Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-03
THREE LIQUOR MEN
GET JAIL SENTENCE
esseorge Baker, chas. Westenhsver and
John Creque Fail in Effort
for New Trial.


room a few minutes after six o'clock
Saturday evening when the jury in
che John p. Creque liquor case brought
sa their verdict after two days
s5sre1u nous trial.
so Creque is in the same boat as
George Baker, who was convicted last
Thursday evening, and both gents will
nave to stand the penalty Of selling
azanors in Martinsburg without state
license which penalty Is from two to
elk months imprisonment in the coun-
Nv jail and fine of from s25 to 5000
The Creque case was similar to that
ar George Baker OF the Colonial
Hotel. in point OF duration of trial
out differed from the latter in that
evidence was introduced by the de-
scrse and argument made by the OPP
posing counsel, while not being de-
void OF some sensational features
The crowd in the court room Sat
=rday evening didn't have to wait long
Cor the verdict after the jury went
cut about 6 o'clock and when they re-
1urned only twelve minutes later the
people all felt that Creque had been
convicted, even before Foreman May
berry Mckee had answered the Gus
2omary question of the court in the
words quoted above. Then the people
a,urriedly left the crowded court room
o talk it over at the supper table.
After the evidence for the State was
9sV in by about o'clock Saturday
S.sternool. Prosecuting Attorney Noll
'a7ected to rely on the evidence OF
Jesse Albright, shown to have bought
" pint of whisloey at Creque's saloon,
g-nrner of North Queen and Race
streets in the month of November or
December last. Then Col Walker,
counsel for the defendant. moved to
,'sxelude all of the evidence in the case
except that relating to Jesse Albright.
Motion was sustained.
The first witness called for the de-
Yense was "Bud" Creque. nephew
cv John Creque. the defendant, who
was alleged to have sold the pint Of
liduor to Jesse Albright while employ
e&5 in the saloon of his uncle, John p.
Creque. Young Creque tried to prove
sa galihi ny showing that he was in
Wasp. ngton at the time Albright
Eoeght the liquor
,T,he defense then called in turn
II aafea dozen or more witnesses to the
stand to prove that they had clubed
together and had CreQue order them
BARREL of beer. and that he did 80 with
Sstrt any profit or compensation to him
self These witnesses were c. A.
ropenhaver. Allen Van Metre, VIM.
F7reyman. "Rut' Russler. Hunt Nc
FEinney and ]. o. Bartles.
YARI OF the 90 barrels of beer that
clcreqUe received between the first of
Lduly. 1911, when the town went dry
sud the 18th and 18th of last Decem
Eaer when the memorable raid was
7-nGde on four saloons and one hotel
sps shown by the records OF the C. v
arg % & o. railroads, the defense, by
these witnesses, only accounted fol
six barrels: and OF the barrel and =
Saalt OF whisRey received by CreQu,
n that time none was accounted To-
at all. Then the defense rested hi
case
Instructions embodyng the law IL
she case as prepared by counsel OF
ssuth sides, we're then read to the jur,
ny Judge Faulkner.
81 1--WE minutes of four o'clock Sat
@afd evening argument to the jurl
Gov -~ enced each side being allotted
vsne Ncur w. w Downey opened TO-
gre state. speaking % minutes. Col
Ne''-9r then spoke for an hour ant
y s~cuting Attorney Noll closed will
p ~-eech OF So minutes on behalf o
Ir s'ate
mere was much curiosity to hea
& Walkers speech and the specta
NcTs, for the most part, remained fo'
Necause they thought it would b,
&o-ry. He heaped invective withou
aEi&a On the four detectives brough
Av1e from Pittsburgh to work up thu
Eases against the liquor men. attack
@Tng them personally and the motiv,
'of the men who brought them to th'
zneaceable town Of Martinsburg. Col
Wslker dwelt on the point tina
@here was nothing properly before tn,
Sury in the Creque case except thu
ALLEGED purchase OF pint of whiske,
&sy Jesse Albright, which Col. Walke'
scontended was proven to be false b.
11ne testimony OF young Creque.
The case went to the jury thre,
tzSiiRates OF o'clock and in tweiv,
minutes brought out a verdict o
guilty. the deliberations requiring bu
cone ballot
Court then adjourned till Monda.
Tsa0rning at $50
EMpnday Morning Session.
When court convened Monda.
znorning. the beginning OF the fourtl
week OF the term, the case of tn,
TStsbs against Fred Rankin and vii
9,ur Thurston. trading under the firm
zsame OF Rankin & Thurston, indicted
for the illegal sale of liquors at thei
Iy 90,