Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-17
CIRCUIT COURT.
Light Labor for the Grand jury
Other Proceedings.

cult court began Tuesday morning,
Judge +. Boyd Faulkner presiding.
His charge to the grand jury was
good, calling attention to the special
of the Code aud pointing
out other valuable matters for the jury
to consider. Mr.. c. r. Matthaei was
made foreman and the efficiency OF the
business shows good work The jury
finished their labors at noon having
found the following indictments as
true bills:
State VS.. Geo. w, BIakeney for
breaking, entry and stealing The
prisoner asked leave to enter plea Of
guilty of larceucy alone which the
court took time to consider.
State VS.. VIM Welty for felonious
shooting Of Elmer Wild.
State VS.. Jas. Orr for carrying con-
eealed weapons.
State VS., Kinsey Creque, jr., for sell
ing beer for the Reymann Brewery Co.
without a county license. This case
is test case on the part OF the Rey-
mann Co. They claim that being
manufacturers in thisstate they should
be required to pay no license other
than the one paid by them in Wheel
ing, the home office. Mr.. Creque is
their agent here and at their direction
made the sale.
The Indictment against Fred Wood
for grand larcency was nolle pressed
the attorney prosecuting making a
statement that the absence Of witnesses
would prevent his obtaining a convic-
ton which was doubtful in any event.
The grand jurors were discharged
for the term.
Proceedings at law for the first day
were all judgments as follows.
National Bank against Geo. S. Light
Judgment for $4o4 90
State against ]. G. Kitchen ct al,
administrators, Judgment for $7o7 SO.
Same against J. w. Robinson ct al,
Judgment for S6o7S SO.
Same against Geo. M. Noll ct al,
Judgment for SIS77.7o.
Peoples National Bank VS.. w. L.
Tebo ct al, judgments aggregating
$500. 90.
Emma c. Civilians, etc, VS.. John
M. Small, D. c. Westenhaver,t trustee,
filed report of sale and partial distri-
button Of fund which was confirmed.
Mr.. Thomas NJ Turner was ap-
pointed trustee of the first M. 4.
church of this city in place of Mr.. +
w. Weaving resigned.
H. H. Stewart ct al. VS.. David l..
Stewart ct al, decree appointing
commissioners of partition to divide
real estate if same can be done among
the heirs at law of Robert Stewart, ST.
deceased.
Hattie Buck1eman VS.. Anna Buckle
man ct AL, decree for same as prior
case. U. S. G. Pitzer, trastee, VS.. A.
M. Gilbert ct al, decree referring
cause to commissioners to settle ac-
counts Of U. S. G. Pitzer, trustee for
Il +. Browns creditors, to auf it
debts against l.. Z. Brown, and allow
ing attorney fees in the case.
The Court was in ssion all day
Wednesday.
In the case of the State VS.. Peter
Keesecker, defendant appeared in an
swer to rule and the case was set
for hearing on the 22d.
Mr. D.aL. Lafevre was appointed
trustee for the Methodist church,
South, at Gerardstown, to fill va
cancy caused by the death OF Samuel
Sencindivef.
The case of the State VS.. James Orr,
was called and the prisoner was
brought before the court He plead
not guilty to the charge and the case
was set for hearing at later date.
The Citizens Bank VS.. John b.
Wilson ct al, joined case set for the
goth.
George Blakeney appeared before
the Court and plead guilty of petit
larceny. 1t was proven in the Court
that Blakeney was an industrious
man and was of such character that
he would not have been accused Of
such conduct. had he not been drunk
at the time of the stealing and the
case was not further prosecuted. The
Court sentenced him to Imprisonment
in the jail for ten days longer. he
having already been confined there
tor some time. The Judge told him