Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-16
SEPTEMBER COURT
NOW IN SESSION
Frank o. staley Made Foreman of the
Grand Jury-Hagerstown Man In
dicted for Selling Whiskey.

Grand Jury-Hagerstown Man In
dicted for Selling Whiskey.
The September term of Circuit
Court began Tuesday m rning at $50
Judge T. Boyd Faulkner presiding
The grand jurors were called and
answered TO their names. c. NJ. La
mar and G.. w. McKown we're excused
from serving aad F. d. Staley and II.
6. Cushwa were sub stitdted. Mr..
S,aley was made foreman Of the grand
Jury.
Judge Faulkner delivered a scholarly
and impressive charge b the grand
Jury. He first gave history of the
jury system and compared with that
of France. He emphasized the state
laws with regard t pistol toting and
illicit liquor selling. Remarking that
Martmsbung being new dry II there
is ANY liquor being sold at all here
except on a physicians prescription
1t is necessarily Illicit.
Grand Jury.
The grand jury was then sworn by
Clerk L. Dewitt Gerhardt AID retired
to their room. The following are the
grand jurors:
Charles Ruble,
w. H. Mcdonald,
Harry Stewart
w. NJ. Boltz,
]. w. Wood
G. w. d. Folk,
E. Nc DeHaven,
William Keller,
b. S. Speck,
H. A. Hanmann,
Ernest Glover,
Gold Cockrell.
Joseph Porterfeld,
F. D. Staley,
H. S. Cushwa,
Jas T. Parsons.
Two y-ung attorneys were admitted
to the Berkeley county bar, namely,
j. Neyin Kilmer, this city, and Chas-.
d. Linghamfelter of Bedington.
The grand jury sound the following
true bills:
F. X. Combs for keeping the shut
tiers of his saloon closed one Sunday
might last May.
Two indictments each against Fred.
Linnebereer and David Tyson for
selling liquor at retail at the Ridge
way camp meeting last July.
Guy Schilling. a Hagerstcwn bar
keeper. for selling a bottle of whiskey
to a young man at the Berkeley Hotel
in July.
John Greenfield or giving liquor to
minor
Club Sampson, colored, for cutting
Deputy Sheriff Walter Kettering with
knife in the county Jail last May.
Gabe Redmon, felony malicious
cUtting. Trial set for Friday.
Sanl Chorpeaning, felony. obtain
Ding g oss under false pretences.
Wednesdays Session.
Court convened this morning az $50.
The following We're the proceedings
at law;
State VS.. Club samps I. indictment
for fe,onious assault uroa c. w. Ket-
tering; plea Of not guilty entered;
trial next week.
State VS.. David Tyson and Fred
Iineberger, two indictments against
each for selling srirituOus liquors
! without license; both pleaded guilty
to each charge and sentence was de-
ferred.
w w. Downey. cmmittee VS.. Mar
ainsburg Power Co.: order overriding
demurrer of defendant, making up the
issue and graRting defendant leave to
file pleas within thirty days.
A carias was issued fer Samuel
Chorpennlng who was indicted for
grand larcea~- ming money under
false rretence.
Annie Morgan vs.. Alex. Clohan, and
f. Hadley VS. II. A. Wyatt b tn ap-
peal cases, were dism 'ssed at the
costs OF the plaintiffs.
Charcery Proceedings.
The following are the cha .cery pro.
,eedings up to noon To-Day:
f. B. Kettering, sherff. admin stra-
or, vs. Lydia F. Stephens ct al Al
en- B. NDll, administrator. VS.. Daisy
e. Davis. ct al; DEGREES referring
auses TO commission in chancery to
bake settlement of the accounts of
lie administrators; u ascertain what
state was left by the decedents in
9TH causes and to ascertain and re-
ort what Indebtedness is against each
said estates.
Bessie J Wilson VS.. Charles Wilson
,e suit for partition of real estate
d one suit for divorce; both suits
smissed by agreement OF the parties
Gately & FITZGERALD vs.. George e.
derson ct al: The Vehicle Company
Theodore Thomas Mary Ellen
shill, executrix, VS.. George w. Snhill,
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