The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-22
MRS RONELLAND
REESE SENTENCED.
.CoupleiWilI Serve Ten Days in
Jall'and Pay Fines Of
$50 Each.

Don Reese and Mrs. Mary Powell
were convicted in police court this
morning on a warrant charging
them with tinlawfully living togeth.
er as man and wife in apartment
No. q in.the Hays Building in Mon
zoe street. After pronounclng
them guilty Mayor Conway inl.
posed fines Of $50 and costs and
iaii sentences of ten days on each.
Attorney Harry CronIn, who repre-.
sented Mrs. Powell and Reese,
served notice on the court that the
case would be appealed to the Ma.
rion County Criminal Court. Bond
Tor their release pending the &c.
ton OF the higher court was placed
at $500 each, and Mrs. Reese,
mother Of Don Reese, went on tho
bond.
The police court room wa
crowded today when the case was
caiIed William D. Powell, hus.
band Of the woman in the case.
WIS the first witness called to the
stand Powell told the court OF
hfs marriage to Mary Dunn at Man
nington on July 2, 1914, that one
child daughter, had been born
70 them. and that 1t was now 6
years old. On cross.examinatfon
Attorney Cronin attempted to PRIV
deeper into the family history but
was checked by the mayor. Mr..
Powell was Just placed on tho
stand to show proof that he was
the lawful husband OF the woman
h the case.
City Detective John Mckinney
was the next witness. He told Of
seeing Reese going to Mrs. Powell's
apartment on many occasions, of
seeing them eating together in the
apartment on two dlfferezt occa.
sicns and acting In such way
thai would lead them to believe
they were living together.
Chief u. D. Snider was the mex
wltness called by the city. He ties.
tilted that he had known Reese
for seven or eight months and the
Powell woman for two or three
months. he further said that they
had been under arrest several times
and that on November II while in
court thet both Reese and Mrs.
Powell had claimed to be man and
wife!
Policeman Tom Ford, the next
witness, testified that while act.
ing as night chief late in August or
early in September he had been
given a warrant to serve on a cou.
ple nSroom No. % in the Jackson
Hotel He and several other mem.
beers Of the night force went to ths
room designated in the warrant
and arrested Mary Powell and Don
Reese. When brought to the police
station they posted cash forfeits
Of $50 each and were released.
They refused to appear for trial the
following morning and fines Of $40
was imposed In each case by the
mayor.
Policeman Fred Jones testified
Reese had told him on November
ID after Mary's trial for reckless
driving and driving without an
OPERATORS license, that he and
Mary had been married for nine
months.
Mrs. Martha Wright. who occu.
pies apartment No. 1 in the HAYS
Flats was next called. She tod
OF seeing Reese in the hallway
leading TO Mrs. Powell's apartment.
on many occasions but further that
she knew nothing about the con.
pie Mrs. Walter Bunner, the next
witness, said that she lived In
apartment No. 2 Of the Hays flats,
that her apartment adjoined Mary's
APARTMENT that she had seen Reese
going to and from Mary's apart.
ment on many occasions but that
there had never been any noise or
disorderly conduct in the apart.
ment. She also said that Mrs.
Powell usually had other visitors
AZ her apartment. She mentioned
9 couple Of girls who visited her
Tor 9 long time while Reese was
serving time in The county jail on
a whisky charge.
at this point the city attorney
announced that the city would res.
It's case: Attorney Cronin moved
that the warrant be dismissed as
the city had failed to prove the al.
legations set forth in the warrant
Mayor Conway over.ruled the mo.
ton to dismiss and ordered tbs
case to proceed. Attorney Croniu
announced that he would rest his
case. Mayor Conway then pro.
nounced the couple guilty as
charged and sentenced them to
serve ten days In the city jail ana
nay fines Of $50 each.
Mayor Conaway also announced
his decision in the Pearl Washing.
Ton, colored, case today. The fine
OF $40 and costs imposed by him
several days ago stands, he de.
ctared. This case will also be tax.
en- 70 the higher court. Chief sni
der fixed an appeal bond, and
Frank Jackson, coiored, was to %
on the bond for the Washington
woman.