The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-20
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

hOn w. W. mOHoIb as county JuuBe Ior
the unexpired term of ex Judge Wing
field Griffin, Mr.. Moffet qualified before
S. T. Clement, justice Of the peace, and
promptly at 10 o'clock yesterday opened
the June term of Roanoke county court
and the following business was trans
acted: A special grand jury was ordered
consisting of w. w. Brand, foreman; G.
j. Lyon, j. ii. Is. Stevens, Daniel Kit
| finger, James II. Turner, Samuel Boon,
Samuel Parrish, j. w. McCray and Jno.
II. Rhodes, who presented the following
true bills: John Hunt, assault and bat
terry; VIM. Coins, felonious cutting and
wounding; VIM. Coins, carrying con-
cealed weapons; Charles Ray, disturbing
religious worship. James P. Woods
qualified as attorney; G. P. Vineyard
qualified as overseer of poor of Big Lick
district with D E. Kefauver as surety;
bond $500. An olograph will Of Fred
erick Johnson, deceased, was proved to
be in his handwriting upon the oaths of
Col. G. w. Hansbrough, Col. r. 81. Logan
and John L. Barnett. Nathaniel B.
Johnson qualified as executor without
surety; bond 5000.
The case of w. A. Ferguson ct ais.
vs.. w. Griffin, motion to contest the
election was docketted. Upon motion
by Colonel Hansbrough' the matter was
continued by consent until next term,
whe N Judge from aneighboring county
will preside. A rule was issued against
all witnesses who were not present, aud
those present were recognized to appear
at The next term.
T. M. Starkey qualified as supervisor
from Cave Spring district, with Patter-
son Coon as surety in the sum of $1,000.
Patterson Coon qualified as overseer
~ lr, TO-, a. g. 4 III
7. w, Starkey as surety, giving bond
for $780,
w. Fl. "a. Richardson qualified as JUS
tice OF the peace for Cave Spring dis
trict.
Giles Gum qualified as Justice Of the
peace for Vinton.
George w. Lewis qualified as super.
visor for Catawba district, with John R.
Woods as surety; bond $1,000.
r. S. Gregory qualified as justice Of
the peace for Big Lick district.
John Coon qualified as justice of the
peace for Cave Spring district
D. T. Blackwell qualified as constable
for Cave Spring district, with r. NJ.
Blackwell and James A. Peters sureties
for $4,000
T. NJ. Wlllett qualified as justice of
the pace for Cave Spring district.
John II Camper qualified as Justice
of the peace for Salem district.
John A. Henderson qualified as Justice
OF the peace for Catawba district, also
for overseer of the poor, with bond of
$500, surety G. w. Lewis.
w. A. Cannai lay qualified as justice of
the peace for Salem district.
W. G. Moomaw qualified as supervisor
of Big Lick district, bond 1000, with
George A. Hubbero as surety.
j. h. Bradley qualified as constable of
the Salem district, with M. nj. Graham,
Charles A. Trout and D. E. Slower as
sureties.
j. B. Frier qualified as overseer of the
poor, bond $500, surety ]. NJ. Smith.
The case OF the comm wealth vs.. Eli
Lawson, for stealing valise on the
train from j. A. Menifee, was continued
for the prosecution till the August term
and prisoner bailed in the sum OF $50.
The estate of Helen NJ. Parsons, de-
ceased, was committed to the sheriff, no
administrator having been appointed
within three months after her death.
Commonwealth VS.. D. IL. Holiornan,
accused of en- bezzle nent from c. Il. Leet
IL c., was continued by consent TO the
August term. Defendant was bailed in.
the SUN OF $500, with James Wylie as
security.
John Smallwood was exem pied from
the payment of captation tax in the
Big Lick district upon tho ground of
physical inhrmitY, upon III 1tion Of W.
M Montgomery.
The case of Common wealth versus w
0 Burke and b. +. McAbee was con-
tinued at the instance OF the defendants
on the ground OF absence Of witnesses
20 the August term.
written order from d. Armstrong
was entered for the release of Sarah
Shaver (col1red) from Jail as a lunatic
(she having apparently recovered).
William Coins was artaigned for
felonious wounding and case con sinued
till third day of August term.
Judge Mofett will make arrange
ments TO have all cases. in which ne is
interested, tried by some Judge from
neighboring county.
His honor, Judge MoHett, presides
W tn dignity and grace, and his rulings
display legal tact and accumen. The
public seem to fully agree with him in
the opinion that the prices at VIII CD the
College Avenue Dry Goods Store is
Offering was sufficient grounds for sus
plclon that they were stolen ready
made, and not that they were manufac-
tured from stolen material as charged
in the Indictment.
Miss Mamie Lakeland. Of Lexington.
is visiting Mrs. G. S. Owens.
Mrs. Evans, the aged mother of Mrs
ID. b. Strouse, is quite i'll.
j. e. Allemong left yesterday for
Waynesboro on business for the Sllem
Machine Works.
Saint Shaver, who es escaped from tie
county Jail about year ago whilst
waiting to be tried for stealing. was
arrested Saturday night and again
lodged in jail.