The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-13
VERDICT APPLAUDED BY Man VI
THE SPECTATORS, SOME EVEN
CHEERING.
Defendant was Charged with violating
Yost Law, CAT Gallons OF "hieAJ
Being Pound on HIS Premlses'


night lust few SECONDS NOR" IMAM
funr minutes TO find George Selh"rt
. 1c,,rv assessor OF Ohio county, not
I c,,i,I,. IF violating III" Wnst law. The
. Sc,h,r, case was given I" IN" JHry at
oil o'clock last night and at 30" the
buzzor from thu jury room s"undca.
! 1ud,,c Ai.n r. Robinson. who had just
: Ocrt the court room. was hurrl"dlF sum
, moncd and the jury escorted 10 'helr
box in the court loom.
! A tho deputy county clerk read the
| words mot guilty" n storm or applause
from n majority Of the spectators VINO
0Icd tho auditorium Of the court room
drowned the clerks voice az he read OIL
! the name Of r. W. Howe, signed 10 inc
! verdict. and asked tho customary QueS.
! ton: 80 say all OF you gentlemen
! MANY spectators not only 'applaudHd'
I hr, broke out in loud cheers. and Judge
Robinson and deputy shcrlls were c"'''
! PEELED to rap loudly for. ordcr'
S,ihcrt who was sitting at the coun-
| col table with his lawyers. hurried from
. ,bc court room to break the news OF ms
! ocouittal 10 his family. pushing ms
! vov through n crowd Of friends VINO
rushed 10 tho aisle to conEratulat" him
! upon his aCuuittal. without stopping 10
! receive their congratulations.
Tho taking Of testimony in the Sol
o.hnr, casc WAS completed shortly af'cr
! 4 o'clock Yesterday afternoon, when IN"
! dcfcnsn rested rather unexpectedly
! without putting Gcorg" Scibert on inc
J stand to testify in his own penal
: SpeCtnturS and at least part Oh III.
t forces working for the state anticipated
! that Seibcrt would 20 on the stand 20
! testify that the liquor connscated IN inc
! raid 1T his home last f"pFu"'! was iva
! his personal use.
Courts Instructions.
Whom the evidence was all in. judge
! Robinson called for the Instructions
/ ON account Of the volume or lnstruc-
! tions. court was recessed until ':"V
! o'clock to give counsel time TO exam
/ inc the instructions. The INSTRUCTIONS
were read to the jury at the evening
/ secession. and counsel for state and de-
rcnsc sncnt nearly two hours in sum-
| ming IN the case before the 1lry.
! BEFORE the case was given to the jury
/ Judge Robinson ruled out SIX OF IN"
! seven counts OF the indictment. 'eaFipE
! only the first count-thc on" charging
; in III. formal style Of the statute 'h'
MANUFACTURES. sale. keeping for sale.st"r
| ing for sale. or receiving or S"i'''''''H
orders for liquor.
Taking Testimony.
good part Of the afternoon session
! or cour. was taken up with the testi-
! monv OF Leo Peters. who with "S
brother. Salem Peters. were engaged on
! 1une n. 10. 90 and 81. in attempting tn
! got evidence against Gcorg" S"ioert anu
| Harry Smith at. THE Oaks. the anuS'-
neut and soft drink establishments MAJ
Wheeling Park. Led through IFnEIhE
direct examination. Leo Peters t's','''u
| ,bat rho Investigation conducted by nun
self his brother. and another man laiieu
| N Get ary evidence Of a sale or liquor
ats"Thc Oaks" either by George Sclbrrt'
! Harry Smith or Mr.. Freeman. IN" recent
nronrietor Of the establishment.
on cross examination. Leo refers
stated that hc and his brother W"rhsu
under the direction Of X NJ Mnal'H .
/ attorney for the Anti-Sal""u League
~ror, Nod 70 secure their pay from tn"
| state prohibition department. ~"
hro,hcr Salem Peters. testified on Nrd-
Desdav that they wcr" employed hf MI.
whalcy for the Aut-Sal""n League;
which statement, was in turn r"'u"u
nv Mr. whaley. ! Mr.. Peters rS'ln"hH
! suhstantiatcd the assertion OF MI "hS-
f! Low who said that the Peters Dogs S'"
! r,itted EXPENSE accounts whl"h "t'' "'
nroycd and paid by the tax coth'h'Ss'"'
ers office. ,,,.,o,
1pdrr John s Sims. or Charleston
,nr,l representative Of u" state IAN
I commissioners office. IN cross cNd"''"
ing Leo Peters. forced from IN" young
ritness the admission that Peters sign
3 cd an cxpCnsc account that ContaIncH M
tom, for highhallS bought at IN" 'aNH
which no did not buy. III order IN Se'ur'
navmcnt Of his expense account ~ ~
t,y COMM sStonnrS. Like Ms Pr"'"''
houcyer Leo Peters stoutly maintained
tbot nnr,ious Of his report relating IN
cidcDts which hc claims did not occur
hut which he claims h" pu' intN INC 'e
nor, q, the suggestion of NJ. Nna"E'
,rbc only evidence introduced ny 'h'
| d.ronsc regarding tho ownership "' v.'
a. gallons of liquor coniiS'a''" ~ 80,
bcrt's hnm". was the tS''''''f
IDENTITY pr"hihiti"n F"m'n,SS'"n'' ~
= Phillips. Phillips t"stih'n .ha' ~"
after the l3cu0r WAS TAKEN '',t"' r
IN him. THAT is my liquor. IL - '
. nv r-rsonrl us" and wan.
damned hit Of il counted ana "h''"r'
, Tho defense ais" took INC ''S'''',,,''
NJ NIavor Thomas /. Th"ncr rcEa ,.r,'
. Tho ownership Of tn" Leave on w
oaks" tho testimony az NlIna"n ''T
art rcrnrdirg tn" nItur" "I uFih"S H"'
IN a private poker room a. WI" '"
, Tho orcasiun of a poker E'tl'' l" W.
The p",rrs boys played "h'h
were alleged 10 hay" neon H'lu: az! ~,
Testimony Of Deputy Sh"riI 'H''t '0''''
: regarding tn" collection 81 '''"H' 49,,
; co,r..r,'s nlacr Of business IN H."
Grove. ,
II Arguments BY Counsel.
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