John Martin Welsh sues Schoolteacher
June 20, 2018Matrimonial Boom?
June 20, 2018Mr. John M. Welsh, of Bakerton, this county, sued Mr. Jesse A. Engle, Principle of the Oak Grove School, for damages for whipping his son Roy, aged twelve years. The case was tried by a jury before magistrate M. L. Eichelberger, of Uvilla, last week. The jury rendered a verdict of one cent damages. Mr. G. W. Graham, of Harper’s Ferry, appeared for Mr. Welsh, and Mr. J. F. Engle, of Charlestown, for the defendant. — Shepherdstown Ind.