The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-28
'PFLASTER BORE MOST
UASAvORY REPUTATION
Relief when Trouble Maker l.
Forever Banished From Town.

| Especial to The Richmond Ntrginian.)
| Winchester. Va, April 2N--GeorEe
+. Plaster Jr.. "A Young stockman OF
Loudouu county, who was banished
/ from Winchester as an undesirable
citizen, would have had to stand trial
/ on charges preferred by the parents Of
young girls to whom he Is alleged TO
! have offered gross lndignitIes had he
! not obeyed the mandate OF the court
! He was arrnigned before Justice
! krebs, Yesterday, afternoon on three
~ Tslra, y artanss>, y n gins rfsrsf ~ ,S
using language calculated 10 provoke
a breach Of the peace \ large
crowd including a number OF lead
ms citizens. were in court 10 hear
what defense Pfiaster might make.
The accused. however, entered
plea OF guilty and, upon recommen-
dalton Of CONFERENCE.-The Attorney
Reard0n, who with Richard Evelyn
BYRD. conducted the prosecution, ho
was fined $3.50 and costs. amounting
TO $45.25, on condition that he leave
town within three hours and never
return
a number OF witnesses were on hand
prepared TO testify against Ffiasjer.
These included the parents If several
young women who it is said had been
terrified by the advances the man is
said 70 have made 10 them.
rfaster is alleged 10 have been
one OF the rinCieaders Of the mob
that gathered In front OF the hotel
Evans on the night CT March IS and
staged hosdie denomination against
State Prohibition Commissioner Peters
"ho was here in connection with the
shooting by his inspectors of Ray
mond Shackelford and Lawrence
Hudson, alleged bootIeEgers Of Peters
burg near Fishers Hill
Plaster it ia said. recently published
series OF newspaper coinmunica-
tons, IN which he used violent Lam
guage against Comm ssioner peters
and others. and he is charged with be-
ing instrumental in arraying one
class of Winchester people against
the other over the Fishers Hill
tragedy.
The young s'ockman left town last
night, declaring he would never re-
turn 10 Winchester. The parents of
the young women he is alleged TO
have insulted declare they will press
the charges against him If he ever
returns here.
Plaster. according 10 local news
paper reports, bears n most unsavory
reputation hereabouts The Win
chester Star says:
IT is no novel experience for Pf1as-
ter to occupy the jails of this vicinity
as several OF them have had the hon
or of haTboring him from time TO
time, because of his desire 10 play
the part of Il professional bully
Every horse show and fair in this
vicinity has been the scene OF his I'M
savory escapades. AT one time the
management OF the Berryville horse
show contemplated the passage OF an
official resolution preventing him from
entering the horse show grounds. be
cause of his behavior and persistent
effort to create trouble.
Some years ago ne was tried at
Leesburg for beating up one OF his rel
atiVes. and very high feeling existed
against him through 1youdoun county.
During his soJourn Ia Winchester
he has enhanced his already unenvi
able reputation.
Great Indignation IS expire ssod
throughout Winchester because of in
suits he Ia reported to have offered
10 ladies on the streets 1t Is under
stood that the trial on Saturday Is
! the second known offense of this char.
acter.
Great relief Is expressed through
/ out Winchester because Of the Danish.
ment Of Plaster, as the ladies of the
town were becoming most apprehen-
sive OF his insults"