The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
\. FINES
PAID By BOOZE.
Law V|0LATORS
Marion County in One Year,
According to Figures lust
Made Public.

FAIRMoNT, W. Va, Jan. "a
Fines aggregating $500 and
court costs estimated at more than
81, 900, have been assessed against
persons violating the Yost prohibi.
ton law by justices of the peace Of
Marion county during 1915, accord
Ing to reports compiled in the office
of the clerk of the Marion county
court this week. OF this amount
$49S has been collected in cash and
the remainder worked out on the
county roads. Fines Of 500 each
have been imposed on sixty-five per-
sons and fines Of $500 each on nine
persons. Justice r. Leigh Fleming
has sentenced sixty-three persons
under the Yost law; Justice M. R.
Musgrove seven: Justice Lee Tooth
man two; Justice J. M. Barrack one,
and Justice L. l.. Parrish one. In
addition to the fines prison SEN
fences of sixty days were imposed
on each man convicted of violating
the Yost law.
!. After pleas of nolo contendere had
been entered in the federal court at
Parkersburg, fines varying from S.
to $500 were imposed Thursday
against all but four Of the twenty
eight Falrmont postoffice employees
and former employees who were in
'dicted for conspiracy to delay the
United States mails, by federal
grand jury. Fines were imposed as
follows: Wilbur Brand, $500, A.
Howard Fleming, $3.50; Sylvester
Clayton, $3.50; Perry D. Burton,
500; w. L. Satterfeld, W. G. Sat
terfield, Russell Clayton, F. A. Cir
mo. G. A. Robinson, Harvey Pitzer,
Harry Pitzer, A. l.. B. Dudley, Walter
Wiley, D. B. Henry, $25 each;
Frank r. Barnes, James Bender, II,
S. Kopp. Everett Hale, Raymond
Halter, ]. w. Phillips, ]. A. Cochran,
J. r. Shaffer, Charles Bartlett, E. B,
Harden, IS each; cases dismissed
against William H. Fisher, j. T.
Kramer, G. o. Hayhurst and l. Chris
tie.
Driven temporarily insane by wor-
ry over the disgrace and want which
he believed his wife and three babies
would suffer II he should be sen.
fenced to a federal prison for par.
ticlpation in the strike Of Fairmont
postal employees, William H. Fisher
LACED Al, city carrier, shot himself
to death In his home, $40 Alta Vista
avenue, East Side, Wednesday after.
noon. The tragedy occurred less
than twenty-four hours before the
charge against Fisher of conspiracy
to delay the mails was dismissed by
Judge Dayton at Parkersburg. Flu,
neral services were held over the
body at the home Of Mr.. Fisher,s
mother, 314 Quincy street, this af,
ternon at Q o'clock. Ia or
Bloodhounds were employed In an
unsuccessful chase after robbers who
broke into the store of @. Howard
Long, of Warrington. Wednesday
evening and took SIS from the cash
register. A small sum Of money was
stolen the same evening from D. s.
Gooding's bakery In Warrington. "A
bicycle was stolen the same evening
from the home of T. ]. Fast, Syca.
more alley, Fairmont.
Charters for three corporations
with an authorized capitalization Of
\ 81, 100000 each were filed for rec.
ord in the Office of the clerk Of the
Marion county court in 1915. TWEEN.
ty-eight corporation charters in all
with an aggregate authorized CAPT
talization Of $4,6ss,000 were flee
for record here during 1916, accord
ling to figures compiled yesterday.
1 DR.. j. ], Durrett. aged As, a lead.
ing physician Of Fairmont, who com.
mitted suicide by shooting himself ii
the head with a shotgun In his home
900 Fairmont avenue, last Wednes
day morning. was buried yesterday
Afternoon from his residence. TIL,
funeral services were conducted By
1.-THE Rev. Dr.. ]. c. Bloomfield, d
1.-THE Methodist Protestant temple, anl
the Rev. A, H. Beavin, Of Chris
Episcopal church. A large crowd at
tended the services which were II
\ charge Of the Elks lodge Mr.. Dur
Irett's first wife from whom he wal
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