Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-24

vs.. w. II. r. Polsten, felony State vs..
Mary Butts alias Mary Green, plea gull
ty sentenced to penitentiary one year.
Daniel Bradshaw, petit larceny plea
guilty sentence s days in Jail. Peter
McLaughlia, plea guilty, sentence days
in Jail. VIM. Mitchell and Fannie Wells,
Chas. Stewart and Lizzie Banks, VIM,
Fairfax, Jr., and Anna Thompson, Rose
Pritchard and Isabella Turner, Geo.
Newman and Alice Brown, John Boggs
and Mary Lewis, charge in each case
misdemeanor plea guilty, $50 fine and
ten days in Jail. John Grady, petit lar
ceny plea guilty, sentence 80 days in
Jail. Frederick Hill, felony plea not
guilty, but guilty of assault and battery :
sentence one cent fine and costs. Thos.
Tebo, misdemeanor sentence So fine and
costs and 5 days in Jail. Thos. Tebo. fell
ony plea not guilty, but guilty of as
sault and battery sentence, S25 fine and
costs and 80 days in jail. Julia Oden,
petit larceny plea guilty sentence five
days in Jail. Mollie Lowry, petit larce-
ny plea guilty, sentance same as above.
BENZ. Lane, misdemeanor plea guilty,
sentence $50 fine and costs. John A.
Myers, misdemeanor plea guilty, sem
tence $25 fine and costs. John E. Schop-
pert, misdemeanor plea guiltys sentence
one cent and costs. Rose Pritchard,
misdemeanor plea guilty, $50 fine and
costs and 10 days in Jail. Chas. New
man, Jr. misdemeanor plea guilty, $50
fine and costs and days in Jail. Chas.
G. johnson, misdemeanor plea guilty,
$50 fine and costs and 10 days in Jail.
Berry Scott, charge, plea and sentence
same as above. John Brady, INSIDE
meanor plea guilty, sentence S25 fine
and costs and Imprisonment. John E.
Hutzler, misdemeanor trial by jury,
verdict not guilty. County Court VS..
John L. Slonaker, case continued.
IN CHANCERY. Receiver Hem
ry ]. Seibert was ordered to settle ac-
counts at April term of court. E. l..
Hoffman, admir- VS.. Henry Campbell ct
al; decree confirming sale of realty and
ordering distribution of first payment.
John Poisal vs.. Susan Miller ct al. de-
cree confirming sale and ordering distri-
button of funds. John Poisal. Susan
Miller ct al; leave granted j. B. Snod-
grass to file petition. Mary Ropp VS..
Catharine Kyne; decree directing COM
missioner to make deed. II. H Emmert
and Frank Eichelberger were appointed
commissioners in chancery. E. B. Faulk-
ner and D. S. Griffith, adm RS of NJ. S.
Grantham, deceased, VS.. Malvina Gran
than, ct al; referred, to commissioner
for report. John Barnes, &C., VS.. John
Brindle ct al; referred to commissioner.
Nelli G. Bowers heirs VS.. Nellie G.
Bowers admir- and heirs decree con-
firing sale TO ]. A. Downs, and trans
ferring bid from C. H. Miller to J. s.
Bowers. j. II. Buzzard, admir-, &c., VS..
Mary G. Fiske decree ordering deed to
be made to purchaser, P. Il. Sayles. NJ.
E. Trusssll, admir-, &C.. 70. Jesse ].
Trussell, g.; referred to commissioner.
G. Long VS.. B. F. Smith ct AL; decree or
dering distribution of second payment.
Peoples National Bank VS.. M. G. Ma
denbousch ct al; referred to commission
er for report. c.. J. Faulkner, admir-, VS..
s. w. Strider decree correcting former
report of commissioner. w. T. Noll,
trustee, g., VS.. Harriet E. Soldiers ct al;
decree confirming sale of realty.-Stdtes-
man.
State vs.. Richard Leary, felony. trial
by jury, verdict not guilty,
State VS.. John o. Leary, felony. noHe
pros entered.
State vs.. John o. Leary, assault and
battery, plead guilty, S25 fine and costs.
Harry Holman, aged II, and Harry
Duvall, aged 10, of Baltimore, were tried
Thursday for breaking into. Mr.. Bill
myers Store. A number of witnesses
were present from Baltimore, the mother
of Hoffman was also in Court The
younger boy enlisted the sympathy of all
by his manly course, and honest confes-
sion, and even the Judge was moved
with sympathy in sentencing Holman
to one year in the penitentiary The
third burglar has rot been apprehended.
It seems that these young boys carried
on regular traffic in stealing goods and
carrying off their plumber on the trains.
The elder boy influenced the younger to
such an extent as to shape even his testi-
mony, but under oath the little fellow
made an open confession which convict.
ed the older boy. In coming out through
the Sherlff's Office Thursday evening,
Holman turEsd to strike Duvall for lis
testimony against him, but the Officers
soon had him fast The Judge ordered
him to be brought up again before Court,
and unless he shows more favorable con-
duct he will probably have his term
doubled.
He gets years.
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