The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-09
CRIMINAL COURT
DOCKET CALLED
BIG SESSION OF COURT rs PROM.
Used FOR TIE JANUARY
TERM.
Many oemurrers Entered ard cspIase.
issoed IN Several Cases
Argument Today.

Abnousn TIE criminal court docket
was called yesterday morning. by
Judge Robinson. the number OF de-
murrers entered and the Arguments
TO De made today. will make the real
Work OF the Judge start this morning.
In practically every case OF import
ance the attorneys entered demur-
rers
There were - bootleEser cases
called and In IL Of these cases. the
alleged defendant was not in custody.
nor had never been arrested Capias
were issued for them. returnable i'm
mediately. Those cases that were not
made returnsble today, are made re-
turnable January is.
Both murder cases. that OF William
Thomas. confessed wife murderer. and
George Scott. were passed until this
morning. The first 10 come up on de-
murrer to the Indictment. and the
Scott case TO be acted upon.either on
demurrer or passed until some future
date.
Mrs. Jesse Wiedebusch, accused of
acid throwing and indicted. was al
lowed to plead to a misdemeanor
charge and was sentenced TO four
month sin jail She was accused OF
throwing acid in the fact OF Blink"
Robinson.
A capiss profine was issued for a
well known doctor on a serious charge
but the name OF this physician was
not made known. He has made his
getaway 10 a western state. He is
accused OF criminally assaulting a
nurse in a local hospital. who was
formerly head nurse.
The case Of George A. Bull" Kraft
Old not come up for the reason that
his attorney, S. o. Boyce, Is III at his
home. This case stands on a motion
for new trial from a former con
viction.
Wire Thefts.
The persons connected with the
Wholesale wire thefts OF the Bell Tele-
phone Company and the Wheeling
Electric Company, plead guilty to the
charge yesterday, but sentence was
deferred until today.
Cases called and disposition made
were:
State VS.. William Thomas. murder.
demurrer interposed by attorneys,
argument today.
State VS.. William West, alias Wirth,
attempted criminal assault, demurrer
interposed, argument today.
State VS.. Loo Green and Clinton
Webb, charged with robbing warwood
store. plead guilty. sentence deferred.
State vs.. Clinton Webb. charged
robbing residence p. G. Caravasios.
plea Of guilty entered. sentence de-
ferred.
State VS.. Leonard Hobbs and Will
lam Moran, charged robbing store in
East End. plea OF guilty, sentence de-
ferred.
State vs.. Mrs. eJss wiedebusch.
charged with acid throwing. plea OF
guilty to misdemeanor, sentenced TO
four months in jail
State VS.. George Scott. charged
with numbering Arthur Fulmer, passed
until today. attorney Nolte absent.
State VS.. John Blaoner. highway
robbery. passed until today. attorney
s. o. Boyce sick.
State vs. Andrew Sokollosski.
charged with robbing four stores in
business district. plead guilty to rob
bling the stores of J. +. Freese and
Max Crone. sentence deferred. Two
indictments against the boy were not
read.
State VS.. Charles Gibson, horse
stealing. will enter plea today
State VS.. Thomas Kelly. Lawrence
Downes and Harry Thomas, charged
with wholesale wire theft afore men
toned. plea OF guilty entered, sentence
deferred
State Vi Mr.. and Mrs. Max Gold
berg. receiving stolen goods. passed
O'Brien out Of the city. Bond for Mrs.