Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-03-02
In The Circuit Court.

Jury cases were taken up Wednesday
Of last week The first indictment was
one against Gus Bolts, cOlored, who was
charged with roboing the office OF VIM.
E. Reed & Son IN Charles Town. The
Jury found him guilty, but the court de-
ierred sentence.
Mary Gore, colored woman, charged
with stealing chickens in the vicinity OF
Kearneysville, was acquitted OF the charge
and was dismissed from custody.
The court granted divorces 10 two
couples. One OF these was awarded to
S. p. Birkitt from his wife, Emma BTkltt.
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. Marshall
Melvin, administrator of Adam Brenne-
man, leave was given defendant to offer
a special plea by February 29th. The
time for preparing such plea was too
short and the defendant excepted.
VIM. E. Reed was appointed trustee
of the Charles Town Methodist Church TO
succeed George w. Armentrout, deceased.
The application of I. E. Rodeffer for
petition to carry deadly weapon was
docketed.
Testimony of a number OF witnesses
was taken to prove the value OF certain
farm OF 507 acres, near Ripon, owned by
four heirs of the late Mrs. Ellen Beirne
Saunders, the sale OF which was the OBJ
iect OF chancery suit. The court auth
orized the sale OF the land to L. M. Long
at Sl05 per acre. In determining the
&c nFhn rlh
not to include the right OF way OF the
Norfolk and Western Railway, which runs
through the place. The decree author
izing the sale provides for the payment
of $40, 900 in cash and the purchaser is to
be allowed to pay 5000 on the principal
at any interest-paYing period. The de-
ferred payments are to bear interest at
the rate of five per cent.
The Jury had little trouble in convincing
themselves that Ben Brown was guilty OF
relieving John Landers OF pocketbook
containing Sll, in Charles Town, on the
night of February 9TH.
The trial OF julie Twyman, charged
with disorderly conduct on the Win
chester accommodation train, between
Weverton and Harper's Ferry, on Sat-
urday night, December IL, was interest
ing to large crowd of spectators. 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, il was de-
clared by others, was in no condition to
tell whether the train was going or coming.
A verdict OF guilty was rendered.
c. E. Jones VS.. E. n Remnant, verdict
for defendant for $l46.25.
Philip Jones Company VS.. A6ram kap-
lon. Judgment rendered in default TOR
$l62. 25.
Margaret ]. Clendening VS.. b. & o. K.
r. Ca Defendant demurred TO plaintiff's
declaration, which was sustained.
p. Millard VS.. VIM. Shorts ct al. Re-
port of John T. Porterfield, special COM
missioner, and sale of property OF William
Shorts to Queen Shorts, confirmed.
In the Hout case the report OF the special
commissioners, was ratified and confirmed
and Geo. M. Beltzhoover, Jr., bonded
commissioner authorized to sell tract No.
1 OF the Hout land or lease same for one
year.
Judge Woods sustained the demurrer
to the indictment in the case against c.
Bloom Wentzell, former deputy sheriff oil
this county, who was indicted charged
with embezzlement, on the ground that
there were not sufficient allegations in 1t.
| The case will come before the grand jury
again at the May term of court.