The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-06
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FACES JUDGE
AND THE JURY
CRIMINAL CASES WILL CONTINUE
ANOTHER WEEK IN FEDERAL
COURT HEARING NOW ON
Fines and Sentences OF Imprisonment
Are Being Handed to ViolntorS OF
Prohibition Laws

Tho United States District Court for
the Northern District Of West Virginia
entered the second day OF its May SEES
sion in this city Wednesday morning
and nearly the entire fore and Afternoon
were taken UP with the hearing OF GRIM
inal cases.
In order that this docket may be
cleared and some time devoted to civil
cases. Assistant L. s. Attorney Harry
| II. Byrcr is uSin his cndcavors TO brin
! cases to an immediate trial Is soon as
possible. hut Notwithstanding this. 1t
was stated the criminal cases VIII occu-
! Ply another full week Of this term.
! During the session. on Wednesday, |.
s. District Judge Aston G.. Dayton. In
unmislnkeahle terms. made his position
| clear in regard 10 persons VINO tIood
| his mail with letters asking INN IN re-
.ard to cOntinuanccs of cases and other
Matters.
! Il wish to make plain" said Judge
! Dayton. that tho control Of these cases
: absolutely rests and Is under the su-
! pervision of the u. S. District Attor-
n"y's office. DO not write TO the Judge
upon any Of these matters.
Duo To Ignorance
! II would as soon attempt to fly to
! Inc moon as TO attempt to set 4 case or
! excuse witnesses. One should never.
| under any circumstances. write Judge
! feel that persons who do this. do II
through ignorance. If it is done with
full knowledge Of the facts they are
certainly in contempt of court.
The first case called was that or Pat
rick Cnlcbank. who was charged with
! stealing freight consigned from ONO 70
West Virginia. He pleaded guilty and
upon recommendation of District Attor-
ncy Byrer was fined 500 and costs ana
given four months in the Barber county
Okcy Beck and Steve Ross, Of wilson
burg pleaded guilty to stealing punch
! boards from a Il. & 0. train near t.iarkS-
burg They received six months in the
! Harrison county Jail and William q.
! lIr, imam got three months for the same
crime.
John Gilman. who It was stated threw
away a pint OF moonshine in Harrison
county. which was found by the Federal
Officers. appeared with his attorney
| George Bcneckc. Gilman had been
| long time in Jail awaiting trial and was
given one day in the Ohio county pas-
! tile.
Alex Kreskic said he was not Eu.nE.
hu; he would plead guilty TO Violatlnh
the liquor law, "a he had peeh so Iohs
! in Jail II the court didn't give him over
! Ten days. Attorney Byrer as kcd that
Alex I've given ono day as nc had already
served three months. This was done.
Nick Norama Of cI slts rr IS ,, I%e
/ cral agents stated that Mr.. NormaS pre-,
! scripliun would make any man drop
| il he took enough OF II. Attorney b!f
! er stated that there was question: OF
whether or not Norama knew nc was
| violating the law. Fined 500 and cost
| Butler Smith. Wade Doak. Louis MID,
dlrton and Macon Evans, four coiorcd
bell boys arrested at local hotel NJ, iDi
dispensing liquor were up Tor una, i II"
! case was continued until this morning.
| Cameron Davidson and his wife, or
the South side, who had been indicted
! Jointly with violating the national pro-
h,btion act, were placed u on IRA aivI pS,
guilty and was fined 800 and costs ana
! given sixty days in the Ohio county JAIL
! The woman was dismissed.
Adam WarsClnsky OF Weirton ana ny
! g.fc. Sadie, had also both been indlCt"u
| jointly for operating big stun Inc
case vent TO the jury. and bE agreemeni
| Warscinsky was found guilty and hned
$3.50. and given thirty days IN ,i tne ontS
county jail r aSe T Tine p aSs O'''
heavy f1nc was handed out 10 IonE
! Tnmnro. OF ClarkSDurg. He was lounu
guilty Of making wine and PAID line
of $3.50 and court c9S,s: o,so :, which
he was charged with violation or the
| railroad control act, was continued un,
! I'll the next term and ne was released
on n bond OF $500 signed by Charies
! Brnkman. 80 r,x
Eugene Chick. charged with furnish
inc liquor to bell boys in local hotei.
pleaded guilty through Attorney, franK
0'RrIen and was fined 500 and COSTS
and costs and given 80 days in the Ohio
county jail. ,,,n,,o, >,o-
| Donald and Pete Jackson. McDon2.9
has but che leg and uses crutch and
pete is n negro about four feet IN
height, bald headed. with pop eyes ana
a protruding forehead. They, were
brought IN from Clarksburg and ooth
told the same identical story.
'0i W,ch bnd hecn sent in a hurry to ger
whisicy for a sick man. They got II
up yandcr on the hill" over ClarksourS;
Ptfd nine dollars n pint, each one OF
them dil. and were each hurryinG back
to tho sick mon. whom the law got EN-.
pete and Rill both swore they didnt
l.now tho mans name. hut thought they
might he able to recognize him If they
"Iicker'' was Pink
If they did. they would appear against
| him as they were both Of the same