Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-12
HARTIGAN OASI CONTINUED
Circuit Court Continues the
Case Until Next Term.


This Move Counsel were not Ready
to Appear Other Work OF the Court
up to Noen to-day when II Adjourned
Until Monday.
The Hartigan Raymond case was
set for trial this morning IN the cir
cult court However the court upon
tue statement Oh counsel Tor both
sides, that all parties were UMPIRE.
pared to try the case at this time;
ordered a general continuance, but
asked counsel TO prepare the plead
ings in the case during this term of
the court Previous to the ordering
of the continuance of the case, tel
egram was handed to the court, from
an eminent lawyer from another part
of the state who had been retained
on one side of this case, stating that
he would be unable to appear here
before Thursday of next week. The
court announced that the case
would not be continued to suit the
convenience of eminent counsel from
other portions of the state. That ii
the parties interested deemed it nee
essary toemploy such eminent coun-
sci, that the counsel thus employ ed,
would have to arrange to appear at
the convenience of the court. The
court was altogether Of the opinion
that members of the local bar were
perfectly competent to look after
cases that were on the courts dock
ct, and that there were just as good
lawyers in this circuit as any other
in the state.
Dick Collins. indicted in two diff
ferent cases by the grand jury, one
for giving liquor to a minor, and the
other for nnlawfnl rntaiiino. con-
fessed to the charge of giving drink
to minor, one Harry Wolfe Geo.
c. Baker, attorney for Collins, sub
mitted that his client did not desire
to plead guilty to the other charge,
hut that with the prosecuting attor-
ney's approval, he would ask the
court to place fine of $40 against
the defendant in the one case, and
that motion to quash the indict
ment, to which a plea of not guilty
was entered, and the case ordered
\ continued in the other; be the man
nerin which the court dispose of the
case. They assented to the disposI-
! ton of the case. with a caution to
the defendant not to violate the law
again.
Law.
Harry Lemon indicted for cruelty
! to animals, was represented by Frank
Cox, and through his attorney con-
fessed and asked the lenlency of the
court. A fine of $500 and costs
was ordered entered, in the imposition
OF which the court took occasion to
strongly deprecate any cruelty TO an
imals.
In the case OF Frank Mutt against
whom there were six indictments for
selling hard cider, Attorney Geo. G.
Baker appeared for the defendent.
Mr.. Baker was in facetious mood,
i'.-c t~',l,,es.ss, &c.,. 1.4vs- t4at the hard
cider sold by Mutt had been bought
in Preston a prohibition county, and
on that account could scarcely be In
toxicating. In serious way however
| Mr.. Baker assured the court that Mr..
Mutt was a splendid citizen, resided
right next door to the Methodist
church and that nearly all OF the four
hundred and some odd members Of
that church would be willing to yonch
for Mr.. Mutt's good character. Mr..
Baker informed the court that he
himself had purchased fruit Of Mr..
Mutt for the past eight years or dur
ing Mr.. Nuts residence In this city.
That Mutt could hardly have known
that there was hair on that cider ana
! ~. !. .1 . .~ 49, -s~.ss s.ess s.44l
vertently cold some to an American,
instead of Italians for whom the
stuff was really intended. This left
the inference, though possibly not in
| tended, that when hard cider and a
native got together the combination
Mr. Baker closed with a proposition
! that light fine be assessed in three
/ of the cases, the culprit to confess in
! four Of them, the court to take time
/ to consider the fourth case, and issue
a capias ad audiendum. This propo-
sition was acceptable to the prosecu
ton, and fine of ten dollars and
costs was made 10 each of the three
cases. Mr. Baker assured the court
j that this would end cider selling on
1 Mr.. Nuts part.
Clarence Gilmore also client OF
! Geo. q. Baker confessed to the charge
/ in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. false
knuckles Mr.. Baker explained TO
/ the court that Clarence was a real
good boy, who lived up 10 Clinton
district, and who alst plead guilty 10
/ the possession OF a girl whose affec-
/ tons he had stolen. The possession
of the girl had aroused the jealousy
/ OF three other fellows who had been
turned down" Tor Clarence aud Who