Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1895-11-26
Circuit Court.

The regular November term OF tue
Jefferson circuit court began on
Tuesday last. Judge e, Boyd Faulk-
ner on the bench. a very large
amount of chancery business was
transacted on the opening day OF the
court, Judge Faulkner expedltlng
the business of the court as rapidly
as may be along every line.
The grand jury was as follows; r.
n. Mcdonald. Samuel j. Boyd, G.
N. Moore, B. f. Langdon, r. w.
Morrow, Casper Nj. Stump, j. w.
Benner, Daniel Getzendaner, Jacob
Sites, Ed. S. Ruse, G. j. Cavalier,
j. Will Taylor, Jacob S. Osborn, ii.
B. Davenport, William Hayslett and
Albert Diehl.
Indictments were found against
Charles Hicks, colored, for stabbing
with intent to kill; Henry Johnson,
co!ored, for selling spirituous liquors
without license; joint Indictment
against SIagle Souders and George
Ryan for the larceny of STA from
Samuel Markell on the night of Octo-
Der 90; indictment for grand larceny
against Arthur Poindexter, colored.
Daniel White and Joseph NJ. Smith,
indicted during the last May term OF
the court for breaking into the
freighthouse of the Norfolk and Wes-
tern Railroad Company at Shenan-
doah Junction and stealing merchan-
disc therefrom, pleaded guilty to the
charge. They asked the mercy OF
the court, and through their attor-
neys presented their appeal for a
short sentence. Prosecuting Attor-
new Brown also told the court he
would be satisfied with the shortest
term allowed by law. 1t was brought
20 the attention of the Judge that the
prisoners had been converted to re-
| ligion since confined in Jail and that
they belonged to respectable families,
and in consideration of these facts
Judge Faulkner sentenced them to
two years in the penitentiary, the
shortest term allowed.
Charles Hicks, colored, was tried
Wednesday by jury for maliciously
cutting John Mcdaniel, and was
found guilty.
Mr.. j. j. Singleton, of Kabletown
i district, formerly of Chicago, was
admitted to practice at this bar by
Judge Faulkner.
The cases of Slagle Souders and
George Ryan, indicted for felony
have been set for December 10.
Henry johnson, colored, indicted
for selling liquor without license
was tried by jury and found guilty
,, Sentence deferred till November 20
Gardiner Piper, a young mar
about eighteen years old, who for
merly resided at Brunswick, and who
was charged with stealing horse
from Mr.. Daniel w. OFT, near Mill
vile, this county, was tried bv jury
and found guilty. Judge Faulkner
senten ced him to eighteen months il
the State penitentiary. The juror:
were discharged till Tuesday morn,
ing. A great deal of law and chan
Icery business was transacted in court
on Friday.
The following report was MADE p1
the grand jury upon the subject O
working the county roads:
CATER an examination of the &C
counts of the Road Supervisors o
} this county, we, the Grand Jury O
r the county, are satisfied that tn
present system of working the road
of the county should be changed
We recommend to the County Cour
: that no bids or accounts in which TIL
Road Supervisor has any interest
except for personal services, be al
lowed in the future. That the Roac
Supervisors be required to submit tt
) the County Court estimates for thu
: repairs of the roads in their respec
tive districts, by sections oftwo miles
and that all such improvements o.
work be done by contract with the
lowest bidder, after due advertise
ment, and that no teams shall b'
hired to work on the roads by the
day, or rock put upon the roads ex-
cept by the perch, after due adver.
tisement."