Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-14
MARTINsBURG. w. va. SATURDAY. MAY H. 1904.

thorities Of the various.counties in the
state The plaintiff alleges that, in
defiance OF this exclusive right, the
American Book Co, entered into COM
petition IN the sale of certain school
books. which were adopted by SO
counties in the state in lieu of the
books of the Heath company. The
Heath company then filed suit for
damages in the sum of $50. 900. and
the court appointed Attorney A. G.
Nadenbousch q special commissioner
to ascertain the number of books sold
by the American company and the
number of books which might have
been sold by the Heath company if
the other company had kept out of
the field
Che report Of Mr.. Nadenbousch was
filed with the court, and the attorneys
filed exceptions to certain porpons of
that report. The report, with tire ac-
campaigning testimony, covers nearly
800 typewriter, pages. Senator Faux
ner and Judge Lucas represent the
Heath company, and Attorney d. G.
Westenhaver, of Cleveland, aud At
torney T. @. HiDkle, of Cincinnati,
appear for the American company.
PLEADED GUILTY.
Thomas E. Poole, of Cumberland,
civil engineer, who was arrested and
brought here Tuesday by Postoffice
Inspector Allen on a charge of de-
stroying United States mail box,
pleaded guilty to the charge through
his attorney, Stuart w, Walker. DIR.
Walker explained to Judge Jackson
that the young man had been irnbib-
ing little too freely, and that the
damage TO the mail box had been
more the result of this fact than a
desire on the part of his client to de.
stroy property. Poole had attempted
to place a letter in the box, and as
sometimes happens, the hole in the
box wouldn't remain stationary long
enough for him to insert the letter.
Whereupon he became incensed and
proceeded to smash the box with
piece of air coupling. Judge jack
son looked at the young man over the
top of his glasses, and decided that a
fine of 500 would about fit the Of
Tense. 1t was paid.
GOES TO THE PEN.
Noah Sloane, resident of Fair
mont, was another prisoner who
blithely faced the venerable judge
and pleaded gnility to an otfense
against the peace and dignity of the
United States, admitting that he had
for few brief moments entertained
an overwhelming desire to possess
himself Of government property in the
shape of STAMPS, or anything else of
value he might have been able to pick
up in the postoffice at Watson, W. Va
Sloane broke into the postofEce build.
ing at the place with the admitted
purpose of robbery, aud was caught
in very pecaliar manner. After
ente lug the building he fell down the
elevator shaft under the impression
that he WAS going down stairs. His
fall oi-eonnected the elevator ropes.
and ,ie elevator came down upon him
before he could escape from the shaft,
holding hiG. until he was caught.
Judge jackson gave him year in the
penitsutiary to think it over, and it
is sci thai Mr.. Alien will recommend
TO tne postal autho titles that elevators
be yla { 4 IN all government buildings.
INJUNCTION CASE UP.
In the ma ter If the demurrer to the
bill i'll the case of "a Ealtimae 81
Ohio road asainst the Berkeley Coup-
ty court, the ATTORNEYS submitted a.