Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-09-16
JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT
OPENS FOR FALL TERM.

The fall term or the jefferson Cir
cult Court convened yesterday morn
ing with Judge Rogers. presiding.
After the charge to the grand
jury, w. ]. Knott, of Moler's, was
selected as foreman. Indictments
were returned as follows:
Lee Hall, of Suffolk, Va, and
Lawrence Taylor, of Elizabeth City,
N. c., two indictments each, one for
breaking into the store of o. M.
Merchants. at Reedson, and one for
murderously assaulting Jailer Ramev
Both plead guilty to the Merchant
charge and Judge Rodgers, after
hearing the statements of Prosecu-
ting Attorney Porterfield and Jailer
Ramey, sentenced the young men to
the penitnetiary for four years each.
Taylor, although looked to be TWEEN
ty-one, claimed he was only seven
teen, and Hall stated he was only 10
years old.
Harry Anderson charged with forg-
cry was given sentence until 81
years old in the reform school, after
Judge Rodgers heard the statement
of J. C. Ford. Anderson said he was
seventeen years old.
Bing. Brown. colored, indicted for
entering the store of C. d. Ely by
means of keys, plead not guilty.
Charles Hughes, George Carter.
both colored. and Paul Dorsey plead
ed not guilty of violating the prohi-
bition laws.
Attorneys, representing Harry
Lowry under bond, also Rankin Tay-
lor and Marie Johnson charged with
violating prohibition laws, pleaded
not guilty. The johnson woman,
colored. was arrested ON the horse
show grounds with "a half pints of
whiskey in an auto. and one in her
hand bag. The latter has been in
jail since arrested, and claims her
home in Baltimore.
Twenty-Five new cases appear on the
chancery docket, as follows:
Chas. j. Mathena VS.. Eber G. Ma
thena and others: Carrie P. 0wings
and others VS.. Mary P. Tebo and
others; S. V. r. Crosby and others VS..
the National Metropolitan Bank
Bank of Clarke County VS.. Edith A..
Mccormick and others; James NJ.
Mason, Jr., Executor, VS.. Elizabeth 7.
VS.. A. Harmon Murphy; Walter P.
Fox VS.. Rosa E. Fox; Harry N. Hays
lette VS.. G. Neill Hayslette and
others; State VS.. Frank B. Brown and
others: Kenneth Cavalier vs.. Mary
X. Cavalier and others; Frances
Tearney VS.. William V. Marmion,
Admir-: r. ]. Funkhouser and others
VS.. H. v. Sheetz and others; Myrtle
Florence Ford and others VS.. c. F.
C. Darnall VS.. Bernard F. Narnall
Wall and others; NJ. c. Moore and
others VS.. Anthony B. Fennell, &c. ;
! H. C. GetZendanner VS.. j.. Strider
Moler and others: James Willard Ed
wards VS.. Madge Odell Edwards; Ro-
berta Catherine Grove VS.. Lyle Will
liam Grove; Charlotte Williams VS..
Robert Williams; Geo. w. Hoffman
VS.. B. d. Gibson and others; B. F.
Pendleton VS.. Geo. w. Hoffman and
others J. S. Daley, Admir-, VS.. John
Longerbeam and others; Roger Chew
and others VS.. j. Strider Moler and
others; Merchants Farmers Bank vs..
w. NJ. Allen; Celia B. Slocum. Guar
dian VS.. Lucy Taylor and others; F..
L. Jordan and others VS.. d. R. Mid
dlekauH.
The two cases against Luke G.
Strider, Administrator, on the issue
docket, Mrs Virginia Harrison being
plaintiff in one and Mrs. Emma I.
Strider in the other. are set for trial
September 30. Other cases on the
issue docket are Bessie NJ Ambrose
VS.. w. J. Young: Homer Ambrose VS..
w. j. Young; Pure Cane Molasses
Co., VS.. Ferguson Marshall; Geo. G.
Fries VS.. R. w. Buckner.
Erich Oscar lynda is the only
name appearing on the naturalization
docket.