Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-17
PROHIBITION men,
. ADMITTED TOBA|l
RETURN TO DUTIES
Agents Accused of Double
Murder Released After
Hearing Here.
BOND Is FIXED AT $4,000
EACH BY SUPREME COURT
Wendenburg and Peters Furnish
Security Required for
Freedom.
CASE NOT TRIED, JUDGE SAYS
Huilt or Innocence Not Under Con.
sidcration by Tribunal, Prem
tbs Declares in Opinion.
CASE NOT TRIED, JUDGE SAYS
'ui't or Innocence Not Under Con-
sidcration by Tribunal, Prem
tbs Declares in Opinion.

AZ liberty under bonds OF $40 600
sran,. sen, the itur Prohibition Department
raymond shackleford and Lawrence
cr1,udson; alleged bootleggers. on the
the"amqo1n the morn1np valley "a Tarnpike early in
feitGIsned tIsr1Sd !, to work for the department.
,ba narnS t.,nS r. Sweet. former member of
bepartmenn,i "g nlse snuad OF ths Richmond Police
mnd @ w. .. Dunleavey arc the men. They
sm, %ere granted bah yesterday by the
Iad been denied Fsan'A BY Masis,ra,eyy a,sfr they
iiminary nj ar; hearing held in woodstock,
wIrcuit Court Of Shenandoah County,
VINO reviewed the stenographic reports
Prentis and Sims on Case.
Justices Prentis and Sims sat on the
case Prohibition Commissioner + sid
hey refers and Senator Louis o. Wen
41SSno9rg furnished the bonds Senator
,atter counselor for the Prohibition
department. t represented the interests
81 ,,,one. one ACCUSED C r, men. Commonwealths
andoah County. represented the state
In IN rendering the courts decision,
nSas,,o nSSase RENTS ,hn Is. was careful to en-
not being tried for the crime OF which
,ney are accused: that he and his as
right TO bail.
Not Trial of Case.
'Of course" the opinion reads. well
informed people know that We are not
trying the guilt or innocence OF the
prisoners: We are simply inquiring 40
10 whether. under the circumsta noes
they should be admitted to bail. II
= e., not & a question OF ,rying. ,e balance
ne pubic sentiment that condemns
the methods of execution of the pro-
hioition law. or the other view OF H..
can under very difficul, circumsta nces
and conditions.
"A very large number OF people ap-
8Drovc fully their methods. and a very
large number OF people condemn some
OF their methods. We are not pass
ing upon that.
on both sides, application for ball Is
sdaressea ,,t, to the Sound Sound judicial dis
situation. The Commonwealth does not
desire TO put anybody in jail before
Son1Syietion except for the purpose OF
substitute 10 for the imprisonment. m % and, ne J.
f the bail Is large enough to insure
me appearance OF the prisoner at his
No Fear of Escape.
For that reason. in capital cases.
Frequently bail Is. refused where there
g fear that. when the case is called
FOR trial. the prisoner will have escapcd
and forfeited his bond; but. in other
m:apital cases, where there is no reason
o apprehend that the prisoner is go
ne to es,eape. why, ball is pea,n;ttsd >,
of the circumstances, am clearly of
opinion that the prisoners are entitled
10 bail. II the testimony Of MI. Hall
s credited. he shot in self-defenSe, and
he is supported in his statement by one
other witness and. according to this
estimony, by some corroboration from
IMr. Hudson. the other dead man. that
,e told his partner not to shoot.
so that. taking all the circumstances
Inder consideration, II does not seem
hat there is any danger that these
prisoners Will escape II proper ball
g. bond Is required OF them. and that
they will have to appear and stand
heir trial
Judge Sims. whom ! have asked to
sit with me III this case. concurs In
my view"
The men will remain at liberty un-
,il May I3. when their trial is due to
oegin in the Circuit Court of Shenan-
loah County.