West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-20
CIRCUIT COURT.
Proceedings OF the December Term
20 Date.
continued J,om last wcrk.l

SaSSSNaf, W. l.. onaW, CharleS
Shahan, II. {. Glover, John
Gutherie, William banks, /. w.
Hartman, J. K. Gale, Wait Simpson,
w. II. Lewis, X. NJ. Grim, w. F.
Wilt, s. ID. l.. Stafford, George A.
Williams, A. K. jenkins, 1. n.
Roby, c. NJ. b. FELTON,, J. NJ.
Grimes, c. l.. Hagans, James
Hersman. led NJ. Conn, George NJ.
Frey, Morgan Ridenour, Henry c.
Riley, Lewis Sharps, ]. c. jenkins,
Hansel Taylor, w. w. Groves, l..
w. Hardesty and Frank Brand.
State VS.. Asberry and Dawsey
Shaw, felony, continued till next
term and each held under $500 bond
to appear in court then with S. H.
Shaw as surety.
John N. Deal VS.. Henry Herring
on a suggestion for debt, continued.
James Norris, John Ford, George
Mines and Walter Beatty witnesses
for the State VS.. J. w. Beatty, held
under saoo bond each to appear at
the trial.
Eta f. Gibson VS.. Charles A.
Galloway for bastardy, case COM
promised and dismissed from court.
State VS.. w. II. Bishop held
under saoo bond to appear for trial
next court.
Will West, of Tunnelton, native
of Riddings, England, took the
oath of allegiance and admitted to
citizenship in this country, his first
papers having been taken out on
September 9Th, 1893 and d. r.
Jackson and J. Slidell Brown ap-
pearing on behalf of said West and
vouching for his good reputation
and residence in this country, as re-
CURED by law.
CAROLS Adm'x use Jackson VS.
c. w. Mayer, Son & Co., sug-
gestion under a lien for $751;.
costs, continued.
State VS.. James Trehem and L.
b. Shaffer, misdemeanors. Shaffer
came into court and confessed
guilty and Judge fined him $500
and costs and fine was paid to the
Sheriff.
State VS.. Wayne Miller, INSIDE
meanor. discontinued.
State VS.. ]. f. Hardesty INSIDE
meanor, continued till next term.
State VS.. John Cool, felony, for
attempt at rape, gave bond in
penalty of $500 to appear third day
OF next term, with Thomas Cool
and J. S. Fields as sursties.
State VS.. Thomas Garlitz for
assault and battery, continued till
next term.
State VS.. Walter and Bruce
Romesburg, felony, held under
$1,000 each to appear next court
for trial, with d. A. Ridenour and
Samuel Romesburg as sureties.
E. M. Williams VS.. Stemple
Brothers, assumpsit, suit for debt.
The defendants not appearing for
trial, judgment was awarded in
favor of Williams for s1a8,2o and
costs against Perry c. Stemple, n.
Lee Stemple and David Stemple.
brothers.
Town of Kingwood VS.. Right
myer & Shoch and the Baltimore
Trust and Guaranty Company a
suit against said parties for damages
and loss on stone contract of Right
myer and Shoch and the Baltimore
company as their surety, in the sum
OF $4,000 for completing the side
walk contract on or before Novem-
Der 1st 1893 and which they failed
to do. This case went to the fol-
lowing jury l. ~ Roby, Frank
Brand, Isaiah Hartman, Hansel
Taylor, Creed jenkins, J. F. White,
James Hersman, J. E. Gale, John
Gutherie, Wait Simpson, c. l..
Hagans and Z. NJ. Conn.
This case created considerable
interest and was contested stubborn.
ly by the attorneys Hon. p. !. Gro.
gan for Rightmyer & shoch and
Hon. John T McGraw, of Grafton,
for the Baltimore company and
Hon n. J. Fortney and Hon. w.
G. Brown for the Town of King
wood
The attorneys raised every point
and question that could be brough,
up in the case and the progress was
very slow, but it finally went to the
jury on Tuesday evening, and yes.
terday forenoon they returned a yer.
dict for s666.47 for the town anc
the costs, which will run it up tc
about one thousand dollars. Jacot
J.. White was the foreman of IN,
jury. The Fidelity Bond Compan,
will likely appeal the case to tn,