Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-04-18

CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.

CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The Circuit Court of Berkeley County
opened on Tuesday for the April session.
LIST day Indictments returned by the
Grand Jury:
1. State VS.. Chas. Thornton, petit
larceny, true bill.
2. Same, assault and battery, true
bill.
Q. Same, assault on officer, true BILL
4. Same, for obstructing justice, true
bill.
5. State vs. Geo. Green and Ellen
Grantham, Iewd and lascivious cohabi-
ton, true bill.
8. State VS.. Lucy Grantham, same,
true bill
Z. State VS.. Chas. c. Lee, petit lar
ceny, true bill.
s. State VS.. Chas. Shepherd, carrying
weapons, true bill,
8. Same, obstructing an officer, true
bill.
10. State VS.. A. Quenzel, misdemean-
or, no true bill.
ii. State VS.. j. w. Franks and Mary
q. Miller, lewd and lascivious cohabi-
ton, not true bill.
State vs.. Chas. Thornton, trespass, not
true bill.
State VS.. E. c. Fahrney, misdemeanor.
not true bill.
Gases awarded against the defend
ants in cases Nos. s, 6, and8.
In case No 1, defendant plead guilty
and received sentence of 10 days in jail
at hard labor in case No. 2, defendant
MI eyrrflfxv nd to ,oxy
fine of So and Is days in jail; in No. 8,
defendant plead guilty and was sentence
ed to jail 80 days and fine of $40; in
case No. 4, prosecutor entered nolle pros.
State VS.. Chas. Mondy, recognizance
forfeited and Judgment for $50.
Joseph E. Ullman, an attorney from
Pennsylvania, admitted to practice in
this Court.
State VS.. Jos. Couchman, nolle pros.
entered and recognizance discharged.
State VS.. John Price and Seibert Schop-
pert, same order.
CHANCERY.
VIM. Knabe & Co., VS.. w. j. Ross ct al,
settled and decree.
Bank of Berkeley VS.. G. Orricks, adm r,
ct al, referred to Commissioner.
Commissioner of School Lands VS.. M.
A. Kowen and Margretta S. Clippinger,
decree requiring Margretta s. Clippinger
to appear before Commissioner Picking,
and show cause why the lands in the
petitions named should not be sold.
WEDNESDAY.
State VS.. Chas. C. Lee, petit larceny,
plea of guilty, 10 days in jail.
State VS.. Chas. Shepherd, carrying
weapons, recognizance to appear Mon
day. Same. obstructing an officer, same
order.
State VS.. E. c. Fahrney, recognizance
discharged.
State VS.. John Hedges, COL, petit lar
ceny, true bill, plead guilty, Z days in
Jail at labor.
State VS.. Eugene Hill and VIM. Hill,
petit larceny, true bill, plea guilty, 8
days in Jail at labor. Same, nolle pros.
State VS.. Hunter Gatrell, petit larceny,
true bill, plea guilty, 5 days in Jail at
labor.
State VS.. Joseph Harris, same, true
bill, plea guilty, 5 days in Jail at labor.
State VS.. Daniel Shea and Thos. Mer-
rit, same, true bill, plea guilty, days in
jail at labor.
State VS.. Chas. E. Smith, same. not a
rue bill, recognizance discharged.
State VS.. Chas. Brooks, and Frank JAG
lues, same, no true bill.
State VS.. Jos. Powell, carrying wea-
oons, true bill.
State VS.. Albert KEGS, lewdness, true
bill.
State VS.. Henry Dorsey. same, true
ill.
State VS.. John Mahoney, trespass to
'ealty. true bill.
State VS.. VIM. E. Griffin, same, two
'harges, true bills and capias awarded.
State VS.. Amanda Lucas, Joseph Pow
III, Eugene Hill, petit larceny, no true
ills.
State VS.. Robert Thompson, felony, not
true bill.
State VS.. w. F. G. Young, misdemean-
II, not a true bill.
CHANCERY.
Ii. N. Deatrick, administrator, VS..
iary A. Day ct al, referred to Commits
Toner.
THURSDAY.
State. VS.. Amanda Lucas, defendant dis
charged.
State VS.. Geo. Green and Lucy Grantham.
ewdness, trial and verdict not guilty.
State VS.. Joseph Powell, carrying Weapons
dead guilty. fined SIS and costs, and II not
paid to be confined in Jail % days
State vs. Geo. Greene and Ellen Grantham,
ewdness, trial and verdict OF not guilty.
The grand jury presented the following in
State VS.. VIM. Greene and Lacy Grantham
n true bill.
State vs.. John Il. Barges, felony, obtaining
money under false pretense, not n true BILL
same for same, not a true bill.
State VS.. Chas. Moulten and Fannie Moulten
keeping noyse of i'll fame, not a true bill.
state W.. John Smith and Mary Veney, same,
not true bill. Grand Jury then discharged
State VS.. VIM. f. and VIM. II. Griffin, INSIDE
the prosecuting witness entered as
prosecutor on the order of the Court, and re-
qnired TO give bond IN the sum of $50 for costs
of prosecution on or before April 20, 1885, other
wise case to be dismissed.
state VS.. Lucy Grantham, nolle pros, defend
ant discharged. Same VS.. Ellen Grantham,
same order. Same VS.. Geo. Greene and Lucy
Grantham, same order.
eHAscERy.
VIM. T. Hollis VS.. Jennie Hollis, decree d.
vorcing the plaintiff from the defendant and
giving to the plaintiff the custody of the minor