The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-02-12
City Court.

4 lit IeDTuslfy lefiH ~ tilt .CtiS tSNA'
OF Staunton, Judge Grattan presiding
was begun last Thursday morning an{
closed on Monday The following is Z
summary of the bushes disposed q.
The city clerks list Of deeds received
for record in his office since the January
term of court contained descriptions q
twenty-six, twelve Of which were bar
gain and sale deeds, the remainder being
deeds of trust, release deeds, etc.
M. w. Butcher was allowed $l5 FOL
maintenance Of prisoners, and Sss3 fol
maintenance of VIM Davis and Nick
Beirne, insane persons who are denied
admission to the Asylum for lack Of
room
A special grand jury, drawn By the
clerk from the list OF forty persons Sc
iected by the Judge last August, assem-
bled on Thursday to investigate several
criminal cases. 1t was composed OF jas.
IL. Biackley foreman. G. G. Berry. J II.
Drescher Re sves Gait. J N. Daniel. J
NJ. Hardy aud & II. Humphreys. 9siiis
grand Jury "a lla 4oAiag ellarses
TO be Against ErhVsf Iiaw-
ai.. oi felony. three on
which N,s.. e.nllezzleneut aad tisgae
for grand iareany, and two charges of
misdeneanor, both fof petit larceny. ma
king eight charges in all, The sums Of
money found to have been embedded or
stolen in the eight eases we're those paid
by various persons to Howard rs presi-
dent of the Virginia Stock Exchange.
The total amount that he was charged
with stealing was about 80 500. A bench
warrant for the apprehension Of Ernest
Howard, on the eight indictments de-
serbed, was ordered by the court to he
issued.
Five charges against c. i. Brock, for
selling cigarettes TO minors under sixteen
years, We're also found by tie grand Jury
to be true bills. When aFraigned ia
court to answer the five indictments the
accused confessed Judgment, and for
each separate offense was fined $40 and
costs, making his total expense III the
case about $10o lie was represented by
w. E. Craig and NJ. L. White, and the
commonwealth by A. G. Gordon, city
attorney. A jury was einpaneled for
the trial of Brock, but through his coy-
fession OF judgment his case was disposs
ed of without being submitted to them.
The jury was composed OF J T. Harnan
Samuel Hoover, G. @. Herring, John H.
Wehn J. E. Graham, J W Splitter, II
CARRIER F. ". Hager, Taylor Mccoy, II.
Nj. Mcilhany, P. E. Wilson and Il. G
Morton.
Jack Mays was indicted by the grand
jury on the charge OF assault with in
tent to MAIN, disiigure, disable and Kill
On Friday he appeared III court for tiis5
with N. F White ana G. S. Lighfner rs
counsel. He was fonnd moi guilty by
the jury, and was released by the court
The jury in his case was composed Of
Edward Hail. Geo b. Bell, Preston Pow
ell Samuel Whitj4oTe, J p Henderson,,
Sol. Switzef, j. NJ. Soutlls,ssls. G. A. Graf
ton, Walter Hoge, BIZ 6 TfeibeE n Il
Rusmisel and @. III. 0oode The partie
ulars of the Mays assault were published
at the time The eliiliculty or fight was
between him and another eolored dray-
man.
The charge Of infanticide against The
young cclored girl, Lizzie alias Nancy
Clarke, was found by the grand jury to
be not q true bill, and she was therefore
discharged. 1t was found to be doubt
ful if her infant was alive when she hid
it away
H. A. Shepherd was allowed $50 by
the court for his services in taking a
stenographic report of the preliminary
proceedings in the Ernest Howard ease.
Eight dollars was allowed to the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth to pay his
charges for a certified copy Of the Viz
ginia Stock Exchange charter, used ia
the Howard case.
Il. E. Rhodes Nelson was appointed by
the court guardian to care for interests
in Virginia belonging TO WIN j. Nelson,
jr., and Guy NJ. Nelson, infants over IA
years, and to Henry II. Nelson, an infant
under / 1 years. Bond in the sum cf ST..
900 was. given, with G. T. Nelson as
surety.
Robert Hill, Jr.-of Richmond, and vel
known in Stanton. is quite i'll at his
home in that city.
Preparations have been nearly com
pleted for q grand banquet, to be given
by the staunton Chamber OF Commerce
at some time in March
A pleasant intertainiGent was given
by Mrs. James B. Patton, Of Richmond,
on Monday evening last. iii commitment