Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21
Officers Elected.


annual business meeting Tuesday after
noon and elected the officers Of the Or
ganizasion for the ensuing year.
Mrs. J. w aicShesry was again elected
president; Mrs. n. ID. Baker. ISL VICE.
president; Mrs. Chas. Roush. end VICE
president; Mrs. L. A. Minghini. srd VICE
president; Mss May Faulkner. recording
secretary; Miss Mamie Aud. correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Jno. H. Doll, treasurer:
Miss Mary c. Stribling, historian.
The following were elected as delegates
to the convention of the United Daugh-
tiers OF the Confedercy
Miss May Faulkner. Mrs G. ID. Buck
els, Mrs. Chas. Roush and Mrs. ]. H.Gst-
finger. The convention viii be held is
Richmond, beginning November is.
The Daughters also decided TO attend
the Firemen's Far in body on the same
night the Confederate Veterans attended,
after which the meeting adjourned
In the United States Court Wednesday
afternoon the famous suit for damages
against the b. & o. was ended. II was
the case of L. Hess Reinhart. adminlstra-
tors Of Henry Shepherd, deceased. VS.. the
Receivers ofthe Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Company, in which $4,000 dam
ages was claimed
The case has taken up much time and
much interest has been centered in it. Ii
was tried at the last term OF court and the
jury failed to agree standing II to / in
favor Of verdict for the b. s. o. There
has been much speculation as to what
kind OF verdict the jury would have
reached this time, but Judge Jackson did
not give them a chance to agree or dis
ageee on a verdict When the
| LAWYERS were through with the case he
said that the evidence plainly showed that
the b. & @. was not to blame; that
Sheph. I'd was given warning of the APP
preaching train, both by the people and
| by the whistle Of the engine. Hethen in
structed the jury TO draw up verdict in
favor of the defendant.
The B. & O. Chief Attorney for the
state of West Virginia, Mr.. John
Basel, Of Clarksburg, and Mr..
Id. c. Westenhaver, the company's
attorney in this city, represented
the defendant; Messrs. Daniel B. Lucas
and Forrest W. Brown, OF Charles Town,
represented the plaintiff in the case. The
case will most likely be appealed to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The other business transacted by the
Court Wednesday was in the case Of DC.
Heath & Co. VS.. the American Book Co.,
in which demurrer to the bill was over
ruled
In the case of Forbes & CO., VS.. Daniel
b. Lucas, court overruled the six grounds
of demurrer to plaintiffs bill and gave
4 limited time to take testimony
/ Court was called Thursday at ten
lo'clock. Before the Clifford case was
taken up Judge Lucas, attorney for Rien-
hart, made a motion to set aside the YER
dict Of the jury in the case of Reinhart,
administrator for Henry Shepherd, VS.. the
B. & O.. and for the granting Of a new
trial. Judge Jackson overruled the mo-
ton.
The case of u. S. VS.. John r. Clifford
/ in which the defendant is charged with
mailing unavailable matter in the United
States post-office in this CRY, was then
taken up. The article at which the Gov
eminent takes offense is an article which
appeared in the Pioneer Press attacking
Rev. John c. Newman, of Hagerstown
The article is headed Il Will Introduce
Him.
A motion had been made to quash the
Indictment and the attorneys argued
on the motion Thursday morning.
Daniel b. Lucas, attorney for the defense,
began the argument and was followed by
District Attorney Gaines. Ex-senator
Faulkner, attorney for the defense follow
ed Mr. Gains and was in the midst OF his
speech when Court took a recess for din
ner.
Just before taking the recess one OF
those episodes, which are noted occur
rences in Judge Jackson's court, took
place. 1t was just 1890 O'Clock when
Mr.. Faulkner in his speech said Il don't
want to take up any more time than
have to-.
Take up all the time you want replied
Judge Jackson. at is not tina" said
Mr.. Faulkner, Il want to finish, so | won I
have to come back after dinner "Well
then, said the judge; with twinkle in
his eyes. II didn't understand you. II
that's the case ! will adjourn court so
that Sou will have to come back after din
der. Court will now take a recess for
dinner"
The joke was on the ex-senator and
the whole court was in an uproar. Judge
Jackson meant no offense by the little
episode. nor did Mr.. Faulkner take it as
an offense. He laughed it off and said
"the Judge got ahead of me that time.