The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-14
MARSHALL COUNTY GRAND JURY
LATE YEsTEH-
DAY AFTERNOON
indictments Returned Against Martin
Brown and ]. M. Ritz-Forty-
three True Bills.

\ sensation was sprung in Mounds
VILE; late yesterday afternoon. when
returning felony indictments AGAINST
Attorneys Martin Brown and J. NJ. Ritz,
ne Marshall county bar. Indicted joint
~ with the attorneys on each OF two
counts are Mrs. Al Moore and James
The indictments against the four are
the outgrowth OF the testimony given
by James and William O'Nen. brothers.
OF Bcllairc, o, In the trial OF Al Moore,
a. M|oundSVille, charged with the muir
der OF Harry L.. Purdy and William
Arm. The ON"il brothers were wit
ncsscs for the defense at the trial They
testified that at the time OF the al
legged murder, which took place at a
river camp below MOundsville. their In
%tention was attracted by loud talk and
thst they saw one OF the men striking
at Moore with an oar.
The following grand Jury indicted the
Neil men on the charge Of perjury.
and they. were recently placed under
a report in circulation yesterday.
II Is said that Il was entirely upon
the indictments against Attorneys Ritz
and Brown and Airs Moore and jackson
were returned yesterday The latter
Jury The O'Neii boys told the grand
jury. 10 Is understood. that they wery
paid 20 TESTIFY IN the Al Moore case and
Forty-three indictments.
FOrty-three indictments in all most
Ah TOT NNNAaAA IONS OF NNF NmHf UTnnlhHflnm
law. we're returned by the Erand jury.
which was in session two days. The In
dictmeuts are az follows.
FELONY Indictments.
OFT Lucas. larceny.
Peter Lucas and Virgil Kirkpatrick.
ages y and ~. larceny.
shooting George stein. ". a ~ clerk
with Intent Co kill. Plea Of not guilty
and court X TO appoint counsel FOR
Fsri newton. felony. Nos. I and 2
charge with second violation OF Yost
prohibition law.
James Jackson. Mrs Al Moore Mar
tin Brown and , " Ritz. charged with
s~ubornafiou Of perjury Indictments
indicted for Msdsmeanor.
Misdcmeauor indictments. alleging
violations az tho Yost prohibition law
were roturncd against the foilowiug
Ryan. q G.. sprouts Hunt Bonar 2
Frank Wilhelm . Tony YorkoVIc. Miks
Norkovtc. August Alderman Herman
7 bedrock Charles Koran. John Ofpon
neil. Nos 4 and 2. Edward Hlake and O.
W Nlleuder entered pleas 81 guilty and
The court imposed the minimum penalty
of o. fine ot 500 and siv months In i1ii
iu each case.
John Kelly and Robert Evans. Indicted
Jointly keeping ~ raminr house alleged
Frank fitchtc. assault and battery.
George Whitiach. Couicy McWhortcr.
chester GRAY. Clarence Woods and Thoa
bu5hsrd indicted loigty for gambling
.- ~" TO- .L
uictrd Tor Keeping EamiuE house.
Others indicted FOR wiedemfauors arc
a. follows Thomas Euzrard. Randall
IDid. Geo. Whiflafh and Chester GRAY
p Indicted Jointly. W ~ McCosh. Everett
Nufg1rd and Robert Euzzard. indicted
I IniutlN. nuulcN McWhortrr and Chester
cray indicted Jointly George WhIttnrh.
z Jr. Harry Miller. Everett Woods and
lea1c Hlll indicted Jointly. Randall
Reid. Cnuloy MCMhortcr. Thomas Ruiz
faru. indicted Jointly. Brady EiEEa.
Clarence Woods claire Whitiach and
Everett Woods. indicted Jointly. chester
cray. Randall reid Conley NrWhortcr.
claire tUuIfF and GEORGE WhIffarh. Dr..
Indicted Jointly All but one or two III
I these indictments are for violations Of
the gaming lave
chancsry Business.
The ChaurfrN docket OF tHr Marshall
county circuit court has been called BY
D Judge ~ a. Ufrvrv and the following
cases have been disposed 90 and set Cor
IfrI1f.
state vs. Chester White. dismissed.
state vs. Alry Wade. dismissed
House and Hermann va. A 81. Mc-