Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-06-14
WEST uN1nN. Va. &
DE.E Coopre Having a leisure me

iSketCns OF the proceedings " so1ts Stt0SAAs
Court, which has Just closed long and
busy session. Notwithstanding the trial
docket of this court was greatly reduced
at the Fall Term, 1853. yet, on examinmg
the trial docket for the term Just closed, 1
find large increase in the number of
causes pending over that of the last full
term.
The Grand Jury empanneled at this
term were disposed to do theirwhole duty
yetsafter all the diligence they could use.
they only found one or two Witnesses
who could testify without eliminating
themselves. If witnesses are leftsto de7I
eide. whenttheir evidence will criminated
themselves, it will be useless TO. empannel
grand iuries. Blackstone ought to be
amended or demanded TO rules as num-
Der of.cases were at the fall term of this
court: n.i s0e IS 3ai tsii---tlse q
An indictment was found at this term
against John McCue for shooting Thomas
Maloney, withrintent to kill. and alter q
full. fair and impartial investigation of
the case, the jury rendered verdict OF
not guilty. which was certainly in great
mercy to the defendant. 664 % ssl
The grand jury also found true bills
against 7. R Knight, Evan Gatrell. Jno.
Rogers, Owen Ford and a. H. Williams
for gaming: also.a true bill against Geo..
Williams for misdemeanOr, also true
bill against the same for firing the woods,
and true bill against Job B. Stout for
failingto keep road in repair. aud Will
liam Carroll for an assault upon the boz
dy of Thomas S. Jones. ~
In the case of the Commonwealth
against Jesse w. Lefever, for perjury, the
defendant was called, aud not appearing,
his default was recorded, and Seira IA
cit award against him and his security,
upon their recognizance.
An Indictment against Allen H. Will
iams for All assault and battery on the
body OF L r. Charter. was trie ..and ter
minated in u verdict of = guilty. fined
five dollars and costs of prosecution.
The suit, known as the "dWfaL acc
suit, was tried at this term Verdict Tor
the plaintiff, damages $40. and costs of
suit.
In the cases of Despard Us. Parks,
same vs. Lefever, Cushing & Co., rs. Gal
lihue's administrators. Smith as. Robi-
Us. Chapman. Logan q Bro, Us. same.
same NS' 1CIPl0J ahu Aa"i'uoAu TO- ASo-
sides, judgments were rendered for the
plaintiffs for the various sums severatly
sued for with interest and costs.
The case of the Northwestern Virgil
MIA Railroad Company ,ainst L. r.
Charter. upon writ of supersedeas was
dismissed, the supersedeas having been
improVidently allowed. = = "
An action Of TrespdsS on tie case insti-
tuted by Simon Gotham against Q. Mer-
! cen to recover the value of fifty or sixty
gallons of rot gut whiskey, was tried. -
Verdict for pI intitf. Damages, $32, 80
and costs. About sixty law and chance
ry causes ended at this term, and more
business transacted than at any previous
term of this court, which is owing entire-
| ly to the untiring industry Of his Honor,
Judge E lmistou, who presides at this
court. The amounts ascertaihed and, al
Ilowed this term for jury service was as
follows: To be paid out of the Treasury,
! $4,000. By county levy, $58,5O,
amounting toy .ther to $124, SO. go
Messrs: Stephenson and Jackson OF
Wood, Maxwell Of Lewis. Hall. Blair and
Phelps OF Richie, Thaw, Of Jackson,
Harrison, Lewis, Turner and Johnson Of
fHarrison; Hall Of Wetzel. (the land of
spirits and ghosts. )Stewart, Maxwell and
Lewis Of Doddridge, together with one or
two others. attended the court during
this term, all of whom appeared TO be
much engaged. 96't E" 4ssrel
DoDDRrDaE.
MILLsoN OF Y1RarNrA, AND THOMAS. H,
BENTON OF M[ssoURI.-No one has, the
right to complain of this conjunction OF
names. These worthless have placed them
selves side by side on-the record as the
only two Southern Democrats so lost to
principle. 70 representalive trust, to every