The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-16
FEDRAL COURT
NOW in SESSION.
JUDGE DAYTON HOLDS TERM AT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CASE RENTED.

MARTINSBuRG, Oct. 1G.--The Uni
ted States Court for the Northern dis.
trlct Of West Virginia convened in the
federal building here yesterday at 10
u. M, Judge Aston C. Dayton. of Phil:
ippl, presiding.
The new clerks, Mr.. S. R. Harrison.
OF Clarksburg, clerk of the Circuit
Court, and Mr.. Charles R. Kefauyer,
Of, Parkersburg, clerk of the district
court, together with Mr.. Harry NJ.
Patterson, of Clarksburg, deputy cleck
Of both courts. were here and in their
places.
Assistant District Attorney E. 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 ].
Cornwell of Romney. was made fore
man 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 overriding demurrer to the
bill and refusing motion to dis
solve an Injunction heretofore granted
also overruTing the motion OF tho
plaintiff to strike out a part. of the
, defendants answer.
Mr.. Seth t. Mccormick, Of Pitts.
burg. was present and admitted to
practice in this court in n specific
case.
The case OF D. C. Heath. Of New
York, against the American Book Co.,
Of New York. and Cincinnati, was dis.
missed agreed.
The case of Laura Copenhaver al.
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 Par.
kersburg, judgeSof this court, as pass.
ed at recent meeting OF the Wood
County Bar Association. were Pre-.
sented at the bar OF the court by Col.
Stewart W. Walker. Martinsburg, and
ordered to be spread upon Its minutes.
The case Of the Fairmont Board OF
Trade against the National Glass Co.
was docketed and RENTED to Wheel.
ing for further proceedings.
Afternoon Session. /,
After court convened at 2 o'clock
In the afternoon preliminary motions
were discussed in the case OF Sarah
a. Vance, Of Keyser. against the Pull.
man Palace Car Co, THIS being the
first case set for the afternoon. :.
First Civil Case.
The first civil case set for trial this
morning was that of Chas. 3. Han
son, OF Piedmont. against the Baltl-
more and Ohio railroad. &
Notes. 4.
The District Court has brought to-
gether here the usual big crowded.
persons from all over the district
interested in the proceedings in one
way Of another. and the Berkeley hotel
lobby was crowded till a late horr
last night. Included in the list ofsyis:
itors are not a few politicians from
various sections. OF the State who are
here looking up their political fences.
Among the prominent men OF the
State here at court are Attorney Win
Macdonald, of Keyser; State Auditor
sSeherr. Of charle lesion; Mr. g. l. Ton;
ping, pronrietor OF tie Eiks hotel.
Charleston; Assistant District Attors
ney Il. M. showalter, Of Fairmont: s.
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