The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-30
Filed By Committee Appoint
ed By The Court
July 5 Fixed As Date For
The Hearing
Stated In Court That Lee
Has Skipped Out

Shortly after common pleas court
had convened Wednesday morning
, Prosecuting Attorney l.. T. Cromley
who, with Messrs. Columbus Ewalt
and Park B. Blair, was appointed by
Judge f. NJ. Wickham, Tuesday, to
prepare and file an information in con-
tempt proceedings against Michael T.
Lee, Alfred Wolfe and David Mackey,
! filed the same with the court Follow
| ing is copy of the report:
In the court of common pleas, Knox
County Ohio.
State of ONO, Plaintiff, VS.. Michael
T. Lee, Alfred Wolfe and David Mack
ey, Defendants.
Information for Contempt of Court.
Now come Columbus Ewalt, Park
B. Blair and L. T. Cromley, members
of the Knox County Bar at Mt. Yer
non, Knox County, Ohio, heretofore
appointed by this Court for the pur-
pose or preferring and presenting
charges of Contempt of Court, and give
information and say that on or about
the 9th day of March, A. ID. 1911, the
Sheriff of Knox County, Ohio, duly
served Charles E. Metcalf, then and
! there being, with writ OF subpoena,
thereby commanding him, the said
Charles Il. Metcalf, to be and appear at
the Court House at Mt. Vernon, Ohio,
on the 21st day of March, A. D. 1911.
at nine O'Clock a. m. to testify in the
Court of Common Pleas, Knox County,
Ohio, On behalf of the State of Ohio,
in certain case then pending in said
Court of Common Pleas, of Knox Coun-
| ty, Ohio, wherein the State of Ohio
was plaintiff, and Michael It. Lee, one
of the defendants herein named, was
defendant; that said trial on said day
pending was upon an indictment
charging the said Michael T. Lee with
n misdemeanor, to-wit: The crime of
| seeling intoxicating liquor contrary
TO law.
That On or about the Goth day of
March, A. u. 1911, and while the said
Charles e. Metcalf was under sub
poena as aforesaid to appear before
said Court and testify on behalf of the
State Of Ohio, in said cause as herein
before stated, Michael T. Lee, Alfred
Wolfe and David Mackey, knowing
that said witness Metcalf was under
subpoena as aforesaid, and knowing
that said witness was and would be a
the State of Ohio and against the said
Michael T. Lee in said trial, and for
the purpose OF preventing said witness
from appearing AMI testifying at said
trial, did then and there place said
witness in buggy and remove him
from the city of Mt. Vernon, Ohio
where the said witness Metcalf was
then living. thereby thinking and in
tending to remove him the said wit
ness Metcalf beyond the jurisdiction
of said Court, with intent then and
there and thereby of concealing said
witness Metcalf until after said cause
was tried, thereby thinking and in
tending to obstruct the due admins
tration of Justice.
Your committee giving further infor
nation to this Court say that because
of said witness Metcalf being placed
in buggy ami removed from said city
of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, by the said Mich
ael T. l,ee, Alfred Wolfe and David
Mackey, he, the said Charles E. Met
calf failed to appear as witness II
said case to testify thereat.
Your committee further say thai
said acts of Michael T. Lee, ALFRED
Wolfe and David Mackey, were oh
structions~ to The due administration
of justice, and that by reason thereof
your committee say and charge tina
the said Michael It. Lee, Alfred Wolfe
and David Mackey, became and are
in contempt of this Court.
COLUMBUS EWALT.
PARK b. BLAIR.
L. II. CROWLEY.
Prosecutor Cromley suggested tha
citation be issued for Wolfe and Mack
ey and that a warrant be issued fo
Lee, saying that citation in the lat
ter instance would probably be with
out effect.
Judge wickham asked why the com