Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19
CIRCUIT COURT NEWS.

Hon j. Blair Hoge was elected Special
Judge by the members of the bar to pre-
side during the absence of Judge Duck
wall. The Grand Jury returned the fol-
lowing indictments
Boyd Henderson, felony. Sally Lee,
felony. j. @. Orr, misdemeanor, two
indictments. John Robinson and Nancy
WATSON, misdemeanor. Charles Robin
son and Nancy WATSON, misdemeanor.
j. s. Manford, misdemeanor. Earnest
Hipsley, petit larceny. Charles Mar
shall, petit larcency. The following in
| WILDLY Ford, Jr., Benjamin Miller,
Jesse Sesol, Sallie Lee, john A. Files, Jr..
Henry Dorsey.
Thomas A. Duckwall. of the Morgan
county bar, was admitted to practice in
this court.
Philip Pendleton VS.. Meadow Branch
Coal Co., appealed, removed from Nor
gan county in order to be placed on the
docket of this court.
Following orders were made on the
chancery docket.
Henry j. Seibert, general receiver, fl
ed his reports.
G. F. Snyder, etc., VS.. +. D. Staley,
executor, etc., decree referring case to
commissioner to distribute fund in hands
of Executor.
D. NJ. Deck, guardian, VS.. D. B. Whar-
ton, ct al, decree directing deed to be
made to purchaser and retiring cause
from docket.
/. L. Bender & Bro. VS.. E. R. Brill
hart, ct al, decree distributing the Sec
ond payment on real estate sold.
I NJ. f. Mathews VS.. Annie NJ. Bateman.
ct al, decree directing the distributive
shares of the Moher heirs, to be transfer
ed to Colorado where they reside.
John Becker, administrator, vs.. Alon-
"a D. Riker, ct al, decree distributing
fund in the hand of special commission
er and ordering the collection of the bal
ance due from purchaser.
G. Long VS.. B. F. Smith, ct al, decree
confirming report of Special Commission
er and retiring cause from the docket.
The following chancery cases have
! been transferred to this court from Nor
gan county.
Hinkley VS.. Smith, Bohrer VS.. Michael,
Faulkner s administrators vs.. Phillips,
Dawson VS.. Johnson's administrator.
, Cam vs.. Cam, Fleece VS.. Ambrose, Har.
Ian VS.. Ambrose.
Philip PendIeton VS.. the Meadow
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peal, order granting attachment and dis.
missing the case at plaintiffs cost.
7. Il. B. Dawson, ct al, VS.. j. w.
johnson, administrator, ct al, decree
Diminishing scire facias and for costs
against the plaintiff.
VIM. j. Fleece, ct al, VS.. Peter Am
brose, decree confirming commissioner &
report and appointing special commits
sioner for sale of the realty involved in
the cause.
!, Elizabeth G. Kennedy, VS.. G. Berker-
vile, ct al, decree directing the pay
ment to the general receiver the balance
due on purchase money for the realty
involved.
Monday morning Judge Duckwall re-
sumed his seat on the bench. Boyd Hen.
derson, indicted for attempted rape, plead
guilty and appealed for leniency to the
court. Judge Duckwall looked upon the
offence as being very heinous one, and
made the penalty years in the peniten-
tiary.
In the case of the State VS.. Benjam in
Lane for assault, for the first offence he
was fined $50 and one month in jail on
the other the penalty was one month in
jail, to begin at the expiration of other
sentence.
John and Charles Robinson plead gull.
ty to two charges of misdemeanor. The
fine was $50 in each case and 10 days in
Jail.
Nancy WATSON, on the same charge,
received the same penalty.
State of w. Va. VS.. John E. HutZler.
indicted for felony, case continued until
next term of court and bond furnished
in the sum of $500 for his appearance.
State VIC Maria Rr0Ok
plea of guilty and fine of SIS and costs.
State VS.. John Orr, misdemeanor, plea
not guilty, trial by jury.
Warrior Mower Co. VS.. j. w. Dodd,
assumpsit. Judgment for S243.57 with
, interest from Sept. s, 1891.
Mary j. Price VS.. Michael Price, decree
confirming report of master commission
er and appointing special commissioner
for sale of realty.
Susan p. Thomas VS.. Levi Henshaw
} report of special commissioner confirm
ed, referring case to commissioner and
ordering deed to be made to purchaser
World.
MORGAN Co. CAsEs.-A number of
cases from tho Morgan Circuit Court
were argued and decided by special
Judge Hon. John B. Hoge in our Court
this week.
Bohrer VS.. Mecham, demurrer over
ruled and time given defendants to an
swer. T. W. B. Duckwall for plaintiff,
Faulkner and Ingles for defendants.
Philip Pendleton VS.. Meadow Branch
Coal and Iron Co., in this case defen-
dants were garnishees, case dismissed.
Flick and Westenhaver for plaintiff,
Faulkner and Ingles for defts.
Faulkner S admir- VS.. Philips, petition
for rehearing of Samuel Whisner, dis
missed. exceptions to report allowing
taxes sustained, exceptions to report fix
ing allowance to printers for advertising,
overrouled. Faulkner & Ingles for plain
tiff. Flick & Westenhaver for defts.
Dawson johnson, demurrer to special
plea overruled ,scieri facias dismissed and
leave given plaintiff to file supplemental
bill. Travers & Duckwall for plaintiff :;
pendleton, Flick and Westenhaver for
deft.