Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-01-21
GRAND JURY ENDS WORK
Discharged BY Court After Return
ing But Four indictments.
John SAYLES PLEADS GUILTY
Gets Jail Sentence for Stealing Robe
from Mr.. A. M. Gilbert-other
News of Circuit Court.


News of Circuit Court.
John Sayles, indicted for petit lar.
ceny for the theft OF robe from Mr.
A NJ Gilbert. pleaded guilty in the
Circuit court Wednesday. saying in
extenuation that he was intoxicated
when the offense was committed.
Judge Faulkner sentenced him to
jail for five days. The other indict.
ment against him. for stealing a
blanket from Harry. Smith, was nollied
by the states attorney
The petit jury began its labors
Thursday morning. There are sew
eral criminal and civil eases OF some
to be tried.
THE INDICTMENTS.
The grand jury flashed its labors
Tuesday evening and WAS discharged
bv Judge Faulkner. In ali. about SO
witnesses We're examined. about half
OF these being summoned to give testi.
mony concerning the dynamiting on
New Tears morning. In the latter
cases the jury failed to find a true
bill, being unable to sift the facts from
the mass of conflicting evidence sub
mitted. The six men CHARGED with the
outrage were therefore released. The
indictments returned were as follows:
John Sayles. misdemeanor, for steal
ing lap robe from A. M. Gilbert.
John Sayies, misdemeanor. for steal
Ing blanket fron Harry Smith.
Gil Thompson. felony. for assault
with knife upon vass Powell.
Vass Powell. felony, for assault
with knife upon Gil Thomps
The last two indictments grew out of
a fight the men were engaged In on
North Queen street several " eeks ago.
M. George A. Whitmore was fore.
man OF the grand jury.
COUNTY COURT
At Wednesdays session OF the
County court complaint of bridge on
the road leading from the berkeley
and Hampshire gradeto and past
Smiths school house was made. and
Clerk directed to notify Road Super
intendent w s Miller, to make needed
repairs. The bridge on the road lead
ing from this city past the farm of e
ID Rauch. Clerk directed to notify
superintendent A Oden to have re-
pairs made. The bridge on the road
in Hedgesville district leading past
the orchard OF = Felker and others.
Clerk directed to notify Superinten-
dent Daniel Stuckey to make repairs.
The German Brewing Co, Cumber-
land, Md, and the Reymann Brewing
Co, Of Wheeling, applied for licenses
for year to sell beer In this city by
the wholesale. The licenses were
granted.
In the matter Of the proposed over
head crossing over the Cumberland
Valley at the Williamsport pike cross
ing. the court instructed G w Van
Metre to furnish additional blue prints
and description of the land. which
has been the subject Of negotiations
with Mrs e G Kunkle, and $3.50 was
apportioned for the purchase Of the
land.
Mr. David 0 Bartles was appointed
stewart of the aims house and county
farm for the coming year, starting on
April / 1905.
This being the first session of the
court since Mr. G w Sucker, recently
elected commissioner, qualified the
matter OF organizing the board was
taken up. The.clerk was directed by
the commissioners to cast the vote OF
the board for Alexander Parks for
president OF the court. President
Parks then took the oath Of office.
In tile matter of road superinten-
dents for the road precints in the
county. the appointments will be made
annually. at the March term of court.
for term OF one year. beginning
April /.
A petition was presen d by r V
Little and GO Others. complaining OF
engines Of the Baltimore a. Ohio
standing near the public road and on
the crossing at Flage's crossing. The
court directed the clerk to make a
copy of the petition and an order re-
uuesting the nuisance to be abated.
and forward them to the general sup
erinfendent of the company.
Ev Little and 81 Others presented
a petition. asking that the grade of
tha nm hlio road ,Uhara II nxonaoa Aha