The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-07
GRAND JURY
FILES REPORT
DE1 or "cKATTY" 1uLLocE.
Physician Indicted on Serious eha<r,.
Jury fails 70 InAtct west vlrWinis
Tax Payers Association.

Inv JANUARY term or the criminal
court was convened yesterday morning
at $3.50 O'Clock with both a new Judge
and a new prosecutor on the job. Judge
Alan Robinson opened the court prompt
~ and Immediately gave a lengthy
charge TO the grand jury and one that
tnIiy covered all phases OF the cases
mat the body would have 10 consider
The jury was then closeted in private
rooms and Prosecutor Robert Addlernan
conducted the investigation into the dif-
a aersht cases thst were brought up for
Shortly before Z o'clock yesterday af-
,srnoon the grand jury filed it's report
sIs. John Blattner. Martin LOTUS and
Thomas Gattrell. for the murder OF
Shatty' Bullock These men viii be
given a hearing early in the term and
there seems little doubt but that they
Z VIII be convicted as the evidence that
VS. gwen by eye witnesses OF the affair
Client in Itself to convict them.
I Another feature Of the report was the
West virginia Tax Payers Association
Tor violation OF the Corrupt Practice
Act. this association having failed TO file
the account OF their campaign expendi-
lures In the recent wet and dry election.
3 ~ was stated by several attorneys last
4 night that the evidence submitted
aFainst the association was quite suffi-
I cient to indict. az IL was shown that
George Mcdowell the manager of the
association. had paid out money for ad-
son for the finding Of "A not true bill Is
not known.
True Bills.
The following true bills were returned
, ny the jury:
state VS.. Tony smickeI. misdemeanor.
carrying concealed weapons
State VS.. John Kordic misdemeanor.
carrying concealed weakons.
state VS. Neal Robinson. misdemeanor
carrying concealed weapons
state Va. John Dwyer. misdemeanor.
carrying concealed weapons
state VS. William Ayers misdemeanor
attempting to defraud the Palace Furni-
ture Company out of household goods
stealing bicycle.
lyle. felony. stealing fourteen barrels
state rs. Wilbur simpson. felony. per-
; Jury.
State rs. Wilbur simpson. misdemea-
nor. perjury.
state ~. Minnie Arnett alias Lucille
BARKER. misdeinednor. fornication and
state vs.. John Blattner. felony. muir
der.
STATE -. Martin LOTUS. felony. muir
der.
state -. Thomas GattreJ. felony.
/ state vs. Dr. H. p Campbell. felony.
abortion.
The last Indictment came as a great
surprise 10 all the court officials save
ne Judge and prosecutor. a. the defend
ant had Just concluded giving his ttsti-
mony In the Bullock case. re having
7 been one Of the physicians that assisted
IN performing the autopsy.
Not True Bills.
The not true hills returned by the
jury We're:
state W. George Mcdowell. rnisdenea-
nor. for failing. as manager Of the West
virginia Tax layers Association. 20 file
an account of the expenditures Of the
ass"ci ation during the recent wet and
try election
state vs. Escell Ross. felony. steaIin,
bicycle
state -. Charles Kemper. charged
On three counts for stealing lead pip.
state -. steve Peters. Wisdemcanor.
pistol totiug
state ~. Robert Hankct. mis- lcmea-
nor. larceny.
Tel case 81 the state against steve
Peters. charged with pistQ. tot.ng in
~hich not true hIIi WIS found. ~ the
first instance Is here q grand fury failed
to iudlCt when the WEAPON was found on
tire ierS"n 80 uIs prisoner at q hrs ar
rest.
Tie pr.minal court docket VIII he call
ID NeuneSia. morning 40 @ 30 O'Clock