The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-05
CIVIC REroRm ONION
REPRESENTATIVES, HERE.
Rev. M. Gregg. oserstsy - a.
Union, .olvss Interesting Interview
conessnina Geo. +.

With the assembling OF the grand
jury yesterday morning In the criminal
court. with ysdge Jordan prssiding.
the March term Of the Ohio csunty
criminal court was formally opened
and from the progress made YESTERDAY
IL is likely me grand jury will not 70
port before late this afternoon or sone
time tomorrow.
Prom the number Of cases to be COO
sidered. some 80 in all. this term viii
prove unusually lengthy, and In addi-
ton to the cases already published.
three more were added to the list this
morning. as follows:
State 70. Peter MARI: selling liquor
to minors State We. w. e. White
head and State vs.. Standard Home
Company. These cases were filed 1t
the instance OF the state auditor, who
alleges that they are conducting an
annuity business without a state per
NIT.
Shortly latter court opened the
sheriff called the list Of Jurors and the
following compose the jury: Frank
w. Bowers, foreman: Harry Greiner.
Sam Run, C. II. Copp. Bartiin Mon
illegal. II. w. Fair. J. 8. Butts, Louis
Zoeckier. Bernard Book. Carl Bohn.
Robert Earl, Otto KaIbitssr, Frank
Blayney. George NJ. enock. Frank
Wagner and Charles II. Dowisr.
Charge 20 jury.
After h tngy had been sworn
Judge Jordan delivered his charge, In
which he called attention to the law
in regard to the illegal sale Of liquor
and cocaine. the latter. he said. be
Ing a felony under the law. He also
called attention to the fact that II
was a violation OF the law for any
person to have cocaine In their pos.
session, and no person except drug
Lgist or physician is authorized &c
handle the drug in any form. He also
called attention to the corrupt prac.
tees act. and after dwelling on this
at some length the law as passed by
| h Legislature of 1908 was read fol
the beneft OF the Jury. He called at
tention to the practice of some peo
pie holding up candidates for money
for various purposes. such as adj
~vertfsements, tickets. donations. etc
Immediately after the charge was de
hvered the jury retired to it's room
ana commenced the consideration O,
Its first case.
The Cline Case.
~ was understood last eveninrtha,
the first ease taken up was hat o,
the state VS.. Chester Cline. alias
Charles A Cline. held for criminal
assault. This case was worked mn
oy representatives OF the America
CIVIC Reform union, an Ohio corpora
ton. and the Rev. A. 8. Gregg. o.
Cleveland. superintendent of 3 tbs
union who vas present in the iur,
room yesterday and stated that 4
strong 4 had been made aEainsr
the defendant. and he had been rivey
70 understand that an Indictment haf
been returned. The consideration n
his case occupied almost the entir.
day, 1t Is understood. and that besor,
IL was completed and during a shor
wait Tor O witness another case wa,
aken up. This a understood =,
DC the cases against Fern TarbelI am
irving Birch. charged with complicit,
IN a famous Hill Top farm alIees1
hoidup. The case was not comnIess,
ana VIII be continued this morning
In speaking OF the Cline casa 10.
evening. Mr.. Gregg gave some Yer,
interesting details regarding n