The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-14
TRIAL DAIES
SET BY COURT
Grand Jury Returns Another
Big Batch of True Bills
and Works More.

ottu NUI No WUtcs
After making its report Friday
morning. when the grand jury was
asked II 1t had any further business
replied through Its foreman, w. j. s..
Harmer, that it had, and from the
army OF witnesses hanging around
the grand Jury room waiting to be
called It could be seen readily that 1t
did have a lot OF business yet to do.
Some OF the prominent professional
and business men had received invi-
tations to go before that body and
tell what they knew about things that
have not been right and not accord
Ing to law, and, Of course, they went
The Indictments returned Friday
morning were as follows:
Felony-Thomas Wells, John o'Bri-
an. William Jacobs, Charles Mcvick-
er, Brown. Love and Matthew Brent.
Observation-Disclosures Huntsman,
Meshack Frost, two cases; John R.
Hickman, three cases: Bernard slut
Ter, Frank Summers, q. w. Davis,
Robert Davis, Thomas p. Kearns two
ceases, James Boyle, William Jacobs.
Ashby Monroe and Josiah w. Thorn
The grand jury Friday afternoon
brought in indictments as follows and
adjourned until Saturday morning:
Felony-Stuart Clark and William
Wiley.
MISUNDERSTANDING Kearns,
M. ID. Sheridan, Newton Heenan,
R. j. Galley two, James Frazier two,
w w. Fertig, ]. H. Kearns and E. N.
Koehler. Shorty Bawlenspecker. John
Smith, A. L. Gaughan and James De
laney, lloyd Dun and Fred Monroe,
Kay Wilson and George McAtee.
A number of prisoners were brought
in to enter pleas. Attorneys were APP
pointed for them and the dates of
trial set. b.
Eddie Brock, colored, charged with
feloniously assaulting foreigner at
Pinnickinnick with a coal pick, when
arranged pleaded not guilty. Messrs
Southern and Ramage were appointed
his attorneys. His trial was set for
May is.
Southern and Hamrick are to look
after Barney Keenans interests in his
trial on the charge of assaulting
1925, a watch and chain.
Attorney ]. W. Robinson was ap-
pointed to defend Hugh Michaels,
charged with stealing silver horn,
and Monday. May Is, is the date set
for the tripi.
Other trials are set as follows:
Riley Long, Monday. May, 1S.
Samuel Hunter, attempted murder,
Friday, May Is. lKAN1
Brown Love and Matthey Brent,
burglary. A. j. Fndley appointed as
their attorney, Tuesday, May 10.
NJ. Frost, misdemeanor. Monday,
May 49,.
Ear. Duty pleaded guilty to dis
turbing religious worship, paid a fine
of $50 and went to jail for seven days.
Defaulted was te bond Of BENJAMIN
Gill on the same charge.
Barney Keenan, will be tried Tues
day. May 10.
The injunction case of George w.
Deison against George M. Kyle about
the building of a fence across an alley
in the city was argued.
The afternoon of the court was
taken up in hearing arguments in
chancery causes.
The following misdemeanors were
returned Saturday morning, but no
felonies. were reported at that time:
John R. Hickman, ten cases.
A. L. Gaughan and James Delaney
Michael D. Sheridan.
James Kearns and T.. N. Koehlcr.
Bill Lyon and Homer Grapes.
James Frazier, two cases.
William. Mount, alias Cy Mount.
Ernest Onestingle.
Dow Davis and James Frazier.
Shorty Bawlenspecker.
In discharging the grand jurors
Judge Lynch commended them for
their promptnesss ability and returns,
but said their best commentator was
consciousness of having done their
duty ;
Quite number of the indictments
for misdemeanor are for operating
gambling houses, many are for liquor
violations and the felony indictments
include murder and criminal assault.
The suit of the Home Bank for
Savings against E. Thad Post and
w. G. Burnside, was dismissed.
The suit of the same bank against
e. Thad Post and Writ w. Post was
also dismissed.
James Boyle pleaded not guilty
to misdemeanor and issue was join
ed.
"A previous ordea in the case of
William l. Rosenfeld against John
F. Krohme, Jr., was set aside.
The following suits were dismissed:
Thornily Brothers VS.. Lysander D.
Bacon.