West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-29
CIRCUIT COURT.
Proceedings Of the March Term Up 70
Dale.

Court convened on last Thursday. March
a. with His Honor. John Homer Holt on
the Bench. Bot little business was trans.
acted the FIRST day on account OF the big
political rally. The session was called at
II a. M and the Grand Jurors sworn in
and charged and sent TO their room. The
LIST was composed of the following free
holders J. Nelson Baker. foreman: NJ.
i. Peil. Francis A. fortney. Simon d. Sny.
der. Daniel r. Kirk. Caleb Piles. George
Brown. Jesse w ShaGer. Page X. McCrum.
John ID. Rigg David o. Feather. p. -.
Michael William NJ. Wolf. ]. T. Gribble.
Brice g. Brown aud Joseph w. DAVIS.
On Friday afternoon they reported the
following fourteen indictment against
eleven men
FELoNIEs
Pink Smith. the colored fellow from Man
helm, No. s, for shooting Thomas smith.
Found upon the evidence Of Lewis Tarrall
Alfred Major. Charles Smith. John Butler
and r. b. Epps
Indictment No 2. for shooting Alfred
Major and Felony No 3. for shooting Chas
Smith Same witnesses in all three cases
Pearly Sell for stealing $40 from the
house OF Henry J. Sell: found upon the
evidence of T.. w. Roth.
MIsDEMEANoRs.
George Rhodes cases for assault and
battery on James r. Williams, found upon
the evidence of said Williams and {. T.
Greaser and ]. s. Herndon
Charles Rhodes. case for assault on
OF above witnesses
Edward Carroll case. Tor assault and
battery on James Galloway: found upon the
evidence Of Canada Gooding and Harry
ID, King
Charles Ryan. case for assault on said
Galloway; upon the evidence as above.
John Burke. one case for assault and
battery on Ralph HoH upon the evidence
of Simon Wright.
John Taylor. case for disturbing a
meeting OF moral and social amusement;
found upon the evidence OF C. I. Vansickle
and ID. 6. Evans.
Franklin Fike, case for trespassine on
the lands OF David NJ. Beeghly, and pulling
down and iniurlng fence on said lands
Evidence of said Beeghly and Charles
Rodeheaver
Calvin Teets, case for carrying revolver
upon evidence Of Charles Rodeheaver.
Clyde Kelly, case for carrying re.
volver; evidence Of Joseph w Bedford.
PETIT JURORS
Here Is the list Of Trial Jurors, summoned
for this court w \. Beavers. Emanuel
Dixson. Charles Funk T.. H. Kelly. A w.
Ringer d. ]. Gibson p. ]. Hardesty. Bert
bickiord' James Miller. d. J. Nordick. w
{. Albright ]. f. Hardesty. L. p. King.
Josiah Feather Grant Squires. Bert r..
Gibson, d. a. King. Milton Taylor w. T..
Field Waite Sinclair. John II. Larew.
Glenn Carroll. William Hollis. George A.
Funk, i. w. Whetsel. Adam Ayersman
Charles Watkins, ]. a. Light. John Cal.
camp, J. +. Ormond. Frank Herring lanes
NJ. Barnes Victor Miller, Abner Liston.
Jasper Funk, Leroy &. Garner and I. r.
Wotring making 81 out of the forty drawn
OF the other three. Vim. Laughry and Iohn
r. Boyard, were not found by the Sheriff
and Calvin Slygor had removed
Joseph Jackson and William NJ. Schaeffer
allowed s. each for drawing the Jurors for
this term of court.
AFTER the Grand Jury's report FRIDAY
evening the Court took a recess till Mon
day morning and thar evening the Judge
and crowd of hcelers and whoopers up
went to Function on special train to
mold big political pow WOW. which was
addressed by Judge Holt and a. b. White.
Monday about II O'Clock court was called
again and the Shaver murder case taken
up and when it went to the jury yestc day
evening, another jury was selected to try
land case. the suit OF Samuel Funk VS..
Sylvester Lipscomb for possession OF a
farm over above Rowlesburg. where the
parties live. Col. Monroe and VIM. G.
Brown are attorneys for Funk and p l.
Crogan and n. ]. Fortney for Lipscomb.
This case is on trial to-day. We will give
further proceedings next week.