Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-09
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Circuit Court Proceedings

next week. The grand jury re-
turned only IS indictments; four
aginst the Matamoras Ferry com
pany; three for Sunday ssellipg; two
for assault and battery; one fUr
stealing chickens and one for petit
larceny one Indictment, not true
bill was found against Grant
Emery and he was brought into
court and was released from jail.
This does not preclude the next
grand jury. Emery was charged
with burning the four houses In
Happy Hollow" some months
ago. This Is the first bill not
true bill returned by a grand jury
for long time, In this court, the rea-
son for returning 1t was because
the witnesses summoned before the
grand jury In the matter of burning
said houses failed to appear and It
was necessary to bring Emery into
court so the court could act on the
motion to release him.
The civil cases tried by the juries
were as follows: James Ash VS.
Southern Oil company with verdict
for plaintiff for $40 and costs,
motion to set aside verdict M. E.
Hagau VS. Ga tlan OH company
with verdict for defendant, on mo
ton to strike out the evidence.
State for use of Vim. Stewart VS.
@. W. Robinson ct al. Conditional
verdict, H. P. Bostaph VS. 7. ].
Loughney ct al verdict for defend
ants, motion to set aside verdict,
and M. J. McNulty VS. Burland Co
corporation, verdict for plaintiff
for $I64 motion set verdict.
In the case of Lyons VS. Lyons,
60 days given to applicants to give
a new bond as the surety on the
original appeal bond had died and
case, but the appellants gave bond
and the case proceede.
The Chancery causes, as usual
are being put In the hands of the
conrt at the last of the term. This
gives the judges little time to con-
slider the cases and often necessi-
tates carrying the causes over IN
till the next term of court.
The only other jury case for
trial Is J. W, Henderson VS. E J
Blackburn, which will be tried to-
morrow, and then the jury will be
discharged for the term.
A. G. Eddy, prominent farmer
of Alvy, Is In town today on bust
ness and pleasure.
A large number of the civil cases
and appeals were continued and
quite a number went of on non.
suit and under the four year rule,
wele dropped from the docket
Albert Martin, Of Meadvllle Is
attending court to-day as witness
In Bullman road condemnation pro-
ceedings.
Thayer Mcintyre, Esq of New
Martinsville Is attending court to-
day.
J.. c. Warner Is attending court,
1t Is noised about that he IS to be
the editor of the new Republican
paper to be started soon.
W. R. Mcintyre. OF Alvy, Is at
tending court and other business.
James Villers, Moses Gorrell
Alexander Masters, c W. Eber-
hart, Trad Garrison,an W. E.Long
are attending court as witnesses
In the condemnation proceedings of
County Court VS. I. N. Bullman.
This case was compromised by Mr..
pullman taking $Ioo andtthe coun-
ty court paying the costs of the
| proceeding:
The suit of Oxford Oil company
VS. Margaret Rockwell was COM
promised by the defendant allow
| judgement against her for $3.50 and
costs.
Judge D. F. Pugh and Judge R
F. Fleming attended court yester-
day and left for their respective
homes In the evening.
Rev. Davie Maine, of Alvy, Is
attending court as witness In the
suit of Lyons VS. Lyons.
J. V. Blair, of West Union ar
rived last night and was at court
this morning.
James Heneghan Is at court de-
tending the suit of McMilty VS. Bur.
land comp any. He Is the president
of that corporation.