The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-25
PRISON Term FOR
NSTILLERY men
Anree Who Violated Revenue Laws
In regard to Manufacture of Whis-
Key Sentenced by u. s. Judge.
RICH MOND. YA.-SnecioI-

RI c III MOND, VA.-SpeciaI-
In the United States Court of
The Eastern District OF Virginia
the hand of the law Saturday morn.
ing fell heavily upon three men
who heretofore have borne good
names, but who recently became
involved In charges involving Sc
iiOuS violations OF the revenue
laws pertaining TO the manufac-
turc of Whiskcy.
Clarence Ii. Wood. president of
The Broad Rock DistiIIcry. i'm
Chesterfield county. was fined
$IOO and sentenced To eighteen
months i'm the Federal pcnitcn-
tiary.
John ". Rhca. manager of the
fcCtiiAin@ plant OF the same con-
Germ. Was fined $5O0 and SEN
fenced to eighteen months in the
cdcral DVnitCntiary.
..dtncr ". Williams, also assoc
CiatCd with tie same concern Is
Ui~ti'lcr. was fined $500 and sen
tcNCt'I To twelve months i'm the
pcnitCntiarN.
GROJNDS OF CONVICTION.
spec i.;C@iiy speaking. the UNI
fortunate trio were convicted on
two counts. charging them with
contracting = diStiiICrN business
with intent to dcfraud the gov
eminent. and with making false
entries i'm the books OF the con-
Germ.
Williams. owing to Circum-
stances developed 10y the evidence.
was held 10 TX less cuIpabIe than
his two associates and hence re-
cciVcd = lighter sentence 50 far
az Imprisonment is concerned.
The BROAD Rock DiStillery. I'M
der civil proceeding lin rem"
which preceded the criminal
prosecution, was cuniiscatcd by
ihc Government and sold under
the hammer. Counting the Whis-
key in the plant. il brought some
thing like $1,000. The realty
and equipment brought only sos
and the rest of the money came
from the spirits i'm the place.
Counsel for McssrS. Wood.
Williams and Rhca. will appeal
from the decision of the lower
court. They have raised the point
that the proceeding lin rem"
which resulted i'm the cOnfScatiOn
of the plant. was i'm effect "a pro-
ccC,.ing against the men them
selves and that, therefore. the
criminal prosecution put their
cIiclt:- twice iii jeopardy"
SENTENCE PASSED.
Sentence WAS pronounced this
morning by Judge Waddiii, on
whom 10 dcvOIVcd to fin the pun
ishmcnt after the jury had found
the men guilty.
Judge Waddill, who at all times
and under all circumstances is
noted for his kindness and for
his disposition to spare the feel
ines of lawbrcakcrs as much
as possible, particularly demon
stratcd his sympathetic nature
this morning.
In sentencing the men before
him he explained that his task
wa diSa grccablc one. and that
ne would far rather the jury had
been vested with the authority to
/ prcscribe the punishment.
a Then he went on to say that the
gstatutc allowed fines reaching as
high as $1,000 and prison terms
for IA long "a period as five years,
but that hc would not so to such
lengths i'm penalizing the accused.
lie explained, too, that he re-
gardcd Williams as a lesser Of
fender than his two associates.
The three prisoners who have
>been allowed their liberty under
Ebond appeared to take their pun
(ishmcnt cOolly. Evidently they
still cling to the hope offered them
by an appeal.