Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-26
MARCH. TERM OF
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Opened By Judge Fred a. Wolf Mon
day-Assignment of Cases on The
DOcket-Speedy Work of Grand
Jury = recommendations Concern
ing County Jail-Three Indictments
Returned-Six Cases Investigated.

By order of the court Baliff Cron-
niger declared the October, 1914
term of Common Pleas Court for Full
ton adjourned last Monday morning
and few minutes later acting under
instructions from Judge Wolf, Sheriff
McQulllln formally opened the March
term OF the same court. Judge Wolf
announced the appointment of Fred
Z. Cronlnger as Court Baliff and then
proceeded with the help of the mem
bers of the bar who were present to
go through the civil docket for the
March term assigning for trial such
cases as were at issue and otherwise
classifying or disposing of the cases.
If any one had-come for the purpose
of witnessing the dilatory methods of
courts and lawyers of which so much
is heard in some quarters, they would
have been sadly disappointed Monday
morning the work moved along with
the precision of clock work, without
undue haste and yet without uneces-
sary delay. By the time every case
on the civil docket had been consider
ed and disposed of, the grand jury
men were reported present and were
brought into the jury box. The facts
that all were electors, and native born
were ascertained, W. L. Biddle was
Eannounced by prosecuting attorney
Stahl as foreman of the jury and
they were duly sworn in, by Clerk
King. :.
Judge Wolf in his charge to the
| jury clearly set forth the duties of the
jury the extent of their jurisdiction.
and the necessity of laying asideAaH
personal prejudices and biases in: or
der that they might be impartial in
their Investigations and decisiorss
1t was at eleven o'clock that the
Judge finished his charge to the jury,
that body began at once upon the
performance of their duties by visiting
and inspecting the county Jail, which
work was completed before a recess
was taken for dinner. At one o'clock
p. m. the grand jury went into execu-
tive session and it was just 5:45 by
the clock in the court room when they
filed out of the jury room and into
the jury box ready to report their
work completed. Foreman W. Il
Biddle formally presented the reports
to the court and they were read by
the clerk.
i The grand jury reported the conduct
of the county jail as correct in all
details and commended Sheriff Nc
Quillin and his wife for their effici-
ency in this respect; they also recon-
mended that the roof of the. jail over
the detention room be fixed. The, jury
reported the investigation of six
cases involving the examination of
!, of eighteen witnesses. Three cases
were found with insufficient. evidence
: to warrant Indictment and three in
dictments were returned. s,s-s
Judge Wolf in dism1ssing the jury
!. thanked them for the expeditions
7 way in which they. had performed
their duties and assured them that
, their services and the promptness.with
= which such services had been rendered
would be appreciated by the citizens
. of the county for whom they had, by
their promptness, saved unnecessary
expense.
9 The petit jury is not summoned tt
report for duty until next Monday
March 29th, and the assignment O
= cases for trial is such that, they vii
. be kept busy for that week at least.
Judge Wolf was busy for severa
. days this week on the bench of vii
liams county court and Judge Scot
will sit as judge in a number of case
= in this county during the present term
= Both Judge Wolf and prosecute
Stahl take hold of their work in thei
y ) respective offices as to the manne
D. born and give promise of dispatch an
:. efficiency in the departments of lay
= and justice in our county govern
ment.