The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-02
COURT DELIVERS STRONG PATEL
OTTO ADDRESS IN DEFINING
LOYALTY.
Two Hundred Criminal Cases on Docket
Session VIII Likely Last
Three Weeks.

May term Of the United States dis.
trct court OF the northern olSlFct
West Virginia convened here yesteTaa!
morning Little was done other than
the usual routine on the opening day.
The grand jury was impaneicd ana
lengthy charge was given the jury oF
Judge Aston Gordon Dayton. mere
are about zoo cases to be inves tigated
by the grand Jury.
The instructions to the jury by Judge
Dayton we're the longest IN the history
81 the court here for some tlUr. 1t
was one of the most patriotic charges
delivered in this section Of the countr!
for years. Old men said that they hnd
not heard such similar address de-
lirered from the federal bench since the
outbreak of the Civil war. ReNertinS
from the patriotic declarations. Judg:
Dayton defined tn" liquor violating
laws He spoke in words that could not
be misunderstood. Concluding. he lie
fined the Mann law and explained N
detail what constitutes violation OF the
so-calleG white slave" law. The grand
jury retired At noon and began their
grind Of the many Cases TOR inveStiSa-
ton.
Court adjourned at O'clock and after
hearing Z few minor motions III civil
cases. Judge Dayton retired Ia his pri-
waite chamber wher. he consulted with
United States District Attorney stuart
W. Walker and Assistant Attorneys
Dyer and O'Brien and other court at
taches.
On motion of Fred L. Maury. Of this
city. c. L. Johnston. attorney OF NV
Martinsville was permitted 70 practlce
in federal court. and on motion OF r. VI.
Showalter. of Fairmont. =. 3. Shaw: an
attorney Of GreenSburE. Pa. was grant
ed the right 20 practice in the court.
Judge Charges Grand Jury.
Judge Dayton. in his charge to TIL.
grand Jury of what constitutes loyal
=, American citizens and what is meant hy
an enemy 70 the United states. said III
part: You jucymen may be called upon
to indict some Of our people who have
been dlsloyal TO the American alag.
their country and their president"
He declared that Germany had gone
back TO barbarisnl. They nave become
like madmen. going out on the hlSa
seas ard slaughtering innocent women
and children"
The court further said that there
have been some recent laws passed Ivy
congress which make it an act Of trea-
son to plot against the nation in any
manner or make threats against the ma
ton or its president. There is also
law compelling citizens I" impArl
to the country. president or your sov'r-
nor" continued tho court. IF any per-
son should attempt in any manner TO
modest or interfere In any way with
Interstate commerce shipments: X any
one has given aid or comfort TO the
German nation. they are guilty of trea-
SON, and a true bill should be returned"
LIQUOR Law Violations.
Judge DAYTON then defined the liquor
law. He emphatically declared that
there were number OF alleged viola
hons of selling intoxicants without IL
cense in this district TO be investigated
by the grand jury.
Post office robbery was also defined
by the court. 1T is q serious crime to
rob a post office or building In which
q post office is located. mail box or
In any other manner interfere with the
progress of the mails" said he.
"whtte Slave" offenses.
The court spent considerable time in
telling what constitutes n violation of
the white slave" law. He paid tribute
to congress for enacttnE such q law for
protection OF women and girls. NO
man has the right to transport woman
from one state into anther for immoral
purposes or to pay even a part OF the
purchase price OF ticket for such
transportation. You should carefully
consider such cases that Will be given
you men for investigation" declared
the court. In conclusion he referred to
the national bank laws.
The grand jury Is composed OF the
following men:
D. n. Thornburg. foreman: Geo. NJ
Strobe. R. l.. Enstminger. Edward L.
Fox. ]. F. Butler. Robert l.. carp. Beu-
regard Hafer. Z. f, Cunningham. Geo.
W Francis. J. r. Atkinson. J. {. Swear
ingen. John Green. L. G. Roberts. Ed
ward =. Smith. T: ]. Mahan. John Es-
key. Theo. c. Carpenter. w. H. Scott,
Howell Broska. J. \. Brown.
Today's Session
Court will convene at 10 o'clock to-
day. II is said that several arguments
will be made for continuing cases. FOL
of alleged liquor vtolators. some in jail