Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-12-09
Proceedings Of The Berkeley Circuit

Proceedings Of The Berkeley Circuit
! Court.
/ The CicuiI Cou'l is still IN session,
and will probably continue in session,
from the amount OF BUSINESS on The dock
Ell, for three ar lsui weeks yet.
On last week the Grand Jury finished
up It's business and we're discharged, hat.
ing found lis o. indictment for feInnle,
against jonathan Phillip for grand Iar,e.
my. scains, Geo. ". Srncihdl,er for +,
murder Of Geo. ". Cun. Il anna.
that Sencindlver was a eouscfipl r(ir,r
and shot his brother,lu.Iaw. Gen. Y
Grim, in The uuemp' 10 escape cousc,i..
ZION in lie year 1861.
An indictment was also luund sc,;rs,
John Cannon and Levi Crawio for g..
murder Of Mr.. Hunter, in tie Bs,.,
Creek Valley, du'lug tha summer of 1862.
also an indictment against Joseph Levin.
slime for keeping gambling tsbIes, sI.o
against Charles Weaver. Tor sending a
challenge 10 ish duel; against James
Q:endorf Ter grand srcepy; against &. NJ.
Silver for slaluaTy Gsdemranrr against
William Shsrrr for grand larceny; against
Thomas Ballard for grand larceny; against
r. +. Dugsn Tor grand larCrry: against
Tillison nuran for Grand larceny: against
Michael I.eops TAR assault and battery;
against Rober, klmtle Tor staruary mis-
demesnor, and against WA. Clark for
slstuarv mlsdemeanor.
The case Of John Frederick indicted
for shooting Jacob H!, came up on
Thursday Of last week, and the examna-
ton Of Witnesses concluded. On Friday
The case was argued BY J. r. Hoke on
tho part Of the State, and most tho
roughly and ably on part of The dtf~ncs
by J. Nelson Wisner and John Y. Vel
lou, and submitted. Alter an hours de-
Liberation the Jury returned a verdict of
unawfully shooting with intent 10 Kill,
and affixed the penalty al S2S7 fine and
three months confinement in he county
jail.
file case If William Murphy. for shoot
ing Michael Leopard, on The recent cleo
lion doy in Hedgcsvlle, was argued and
unlimited on Saturday. The jury after
a brief doIlberaion retained verdict that
the prisoner shot Michael Leopard in
sOlr defence
On Monday, the morning hours Of the
Court was consumed by Mr.. {. J. Faux
ner in an able argument upon The qIes-
ZION Of attorneys not being civil officers
and that in applying for ad mission to the
bar OF ihis STATE should not be required 10
take the test oath prescribed by tive Leg.
islsrure for civil o1i,e fs. Al the time of
u riting, We are not Informed that Judge
Balch has given Mr.. Faulkner an an
s yer.
On Tuesday the cases before tho
Court were s,richv civil and Of no gcuor-
81 inreresr.-Berke'y Union.
SEIzrRE OF REBEL GoLD.-Mojor w.
II. Gibbon, .. NJ q. S. A.. Geo. r..
Faylor, Q. NJ. G.. S. A., and Robert llelh,
privs,e in rebel service, on breaking up
Of Lees army were in Richmond, and
had about SAT 300 in gould belonging 10
The rebel government IN their possession.
After leaving Richmond, HeIh, ulder or
dors from Ia, Tor and Gibbon, buried
about $4,000 Of the amount near the
Dan river, in North Carolina, which they
subsequently Ding up and "sPen, freely
in and about Richmond The facts be-
coming known TO the government, Taylor
and Herh, about TWO weeks ago. were ar
Ie.led in Richmond and brought TO this
cily and placed in the old capitol. Ii is
opposed that nearly all The money has
bsen spent by them, bu, The government
has succeeded IN obtaining possession of
tbou, $4,000 Of il. The prisoners are
sill held TO await further Developments.
-U,ash. Rp.