The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-05
GRAND JURY GETS
DOWN To ITS WORK
MUCH INTEREST BEING MANI
TESTED IN YOsr LAW.
VIOLATIONS
These Cases viii No, Be Take, Ue
Until state oheers Arrive
Murder Case 10 Passed
PERSoNNEI- OF irRN

Andrew =. Hare. secretary Natural
Gas Company Of West Virginia. fore
man.
Daniel Arndt. retired.
Louis Zoeckler. butcher.
y, W Pratt. painter contractor.
Charles A. Feinlcr. theatrical man
sger.
William J. Juereens. baker.
George Nsu. barber.
Charles l. woeber. merchant.
August G. Frohme. moving picture
manager.
Charles W. kreiter. produce dealer.
Henry ". Schrebe. retired.
William Fette. Insurance agent
Jacob Rsab. grocer
Harry Kimmins. milk dealer.
David Evans. retired
James Minkmeyer. mill worker.
With the hard day past. the grand
jury which began its work yesterday
morning. adjourned at $50 O'Clock
until this afternoon al l o'clock when
% viii continue its work. This ad-
journment il taken with the hopes
that the special prohibition agents
VIII be able to attend the afternoon
session of the court No word had
been received from them at a late
hour last night. but Prosecuting At
torney Addleuran was OF the opinion
that they would arrive this morning
II was learned that not all of the
felonies had been acted upon. The
murder case OF George l.. Scott has
been taken up. and concluded by the
jury The alleged attempted criminal
assault case OF the State against VIII
liam wirth. has been gone over by
the jury. as has the acid throwing
case OF Jesse Wiedebusch.
Statutory offenses were taken up
yesterday. all alleged Yost law cases
being passed until such time as the
special agents could get 10 work on
the cases. About fifty OF this class
OF cases will be- taken before the
grand jury. mostly bootleggers, ar
rested by the State men and also by
the local police force. Several OF the
latter are considered to be very good
cases as their men did not make an
effort 10 conceal the sales made.
Representative Jury.
The January term OF Criminal
court convened at 3 o'clock yesterday
morning. with Judge Alan X. Robin
son on the bench. When the grand
jurors were called they presented
what is considered one of the most
representative iuries that has sat in
a local court for some time. Business
men. craftsmen and retired men.
make up the personnel.
Public interest in this iurv is great
The public feels that never before has
there been before body of mon so
much to be considered and whose
findings will mean either the promo
ton or the disruption of a law made
by well meaning people II is plain
TO see that Yost law violations will
hold the greater attention OF the
body
Although a foul murder has been
committed vet II seems 10 have fallen
into the abvss of popular interest.
Questions asked are along Yost law
violation lines
Judge Robinson in his charge To
the Jurors. directed that they should
pay careful attention TO all Yost
cases: that this is a new law and
should be enforced as stringently as
any other law. He informed the Jury
that Il had all the time Il wished TO
take. and not 10 hurry through.
The Judge stated that IL was nee
essary for him TO call to the atten.
ton OF the Jurors certain special acts.
among which is the corrupt practices.
lie drew special attention to habit
forming narcotics.
Re.pect For Law