Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-10-19
U. S. DISTRICT COURT
Two Men Sent to State Penitentl-
airy at Moundsville.
RAILROAD CASE ON TRIAL
Martinsburo Attorneys For Defendant
BOY Sent to Reformatory For
Robbins Postoffiee.

The United States court for the
Northern District of West Virginia
convened in the federal building here
TUESDAY at 10 a. M, Judge Aston e..
Dayton. of Philippi, presiding.
The new clerks: Mr.. S. r. Harrison,
of Clarksburg, clerk of the circuit
court. and Mr.. Charles B. kefauyer,
of Petersburg, clerk of the district
court. together with Mr.. Harry NJ
Patterson. of Clarksburg, deputy
clerk of both courts, were here and
in their places.
Assistant District Attorney b. NJ
Showalter, of Fairmont had charge OF
the criminal cases in the absence OF
Judge Reese Blizzard. Of Parkers-
burg
All but three of the grand jurymen
answered to their names.
Judge Dayton delivered very able
and exhaustive charge to the grand
Jury. after which they retired to the
grand jury room. Attorney John j..
Cornwell, of Romney, was made fore
ma OF the grand jury.
The first business was Judge Day
toms decision in the case OF the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad against the
Berkeley Springs and Potomac rail-
road oveIruling a demurrer TO the
hill and refusing motion to- deS-
solve an injunction heretofore granted
also overru,ing the motion OF the
plaintiff to strike out part OF the
defendants answer.
Mr.. Seth T. Mccormick, of Pitts
!, burg, was present and admitted TO
practice in this court in SPECIFIC
case
The case Old G.. Heath. OF New
York. against the American Book Co.,
of New York and Cincinnati, was dis
missed agreed
The case of Laura Copenhaver ad-
ministratrix, Martinsburg, against the
United Telephone Co, was dismissed
agreed.
Resolutions on Judge Jackson.
The resolutions on the death OF the
late Judge John j. Jackson, OF Park
ersburg, judge OF this court, as passed
at a recent meeting of the Wood
County Bar Association, were pre-
scented at the bar of the court by Col.
Stewart w. Walker, Martinsbrug, and
ordered to be spread upon its minutes
The case of the Fairmont Board or
Trade against the National Glass Co
was docketed and RENTED to Wheel
ing for further proceedings.
Afternoon Session.
When the U. S. District court con-
vened in the Federal building Tues
day at . p. m, the first case was
that OF Sarah A. Vance, of keyser.
against the Pullman Palace Car Co.,
for persona injuries. The case vas
submitted to the court on question
of jurisdiction. which Judge Dayton
took time to consider.
The case of the B. and o. railroad
against the Berkeley Springs and Po-
tomac railroad was referred 10 Attor-
new A. C. Nadenbousch, this city, as
special master to state an account be-
tween the parties al some future
time.
The equity proceeding OF Ida G..
jackson against A. b. White and 9th
ers. Of Wheeling, was argued on ex-
ceptions to the masters report and
motion for recommittal was submitted
for decision. For plaintiff, Mcclure
& Mcclure, Wheeling, and Seth F.
Mccormack, Pttsburg. For defend
ants, Beard & Wolf.
4, Wednesday Morning Session.
Court convened at $3.50 a. m, Judge
Dayton presiding.
The grand jury having completed
: their work Tuesday evening about
AIS O'Clock. an order was entered
Wednesday for their discharge,
some of them, however, We're held
over TO serve on the petit jury.
Case of the United States against
Hugh Ferguson, colored, for robbine
the postofice at Kearneysyille. this
county. Pleaded guilty. Boy Is only
II years old and was sentenced tc
Ave years in the State Reformators
at Pruntytown, Taylor county.
Case OF the United States agains