Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-09-26
GRAND JURY FINDS EIGHT
INDICTMENT.

The September term of the Jeffer-
son Circuit Court convened Monday,
September 18. The grand jury
which heard the States side of the
evidence in felony and nisdemeanor
cases was composed of the followirg
gentlemen:
Henry C. Page, foreman, Walter
Flanagan, j. w. Gardner, G. M.
Rissler, T. ]. West, ST., M. S. R..
Moler, T. T. Perry, j. S. Carr, C. N.
Beard, Gerald F. Conklyn, VIM. B.
Packette, H. w. Whiting, Walter
Demory, Henry M. Snyder, Adrian
w. Billmyer, and J. William Moore.
The entire day was occupied in ex-
aiming witnesses the jury making
its report about p. m.
The following felony indictments
were returned: Charles Hout and
Calvin Mccoy, for entering the
dwelling of Lydia Stevenson at
Shenandoah Junction, and stealing
therefrom Victrola valued at 500.
Thompson Stevenson and Israel
Dotson, for breaking and entering
the store of Samuel Manstoff in
Charles Town, and carrying of
articles of stock and cash.
Henry Bracket, operating a
moonshine still and selling its out.
put to sundry customers.
i Ulysses Wallace, operating a still
and selling moonshine liquor, al
F'ranklintown, near Rippon.
u John Kindall, moonshine
operator with a plant near the ole
cement mill site on the Potomac
river below Shepherdstown.
Edward Turner, selling and man
, ufacturing moonshine.
! Clarence Ingram, assault and bat
: terry on Henson Staubs, of neal
, Silver Grove.
, John Twyman, selling moonshin,
} in Charles Town.
| Edgar Snowden, carrying a con
cealed weapon.
: The Grand Jury investigated tn
alleged sale of tickets in the New
: Louisiana lottery, the charge bein,
: preferred against w. L. Fink,
e Norfolk & Western Railway EN-
D ployee. but failed to find an indict
:, ment against him.
Court confirmed the sale of tn
: quarry equipment of the Souther
Y Limestone Company, the decree flo
: the sale being entered in case i
s which Mcdonald Brothers wer
t plaintiffs against company.
An INDUCTION order was entere
S against John T. Porterfield, Truste,
s on petition of J. J. Pittman, re
straining the trustee from selling tn
Mount Hammond farm, five mile
{ south of Charles Town.
. Two divorce cases wherein Rob
s. Brown is plaintiff and Mar
Brown, defendant in one, and M. T
!, Golladay and G. B. Golladay, tb
e parties to the other were referred /
n II. V. Sheetz to take deposition
h and report at future term.
}. Motion for new trial override
It min the case of Coffman and Gil
l. more VS.. C. F. Wall and judgmer
e entered for defendant on a verde
f of jury for $931.48.
T The cases of Florence Lockha,
l. VS.. H. A. Loekhart; and H. A. Loci
il hart VS.. Florence Lockhart bein
a suits for maintenance and divorc
s respectively were dismissed agreed
: the parties having effected a recor
Citation.
e The original order of court r,
y curing the petit jury to appea
e Wednesday, September 20, was will
n drawn, the summoning of the jur
r being ordered for this Tuesda,
g September 26.
s Milton Barsel, a Charles Tow
restaurant keeper, was awarded hi
e final naturalization papers. He
t now an American citizen.
e j. M. Mason, Jr., Special Receive
J. VS.. The Fidelity Building and Loa
e Association, demurrer overrulee
e Judge Woods holds in effect in thj
n case that the Bylaws of a buildin
: and loan association apply onl
while the association is solvent
: When an association becomes inso1
vent, the principles of equity apply
v The losses sustained by an associs
ton In the course of its bushes
$ should be prorated among the share
v holders. Shareholders who with
E draw from an association found t
! be lnsolvent will be required to re
/ fund enough to pay all shar
holders ratably.
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