West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-31
CIRCUIT COURT
Proceedings of the March Term

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L. j. Saucer of Grant county who
had been indicted for trouble over
a team of horses he had purchased
from Oren Ashby of Tunnelton, APP
peared, but not being ready for
trial, the case was continued till
next term and Saucer held under
$1,000 bond with ]. a. Kimble as
surety and James A. Brown as at
torney. 1t seems that Saucer had
purchased team of Ashby and
afterwards claimed the horses were
not as represented and wanted Ash.
by to take them back, bnt he refus-
ed to do so and Saucer refused to
pay for them. Thereupon Ashby
got him indicted for a felony,
alleging that he had virtually stolen
the team
The following Grand Jury was
empaneled: A. w. Snyder, fore
man, Thomas d. Bowers, Thornton
III. Squires, M. M. Bolyard, Will
liam E. Roth, Calvin DeBerry,
Joseph c. Feather, Asberry Liston,
Calvin Wright, Harrison Guthrie,
John M. Freeland, ]. P. Wotring,
o. II. Dill and Edmund Whitehair.
On Thursday they reported II in
dictments, seven for felony and ten
for misdemeanor as follows:
Maud Caylor, unlawful cohabita-
ton. Ira F. Groves, unlawful as J.
saulting Lima Shaffer. BAIL and
Jacob Uphold 4 bills, stealing chick
ems, pork, etc.
Maud Caylor, adultery, with ].
S. Feather. J. E. Huffman, sale of
metallic knuckles to Chas. Wotring.
Lee Huffman, carrying revolver.
Lydia Myers, adultery. Chas. Frey,
adultery with Lydia Frey. Martin
Gardner, assault on Geo. Cation.
VIM. Kempfer, assault on John
Bucklew. Chas. Worthington as
sault on James Burke. Albert f.
Grimes, Destruction B. & o. R. r.
property, cases. Graham Nursery,
without state license.
State VS. Edward Cassidy for fel
ony, continued till next term as the
accused was not ready for trial.
Held under bond of $500 with M.
c. Gibson as surety and p. ]. Cro-
gan, attorney.
The following cases discontinued
or dismissed from court.
State VS. G.. V. Wolfe, State VS.
Marcellus Augustine. Elizabeth Hey
VS. Harry Hunter for bastardy.
Mollie Ayersman VS. Ira l.. Mankins,
same. Virginia b. Teets VS. VIM.
Hartsell, same. Jas. A. Lake VS.
Merchants Coal Co. w. c. & S.
f. Meyers VS. w. w. Dempsey.
State VS. Barton LaRue No. l..
Irona Coal Co. VS. Angelo Chicoet.
VIM. Atkins VS. John Novack Den
mis- Pysy, and Simon Yansitskie.
The following cases continued
till next term--State VS. Eli Drake,
held under $500 bond with B. T.
Gibson as surety and P. J. Crogan,
attorney.
State VS. Alva Bolyard, Crogan
attorney
Robert Waddel VS. T. M. Roby.
w. E. Kidwell VS. West Va. MR..
State VS. A. E. Grimes, held under
$500 bond with Sarah A.. Grimes,
surety c. c. Pierce attorney.
State VS. F. M. Moore held under
$500 bond with Sarah c. Moore
surety.
Rule ordered against John Cool
for failure to appear as a witness on
behalf of the State VS. Barton La
Rue.
| Jacob Uppole indicted for felony,
not being ready for trial, was held
under 5000 bail to appear next
Court, but not being able to give it
was remanded to Jail.
The case of George NJ. Thomas
VS. w. w. Shock and Mary J. Ho-
vey was tried before the following
Jury. ID. A. Dixon, w. F. Corpen-
ming, Jesse Englehart, John f.
Wolfe, A. F. Simpson, Geo. A..
Menear, p. +. Lanham, J. +. Haw-
ell, Joseph w. Michael, Thos.
Poulson, II. c. Cofman, and Caleb
| Pyles. The suit was for unlawful
detainer of house. It seems that
f. X. Thomas sold house to w.
w. Shock of Rowlesburg but did
not make him a deed for it and
moved over into Maryland and sold
the house to his brother Geo. NJ.
Thomas and made him a deed for
| It, but this was set aside by the
| Court and a deed made to Shock,
who got possession Of the property
and rented it to Mary Hovey.
Thereupon Thomas brought suit for
the property and his own evidence