West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-03
CIRCUIT corRr PROCEEDINGS
Grand Iurars

Ringer. f. s. Brown. NJ NJ. Ridenour.
+. G. Albright. John Dodge, G. w.
Strawser. +. l.. Dennison. A. c. Win
tiers. Vim. NJ. Schaeffer, Mack Evick.
ID. j. Gibson. A. r. Bolyard. w e.
Stewart. Z. S. Fellon.
Petit Jurors.
s. Ii. Kirk. John NJ Massie. San
ford Scott. James w. Wright. ]. A.
Montgomery. j. j. Barnes, Jesse A.
Beerbower. Geo. w. Hotsinpillar. c.
NJ. Hollis, Geo. w. Orr. David l.. wiles.
Jacob I. Murray. G. w. Shahan, V. T.
Stemple. Clyde Spiker, VIM. +. Will
Jams, David b. Bishof, Jehu Knots.
Sanford Knots, Jno. X. May, William
Miller. Clinton Hollis. Geo Forman.
Lakin Elsey. ID. A. DeBerry. Ray
Shaw. f. c. Nine. Howard Peaslee.
Daniel Schrock, l.. w. Beatty. c c.
Chambers. ID. G. Feather, Elisha Rim
ger, Richard C. May.
Indictments Found
Felonies-Joseph Whitaker, Noah
Gross, George Howdersheit, Albert
Harmed, Dominica Chioffe, G.. II. Will
son.
Misdemeanors-Chas. Colebank, Pat
rick Colebank, Benjamin Hornbeck,
two counts, Lee Sanders, Herman
Shafrer, ID. A. Erwin, three counts. @.
II. Wilson.
l.. F. Everhart, of Terra Alta. was
on motion of Attorney 8. P. Mitchell
admitted to practice in this court.
IL. w. Bayer Of Berkeley Springs,
this state, was on motion of F. e. Par
rack admitted to practice in this court.
Robert L. Brown, local young fell
low and a graduate of the University
at Morgantown, was on motion made
by III. g. Crogan and Joseph v. Glib
son admitted to the local bar. Mr..
Brown is a son-in-law of Congress
man William G. Brown and will, prac-
tice his profession in Kingwood
George w. Bicher's administrators
VS.. Elkins Coal & Coke Company,
case dismissed following motion ad-
Vanced by p. j. Crogan.
The case of NJ. Il. Walls VS.. J. w.
Menetee. mayor, etc. prohibition. the
case having been amicably adjusted
was on motion of ]. T. DALEY dis
| missed.
state VS.. Frank EVERY, Alvin Blan-
ey and Mark Friend, misdema amor,
was at the instance of the States at
torney, A. G. Hughes. dismissed.
State VS.. John NJ. Barnes. felony,
was dismissed following motion by
Prosecuting Attorney Hughes.
In the case of the State VS.. Alva
Wolfe the defendant having died. the
prosecution was abated.
Case of Dora Con VS.. Baltimore &.
Ohio Railroad Company was on mo-
ton of plaintiffs attorneys, Gibson
and Bowman. dismissed satisfied.
The case of Nancy A. Richards ct
al. vs. Lloyd A. Linger was continued
until next term.
A. ID. Boman VS.. Wolfe & Delaney,
| debt, continued.
Case of Charles H. Freeland VS..
krebs Lumber Company, assumpsit.
| continued until next term.
Oliver & Triplett VS.. Frazee & Fra
ley, appeal, continued.
State VS.. Albert Harmed, felony. con-
tinued until next term. This indict-
ment was found at the present term
or court and the defendants attorney.
D. V. Gibson, asked for time to get
ready for trial.
In the condemnation case of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad COMPANY
VS.. John w. Browns heirs ct al. this
case having been carried to the Su-
preme Court, where a writ of error
was granted, was returned to the To-
cal court for adjustment. Thereupon
the court ordered special receiver
John w. Watson to make settlement
according to the writ and the matter
was later placed in the hands of 7
Ben Brady for final settlement, he be-
ing instructed to ascertain the
amounts payable to the defendants
and to make adjustments according
l.y
The case of the State VS.. StanleV
Lipscomb was tried by jury and the
defendant found guilty He was charg-
ed with having carried a pistol and
it was with reference to this charge
that he was making defense. He was
given fine of $50 and sentenced TO
SIX months i'm the county jail.
The case of the State against Okev
Braham, charged with disturbing a
school exhibition at Bonafield school
house, at the Camp Grounds. defend
ant found not guilty Hubert Crogan
was Braham's attorney.
The case of the State VS.. Virgil
Wolfe, misdemeanor, continued.
State VS.. Dominic Chioffe. felony
continued.
state VS.. Noah Gross. felony. was
heard Monday. Attorney Joe V. Glib
son was chosen as special Judge and
set the date for hearing. This was
Joe's first attempt on the bench and
nc acquitted himself nobly.
doc" a. Erwin, who was charged
with having sold spirituous liquors.
and who has been in Jail here for
some time awaiting trial. was found
guilty by the jury and returned to tho
county bastle to await sentence.
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