Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-09-19
RUSSELL BOYD GUILTY
OF Robbing Store of Ramsburg
Bros. at VancIevesviIIe.
VERDICT RETURNED MONDAY
Jury Deliberate but Short Time Before
Finding Against Prisoner Motion
for New Trial.

In the Circuit court MOnLay morning
the case against Russell Boyd with
comDlicitv in the ROBBERY Of the store
of Ramsburg Bros. at Vancleyesville
| last December, was called. This case
has attracted considerable attention.
and was once aired in the Justice s
court. AS result there was large
crowd of spectators present when 1T
was opened.
Charles Lloyd. who has also been in
dicted for the same offense, was the
Chief witness for the prosecution.
| Llovd is a big, black. good humoTed
darkev. with plenty of chalk in his
mouth and eyes. He made good
witness, told his story in straight
forward manner and was not shaken
in the least by the cross-examination.
He repeated almost word for word the
story he told at the preliminary hear
ing few months ago. and it is very
truth The impression he made was a
good one.
The testimony of Lloyd's wife and
the accused man, Russell Boyd, who
is Mrs Lloyd's brother, was directlv
opposed to the evidence given by
Lloyd. But it might also be stated
that the impression they made was
not very favorable one. They were
i'll at ease. cautious aud contradictory,
and didn't seem able to make their
stories hang well together under CROSS
examination. Mrs. LLOYD sounded
the KEY note of her testimony when
she emphatically stated that the
defendant is cher dear BROTHER and
her subsequent manner was such as to
give the impression that she intended
to shield him as far as her limited in
telligence would permit.
Other witnesses were Sheriff Bill
mver, Mr.. Ramsburg and Captain
Cunningham, Of Jefferson county.
The argument on both sides was
completed at B O. clock, when the case
went to the jury. At AS the jury
returned with verdict OF guilty.
Attorney Clifford filed motion for a
new trial.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
Circuit court opened on Tuesday
with the usual attendance, the spec
tators being attracted bv the cases of
| Harry G. Brooks aud Ellsworth Oil
yer, charged with stealing chickens.
The first case was that of Brooks.
He was represented by Attorney
Fsuntlerov. and after some discus
sion and argument between the attor.
| neys nolle was entered aud the case
| dismissed by Judge Faulkner.
The case against Brooks had come
from the Justice court, and it was
soon developed that there was very
little evidence against the defendant.
1t was nearly noon before jury was
selected to try the case against Els
worth Oliver. There was some delay
owing to the absence of witnesses fol
the defense. Two witnesses for the
| prosecution gave evidence of confiic-
| ting nature, one stating that his
chickens had been stolen on Sunday
night and the other that he had bought
the chickens on Saturday night.
At this point the attorneys for the
defense, MeSsrs. Woods and Fauntle-
roy. entered motion to dismiss the
evidence.
The motion was sustained bv Judge
Faulkner. whereupon States Attorney
Lindsay entered nolle and the judge
dismissed the defendant. in dismiss
| ing the case Judge Faulkner took occa.
sion to give young Oliver bit of very
sound advice. He said that Oliver
had been before the court once before
OH the same charge. and he earnestly
honed that he would not be seen there
again under like circumstances.
TRUSTEE APPOINTED.
ID. b. Shickle has been appointed q
trustee of the United Brethren church
at Inwood by Judge Faulkner to sue.
coed J. W. I. Kern, resigned.
FRIDAYS SESSION.
Circuit court opened Friday morn.
ing with a decidedly slim attendance
of spectators. The july was not called
the court occupying itself solely with
matters in chancery, of which Their,
were an number of cases. Thus fal
the following cases have been settled
A. Hamilton Myers VS.. Kate Myers
a decree granting absolute divorce.
f. A. Cochran VS.. Dennis Wrigh
decree ordering sale of real estate t.
William b. Clendenning for SILICA
W. S. Small VS.. H. J. Little court
ruled that plaintiff has not complied
with the law and decreed that the pc
tition for mechanics lien be dismissed
w. O. Nicklas VS.. Aaron Clark. cas-,