The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-16
SCHENK CASE
is PASSED
a " OF PROSECUTOR
CAUSES DELAY UNTIL
MONDAY.
rive Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced.
TuT Exchange Case Passed
Until Monday

Many spectators were present in the
court room. expecting to see Mrs.
Laura Schenk but in his they were
disappointed, as she appeared only
through her counsel. Attorneys Boyce
n OBrien. The disposition OF the
twenty-One appeal cases was deferred
until this morning.
When the prisoners were arraicn.
cd y pleas of guilty were entered
ana sentences pronounced by the
court. The only pcnitentiary sen.
tcncc was that OF Jesse Spence. IN
dicted for cutting the throat OF i
young colored girl. several days ago.
severely ~wounding her. Spence was
given an indcterminate tenn of from
TWO TO ten years. The prisoner
claimed that he was drunk at he
time of the crime and asked the
mercy OF the court.
Henry B%oliiiHeer. the perpetrator OF
the spectacular shooting at Christ
mans cafe last Saturday night. plead
not guilty at first and later changed
his plea TO guilty. He was fined 500
and given six months In Jail on the
Charge OF shooting and a fine OF 500
dnd six months in tnil for pistol tot
INK, the second sentence 10 start at
the expiration OF the first. The alb
cuCc OF malice In the shooting was
no doubt responsible for the li.ht
sentence.
William Turner. arrested a few
days aEo while chasing his wife with
a razor. plead guilty and was fined
500 and costs and SIN months in jaii.
Thomas I~iagEett plead guilty to uu-
lawful sale Of liquor and was sentenced
10 pay "a Il OF 500 and costs and
serve ninety days IN jail. Francisco
Sera. pistol totcr. plead guilty and
was given a. sentence OF 500 u costs
aud siN months IN Jail.
Although ne Il said 10 have con.
fesscd TO thc crime. john Ennis en-.
tered "a plea OF not guilty to robbery
and will ht tried. Ennis Is thc man
who o. said to have robbed som,
friends after they had taken him al.
"a boat excursion. tbs case Is set Tor
trial september 10Th.
In the cas-, OF Lucy Lincoln. IN.
CiCtet for completely ia the robbery
OF the schmidt residence. an order
directing the execution Of the NO.
mans bond by the sheriff OF Mason
county Was -Etoredx She Disappeared
after -lN.Lc bond and has not been
found. The case oi CLARK Irwin. ac
'aSri ot the robbery. was PASSED uu
ID today.
The ,omplet" docket follows.
State ~. John Hizlcton. indicted
for grand lar-ucy. Plea Of not sil.'y
entered. SCI Tor trial Friday. Septcm
brr End.
state ". Jesse Spence. charge.
win emitting 3D." throat az rricli!.
Galloway. Pleaded guilty and SEN
fenced 10 NOT Jess than two nor more
taau J." years 10 NouutsVN.c pom.
',.t.IrN.
s'a-" rs John Adams Fclouiou.
assault. PASSED 10 september 49,.
State IS. John Ennis. Two iud!ct
m"nts. l%drcncy and former convict
ION Pl'aded not guilty to both. IRA
s'i FOR september o..
stat" rs. Henry Stci'1. Passed q
Saturday
state VS. James Ri!cy Charro,
V.'. stealing 90 diamond ria- II,.
OF NOT guilty entered. Sct for tr.a,
October o.
state S. Frank Fcrriu In..r,,.
inr highway robbery i..u .. uo.
t..i',. S,' for tr.4l September I4.
-.l'. S.. William Ilua Iuli,t.,
."r hIeh0ly robbery Plea o. r,r
r.t.tt entered S,t for 'rtl S,pt.m
Beg .n
STAT. $50. Jo. S,l.v.rnski. Iuiic-
"l ;Hr .oilcrs. uiI Uot appear
Bond declared forfeit.
stat. ts I'D. h..cc Indicted fol
t.DEri. f.etf Ia--r. fp Monday
STATE" So. Jim NolI.ru Alleged
i,. '. tl'tf. Passed COB Monday.
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