The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-25
CIRCUIT
COUR |
A Very Busy Term. important
Cases Tried, and Long Standing
Indictments Disposed OF.


Parsons, on the bench.
The grand jury composed of
the following was cmpanneled:
Clay Mcdonald, foreman, Lee
RAIDER, S. T. Stump, James A..
Terrell, A. II. Jackson, Archie
Burrows, Oliver Wease. Floyd
Barr, A. j. Roach, Bill Lynch.
Allen Campbell, II. ID. Siers, G..
Johnson, l.. S. Witt, G.. E. Coop
er and Beman Wright.
Rev. A. Westfall, who was in
dicted on three counts for misap-
preparation of county funds at
the October, 1907, term of court,
was brought to trial at this term
and was acquitted of the charge.
twas alleged by the prosecution
that Westfall, who was a survey
or of roads of Sherman district,
had purchased oats and other ar
ticles of neighbor and in pay
ment had issued an order for sew
eral days work on the roads. The
defense did not deny this allie
cation, but established that the
amount of labor allowed for the
oats was deducted from Mr..
Westfall's labor. The Jury
considered the case but a short
time. Attorneys Hamilton, Fer
rell and waldo represented the
defense. The case was ably
conducted. Attorney waldo
in his argument for the defense
made very touching appeal to
the jury, and tears were in the
eyes of many in the court room
at the conclusion of his address.
In the case of Cornelius will
liams versus Mrs. II. Il. Gardner
for 81, 600 damage for SANDER,
the jury returned a verdict for
Mrs. Gardner and against the
plaintiff The case was hotly
contested and several hours was
taken up in its hearing. Attor-
neys Hamilton and Terrell rep
resented Mrs. Gardner, and will
liams' interest was cared for by
Attorneys Chenoweth and Slut
Ter. The suit grew out of re-
port alleged to have been circu-
lated by the defendant concern
ing the diseased condition Of a
cow which williams had purchas-
ed of a neighbor and killed by
him for beef. The plaintiff
claimed the COW was in good con-
dition, that he was unable to sell
beef and that his business was
damaged to the extent of 81, 600.
The ssuit was instituted in the
early part of the year, 1909. A
long array of witnesses were eX-
amined in the case. The jury
considered the case for some
time, and returned a verdict for
the defendant.
In the case Of Melvina McMil-
Ian versus George Mcmillan al
absolute divorce was granted the
plaintiff, who is a lady about 68-
years old. Mrs. MILAN was the
widow of a Civil War veteran
and was drawing a widows pen
at the time of her marriage to
her last husband, who deserted
her few years ago. The di-
vorce was applied for i'm order
that the lady could be restored
to the name Of her first husband
and to the United State pension
rolls. Attorney ID. f.. Stutlcr
represented the plaintiff.
The thirteen persons indicted
under the Red Man act at the
August, 1910, term for compile
ity in whipping Scott Williams, a
Holiness preacher, and Albert
and wesley Polling, we're held un-
der bond to appear at the Aug
ust term. The case will be heard
at that term. The preacher, who
is the States most important
witness, is now located lin Okla
homa. Several witnesses were
examined b, the grand jury in
effort to secure more indictments
One of the most comic features
of the term, though with enough
seriousness to change the smile
of amusement to a gaze Of pity.
was the plea Of guilty by Thomas
wcstfall, Of the Left Hand fork
Of Steer creek. who was indicted