The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-09-11
WI
GALORE
TESTIFY
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY AS TO
oFFENsEs AGAINST THE PEACE
AND DIGNITY OF THE STATE.
CRIMINAL AND Law DOCKET SET
FOR FRIDAY, WHEN PETIT
JURORS ARE ExpEcTER TO
BE ON HAND.
Pleasant Marshall coiored. wm s.
Placed on Trial for Felony. omen
Case Continued Until the Next
Term Of Court.
CRIMINAL AND Law DOCKET SET
FOR FRIDAY WHEN PETIT
Pleasant Malshall, c0,Osed. wal 81


The circuit court Is running along at
the usual gait. The time thus far has
been devoted mostly to chanccTy causes.
although a few law orders have been en-
tered.
The criminal docket will be taken up
tomorrow, when the petit Jurors are ex-
pected to be on hand.
One of the first cases that will be
tried win be that of Pleasant Marshall,
colored, indicted for felonious assault on
Happy Hoolighan.n Prosecuting At
torney j. E. Law will conduct the pros
ecution and the prisoner will be defend
ed by Attorney w. f. Morris.
The grand jury is hard at work, hear
ing the evidence Of many Witnesses, and
win not complete its iabors today. Thir-
ty-four witnesses were sent before that
body today. The door of the grand jury
room presented an unusual spectacle. A
crowd hung around it from morn till
night to obtain admittancc, but only
one could go in at time, and great
deal of patience was necessary ON the
part of those who had TO await their
turn.
A. L. Griggs was appointed committee
of Rachel Brazell, adjudged lunatic,
giving bond of $4,000.
In the chancery canse Of the Ciarlss-
burg Wine and Liquor company against
Silas Fittro, U. o. Fittro and others,
the cause was dismissed as TO Nancy
and Alice Fittro; leave was given plain
tiffs to file an amended bin, and the
cause was remanded to rules.
The cause of T. NJ. Sullivan, Com, vs..
Catherine Miley ct al, was dismissed
and dropped from the docket.
An order Diminishing the icadse Of
Charles w. Lynch against s1tezih Davis
ct al. was entered.
Similar orders were entered in the
causes of w. c. aicKeehan vs.. c. W.
LegSctt; solomon Swiger vs.. b. n. SAN
dy. and E. q. Martin vs.. G. r. Hood ct al
The law case Of Frank Smith against
the B. & o. Railroad company was dis
missed.
A similar order was entered in the
case Of Fred Cole against the b. & o.
AsssAA4 VsseA SVAupAal tue parties having
come to an agreement.
In the case of Ernest Lipscomb against
the Colonial Relief Fund association,
the death of the plaintiff was suggested.
Clarence \. AfcElfresh, member Of the
Marion county bar, was admitted to
practice in this court.
The case Of William s0,Neil. indicted
for felony, was continued until the next
term Of court, an important witness for
the defendant not being able to be pres
ent.
Indictments Returned.
Carey x. Weekly, misaemeanor, two
cases.
Perry strother. mi.demeanor. two
cases.
D. 81 Morris, nisdemeancr, two cases
Albert Webb miademeanor, two cases.
William darlington, misdemeanor, tive
cases.
cbarle. olivera, misdemeanor. two
cases.
orville Dodd, misdemeanor, two cases
Jesse n. Harbert and Guy Harbert
misdemeanor, two cases.
AdaIaid Curtis, felony.
Judge Mason gave the grand jury spec
iai instructions Thnrsday morning ON
the slot machine question, It being re
ported that some are running In the
city.