Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-21
COURT News!

man, felony plead not guilty.
State of w. Va. VS.. L. E. Bar
ley, misdemeanor; demurrer sus-
tanned by Court, and case dis
missed.
State VS.. Charles w. Gray mis-
demeanor demurrer overruled,
whereupon defendant plead gull
| ty and was fined $25 and costs of
prosecution.
State of w. Va. VS.. Golden
Hess, felony; defendant gave
bond for his appearance in Court
Monday, Jan. 80.
| In CHANcERY.-Lillie Belle
Wild VS.. Edward Wild. Plaintiff
granted divorce a mensd ct
thoro with the privilege to as
sumo her maiden name, also to
retain the care of her children.
Court was crowded Jan. 70.
The first case heard was that of
State of w. Va. VS.. Wesley Lew
is, colored, who, it will be re-
membered, shot Hezekiah Nash,
another negro, with intent to
kill, about three weeks ago.
Lewis was brought before the
Court and filed his demurrer,
which was promptly overruled
by the Court; whereupon Lewis
plead guilty to the charges in the
indictment, and was sentenced
to the State penitentiary for three
years.
State of w. Va. VS.. John
Broggs, misdemeanor. Prisoner
plead guilty and was fined TWEEN
ty-five dollars and cost of prose-
cution.
State of w. Va. VS.. Thomas
Tebo, felony. Demurrer overrul-
ed and trial set.
State of w. Va. VS.. Edward
Nash, misdemeanor. Prisoner
plead guilty. Fined seventy-five
dollars and costs.
State of w. Va. VS.. James
Logan, misdemeanor. Prisoner
plead guilty, and the Court takes
time to consider in its judgment.
In the case of State of w. Va.
VS.. Sheridan Holmes and Jane
Taylor, misdemeanor, the Court
declined to further prosecute in
the case.
The Prosecuting Attorney by
leave of the Court declined to
further prosecute in the follow
ing cases: Daniel Williams, fel.
ony; VIM. Kennedy, felony
Nicholas Smith, felony; Thos
Ryan, felony; Daniel Williams,
misdemeanor; S. NJ. Kinney mis-,
demeanor; L. E. Barley, misde
meanor.
: Jan. 13.-Thomas Tebo, indict
ed for felony, was brought into
court and tried for brutally as
saulting and beating his father
| mother and sister. Tebo was rep
resented by attorneys Emmert
and Gerhart. The case was sub
mitted to a jury composed Of
Messrs. Thos. Minghini, Geo. S
Rousch, R. N. Stewart, H. T
Small, G. J. Seibert, w. w
Houseworth, L. E. Bentz, Jno
w. Kerney, w. B. Cost, Luther
Seibert and Gold Ballenger, who
returned a verdict of guilty az
charged in the indictment.
State of w. Va. VS. VIM. Red
man, indicted for larceny, was
tried before the following jury
Jas. GLADDEN., Duncan Hamilton
Nathan Coils, Andrew Bowers
Hunter Harlan, Daniel Stucky,
G. D. Swimley, Jos. Messman,
Samuel L. Dodd, Jas. D. Jack,
j. T. Hopper and F. D. Staley
Redman is accused of stealing a
horse from Mr.. Durham, "a farm
er who resides near Darkesville.
MARTINsBURG, Jan. 14.-In the
Circuit Court, in this city, to-day
Judge E. Boyd Faulkner sem
fenced Thomas Tebo to ten years
in the state penitentiary for as
saulting with intent to kill his
aged father and mother last Oc-
tober, near this city.
Wesley Lewis, colored, was
sentenced to the penitentiary for
three years for shooting Hezekiah
Nash with intent to kill.
Jan. 1.-THE case of State of
w. Va. VS.. NJ. H. Greene, indict.
ed for a misdemeanor, was tried
before the following jury: Geo.
E. Gaver, Jacob Hesse, H. 7.
Small, Thos. Minghini, John w.
Kearney, Frank Farnsworth,
Gold Ballinger, Luther Seibert,
Frank Foreman, Geo. S. Rousch
and w. B. Cost, who returned a
verdict of not guilty. Prisoner
discharged.
The. jury before whom the case
of VIM. Redman was tried on a
charge of felony on Friday, hay
ing had the case under consider.