Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-13
JANUARY TERM or THE
CIRCUIT c6uRT BEGINS
Detectives as Witnesses in Grand
Jury Room-Keepers Of Houses
of llfame Indicted.


Of lIIfame indicted.
The January term OF Circuit Cour'
began Tuesday morning at $50 O'CLOCK
Judge +. Boyd Faulkner presiding.
The sixteen names Of the grand
Jury were called by Clerk l.. Dew
'&serhardt and all answered to their
names except ]. A. Robbins, Of He'd
eesville A. Hunter Walker, OF the
Arden district, was substituted for
Mr.. Robbins who, however, arrived af-
ter the grand jurors had retired to
stheir room. Clerk Gerhardt then adj
mhnistered the oath to the grand jury.
in his charge to the grand jury
Judge Faulkner briefly referred to the
history OF the same and then defined
he duties of the grand jury whose
.ames, he said had been drawa
10 legal manner from list OF over
TWO hundred names placed in the box
long before the session Of TIE present
court The Judge told the grand jury
that they alone were to determine
whether accused persons were en-
titled to q trial by jury or not, re-
gardless Of what their own personal
feelings, sympathies or prejudices
might be in the cases before them,
their only guide being their oath,
their consclences and their intelli-
gence.
It was expected by some that Judge
Faulkner would refer to several
she liquor laws in Martinsburg in his
charge to the grand jury, but they
= were disappointed. He spoke in gen.
" %ral terms OF such violations of the
aw as arson. burglary, pistol toting,
unlawful selling of liquor, etc, and
told the grand jury their duty in such
cases. His charge was unusually
short
N. S. Henshaw was made foreman
= the grand jury, which is composed
f the following men:
y. S. Henshaw, Mill Creek district.
H. Mcdowell. Orequon district
y. S. Nicely, Falling Waters district.
). ). Harrison, Gera rdstown district.
Tbos. J. bishop, Gerardstown dis
5 Slict
!. Hunter Walker, Arden district
Z. l.. Stuckey. Martinsburg.
Geo. F. Evans, Martinsburg
Nliff Tabh, Mill Creek district.
w. NJ. Miller, OpeqGon district.
Truce Ried, Falling Waters district
NJ. S. Miller. Arden district.
d. S. Griffith. Gerardstown district.
j.. c. Harper, Hedgesville district.
70. F. Mllard Martinsburg.
Thomas Aud, Martinsburg.
Find Indictments.
The grand jury found four true bills
at this mornings session as follows
alike Didemenico and FREDERICK Bar.
nsrosa, two Italians. charged with
selling beer at Cumbo without state
license; VIM Updegraff. of Pittsburg,
sor selling whiskey here. and Roy
Fietteahouser Martinsburg, for forg-
Ang cheek on Is. Piccardi. an Italian.
Chas. McGili. Martnsburg charged
with selling liquor without a state
l@icense, not a trie bill.
In the case OF Mrs. Caroline Bohda. /
formerly OF Martinsburg, deceased, I
whose heirs are the Scheelkey's and
'cthers, against n. T. Brantner, suit
vas brought to set aside a convey
'Fnoe OF real estate known as the old
s'ohda property. Judge Faulkner or /
'aitred said conveyance set aside.
Tuesday Afternoon Session.
At 4 O'clock Tuesday afternoon the
Srsnd jury returned the following |
true bills
Rankin ald Thurston, four counts,
'pniaWful selling Of liquors at soft !
drink Mace.
Gertrude Bush, misdemeanor. keep
ing dsorderly house.
Rpl ie Mills. misdemeanor keeping
Usorderly house.
y" liam Brent colored, felony;
Nve"' ng into VIM. Kastles tailor
sr"' md stealing clothes.
r IVY Jordan, charged with unlaw-
S'' ting, not a true bill. |
ong the witnesses before the
s~ Jury were the four or five de-
-ssc''f IS from a Pittsburg agency who /
- Eed up the cases against the soft
- Hf bars in town, under the direc-
N'n OF Prosecuting Attorney Allen =.
\5V.
Wednesday Morning Session.
Cruit Court convened this morn |
.ar ~ $50 with Jrdge Faulkner on the |
sehch, The grand jury conti ued
rrheir work and before adiourning at !
- o'clock brought in the following
indictments:
Chas. A. Westenhaver, Martinsburg, |
'-Tlawfully selling liquors at his soft
drink saloon, three counts.
George Baker, proprietor OF the !,
Colonial Hotel, charged as above, !
4lree counts
Chas w. Baker, of above hotel, |
.nlsdemeanor
Miffin Pyle selling whiskey with