Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-11-04
Proceedings of the Circuit Court.


! Charles Town, indictment for felonious
assault, the alleged victim being Lacy
Barren, an employee of the Goetz harness
factory in that place, occupied the atten-
ton of the court on Tuesday and We'd
nesday of last week. The assault was
alleged to have been committed on the
9th day of May last. about mile west OF
| Charles Town. Both the accused and
his victim were put on the witness stand,
and each related an account OF the affair
in almost direct conflict with the other.
A number OF witnesses testified to con-
flicting stories of the assault as confided
TO them by Miss Barron. The case was
given to the jury late Wednesday even
ing. Several reports were made to the
court that an agreement had not been
reached, and at noon on Thursday the
Jury finally reported the impossiblity OF
an agreement, whereupon they were dis
charged. The jury stood nine for acquit-
tai and three for conviction, with the min
imum penalty for the accused.
A decree of divorce was entered in Ia
vor of Harry B. Wachter against his wife,
Fannie w. Wachter. The husband was
required to pay SIS as counsel fee for
Mrs. Wachter.
A demurrer to the misdemeanor indlct-
ment against James Erby was sustained
by the court, and the prisoner was dis
charged from custody. The miSdemeanor
indictment against the B. & o. Railroad
Company, in which it was charged that
the company required its employees to Ia
Dor on Sunday unnecessarily, was like
wise disposed OF on demurrer.
In the case Of the State VS.. George
Devonshire, Harry Washington and Dan
ie Stubs, of Shepherdstown. a contin-
uance was granted until the February
term, each of the accused entering rec
ognizance on the sum of $500 for his ap-
pearance at that time. A continuance
was also granted in the case OF the State
VS.. w. H. Miller.
Trustees for the John Wesley Method
ist Church, colored, at Harper'S Ferry,
were appointed as follows Charles Reel
er, Robert Jackson, Geo. w. Mcdaniel,
Albert Mason, Harry Williams, Robert
Mcdaniel and James o. Warren.
Cleon Moore, trustee, VS.. John w. Ken
needy and others. Petition to divide a
fund of $500 equally between Mrs. Sarah
M. Kennedy, wife of J. w. Kennedy, and
Mary Strother Randolph, allowed, The
fund was created by the will of Richard
Duffield. A life interest in it was be-
queathed to Mrs. Kennedy, with reversion
to Mrs. Randolph.
There will be no trial of the indictment
OF Iohn Emmert at this term, the absence
OF an important witness for the accused
being given as a reason for the contnu-
ance. A bond in penalty OF $500 was
given by F. M. Coleman, a brother-in-
law of the accused, securing the latter's
release until the third day of the February
term of court Emmert was indicted for
robbery from DR.. Pittman's drug store.
Henry Keys, indicted for stealing from
the Cockrell home in Harper'S Ferry dis
trict, who at first plead not guilty, with
drew the plea, and acknowledged his guilt.
]. w. Gardner, guardian, VS.. J. F.
BriScoe ct ais. The report OF special
commissioner J. w. Gardner was al
firmed. In the matter of the petition OF
Mrs. Minnie B. BriScoe, the court de-
creed 81 ASH as the valuation OF her
life interest in fund arising from the sale
of 40 acres of land near Charles Town,
and instructed the commissioner to pay
her that amount, and divide the remain
der equally between himself as guardian
for Minnie Lamar Briscoe, Norman B.
BriScoe and James F. Briscoe.
The trial of J. w. Cornell, indicted for
a serious crime against two young girls,
was postponed until the February term.
Cornell, who is So years old, formerly
lived in Shepherdstown, and a couple OF
years ago moved into house on Rocky
Lane, two miles south of this place. He
came to this vicinity from Loudoun county,
Va. During the past year he was &C
cused of a most revolving crime against
his two step-daughters, children named
Herold, one of whom is fifteen years old
and the other couple OF years younger.
When his wrong-doing became known
he fled to the vicinity of LeeSburg Va.
After he was indicted by the grand jury
at the present term of court he was ar
rested there and brought to Charles
Town. Being arraigned in court, he
plead not guilty, whefeupon he was re-
manded to Jail. The details of his crime
are said to be most shocking, and if the
accusations against him can be proven, the
gallows is staring him in the face.
Mary g. Moore VS.. B. L. Moore; a
partial divorce was granted, the case to
remain on the docket for further orders.
John Fox, charged with having poiS-
oned COW for John A. Smith last May
near Kabletown, was put on trial Thurs
day and acquitted.
John Spinks and VIM. HenerSee, in
dicted for misdemeanor, were found not
guilty and discharged.
Laura Kerans was granted divorce
from Percy George KeranS, the said
Laura KeranS to retain the custody of her
infant child.
Ordered that the following named cases
be dismissed from the docket, under
the four-year rule:
John ]. Morrow VS.. M. J. Morrow !;
VIM. Langdon's admr. VS.. Mary Langdon;
James w. Barringer VS.. Jane L. Barring
a.. Gao VIZ Smith VIC I Dt,ft,c Smith