Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-29
FEDERAL COURT At AMEND.
Business of the October Term Was
Completed Monday Morning.
PRISONERS SENT TO The PEN
One Ges -Four Years and The 0her Three
For Robbing The PosIofics al
fort Seibert

tOl NOUUHe TIC ! DototffSC ~
Fort Seibsrt
In the United Stats Circuits court
Friaay afternoon the joint trial of
j. " Cuff. Of Pocahontas county.
ans Z. l.. Zahn, of Tucker county.
VINO are accused of having counterfeit
nickles 10 their possession, and of pass
ing the same as genuine coin. was
call d before jury. Several witnesses
we're summoned for both the prose-
cution and the defense, aud the trial
was still in progress at 5 O'Clock,
wien Judge jackson adjourned court
{ NEE Saturday morninsi { 10 O'Clock.
Jhe testimony of one or two wit.
u .ses tended to develop the alleged
f tlat the two accused men had
c,ised lead nickels nv the very PRINT
tive process of moulding lead into the
siz md shape of these coins, and
then stamping the lead with the i'm
y of genuine nickel. the letters
a characters on tie spurious pieces
OF metal being stamped in, instead of
st diug out in relief, as on the genu-
iilr This made an imitation easily
C. fed. 1t was said that these coun-
te fei we're used to PLAY slot ma
c ines. and that there was no attempt
ou 4 part of the two men to defraud
n one in the ordinary course of
b. iaess.
The defense put in the plea that
t ere was no intent to defraud that
lie men had not made the counter
IT, Is, and that they had gotten them
out If slot machines as a return for
good nickels. They denied that they
ere .esponsible for the existence of
tie spurious coins.
After being out about an hour the
j y agreed upon q verdict of not
iiitv, and the prisoners were re-
las T. Another indictment against
Y on similar charge was
q she'd
.lamss Norman, of Tucker county.
was indicted On like charge,
W.. dismissed after two witnesses
had been examined.
Two MEN ARE ACQUITTED.
/ the United States Circuit court
M nday morHing, Joe Clark. who'was
die ed FOR completely in the robbery
The postoffice at Fort Seibert,
p ie'on county, W Va. Withdrew
b pea of not guilty and entered a
plea Of guilty, throwing himself upon
mercy of Judge jackson. John
J IL. who was convicted on Thursday
of omplicitv in the same robbery,
was then brought into court, and both
men were then sentenced to the peni-
ntiary. In sentencing the men Judge
J ckson spoke to them upon the evil
course they lad pursued, aud kindly
admonished them to spend the years
behind the prison walls in seeking to
G l'ivate purpose of amendment.
He SAID that he had no doubt that
both men had seen better DAYS, aud
that there WAS vet chance for re-
formation If thew were so inclined.
J hn Joe was given four years at
Monndsville. and Joe Clark was given
til ee. The Judge stated that he had
no criticism TO offer because of the
effort to John joe to get free, but
tuat be condemned emphaticallv the
villful perjury of which both men
we're guilty. He gave Clark year
less than the other mau in view of the
fact that Clark had pleaded guilty
and thrown himself upon the mercy
of the court.
The Prisoners were taken TO Mounds
vile Monday night on train No. 7.
In the suit of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad against the Berkeley County
court, Judge Jackson upheld the de.
murrer of the County court to certain
matters. aud directed that the railroad
company be given permission to amend
certain papers to make the allegations
cor uing the status of the Standard
stone quarries more specific.
There being nothing further on the
docket of the Circuit or dist ict
&C urt. Judge jackson vacated the bel Oh
after stating to the attorneys and
Officers of the court that be hoped to |
NEE them here at the next regular ses-
81 y. Most of the visitors, including
cuft officials. left Martinsburg
on the noon trains for their homes in |
tn western part OF the state.
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