasion to com
pliment the body upon the intelligence
and promptness it had displayed in in
vestIgatlns and disposing of the mat
tiers brought to its attention. It had
not been the good fortune OF the court,
said Judge jackson, to have official re-
latlons with better qualified set Of
men as grand jurors. The jury was
composed principally OF Wheeling peo-
pie, as follows: l.. S. Jordan, foreman;
Bernie Mcclure, Hugo Loos, Thomas
Little, James V. Dlckey. Samuel Har-
per. George f. stifel. Charles G. Howell.
L. Davis, S. S. White, George T. Maple,
]. T. Koen, W. A. Watts. W. j. Bates,
IT., Joseph Lawson. Walter Rinehart,
Michael Deagar and William Exley.
The more important indictments
found by the grand jury were the fol-
lowing:
United States VS.. Ben Davis; for
passing counterfeit silver dollars: was
recently arrested in an Alley c house;
passed at least four in the alley; enter
cd a plea OF guilty; sentence deferred.
United States VS.. George Boccacio and
Mrs. George BoccacIo, for raising 81
silver certificates to IS; in jail at Par
kersburg; trial will probably occur hese
to-day. Two cases.
United States VS.. Herbert Brill; for
stealing money from the pOstoffice at
Lost city, Hardy county; case transfer
red for trial to Parkersburg,
United States Us. Michael Joseph; for
writing obscene letters and sending
them through the United States mails;
will plead guilt and the case is to be
disposed OF Tuesday.
United States VS.. Catchy and Fisher.
Benwooi police officers; new indlct-
ments for interfering with United
States deputy marshals during ;he
street car strike last July. Trial prob
ably at the fall term of the United
States court.
other Indictments were found in
which the defendants are not ": in
custody. and for that reason are not
made pubic,
1t is also learned that n wheeling
physician was indicted for sending Il
letter to 4 we'll known local capitalist,
in which unbecoming language was emf
ployed. The physician entered a plea
of guilty.
The grand jury considered the case OF
c. Y. Bishop, of Kingwood. Preston
county, who was charged with alleged
violations OF the postal laws, Bishop
is the son Of wealthy and prominent
banker and business man OF Preston
county. It was alleged that he ordered
goods Of various kinds from Wheeling
firms. pretending that he was opening Il
general store. and would pay all bills at
maturity. None of the bills were set
tied, but checks on the Phllippi aud
other banks were sent to the firms.
These, however, were returned with the
notation. no funds" The following
firms suffered: Helm & Company, Harry
L. Wheat, p. Welty & Co., N. L. colvis.
schaefar s. Driehorst, schmuibach
Brewing Company, L, s. Good & CO.
These transactions were alleged TO have
cxtendea 2ver period Of three or :'H7
years. The mattarwas considered by the
grand jury at length, but not true bill
was found on the technicalty that the
case was not within the prov'ncH Of the
United Statpe court, but rather FOR the
state courts to deal with.