Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-08-25
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Another Grand Tournament will be
held at Aliens woods, opposite the resi-
dence of Thornton p Pendleton, Esq,
between Ripon and Berryville, on Fri
day, September 9TH, of which further
particulars will be given hereafter
Spirit.
Cumback-a negro who escaped from
the Jail, by the use of false keys, some
months ago, was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Hurst OH Tuesday, and returned
to the Jail. He had leen committed on
the charge of stealing clover seed, DC,
from Mr.. Trussell. lie made his escape
into Maryland, and Sheriff Hurst did
not know that he had come back until
he met him upon the road on Tuesday.
Free Press.
Joe Hall, negro prisoner, made a
ferocious assault on Deputy Sheriff Jno
c. Wiltshire on Monday evening and
made his escape. During the day he
had been confined in a cell with another
prisoner, and whilst being returned TO
his own cell for the night, as was Gus
tomary, he availed himself Of the OPP
portunity to assault Mr. Wiltshire with
suddenness and violence. A struggle
ensued, during which there was knock
down or two and a rending of gar
ments, and bruises sustained, but the
negro finally escaped the clutches of the
Deputy A reward Of fifty dollars is
offered tor his capture and return. He
is about feet ii inches high, copper
color, and wears slight moustache and
chin whiskers He is from Bolivar and
was committed on charge of house
breaking-Free Press.
SUPREME COURT OF ArPEALs-Judges
Green, Raymond, Johnson and Moore.
Henry Rohrer VS.. w. III. Travers,
trustee, and Others; argued and submit
ted; Mcdonald G Beck with for Appel
liant, Baylor Is Wilson and Travers for
Appellees.
j. II. l.. Hunter VS.. John Snyders
executor argued aud submitted; Bay
lor & Wilson FOR Appellant, Lucas aud
Beckwith for Appellee.
Robert Lucas, Jr., VS.. John j. Lock
and others; argued and submitted; Luz
cas- for Appellant, Hunter and Kennedy
for Appellees.
Joseph Rose and others VS.. Jacob B.
Brown aud wife; argued and submitted;
Kennedy and Boyce for Appellant,
White & Trapnell and Baylor IL Will
son for Appellees,
An appeal has been allowed in tie
case OF A. n. Curry VS.. }. Il. Hill and
others, from Putnam county.
a. w. Mcdonald, ii. w. Brown and
U. L. Boyce were qualified and admit
ted to practice.
The hearing of this, the Third Judi
cial Circuit, closed on "Wednesday, and
the docket of the Fourth, Judge Arm
strong's Circuit, began to be called on
Thursday.
CarsAalon and others vs. ToTeyson
and others, from Mineral county; CON
sent order was entered, submitting the
matters in dispute to three arbitrators.
State vs.. Is. tS 0. Il. r. Co., from
Mineral county motion to dismiss was
filled and case continued.
Mcclure VS.. johnson; Pcndleton
county; continued.
Coatncy VS.. Hopkins; Pendleton
county; continued.
Pharcs vs.. Saunders Pendleton
county; continued.
William VS.. Florence French; lamp
shire county; argued and submitted ;
Hon. J. j. jacob for Appellant, and
Holmes Conrad for Appellee.
\ writ of error was allowed in the
case Of Crumbacker VS.. Seabright, from
Wheeling.
Gates & Bro. VS.. Cragg and Smoot,
Kauawha county submitted
keystone Bridge Co VS.. Lewis Sum
mcrS and others, Kanawha county; sub
mitted
Appeals were allowed in cases of
Bradford VS. McConihay and others,
Kanawha county, and Ieater VS.. Allen,
Doddridge county.
Rowland vs.. Rowland, Mercer coun-
ty; argued aud submitted.
Bowyer vs. Knapp and Martin, Green,
brier county submitted
johnson VS.. jarrett, Greeubrier coun-
ty submitted.
d. Z. Johnston of Mercer, and J. d.
Johnston and j. b. Peck, Of Giles coun-
ty, Virginia, were admitted to practice
Appeals were allowed in Renick VS..
Ludington, GreenOrier county Collins
VS.. Mann, same county Stuart, Blu
chanan e Co. VS.. Greenbrier county
and Davis VS.. Henry, from Wood coun-
ty. Petition for appeal in Templeton
VS. uazlctt, kanawha county, was re-
fused
The following cases were argued and
submitted Farmers Bank OF Va. VS..
Montgomery; Reid VS.. Stuart; Smith Is
Atkinson VS.. Knight ; jarrett VS.. Jar
rett Elicit 81 Co. VS. Stuart Calwell
VS.. Prindle's EXT. Cattaghau's Admir-
VS.. Circle, was submitted upon rule
The foregoing cases were al from the
! Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Cases from the lSt Circuit will be
called on Tuesday, August Fl, and the
9th Circuit on Thursday, August 23.-
Spirit