Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-04-24
COUNTY NEWS.

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We clip the following County news
from the last Charlestown papers,
A SAD BEREAvEMENr.-.The mail of
Saturday brought the melancholy and
unexpected intelligence TO the household,
relatives and friends of Mrs. Sally E.
Smith, of thi, town, of the death at
Virginia City, Nevada, of Pneumonia,
Of Thomas Fred Smith, son of the late
Paul Smith, of this county. The de-
ceased had been resident of the Pacific
slope for several years past, though he
is well remembered by host of warm
and attached friends in this and our
neighboring county of Clarke, who will
unite their sympathy aud coincidence
with the afflicted and griet-stricken
mother and devoted and -disconsolate
sister, in this sad and crushing bereave-
ment.-SpirH
In CoURr.-Quite number of gen.
tlemen of the legal profession, other
| than members of the jefferson Bar,
have been in attendance at the present
term of the Circuit Court, Judge ]. B.
Hoge, presiding, among whom we may
mention Judge Parker, A. r. Pendle-
ton, l.. N. Huck and Edmund P. Dan
bridge, Esqs., of Winchester; Maj. S.
J. G. Moore, of Clarke; Hon. 9. j.
Faulkner, Jr., and w. II. Flick, of
Berkeley, and Maj. III. Kyd Douglas,
and H. S. Clagett, Esq, of Iagerstown,
Md.-Free Press.
WANroN DEPREDATIoNs.-On We'd
nesday night last, some parties, with no
other motive that we can imagine but
that spirit Of downright devilment,
passed down the Harper's Ferry turn
pike and unhinged almost every gate
from Charlestown to the farm of Mr..
James NJ. Brown, and in addition fired
straw stack belonging to Mr.. John
OFT, short distance below the first
toll-gate.-Spirif.
TIE BURGLARS UNEARTnED.-Short-
ly after our going to press on Monday
of last week, circumstances began to
transpire which led to the unearthiEg
of the gang of burglars and thieves who
have been operating in this community
so largely during the past winter, and
! whose latest and most daring act was
/ the robbery of the store of Messrs.
Trussell & Lucas, on the night of the
9th instant. From clue obtained,
the residence of John Johnson, c0,ored,
on the farm of Mr.. John Scldcn, was
searched, and the sc2:ch:rs rewarded
by the finding of goods belonging to
n essrs Trussell e Lucas to the amount
of over $50 in value, besides a small
amount belonging to Mr.. Jacob Is.
. Brown, and at the same time John
Johnson was arrested and brought to
town. After an examination, he was
committed to Jail Later in the day
two colored women. Mary Newman
! and Harriet Newman, were arrested,
and acknowledged having conveyed
some of the stolen goods to the coun-
try: and that night two other women,
Betty Hall and Mary Stewart, were ar.
rested and lodged in Jail. About the
same time n small lot Of goods were
found in an clubhouse on the premises
of Mr. ii. O. Talbot, where the last
named women resides. Tuesday after.
/ noon Mr.. Martin Colston found in the
woods of the "Kennedy' farm bag OF
goods, principally shoes, which were
identified as the property OF Messrs
Trussell & Lucas Spirit.
CIEcr1r CoUEr.-The following jury
cases have been disposed of in our Cir
cui. Court, viz:
j. II. L. Hunter u.s. James w. Coyle
Judgment for Plaintiff. Lucas & Green
for Pitt; Baylor & Wilson for Deft.
Andrew Hunter Us. Nj. Helm, EXT
of Isaac Strider. Hunter for Pitt
Faulkner for Dcft Jud gment for Pitt
Jno. w. Rison Us. Hopkins q Co.
Pendleton for Pitt; TraverS for Deit
Judgment for, PITT.
VIM. Lucas us Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company-suit for the killing
of two horses. Judgment for Pitt. for
Sl75. Lucas & Green for Pitt; Baylor
IL Wilson for Def.
j. III. l.. Hunter Us. Jno. NJ. Coyle.
Lucas tor Pitt; Faulkner and Baylor
for Dett. Jury failed to agree.
Armstead Orem Us. Geo. III. Turner.
Kennedy, Green & Beckwith, for Pitt;
White e Trapnell, Hunter and Lucas
for Deft. Judgment not rendered ut
time of oar going to press.-SpirH.