The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-13
First Husband She Thought
Dead Turns Up the Flesh
Alive and Well.
NOTIFIED OF HIS DEATH
She Claims Before She Mar
ried Hornick Several Years
Ago-other Court News.

Mrs. oma Mccourt alias Jenkins
alias Hornick was placed on trial
Monday morning. charged with big
amy. It appears that her maiden
name was oma Jenkins, and she mar
ried Bert McCourt in 1895. Four
years later he was sent to the asy-
lum for the insane at Weston, and in
1901 was transferred from that in
jtitution to the West Virginia asylum
II Huntington for incurables. She
.laiins that she received letter In
1909 from the superintendent of the
West Virginia asylum, stating thai
Mccourt had died. Believing her
first husband dead, she married Free
man Hornick in 1908. and last June
Mccourt showed up in the flesh and
well, having been discharged from
The Huntington institution just pre-
yions TO his re-appearance here as
,0J--ed.
I * Bert Mccourt married oma Jen-
kills in Giimer county October 81.
1893. and son was born to them.
In 1899 he became afflicted with epl-
'epsy and was sent to Weston and
then TO Huntington, the home for In.
curables, But he recovered and war
released.
Mrs. Mccourt married Freeamn
HorniclS in this county May "a. 1908.
without having obtained divorce
from Mccourt.
Mr.. McCourt arrived here Friday
night, June 7. last, from Huntington.
navlng learned after some inquiry
that his wife had remarked ana was
residing with her second husband.
He went to their home in the eastern
part OF the city where he greatly
purprised Mrs. Hornlck. or rather, by
law. Mrs. McCourt. There was no
scene, however. He asked her if she
had obtained divorce. She said
that she had not and the reason that
she remarked was that she had,
hard time TO get along and had been
told .Aiccourt was dead.
McCourt learned there THAT two
children had been born to her by her
alleged second marriage. He also
saw his son, who is now nine years
toid. There was no reconciliation or
s1Seunion, and Mccourt went before
roo 4stice James N. David and swore
-Sg- warrant against her, charging
her with bigamy.
Constable A. G. Waldo went to her
home on Poplar street to arrest her
but was Informed that she had gone
to her mothers in Glen Elk. Later
she appeared before Justice Dav:l,
waived examination and gave bond OF
$500 with her brother as surety to an
swer an Indictment.
orville Johnson pleaded guilty to
misdemeanor and was fined SO and
costs.
William Randolph entered plea
of not guilty OF misdemeanor.
Frank Gormong, on an appeal
from Justice Harry Gordon's court
charged with failure to pay board
bill. was convicted and a caplas di-
rected to issue.
Fred Tichenor and Frank Rove,
on misdemeanor charges, were fined
$40 each and costs.
The Baltimore & Ohio asked for a
further bill of particulars in a misde-
meanort charged against it.
Demurrers were made to each
4 count in the case of the County Court
81 Harrison county against the West
Virginia Short Line Railroad Com
pany.
A plea OF not guilty was entered
in the case of Viola Toothman
against Sid Wright.
Similar pleas were entered in the
suits OF Lucinda Danley, George
Jackson and Thomas ]. Dennison
against the Fairmont and ClarksburG
Traction Company
The felony and misdemeanor
charges against Count st. Germain
were dropped.
A decree of divorce was granted
Mary V. Post against opha NJ. Post
Sale was decreed in the case Of
Albert Perine, admr., against Henry
B. Perine.
Raymond ]. Galley was acquitted
By a jury of selling to a minor.
Thomas a. Laffey was convicted by
a jury OF selling to a habitual druk-
ard and was fined 500 and costs
Report of sale was made in the
re Of John w Davis. guardian.
nst Katherine and Nettie Pride.
Sicoia Simonetta was granted a
,rce from Mary Slmonetta.
v sale Of land was confirmed In the
cause OF e. d. Lewis. admr., against
John P. Queen, ct. al.