Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-06-03
CIRCUIT COURT.

on Tuesday, the day they were sum-
moned for their first days service,
most of the courts business was nee
essarily in chancery at this term.
The jury was empaneled Tuesday
morning to try case, but later de-
velopments showed that it had not
been matured for trial, whereupon
Judge Woods discharged them for the
term. This action makes the May
term, 1919 unique. The Grand jury
found only one indictment, and the
petit jury did not hear case
Two divorce cases, those of A..
Baird VS.. Rebecca r. Baird; Mary
Shaffer Bowley VS.. Elias Haywood
Bowly, Jr., were referred to s. w.
Washington, Commissioner to take
testimony Notice is to be given Geo.
P. Shirley, Divorce Commissioner
when any hearing in either case is to
be given.
Luther Orrington, who was indict-
ed for the shooting and manning of
jerry Ferguson, out near Kearneysville
in November last will have his trial at
the October term. The father of the
accused became his bondsman for his
appearance at that time.
Judge Woods rendered an opinion in
the case of Eta M. Roper VS.. Florence
M. Glassford and others, wherein he
holds that the plaintiff is entitled to
a dover interest in the real estate of
the late N. Oliver Roper. The facts
in this case are unusual. On the eve
of his marriage several year ago, N.
0. Roper decided his farm of about 100
acres south of Charles Town to his
sister, Mrs. Florence M. Glassford, the
deed reciting that the consideration
was the care his sister had bestowed
upon him and the labor she had per-
formed for him in years past. He
continued, however, to treat the land
as his own as long as he lived. Upon
his death, his widow, Mrs. Eta M.
Roper set up her claim to dover in
the farm, charging that the deed to
his sister was given to defeat her
dover rights. Judge Woods decided
she was entitled to dover, and that
the deed to Mrs. Glassford is invalid
and should be set aside.
An interesting state of facts are
disclosed in the case of John E. Bish-
OPP VS.. CKas. F. Bishop and others.
McKendree Bishop, brother of the
two principal parties in the suit, made
will some years ago at Salem, Ohio,
where the Bishop family resided, be-
queathing real estate in Ohio to one
of his brothers, and wheat farm in
the District of Saskatchewan, Canada
to another. Before his death and of
course, before his will became effec-
tive, McKenrdee Bishop exchanged his
Canada land for tract of land on the
Blue Ridge mountain in the southern
end of this county. When the broth
er who had been given the Canada
land in the will attempted to sell the
mountain land that the testator had
gotten in the exchange for it, he found
that his title to the latter tract is UNI
certain. The object of the suit is to
construe McKendree Bishops will and
to determine the ownership of the
mountain land.
Whether money derived from the
payments on war insurance
policy may be expended on the educa-
ton of an infant beneficiary was ruled
upon by the court. Judge Woods holds
that such payments are not a part of
the principle and may be used for the
education of a child. James Geigas
a soldier in the American Expedition
airy forces died in France. He had
policy of $4,000 on his life. The
monthly payments of $3.50 derived
from the policy may be applied to the
education of his sister, Edna Lee Gel
gas, according to Judge Woods rul-
ing.
Orders were entered in the follow
ing Chancery cases:
First National Bank of Romney VS..
William Campbell ct al. Report of
t. c. Green showing certain distribu-
lions approved.
j. H. Logic VS.. Jesse Logic. Re-
port of S. w. Washington, Commits
sioner, confirmed.
W. 0. Norris, Executor of Eliza
M. Perry VS.. Juliet A. McCaw, ct al.
Report of Amelia Hopkins, Trustee,
confirmed.
Public Building and Loan Asso-
citation VS.. Fred R. Kern ct AL. Ger
tain money directed to be audited in
Commissioner report.
State of West Virginia vs. C. L.
Baker ct al. Gerard D. Moore, Com
missioner of School Lands, directed
to make deeds for lots recently sold
at public sale.
VIM. Wilt Guardian VS.. C. L. Hairs
ton, ct al. VIM. Wilt, Guardian, d.
rected to execute deed, and certain
ordered paid.
George M. Beltzhoover, Committee
VS.. Ida E. Adams and others. Report
of George NJ. Beltzhoover, Commit
tee approved and confirmed, and
ordered rented.
Nettie B. Dorsey VS.. Fidelity Bull
ding Association. Sale of Conrad,
Gore and Martin property confirmed
and approved, and costs ordered paid.
A. L. Lucas, Executor VS.. Mary
Bryson ct ais. Sale of real estate of
Benjamin Branson in Shepherdstown
by Geo. M. Beltzhoover, Jr., Special
Commissioner, approved and confirm
ed.
Fred M. Moler ct al VS.. Harry Tan
ner Moler. Report of Forrest w.
Brown and Geo. M. Beltzhoover,
Special Commissioners, approved.
Anna l.. Phillips Administrative VS..
James Edwards ct al. Report of j.
). Bragonier and T. C. Green, Special
commissioners, notified and confirm
I'd.
j. w. Gardner, Administrator c. t.
l., of Ruth H. Brown VS.. Annie l..
Brown, ct al. w. F. Alexander, Gen
eral Receiver, directed to make GER
ain distributions of money.
Marshall Burns ct AL, VS.. W. S.
Merchant ct al. Report of T. C. |
Green, bonded Special Commissioner,
confirmed.
William Turner Saunders VS. Ellen
3eirne Billiard ct al. William Tur-
Ter Saunders appointed special COM
missioner to receive money and |
notes for sale of farm.
John S. Shelter, Guardian VS.. Edith
Shelter, ct al. Report of Frank
Seckwith, Special Commissioner, con-
irmed.
William A. Morgan's Administered
RS VS. Jno. o. Aglionby. Report of
J. w. Washington, Commissioner
onfrmed.
Thos. D. Ranson's Executor VS.. ].