Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-11-28
Circuit Court.


The November term of the Cir
cult Court for Jefferson County be-
gan Tuesday, with Judge E. Boyd
Faulkner on the bench. The grand
jury was composed as follows:
j. w. Rider, foreman, Geo. Por-
terrified, Rufus MiddIekauff, Col. j.
T. Gibson, Daniel Cockrell, Thomas
Hill, Geo. L. Rissler, j. II. Hayslett,
j. L. Shirley, Joseph Coleman, j. D.
Holmes, j. Il. Kearney, j. A. Link,
H. NJ. Loyns, r. III. Moore and b. F..
Ramey.
The charge of the judge to the
grand jury MAS an able exposition Of
the criminal law of the State. The
criminal docket is unusually large
this term, there being over thirty
cases and about two hundred wit
nesses before the grand jury which
was in session two days and indicted
the following persons:
Smith johnson, cutting Brown
Weaver with razor; John BARRIER, j.
West II ash and Jas. s. Fractius.
riotous conduct on passenger train
on n. and w. Railroad Daniel Scott
two indictments for petit larceny +;
Charles w. Snyder, assault and bat
terry on Thos. Z. Woodward, and
Jas. S. Fractius, cutting G. Y. Mead
with razor John PurnelI, for cutting
and manning a colt Lewis Ball, bur
glary in the dwelIing-houseo of d. w.
Wilmington and stealing therefrom
81 90; Thomas Garrison. larceney OF
SI6O from saloon of George II. Lon
<gerbcam Lewis Ball, larceny of $40
from store of George II. Hagley
Robert Carter, larceny from HagIey
Daniel Gore, burglary and larceny
from dwelling of Il. T. Fleming
Joseph Cropsey, larceny of watch
from VIM. NJ. Morrison Henry John
son, shoating Charles Cooke with in
tent TO kill; George II. Longerheam
and Harry Rockenbnugh, saloon
keepers, three indictments for selling
to minors; James Mobley and John
Cooper, defacing personal property
Edward Nelson, cutting Charles
Newman With a sword; Robert Car
ter, larceny from George H. Hagley
Lewis Ball, two indictments, fol
breaking into ticket Office of Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad Company
at Summit Point and stealing there
from; John II. Cole, larceny from
store; Henry Tate, for practicine
medicine without a license;
Thomas w. Beale, George Childs
Thomas Jones, Robert Dicley
Frederick b Myers. Albert Cock
rell and George r. Marquette were
appointed trustees of the John Har
per GRAVEYARD at Harper's Ferry.
Cases disposed of, Col. Forrest w
Brown appearing for the State, were
as follows:
Joseph Cropsy, pleaded guilty
Ten days in jail.
Jehn Barbour, j. West Mash and
John Fractius, pleaded guilty. s5C
fine each and Imprisonment (not
exceeding sixty days) until paid.
Geo. Baylor and a. NJ. Locke for
defence.
Lewis Ball. pleaded guilty to two
indictments. Three years each in
penitentiary. Cleon Moore for de-
fence.
Daniel Scott, pleaded guilty.
Three years in psnitentiarY.
John Purncll, found guilty and
sentenced to three years in peniten-
tiary. Benz. Trapnell for defence.
Daniel Gore, pleaded guilty and
sentenced to four years in penitenti-
airy.
Geo. H. Longerbeam and Harry
Bockenbaugh, pleaded guilty and
fined $40 each and costs on two in
dictments. On two additional in
dictments the court found for defend
ants.
Henry johnson was found not gull
ty of malicious shooting, but guilty
of assault and battery, and recon-
mended TO the leniency of the
court. Fined $50 and costs. Baylor
and Moore for defence.