The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-14
DECLARES JUSTICE
WAS ARBITRARY
Attorney Shaw Denounc-
es Incident in Squire
Musgroves Court.

The action Gt Jast.'c Mussrove
Gu ordering those .nea taken back
4 jaii before giving them a chance
to offer bail, was as certainly an
assault on their rights as would
have been the crime with which
ttsy we're charged against Val
lapgs. 1t out -Russias Russia" was
the emphatic assertion Of Attorney
Harry Shaw this morning when
commenting on the iuclten: fol-
lowing the preliminary hearing Of
Antonio Guglielmo. alias Tony JIM,
and Sam Nizarelli, who were chsrg
ed ed WIN having extorted money
irom Tony va1lang Of Ida May by
threats Of death for failure to com.
DIV with their demands y
.The trouble with the justice,
continued Attorney Shaw. rs tnat
he mas been IN oIlice so long tnat
he mas imblbeu the idea that might
makes rlgnr-the same idea tnat
maue the Germans so OBNOXIOUS 70
lue world N general. AS attorney
for one Of these men, am also an
offer Of the colrt, sworn 70 my
ouly. list US the justice IS sworl
IN do his. | have a perfect right
aIso 10 call In an interpreter 70
enable me 10 ask my client whet6o d.
er O; not he can furnish the Sl,OOV
baii tlAed py the justice. In order.
irfg the sheriff 10 taEe my client
lack ~ jail while was In ths nc.
Of pe,tol.n .ng lhe duty 70 my client
Inc lustse acted in a very hlsn
hsno,d ...a4ner. simpiy because ne
!.ad the power"
The incideul referred TO came
lmmediaIe.y after the justice mad
informed .ne men, that be would
mold Them In bail Of $1,000 tor ths
grand Jury. attorney Shaw nad
valleu i. v. /Caladafa rom tne
crowd 10 act as Interpreter, when
Leputy sheriff nOwa.d. WOODWARD
oOjec.el TO the conversation on the
s'u.uQ tAAl .ue court interpreter
Vick 1 ,iuub should have been used
ioi lhe purpose. Attorney Shaw
took lhe sLand that his client was
in custody Ct the cotnt and not ~
astaaeh is lne trfsi VAS ended ne
ctalgs OF The Officers Udt that II;
had tl,e right 10 taik win, MS CD
AMI through ans Interpreter no
might choose. AT this point. how
ever, Justice Mussroye peremtorily
ordered the depuly TO take the men
back to jail which was done torth-
with.
Ihree witnesses In addition to
the chef witness ior The state tes-
tilted asainsl The t~o .1en. Ueputy
Sherltis howaiQ woodward. How
ard Ad.n.S aaI y. E. arr.s testified
TO having a. n.ar the Vallang
home on a.. ...telhoon about two
werss asC, ...a captured the Two
ac;usti ..-n with fifty dollars in
L.iarNed Dals in heir possession
which Vallaug said he mad given
to the men in compliance with the
repeated demands for money made
by them.
vallang was on the witness stand
for more than an hour telling the
story in detail. Some time ago. he
said, the two men compelled him
tn sign a check for two hundred
dollars under threats OF death.
Al one time he gave them $40 ac-
cordlng to his statement. at anoth-
er $40. The third time he was Civ
en- $50 in marked bills which were
found on the two black handlers as
they came away from the house OF
their victim.
Vallang's manner on the witness
STANG Indicated that he was In a
highly nervous state, glancing fear
fully at the two men from time 10
time, as he testified.
Nizarelli before the hearing. waiv-
ed 20 the grand jury. He was rep
resented BY Attorney Ulysses A.
Knapp. Attorney Shaw appeared for
Guglielmo.