Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-07
PROHIBITION CASE !
GRIND KEEPS COURT
BUSY THIS MORNING
Trial Cases Start Today
"Inf0rmationS" So Far.


| ties imposed yesterday by the Court.
ran the total fines TO approximately
! $4,000 and the total Jail sentences.
! primary or alternative. to well be.
yond four years on the total list OF
defendants. Just before noon to-
day Assistant District Attorney By
fer announced that the government
was ready for the first trial case
of the term. all previous cases hav- :,
ing been mere "informatons" forsts
first offenses, IN practically all ofer.
which pleas of guilty were enteredas
and sentences imposed without dos
lay.
The procedure was interrupted
this morning once by consideration
OF dates for n civil demurrer hear-
ing. and also once by a case In
volvng misuse of pass Aside
from these variations the wheels
turned without interruption on the
prohibition material. Judge Baker
was slightly late IN calling the court
To order this morning and the cases,
prohibition material. Judge Baker
found 1t advisable to make a per-
sonal examination Of tho findings
of the officers, did not move so rap :
idly as they did yesterday. The
Court let It be known that the will f
full violation OF the laws must be
| stopped aud In one cafe this morn- I
ing doubled the severity OF the gov
ernments recommendations The
term will be ended some time this
week On Tuesday the regular term
opens in Clarksburg. but there will
be nothing but civil matters called +
there District Attorney Walker will /
not attend the term himself.
The bond OF Federal Clerk Barrett Z
was renewed Yesterday and the pa /
pers forwarded to the Department OF /
Justice at Washington. in accord Y
ance with the rules The bond ia |
for 10000.
Prohibition Cases
Confessions to violations OF the 1
prohibition laws and penalties i'm /
posed this morning were as fol-
lows:
Joe Good, Monongala county, y
guilty OF manufacturing moonshns 4
and possessing a still. Fined 5000
and costs or given six months In &
Jail, The prosecution this morning
recommended only fine OF $500
and costs or three months In TAIL. 4
but Judge Baker, after eXamlnngH
the information and questioning thas
defendant, said II was evident that's
the man violated the law knowinglxs
and therefore was fully guilty Iia
said the evidence showed that taas
man had the manufactured product
hidden under stairway, with 'tlSe
carpet tackled down TO cover tho
place. and that the still was secrets
ed in another building. In view OF
the open defiance Of the law, hsa
said, he doubled the penalty. Il
Guy Cullozz, OF Barbour county.
town OF Junior, had his bond for-r
fetted on motion OF the government
and the case was continued to thu.
Wheeling term. q
John w Bell. Of Mineral county,
pleaded guilty to the manufactures
of liquor and on motion OF the gov-
ornment the case was transferred
TO Wheeling for a judgment n
Charles Sites, OF Harrison county.
forfeited his bond and a scire facias
was issued for the bond and a capias
for the prisoner, to report at a later
term.
August Salat alias August Seilat,
or Harrison county. failed to appear
on account of sickness and the case
was continued TO Parkersburg
Joe Smith, of Marion county.
charged with the manufacture ut
- moonshine in a still made from al
ice cream freezer. pleaded guilty
to the manufacture OF tho liquor but
: denied that he had still The
= prosecution withdrew the latter
charge, and Smith was fined $3.50
and costs or given four months in
Jail
Charles Gorreyol OF Marion cour-
ty, pleaded guilty TO manufacturing
vine out Of raisins, and was fined
$50 and costs or sentenced to sixty
days in Jail
Nick Augustine, or Marion county.
forfeited his bond through non-ap.
peafance and scire facias and 4
capias were issued I'll
Russell Johnson, OF Tucker ceun.
ty, charged with possessing the
equipmcnt for the manufacture Of
liquor, appeared without an attor.
icy and denied the charge. Attor.
ney Roger f.. Watson. this city,
Was named by the Court to assist
the defendant, and after confer
chce the not guilty" plea was with.
drawn and a guilty" plea entered.
He was fined $3.50 and costs and
sentenced To jail until the fine was
paid
The single exception to the pre-.
hihition information cases this morn,
INK was that Of C. n Ormstead,
alias J " Fields, charged with sell
ing a Baltimore and Ohio railroad
pass properly issued to himself to
Earl Wallace who used it for trane-
portatiOn between Cumberland. Md,
and Keyser. W. Va Ormsted has
been in Jail for nearly three months
he told the Court, most of the time
in this city He denied selling the
pass although admitting that he
gave to Wallace and also denied
any knowledge that it was wrong
to transfer personal pass. Judge
Baker examined the prisoner per-
sonaliy and learned that the man
had been g0lae under the assumed
name when the pass was issued b
y n Fields The ignorance OF
The law piea made By the defendant