West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-09-10
CIRCUIT COURT.


| oiHnet on tuesday and was Instructed by
the Court, who took up the criminal stat
uies. and plainly pointed out its duty The
Jury. after being in session ill Thursday
morning. returned sixty-three indictments.
The following gentlemen composed the
Grand Jury: {. w Roster. James Miller.
Geo. w. Hartman. Joseph Reed. w. A.
| Cuseman. Amos Heiskell. Edison Howell
| ]. 4. K Watkins, Edmund whitehall. s. W.
Garner. David Liyengood. S. n. McElroy.
NJ. A. Wolf. A. X. Frazee. los w. Davis.
w. ID. Titcheuell.
The following Is the list OF the petit jur,
VIM. NJ. Smith. John Knots, Hez Miller
Geo. II. King. James r. Jackson. VIM. ID.
TitcheneiI. Victor Ringer. Thos. Lanham
Dock BON. a. ID, Conway. ]. L. EverIy.
| Jos II. Lipscomb. l. p Sharps, G. NJ. La
Rue. w. H. Zinn. 6. Is. Holmes. S. b. Me.
near, X. e. Bishop. NJ. NJ. Bolyard. Wiibert
Lision. ]. w. Pratt. Ed Doyle. Geo. w.
Mitchell VIM. Plum. Samuel Nedrow. Hu.
bert Peniony K. X. Lang Slas Beerbower
T. X. Rinard. c. p Homer. ]. II. Carnes
H. ii. Mckinney and Samuel McGrew.
The Grand Jury returned the following
indictments
FELoSrEs.
| Thomas Cunningham for breaking into
+. j. Crogan's house and stealing a watch
Harry L. Phillips. forging note
James Donelson breaking into Shoch's
store at Rowlesburg
Neil Terrill ielonious assault, shooting a
man named Spicer at Newburg last winter.
John Covington. forgery
| Charles Z. Craig for stealing a pocket
book containing SAG from ID. F. Fawcett.
X. III. Enoch. bigamy. found upon the
testimony OF Russell Stemple and Ira Stem.
| Pile
Eli Drake and Edward cassaday, assault
upon A. c. Stevenson: found upon the evil
dence OF Stevenson aud r. z. Plum.
Charles /. Trowbridge. assault upon
Samuel Blaney; found upon the testimony
OF Blaney and w. II. McLain.
MIsDEMEAHoRs
| Joseph Shinglec. an unnamabe offense.
Iehu Bucklew, assault,
| Peter Fizer. defacing and destroying
property for Marx Shearer at Albrights.
Charles Gale (3). assault upon o. Y. Shaw
and forman Gibson. and carrying billy.
Found upon the evidence Of o. Y, Shaw.
Forman Gibson and Ray Cress.
| Samuel Strawser. cutting down and de-
stroying line tree, Found upon the test-
mony OF Matilda Guthrie and Chester
Guthrie
Garrett Wolf assault upon Minor S.
Field; found upon the testimony of I. b.
Bowermaster.
Walter Stafford. carrying pistol found
on the evidence of !. H. Hershman.
Jacob Gale. assault upon Forman Gibson;
found upon the testimony of said Gibson.
Charles Holland. assault on w. ID. itch
enell; found upon the evidence OF Charles
| Jackson and Titchenel.
Hiram Albright carrying a pistol found
upon the evidence of Barton Hawley.
o. NJ. DeBerry, leaving the carcass OF
dead animal near the public road: found
upon the evidence Of Charles Sigley.
Alfred letters. pistol found upon the
testimony of ora Sigley.
VIM. Kempher, assault upon Jehu Buck
lew; upon the evidence Of G. w s. Mes
| senger.
j. /. Watson, pistol; upon evidence OF
Sarah b. Shaver and Eta A. Nestor.
Willie Stafford, assault and battery
upon J II. Hushman, found upon the evi.
dence OF Hushman and David Cofman.
Arthur Britton. trespass upon cars OF the
w. va. N. Railroad. Evidence OF c. w.
Clark. Jno. Henry, same. G. Walls. same.
VIM. Haskell, disturbing religious wor
ship Geo. Shafer same. James Layton.
30 same. Also for trespassing on cars OF
the b. & o. Railroad. and assault and bat
terry upon VIM. McGinnis. All upon evil
dence OF Samuel Pickett.
VIM. McGinnis (7) assault and battery on
James Layton Also for disturbing relig-
ious worship. Both upon the evidence of
| Samuel Pickett.
Ben Weaver, trespass; riding upon cars
OF the w. Va. N. r. r. Found on the testi-
mony OF S. !. Spears and S. A. Spears.
Thomas Cottonham (4) violation Of the
revenue laws. Found upon the evidence of
| al Britton and John Miller.
Wood Anderson (7) same. Evidence Of
Brtton and Miller.
George Shelton, same. on the testimony
OF John Miller
Amos:ConIey Cd same. Found upon the
| evidence OF Chas. Sigley. Ora Sigley and
Charles aylor.
Fox ta) same Evidence Of John Mil.
| leI ana NiCnOtdS SlBmOn.
George Hamilton 81 same Evidence OF
Nick Sigmon. John Miller and w. II. Riley.
| Joe Bell % same. All upon the evidence
of Al Britton.
No business OF Importance on the law
side was transacted on Tuesday and Wed.
nesday. chancery business engaging the
time OF the court. Thursday the criminal
docket was taken up and the following per.
sons who had been indicted for felony.
were brought into court, confessed. and
we're sentenced as follows Harry Phillips,
forgery. two years IN penitentisry; Thomas
Cunningham, for breaking into p. |. Gro.
gan's house and stealing watch, one year
in the penitentiary; a man named shinglee,
who was indicted for an unnamable oHense,
three months in Jail and saoo fine. the limit
OF the statute. and James Wilfong to FIVE
years in the peuiientiary.
The jury in the case Of the State against
I'd Plum, for assault on Mrs. Britton.
br ought IN a verdict Of guilty.
In the case Of the State against Iehu
Buckiew the defendant confessed guilty as
charged in the indictment and was fined q
| and costs
The jury In The case Of the State against
Ellis shirer on the misdemeanor charge Of
disturbing public gathering, brought In
verdict Of guilty. The jury was composed
Of the following gentlemen Columbus
Nose. James Shapes. Thomas Peil, 8. p.
Mencar J. 4. Riuard I'd Doyle. Hiram
Burke w. d. Tiichencll, Iehu Knots
William Plum, Joseph Lipscomb and X. {.
| Bishop
RIP. Thompson. who was committed TO
Jail last spring by Justice J.. v. Reed to
await the action Of the grand jury for a
felony, was discharged, no indictment
/ having been found bv the Grand iury