Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-11-26
Circuit Court.

The November term of the Jeffer,
son Circuit Court, Judge j. S. Duck.
wall presiding, began on Tuesday
last.
The Grand Jury was composed OF
the following persons, viz: WIN. o.
Norris, foreman John w. Daily, D.
S. Hughes, o. j. Blackboard, JOSEPH
H. Wagely, L. p. cambridge, John
B. Farnsworth, Joseph D. Holmes,
II. w. Crittenden, j. viii Taylor,
Chas. d. Wysong, BENZ. F. Ramey,
S. II. Higginbotham, John w. Wal
raven and j. V. Simmons.
Indictments were found against
William Moore, misdemeanor; John
Stanton, misdemeanor; BENZ. j. S.
Woody, (three Indictments mis-
demeanor; David j. Festus, grand
larceny; Charles Washington and
William Beaner, felony John Stan
! ton, folutry JImcs Lawson, INSIDE
meanor; Patrick O'Brien and Mollie
Myers, misdemeanor Charles Hicks,
felony Richard Kline and Mary Huff,
misdemcanor Mollie Myers, INSIDE
meanor; Reuben Twymen, petit lar
ceny; Lee Twyman, petit larceny,
cd offence, a felony); Warner
Cooper, William Harris, John Harris
and Albert Young, misdemeanor
Joseph T. Bolts, felony Shenandoah
Valley R. R. Co., misdemeanor; sgd
ney F. Tyler, Receiver, misdemeanor.
Also the said Grand Jury brought
in the following report:
To The Judge of the Circuit Court of JEFFERSON
| hoCeTnbey Term. 1889:
| We. the Grand Jurors in and for the county
OF Jefferson, do report that we have examined
| twcnty-one cases, and have brought in truI
| bills in seventeen cases have examined sixty
| five witnesses. Especially does this Crane
Jury deprecate the growing evil you called on
attention to of carrying deadly weapons and w
have brought in true bill in every case befort
us where there was the slightest chance TO
conviction. We have visited the Jail. and fint
it in good condition. We also visited the base
l mcnt of the court house, where the heating ar
rangements are located. and we concur will
former grand juries. that the present arrange
ment is both inefficient and dangerous.
Respectfully submitted.
w. o. NORRIS, Foreman.
The court caused the following or
der TO he entered on record with thi.
report:
| auu therefore IL is considered tn0t q certified
| copy of the foregoing report of the Grand Jur
be made out and delivered to each of the Com
missioners of the County Court of this county
through the Sheriff. and that it be further Ger
tilted that in the opinion of this Court this mat
ter should be at once examined into by tn
County Court and the proper remedy applied i
found necessary.
Benz. j. S. Woody pleaded guilty
to one Indictment and was fined 50;
and costs. In the two other indict
ments nolFes were entered.
| Warner Cooper, William Harris
John Harris, and Albert Young, in.
dicted for misdemeanor, (hunting OF
the Sabbath day,) pleaded guilty
and were each sentenced to pay a fint
of So and costs, or in default to bt
imprisoned for five days.
State VS.. VIM. Moore, misdemean
or. Brown for State; Kennedy fol
defence. Found guilty, with a recon
mendation for mercy, and sentenced
to thirty days Imprisonment and tt
pay fine of So, or in default thereof
to be imprisoned not exceeding sixty
days.
Charles Washington, indicted fol
felony, (burglary,) pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to two years il
the penitentiary.