The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-20
FEDERAL COURT is CONVENED
FOR BRIEF BUT BUSY SESSION
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL DockETs
CALLED AND MANY CASES
SET FOR TRIAL
Ralph Emerson Fined 500 for No
iatins Copyright Law - othep
Enter Pleas and are Sentenced.

This districts regular October term
OF Federal court opened yesterday
morning before Judge A. q. Dayton
and will continue about ten days
Both the civil and criminal dockets
were gone over during the day, ana
dates Of trial were set for the more
pressing cases.
In the afternoon several csses were
settled. Attorney Carl Bachmann,
after having been admitted TO prac-
tice in the Federal court, plead gully
for his client. p. Bachmann, who was
charged with having shipped a can OF
lard not properly inspected. A MN
imum fine of $40 and costs was I'M
posed by the court
The case OF the United States vs..
Ralph Emerson was settled when the
defendant plead guilty 10 violating the
copyright law. Emerson was charged
with having used a play after his con-
tract ran out. The court imposed a
fine OF 800. George Bulls was sent
10 Jail for six months after pleading
guilty.
Cases Set for Trial.
l.. W. Joseph. OF Morgantown. plead
guilty to charge OF violating the IN
ternal revenue laws. He asked for a
suspension OF jail sentence, but the
court refused and imposed a fine OF
500 and 80 days In Jail. Other Grim
inal cases to be heard this week are:
United States vs.. Henry Bachmann,
charged with bootlegging, Wednesday
morning: United States VS.. Charles l.
Davis. Wednesday; United States VS..
Anna Bekalak. charged with sending
obscene literature through the mail.
Wednesday; United States vs.. TEDDY
Young. alleged bootlegger. Thursday.
afternoon; August Sanisonia, alleged
bootlegger. Wednesday: United States
vs.. S. ]. Hammond. Wednesday;
United States vs.. Tom Morris, we'd
nesday.
During the afternoon many OF the
attorneys of the local bar gathered.
and there was a small audience in at
tendance. Besides Carl Bachmann q.
W. Coffield. of Wetzel county. was al
mitted to practice In the Federal
court.
Morning Session.
The morning session opened at 10
with a large audience gathered. me
civil docket was gone over by Judge
Dayton and some OF the cases elimin-
ated at this time. The case OF Jos.
J. Linehan against the Aetna Con-
struction company, of reference TO
Frank Nesbitt. was passed TO the next
term OF court. Case OF Emil Dupke
VS.. the 3. a o. Railroad company was
set for Friday.
In the case OF the United States W..
cases of strained topatoes, an order
of seizure and an order OF destruction
was entered by the court. No appear
ance was made in the case. The case
of the United States VS.. Isalan
Stevens WI be heard today.
Flo Garwood. charged with violat-
ing the federal postal laws. plead
guilty during the morning session and
was fined S25 by Judge Dayton. she
was alleged to have sent abscene let
tiers 10 Pittsburgh. The case OF WI
liam Mcconnell against the county OF
Brooke was dropped from the docket
when a motion for a new trial was
withdrawn. The plaintiffs were ask
ing damages for injuries received
when a horse scared at a county
road machine. During the morning
session Roy Darby was admitted to
practice in the Federal court.
Jurors were dismissed until 10
o'clock this morning. The morning
session was very short In order 10
give the prosecution time to prepare
the criminal docket