The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-20
|NAR[|NSBURG
WILL De FILLED
WITH VISITORS
BIGGEST DOCKET EVER BROUGHT
UP FOR TRIAL BEFORE U.
s. DISTRICT COURT.
Special Railway Car Will Await Pris-
onsrs at Grafton and Take Them
to Their Trials.

Mart.nshurg. West Virginia. the scene
. OF the September term 0t the United
States District court. Judge Pr!tCha"i
presiding. will Present busy aspect
during the next few weeks
For what Is termed thu Longest doCEHl
IN the history al tn" court viii be pre-
scented. Wheeling mcu who have bus
ness with the court. have been informed
that there nra positively no rooms left
III the hotels for III" term and that 81.
furnished rooms IN private houses have
been reserved
The court term Will start to-m1-c.,w
and 'Somc representatives. OF coal r)m-
panicS bay" been ordered TO repor. IN
WcdheHh.". September 18th. showing
that the Grand jury will have Il length
cnod session. TIL" representatives OF
over 2u0 coal companies in Northern
Yves, Virginia have been summoned to
appear in with their bonitH and Offic"
accounts and papers OF all descriptions,
Ia ansWcr 80 tn" charge Of prufitccrinH.
The evidence hus been gathered during
the past month by department OF justice
operatives.
1t was stated by II United States court
official that practically every coal cont
pauy In nothcrn West Virginia Is rep
resented among those who are charged
with this crime. These representatives
with their attorneys alone. will take up
oil the hotel room there IS in IN" town.
These cases, II was stated. will be COLI
tinued. to great extent 10 other trrmF
Of court. Cases Of mines at Rcnwood.
Film Grove and in the Pan Handle. will
he tried In this city in November. Down
, the river cases will be tried at ParEcrS-
burg and others VIII be tried at Clarks-
burg. But all the attendants must make
their initial appearance at the Martins
burg session.
Then there is lengthy criminal docket
of violations Of the national prohibition
act. cases of white slavery and cases OF
stealing from Interstate commerce ship
mcnts on railroads and steamboats,.
A clearing house has beeh established
for all prisoners who have been unable
to secure bond and viii be taken by De-
putty United States marshals to be tried
Prisoners from Parkcrsburg. Clarks-
burg, FaIrmont. Wheeling. and all othrr
cities will meet Mt Grafton at > o'clock
to-day. AZ that point according TO in
structions issued by United States Mar
waiting and the prisoners will all be
placed upon 1t and taken to Murtinsburg
:or trial.
Deputy l. S. Marshall John NJ. Short
has two prisoners to transfer, Nick Pavel
of Weirton. charged with lola ton Of
the National Prohibition act and y. T.
Fletcher, Moundsville. who is charged
with Inducing another mans wife to
run away with him and who will face
white slavery charge.
Deputy Marshal Short and Fred Dun
lap, OF the Pennsylvania railway secret
service, Will take the pair 10 Martins
burg. leaving here at 10 o'clock this
morning and arriving at Grafton in time
10 make connection with the prisoners
special car.
There are number Of Wheeling cases
10 come UP at the September term but
all Of those charged we're able 10 give
bond but Pavel and Fletcher The mar
shars office in the Federal BUILDING will
be closed for At least two weeks. or un-
III the term OF court at Martinsburg Is
closed.