The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-11
SENSATION SPRUNG BY STATES
WITNESS IN GEO. SE|bERT CASE
ADMITTED TAKING LIQUOR TO
WARRINGTON AS BAIT FOB AL
LEGGED BooTLEGGER.
SAYS HE WAS ACTING UNDER d.
zECT1oN OF PROHIBITION
ATTORNEY.
Another witness Testified to Having
Seen Drinks Served at The Oaks
Case May Go to Jury Today.

court until . o'clock Friday morning.
Al that time the trial Of George Sclbcrt
on charge Of violating III" lost pro-
hibition law. will be resumed. S"iberts
trial occup!cd all Of yesterdays scs-
sions If court and tho state had not
completed it's direct case.
Tho adjournment until Friday was
taken because Of the fact that Judge
John G. Sims, Of Charleston, represent
ing the stat" tax commissioners office
in assisting with III" prosecution. must
+ hc in Charleston today.
: ScihcrrS' prosecution is being con-
ductcd by Prosecuting Attorney ID. y.
Mexico. Assistant Prosecutor Carl G.
Bachman. Judge Sims and VI. l.. "ha-
ley, tho latter tho attorney for the
Antl-Saloun League. Srih"rts defense
is being handled hy Attorneys J. u.
Hand!an and J. J. /. Ohricn.
witness Springs Surprise.
A mild sensation was sprung Y"Stcr-
day afternoon when IL. s. Peters.
, Wheeling Syrian who was used rs an
: occnt by counsel for the Anti-Sa loon
: League MS an agent in securing evidence
! If alleged liquor sales nj The Oaks. at
/ Wheeling park Will" being examined
by Judge Sims. denied that h" had fnad"
certain statements against Sclhcrt
! which were contained in report from
, which judge Sims formulated his qucs-
lions. Peters stou;ly maintained that
y Attorney Whalcy SuEEcStcd features "l
evidence which he wanted placed IN the
report and that If he F"t"rs) mad"
I such statements as JGdCc Sims road
{ from tho report. th'y ""r" mao" AZ III"
( suggestion Of Mr.. Whal"y.
There are things IN that report
q IL
: The Oaks
3 This dcvclnrmcu' occurred when
/ Tc,crs denied that lr had purchased
, l,1lur from Gcor..r S,,lh"rr a. Til" Oaks.
! From that moment ON until court re-
, ceesod nj L C',l"ck Tho cas-" was filled
: with thrills. ard Judge Robinson had
! rr ran repeatedly for -orG"r when IN"
! srocto;ors became lnItt!ful over ih"
testimony.
Sold Liquor for Dry" Officers.
: Peters also was. for""r by GctcnS"
COUNSEL 80 rrlat" n story "f an amusing
incident that occurred - him when he
| wont t. Maunincr"n 10 work on liquor
I case II" mad" Ia" assertion. IN eject
, that Ut th" instance Of Mr.. Whal"%. he
and his brother. Leo. were sent 10 Man
. ninCton with n quantity OF c"ntrahaha
. licuor which tho% wCr" 10 SOL 'p
! hootlsCC"r named John shine. thcn
. trap the M1nAuCton man retailing IN"
whisky. ThrouCh the vigilaHc" II Man.
: ninC,un officers. however. I'H''rS re-
, lated. he was arrested on charge ot
. hon,lc:-rina; bcfnr" he got n chance l."
dcIiy.r ,bo Iiuuor to John SHINE" and
| Mr.. Whal"y had to conc to his rescue
/ cyrlaiu tho situation to the MnnnInEicn
| rolicc and rot him out Of custody.
| rctcrs said ne was To got s. Il quart
! for ,hr nGuor and keep tho money to
! IA. ms c>D"ns" and salary.
Mr.. Whalcy Explains.
! Mr.. Whal"y. who was the last witness
. nI,rcd on The stand by the state bofor"
! I'd ;nurnront last evening. went -
I lor:rh into driah in explaining IN"
! NTannington incident. In 'H""t. his sfat"-
! mont MS that hc sent IA" Peters h"yS
] with / quantity Of liquor IN Manning
| ION - secure ""iG"nC" against t"nSta-
! bio Jones. who. II had h""r complained.
; had been crmfiscatIn& nTuor Carr"d
I 1ar,uv hv tho owners and turning II 10
his own purpose. II" said iha; Con-
! stable Jones did seize Peters and the
Iiruor. which was whisky. in CUSTODY
! Of tho state prohibition department.
Tho Incident. Mr.. Whal"v said, was
taken up with tho NannlnGt"n Hnthori-
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-, ,....,,,;r.. attorney Of Marion
county.
pc;.arCir. tho reports against George
S,.fhcrt r,aic 10y thG IHl"rs brothers
md another witness from their inv"s'i-
~, ,,,", J., r,,ni,E 81 written signed
.... tr,r, ,,,c ,rcr,,e Tbcv submit
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t;,t, az. ,,ov. in Tho rreeossinn Of the
S., ~" ,.,,,ns ris,r,c, Attorney Stuart
nv" ,,aJ - tho ov-
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