Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-02-29
Circuit Court.

The petit jury in the Jefferson Cir
cult Court was given employment on
Wednesday, February g. when two
indictments, both for felony, were
tried. The first indictment was one
against Gus Bolts, colored, who was
charged with robbing the office OF
VIM. E. Reed & Son in Charles Town.
The jury found him guilty, but the
court deferred sentence.
Mary Gore, colored woman, charg-
ed with stealing chickens in the vici-
nifty of Kearneysville, was acquitted
of the charge and was dismissed from
custody.
The court granted divorces to two
couples. One of these was awarded
to S p. Birkitt from his wife, Emma
]. Birkitt. Both are prohibited from
getting married within six months.
The other divorce was granted to
Mary K. Norman from her husband,
Rodney c. Norman.
In the case of the State VS.. j. Mar
shall Melvin, administrator of Adam
Brenneman, leave was given defen-
dant to offer special plea by Feb
ruary 10Th. The time for preparing
such plea was too short and the de-
PENDANT excepted.
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tee of the Charles Town Methodist
Church to succeed George w. Armen-
trout, deceased.
The application of T. E. Rodeffer
for petition to carry a deadly wea-
pom was docketed.
Testimony of a number of witnesses
was taken to prove the value of a lcer-
tain farm of 507 acres, near Rippon.
| owned by four heirs of the late Mrs.
Ellen Beirne Saunders, the sale of
which was the object of a chancery
suit. The court authorized the sale
of the land to L. NJ. Long at sos per
acre. In determining the number of
acres, surveyor is ordered not to
include the right of way of the Nor
folk and Western Railway, which runs
through the place. The decree auth
orizing the sale provides for the pay
ment of $4,000 in cash and the pur-
chaser is to be allowed to pay $4,000
on the principal at any interest paving
period. The deferred payments arc
to bear interest at the rate of five
per cent.
The jury had little trouble in con-
vincing themselves that Ben Brown
was guilty of relieving John Landers
OF a pocket book containing Sill in
Charles Town, on the night of Sat
urday, February 5th
The trial of julie Twyman, charged
with diSorderly conduct on the Win
chester accommodation train, between
Weverton an dHarpers Ferry, on Sat
urday night, December II, was inter-
esting to a large crowd of spectators
on Thursday. One witness testified
that everybody in the smoker that
night, when Twyman is said to have
been guilty of disorderly conduct, was
either half drunk or Appropriated that
condition. This witness, it was de-
| clared by others, was in no condition
to tell whether the train was going or
coming. A verdict of guilty was rend.
cred.
c. E. Jones VS. E. H. Reinhart verdict
for defendant for SI46.25.
Phillip Jones Company VS. Abram
Kaplon, Judgment rendered in default
for sI62 rs.
Margaret J. Clendening VS. B. & o. R.
R. Co. Defendant demurred to the
plaintiffs declaration, which was ;us-
tanned.
P. S. Willard VS. VIM Shorts ct al. Re-
port of John T. Porterfeld, Special Com
missioner and sale of property of Will
liam Shorts to Queen Shorts, conferred.
E. w. Wyatt, &c VS. E. L. Wyatt, &c.
Report of H. V. Sheetz. Commissioner
in chancery filed and report of lanes NJ
Massn, Jr. Special Commissioner. ap.
proved.
Mary N, Bowers, Admir-, VS. Mary N.
Bowers in her own right. Report of
Commissioner H. V. Sheetz approved.
c, F, Wall VS. E. c. Brov, John T.
Porterfeld appointed Special Commits
sioner to sell dwelling house in Ransom
belonging to E. c. Broy.
Geo w, HoNt ct ais VS. E. Edward
Hout ct ais Report of Geo NJ. Beltz-
hoover, Jr. H. V. Sheetz, Geo NJ. Beltz-
hoover, Sr. and Allen B. Noll ratified
and confirmed. Geo NJ. Beethoven.
Bonded Commissioner, authorized to sell
Tract No of the Hout land or any part
thereof or lease the same for one year.
State of West Virginia, against Mrs WI
c. Carroll, E. E. Cooke Trustee. las. A
Thomas estate, Marshall Melvin, Adm.
Adam Brennemap. & N. S. J. Stridsr.
Executor of Tustin Starry are set for to.
day.
The Jury was discharged on Friday
until Wednesday.
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