The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-07

The July term of the Hastings Court
opened yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
Judge Robertson occupied the bench
and looked much refreshed after his va
cation in June.
The first business was the judges
charge to tho grand jury, which was
very brief, but to the point. lie
charged them to DO particularly dill
gent in examining into the cases before
them, but not to arrive at conclusions
where there was any great degree of
doubt.
The grand jury isecomposed of the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Samuel Kinnier, w.
l. Thomson, r. l.. Layne, j. Ii. Davis,
A. j. Haislip, g. Y. Hooker, S. S. Shafer,
j. L. Smoot, p d. Stevens and Thomas
Onglcby.
They were in session till latc in the
. day and adjourcd over without making
report Among the cases before them
,ycre those of Sam Wright for house.
breaking; j. w. Carpcr, raising Norfolk
and Western paymastcr's check, and. A.
household goods from the city not his
own.
The grand jury will examine several
cases to day and will mako their final
report, probably before noon.
The criminal docket so far is very
short that is onlya few cases will be
.eshe fore the court which have been car
ried over Such cases as John Ward,
embezzlemcnt, and William Fairburnc.
1,.I
time, but the parties arc nowhere 10 be
found and the cases have been hanging
on the docket for several years.
The cases set for to-day arc: Charles
Hill, felony, William Jones, felony;
Buck Thomas, misdemeanor; W. c.
Lowry, misdcmeanor; w. l.. Chapman,
felony, four cases.
The case of Edward Daniel, alias Will
liam liazlcwood, for the murder of
Thursday, the 9th.
William Lanicr, for tho murder of
Nat. Newson, will be brought into court
ncXt Monday.
George Colvin was to have been tried
Wednesday for felony, but George is
now in Richmond serving out his term
for another felony
There were Il large number of motions
which were to have come up last mon tn,
cuo o"ihB 10 inc Illness OF the Judge
they werc held over TO this term The
majority of them were motions for
Judgment on stocks which have been
subscribed to different companies. Many
were passed, some continued and iudg-
1ncnt rendered in the following instan-
ces: The cases of the Midway Iron
Company VS.. G. d. Keller, b. d. Downy,
w. Il. Meadows, w. j. Tubbs, NJ. c.
Morris, ID. f. Geyer, W. +. Winch, j.
William Boyd and w. D. Obcnchain,
motions to force the payment OF assess
ments, Judgment was given for the
plaintiff in each instance
In the case Of the Old Dominion Paper
Bag Company against T. Il. Woodward
motion to compel the payment Of as.
Sessments on stock purporting to have
been taken, judgment was given for the
defendant. Judgment was granted the
same company against j. A. Page and
W. NJ. Chatham on same action.
The case OF c. j.. c. Whitscll against
ID. j. Duffy, attachment, was dismissed
at the cost of the plaintiff
judgement was given Nichols, Abb
bltt ~ Hope against NJ ~. johnson,
on removed warrant.
Tho attachments of Stonesifer &
Revere against e. w. Kernchan was
dismissed at cost of plaintiff.
Jane Hawkins was granted Judge
ment for $40 against j. d. IIobbie, for
removing an organ which she had pur-
chased from defendant, and OH which
she had paid portion of the install
ments
Judgments were granted the Central
Land Company. of buchanan, against
w. M. Dunlap, w. f. Baker. T.. Rorer,
Jr., Baker s, Markley and ID. A. CARRIER
for failure to pay assessments on stock
subscribed.
p: d. Fuller was given Judgment
against Samuel Levine for amount of
account.
The estate of Albert Holden was com
mitted to the sergeant for administra-
ton.
Jnlia II. Topping was appointed ad-
miniSs'atrix of Robert Topping, de-
ceased; and qualified az such She was
also appointed guardian of his children.
4. f. Barksdale qualified as notary
public.
JUSTICE HOWEKTON's COURT.