The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-08
Ohio Valley News
WElLSBURG
TWELVE TRUE
BILLS BY THE
BROOKE JURY
WElLSBURG

SncriaI dispatch to the Intclligencer.
WELLSBlRG. W. Va. June This
morning the June term Of Brooke county
circuit court "prned with Judge r. NJ.
Addlrmnn on Tho bench. The grand
jury completed their work at 80
n'Clurk, and returned lively" true bills.
The greater part of the morning was
taken up in tho calling Of the old docket.
bur many Of these cases were passed
over. az this is very short term last
Ing but two weeks.
True bills of felony and misdemcanor
were returned against Frank Wentz.whn
WAS charged with running down Flor
enc" Barton IN F"llansoce III MS ma
chine and failed to stop.
4 true bin was also returned against
Tony Lazaria. who IL charged with KILL
Ing his father in WcllsburH about three
weeks ag"
Judge Addleman set aside Saturday.
June 18th. as divorce day when flEe cou-
ples will air their matrimonial troubles
in court.
True bills returned were:
State ys. Frank Wrntz. felony.
Stale vs. Frank Wrntz. msdemeanor.
state rs. Alfred Hallnn. James Fetes-
fay. August rreiy, and George WERNER.
miEdemeanor.
state IS. Thomas Mclaughlin. m!sde-
mcanOr.
State vs. Clara Luberto felony
State vs.. A. p. TiCe, misdemeanor.
state vs.. J. H. Fornry. misdemeanor.
State vs. ACie Gault, miSdcMeanor.
State rs. Bert ONlcy, misdemeanor.
State ". Tony Lazaria, felony
State W. George Thomas, misdemea-
nor.
State vs.. Tony l.agarla. misdemeanor.
WEILSBURG. Juno T.-WCrd was
received IN this city on Sunday evening
announcing the death OF Earle Roberts,
n former resident OF WrllSbure, who cX-
pir"d Sunday at his home IN Petersburg.
Fla. following an illness Of two years
Of tuberculosis.
The deceased was native Of this
city. having been born here in 1878. lie
received his education in the local
schools, then took up the glass making
irnd". having been for tim" employed
at the factory Of the Brooke Glass com
Upon r"signinG his position here Mr..
Roberts went TO San Francisco. Cal.
where h" worked for number of
years. later locating in Terra Haute.
Ind While in that city h" became a
member ~ the Masonic lodge and the
knights OF PNthias.
Surviving :" mourn tho loss of a
husband and father Is widow. who he
fore her marriage was Miss Margaret
combs. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Solo
mon Combs Il this city. and one daugh-
ter. Margaret. TIL" body will he
brought To tins rily Thursday for in
Slav Miner Suicides.
Sterhcl CIhak a Slav coal miner re-
siding ON the MsNHh farm. aged 30
y"nrs committed suicide early Sunday
morning. when h" Went {" nearby
woods. climbed tree. tied rope
his neck. Ills body was discovered a
few minutes after III" decd Ind been
I".rforncd. hv Harry I"n2o. who board
ID with Cihak
- nj ~,
had been acting in n strange manner
for more Than a month and on Sunday
morning he left his house. about Ave
o'clock. without stating weber h" WAS
going. Fearing that Cihak planned To
commit such nm act. Ronzo followed him
To nearby woods. but arrived too
late. only I" find that tho neck uf his
companion had been broken by tn" fail
and death was almost instantaneous.
Coroner J. u. Walkinshaw was culled
ard conducted an investigation. after
winch he announced that II was r plain
case of suicide. which was pr"meditat-
ed. ia View Of y letter having been
found In the d%nd man pocket and
which was addressed TO Mrs. Mary
IIHlahurirh of Smirhncld. IA. and
witch set forth tn" reasons for the act.
LEGION TO Meet.
WcIlshurG Post 20. 81, American Le-
meeting on Tuesday evening. when IL
is requested that all members he pres
cn'. especially those having now MEM
h"rs TO present To the local post. As a
result Of the national membership
drive which began May II and con-
linu"d two weeks. tn" ranks OF the
local organization were Increased con-
Sidcrahlr and further increases are cx-
peCi"d when n full report has been
made. There nre several other matters
"t importanc" which the post com
mand"r desires to bring before The
meeting. and I; Is hoped that a full at
i"ndan"" Will he on hand Tuesday
evening.