Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-05-12
COMES tt AN ABRUPT END
Session Of the Federal Court Stop.
ped Suddenly Today,
MANY CASES ARE CONTINUED
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
Against Grant County violators
of Liquor Law Cases Decided.

of Liquor Law Cases Decided.
The May term of tie United States
court came to an abrupt close this
morning, all the cases with the excep.
tion of two being held over until the
next meeting of the court. The grand
jury completed its labors Tuesday
evening. ard the members were dis.
charged BY judge Dayton. While
eight indictments were returned. no
names were made public, owing to
the fact that the persons charged with
offenses have mo- vet been apprehend.
ed. of the indictments returned five
We're for the illegal sale of intoxicants
In Grant county, where the traffic in
liquor without the Formally of com.
plying with the law has grown to
such proportions that the officers are
compelled to be constantly working on
eases from I at section II is said
that the illegal sale Of whisky IN
Grant EQUITY is greater than IN any
other county in the state, and as
Judge Dayton is hot after the whisky
dealers, the guilty. persons will get
scant shrift when they appear in his
court.
William Conrad. hmailing from
Grant county, was tried on a charge
ot selling whisky without q license,
but the evidence against him was not
sufficient to convict. He was there
fore discharged from custody.
Charles Greene, also from Grant
county. was up on the same charge.
but his case was continued to the next
tern Of court.
James Ours, another man from
Grant county, faced a jury on the
same old charge OF selIing whisky IL
legally. He was consi ted and sent
erced by the eonrt to 30 days IN jail
and TO pay fine of 800.
Attorney @. NJ Seibert, OF Martins
burg. was admitted to practice in both
tho United States District and circuit
courts on motion OF Attorney Smart
w. Walker.
The court o~fieers left this evening
for their homes in other parts Of the
state. While here several Of Them pnf
in a lick or fwo for their favorite can
didates for the republican nomination
Tor congress in this district. but this
vas done in a quiet manner.
qr rAGE pct
a special dispatch from Charleston
sgys;
The committee appointed IS tie st
Legislature to investigate charges mado
against ex-Goveruor White by Sen tor
1alIweil has started ont a aig &
make raldt Ell appear and tell What
cglaWl n char1d y b
uyeyhl 4 the senate thai Gagernor
Whie tad shared 10 NE fees 81 tins
( caico at secretary Of state witt
retaty Dawson, whom he haa afe
pointed, and said he could prove the
charge.
When the committee was appointed
70 investigate and sought Go secure tie
attendance of Caldwell in vacation he
refused to sttend An attachment wss
seut to she sheriff Of Wood county,
who taA mo custody. Cald
well sued out a writ Of habeas corpus
before Federal Judge Dayton. who
decided that the committee had no
legal existence and discharged Cald.
well. The committee appealed 20 the
supreme court Of rhe United States.
which decided tina tie federal court
had 40 jurisdiction and ordered the
rptnrn Of Caldwell to the custody OF
tine sheriff Of Wood county The man
g te was sent II Judge Dayton. bus
up 10 the present, thonRh that was
several months ago. he has not had il
entered SO that ii could be executed.
The committee, tirlng OF delay, has
! decided to push matters. and to that
end its attorney, W. Il. Chiffon. will
30 to Martinsbure, where Judge Day
ton is holding court, to insist upon
having the mandate of the supreme
cou entered and executed.