The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-30
THREE MINERS
ARE INDICTED
RIOT CHARGES AT noUNosvILLE
FALL FLAT.
Marshall County er.nd Jsry olsrIssss
compisints Against - Of
Total % - Strikers.

The charges OF rioting against %
miners. brought In connection With
the Mound Coal Company strike at
Moundsville. on April 9. fell Tat upon
Investigation by the Marshall county
srand jury and indictments against
only three OF the total number were
returned In the report OF the body.
made early Wednesday afternoon. In
ability TO identify the others by name
was the cause assigned by the grand
Jurors for the failure to return further
true bills. Most of the accused were
foreigners and positive Identification
was Wound almost impossible. Ten OF
the men. held in jail since their ar.
rest nearly six weeks ago were immc-
diately given their freedom. on a mo-
ton to the court by their counsel, At
torpey Martin Brown. consented to by
Prosecutor Charles E. Carrigan. The
three men held are Louis Bierce. of
the Fort Pitt mine, ca the Ohio side.
said to have been one Of the strike
leaders; Peter Winch and Frank Cos
tello. among the strikers
Indictments Returned.
total OF 10 indictments were re-
turned. nine of them against Benwood
and McMechen, saloonkeepers. for the
sale of liquor to minors. True bills
were also found against Andy Slender.
a Benwood foreigner. charged with
criminal assault on Victoria Urbane,
aged 10, on Easter Sunday. April Z,
and George Bogard. Jr.. OF Mounds
vile, charged with feloniously shoot
ing. with intent to kill Leander Higgs.
an aged hermit. living on the hill
north OF Moundsville. According to
the evidence brought out at the pre-
limfnary hearing Bogard. who is but 16
years OF age. had fired upon Higgc,
shooting the latter through the ear the
night of February 26. when Higgs re-
fused 10 keep him over night The
report, in full. follows:
State VS.. Oscar Smith. mlsdemean-
or. pistol toting. Defendant pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to ak
months in jail. Smith had drawn a
gun on the bartender in Mike Moran's
saloon at Benwood a few weeks ago.
State VS.. John Wright. OF Mounds
vile. pistol toiing. Plea OF guilty en-
tered and sentence OF six months I'M
posed.
l
State VS.. George Bogard. Jr.. misde-
meanor. pistol toting.
State vs.. George Bogard. felony,
shooting with intent TO kill
State VS.. Louis Bierce. Peter Winch
and Frank Costello. misdemeanor. on
conspiracy charge. Two indictments.
State VS.. Louis Bierce. Peter Winch
and Frank Costello. on charge Of car
rying conspiracy into effect Two in
/ dictments
State VS.. Larry Witt, misdemeanor,
selling TO minors. Two counts
State VS.. Mike Callahan. misdemean-
or. selling to minors. -Four indict.
ments.
State vs.. c. C. Sprouts and Fred
/ Oser, misdemeanor, selling to minors.
/ Two counts.
The calling Of the docket was dis
/ pensed with for the day and as Thurs
| day is a holiday adjournment was
taken until Friday morning. when the
docket will be called. pleas entered
/ and cases set for trial The first jury
| trial Of the term will be held Monday
when the $1,000 damage suit OF Rich
| mond VS.. Wheeling Traction Company
| will be called. The case was tried
/ previously but the jury disagreed.