The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-07
GRAND JURY FIND
IA TRUE BILLS
FRANK sRTTxANIs INDICTED FOR
Elm GROVE MURDER.
Indictment Also hsnss Over Tony
nseUrs Fer Cutting ria
wfe-Other cssel

After being In session one DAY. the
grand jury assembled 90 look into the
cases submitted for the May term OF
the Criminal Court finished its Ia
oors AZ 5 O'Clock last evening and re
ported to the cour fourteen true bills.
None of the cases were OF a sensa-
tional character and while there were
a number OF ~felonies the only serious
charge is that OF murder against
Frank krisanik. who murdered Steve
Coda, at Elm Grove several weeks
ago.
An indictment was also returned
against Tony Maduro who as\ ulted
his wife with a knife at their home
on SEVENTEEN street some weeks ago.
Maduro was out OF the penitentiary
on parole and he was ordered back
by Governor Glasscock and this in.
dlctment will be held over him and
he will be brought back TO lace IL
when he completes his term in the
institution.
When the jury filed its report Fore.
man Andrew S. Hare stated to the
court that the other members or The
jury Joined with him in asking leni-
ency In the case of Henry Weisner.
who was indicted by the jury for
stealing lead pipe from the city gas
] works.
Court convened at $3.50 O'Clock
yesterday moning n the jury was
sworn in as follows:
Foreman. A.. S. Hare. Fourteenth
street; Henry Beau. 461 Market
street; herman Coss. COZ Market
street; Charles A. Feinler, Twelfth
street; WILLIAM II. Sherfese, l5 Thir.
teenth street; Nicolas busch. % Eley.
enth street; William S Holmes. 40
seventeenth street; Peter Erb, Sr.,
l2S Sixteenth street; Charles F. NJ.
~ihIenfeld, Jr., 1921 Eot street: II. +.
Nolte. 25Ol Chapline street; William
J. Nolte. 25Ol Chapline street; +. W.
WAGNER. North Front street: H.. w.
Schrebe, 4O44 Woods street; S. S ia
GODS, Liberty district; Louis H.. Cook.
Iriadelphia district. and DIR. w. J.
Bates. Richland district.
After being sworn the jury listened
to the charge of Judge Jordan h
also read the law on the sale OF CO.
caine and the revenue laws regarding
the sale of intoxicants. The papers
were then submitted and the fury re-
tired TO consider the sixteen cases
turned over TO them for consideration
and they reported at the time stated
the report was read the
Judge took occasion to thank the
members OF the body for the manner
IN which they had handled the vari-
Gus cases and expedited matters ana
they were then discharged.
The finding Of the jury were as fol.
lows,
True Bills.
state VS.. John McMurray, feIonious
assault upon John Weimer.
Stale VS.. Frank BellvIlle, felony.
stealing a pocket book.
State VS.. James Iolbert. felony
stealing money bank from MAY
burke's house.
State VS.. Paul Fowler. misdemean.
or. violating pistol toting Law.
State VS.. Frank Strugan. misda.
meanor. violating pistol toting law
State VS.. George Kish and loo
hoebloe, im~personating an officer
ana obtaining money h. extortion.
STATE vs.. Elmer Austin, felony
] stealing clothing.
state VS.. Lou Craig. felony. grand
NaNNAs VI ESQ
state VS.. Wilbur Simpson. felony
perjury.
State VS.. Tony Maduro. felony, Eel.
onious assault on Mrs. Maduro.
state VS.. Vernon Johnson, misde.
meano threatening 70 kill people on
b. & o. train.
state vs.. Charles Barnes. .John
Gordon and Harlan Weaver. felony
Iobbing Royal pool room on Market
street.
state vs.. Henry Weisner. felony
stealing lead pipe from the city gas
works. e
steve VS.. Frank Krizanik. felony.
murder Of Steve Scoda.
Not True Bills.
state VS.. Clee Burnett. misdemcan
or. assaulting Sailor" Monroe.
state VS.. Randolph Miller. felony
charged with stealing $40.
Before adjourning court Judge Tor.
nan announced that the docket would
be called at Q 30 O'Clock Tbursdav