The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Circuit Cont
Proceedings
GRAND JURY RETURNS NUMBER
OF INDICTMENTS ON vARl-
Gus CHARGES.

The grand jury did not finish its
work yesterday and had to examine
some witnesses to-day. Yesterday 1t
found the following indictments:
FeIonies.
State vs.. Alias Shuman and Sher-
man Price, robbery.
State VS.. Peter Tonksovich, murder.
State VS.. Joseph Raber, highway
robbery.
Misdemeanor.
Joint Indictment, Pete, Mike, George
and Matt Tonkovich, assault and bat
terry.
State VS.. Mike Tonkovich for carry
ing revolver.
State VS.. James Freeman, Howard
Gaskill, Martin Rorlin and Wesley Lay
man, for assault and battery.
State VS.. C. B. Robertson, forging
a check
The following men were sent before
the grand jury yesterday:
DR.. 8. NJ. Dent, Floyd Wilson, FL
bert Blllingslea, John ]. Tetrich. " L.
Baker, DR.. H. C. LIE Bland. |. S. Gould,
W. A Hardway, ]. S. statler. Lamey
McBee, Ed Bowman, Fred Morgan,
Louis Wilson, Jess Parker Sanford
Parker, Howard Dempsy, w. s. Thorn
IS. Will Slaughter. Charles Jone, Lee
Tetty, G. N. Straight, ]. B. Wilson,
Earl Miller. Willie Smith. R. ]. Cos
talow. Sandy Winney, Frank Sheets.
Chris Sheets, Bell Floyd. Isaac Myers,
John l.. Burke, webb Amos H. N. Mar.
tin, Elbert Clark, Robert Jones, Alb.
Petty, Torrance Shaver, Walter Fort
ney. Goff Hawkinberry. B. sattertield.
Charles Satterfeld. w. I. Shaver, Bich-
lie Hamilton. Clarence Wolf. Walter
Kuhn, Bill Brummage. Charlie McVic-
ker. John Jones, barley McVicker,
Harry Masters, ]. F. Marshall, Charles
E. Sine. E. C Conner, Mrs. Kate Shu-
man, Henry Haney, T. L. sturm, Char
les Radcliffe, 2. F. Davis Robert ].
Denham, Margaret Petty, H. r. Fur
bee.
E. B. Robertson charged with forg-
ing check for 1885 on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company was
sentenced this morning to the Reform
school. Robertson is about IS years
of age He will probably stay in that
institution until he is 81 years old.
Arlis Shuman and Sherman Price
we're sentenced this morning to the
Reform school for robbing Mrs. Kate
Shuman a few days ago.
Judge Mason gave the boys a good
lecturing when he sentenced them.
The court said that he would suspend
the penitentiary sentence which could
not be less than two nor more than
ten years and would give them
chance to keep out. He would send
them to the Reform school and II their
conduct was such that the superfntend-
ent could make good report the pen
sentence would not be given, but II
their conduct was otherwise they
would have to go to Moundsville.
Whether or not they would be sent
to Moundsville would depend upon
themselves.
The first trial in the Circuit Court
for this term came up this morning.
The State vs. JEFF Taylor for malicious
shooting of Joe Yanerio on June "a,
1906. The defendant is represented by
Howard N. Ogden. Miss Nellie BLY,
Clemmer was sworn in as stenograph-
err and Joe Berardelli is the interpre-
ter The following men compose the
jury:
Leander Marshall. ]. Wesley Prick.
EFT, Felix Robey. C. H. Rldgeway.
Frank Barns, George e. satterheld,
Sanford Jones, Thomas Nay, Frank
swisher, Lee swIsher. C. R. Amos, W.
S. Davis.
DR.. Hal Hall and Yanerio were the,
witnesses examined to-day.