The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-04
FEDERAL COURT
READY To TRY
MANY CHARGES
xrsHBx WHITE SLAVE CASE TO BE
POsTPoNED As PROSECUTING
WITNESS Is UNABLE
TO APPEAR.
Scores Must Face Tribunal. Most OF
Whom Are Accused OF Violating
United States Liquor LAWS.

On Tuesday morning the Tinted
States district court for the NORTHERN
District Of West Virginia viii open ltS
session In the Federal building ~
Twelfth and Chaplin" streets.
Numbers OF criminal and civil cases
are TO be tried at this term Of the court
U. S. District Judge Aston q. Dayton
presiding. .,.
nal docket Will be cleared Before tht
civil cases are tried and there are about
rs cases OF the former description
awaiting trial. 80 49,,
Moonshining and liquor cases OF all de.
scriptions take up fully 65 per cent OF
the entries on the docket. There are
also discrepancies 10 b" looked into ana
accounted for IN the poStOffiCc depart
ment violations Of IN" narcotic act. Ni"-
lationS OF the White slave act ana tAr
docket goes on down the I'm" WIN cases
OF nearly every description. AGAINST per
sons who have violated the laws OF the
want to Get Civilized
During the term / SpeGIa! examiner
will be here from Washington. y &, To
. interrogate all aliens who have liied
papers in this district s:Snitying Their
desires to become citizens OF the n!tea
States. There are 50 many OF theSe
cases that the courts kline may BE-
taken up for At least two days until
they ars settled.
Prisoners arrived yesterday after.
noon and last n Eh' N tn" custody "'
Deruty United States marShalS. TO an
swer crimes for which they hau oSrh
arrested. and were NJ once locked up
In the county jail.
When seen yesterday afternoon De-
putty Marshal J. NJ. Short had just ar
rived home in wheeling from an eX-
tended automobile trip in this district
serving scores of subpoenas.
Lots OF work.
United States District Court Clerk A.
T. Barrett and his local deputy, John II.
Conrad, will enjoy II press, OF business
at the office in the Federal building
until the term OF court IS over II
Assistant District Attorney Harry ii.
Byrer arrived in the city last evening
and registered at the windsor Hotel.
Judge A C. Dayton had reserved
rooms at the Mcclure Hots! and arrived
Marshal for this district I. +. smith
and L. S. District Attorney stuart W.
Walker.
1t was stated that the morning ses:
sion OF the court Will be taken up by
the charging OF the United states grand
jury by Judgc Dayton. which Will prob
ably consume the time until the noon
recess
There will he no cases heard on Mon
day and the petit jury will not be here
until Tuesday morning. Al the after
noon sesSin the Information IN nuno"r
presented TO Judge Dayton and In the
event OF defendants wishing 10 plead
guilty, the cases can he disposed OF at
once. On the other hand. a plea OF not
guilty, will nccrSSItatc a trial
The Fisher Case.
~ 1t had been the determination 70 near
the case of George L Fisher. charged
with violation of the White slave act
and who was sentenced TO serve three
years in the Federal prison at Atlanta
Mt the last term OF court.
The decision was reversed by the
United States circuit court OF appeals
and comes back TO the United states
district court for trial.
Information has been received. how
over, that the prosecuting witness.
young woman. who has been married
and Is i'll, will be prevented from APP
'pearing at court during the present SEES
sion and the case will be postponed. Il
was stated that the fact that the young
YnnsAap welded another man. VIII not
<SLlt the prosecution against Fisher.
&C. In the event that all OF the cases in
(which information will be presented,
are disposed of early in the afternoon
The court may hear some mouonS IN
civil cases on Monday.
Interesting Cases. e!
An interesting case that will come up
during the present term among the civil
cases. Is the one filed BY Attorney
Frank \. O'5rien against smith n.
Rracey for fees alleged to be due Tor
defending B'acey in a prosecution IN
the criminal court. Bracey was exoner-
ated Of tie charge against him ana
OBrlen q aims he was LETT with Inc paS
to hold. IL,
The I ,stitnony, IL IS stated. that will
be brought up in the case Is voluminous
and will attract q great deal OF atten-
III Both criminal and civil dockets
q literally sprinkled with cases Tor
Mis- term Of court, that are OF interest
to the public.
The corridors OF the Federal building
will be filled for the next few days
with a motley crowd OF witnesses from
AShe back counties and relatives and
friends of the men who made little
s'Tickker~ and who cannot seem TO un-
derstand how they violated the law in
doing 50.
THE following prisoners were brought
Into the city by Deputy I. s. Marshal
sAthey late last night and locked UP at
1. the Ohio county Jail. to appear before
} the Federal Court. John Gilman. Tln-
iation Of national prohibition act; RUDE