Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Page Courier John ]. Jewell and his
wife both died on the Blue Ridge in this
county January 1ith of grip. Their deaths
occurred only 10 hours apart. Both were
buried in the same grave.
Clifton Forge ReritW Mr.. A. f With
row has decided not TO accept the place ct
general manager of the Farmers Alliance
Co operative worksat Iron Gate-at ,ast
for the present Maj George Chrisman
has entered upon his duties as the secre-
tary and treasurer of the company. lie
is first-class business man and will do
his part IN making the enterprise sue
cess
Broadway Ne,Cs On last Sunday eve
nlng while the family of Mr.. Allen Rhine
hart, living near Linville, were eating
supper, they left their 1S-months old
child. wrapped in bed clothes. lilng npon
the floor asleep. Upon returning they
found the child IN flames. They poured
water on the fire and extingulshed it, but
the child died about 10 Minutes later Its
remains were inferred on Monday after
noon.
Charles Town Free Press A colored
man is quarsntined q miles from Martins
burg because of smallpox.
Mr.. &. Lloyd, of the Bloomery neighbor-
hood. who has been in a state of alteration
of mind, consequent on Ia grippe, for a
few DAYS past. was arrested by the au-
thorities Yesterday and locked mp. 1t is
reported he bnrned his stable on Monday.
and. lust before arrest manifested DIS
position to harm himself and others.
Harrisonbnrg Spirit a case Of I'M
usual interest was decided last Thnrs-
day at Richmond by the Court Of Appeals
This case went from Rockingham county.
About year ago Mary Miller was arrest
ed on a warrant issued Ivy Justice of
Peace, A. G. ROhr, Of this place, for keep
ing a house of ill-fame. She was tried
by the Justice and sentenced to fine and
Imprisonment 10 the county Jail.
An appeal was taken to the county
court and motion made to quash the war
rants, and proceedings Hereunder before
the Justice. on the ground that the Con
strtution and Bill of Rights guaranteed t.
the prisoner trial by jury, and IL at by
reason of her conviction before the Justice
this right had been denied her. The
comfy court Oyerrnled the motion anf
held the prisoner for trial, wherenpon she
was convicted by jury and resentencet
TO a fine and imprisonment. An appea
was taken to the circult court, and Jndg'
Mclaughlin, although of the opinion
that the judgment Of the court below
should be reversed, yet affirmed it pr
forma. because he regarded the question
of such Importance that it should b
passed upon by the Court OF Appeals
That Tribunal reversed tho decision AM
held that the act contained in the Cod
of 1857, (Which ENLARGED the jurisdiction
of magistrates In large number of mis-
demeanor cases), is unconstitutional i
all grave misdemeanors wherein citizen
had formerly been entitled to a trial b
jury.
Ii was contended for the Common
wealth that the trial by jury on the ap
peal to the comfy cOnrt was sutlcIen
, compliance, but the Court of Appeal
held that the prisoner was entitled, in Il
, first instance, to trial before a inry, an
that by rhe conviction before magistrat
her case was prejndiced.
T This decision has given rise ~ cor
, siderable discussion In the legal lroieI
sion throughout the state. The act who
, has thus been declared demonstrations
, was a subject of careful revision by tn
revisers OF the Code of 1851, Jnd. "a slap e
Burke and Mr.. Reilly, and they, believln
it was constitutional, corporated Ii in ID
= Code. The effect of this decision, 1t
I feared. will be a general Jail deliver
/ throughout the state.
Messrs. Strayer & Liggett, OF tn
place, were the counsel, who so sncces
fully conducted the defense.