Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-11-29
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grand jury, after a session OF six days.
were discharged on Saturday evening.
They had before them four cases OF
homicide, in three of which bills were
found. The bills found were against
John Wise, FOR the killing Of Charles
Leese; Nicholas Jones for the killing OF
James Bagent, and The lad Miller tor
the killing OF Norris. in addition to
these there were four indictments for
shooting with intent to kill.
Since Friday morning the court has
been engaged in the trial of case OF
Thomas VS.. the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, which was removed
from Allegany TO Washington county,
at the suggestion of the company. Dam
ages 10 the extent of $1,000 were claim
ed by the plaintiff for injuries sustained
in being run over by train OF the COM
pany at Cumberland The jury in the
case, after being out eighteen hours, re-
turned into court and announced their
inability to agree, and were discharged
Charles Fox, Augustus Porter and
Charles Topper, indicted for shooting
w. n. Schlosser, on the night OF the
23rd of October, were arrested IN Fred
erlck and brought to Hagerstown,w where
they entered bail for their appearance
for trial on Monday next
The case Of Howard Tracy against
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, in which
a verdict of $4,000 TO: the plaintiff was
rendered at the May term and new
trial granted on account of excessive
damages, was compromised by the com
pany contessing judgment for $1,000
Charles Rigney, of Hagerstown, in,
dicted for shooting with intent to Kill
Stephen Girard, or the night OF the
22nd of October, was brought into court
and entered bail in $1,000 tor his APP
pearance for trial at this term OF court.
Richard Sheckles, aged about y
years, well known as prominent auc,
tioneer and republican politician, died
Monday morning. He was also prom
inent member OF the order of Odd-tel-
lows and a Mason. Some ten days
since he had a tooth extracted and took
cold in his jaw, where an abscess form
ed, causing his death.
The grand jury found no indictment
against Mrs. Ida Benner, who shot and
killed her husband some time ago, at
the Lodge House, at Antietam Cemete-
ry, Sharpsburg. The killing was one
of self-detense.
The death OF Mr.. Jacob II. Fiery,
which occurred at his fathers residence
on Jonathan street last Friday, will
cause general regret. Mr. Fiery was
for long time clerk in Mr.. Brughs
store, from which about year ago, he
was obliged TO retire on account OF con
sumption, the disease that finally caused
bis death. He was about thirty-three
years of age.
Mr.. 7. J. Miller of the Sharpsburg
District, informs the Mail that he made
this year, 526 bushels of corn on acres
rs bushels or Is barrels to the acre.
The Antietam Iron Works are in full
blast, turning out about fourteen tons
of pig iron daily. About one hundred
and fifty persons are engaged at the
Furnace or in the boating and mining
connected with the Furnace. The ore
worked up III the Antletam Furnace is
obtained partly from the Virginia shore
of the river. The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad is the chief consumer of the
manufactured iron and Mr.. Bradley is
now engaged in filling large order for
that company.
Judge Pearre recovered his watch
lost in the ruins of the Washington
House last June. 1t was found in
spot Immediately under the room occu-
pied by the Judge at the time OF the fire.
1t is greatly blackened and defaced, and
is not much of a time piece now, but
will be preserved as memento OF the
great fire.
The Chambersburg Herald states that
little girl named Crandall, near State
Line, in Maryland, was so badly fright
ened last week by drunken man that
her auburn hair turned snow white.