Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-21
Our Circuit Court.

The regular November term of the
circuit court Of Jefferson county began
Tuesday at CharIestown with Judge
E. Boyd Faulkner on the bench. The
grand jury appeared in court and Mr..
R. w. Morrow was made foreman.
The other members of the grand jury
were E. H. Mcdonald, Samuel J. Boyd,
George n. Moore, B. F. Langdon, Cas-
per NJ. Stump, James W. Benner, Dan
lei Getzendanner, Jacob Sites, Edward
S. Ruse, Chas. J. Cavalier, J. Will
TAYLOR, Jacob S. Osbourn,H B. Dayen-
port, William Hayslett and Albert
Diehl. Judge Faulkner delivered an
able charge to them. There were
twelve cases before the grand jury, but
only two indictments were found, one
against Charles Hicks, colored, for
stabbing with intent to kill, and the
other against Henry Johnson, colored,
for selling spirituous liquors without
license. The other ten cases were not
considered sufficient in point Of evil
dence to Justify the jury in returning
indictments. There were about one
hundred witnesses sworn to go before
the grand jury.
The grand jury finished its work
yesterday evening after finding two
additional indictments, one against
Arthur Poindexter, felony, for break
ing into the house of L. P. cambridge,
and one against F. S. Souders and
George Ryan, felony, for flching mon
ey from the pockets of S. 7. Markle.
Before adjourning, the grand jury
made the following recommendation,
which was submitted to the court
after an examination of the accounts
of the road supervisors Of this county,
we. the grand Jury Of this county, are
satisfied that the presentSystem OF work
ing the roads Of the county should be
changed. recommend to the county
court that no bill or account in which
road supervisor has anyintereSt, except
for his personal services, be allowed In
the future. That the road supervisors
be required TO submit TO the county
court estimates for repairs OF the roads
i'm their respective districts, by sections
of two miles, and that all such improve
ments or work be done by contract, with
the lowest bidder, after due advertise
ment: and that no teams shall be hired
TO work on the roads by the day or rock
put upon the roads except by the perch,
after due advertisement.
Daniel White and Joseph NJ. Smith,
indicted during the last May term OF
the court for breaking into the freight
house of the Norfolk & Western Rail
road Company at Shenandoah juno
ton and stealing merchandise there
from, pleaded guilty to the charge.
They asked the mercy of the court,
and through their attorneys presented
their appeal for short sentence. Pros
ecuting Attorney Brown also told the
court he would be satisfied with the
shortest term allowed by law. 1t was
brought to the attention of the Judge
that the prisoners had been converted
to religion since confined in Jail and
that they belonged to respectable faml-
lies, and in consideration Of these facts
Judge Faulkner sentenced them to
two years in the penitentiary, the
shortest term allowed. The prisoners
declined to reveal their right Names
as they did not want to disgrace their
families.
Charles Hicks, colored, was tried
yesterday for cutting John Mcdaniel
with a knife and was found guilty.