The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-08-17
Court Proceedings.
AUGUST TERN COUNTY COURT.

AUGUST TERM COUNTY COURT
Present .)no. $. Nurdock Esq, who oactel
as presiding Justice in the room Of III la
gans, absent, and Peter VI. Hartley and
James H. Shater associate Justices.
Nm. ). Lyon appeared and took the seF-
eral oaths required rs law. as Justice oil the
Peace, III room Of Jno Scott deceased.
The report Of Jno J. Brown Commission
er appointed to settle with VIM IT, Grimes.
late Sheriff, was produced in Court, approv-
ed and ordered to be filed and the balance of
S317,43, due said Grimes, was directed u IL
paid out of any surplus in this years levy.
The Justices having been summoned and
q majority being present, for the purpose Of
making j levy for the benefit of soldier t;sn-
lilies &c, thercupon proceeded to vote upon
the questionas 70 whether they would take
any actlonln the premises or not, to wit: lii
favor OF action kantner, Conner. Feather
Hawley, Hartley, Gregg and Brown; .Np-
posed to such action Lyon, j jenkins
Kelley, Beatty, Martin, W. IL Jenhens
Shaffer, }. s. Murdock, Il Pcll, * pell alsI
Baker, being majority of voters opposed on
posed to said action. And the said Justices
all voted IN favor Of releasing their claims te
compensation for this days service except It'd
said Lyon, who voted the contrary.
The bond Ut Smith Crane, who was recent
" appointed Notary Public by his ExcelIency
Governor pierpolnt, in the room Of e. j. =
Cresap, together with the certificate of his
qualification, was produced ii Court and ~
nittctl to record On motion of said Crane
Jacob W. Crane appeared u Court and waS
qualified is his deputy.
On the motion Of f.nos Snider one VI tila
heirs and distributes of Henry Snlef dec 4
it was ordered that George Brown, aelnisi4
traitor of said deceased, be besunmoncd " a-
pear here Oh the first day Of the next term
to shew cause why he shall aot be attached
for failing y settle and finally pay over the
assets in his hands to tile creditors AMI lfs
tributes Of his ntestate.
Commonwealth vs. John NJ. 4 Henry
Rnehart On charge ot' felony Tile nris
oners were brought into Count and u the
Court was proceeding to their examination
and after the witnesses had been partially
sworn one Of the prisoners counsel. i GOOD
naturcd looking man, somewhat advanced I'LL
years, and who seemed to he familiar with
the practice Of law, arose ana made some IL
marks in relation to the certificate Of the OK
aiming .)nstice, stating that ii had been
some time since he had plactccl law bur
that he thought the prisoners ought not to ht,
arralgned before an examining court for the
crime set fourth il said certificate, which, Al
though it contained the charge of felony. VT
showed on its face only petit larceny, and on
that and other grounds moved the Court to
quash the Indictment, which motion being
sustained, and the boys finding themselves
ot-looSe they very good naturedly took no
their hats and rou,Med
Charles Kantner. Henry Smith and Thomas
Scott were reinstated Commissioners to super
intend and erect Ii bridge over Sandy creek at
Bruceton. and the action Of July Term Ma
reversed and annulled.
There were several other orders made in
relation to estate, roads. and bridges, &C..
which our limited space will not allow to give
i'll detail The Court adjourned ~ Tuesday
afternoon.