The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-23
MIKE AGNIC
NOT GUILTY
MAN CHARGED WITH VIOLATION
OF rosT PROHIBITION
LAW CLEARED.
jury Was Out About Ten Minutes
Several Witnesses Testified at
Morning Session.

The third mot guilty" verdict In
the county OF Ohio was rendered yes
terday at IL: IS o'clock in the case OF
the State VS.. Mike Agnic. by the Jury
that had been out a fraction over ten
minutes II is understood that only
one ballot was taken TO reach the de-
cision Following a hard fought trial
the state lost its third consecutive
case against alleged Yost law viola
tors.
Just what the next move OF the
state Will be has not been disclosed
by the prosecutor, but IL Is under
stood that there may be a change OF
venue in the remaining cases that
remain to be tried The next case
that will occupy the attention OF the
prosecuting attorney will be that OF
Henry kindelberger. who was at the
time OF his arrest out on bond OF $500
under a circuit court order.
Prosecuting Attorney II. NJ. Addle-
man said yesterday, following the
trial. that he was not surprised at
the verdict. He said that the case
Just decided was not as strong as the
others. but he felt that the evidence
was conclusive. When the yeroi-t
was announced. the vets who had
remained in the court room, applaud
ed with handclapping. while the men,
oers of the w. c. 7. U. were silent.
The instructions OF the court were
explicit ana ringing. The bitterest
denunciatton that has ever been hurl-
ed at defendant in this court. II is
said. was that of the prosecutor. when
he said there was no man so low
as one who would ask a woman TO
barter her virtue and disgrace her
children. With this denunciation in
their ears. the members of the Jury
retired to their room and returned in
an almost incredible short time.
Judge Robinson laid great stress on
the instructions TO the jury of the
urima facia case that was before
them. II said that the keeping OF
liquor was altogether illegal. even
though II was to be sold outside OF
the state. Further. that to store II
Tor that purpose did not clear the de-
PENDANT
In spite of the superior effort OF
the officials OF the county to enforce
the law. the jurys seem to be inclin-
ed not to uphold them. The county
officials have spent considerable time
on the cases that have been tried.
out the jury could not afford to waste
over 10 minutes TO consider that work
is the opinion OF a great number OF
people. Yesterdays action proves
more conclusively than ever that the
sentiment OF Ohio county is against
the fost law, and are going on re-
cord as being in favor OF breaking the
laws of the state.
Witnesses for Defense.
w. W. Rogers was the first witness
called yesterday morning by the de-
tense, and told Of the attachment OF
property OF a tenant Of Mike Agnic.
he showed that he had levied on two
barrels OF bottles. these bottles be-
ing the same that the state contended
mad been received following the ad-
vent OF prohibition. Following this
witness, the defense rested. Mike
Miller was recalled by the state and
told that he had seen beer at the
Agnic home and that eight barrels OF
Deer had been delivered since the first
OF July. Dorsey Roth. an express man
was called In rebuttal and showed
that several cases and barrels :,
beer had been delivered 10 No. 72i.
Main street up until September /.
officer Bero was called and denied
that he had been in the ice box OF
Mike Agnic's. as charged by that man
the day before. Attorney Moore ob-
Jected and was sustained. but the
answer had been given Prosecuting
Attorney Addleman remembered this
In his argument by saying that man
was worse than a man when he would
blacken the character Of an officer OF
the law and then object TO his clear
Ing himself.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney ID.
A. Mckee opened the arguments for
the state In a ringing speech. He
spoke Of Mike Agnic as the boss OF
the game In the North End. and that
Rudy Nisnik was a mere pigmy. lie
said that Agnic had stated on the wit
ness stand that the liquor was to be
returned 70 him and not TO Visnic.
Attorney Sheridan Moore made the
only plea for the defense. Il consum-
cd the greater part Of an hour. Pros
ecuting Attorney Addieman closed
the arguments for the state in which
he forcefully denied that he wished
10 railroad any man 90 Jail He said
that the reason Mike Agnic did not
20 on Mrs. Miller's bond was the rea-
son that SO 900 was required and that
Agnic would rather face the court
than lose that much money. lie said
a man who will bargain for the vir-
tue ~ woman. is the meanest. vii
est cnnfgmufi creature that God