Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-22
Circuit Court Adjourns.


Circuit Court Adjourns.
The Jefferson Circuit Court adjourned
at Charles Town last Wednesday for the
term, having been in session, with inter
missions, since February 10th. During
the term less than half Cozen cases,
criminal or civil, were put before the jury.
The last case tried before jury was
from Shepherdstown, that of S. F. Lemen
against p. N. Brilliant. Mr.. Lemen had
sued Mr.. Brilliant for board bill incurred
by the latter's daughter while she was
student at Shepherd College. The case
was heard before magistrate in Shep-
herdstown, where Mr.. Lemen got iudg-
meut for $500, and il was appealed to the
circuit court. The jury returned averdict
in favor OF Mr.. Lemen for $l75. Motion
tor new trial was refused by Judge
Woods, and Judgment entered for the
amount stated. F. L. Bushong appeared
for Mr.. Lemen and Geo. M. Beltzhoover,
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Robert Mansfield, charged with cutting
Raymond Burker with knife, was found
guilty of assault and battery. In consider
alton OF Mansfield having been in jail
more than two months, the court imposed
fine of ten dollars, and ordered him TO
pay the costs.
A fine OF ten dollars was also imposed
on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany. The company had plead guilty 10
a misdemeanor indictment at a previous
term of court. The indictment against
Preston Thomas, a Bakerton negro, in
dicted for HOUSEKEEPING and general
disturbance, was continued TO the May
term of court.
The evidence against Mrs. Manley
Clegg and her daughter, Mrs. Lottie Nc
Douough, charged with causing the death
of an infant child OF the latter, was DEEM
ed insufficient for conviction, and both
of them were dismissed.
c. E. Marlatt was appointed trustee OF
the Harper Cemetery at Harper's Ferry,
the appointment OF a new trustee being
necessary by reason OF the death OF r. b.
DickeY.
Answers OF the defendant were filed in
the case of A. D. Davis VS.. Jefferson
County Telephone Company. The plain
tiff excepted 10 them and the case was set
Tor argument.
C. N. Campbell resigned as commits
sioner of school lands. To succeed him
the court appointed Gerard D. Moore,
whose official bond was fixed at $1,000.
Dayton Sorrell, who had entered plea
OF guilty to an indictment charging him
with highway robbery, he having held up
and robbed woman on the street in
Charles Town about Christmas, was Civ
en- sentence of ten years in the peniten-
tiary. Dayton had served sentence IN
Moundsville before, which led to the
heavy sentence imposed upon him.
William Tingley, the victim OF a gun
trap in T. J. Arnett's store, which he was
trying TO enter for the purpose OF robbery
one night in January on the Keys Ferry
road, was given three years in the penl-
Tertiary.
The following chancery orders were
entered:
Pannell's administrator VS.. Lee Tate,
sale OF property to Sam Galloway by
special commissioners confirmed.
Lena E. Myers ell al. VS.. Mary Z.
Walter, F. L. Bushong and H. A. Downs
appointed special commissioners.
H. L. King ct al. VS.. Charles Town Wa
ter Co. ct al. report of Forrest A. Brown,
special receiver, confirmed. And it fur
ther appearing from said report that the
gross income OF said Charles Town Wa
| ter Company for the year beginning April
/, 1916. and ending April |, 1917, Will
not equal the gross income which the
Public Service Commission OF West Wiz
ginia held said company entitled to, II
was ordered that said special receiver be
authorized to file an additional petition to
said commission praying for future in
crease in the rates and toincur the neces-