The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-26
Demurrers to Indictments
OHerruled By Judge Woods
at Charles lown-Separate
Trials Elected for the
Iwenty-three Defendants.

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card. mine url"u "!flr!a;. urHnl'
sppheu uf a. g; n"rL' "i tho mt''
against Logan bat Il, uEiaE thu hc
took any pat ~ thN t..;uS' 'HE' d.
orders W. =" "r :"IU for trcdS"" y
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Gar rcplctc ~ Ia quc>ticn.. dur.n;
,,.,,ch JuGsc J NJ Woods ;;,E" tprs;
decision. Q, erru,.nc the demurrer "t dc
PENDANTS In ihS march ri''> "e'''"''
the treason CnarGe.
Decision to 10 tried .,cI'ara', y 'Nd
selection Of B!,Zza-d as mrs; ~ order
Tor tr.al follow Cd.
Hard Fought Arguments
FS,ch step ~ today, prvCCdUTe w.
ACCOMPLISHED only 2ftcr earnest anf
hard.fouSht a-rumcut by som" II tn
most br,l.lAn, m:gds gcprcH- n''d :" lac
hA- o. ,hr stare. ar-ayrd = has d"-rA
- a, Il side. tnd ne UntIncliH= ~ di-
rcr!t AMI Frequently. unusual Vu,S'I"n
90 law and practice. l'!t :" J"'.'
Woods lot Tor ;hc most cAr"tH! cnn&!d-
,ra'rnn throughout the sessions
When cnu-, convened fu- its Src"'l
Ia, e CONSIDERING the criminal cases
brought after masses ot mon estimated
At S oou or mr-e had crossed one c"uh''
and throvn hem selves against ms
Of state and CIVILIAN forces dNfenHln-
tho border Of Logan COUNT. some -
miles from here IN the south par -
the state, Judge Woods had NOT '"h'
nleted the study OF Law ana prcoeoSh
necessary TO making his decision h-
tmu uedlately ADJOURNED court uhNA
Afternoon
L4mgthy Opinion
Delivery of hts decision covering
thorough review OF circumstances ana
,o,,ts involved. occupied almost an
bo,- after the recess. and the opinion
was heard BY one OF the biggest CROWDS
which has appeared ON the question
=, vhether omission OF tho word "t"to-
pio,sly-Aendered the Indictment faulty
Irdra woods held that "traitorouSi!
was sufficient. and was the proper
word TO describe the intent IN alleging
treason.
Bv far ire greater part or his 3HA j.
son was devoted TO discussion or the
deten "a con ton ton that the indc'n'en'
WAS TOO general. and In hndlnE ag2-nS'
this contctIo he ruled that some CT the
tntents and overt acts alleged In ms
Indictment were Of such nature tnat ne
would over-rule the demurret f'A@sH-
ttop OF the defense 10 his tuL1ie
uoted on the record
The most brisk interplay ~ arSn-
wont between counsel followed an
nor,cemsnt Of the defense thai the
,vsotv-three men out Of those "harE"d
with treason whose cases ca u,e into hi5
rourt on change OF venue e'ected 20
no tried seraratcly. Forrest ". Brown.
a local atto-ne". associates win ~"
prosecution. asked that all the defend
ants enter their pleas
AL Plead MOT Guilty"
Tc Townsend. one OF the defendants
Attorneys countcrcd with demand that
tho state hrst elect which man II would
try, recurring only that one to plead. He
announced the intention 90 ming mo-
,ion OF supporting affidavit. asking =
hirl OF particulars. and argued hat 10
enter A plea frst would preclude nc ho
re,dtnts from uuklrC such motions
After confercnros of counsel. whrn
rud-e Woods ruled that practice IN thiS
cour. would require the pleas. II was
.r-eed that the uot!c1 should ee n'ed
bv Inc twenty-thrcn defendants JUDGE
woods granted the order for bill ~
partcularS and then ca"h Of tho twenty :
three defendants answered mot quit!
as his name was called
Blizzard tho FIRST
Choice Of Blizzard as hrSt - b" tried
followed quickly and court adjourned
until ten O'Clock tomorrow, tn allow
time for preparing the bill of parucu-
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