Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-01-22
Proceedings of the Circuit Court,

The following are the proceedings
Of the Circuit Court since our last
issue On Friday morning last the
case of Wade West, colored, for en-.
tering and robbing the store of Mr..
Vermiiyea, at Hedgesville, was call.
ed, ard consumed nearly the whole
day. He was found guilty and SEN
fenced to l8 months in the peniten-
tiary. Mrs. Beulah Maloy was
granted a divorce from G. S. Maloy,
on the grounds of abandonment.
The case of Chas. May then came
up. It appeared that May beat his
wife with a gun and was otherwise
rough to her. He plead guilty.
The court, after hearing all the evil
dence, gave him two years in the
penitentiary. The case of @. G.
Tabler VS.. the Board of Education
of Hedgesville District, was settled
on Saturday morning by the Courts
decision in favor of the plaintiff for
SIG and costs which will amount to
quite sum. This case has been of
unusual interest TO the school PEG.
pie OF the county as it involved the
question of who had right to
make contracts and it was made
test case. The trustees had con
traeted with Mr.. Tabler for his SER
vices as janitor for SIG and the
Board only wanted to pay So. This
case occupied the entire morning.
Marian L. Parson was granted an
absolute divorce from Hattie Par
son, his wife, on the ground of
adultry. On Monday morning the
Court set aside the verdict rendered
Saturday in the case OF G. @. Tabler
VS. the Board of Education of He'd.
gesville District on account of the
amount involved being less than 500,
therefore not proper to be tried by a
jury. The Judge will hand down
decision later. The case of the State
VS.. Andrew Bertram, for arson, was
also heard, and the jury rendered a
verdict CT not guilty. He was re-
manded to Jail and will most likely
be sent TO Weston. In the afternoon
Hon. Forrest w. Brown, as Special
Judge, heard the argument ia the
case of Seaman VS.. Seaman. The
judge will decide it later. One of
the biggest law suits ever before
this court was brought here from
Greenbriar county. 1t is the case
of Senator Camden VS.. Dewing
Bros, of Kalamazoo, Mich. Dew
ing Bros. are lumber dealers and the
suit is over some land in Greenbriar
county. 1t began in Greenbriar
county in 1888, and was brought
here and heard on Tuesday after
noon. About 10000 acres are in
volved in the suit and the amount in
litigation is nearly 100000. Messrs.
Frank Woods, OF Baltimore, and W.
Mollohan, of Charleston, represented
the plaintiff and Mr.. E. D. Tolbett
and Judge W. 7. Ice, OF Randolph
county, the defendant. 1t is not
likely that Judge Faulkner will hand
down his decision for few months.
Mrs. Isabel g. Linch was granted
divorce by the court, a mensa ct
thoro from w. n. Linch. Deser-
ton, abandonment and non support
were the grounds on which the de-
cree was granted. On Wednesday
morning George w. Blskeney plead
guilty of petty larceny but not gull
ty of felony as charged in the in
diotment. He was sentenced to
four months in Jail at hard labor.
Samuel Clemmens also plead guilty
OF petty larceny and was sentenced
10 10 days in Jail. Judge Faulkner
directed the clerk to prepare q dack.
ct OF the cases to be tried by spec.
ial Judge. They are cases in which
Judge Faulkner is interested A
capias was ordered issued for Henry
KEGS and Chas. Everhart who failed
to appear in answer to a summons at
court. State VS.. Geo. W. Phoenix,
indictment for forgery. Trial by
jury, verdict Of guilty and defend.
ant moved for new trial, and the
court takes time to consider it's d ecis-
ion therein. State VS.. Thos. Boiler
and John Mclaughlin, indictment
for burglary. Trial by jury and YER
dict of guilty. The court has not
as yet passed sentence upon these
prisoners,