Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-11-24
Circuit Court.

The regular November term OF u
jefferson Circuit Court heganin TINS
place ON Tuesday last. In the
absence of Judge Faulkner by reason
of ickness Hon. VIM. II. IraVers
wat The unanimous choice of the bar
IN preside. The grand jury was
ably charged as to its duties n
was composed of the following gen.
tlemen:
H. L. Davenport, foreman; Jas. G.Ald-
ridge. Nathaniel Conrad, Floyd L. Wat
son, John Fl. Hayslett. H. Fl. Swimley,
Marshall Burns, Robert r. Smith, Ben
iamin Psndleton, R. d. Shepherd. Geo.
N. Duke, Jacob t. Nichols. Jacob S.
Howell, s. Lee Phillips, Daniel Cock
rell aud n. o. Talbot. Geo. W. Holt, of
this county, and Thomas Jones (colored)
were admitted to practice at this bar.
The grand jury found the following
indictments
State vs.. Irving johnson, VIM. Jones
and Shorty Smith, joint Indictment for
burglary.
State VS.. Philip Herbert, misdemeanor.
State VS.. Dudley Robinson, attempted
rape.
State VS.. Jas. n. Carter, misdemeanor.
The case of the State vs.. DIR. w. f
Perry has been continued to the third day
of the next regular term of court.
State VS.. Mrs. Beale, bigamy.
State VS.. VIM. Allen and Mary
Mcdowell, living together illicitly.
State VS.. Frank l.. Billinger, resist
ing arrest.
State VS.. Slagle Souders, two in
dictments for burglary.
State vs.. VIM. johnson, two in
dictments for e~mbezzling funds from
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
| Company at HaIltown Station, while
acting as clerk, and two indictments
for ~emhezzling funds from the United
| States Express Company ut same sta
ton, the former charges being fe.o-
MES and the latter petit larceny.
Boots Ford and Fred Hall, both col
ored, charged respectively with Tor
gerry and grand larceny. were dis
| charged, the grand jury failing to in
dict them. The case against John
Toliver, the colored youth from Shep-
herdstown who is charged with stab
bling Lawrence Jones, a white boy, on
the night of the election, went over
until the next term, the grand jury
thinking it advisable TO await the re-
suit of the injury to Jones, who has
been critically i'll since the mnrderous
assault,
Irving johnson, indicted for bur-
glary, and James H. Carter, for I'M
lawfully taking property, were ar
raiened before Judge Travers and
each pleaded guilty. Sentence was
deferred to a later day of the term.
A decree of absolute divorce was
granted in the case of Randolph G.
S. Anderson VS.. Sallie Anderson, on
the ground of desertion.
Thursday morning Slagie Souders
was arraigued in Court and pleaded
guilty to indictments and was SEN
fenced to one year in the penitentia-
ry-
VIM. A. johnson was also arraigned
ard pleaded guilty and received a
sentence of two years.
Mr.. Hanson B. Black, of Halltown,
son of Col. 6. w. II. Black, was adj
mitted to practice before the Circuit
Court.
The jury was discharged until
Tuesday and Judge Travers adj
journed Court Thursday afternoon
until 2:30 Saturday, when Judge
Faulkner took his place on the bench.
Dudley Robinson, a colored boy
about sixteen years old, who is
charged with assaulting Miss Furry,
of KearneysviIle, last August, was
brought into court and pleaded not
guilty, and the court assigned Mr..
T. C. Green to defend him.