The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-09
CRIMINAL COURT
DOCKET CALLED
ONE OF LARGEST EVER BEFORE
LOCAL COURT FOR YEARS.
Three Pleas OF Guilty Were Entered.
and Prisoners viii Go to Pen.
Many Cases Passed.

Many Cases Passed.
At no time In the history OF West
Virginia has there been such an array
OF prisoners lined up before the bar
OF justice as was taken before Judge
Robinson yesterday when the Crimi-
nal Court docket was called. There
were so prisoners arraigned. and
many OF these pleaded guilty to the
charges preferred against them and
received their sentences Immediately
Three OF these were given three years
in the State penitentiary. Others
were set for trial. while demurrers
were set in others.
A heartrending scene was enacted
when Othia Clarke pleaded guilty and
was given three years in the State
penitentiary. His wife was in the
court room with him. and when sen
fence was passed she broke down anu
wept when she realized that she hac
been deprived OF her main support for
the next three years.
Another pitiful case was that OF
Charles Allen. a boy OF Il. who wa
sent TO Moundsville for three years
A case OF singular circumstance
was the sentencing OF Anthony Adam.
ski 10 work on the public roads Ths
county that a case, OF this kind has
been disposed OF in this way. He was
sent mp for forgery.
Tho Cases
State VS.. James Owens. robbery.
three years IN the penitentiary
State vs.. Othia Clarke. robbery.
three years In the penitentiary.
State VS.. Bernard Demuth, passed
until Saturday. in the absence OF at
torney.
State vs.. VI. Johnson. violation OF
anticigarette Law, passed until Satur.
day.
State vs. George Sinbach. motion to
duash warrant granted
State vs.. Mary Habdo and George
Sinbach. unlawful cohabitation. passed
until Saturday.
State vs.. William Taylor, assault
and battery. passed until Saturday.
State vs.. Tony Gaia, pistol toter.
passed
Edward Guthrie forfeited bond for
carrying a pistol
State VS.. Charles Parker. pistol
toter. not guilty. trial September Is.
State VS.. Albert Hoyt. embezle-
mfnt. trial set for Saturday
State VS.. Walter Duncan. trial set
for demurrer. Saturday.
State VS.. Florence jackson ana
Clara Heaton. highway robbery. pass
ed until Saturday.
State vs.. George and William Phil
baum. demurrer entered: set for trial
Tuesday.
State VS.. James Myrtle and Bud
Ross. passed until Tuesday. Septem-
Der g.
State vs.. Joe May. theft. demurrer
entered, set for Saturday.
State VS.. Charles Williams. demur-
rer set for argument September S.
State VS.. Eli Harvey. criminal as
sault, set for Saturday.
State VS.. John McCabe. robbery.
three years in the penitentiary.
State VS.. Burnley Games, robbery.
demurrer entered. trial September 10.
State VS.. John Flanagan. set for
trial September 10
State vs.. Jennie Roe. misdemeanor.
set for Saturday.
State VS.. William Zellers. misde-
meanor. passed until Saturday.
State VS.. Wilbur and Fred Elson
rioutous conduct. action deferred
State vs.. Ellen Il Davis and WI.
liam Stoehr. unlawful cohabitatiou.
set for Wednesday.
State vs.. Curr. appeal. bond forfeit.
ed
state vs. n. scheur. appeal. passed
until Saturday
state VS.. Walter Butler. carryin 2
weapons. passed until Tuesday
State vs.. Susan Truax. passed
feited bond
State VS. Toland. carrying pistol
warned against the same again No
true bill was returned by grand fury
state VI. Gin. same as the above.
State vs.. Badly Price robbery. trial
set for September IL
States vs.. Joseph Snyder. Clarence
Frost and Virgil Lewis. robbery. set
for September 10
State vs. Frank I.eansdoskv rob
berry. forfeited bond
State vs. Frank Hoffman and Peter
Marx. passed
State VS.. Thomas Hickman and O.
l.. Keenan,. passed
State W Thomas Paffereon RI.
leased on bond 20 appear later.
state vs. G. =. Turk. fighting and re-
sisting. passed
State vs. Harry Moore. assault
passed until Saturday.
State vs.. Joseph Snodgrass dis
missed
State W. Frank Cantelia. trespass.
ing passed until Saturday
State vs. John Fenton. an appeal.
passed until Saturday
State W " " Gamble. charged
ny Harry Smith threatening bodily
harm. passed until Tuesday
State W Harry Smith gambling
motion made 10 quash. argument TO
day.
state W. John Mulanay. destroying
pOrperiy. passed