The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-20
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APPEAL l.
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N UMERoUsEAcT ON The
MAYORS DECISIONS.
OLD TIMER To-DAY---IN1s 35 III.
FERESTING CASES ON.

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trials of Harry Knapp and w. G..
Bosserman, not to mention the two
minor cases, took up the entire fore
part Of the day.
IA Knapp was accused Of drunkenness.
fighting and resisting an officer on.
Tuesday night at the B. and O.. sta
ton. He and Harvey Lanham had a
little trou Bile, which resulted in Knapp
striking the latter. Officer Hess plac-
ed Knapp under arrest, and when
Knapp asked to remain on the plat
form few minutes in order to let
the crowd dwindle away before being
to see Yardmaster Riggs, Hess at
tempted to take him, and called for
assistance. H. H. Sharp was depu-
tized and pinioned the struggling
man, when Hess hit him blow on
the head with his mace and once in
the face Several bystanders asked
Hess not to strike him again, and
offered to assist in the arrest, which
was finally made. Several of the
witnesses pronounced the taffair as
brutal, and all witnesses, with the ex-
ception of Hess, declared Knapp
sober, yet in the face of this. His
Honor found him guilty of the two
latter charges Chat of fighting and re-
sisting an officer, and fined him $500,
upon which an appeal was taken.
!. Knapp also went to Justice Amos
and swore out warrant for Hess.
This Will be heard tomorrow morn
ing at O'Clock unless continuance
is given.
It is reported around town that
Knapp's friends and fellow workers
will circulate a petition to present to
council, asking for Hess removal
from the police force.
Attorney Grant represented the de-
fendant, and his argument at the con-
clusion of the trial was anything but
complimentary to Hess. In answer,
Solicitor Stanley denounced the sen
timents as anarchistic, etc, and
claimed that more trouble resulted
from arresting or attempting to arrest
railroader than from all other gangs
of people combined.
The other lengthy case was that of
the City VS.. w. G. Bosserman, for sell
ing intoxicating drinks on Sunday,
on complaint of Q. j. Fleming, back
ed by several preachers and church
workers in the city.
This trial did not get under way
until late, the result of Lawyer Vim
cents obstinacy regarding the pres
ence of witnesses, not allowing the
trial to proceed with what witnesses
We're present, and then examining the
absent ones when they: appeared
Finally the doings commenced, with
Attorney Morgan as defendants coun-
sci, while Stanley, DeShields and Vim
cent handled the city's end of it,
The first thing to stop proceedings
| was defective warrant, and the sec
ond one bore a date prior to the time
complaint was made. Attorney Nor
gan made a motion to quash the war
rant, and this motion being overruled
pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Arthur Trimmer was the first wit
ness called. He is a shipping clerk in
the employ of the Monongah Glass
Company, and has only been in the
city three or four weeks. Messrs.
Fleming and DeShields aIlege that he
lOld them, yesterday InaC ne DOuSuI
beer at the place mentioned on Sun
day, and acknowledged this morning
that he had drank in some saloon in
that neighborhood, but could not To-
cate the particular one.
Charles B. Hutson, of this city, was
next, but he was never in the saloon
in his life and never bought anything
there.
George Smith, of the First ward,
had never bought or drank anything
in the place on Sundays or after
hours.
A search was being made all this
time for one Uriah Orr. but he could
not be found, so at IL o'clock an adj
journrnent was taken until two. Pre-
vious to the big trials three prison
ers we're up on little 'teeney" charges.
At least three were brought up, but
Scotty Jones was released. while c.
G. Creel and Robert Anderson were
fined $500 each for drunkenness.
Waiting For Decision.