The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-05
THE NEWBERRN -HALSET
TRIAL.

oo SATURDAY Nr. John A. Ne~bcrry, a
prominent business man ol Wise County
aud a member of the we'll kuo"u View
berry family OF Bland. WAS arraigued bee
fore Magistrate James r. Creger on four
warrants sworn out hv Mr. George
usl.c,. of thi. county. and executed hs /
Sh,rie William is. Crockett. vho arrested /
Mt Ncphergy 40 Bondtovn, Wise County |
One warrant charges that ou the sth /
dsv of January. 1908, Nevherry aniawi~.y
CHARGED Halsey With having embedded a
sum of money from him, aud that with
threats 60 prosecute be oatorted from ban
ths sum OF one hundred and fifteen dole
llars. Another Warrant states that on
lthat dav Newborry secured the one huu-
ldred aud dfteeu dollars bY threatening Go
prosecute Halsey's wife Tor the alleged
emheazlemout The other two warrants
charge that iu the same way Ne"nett, oil"
lJauuarv 10th cxtorted O. further sam oi
6ve hundred dollars from halsey, al blue
6ela. whore tho latter had been taken 10y
Special Omcer James Baldwin, Who att
| they were met by NeWberry.
sheriff Crockett arrived iu WYthe,iil'
5 FRIDAY night having Ncwberry n custody
ON SATURDAY morning both sides wanted
/ continuance, Newhcrry on account OF nn
! counsel, Judge samuel ". Miiiams' an'
Halses' counsel aud the Commonwealth
r ATTORNEY because ct the absence OF halG
win, Nho was an eyewitness OF one Of 90
altered extortions NeWberyy aud Sheri
D.. Crockett testified that Baldwin had sol
4 has effects and removed with his wife iroi
Wise county TO Kentucky, aud on eros
- Examination Il was evident that the prose
Y lcatinr ATTORNEYS believed that haldNi
had len the state SO that he coeld not
5 forced 20 testify la the case. Newherry
ATTORNEY. Nj A. A. Campbell, asked Tia
che continuance be no longer ;s@n q
* Yesterday. Monday, and stated that aus
would perlcr having she prelimtnsr! e.
(, animation at once rather than wait ionge
on account OF Newbefrys enforced 81
n sence from his business Common
Seaith's Attorney heuser and Attorh
". ;. Poago. haisey's attorney, want
n time to make an effort 60 get baidN
here 'Sauirc Crcger adjourned the ca
ID autu Saturday next, the Slst, aud plae
NeWbcrrv under one thousand doila
&c bond. Nc. A. A Campbell going iis
:, rugity NeWbcrry also claimed that
az ganied Baldwin a. a witness
IS The statements pGbiishsG IN several !
pers 10 the effect that jamss BALDWIN Il
MT member Of the Baldwin Detective Asen
liz. We learn, Incorrect.
The case promises 10 be an exce'
Al lncly interesting one. Neeb berry clam
AZ that Haisey had. stolen aboat one thousa
ire dollars from HIN while acting as his eli
10 bis store at B0ndto~p, aud intima
I'm that Kris. Massey was under saspic
also. Ike came 70 Wyihsviiie aud weni
SH MI. Haisey and, the latter claims extor
$li50o from him by promising not
swear oai a ~arrant FOR his wife's arr
ADD to leg the matter drop. A fe~ d
~ later Baldwin appeared ~iih the w~rra
and took HAlsey 70 Rlaefeld. where
other exioftioa = alleged 10 have b
! u. prkcticed The penalty foe this specie
. q extcrion i ceadnsnsen; Tor from tire
Eve year. in the genisestsry, or eent
Ne meat In jail not exceeding twelve mos
and tne o. not exceeding one thoss
dollars. In addition, Ne learn thar Hs
on. has iastitStsd tso seiis Tor 1--WE shoos