The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-02-17
MANY DIVORCES WANTED.
Circuit Court Docket Shows
Some Marriage Failures.
Cleveland Conner, Valley Chanel Des-

Cleveland Conner, valley Chanel DeS-
perad0, was Here-t'onfessed to
Charge in Circuit Court-No Al.
tempt TO Apprehend Him-Other
Court Business.
Cleveland c. Conner one of the
most active participants in the
bloody cutting ARRAY at the Valley
Chapel church door near Mount
Morris few weeks ago, was here
yesterday and appeared in open
court. He had to answer charge
of trespass to real estate and con-
fessed. A fine of IS and costs was
imposed.
Conner, it will be remembered.
escaped after the cutting scrape, in
which Fox and Stoneking were near
ly killed, and was supposed to have
come to West Virginia. His brother
is in Jail at Waynesburg. No effort
was made to apprehend him here.
DEGREES of absolute divorce were
granted in the cases of John Finnello
vs, Irene Josephine Finneilo, Henry
E. Cross VS.. Mary Ida Toothman
Cross and Clara Einvinchter vs.
Adam Einvinchter.
The number of divorce cases on
the circuit court docket this term is
little bit startling. 1T would seem
that a good many marriages in Mon
ongal:a county have been failures.
Several suits will be decided yet
this tenn.
The cause for divorce in the Fin
nelo case was a particularly aggra
waited ONE Local attorneys made
several trips To New York in taking
dispositions in the case.
The case of Henry Cross vs.. Ida
May Cross is also little out of the
ordinary. According to the allega-
tons in the bill, Cross married the
girl in accordance with a promise to
her made when he became intimate
with her.
He became enceinte, ana he mar
ried her. Later child was born 20
them, of which he was evidently not
the father. Hence the suit was
brought and won.
"starkey" Jenkins. in jail for car
rying a revolver was released on his
own recognlzance and gave bond for
800.
Frank Henderson, charged with
tlespass to real estate, confessed
and was fined S. and costs.
Mary E. johnson vs. Ge,,. nj.
Fletcher: scire facias returned ex.
ecuted. Case revised in name of
Geo. M. Fletcher.
John W. Derine and wife VS.. VIM.
L. Keck, ejectment. Demurrer over
ruled. Plea of not guilty. Order
of survey.
Just before noon to-day the grand
jury reported the following indict-
ments:
John MADEIRA, felony; VIM. Santee,
felony; Lawrence Danser, felony;Chas.
Morris, felony; Ben Barthlow, felony;
Herbert Dempster, felony; Joe Mo
ran, felony; Leo Blosser, misde-
meanor; John Poole, Isaa, Kennedy,
Zedock McBee, and John Poole, mis-
cemeanors.
The grand jury adjourned. having
completed all the business before it.
They found 10 all about one hundred
indictments.
The above list contains the names
OF the "Jesse James Gang" which
caused so much commotion in this
city about Christmas time. As near
ly as possible, those indicted will be
tried at this term.
The case of w. S. Wells VS.. Marcus
Lemley and Clark Lemley was COM
promised this morning. This suit
was brought last January. The Lem
ley brothers operated terry beat at
Jimtowp. Wells drove his team into
IL, and his horses we're drowned. He
sued them for $3.50. The accident
seems to have been due to negligence
for both parties were In some degree
responsible. The compromise was ef-
fected by the defendants paying Wells
$3.50 and each party paying his own
costs.