Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-27

INSbU hG. w. VA, D.
fact of having held the preliminary
hearing when Creque was arrested
OF the time of the saloon raid on the
night of December 10th last.
A. P. Lord testified that he is the
owner of the building in which the
defendant has been conducting his
liquor business.
Constable w S. Wild testified that
he was one OF the officers that raided
Creque's place on the date above
mentioned
This evidence was along the same
line as in the Baker case that was
tried first.
Court adjourned at one o'clock till
%. m
The trial was resumed this after.
noon and the case Is still on trial as
this paper goes to press.
The jury is composed of the follow
ing well known men: w. S. Shelley
NJ, r. Ruble, John Lyons, C. w.
Gregory, M. L. Brown, E. f. Thomas
J Mayberry Mckee, William Evans, J.
S. Barnes, w. A. Thatcher. c. r. Rob
bins and Harlan Thatcher
Five of the jury, Messrs. w s
Shelley, M r. Ruble, NJ. l.. Brown
lMayberry Mckee and J. S. Barnes
served on the jury that convicted
Baker.
! The efficient court stenographers
are Miss Jorena HODGE and Miss
Amelia Davis.
George Baker.
The first case called for trial when
Circuit Court opened this morning
was the State against George T. II
Baker. proprietor of the Colonial
Hotel. formerly known as the Valley
House. This was one of the foul
drinking places raided by the police
under the direction of Prosecuting
Attorney Allen B. Noll, on Saturday
night, December 16 last, and whose
proprietors were arrested at the time
\ ion selling whiskey and beer without
a state license.
AS might be supposed the court
room was filled when court convened
this morning, 1t being generally known
! that the Baker case would be called
| up. Attorney Noll and his assistant
in the prosecutions, w. w. Downey
were on hand ready for the fray
while the defense was represented by
Col. Stuart w. Walker.
/ Half a dozen or more witnesses
we're called to the stand to testify In
behalf of the State. They were Jus
tice S. S. Felker (before whom the de-
PENDANTS in the liquor cases all had
their preliminary hearing) Wade Sci
bert Former proprietor of the Valley
House) Harry S. Cushwa Zone of the
owners of the Colonial Hotel build.
iag), Constable John G. Wolf, County
Clerk F. A. Hobbs, Lveryman It. B.
Underhil and two colored youths who
drove the Underhill cab and wagon
the night of the saloon raid.
Col. Walker subjected some of the
/ witnesses to a pretty sharp cross-ex-
animation, and it was evident to all
( that he proposed to fight every inch
( nf the ground during the process OF
these liquor trials taking advantage
of every legal techaica'ity that will
help the defense. So a hard fight is
on and the outcome win be eagerly
watched beyond the confines OF Ber-
kelley county.
The State introduced Charles Ro.
berts, young man OF town, as evil
dence showing the purchase of whis-
key from Charles CfDutch'D Baker
brother of George Paker. bartender at
the Colonial Hotel
H. Fellenbaum, one of the Pitts
burgh detectives who worked up the
case against Baker and the other Mar
tinsburg liquor mea indicted, was
called to the stand to corroborate the
testimony Of Roberts as TO the pur-
chase OF whiskey from Charles Baker
at the Colonial
G. V. Agent w. A Gard and 3. e O.
Freight Agent ]. c. Tonry we're called
TO the witness stand to produce rail-
read records in their possession show
ing consignments of beer and whiskey
by the barrel to George T. Baker and
the Colonial Hotel, which consign-
ments counsel for the defendant ad-
mitted mad been delivered to him.
The testimony of the two railroad
agents showed that "a barrels of
bottled beer from nearby hreweries
and Is barrels OF whlskey, chiefly
from Hagerstown and Cincinnati. had
been shipped to Baker.
DR.. F. H. Kortright, professor OF
chemistry in the West Virginia Uni
versity at Morgaatown, who was en-
rloyed to make an analysis of the
samples of bottled beer submitted to
him. was next called to the witness
stand He testified that said beer
contained 5 1-2 per cent of alcohol
it being from the Cumberland brew