West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-10-22
Still IN THE RING.
The RosIer-Shahan Tunnelton Trouble
Win Not Rest Easy.

| We desire TO reply to the article we saw
published in your paper of last week, headed
"The Other Side of the Case of Shahan and
Rosters $4,000 Damage Suit" In order
tina, justice and fair play may he had and
Roster not inisrepresented by such false
hoods, we desire to say that there is not a
word of truth in The article written by the
party who calls himself Judge Bowhorn.
| /, is as false as the statement made by him
that Roster lost his case, which was nailed
to the wall by sworn statement made by the
foreman of the jury. We want to say that
we have investigated as to the response
billty of the party writing said article aud
| find that he is not responsible for any thing
that he may say or write concerning the
character of another.
| Now we take II for granted the object of
| Judge Blowhorn's letter was to misIead and
keep the facts hidden from the people
| After seeing how he and his baby police
had gotten themselves in for il. by trying TO
carry out spite work against Roster and
| Shahan, that grew out Of the trial before
| Justice Rutherford at FelIowsville, some time
before. II seems that Marsh Taylor had
charged the Baby Police of unlawfully
aking from him ten dollar gold peice and
had him arrested and brought to trial
Rosier appeared for Taylor and VIM. g.
Conley appeared for Herndon. After the
trial was over iii can be proven by two or
more Of our best citzens) the Baby Police
aud Judge Blowhorn we're heard to remark
that IL Roster ever came over TO Tunnelton
to try a law sui, they would get even with
him before he got out Of town, and intended
to make him pay some of the money back
that they had paid out.
So Daniel Mankins sent for Roster to
defend suit for him that NJ. c. Gibson
had brought against him, Roster hiring
Shahan TO drive hin over to Tunnelton,
arriving there at about one O'Clock, the time
the suit commenced. Shahan seating him.
self with some more spectators and not
leaving the room until six o'clock in the
evening and then was taken out by The
Baby Police for going to sleep during the
Il last VI tut Utdfg anu NutU Ouaudu KOt 10
where they were starting to descend the
stairway, he asked him what he wanted
with him. There was no reply but TO
strike him from three TO FIVE ticks over the
base of the brain with his mace, knocking
him down thirteen steps and then followed
and picked him up aud struck him as many
as eight ticks with his mace altogether.
Now this was the evidence that seven or
eight Witnesses testified TO before Justice
Morris, and yet Judge BIowhorn says the
case should have been appealed, inlimaIing
and casting reflection upon the Court that
he did wrong, when every one knows that
heard the evidence, that Justice Morris,
whose character cannot be assailed, could
not have done anything but what he did.
We simply say this in defence Of the Court.
Now, this brutal treatment went on until
strangers iuieffercd who bad never seen
Sbahan before told Herndon not to hit
that man again, as he had done nothing.
Nov, this was The evidence Of responsible
men. Talk about common decency. will
lei the people decide where il belongs
I, was then spoken Of by the bystanders
that the Baby Police had been visiting The
spcakeasies. Sbahan was landed in the
lock up, and his pockets turned inside out
by the Baby Police. shshan refused to be
robbed Of his money IN this kind Of way,
but was compelled TO take his medicine.
Shahan made oath before the Justice that he
had two twenty dollas bills aud one dollar
bill and some odd cents on his person and
proved The same by an Epgiisbman who
stood by, who Hefndon mislook for
Polander, stated under oath that he saw
HIM take N Of Shahan's person two twenty
dollar hills aud one dollar bin and some
odd cents and fudher stated that he over.
heard them count The money and called Il
t4i dollars aud some odd cents.
Now, when Roster appeared on the scene
and demanded trial for Shahan, u was
positively refosed BY Judge Blowhorn, so
the Judge said he would charge him s5.7s.
All the money Shshan GOT hack was $50 IS
out Of t4r 90 dollars. Roster asked tina,
the fine be made ten dollars, 50 he could
take appeals IS the Statute PROVIDES. Chapter