Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-02-03

PROCEEDINGS OF CIRCUIT CouRT.-
The following are the proceedings of
Circuit Court since those last pub
lished in the INDEPENDENT
At Law-Charles H. Smurr VS..
j. r. Brown, judgment for plaintiff
for $63l.34 and costs State VS.. Ed
Mathews, capias issued; Gleaves,
Vandegrift & Aid VS.. M. M. M. l.
I. Company, rule for security for
costs Mollie Stevens VS.. John
Kitchen, bastardy, verdict of guilty,
motion for new trial made; State vs..
Marcus Ruthenburg, affidavit filed
and cause continued /; Peoples Nat.
ional Bank VS.. J. B. Wilson and g..
M. Bowers, judgment for plaintifffo
$438.74 and costs; State VS.. d. F.
Dayton, No. l, plea of guilty enter
ed and sentenced to the penitentiary
for five years; State VS.. Thos. B /.
Gregory, No. 6, sentenced to six
years in the penitentiary State vs..
Thos. B.Gregory No. 7,three months
in jail State VS.. Tom B. Gregory
No. 2, three months In jail; State VS..
D. F. Dayton, No. I, three months
in jail; Drsnner VS.. Keesecker ct
al, cause was dismissed without pre-
judice to new suit II. c. Berry VS..
Adams Express Company, verdict
in fauor of defendant; L. G. Gerl-
ing, admir- vs.. Agricultural Insur-
ance Company, cause continued !;
State vs.. Thos. B. Gregory, No. /,
plea withdrawn, plea of guilty enter
ed and defendant sentenced to six
years in the penitentlary; Benjamin
Kaplan having declared his intention
to become a citizen Of the United
States, the preliminary papers to
that effect we're given him.
In ChancerY-Luther Ropp VS.. G.
W. Wisner ct al, decree establishing
debts and distributing funds in spec
ial commissioners hands; Fink
Brothers VS.. Robert Saville, dismiss
ed for failure to deposit security for
costs; S. Baers Sons vs.. A. s. Goul
den ct al, order fling answers of A.
S. Goulden, Fl. G. Berry, Cumber-
land Beef Company, Oliver S. Rigs.
by and j. Nelson Wisner, trustee;
Sallie Smith vs.. L. G. Gerling ,adm'r,
rule issued against Margaret Fellers
for balance of purchase money; A.E.
Butts ct al vs.. L. G. Gerling admir-,
etc., decree distributing fund in spec
ial commissioners hands Faulkner
& Walker VS.. L. G. Ge-ling, admir-,
etc., cause referred to commissioner
to ascertain debts and report value
of real estate; l.. Dewitt Gerhard,
admir-, etc. VS.. M. A. Dorl ct al, Pc
tition of Peter Mouse filed; Adam
Becker, admir- VS.. A. D. Riker ct a.
decree referring cause to commits
sioner to distribute fund in special
commissioners hand, distribution of
same and decree comforting the dis
tribution; Abel Welton's admir- VS..
Arch Welton's heirs, decree refer
ring cause to commissioner to dis.
tribute fund, commissioners report
and decree confirming same; George
M. Bowers, admir- vs. Fannie G..
Bowers ct al, decree confirming sale
of real estate and distributing funds
in hands of special commissioners !;
Mr.. A. G. Nadenbousch was substi.
tuted trustee in place of B.Hughes
10 deed of trust from j. Walper and
Louisa Snyder; The Court entered
an order amending the charter of the
town of Hedgesville; VIM. Deering
& Company VS.. "a. Etchison ct al,
decree distributing fund in hands of
special commissioner; National Bank
VS.. M. l.. Payne ct al, decree con
frming report of special commission
err of sale, confirming cause to COM
missioner to distribute fund from
sale of real estate; Bank of Berkeley
vs.. R. D. Seaman, decree for sale of
rental of real estate; W. P. Kear-
fott vs.. Ruth Kearfott, cause refer.
red to commissioner to distribute
fund in his hand; Thomas G. Flagg
vs.. Charles Wolford ct al, decree for
sale of real estate; James FL. Fulk,
admir-, etc. VS.. Sarah E. Weller ct al,
decree authorizing administrator to
rent the real estate, and referring
cause to commissioner to ascertain
debts and settle administrators ac-
counts,