The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-05
AVENUE
COUPLE CONVICTED
in POLICE COURT
Continued from rage one,

NV lASElSL SSSIAt
Continued from rage one,
Kinney said that Night Chief
shroyer. Policeman Downey aud
he went to the Mitchell home be.
tween two and three o'clock Sun.
day morning. When they tried the
front door Of the house II was un-
locked and they entered. They also
found another door leading OF the
hallway open and entered this
room. A man was sleeping In this
room, and when aroused told
them that Mrs. Mitchell was it
the room across the hall.
Y Found Door Locked
Night Chief Shroyer tried tAe
door to the room designated and
finding 1t locked, knocked on the
door. In a minute tho door was
opened by Mr.. Jones. The officers
entered the room and told, Jones
that they had a warrant to search
the place. Mckinney said that
Jones told them to go ahead aiid
search. When the search led to
the adjoining room in which Mira.
Mitchell was i'll bod, Jones de-
manded them to halt and show the
warrant. AS the warrant was d.
rected to Mrs. Mitchell the officers
entered the other room and Pui
llceman Mckinney read the war
rant to Mrs. Mitchell. The search
for liquor was then continued,
tThe officer was not allowed to
testify as to his finding in regard
to the search for liquor, but it Is
known that no intoxicating liquO!
was found.)
After the search for liquor was
concluded. Night Chief Shroyer
who had been making IN examina
ton Of the two rooms, placed the
couple under arrest on the charge
upon which they were tried today
When asked what information they
had for suspecting the couple oil
being guilty OF the charge placed
against them, Policeman Mckinney
said they found Mrs. MitShell's
shoes and stockings under Jones
bed, that the double bed In which
Jones had been sleeping showed
every indication it had been occG
pied by two persons prior to the
entrance Of the officers into the
rooms and that Furthermore thai
the door between the room IN
which Jones had been sleeping AMI
the room where Mrs., Mitchell wa:
found on a leather couch in the
combination kitchen and dining
room was wide open when tho of
ficers entered tho rooms.
Night Chief Shroyer and Police
man Downey coIroborated the prin
cipal parts OF Policeman McKin
ney's Testimony, and the city rest
ed its case.
Mrs. Mitchell was the first wit
ness introduced by the defense
She told the following story in s
clear cool voice and In a convinc
ing manner. Last February sh:
purchased the house on Plerpont
avenue when she thought that he
father and mother were going t.
make their home with her. Late
her father, who was In failing
health got better and decided moi
to break up his home.
Tells. Her Story
After buying the house, Mira.
Mitchell testified that she had Il
make as much money as possible
to make her payments on the
house. She rented out the top floor
to one family, the second floor Z
another family and occupied the
lower floor herself. She had threi
rooms in her apartment. One o.
these she rented to Gay Ash ant
another to Mr.. Jones. The last
room she used as a kltNhen, dinint
room and sleeping quarters. Thii
room opened into Mr.. Jones' room
Mrs. Mitchell said that NIr.
Jones was agreeable and that sh'
and various other tenants OF the
house used Mr.. Jones' room fol
a sitting room. On the night .whsr
the raid was made, she said that
she finished her work at a Main
street, store atF9 o'clock and athat
she and Mr.. Jones went to tn.
house. When she reached home
her feet were tired and hurting he!
from being on them all day AM
until 0 o'clock at. night. sMr
Jones went to the kitchen to get {
lunch. and sitting in front Of tbs
fire In his room / pulled off my
shoes and stockings, . she testified,
when he returned from this
kitchen I got UP and went 70 tl.t
kitchen and prepared for bed. BE
fore retiring I closed the door be
tween the two rooms .
Mr.! Jones corroberated the
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