Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-10-19
UNITED STATES COURT.
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Grand Jasy Charged saa l..svy .rs
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The United State> Circnis ana Dis
tlict Courts are now in session iii ths
United States Conre House, in thi.
city, with Judge j. j. jackson. OF
parkersburg, on the bench. Judge
jackson and the corps oil uoart officials
reached hrre Moudpy aud immedi.
ately the government building sprang
into quick life. Offices were opened
and the whole building presented a
busy scene.
The strangers here are Judge J. j.
Jackson, Clifton ID. Kraft. Judge
Jackson $ private secretary. Parke,s-
burg; United States District Attorney
Reese Blizzard. Parkersr~g: Assist
ant United States District attorney e.
NJ. Showalrer, Fairmont; Circuit
Clerk l. b. Dellicker, Parkersburg
District Clerk, Jasper Y. Moore,
Clarksburg u. S. Marshall, Q. d.
Elliott, Parke4sburg Chief Office
Deputy @. Nj. Shrewsbury and
Deputy w II. Ramp, Parkersbnrg.
The order of the docket is NOT as
yet known although the principal
cases to be tried will be ID. G. Heath
VS.. American Book Co, and Harper s
Ferry Paper Co., vs.. jos. u. Thropp
Bros.
In the former case Heath alleges
that tie American Book Co., UNDER
sold his contract privileges with the
state.
In the latter 1t is charged by tn
Thropp Bros, who operate an iron
smelling works. allow the waters
OF the Potomac to become polluted.
AT Monday afternoon session
Attorneys r. d. Heironomons, of
Tucker county Allen b. Noll, Wade
9. Kllmer, Clarence Martin and ID.
w. Snyder. Of Berkeley county, were
admitted 10 practice before til 0
United States Court.
On TueG3ay the grand Jurors were
sworn in aud Judge jackson deliver
ed lengthy charge to them in lis
usual able and impressive manner.
after which court took recess until
afternoon.
The grand jury was empaneled nd
U. S. q. pitzer was made foreman.
BRyer's ADM nlsttatjon VS. The
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
panv, removed here from Wheeling,
no suit entered on motion OF plain
tiff.
United States VS.. j. r. Clifford,
colored. editor of the Pioneer Press,
a newspaper published in this city,
charged with violation of the postal
laws. Plea of guilty entered court
took time to consider Of its judge
ment.
United States VS.. Edward Weese !:
indictment for selling liquor with
out license; continued until second
Tuesday of May next.
United States VS.. Jack Bucklew :
Indictment for selling liquor without
license, plea not guilty, jury trial /;
verdict of not guilty.
United States VS.. Eugene Funk
houser; indictment for selling liquor
without license jury trial; verdict
guilty.. Sentence 500 and costs and
30 days in Hardy county Jail.
ID. @. Heath and COMPANY VS.
American Book Company. bill OF
injunction dismissed.
The case of Harper's Ferry Paper
Company vs. Joseph +. Tbropp,
etc., is now in progress OF trial. 1t
is case involving the pollution OF
the Potomac river by dumping re-
fuse from the Virginia bank in
to 1T. The ATTORNEYS for the plaintiff
are f. w. Brown and Daniel Il.
Lucas, Of Charles Town, and James
d. Butt, of Washington. Major r..
T. Barton. Of Winchester. and Cleon
Moore, OF Charles Town represent the
defendeDt.
Charles A. Briscoe, OF Baltimore,
Md, was admitted to practice.
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