Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-15
COURT
PROCEEDINGS.


cult Court convened Tuesday, Au-
gust IL, 1902. at 10 o'clock, a. m.
with Judge Willis on the bench.
The following members OF the
grand jury were empanelled and
instructed by the court and sent to
Its room to hear evidence of wit
nesses and consider of their indict'
ments and presentments. John w.
Smith, foreman, LIB Reed, M. Under
wood, W. N.Moore, Joseph Mckay,
John W.Crumrine, William Keller,
Solomon Railing, Sr. David Pounds,
Ross Elder, James Booher, John
Tippens. J. w. Shepherd, Cyrus
Bradford. W. B. Twyman and
David M. Hickman.
The first case taken up on Tues.
day, was the bastardy case of Dora
Fox VS.. Amos Headly and Wi
tried by the following gentlemen:
E. S. B. Nichols, James Tustin, J.L.
Howard, U. T. Freeland, Joseph T.
Jones, E. w. Jemison, BIZ. Debolt,
Valentine anderson, J. c. Lewis,
J. ". Way, Abner Wharton, and
Jacob Baker. The evidence was
heard by the jury and argument of
council and sent to Its room and
after while returned into court
with a verdict of guilty. Counsel
for defendant moved to set astle
the verdict of the jury and grant
him a new trial and the court takes
time to consider the motion. The
attorneys present at this term are:
S. B. Ankrom, K. S. Boreman, ].
H. Strickling, o. c. Carter, c. K.
Martin, I. M. Underwood, G. D.
Smith, c. Z. Pyle, o. W. o. Hard
man, r. s. Engle, B. Engle, and
c. B. Riggle, of Middlebourne; A.
B. Hunt, w. R. Staples, G.E. Kes-
terson, F. L. Blackmarr, K. c.
Moore, J. A. Meredith, jr., M. D.
Hanes and F. D. Young, of Sisters
Vile; J. v. Blair, of West Union;
D. F. Pugh, of Columbus, Ohio; B.
M. Amber, of Parkersburg; 7. P.
Jacobs and S. B. Hall, of New
Martinsville; U. N. Arnett, T. N.
Parks and Robert l.. Fleming, OF
Fairmont; M. K. Duty, of Penns.
boro, and Geo. L. Roberts, Pitts.
burg.
Wednesday was not very busy
day in court. No jury trials were
had and only a small number of
equity causes were heard and orders
entered therein. The grand Jury
has examined only a small number
of witnesses, so far as compared
with past terms of the court and
no indictments yet returned and
the jury will report Friday.
The morning hour Thursday was
taken up by the argument OF the
chancery cause of Frank L. Rymer
VS. the South Penn OH company ct
al. The controversy IS over the
royalty produced from the lands Of
Frank L. Rymer 90 acres of land
In the jug Handle" The South
Penn OIL company Is producing oil
ON said tract of land under a lease
executed by DR.. H. A. Rymer and
Frank L. Rymer on their respec-
tive tracts of land, towit: DR.. H.
A. Rymer. tract of 245 acres and
Frank L. Rymer, two tracts OF 90
acres and IS acres respectively.
Under this lease Frank L. Rymer
claims all the oil royalty produced
from the 90 acres and the devisees of
DR.. Rymer, Mrs D M. Smith and
Mrs. DR.. c. F.. Boyers, contest his
claim and set up counter claim of
a share of said royalty, and the
court will decide this question.
The decision In this cause will be
watched by the oil fraternity with
interest as it will decide several in
teresting points In oil leasing and
the ownership of royalty produced
under oil leases of like nature.