The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-03
NEWTON GAVE BONDS
TO SECURE RELEASE
FROM TWO co. JAlLS
PAPERS AND RECORDS HERE
AND MARSHALL SHERiFF'S
STATEMENTS.
Show That Earl Newton's Releases
Were Resular-PubIIs ned story
Causes Inclination.

Not little bit OF criticism is be-
ing heaped upon Prohibition Com
missioner Bert Phillips, Sheriff A Il.
/ Sweeney and Sheriff C. E. Hutchi9.
son, OF Marshall county, because or
the publication Of the gist OF state.
ment in an evening paper TO the Ell
/ feet that Earl Newton. ARRESTED at
! Warwood last June In raid on me
lana, a fashionable road house
nu. Il Of Warwood, on q charge OF Vlo-
lating the Yost law, never has been
behind the bars Of any jail
As shown by returns on warrant
land capiases In the hands OF Prohtbl-
irion Commissioner Bert Phillips, and
verified by the Ohio county jail record,
Newton was arrested BY Bert Philips
! in raid at the Fontana on Sunday.
June II. On the following day he gave
bond TO answer to any indictment
THAT might be returned against him
! by the Ohio county grand jury, put
before he left the Ohio county JAIL
! he was served with ca0kas from the
Circuit court OF Marshall county, which
tcaplas last evening was in the hands
! of Bert Phillips, with notatons YER
iifyinc these dates. According to that
icapias, Newton was wanted IN Mar
shall county to answer felony ind1ct-
ment (for an alleged second VIOLATION
Of the Yost law.
Sheriff C. E. Hutchinson, OF Mar
shall county, last evening told The
! Intelligencer that Newton was taken
| TO. iail at Moupdsyille and that Two
or three days later a Wheeling man
! a Mr.. Howard, OF Wheeling Island.
came into court at Moundsville and
after informing Judge Fl. G. HerVey
! OF the amount OF property he owned,
gave bond for Newton's appearance
at the fall term Of Marshall county
circuit court
II was not generally known IN this
CITY that Newton was out on the pond
given in Marshall county. A few Gays
ago when Newton's case was caueo
| in Criminal court here, he failed 10
appear and the capias has been lsueo
| for him. Since the fall term or court
Al Moundsyille has not yet convened
the Sheriff Of that county CANNOT con'
Germ himself about Newton unless ne
falls to appear at the time specllleo
In the bond given at MoundsVlue.
81 fulfilled my duty" Prooitlon VI
i icer Phillips told the Intell1gencer.
when ! arrested Newton. ne gave
bond and It wa8 up to his bonds1nah
Eff 10 have him in criminal court
We Intend to see that the bondsman
does produce him. Not since the Gay
that | raided the Fontana' has com
plant been registered with me or
Mr Earhart. the Anti-Saloon league
attorney. regarding the Fontana. The
publication of the statement IN Inc
evening paper that Newton has been
jdoins business at the same old stand
was the first intimauon / mad tnaC
he has been at the Fontana since MS
arrest in June"
"The papers and jail records speak
for themselves" Sheriff Sweeney
said when Newton gave bond mere
he could not be held In Jail, OF course.
Marshall county authorities took MIN
with the understanding that they
would return him. but the proceeding
in which he secured his release oy
giving bond at Moundsv1lle is regular
and insnuations that Mr.. Newton has
been operating again and making
frequent trips to this city under the
ewes of the officers OF the law, | feel
are unjust to Mr.. Phillips and to my
self and my men,