Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-12
.lARKERsBuRG TERM
TO Be LIVELY One
District Attorney Has A Stir
, ring Program Ahead of Him.

The Petersburg term OF Fedora,
court, beginnin on January i, 1915.
promises to be very busy one.
judging from the number of defend
ants held for the action Of the gram
Jury TO convene at that time "
less than thirteen different case
| we're reported TO the United Stat
attorneys Office here by The va
out United States COMMISSIONS
throughout the district as bayin
been held, either in Jail or undo
bond, for the action Of that gran
jury, pursuant to warrants diret,c
By district attorney s. ". Walk
Revenue operatives have been for IT,"
past week at Clarksburg cleaHi1
up the dope ped5i!ng situation e.
listing thora, and as result itine..
kant vendors Of the DRUG have bee
held in jail awaiting the Parke
{burg court, charged with violat'aH
OF the Harrison Narcotic Act, has
ing been committed b. 2. S. Con-
missioner Iohm Of that CITY. The
are Paul Washington, alias Pan.
lefty: Norris Hampton. Homer IL
ans. Harry Grayson, Sim Hedges
John T. zerby and Red" Craie
These defendants are, for the mosaa
part, represented by Attorney
Southern Of Cisrksburg.
Roy Mitchell, formerly Of CIarks.
hnrg, was arrested at Wheeling and
gwen a preliminary hearing there
before Commissioner George +.
Boyd. He Is charged with stealine
packets OF mail from a rural mai
box at Golfers, " Va. aud witt
having converted the contents t
his own rse. Several cheeks werc
In the letters stolen ami Mitche3A
admitted before the commissioner "a
having changed the name of tn
payee to his ON and to have sign
ed his name and cashed two of the
checks. lie Is awaiting the actor
of the Federal court in the Wood
county iail at Parkershurg, having
been unable to furnish bond
/. G. Friend. a resident of Marion
county, near Fairlnont, was Arrest
ed recently and brought 5eto
Commissioner J. P. Kirby AZ FAR
mont. Fried Is charged with having
violated Section A of the Federal
Penal Code, as applied to Sec. II of
the Railway Control Act, in that he
converted to his own use funds OF
the government Friend plead gull
ty before the commissioner, and ad
mitted LAYING padded the payroll
OF the gang over which he was
boss. It seems he used the name of
j. Crow" to secure finances. sign
IL,
checRs for each period when such a
check would arrive, although no
such a man ext cd so far as
Friend was aware This practice, it
is understood, had been going on
for about six months. Friend IS in
jail awaiting hearing at the lark
ersburg court.
Z. 3. Marshall wa arrested a.
Wheeling. charged with violation of
the Reed amendment, it being al
legged that he transported Il piHts
of whisRey from Steu5enFilIe, Ohio
10 Wheeling. lie plead guilty be-
fore Commissioner Boyd at Wheel
ing and Is awaiting trial before the
Parkersburg court.
Leonard Beniamino, an Italian
coal miner, employed by the "
Va. Coal & Coke Co, at Hardile.
Randolph county, was ar ested
and given a hearing before Commits
sionor Cobeely at Elkns, beine
Charged with making false return
of his i1eome tax during 1917 and
1913. lie plead not guilty, but was
held by tie commissioner and is at
present enjoying a sojorn in tbe
Wood comfy iaa awaiting the meet
ing Of the Federal grand jury due
to his inability to furnish bond In
the required sum.
Paul SWiertos, OF Wheeling, was
arrested and brought before Com
missioner Boyd, charged with OPP