Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-11-30
Circuit Court

The first matter disposed of when
the regular term of Circuit Court
convened on Monday morning was
the order Incorporating the Town
of Boyce.
Judge Harrison assured himself
that every phrase of the law
governing such matters had been
fully complied with, and then heard
testimony from some of the future
citizens of the new Town tending
to show that the people generally
would be vastly benefited by
incorporation.
a special election will be held at
Boyce on December 20 for the
purpose of electing a Mayor and
Town Council who will hold office
until the regular spring election
of 1912.
During his two terms as Judge
of this circuit. this is the first time
a petition for incorporation of a
town had ever been acted upon by
Judge Harrison.
Monday afternoon the case of
Commonwealth rs. Joseph Hefin,
indicted for breaking into the meat
house of Mr.. Charles Brubaker.
was taken up before a jury and
Hefiin was found guilty. The Jury
fixed his punishment at five months
in the County Jail. but Judge
Harrison used the discretion vested
in the Court and changed the
punishment To five months labor
on the public roads, very much to
Joe's disgust.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Brubaker heard a suspicious noise
at his meat-house. and fired on the
intruder, the shot entering the
rear portion of Joe's thigh and
causing the loss of an immense
quantity of blood and great pain.
Mr.. Brubaker then brought Joe to
Berryville TO DIR. 4. p. Osborne
for medical attention.
Sadie Brown, who was indicted
for assault with intent to kill. com
mitted at White Post, was released
on $500 bail and her case continued
to the January term. She was also
placed under a peace bond of $500
TO keep the peace toward Robert
Brooks for a period of one year.
The next case taken up. on Tues
day, was the case ST Griffith <
Boyd Company VS.. NJ. III. Trenary,
a suit to recover money alleged To
be due to the plaintiff in a trans
teton covering the purchase of
some fertilizer.
The Griffith & Boyd Company
was represented by Hon. 4. Moore,
Jr., while Mr.. +. b. Whiting APP
peared for Mr.. Trenary.
After hearing all of the evidence
and arguments, the jury rendered
verdict in favor of the Griffith <
Boyd Company. The amount
gained by the verdict is about 1925.
\ controversy between the
Geenway and Chapel School
Boards will be taken up today
"wednesday.
The case of T. Eddy Brown vs..
Commonwealth, an appeal from a
decision by Mayor Jones, will be
taken up on Saturday.
This case will be of especial in
tereSt, as it is probably the first TO
come up in the State based on the
clause of the famous Byrd law
which Brown is charged with viOlat-
ing. 1t will be recalled that Brown
was fined 500 and sentenced to 80
days in Jail on each of two war
rants, making a total $500 fine and
100 days in Jail. Brown will be
represented by MeSSrs. Marshall
Mccormick and Conrad Kownslar,
while the Commonwealth will be
represented by Commonwealth
Attorney Lewis and Hon. \. Moore,
Jr. The whole case will probably
center around the legality or con-
structiOn which is placed by the
Court upon the particular section
of the Byrd law which Brown was
charged with violating.