The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-07
CALL CRIMINAL
DOCKET TODAY
GRAND JURY COMPLETED WORK
YESTERDAY-RETuRNED
Sd TRUE BILLS.
New Indictment Charges Edw. G.
Leiner With SS5, 900 Enforcement
-Four Charged With Murder.

At $50 o'clock this morning Judge
Alan H. Robinson will convene GRIM
inal court again, at which time the
criminal docket will be called. Dur
Ing the calling Of the docket. oppor.
tunity will be given the defendants in
dlcted yesterday by the September
grand jury to enter pleas, and num-
Der Of cases, no doubt, Will be set for
trial, Several cases which were car
ried over from the last term Of court,
as well as twenty-five or thirty ap-
peals from justice and police courts,
will be included in the calling Of the
docket. The trial term of criminal
court begins Monday morning, and
petit Jurors have been called 10 serve
for the term.
The grand jury yesterday COM
pleted its labors just before noon,
after laboring since Tuesday morning.
The grand jury returned total Of 81
indictments, 81 of which allege the
commission Of crimes which are
felonies There are 81 misdemeanor
indictments. Not true bills were re-
turned in three alleged felony cases
and six misdemeanor cases.
Among the indictments of most in
terest is one charging Edward c.
Leiner, former secretary Of the Bren-
nan-Lallance Dry Goods company,
with embezzling from that firm to the
extent Of $4,000.
Tom Woods and Gertrude Woods,
l. i,,It ;nin l1, q
charge of numbering Mike Maloney in
the Woods home on Bow street last
Sunday evening. H. C. Mcintyre and
Elmer Sill were indicted together,
charged with numbering Arthur
Johnes of Richland district, who died
of a fractured skull sustained when
he was knocked to the pavement In
fight on Tenth street the night Of
July 3.
The grand jury's investigation OF
the recent sensational jailbreak, in
which Jess Gill held up Jailer Bert
Mcconnell al the doorway Of the jail
cell-room and liberated himself. Fred
King, alleged 10 have been his accom-
plice in an automobile theft. and Alan
Thomas. a federal prisoner, resulted
in the indictment of Jess Gill on two
charges, Jail breaking and shooting in
public place. Fred King WAS in.
dicted on a Undertaking charge and
a similar indictment was returned
against Alan Thomas. George Fran
els, a former prisoner in the county
Jail, was indicted on charge Of fur
nishing Jess Gill the revolver with
which the jailer was held up, and
Dewey Chambers, an alleged forger.
was indicted on a charge OF aiding IN
the jailbreak. The charges against
Francis and Chambers allege felony
crimes.
The report OF the grand jury fol-
lows:
Felony-True Bills.
Mike Bober, felonious assault.
Goldie Good, larceny.
James Turner, felonious assault.
Ray Myers, robbing Helner Hard
ware store.
Chas. Stetson, James Dreiyer and
Webster Lomax. highway robbery.
Joseph Zoltz, assault.
Cora Johnson. receiving stolen
goods.
Jas. Turner and Mamie Johns, re-
ceiving stolen goods.
Eugene Harris, larceny.
Jess Gill, robbing Virginia res
taurant.
Jess Gill and Fred King. theft Of
automobile.
Carl Schneider, forgery.
George Turner, robbery.
Cecil Cox and Roy Baton, theft at
Hazel Atlas glass plant.
Jennie Dolsberry, assault.
Fl. C.. Mcintyre and Elmer Sill. muir
der of Arthur Johnes.
Edward c. Leiner, embezzling from
Brennan-Lallance Dry Goods COM
pany.
Charles Miller. criminal assault.
Joe Koskinsky. assault.
Peter Shepela. robbery.
NJ. Myers, intent to defraud.
George Terrell, forgery.
Joe Desmond, Frank Desmond and
John Walpot, felonious cutting.
Lawrence Davidson and John Gar
rison, larceny.
W. S. Hall. bigamy.
Dewey Chambers, assisting In Jail
break.
George Francis. conveying weapon
TO prisoner in Jail.
Thomas Woods and Gertrude
Wods, numbering Mike Maloney.