The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-12-15
FIRST PENAL SENTENCE
JNDER men LIQUOR LAWS


Judge Charles W. Lynch in cir
chit cour late Wednesday evening
sentenced Herman MeSsis, Of Bris-
toll, to the penitentiary for three
gears year each on indictments
charging him with selling intoxi-
!, canb without a state license. The
present grand jury returned the in
dictments against him Wednesday
morning and he was arraigned in the
afternoon, having only TO be; brought
from the jail, where he had. been
confined but a few days. Asked
what he had to say, he was inform
ed BY ths judge that if he confessed,
be would have to send him to the
penitentiary. This caution was Civ
en- him. that he might know just
what he was doing. After hanging
his head a little while, he looked up
and said he was guilty. Judge
Lynch them gave him one year on
Zach Of the three indictments, which
charged felony.
This is the first felony case un-
der the new license laws that has
taken place in the circuit court Of
this county, and emphasizes the
neaning of the law on this subject.
Morris had been convicted of an In
dictment found since the law went
INTO effect and only fine and jail
sentence could be imposed, but the
law makes it a felony for the second
otfense and requires that the indict-
ment must be so drawn. The law
also states that, in a case of second
conviction the Judge shall impose a.
sentence of one year, no more and
no less, for each conviction, and
there being three in his case, Morris
was given three years.
Morris got his government license
December 2, and was arrested De-
cember 4 and lodged in jail, SO that
his short experience in the bust
ness the last time is costly to him.
The case is probably the first that
has taken place in the state under
the new law. ss4-
The grand jury at noon Thursday
reported indictments as follows:
Joseph F. Cottrill, felony.
Jesse B. Carr, felony.
H. H. Davis, misdemeanor, 10
cases.
Baltimore Kid, misdemeanor, q
cases.
Clayton Davis, misdemeanor, q
cases.
Frank McGinnis, misdemeanor.
Lon Bell. misdemeanor.
Colonle Hart, misdemeanor.
Charles Headstrom, misdemeanor,
3 cases.
Arthur Gaines and Henry Collins,
misdemeanor.
Thomas A. Riley, misdemeanor, 2
cases.
Larry Cam, misdemeanor, 2.
cases.
Joseph W. Davis and Patrick Bar
rett, misdemeanor.
George Firlde, misdemeanor, 2
cases.
Dow Davis, misdemeanor, cases.
Hermon Morris, felony, three
cases.
II. Fl. Davis, misdemeanor.
Jack Heenan, misdemeanor.
Frank McClung, felony.
e. o. Twiggs, felony.
Harvey W. Williams, misdemean-
or.
Hermon Morris, misdemeanor.
Stanley Boggess, felony.
John W. Duffy, misdemeanor,
two cases.
Henry R. Nutter, misdemeanor.
Raymond j. Galley, misdemean-
or.
Charles Haney plead guilty to
two misdemeanors and was fined
800 on each and sentenced to three
months in Jail.
Henry r. Nutter plead guilty to
an assault on Seymour Starks and
vxss fined $40 and costs, which he
Al in open court.
lstanley T. Boggess, indicted for
bny, plead not guilty and issue
was Joined.
French McClung, colored, indict-
ed for felonious assault on R. J..
Pip, plead not guilty.
A%ySi Burton Floyd. alias David
n v Stutler, plead not guilty to
q ~ y indictments.
BThe cause of the Traders Nation
al Bank against the Clarksbnrg
Brewing Company ct al. was dis
missed. havine been settled.
Notice wis given in the cause of
James L. Carter against Nora E..
Morris.
jerome Halls suit against A.
Dever Pickens was dismissed.
The suit nj John W Fortney