Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
FINES OF $3.50 IMPOSED
FOR TRANSPORTING LIQUOR
First Cases Under Reed Bonc-Dry
Law Come Up In Federal
Court.
MANY INDICTMENTS RETURNED
Federal Grand Jury Disposes of
Large Doclet-Trial Begins in
100000 Real Estate Suit, Involv-
ing Claim for Commissions.

First trials OF persons accused OF
violating the Reed bonc-dry amend
ment took place yesterday in the
ern Virginia when Judge Edmund
Waddill, Jr.. fined two mon $3.50 each
and third SIS. All were accused Of
transporting liquor from wet territory
into Virginia, which is dry. contrary
to the Federal law which became oper-
alive last July. The fines were paid
Floyd Baker and Jesse A. Moore,
North Carolina farmers. were the first
to feel the sting of the bone-dry
amendment. They were arrested by
Federal agents, who found quantity
of ardent spirits in their possession.
They pleaded guilty, and. upon the
recommendation of District Attorney
Mann, Judge Waddill imposed fines OF
$3.50 on each defendant. Both paid up.
Walter G. Payne, colored police
man from Indiana, was the third man
fined. Payne pleaded guilty to tho
charge OF transporting liquor in viola
ton of the law, but explained that
he was not aware he was guilty Of
an illegal act. He brought whisky
into Virginia for the use of his father
he said. Judge Waddill let him off
with a fine of SIS.
There arc numerous other cases of
alleged violations of the Reed amend
mcnt which will he disposed of at this
term Others accused of violating tho
new act are as follows:
George Hinnant, ROBBIE Banks, Julius
Nathan, Joseph Johnson, Shade Hines
Luizini Adoardo and Marshall WalIin.
~ Bossi faces trial on the charge
OF shipping liquor which had been i'm
properly marked.
Cary Brown pleaded guilty to n
charge OF obstructinG the Rappahan-
mock River In violation of Federal
statute. and he was fined S25
Winfield S. Armstrong and Eugene 4
Rurch pleaded guilty to charge Of
mishrandinE tomatoes. and were fined
SOS.
INDICTMENTS RETURNED
BY FEDERAL JURY
Indictments were returned by the
Federal grand jury as follows:
b. NJ Jones. alleged failure TO label
oleomarEarine; William T. Saunders.
alleged embezzlement of post office
FUNDS at PoindeXter, Louisa County;
Charles +. Short, alleged embezzlc-
ment OF office funds at Ettricks,
Chesterfield County; Robert Watson.
Jr. alleged theft of letter from mails:
Mitchell Howell. charged with forgery
IN connection with post-oflice money
piuci' d. '. Y" cldler, alleged theft Of
letter from mails at City Point; Mar
ceilus Mayo and Allie c. Manhart, ac-
cused OF mailing obscene letters
Charges of violations Of the law gov
erning the operation of motorboat,
were lodged 10y the district Attorney
against the following men: E. w. Yer
lander. G: L. Tumanus. II. II. Dodson
and w. W. Buchan.
Charge of misbranding a disinfect
ant was lodged against Harry Hons
man. trading as the Richmond Germi-
eide Company
The trial of the suit of the Atlantic
Coast Realty Company against j. Nor
Ton Townsend. executor of the estate
OF Writ Robertson. was begun yestcr-
day before Judge Waddin and will he
resumed to-day. The plaintiff asks
SoV,ooo damages. 1t is alleged that
robertson verbally contracted with the
realty company to develop and nlacn
on the market tract of land of AIS
acres near Hopewell. Before his death
II Is charged. Robertson otherwise dis,
posed OF the property at a profit. and
the plaintiff Is now seeking to Obtain
what would have been it's commission
MAD IT sold the property