The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-25
JUSTICE WHEELS
MOVE RAPIDLY
FOUR JuRIes REPORT vERplcrs
IN CIRCUIT COURT
YESTERDAY.
One Case Settled Out Of Court And
Another Not caIled-.one
Jury Dismissed.

THE Mills OF the Gods grind slow
ly" saying was not in keeping with the
work in the circuit court yesterday.
there being a continuous march OF
juries from Jury rooms In court rooms
from opening time until adjournment
was taken last night. Four jury yer.
diets were rendered in an as many
appeal cases, one action was settled
without the need of jury and another
scheduled TO come up was not called
Matters that have been pending for
some time were taken up and sctsd
upon before Judges Heryey and New
man yesterday.
DIR. w. c. Etzler. won his appeal IN
Part One OF the circuit court. the jury
In the case. by its action. reversing the
decision of Squire Lee r. Dobbs. This
action was styled s. c. Burrier W.
W. c. Etzler and was brought for the
sum Of 5000. Before the squire. The
plaintiff was given Judgment for the
fun amount. which was claimed for
damages sustained when the plaintiff
ran into the machine of the defend
ant. " developed that the defendants
automobile was standing In front of
his home when II was struck by the
contended that there were no lights
on the car and he failed to see II.
The defense contended that the street
was perfectly light and the car could
be seen for blocks. Attorneys Schmidt
and Jones appeared for the plaintiff
and Attorney W. p. Robinson for the
defense.
w. J. Colts again lost his case In
the circuit court yesterday and for a
time II looked as IL he might be fined
Tor contempt OF court Attorney 4. J.
Graham sued Mr. Colts for attorneys
fees Of $50. and the jury gave him
Judgment for the full amount after
less than a minutes elaboration.
Cots appeared as his own attorney
and several run ms" between him
and his witnesses occurred This Is
the record for quick work Of juries.
In part two the jury in the case Of
the Elm Grove Motor Sales company
VS.. f. M. Atkinson returned a verdict
for S271.12 against the defendant, after
being out since Wednesday evening
some time ago. the defendant offered
TO compromise with the amount rem
dered by the jury, and upon his offer
OF compromise. IL is claimed, the YER
dict was based. !. Attorney Wilkerson
appeared for the plaintiff and w. p.
Robinson for the defense.
verdict for the defendant WAS
rendered In Part One in the case of
Charles Stevens by his next friend
George Stevens VS.. S. X Johnson. This
action arose over the possession Of a
piano which had been bought by the
plaintiff in Newark and then shipped
here and stored. An attachment was
served and the piano was placed In
the Johnson storage house, who later
returned II TO its rightful owner. Fol
lowing this Mr.. Stevens sued for its
possession. Several technical ones
lions were brought out.
After the jury had been called in
the case OF J. p. Ahrens VS.. Henry
Reiter. 81 al. II was announced that
settlement had been reached al the
last minute. The terms OF the settle.
ment were not made public. This ac.
lion was in Part Two. In Part One.
the suit OF Paul Williams VS.. L. q
Bartey was scheduled to come up but
was not called. These latter two were
appeals.
All jurors in Part One were die.
missed until this morning at $50 and
those In Part One were excused until
Monday morning.