The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-10

Friday morning OF "Bootlcgging' and
Judge Dayton fined him 500 and SEN
fenced him to serve thirty days in the
Preston county Jail.
John Remown. who was found
', gnilty late Thursday afternoon By a
jury of like charge. was fined 500
and sentenced to serve sixty days in
the Mineral county jail
Jacon Neary. OF Ohio county, who
pleaded guilty Thursday TO charge
Hof "bootlegging', was sentenced to
serve one year and three months in
the federal prison at Fort Leaven-
worth. Kan, instead of one year and
a day as was reported yesterday
through an error. This was Neary's
third offense.
A white slavery case, in which
Frank Wright alias Jack King was
the defendant, came to an abrupt end
at the afternoon session of federal
district court Monday, when II. Roy
Waugh, prosecuting attorney asked
the jury to return a verdict of not
guilty on the ground that no incrimi-
mating evidence had been adduced in
the taking of testimony.
In explaining this course of the
government the prosecutor told the
court that the prosecuting witness,
Mary Girard, had either sworn falsely
in testifying before United States
Commissioner George E. Boyd at
Wheeling and the federal grand jury
here or on the witness stand, as GER
tain statements made before the COM
, missioner and the grand jury were
contradictory to those made on the
witness stand. 'NEH "
The defendant was indicted for
transporting Mary Girard from Pitts
burg to Wheeling for an immoral pur-
pose. In her testimony before the
court and jury, she declared that she
had stolen money from her aunt's
house in Pittsburg and had purchased
tickets for the transportation of her
self and young man named Puzzle"
who escaped arrest, from Pittsburg
TO Wheeling, where she lived both
with Puzzle" and with the defendant
at different times in rooming house
there. Frank Wright accompanied
them, but the witness denied that he
had anything to do with her going
from Pittsburg to Wheeling. The jury
returned a verdict OF not guilty as re-
quested and the defendant was dis
charged.
w. Frank Stout, OF C'arksburg, was
for the seventh consecutive time
pointed referee in bankruptcy by
Judge Dayton at the morning session
of the court. Mr.. Stout executed the
required bond and took the oath of
the office at the afternoon session.
The term is for two years.
The marriage OF the defendant. and
the prosecuting witness brought about
a satisfactory termination OF white
slavery case before the days adjourn
ment of the federal district court here
Saturday. The maximum penalty for
violating the federal white slavery
law is five years in the penitentiary
and fine of $1,000 but no minimum
penalty is prescribed, so that in con-
sideration OF the circumstances, Judge
Dayton let the defendant OFF with a
fine of $50. -
The defendant was Donald Hottie, OF
Presque Isle county, Mich, and the
prosecuting witness was Rose Ann
oles, of oceana county, the same
state. He was accused of transport
ing her from Michigan to Ohio and
thence to Wheeling, and having con-
nub:al relations with her without their
having been, married, which is in yio-
lation of the law. 1t was shown, how
ever, that both had intended TO be
married and that they were yet will
ing to be SO united, but that for first
one reason and then another they had
postponed the ceremony.
Accompanied by their counsel, the
couple went to the county clerks
office, obtained a license and were
married there by the Rev. ]. W, Hol-
land, of Industrial, after which they
returned to the federal court where
Judge Dayton imposed the fine of $50
Mr.. and Mrs. Hottie are the parents
of baby seven months old, fact that
had considerable weight in the out
come of the case.