Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-29
october Circuit Court.

October Circuit Court
The regular October term of the JET
ferson Circuit Court convened IL
Charles Town on Tuesday, with Judge
Faulkner on the bench and the grand
jury in session all day.
John G. Flanagan was appointed
foreman of the grand jury which, be-
sides the foreman, was composed Of
the following citizens of the county:
Jas. Eagsn. B. E. Beavers, Geo. B.
linn, Geo. Senseney. Zeph Bane. Jr.,
M. NJ. Moler, ]. s. Moler, A. B. Hurst.
W. o. Champion, E. A. Colston, Ohas.
Moier, Chas. ]. Cavalier, A P Rein.
hart, VIM. G. Daniels and r. O. Kiss
Ter.
There were eight indictments return
ed. Geo Strother, julie Twiman, and
Cruise Bra1ton, all colored, were in.
dicted on felony charge. One night
last winter, it was charged that they
waylaid Aaron Vogeler, a German la
borer. employed at Bakerton, while
the latter was on his way home from
Hsrper's Ferry; threw an overcoat
over his head, struck him number of
blows to terrify MIN and then went
through his pockets, robbing him of
about thirteen dollars in cash. Stroth-
er is the only one of the trio In custo-
dy, the other two having run away
when they heard Of bis arrest.
George Devonshire, Daniel Stubs,
and Harry Washington, three colored
gents from Shepherdstown, were in
dicted for resisting officer Robert Ship.
ley when Shipley attempted to arrest
Devonshire at negro festival in Hart
zell's Hall in Shepherdstown in Sep.
TENDER. Ali three gave bail and were
released for trial at the February term
OF court.
An indictment for a felony was
found against Samuel Domer, another
colorsd citizen OF Shepherdstown. II
will be recalled that Domer attempted
TO murder his wife, Virgie Domer, in
Shspherdstown last March, by shoot
ing her in the head with a revolver.
Domer escaped after the shooting and
went to Harrisburg, Pa, but was af-
terwsrd captured and brought to the
Charles Town Jail.
Dan Cook, who last week was &C.
cused of having broken into the
store of o. L. Watson in Charles Town,
was indicted for burglary.
The petition of Jno. N. ByerS for
a change of name was heard, and ia
vorable action by the court taken. he
was allowed to assume the name of St.
John Dyer.
Monitor Heating Company, of Bal
timore, vs., Geo. a. Hagley, security
for cost demanded by the defendant
Oh account of the non residence of the
plaintiff company.
Chas. A. Ritchey, vs.. o. P. McKin-
nsy; Judgment for $468.49 entered
by default, the defendent not having
appeared to defend the suit.
State vs.. Thos. Buzzsrd, appeal
from a Justices court was continued
till the next term of court.
N. & ". Railway Company, VS..
John Stipp and others; report of a
special commissioner, s W. Washing
ton, confirmed. and exceptions thsrsto
overruled The clerk was ordered to
apportion the fund between the said
Stipp and U. s. Martin, on the basis
of $799 to Stipp and 81 1851 to Mar.
tin, after the payment of costs. The
lands in the options Of both Stipp and
Martin were ordered vested in the
said N. & W. Railway Company.
Arthur Davenport VS.. Adam Brown;
judgment by default entered against
the defendant for the sum OF $537.42
Citizens Trust and Guaranty Cows
NJ. j. Rohr and ]. E. Watkins, trad
ing under the firm name of Rohr and
Watkins; a judgement of $l.577.42
with interest was entered by de-
fault, the said defendants not appear.
ing to defend the suit.
The first civil case requiring jury
was that of II. Il. Swimley va. Her
man Fleming, all Of Wednesday being
taken up in the trial of it. The plain
tiff had raised wheat crop on the
farm of Mrs. Margaret Myers, near
Gaylord, and the crop was harvested
by the defendant under a contract to
rstain one.fourth of the yield for his
work, and deliver one-fourth, the share
of his predecessor, upon the latter'a or
der. Before the plaintiff share was
delivered to market, a fire occurred on
the farm by which the crop was de
stroyed. The plaintiff maintained
that his share of the wheat had been
sold two weeks before the FIRE, and
that tie defendant had time to deliv-
er il, but failed to do so. A claim
for $500 damages was made. The jury