The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
Hopeful That The Indicts
ments Against Theg
Will Be QuasIieds
DECISION on MONDAY
If Trial Is Ord cred They
WillReturn; to Parkers
burg.

|. All but one or two OF. the former
post ofice employees sindtcted 1n the
federal court at atgParkersburgthf hfssweeiS
for delaying the local mail took atls
vantage Of the permission granted bg
Judge Dayton to return To- atrtlaorit
yer. Sunday, arriving here about pne
clock this morning All were Sseatted
the journey from the Wood county
metropolis, but were deligh ted 10 be
back homs once more after seyetnt
days Of loafing around the 1hoteIs oe
Parkersburg. a
Late yesterday afternoon. when tho
arguments on the motions 10 quasla
the indictments against the for1ner
post Office employees had been com
pleted, Judge Dayton announced that
those held under ind ictment mig liz Hi
turn to their homes for over Sunday
The action OF Judge Dayton was aps
preciated by the men and pfac cticafiy
every one at once ceymade esarrangemetit
to leave the city on the evening train.
It is generally believed that JudGei
Dayton will make his ruling on tile
motion to quasha the ind dictmeht when
court convenes sopSs donday morning.
Should the court low the motion 10
quash the Indictment to Sprevntf. tIis
case will be at an end and tie post
office men who are now home Of i
furlough, so to speak, need not rettIn
to SParkersburg But tifG the scuurt rules
thatfthe Indictments hold ana naHaesl
up them mptIomg 10 Squaah them d6ts
viii at once be set for the trial and
the former employee now under mi
dtctments will leave at once Tor Park
ersburg to- be on hand when tie trial
Is opened. 81 w =
There is much speculat IT Hon as 10
what action Judge Dayton will katke
on the motion to quash the indicts
ments. Attorneys for the ind tcted pat.
ties are optimistic as to the outcome.
and express confidence that Iftd9s
Dayton will set aside the indie fnefifa
and make an end II OF the case. TIia
fact tithat the post Off eimenew were I'll.
lowed otreturn home tforsov Sunday
has given much enc couragemsntsto IS the
belief that the indIctmentssmay be set
aside by the court \.
Arguments the mott 5toS quasi,
the Indictment lasted all day yesteT.
day. Attorneys Brown, Blizzard ana
Meredith made! lengt thy atements ma
brought forward many reasons wify
.etNN tt3tlk9f
The address Of Judge Blizzard accord.
ing to those present at yestefd
session, was; one Of tn heg bestseYer IRE.
sented in the Federal court; aud the
particular attention given tp8 II 81 Tie
court displayed the fact that It Was
making profound Impression. The
speech Of Judge Blizzard was aIl dis
more remarkable " hen the faet tliat
he was not atfalI we118tss stalsen INTO
consideration. JudgN Blizzard Ehad been
under the weather for several daya
and the day before yesterday lie ind
been ordered to bed. He refused to
go. however, and kept work ling Oh tho
case Of the post loffic people:
I When interviewed today tlte attof.,
neys for the indicted parties Ind N
direct statements to make. They aH
however, were In one; e;acc6rdsf In Sayfne
that it was their opinion that Gun
cient evidence had been Spressntad Ii,
the court to show that there MAS NOT
sufficient grounds for the ind dictfnenss
and that ruling would SbeS made Ia
their favor, ending the case for good.