The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
(contln,,ed from last Sunday.

The order filming the recusant mem
bers Of the grand jury. at the last
term was RENTED. &
The court sat two days and trans
acted but little business. The min
utes Of the court proceedings were
signed by James Mercer. !.
The assignment Of the judges OF
The general court TO hold court west
Of the mountains, was not very
agreeable billet, and 1t may well be
imagined was not much sought after.
The detail involved the long journey
on horseback through an uninhabited
and trackless wilderness and after
reaching the place OF holding court
the best quarters that could be pro-
cured were perhaps no better than a
deer skin on rough cabin floor Tor
a bed, and wild meat and corn bread
for provender. But Notwithstanding
the hardships and prlvations, excellent
worthy men were willing to endure
them and do theirpart in establishing
law and order among the pioneers OF
the border -
The circuit courts were substituted
for the district courts in 1909 by an
act Of the legislature OF February,
1903, which divided the state into
twelve circuits, and directed that one
Judge OF the general court DO as
signed to each circuit, who was to
hold court twice in each year at
| the court house IN each county OF his
circuit.
Under this act the first circuit court
held in Harrison county was as given
below: ~
The circuit was composed Of the fol-
lowing counties: Brooke, Ohio Mo-
Mongolia, Harrison, Wood, Mason and
Kanawha, and was known as the
Eleventh circuit.
At a superior court Of law held for
the county OF Harrison on Monday
the first day Of May in the year OF
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and nine: Present, Hugh Nelson,
ESQ, a Judge OF the general court be-
ing allotted by tho governor OF this
commonwealth with the advice Of the
council OF state to hold a superior
court Of law In each county within
the Eleventh judicial circuit OF this
commonwealth.
1t is therefore ordered that Benja-
min Wilson, Jr., he appointed clerk
of this court.
Grand jury: Samuel P. Moore, fore
man, William Raymond, William Pow
ers, Jacob Israel, Daniel Norris Job
Robinson, Isaac Coplin, William Low
Their, Edward Jackson, Allison Clark.
Absolom Boring, David Hews, John
Prunty, John Reynolds, William Gill
is, James Bartlett Benjamin ]. Brice.
Thomas Tate, Joseph Bell, Daniel
DAWSON, Jr, and James Arnold.
Thomas Wilson Maxwell Arm
strong, John G. Jackson, James Pin
dali and William Tingle, esqulres.
personally. appeared in court and sew
orally took the oath of fidelity to this
commonwealth, an oath to support
the constitution Of the United States
and the oath prescribed by law to be
administered to counsel and attor-
neys at law and are admitted to prac-
tice in this court.
Ordered that William Tingle, ESQ,
be appointed attorney for the COM
monwealth to prosecute in this court.
The term lasted five days and ad-
journed until. the fall term. Fourteen
indictments and presentments were
found for unlawful gaming and five
for assault and battery.
The presentments were for I'M
lawfully playing cards at all tours
or threes up"
List of Judges Of the circuit court
Of Harrison county and date OF first
term:
Hugh Nelson-May term, 1909,
Daniel Smith-Spring term, 1911.
Lewis Summers-Spring term, 1919.
Edwin S. Duncan-June term. 1881.
George H. Lee--Aiay term, 1S4S
Gideon D. Camden-July term, 1852.
William A. Harrson-Spring term.
1862.
Thomas W. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
term. 1868.
Charles S. Lewis-Mny term, 1878.
A. Brooks Fleming-May term, 1878.
Alpheus f. Acknowledgements
term, 1883.
John NJ. Hagans-January term,
1889.
John W. Mason-september term,
Charles W. Lynch-January term.
1905.
Clerks of the circuit court: