Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-12-29
SHEpHERDST0WN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. SAT
Berkeley County.

We make the following extracts from
the Msrnnsborg Union Of las, week:
CouRr.-On Wednesday Of last week
The sptclAi ,elm Of CouIl, called (or the
trial Of cIlmlnals, comnencet; his tonor,
Judge Hall, upon tie bench. J. +. Hoke
Attorney, for The Stale. prosecuting Our
ipeopIe "ere all much pleased TO see our
excellent Judgs atle again to resume his
seat. The Grand Jury having been
charged, e,iiaislv! retired to their
iroom, sad the Couri proceeded to the III
al cf ",n,nai c..., Philip Mcdaniel
co.ored srlsd Tor gtsnd larceny, was
fnuat gully of petil larceny, aud sen'en-
ced TO confinement i'll the county jail Tor
dirty days. Ge"rge ]. LIile aad "m.
J b. Reynolds, jointly tried Tor g5au9 lar
ceny, were found gully and sentenced to
tbtee, years each IN lhe State PenIleni!s-
iry. John Williams. uied for grand lar.
ceDy, was found guilty. and sentenced 10
HE State penlienHary one year. benJa-
mn Dolsey, colored. tled for grand lar
ceny, as iounG guilty. OF peth LARCENY,
and sentenced 10 touhhemen, in IN com
" lall twelve months. i HoHe pr0St4W
vas entered in lhs case uf the Stale VS..
Robert A. Somervlie. STATE -. Mlcnse!
Swecny, iudirted ',r forgery OF cheek
upon ,he National Bank. was con'lnued
90 motion OF prisoner, until The ntX'
term. The Grand Jury found a great
Gun b,r oil Bills Of Indirlmen, sgalnsi diff,
inen, pa,lies fer vlolsn'g ,he license
lass. On Monday, The day set for !he
u,al rl Statutory NsdemcanoIs, opened
With he uial Of eleven indictments sgaihsi
B. b. Hollis lur retailing spr,luOus H.
quots wlhou, license. Afer tIs' Of
Two. III which HE jury brought III hne
Of $50 IN each case, The deiendepl by lis
counsel confessed Judgment for hne Of
$50 each Oh ihIee other indictments, and
The Attorney for the Stale lhereuPon en-
rered noNe's cn tie remainder, the de-
fendsDl paying he costs.
The Judge is evidently determined To
preserve the dignity aad authority Of his
Court, as sgainat numbers Of Witnesses
and Jurors hu had been ruled on sccounl
Of telng absent and lsldy, fines were
promptly assessed.
The following county oniceJs elect al
tie las, October election, appeared ana
qusl,6ed according TO law: John W. fn-
zer ss Sheriff, took the oath Of office aud
gave bond in the sum of sG5,C00. Maj
L. S. Troxel ss CLERK OF the Circuit
Cont. qualified, giving bond in The sun
Of $4,000. J. n. Wlsnet. Prosecuting
Attorney elect, qualified by taking the
usual oath of office. Seaman Gararj,
Recorder elect, took the oath Of office and
gave bond in lhe sum Of $4,000.
| CUr-TnRoATs ABOUT. On Friday niahl
Hast, ihe l4,h instant. J. " 4. PoIte,ieId,
WHO keeps s!o at fomahawk Syringe,
was disturbed abou. midnight by bearing
a noise as if some one was trying 10 ge!
in he house. He arose and went out
bu! discovering no one, retired again, and
again hearing TIE noise, went out sec
ond time. this ihe taking candle With
him. and was fired upon by some party
ImnslAown. one shol tiling him in The face
and wcundiag him severely. The rest Of
The load penetrating his hat evidently,
showing me mor5srous intent OF the par.
~ htins. Mr.. PoTeThell states that lie
saw some four persons iun after the dr-
lins. "ei .itti q "a sza 30 B. .r.a
i r.. r. srd .silii ry.t- .7, s.,
\, COMMITTED. Justice EolI, on Monday
last, committed to Jail for action Of Circui.
CouI.. Thomas Ogleon. colcred, for lar,
ceny of thirty dollars from D. o. Snyder.
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Is Mrs. SuTratts House Haunted.