Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-12

law. The court advised Clarence
thus: II am obiige1 anslef The law 10
! fine you So but you still have the
| girl Keep her and take good care OF
her. Throw the knuckles away as
so9n as you get home, SO that you
will never be tempted to use them. y
Clarence Wiles represented by At
/ torney Frank Raymond confessed 70
the charge of petit larceny for which
he was Indicted and asked the lenien-
Icy Of the court, Judge Mason adj
fdressed the prisoner rho s a good
looking young man about eighteen
years Of age in the most kindly manner.
Wiles was made to feel that his APP
pearance inspired both sorrow and re-
greet for the necessity which compelled
the court to pronounce sentence for
such charge on one ST, youthful.
Wiles was given 80 days in jail. His
offense was that Of stealing cut glass
ware from his employers at the Nor
gantown Glass eompaHys plant.
/ David Glen was brought into court
charged with grand larceny, ana Bry-
an Gordon was assigned by the court
to defend the accused. A plea OF
mot guilty" was entered and the
| trial of the case set for Monday next.
! Before adjournment the grand jury
returned these additional indictments:
/ David Glenn, grand larceny.
! George Murray, assault and battery.
Abe Murray, assault and battery.
! Jim Walton, carrying revolver.
Lewis Murray, unlawful retailing
John j. Summers, playing cards in
public place.
Lewis Henderson, trespass to real
estate.
Roscoe Tennant, trespass to real
estate. 4
Clarence G. Blaney, playing card 5
in public place,
Dick Collins, giving liquor to a
minor.
Walter Collins, giving liquor to a
minor.
Dick Collins and Walter Collins,
unlawful retailing.
w. L. Bond, refusing TO furnish
| list Of personal property to assessor.
COURT NOTES.
The most amusing, and perhaps as
interesting occurrences as have trans
pired during this session of the circuit
court, occurred during the Friday
morning session.
The Prosecuting Attorney reported
to the court that several persons who
had failed to obey the first summons
to appear before the Grand jury were
in the court room. Judge Mason or
dered them brought before him, one
at 2 lime, Intercepted them as to
their delinquency in the matter, and
fined all but one Of the parties. The
excuses and pleas of some of these
fellows were absurd, and amused even
! the court. One man hluntly offered
the excuse that he was busy. He
was charged five dollars and costs, to
discourage him from being too busy
next time. Another of the delin-
quents excused himself on the plea
that his mother was sick. In answer
to questions by the court, he admitted
that he had father and sisters and
home with the mother whose illness
was not serious. The court closed
his Interrogation BY an inquiry as to
whether the mother was better, and
receiving reply in the affirmative,
ordered the clerk to put down five and
costs opposite the gentleman's name.
The young man who followed was of
the same family name as the above,
and must have been brother, for he
presented the same excuse In exactly
the same way, and the court after In
quiring whether the mother was bet
ter, and expressing his approval Of
lSoung men who. are fond OF their
mothers, Informed the clerk that the
fine would be just the same as the
other man with sick mother.
A young man about 10 years old
was brought up, and denied having
received any summons. The clerk
read the returns which recited that
! ID. q. Core had left the summons In
the hands Of the young mans father.
In answer to the court, the young
man stated that his father had not,
dlblOIEA LIZ abC 1lS iBCdlo dlu SiCRu dU
! home, informed him Of the summons.
The sourt then inquired what CONVEX
sation be (the boy had had with his
| father, regarding the later summons.
The boy replied that the father claim
ed to have laid the summons on the
clock shelf, and then forgot all about
the matter. In answer TO a question
sfrOm the court as to his whereabouts
when tae first summons was served,
the boy unguardedly replied ssOut in
/ the field. The court then wished TO
know how he (the boy) knew when
/ the SUMMONS was served If he had
not sseL u heard OF it, The reply
WAS that he had seen Mr.. Core COM
Ing. asd surmised his errand, and had
hid il HE fields to evade service.
Further hal he had been Informed
several days in advance that he would
be susnnioued, and did not wish TO go.
He a!sa stated that NO conversation
| regarding The matter, was preached
| between hin and his father. Thecourt