Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-11-23
circuit Court.

term of the Jefferson Circuit Court last
Tuesday. The grand jury received some
valuable information as TO their duties,
especially as to the new game and other
laws, which needed the clear interpreta
ton the judge was able TO give that com
plants under them might be intelligently
considered aud indictments be found ac-
cordingly. There were many witnesses
summoned to appear before the grand
jury, and that, in connection with the
number of persons in Jail awaiting action
of the jury, indicates very considerable
amount of criminal business for the
courts consideration. The grand jury
was composed of the following persons
Richard Henderson, Foreman Amos
Dunlap, Chas. Starry. Louis Diehl, g.
w. MARROW, N. ii. Willis, l.. r. Huyett,
r Colston, NJ L Trussell, Jas. w. Ben
ner, j. H. Dntterer, Raleigh L. Moler,
John Faharty. J. S. Lucas. Geo. w. Os
bourn, r. w. Morrow.
The grand jury brought in the following
| indictments;
State VS.. George Bank, Howard Shake.
speare and Hezakiah Slick; breaking in store
off. w. Billmyer at Shepherdstown. Atrue
bill.
State vs. Elizabeth Robinson or Flanagan;
| bigamy. Not true bill.
State VS.. VIM. Oshbury; two indictments,
| ssault with intent to kill, and carrying pis-
toll.
State vs. Walter Hall; assault with intent
to kill.
State VS.. George Myers, Vince Burk, Tom
SprinkIes and Horace Carter; breaking in
saloon of James A. Thomas.
State VS.. Dave Mhburn ct ais, VIM. Willis,
Michael Ramsburg, and Samuel Kirby; as
sauIting Samuel Barr, tolIgate keeper at
| Aldridge.
State VS.. Frank Ingram; assault. Not a
true bill.
State VS.. George Kellison; assault. Not a
State VS.. Joseph Ash; murder. Ash is still
at large.
State VS.. Spencer DAYS.; assaulting Thos-
MARROW.
State VS.. Thos. Dodson Reid; rape.
| State VS.. Mary Barrett; bigamy.
State VS.. Howard Fidinger; assault.
State VS.. Bill Jackson; misdemeanor.
State VS.. James Boylan for receiving stolen
/ SOOuS WIS IlOJ IL true III JUS
tice to Mr. Boylan we take pleasure in stat
ing that there was no evidence whatever to
sustain such charge. He bought the sheep
from Rowland without any guilty knowl-
edge and the bond under which he was
placed was to appear as witness against
Rowland, and not for his appearance before
the grand jury.
The grand jury returned to court paper
signed by the foreman in which they stated
that several witnesses had been examined
for violation of the new game law, but they
| were disinclined to find indictments against
violators because the law was passed by the
recent Legislature and there was such delay
IN publishing the acts that persons were not
informed of the law. The jury believed it
the duty of future grand juries to enforce the
law strictly as they believed it wise enact
ment.
VIM. Oshbury was tried on Tuesday for
malicious cutting and found guilty as in
dicted.
Howard Fidinger was placed on trial
Thursday and found guilty of assault.
Friday George Banks and Howard
shakespeare were tried for burglarizing Bill
myers at Shepherdstown and found guilty
as indicted.
In the trial ofSpencer Davis for assaulting
Mr.. Thos NARROW, with intent to KILL the
prisoner was found guilty of assault and
battery. Court adjourned until 2:3O Monday
The case of the State against DR.. w.
E. Perry was continued until next term.
The case of VIM. Ingram, charged with
attempting a criminal assault on Miss
Annie Nick, was also continued.
The Court yesterday sentenced the fol-
lowing prisoners: VIM. Osbury, four
years in penitentiary Spencer Davis,
three months in jail; Gerge Banks and
Howard Shafer, six years in Penitentiary;
Howard Fidinger, thirty days i'll jail
Walter Hall, coiored, was tried before
the court for unlawful shooting; decision
not yet announced