The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
ALLEGED VlOLATOR OF DRY"
LAW is HELD TO GRAND JURY
GEORGE EuRsEU OF sEs~oop.
CosPEllEo TO FURNISH
$1,000 BOND
Ftrst Case Si-ce Prohi eitior Became
I've ~ MARSHALL Coonty-At
tracteo Much Attentior.


oeorEe Furhee. Who conducts the
BENZ God Beiiaire Transf.r Co-,rs,-,
va held 20 the next term Of al. Mar
snail county grand jury under $50
.ena by squire " - CLAYTON OF
benN GOD. yesterday. charged vita
n,ola ton % the fost prohibition laN
y ne casez AGAINST Robert smith Sr
kooert Smith. Jr. Okey Church John
Mhlison. Thomas foreman and Dom
mick Scarenichas Who were arrest
60 Win fcrbee. a. being partners In
tne violation. were dismissed
ts = tie nrst 90 in Marshall
county 10 test the strength Of the
iost iaN and was hotly contested by
m opposing attorneys. James ID.
rarriott. prosecuting attorney Of
haft hai county. and the anti-Saloon
eaEne representative Charles Ear
iot me state, and Attorneys ID.
Is Evans. Of Moundsville. and PRED
SPICES. % Beliaire. for the defend
ants Tn legab controversy lasted
IRON, 10 o'clock yesterday morning
until ; O'Clock in the afternoon. The
case had attracted much attention
ana The court room was packed
throushout the trial.
i've witnesses were examined for
the prosecution and two for the de-
iehuants The main evidence AGAINST
fGroee and that for which he was
~ 'b 10 20 me srand Jury; was barrel
Bearing a billing slip on which were
tne words To BoZo Eosovonicb
Marshall street. Benwood. w va
from q W. Furbee. both phones 80.
dealer In Bellaire beer. lager beer
The defendant claimed thai the har-
rel had been used before and thar
this slip was the one under which
the barrel was originally shipped
aoout year ago. II was also claim
90 mat the barrel had borne another
SUP but that II had been lost from
Furnishes Bond.
The point was fierceIy contested
the main battle centering between Al.
torney ID. u. Evans. for the defense
and Attorney Earhart. for the prosecu.
ZION. IL continued about four hours
ana thirty minutes. After hearing the
entire evidence SQUIRE CLAYTON bound
Fnrbee over 10 the grand Jury under
! S9VO bond with an additional bond OF
1 1000 not 10 deliver any more beer nm
al the case has been decided BY the
MarShall county circuit court l. Witt
was named as bondsman
The cases against John Wilson
ROBERT smith, Jr. and Thomas Bore
man. as being accomplices of Furbee
were dismissed upon the recommends
ion or prosecuting Attorney Parriott
the evidence against them not being
considered sufficient 10 convict before
the grand jury
, by agreement OF the attorneys for
the state and those for the defense
the cases against Dominick Scarinic.
mas, Robert Smith. Sr. and Okey
church were turned over to Squire
clayton 10 be disposed OF in connec-
ton with the case against Furbee
The Squire held that these men were
/ only working for Furbee and were
not liable for his fine. They We're dis
missed.
prosacptfpo, A,tor,o,- NJ. -
pressed himself as being satisfied
with the decisions rendered. The
/ question arose as To what disposition
I should be made OF the barrel OF beer
Attorney ParriOtt agreed TO get in
communication with Judge Hervey OF
this city In regard to the proper
I course TO persue In this case.
The defendants were arrested Sat
/ urday by Deputy Tax Commissioner
I Al Curry of Charleston and Sheriff {.
r. Hutchinson OF Marshall county on
1 warrants sworn out before Squire
/ Clayton.