Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-01
DEGREES or THE COURT
Several important Matters are
Finally Disposed Of.
NO SESSION HELD TUESDAY
Jury Notified Not TO Appear Until Thurs
day, When Holland DOamiie Case
Was Called,


to hear the evidence in the case
against Joseph Holland, the colored
man charged with blowing up the
house Of Julia White, colored, on
Sunday morning. September IS. and
causing the death of John Harris,
colored. and the serious injury of the
colored women Julia White and Katie
Higginbotbam. Monday, returned
an Indictment against the accused
charging him with murder in the
first dergee, which, If he is convicted
By the jury, will mean that he will
suffer the death penalty for his crime.
There were about dozen witnesses
before the jury, and the members
went into the dynamiting outrage
carefully and thoroughly. After the
evidence was ali In there was little
The jury also took up On its own mo-
ton, case Of alleged Illicit cohab-
tntior, which il investi lated monday
afternoon, but the result of which
has hph SSN DeSH EiFDu " blS puHliG.
In his charge to tle grand jury,
Judge Faulkner made very strong
exposition Of the out age the mem
bers had been called to investigate.
He was very careful in his statements.
but impressed the members of the
jury with the fact that murder had
evidently been committed by some
one, and that it was no less a murder
because the means employed to CON-
init the crime was not the customary
one of knife or pistol He character
lied the outrage as a fiendish crime,
and urged the members of the jury To
probe the affair TO the bottom.
WEDNESDAY, SESSION.
There was no session of the Circu it
court Tuesday, Judge Faulkner having
adjourned Monday until Wedn esday.
The Petit jury. summouded to appear
Wednesday morning. was not called
upon until Thursday, when the Hol-
land dynamite rrial was called
On the chancery aud law side of the
docket. the following cases have been
disposed of
Hollie A. GLADDEN., ct al. VS.. d. S
Griffith, administrator, ct al. This
suit was brought for the purpose of
partitioning the lands of Elizabeth
and Ruhanuah Weidmap, deceased,
and to subject the interest of John
Weidman. sr., deceased, to the paw
ments of the liens against the same
Commissioners of partition were APP
pointed and partition made. At the
last term decree was entered ap-
pointed A. b. Noll SD cial commits
sioner to make sale of the interest
above referred to. Sale was made and
was confirmed by this decree to Hollie
A GLADDEN. for $40. SO. which after
payment of the costs was ordered.
applied on her lien against the inter
est purchased. aud deed was ordered
TO be made to purchaser.
j. Nj. Emmerson ct al VS. ". w.
Emmerson, ct al. This suit was
brought to partition the lands of W.
w Emmerson. deceased, if susceptible
Of PARTITION, and if not. 10 have the
same sold and the proceeds divided
S. S. Felker. Wesl Welshance. Nj.
L. Dorm and w. S. Snyder, acting as
commissioners OF partition, fled re-
port showing that the lands could not
be partitioned, and ID. w, Snyder WAS
appointed special commissioner to
sell same.
Catharine f. Woleslagle ct al VS..
Sarah j. Pringle ct al. This suit was
brought for partition of real estate
owned by p WoleslaRle, deceased,
located in this city, among his heirs.
p. K. Harrison, Jno. o. Lemeu, W.
b. Colstou aud W. G. Kilmer, were
appointed commissioners of partition
and their report showed that it could
not be partitioned, and II II. EN-.
inert was appointed special commits
sioner to make sals.
Ella NJ Baker VS.. John L. Brindle.
ct al. This suit was brought in March,
1904, for the purpose of partitioning,
if susceptible Of partition, and if not
for sale Of the lands of Catharine
Brindle, deceased. Commissioners of
partition were appointed, their report
showing that the property could not
be partitioned. D. W. Snyder. jr.,
special commissioner. filed his final
report showing that he had paid out
all fumes in his hands in accordance
with the decree Of the court, and the
report was ordered aud this case was
retired from ne docket.