Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-20


from a reform school in Virginia,
and he said he believed her mo-
| Their aud the girl were both anxious
to get the girl farther away from
Virginia when they entered into the
contract. He had arranged with the
Virginia authorities, he said. to
take the girl back to the school,
and the state authorities here had
agreed not to push their claims at
| this time. Conviction of the defend.
ant, he said. would mean that the
wife and children would be thrown
upon tho public for support be-
cause the mother Is physically ln-
able to earn Il living for the famed
! lily. and the children are so younEi
that they would have to be placedj
with other families. He said he
would watch the case very careful-l
| ly If the Court would agree to disc
miss at this time. and that he would
return the man to Court IL he dbl
not keep within tho law hereafter.l
Col Walkers eyes flled as he re-
ferrod to the children. two Of
whom were in the court room within
their mother this morning: theyH
WtId D6iu6 ituItu uHlCI IdFbTdDi0i
conditions, he said, in the Sunday1
schools and churches and he wasl
loathe to do anything which would1
disturb that training.
Judge Baker asked several popnt-1
ed questions, intimated that hel
could not understand how mani
more than thirty years OF ages1
with one year OF advanced trainin8,,
could be seduced by u girl Of sevel
enteen,--that u man of the defend.1
ants position should have beent
leading the way in proper conduct.
The Court suspended Judgment
! temporarily until he should confeF5
with the district attorney furtherJ
, The matter will not be presented
to the grand jury, Col. Walker
said, If the Court approves his rec
ommendation.
TWenty-Threo On Grand Jury
The grand jury impannelled this
morning Ia as follows:
James Granthan, Ororeman)y
Summit Point.
w. III. Maloney, Romney.
j. j.. Porterfie1d, Martinsburs.
Ward Dawson, Ridge.
j. V. Warden. Wardensvilla
Darius Simmons, Franklin.
s. j.. IIiett, Cacapon Bridge.
G. N. Whiting, Sven Pond.
Uberto Weber, Berkeley Springs,
George W. Fisher, Moorefleld.
Kenny Judy, Cave. "a
]. T. Rexroad, Sugar Grove. I'm
Charles Lay, Forks Of Cacapon.N
Lewis Il. wilson, Inwood. ]
j. VIM. Childs, Summit Point.
Geo. T. Leatherman. Old Fields, ="
Arthur Nelson, Clrclevi1le.
a. l.. Thrush, Burlington.
John RI. Blondell, Martinsburg. !
o. S. Fisher, Moorefield. -. AZ
II. j. Dahmer, Upper Tract. y
r. J.. Henderson, Slanesville y
G. w. Hoffman, Shephedstown. w
E. w. Athey Here. n
p. w Athey, formerly of this city.l
now residing at Grant Town, W..
/ Va, near Falrmon1, where he 10
/ employed in the coal fields, is in at
/ tendance upon the term of Federal
/ Court here, with which he formerly
! served as a deputy marshal under
Marshal G. r. Smith This morning
I he acted as court crier, opening and
/ closing tho session with his much
admired stentorian voice. sI
A program which Mr.. Athey by
] chance carried with him this morn.
I ing showed him as having delivered
] the chief address last Sunday az
Sunday School gathering in Paw
/ Paw district, Marion county, on the
( subject OF What Would Be the Con.
/ dition Of Our Nation Without the
Sunday School The program prints
/ the name as "Atha," which Mr.
Athoy explained. IL tho customary
smelling for those Of his name whoi
live in the Fairmont section.
Marshal Smith and Deputies joyce,
Rose, Cook, Short. Adams and
Eoontz and Miss Fleming were all
present for the opening OF the ses.
sion this morning, some of them
bringing in prisoners last night who
were taken Immediately to the coun-
ty jail.
Mrs G McTntire-Weayer. Of Ber-
kelley Springs was among those who
attended the session this morning.
Judge Baker has donned the Gus.
tomary robe for jurists while preside
ing over the formal sessions. When
he qualified as judge Of the district
here in the spring he came direct.
" from his home in Elkins, and did
not have the opportunity to provide
himself with the robe; but he met
the tradition shortly after and was
in full regalia this morning.
The petit jury for the term is
called to report tomorrow morning
for duty. "a