The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-19
Rape Fiend's Case Continued
Few Indictment Were
Returned


mess was disposed of by the
regular August term of Circuit
Court which was held here Tues
day and Wednesday by Judge
w. H. O'Brien, of Ripley. Many
chancery causes were heard and
many orders entered on the law
order book. A number of jury
cases was tried and disposed of.
The grand jury was composed
of the following substantial cit
liens Of the county: B. B. Shi-
mer, foreman, Herschal vincent,
Mcclellan Bl annon, M. B. Keith,
j. B. Ward, M. d. Fowler, S. H.
Wilson, Levi Smith, j. H. Con-
molly, Grant Roberts, James
Mathis, Glenn Fox, A. j. Ball, o.
j. Hughes, S. E. Keith and AL
fred Belts, and after listening to
an able charge from His Honor
retired to its room for delibera-
ton. An unusually large number
of witnesses was before the
grand jury and that body was
kept busy during the term.
Only one Indictment is found re-
corded in the law order book
which is that against Lloyd Tru-
man for rape. We are informed
that five other indictments were
returned but are unable to give
the names of the parties indicted
except in two cases. The one is
the indictment in which John
Richards and Perry Conrad are
charged with the theft of bicy-
Gle from Clyde Jackson, felony.
The other is against Nina Tuck
err, Ray Tucker, Glenie Tucker
and R. f. Tucker for a felony.
The latter case is for an election
fight which occurred last year
but we are unable to give partic-
ulars. 1t is known that indict-
ments were found in the two
cases named above, as the de-
PENDANTS in each case appeared
and gave bond for their appear
ance at the next term of court
and their cases were continued.
1t is also reported that another
felony indictment for an election
fight, and an indictment for
gambling, a misdemeanor, and
probably another, were found,
but as no record is made of it
and no definite and creditable in
formation can be secured con-
corning the findings of the grand
jury, the Chronicle is unwilling
to assume the responsibility of
publishing names. 1t may be
added that some of the officials
thought it better to keep the
work of the grand jury in dark
ness in order that the parties
charged might be less likely to
leave the county.
Rapist Relies upon Insanity
Probably the most interesting
case and the one that attracted
the most attention of all the
cases coming before the recent
term OF court was that of Lloyd
! Truman who was indicted for
the crime of rape against Mrs.
Samuel Witt. 1t will be remem-
bered that the crime for which
Truman stands indicted was
committed the latter part of
, April in Washington district and
is undoubtedly one Of the most
fiendish crimes ever perpetrated
! in the history of the county. All
the time of Truman's arrest
when he was arraigned before q
justice for a preliminary hearing
: he confessed to the crime. A
! short time after he was lodged
in the Jail here he began to re-
fuse to talk, and to break up hi:
jail furniture and otherwise act
t as if insane. After the indict
ment was found at the term o.
8 court just ended Truman wa.
s brought before the court to max,
t his plea. 1t required the effort,
s of the sheriff and two or thre,
o other men to bring him into tn,
d courtroom ard his struggles will
e the officers attracted much at
d tention and caused much excite
d ment. Truman refused IN an