The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-28
.S1D0 FINE AND Sd DAYS IN JAIL
FOR FOUR VAGRANT IS; MUST WORK
SQUIRE HOBBS THROWS BOMB
INTO CAMP OF OHIO CoUh-
TY OILERS.
George Rose to Face Charge Ionion'
Two Cases Contlnued-NVaos
Must Work Out Fines.
"Si1ty DAYS in jail and 800 nne

SlAlf udyo ALI JaA SN
Mr. Sheriff, see that he works"
Four Wheeling men charged with
vagrancy faced his honor, Squire
R. G. Hobbs, in hapid succession last
evening only to have their lives OF
leisure cut short by such distasteful
words from the distinguished ]. P.
He can't pay - SOMEBODY
started to remark about one prisoner.
He can work it out" was the
squire's remark.
To make a long story short, Martin
Lotus, Tom Kahn, Forest Yates anu
Kenneth Rainbow were fined sloo
and costs each and sentenced to serve
60 days each In Jail at hard labor tor
violating the new anti-vasrancy law
Of West Virginia, which provides mat
every able-bodied man, not a bonl-
fide student, must be engaged at least
Sc hours Of each week at some iaW1ul,
recognized business, profession, 70
cation or occupation whereby lney
may contribute to the support OF
themselves and those dependent upon
them. These are the first prosecu-
tions in Ohio county under the new
law and the result indicates that there
is no Intention on the part of the
authorities to fiirt with violations.
Excuses did not go; Squire Hobbs
and Prosecuting Attorney D. A. Nc
Kee made 1t clear that there must De
q reason If any man Of the prescribed
age does not go to Jail II he does not
work.
Rose Case Tonight.
TWO Of the vagrancy cases set LOT
last night were continued for one day
to permit the prisoners TO secure VII
nesses. The case Of George Rose,
convicted in police court OF operating
the gambling house at 1893 Market
street, which was raided MONDAY
night. Is also set for hearing De-
fore Squire Hobbs this evening Rose
Is out on bond furnished Tor MS ap-
pearance this evening
LOTUS Pleads Guilty.
Martin Lotus entered the hrst plea
OF guilty to VagTancy charge AS
he entered the tower room IN the 1all
where the hearings were held. ne
caught sight Of his young VIE, neatly
clad in clothes which she is declared
to have provided for herself. He
flung himself down in chair and sat
sulIenly while the warrant was being
read. n,4o-
Guilty" Lotus snapped out
Hundred dollars and sixty days at
hard labor" and Lotus countenance
fell as he ducked for the cell room
entrance.
Tom Kahn pulled good one on
Prosecutor Mckee when he told the
SQUIRE he had worked SO hours last
week hunting some information MT.
Mckee wanted about the registration.
Mr. Mckee didn't think it took all
that time to get the addresses OF
three men. Neither Deputy Sherin
Phil Bachman or Deputy Ed kilver
ever knew OF Toms working since he
quit the railroad several years ago,
90 il was a hundred dollars and sixty
days" for Tom.
Forrest Yates pleaded not guilty to
the yagrancy charge, but he had
figured too carefully just how many.
hours he worked last week. 1t all
amounted to just twenty-five hours
and a half. That wasn't thirty-siN,
and besides. Yates mother said he
hasn't been working very well lately
and won't heed her ad vice TO work.
Squire Hobbs sang him the same
song. Yates Is little past Is years
Kenneth Rainbow pleaded not
guilty TO the VagrancE CndISe.' nc
exhibited an old sore on the arm and
some affection on his ankle. pleading
that he had blood poisoning and
erysipelas. But Squire Hobbs heart
went hard as stone when John Rose,
a city fireman. testified that Rainbow
works only about one day in six
months and spends what little money
he does get in Bridgeport and that
Mrs. Rainbow, the witness sister,
washes to earn support for herself
and three small children. He was
given the same penalty.
John Johnson, Second ward Negro
claimed that he worked the speclhed
time last week and was allowed until
this evening TO produce the men tor
whom he said he labored.
Stiny Marcinak, the Fulton SlaV,
arrested Tuesday night, looked IKE
he was 60 years old. Squire Hobbs
almost fell off his seat when Stny
said he was only 81 and began
exhibiting old certificates from DR.:
NJ. Gaydosh. DR.. R. N. Pcdicord and
others to show that he had been In
iured and ILL., There was plenty or
evidence that Stiny drinks and has
not been working, but his physical
appearance raised doubt as TO
whether he is able 10 work. His case
was continued until This evening TO
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