Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-10-25
circuit Court.

4CxSOx4 AA(oAb NVoAS OJSAAN0 wa 1 oCoA0y
morning with Judge e. B. Faulkner on
the bench In his charge to the grand
jury of which H. J. Miller was appoint
ed foreman, Judge Faulkner took occa-
sion to refer to the improvements now
being completed to the Court House,
giving brief history of the building
from the time the first Court House
was erected in 1903. This little hlstor-
ical review proved intensely instructive
to the grand jury and to the large crowd
of spectators present. The fact was
brought out that while the county was
organized in 1901, the territory en-
braced in 1t having been taken from
Berkeley, there was no Court House
building until seven years later. Court
was held at the residence of John
Mines, pending the completion of a
suitable building for it. The County
Commissioners were complimented on
the new annex to the Court House, ref
erence being made to the fact that no
bond issue had been necessary and no
increase in the current tax rate had
been made in order to pay for it. He
said he knew of no county in the State
whose fiscal affairs were managed more
judiciously than ours.
The Grand Jury held an unusually
long session extending through two
days. Alleged violations of the license
laws occupied much of the attention of
the jury.
Indictments were returned against
Harry Osbourn, charged with forging
check; against Sam Thomas, col
ored, also charged with forgery;
against Robert Shipley, who created a
miniature riot at the Virginia Ore
Bank on the Potomac River, last sum-
mer, when he used a piece of wire
cable on the heads and bodies of sever
al residents of that locality. A felony
indictment was returned against him.
Edmund C. King, the carnival attache,
who chased one, William Smith, col
ored, through the streets of Charles
Town on May %, with a Winchester
rifle, and finally succeeded In shooting
him, was indicted for malicious shoot
ing with intent to kill. King Is
Texan, and has been in the county Jail
ever since the shooting.
Other indictments were Minnie Bat
tie, grand larceny, j. w. Hoffman,
misdemeanor; Turner White, INSIDE
meanor; Charles Colston. felony; S. C.
Harlan, embezzlement; Frank Brown,
misdemeanor. Charles Good, misde-
meanor; T. ]. Burleigh. misdemeanor;
Leila MacKensington, misdemeanor
Mrs Emma Dorsey was given divorce
from Charles Dorsey. and the custody
of their only child. Charles r.. aged Q
years. The husband was ordered to pay
the cost of suit Other couples who
procured divorces were Sarah E Terry
| from George E Terry. the wife being al
lowed the custody of the two children,
Dorothy, aged 10 years, and Dwight,
aged L years Ida M Knode from Howard
S Knode. In the latter case the wife
was decreed permission to resume her
maiden name. Miss Ida Chaplne.
The sale of lot of acres at
Frankllntown to Emma Jane Franklin.
in the case of Philip Franklin VS..
Florence Terrell was conf med. Spe-
| ciai Commissioners Cleon Moore aud
Frank Beckwith We're instructed TO ex-
ecute deed to the purchaser.
! In the case of ST. George T Brooke.
Trustee, VS.. Lena T Lucas and others,
| the sale of certain real estate of the late
Daniel b Lucas was confirmed, and an
| order of reference was entered, empower
ing n commissioner to ascertain what
personal estate was owned by the late D
Lucas; the debts owing by him, and to
settle the accounts of the executor of his
will.
The case of J A r Mathena's admins.
traitor VS.. Mary c Mathena, which had
been dismissed from the docket under
the four year rule. was on motion redock-
eted.
Proof being presented that certain
lot owned jointly in Trussell's addition
to Shepherdstown by Henry Shepherd,
and his mother. Mrs Mary Shepherd
Ringgold, could not be partitioned in
kind. its sale to Henry B Maddox for
$500 was confirmed and the proceeds
decreed to paid to the parties after Settle
ment of costs of suit.
Permission was give Frank l. Bushong,
guardian of John G Flanagan, infant.
to expend certain sums for the improve
ment of the William Engle farm and the
F Moler farm owned by the late John
Flanagan, near Bakerton.
Robt Shipley who used piece of wire
cable in dispatching his enemies in a |
Sunday bout at the Antietam Ore Mines |
on the Potomac river ia August was
found guilty and sentenced to eighteen
months in the penitentiary.
Edmund c King, the carnival man.
was tried on Friday aud acquitted.
The jury stands discharged until
Wednesday morning
Thomas Glenn. aged IS years, son of
Mr.. Jerry Gem. of Winchester. grabbed
a chain attached to an electric light pole
and was instantly killed.