The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-15
TWO SENTENCED
TO PEN|TEN|TIARY'
B Y SHOWAL TER. {. !
Others Draw Heavy Fines and
Long Jail Sentences N
Court Today.

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Two penitentiary sentences1 a
number or heavy jail sentences
and number OF large 1ines ~e.e
| handed out by Judge +. NJ. snow
alter IN the Marion county Grlhl-
lnal Court today Louie ssltesL.I .1I
and ) L. Louoehsla cef IS were lne
men sent TO the state pe1i1tel Ls !. t.Ai "a Z.
sylvester drew sehlence - Aiotil ~
on 70 ten years ~ tne pen ~ 1.s -
Ding the Gonsoliuatioli, - -, -, ,
s,ore AZ 'oa Mas 80 ao1d1 80 a. :
slayer one year lot sscpIp rsb;h,+;an -.
fense against the state 3i,foaloit'o'l e '.ls'l'
Law.
The first case caiieo Wheu coui l1t
opened today was an appeal case
OF the city of Fairmont VS.. Maggie
Smith, proprietor of negro
house of illfame in Water street:
The Smith woman. who is Wen
known in court circles, had been
tried and convicted in police court
but appealed her case to the higher
court. When arraigned for trial
today. She entered piea1 OIL suiity
to the indictment against her ana
was sentenced to serve thirty days
in the county jail and pay fine
of S1OO and costs. She started
serving her time today.
Willie Bu1ga, II years old. Ger.
man how OF Ida May, was next
called He was charged with rob
hins ~ consolidation Coal Co. IS
store at mat place. The testimony
produced before Judge Showalter
80, o1dar nan planned the
sohba::,r and +ba+ When ! they went
~ s.nra ~ nil the lob the
:; 80 80 ~ rine and they aban'|
,aa s.nis - ,1an Tha following
u.nut ooI S,I,-as+a- r,,,1ed the iop
nIsn n,en ~ sn1i+ ire spoils. s6oi
sa.,;n ~ s+ora with vounxi
1oula n.,n -
buIs,.. . o1aar ana hel
bulsa - i'cha-actar
proouceu tttnr iuar ), earinr All %sid5sI
VIII essses -, t.Einr info consid.I
'ol l-tne-ca. 80 49, boYwas iuyen-i
e,r: elaaeto1 I'.I - sha,1+a - entered am
1ie, Juuse ono 80 - entered I'll
oroer5 sho~ins .t,a ;nsictnant and
pea ol suiisS ~ -, ~ in the custody ri
tnen paroie'. ~ - 80
his father. ,1,ad ond
Sylvester was heah tr III g
entered pea ~ uii "a heen in
ORD snoweo #tnaL .La4 ne ha M pos old
court oehoIe' +b,+ he
enough 10 hHoH e,H;a roh-
was the leaoer ~ piaiiiins santanca IN ~
bery. ne was ssen +ha st,te
from one 70 leti s,,alior de-idin
prison, ms oehaslo. ~ sa-,-e
whether he ~oulo nave
the one or Ten .nd
John braneS' ,iet.z - sa1onI,
steve Gresor, lilutSseu olas - for 10
ana 1nlsu lesaIiot s ih;+toI,
lat'ons OF me e1,s5 prnsac,,+.
Law. were mex SAu 1a5
ing attorney rranh T. Iahn - pr.nay
the Felony cnarge aiiu 80 L.d - 20
the leader O tne tlio, 80 80 80 .1,,;1. ~
v1ousiy en1ereu piea = .,,;1+v
", changed nls ~ pie -, -
Judge ShoWalter senSenceu 49,
serve SIX montns ~ one Soant nst, !, 80
and pay 1lne OF sluo s11,u
Ihe Two ooys. AleA 1i ? aaoy a a1I
steve Gregor, VINO are : 80. ysan .IacI @
we're tnen arrais ,,,1ts
changeo e, tnelr pieas lio.tt. ~ !, = ao.o.1
to guilty. A1ter s1sins s,tas tns q ro1ed 5
iecture, Juose Sno" - +,,a;- &c
the DoyS on aGcoune l,d -
Ihey VIII De closeiy ~a.on ~
ever anu ~ ,ney ~ ~ heI5 ;,,o
laws, they ~lll pc oiousn. 49, % niaae
anu seu.eilSeu nt o. onsa
oi Isa suitsy Vinna ~ ne Ne. = neTt called and !
g zoe viiso vas - a+tarnay an-
=. y. Muss az anno,,ncer1 +hat
cnar Se u ene
was willing to wave the felony