Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-25
CIRCUIT coURT.
WORK Done by the Grand Jury
Proceedings In General.

The April term Of the Circuit Court,
for Berkeley County, convened in the
Court House. Tuesday morning at
ten o'clock, with Judge Z. Boyd
Faulkner, presiding. The grand
jury was sworn. charged, and retired
to their room. 1t was composed Of
the following gentlemen: w. H.
Henshaw, foreman; John Ridgeway,
Joseph Hill. c. w. Bishop, Smith
Vanmetre JamesW. Mcdonald. James
II. Smith, w. H. Mcdonald, w. O.
Nicklas, John Heller, Samuel Miller,
G. r. Frankenberrv, E. P. Beall, w.
7. Siler, ]. w. Sperow and ]. w. En-
merson. The jury completed its la
bors at noon Wednesday, returning
the following true bills:
Felonies-EugeneF Shores. 5 bills;
Chas. Kisner and William Rockwell,
alias Nogel, bills; William Busey,
bills; William Smith and Lewis w.
Johnson, one bill, Baker Roberts, one
bill.
Misdemeanoas-George Green and
Neal Ridout, one bill.
Capiases. were awarded for Alice
Miller and Wallace Miller, heretofore
indicted for misdemeanors.
Judgments were rendered against
Smith w. Vanmetre, in debt, in favor
of the Peoples National Bank for
sI225.6o, ana j. A. Downs for $IIS5.-
IS. Also against c. NJ. Shafer in
favor of the Merchants and Farmers
Bank for S4I2 81.
Charles Kisner, William Rockwell,
Eugene Shores, and Lewis w. john
son were brought into court. Kisner
and Rockwell plead not guilty and
trial was set tor April II. Shores
did not plead. Johnson plead guilty
to robbing the house of Mrs Anna
Ballinger, at Bunk er Hill and was SEN
fenced to serve in the penitentiary 6
years.
William Burgess, indicted at the
January term for disturbing religious
worship, plead guilty and was fined
S25 and to serve one hour in Jail.
The same penalty was imposed upon
Charles Burgess for like offense.
A capias was awarded for William
Smith.
William Busey plead not guilty and
trial was set for Apr. 20. Baker
Roberts entered the same plea.
Chas. H. Miller VS.. Geo. D. Walk
er, in detb, Judgment for plaintiff,
sos.
Stella Tabler VS.. John Lambert and
Sarah E. Butts VS.. Chas. L. Butts,
bastardy, cases dismissed.
CHANcERY
George w. Vanmetre substituted
trustee for Harvey T. Cushwa in deed
of trust in favor Of Mrs Catharine
Terrell.
James w. Tabler VS.. Anna R. Staley
and others. The sale confirmed and
the cash payment distributed.
c. w. Wisner VS.. Emily Wisner' S
administrators, etc. Decree reporting
sale of store-house property, and or
dering rule against.purchasers for not
complying with sale.
n. D. Baker VS.. George w. Linton
and others. Decree confirming sale
of real estate and recommitting COM
missioners report to audit additional
lieus.
Lewis Grantham' S executor VS.. Jno.
Fellers and others. Decree dismiss
ing cause.
A. P. DeCamp VS.. w. n. Morrow
and Others. Decree confirming re-
port of bonded special commissioner
and retiring cause from the docket.
Susan G. Cunningham VS.. Ida V.
Cunningham and others. Decree or
dering general receiver to pay to
plaintiff, one fourth of the fund in his
hand, to the credit of this cause.
Gotlieb Fuss VS.. w. N. Morrow.
Decree confirming report of bonded
special commissioner and retiring
cause from the docket.
James Hasson VS.. Fannie Hasson,
ordered that the plaintiff be granted a
divorce.
Edward c. DecI, and others VS.. E.
c. Tabler, executor and others. 1t
appearing to the court that Amanda
n. Deck and c. o. Deck have become
Of age since the commencement of
this suit, it is ordered that the special
com missioner d. c. Westenhaver pay
to them the sums directed to be re-
tanned by him, and paid to their re-
spective guardians in complia nee
with former decree of this court.