The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-10-06
THE GRAND JURY
MAKES REPORT
NO INDICTMENT WAS FOUND
AGAINST MRS. PAXTON AND
FRANK WRIGHT.
sixTY.six TRUE BILLS FOUND
MlspEMEANoRs WILL GO TO
INTERMEDIATE COURT.

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| Tie grand jury OF the October term
of the Circuit Court finished up It's
long list of cases to bc considered.
yesterday afternoon reported at four
o'clock and was discharged. The In
dictment most anxfously expected
that of Helen NJ. Payton and Frank
j Wright-failed to materializc. and
there is much speculation in court
circles" to-day as to the reason for
lit.
Attorney t. N. Parks for Mrs. Pay
ton, and Attorney a. s. Fleming. for
Wright, moved the court this morning
that their clients be discharged from
custody. The State. however. object,
ed, and the prisoners will be held tn
another grand jury can have a try at
finding an indictment against them.
They will be held but serious dolibta
are now entertained as to whether the
prosecutor cnn mako out case
against them. &
! OF the misdemeanor indictment$
returnable the two most important y
are those against Gem Eieniing and
Rhea Gray for keeping houses. OF n.
fame. The trials Of the "madames'
win be undoubtedly sensational. rs
Judge Kendall has promised all baw-
dy.house keepers $3.50 fine and six
months in jail II convicted. and the
women own considerable property
and will put up a strong fght. Their
places are both on Cherry avenue in
this city.
An unusual Indictment was the one
presented aaginst John Powell for
"cursing and swearing
There are eight felony Indictments
against eight people, and 50 misde-
meanor indictments against ~ peo-
ple-an unusually and unexpectedly
small number. Only II license law
violations are among the offensss,
indictments for carrying dangerous
weapons. two for keeping gambling
house. and for keeping house OF
lllfame. A full list Of tile offenders
and their crimes is as failows:
Felonies-"Zedr Headley, grand
larceny t2); Robert Smith (colored).
grand larceny; Frank Ruderlic, grand
larceny; Mike Reamer. grand larceny:
"Cudney' jenkins, breaking and en-
terlng; James sease, grand larceny
(stealing horse); Ward Payne and
Perry Floyd, horse stealing
Misdemeanors--Mike Bulls. illegal
1 liquor selling t6); Eliza Hayes. dis
.urbing religious gathering; Eliza
Hayes. resisting officers; George
Biaker. Illegal selling t2) Floyd Phil
lips, petit larceny, receiving stolen
goods; Otto Newbrough. petit larceny.
receiving stolen goods; A. r. Free
man. disturbing social gathering. car
rying revolver; w. G. Bosserman and
Ed Carey. keeping gambling house
t2); Lewis Smallwood, assault; How-
ard satterfeld, Russell Merrideld.
F. Shultz. Ira Laughlin and Loman
Drummond. disturbing social gather
ing; James Starkey, assault: John
Powell, cursing and SWEARING; Nick
Barr, assault: France Tcothman. as
sault; Glenn Hawkins, assault; j. N
Kirk. giving falsifying prescription:
George Sloan. assault: Homer Ice. as
sault; Frank Mittica. assault; John
Smallwood. defacing building; Frank
Ruderlic. carrying revolver; Mike
Reamer, carrying revolver; William
Tate and William Martin, disturbing
singing school; Charles Jones. at
tempted extortion; Theodore Rolls,
selling on Sunday; A. M. Berns and
B.. NJ. Simpson, selling on Sunday;
Chester Mcdonald. adultery and for
nication; Lizzie Pyles. adultery and
fornication; Rhea Gray. keeping
house of ill-fame: Gem Fleming.
keeping house Of ill-fame; Marie Mes
tor. alias Irene Lester. prostitution;
Bessie Devere. prostitution; Ethel
Brisbane. prostitution; Clara Nor
gan, prostitution; Frankie Gibson.
prostitution; Doris Golden. prostitu-
tion.
Another of the felonies was dis
posed Of this morning when Frank
Ruderlic confessed to the cow-steal-
ling charge. His partner. Mike Rea-
mer. insists, however, that he is not
guilty. He win be given trial Mon
day, and at its conclusion Ruderlic
will be sentenced. There are now
four felonles to be tried at this term.
AS usual nearly all the misdemeanors
VIII be certified to the intermediate
Court.