Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28

state vs.. ]. R, Clifford. libel. INSIDE
meanor
State VS.. G. NJ. Lanon. assault with in
tent Kill, felony.
State VS.. A. S. Kapp, forgery, felony.
State VS.. +. Vernon Aler, noisdemeanor.
MIR. AIer is charged wiki being SIS o
short in settling up the Marstella estate,
as executor II is said that he WiA paw
the shortage, thus avoiding furthur trouble
in Court.
After returning the above Indictments
the grand jurors were discharged Tor me
term. Court Adjourned until Monday
morning at 9:3o O'Clock.
!. II. Smith. Admir-, Us. Pleasant John
son. decree confirming sale and dlslrlbut-
ing funds.
w. II Hamburg, etc, vs. Josephine
Rinker, decree establishing lien on per-
soral property.
Henry Fitz VS.. Benjamin Palmer and
others, decree referring cause to com
missioner 70 audit debts against the real
estate Of defendant.
Hartman Miller & Co. vs.. Mary r. Pal
mer and others, decree confirming sale
and distributing funds.
! Robt. Gold VS. Robt Gold Administrator,
decree referring cause to a commissioner
to make distribution Of fund in Sheriff's
| hands.
Sarah J. Cross vs. Geo. n. HILBERT. de-
cree confirming sale and directing dis
tributon of the fund
National Bank of Martinsburg VS.. J. II.
Rmel and others, sale OF real estate CON
hrmed and partial distribution Of pur-
chase money.
HARDEN's SENTENCE.
The following is what Judge Faulkner
said in sentencing Arthur Harden, the
murderer, as taken down by the clerk;
"You were indicted at the present term
of the Court for wiIlfully, deliberately and
malciously killing one Nellie Robinson.
Able andexperienced Attorneys were en-
ployed by you, and when arraigned your
plea was mot guilty"A fair and impartial
jury was selected to try your case, not one
of whom possibly was personally acquaint-
ed with you,or knew any thing OF the facts
except from the witnesses who testified a.
the trial Your Attorneys performed their
duty faithfully and did all they could for
you. After carefully considering the evil
dence. the numerous Instructions given
by the Court and the arguments, they
found you guilty OF murder in the first de-
gree. and further found that you be pun
ished by confinement in the penitentery
during life.
have no intention to review the evil
dence nor would | attempt to portray in
language what must be your feelings
yha, nh = ,aa
ming of March 5, when the fatal shots
were fired that ended the life of your I'M
fortunate victim. 1t seems to me that /
can see deliberation in your every move
ment. and that which you at last accom-
blished, you had been contemplating
weeks before Why he purchase of the
revolver Why the threat And your
acts and words IN connection with other
things, with the expected arrival Of your
victims husband the next day, with your
iniatuarion for her, as shown by your daily
association, what you did and why you
did 1t, is, | think easily explained. Again
your own story was too improbable. If
Nellie Madison's intention had been TO kill
you both, how unnatural that she should
have shot herself first! But no, first came
the shot, then her groans, that exclama-
ton of 20 Arthur as she turned from
you to eacape, your advancing towards
her and then the fatal shot, and you pos
sibly, catching her as she fell in death, no
sound from fall being heard. You then
left, frehzied, no doubt, at what you had
done, and fired the third shot inflicting the
wound upon yourself in the yard
From the evidence. it impressed me
as cold, cruel, heartless murder; and
while the jury have found it as such, they
have CONSIDERABLY further found that
your punishment should be confinement
for life. To many death would be pre-
ferabe to that but it will give you at
least, time TO atone in a measure for what
you have done.
The sentence of the Court, therefore,
IS, that you, Arthur Harden, be confined |
in the penitentiary at Moundsville during |
your lite, and that the sheriff of this coun-
ty do take you there as soon as he can
conveniently do so"