The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-05
Is ARREST.ED|..B!|Y I !. B
COUNTY OFFICERS. ! [
HERE YESTERDAY
Four Persons Sentenced to
County Jail and Fined I,:'
Heavily Today.

i .rhe Fourth OF July was no holi-
day for Sheriff j. D. Charlton and
his deputies. During the day the
officers arrested no less than
twenty five persons. The prison
ers were picked upon variety OF
charges, but the manufacture anu
possession OF moonshine whiske,
was the contributing cause in most
instances.
-Four. raids by county officers
over the Fourth resulted in the ar
rest Of thirteen persons charged
with iolsting the state prohibition
laws. Most .of these were released
on bond this morning or sslswera
taken before Justices Blocher or
Musgroye and given jail sentences.
@ County officers Wen ts to- tn tne:
HON es OF Joe Parag at house 3:
3s5 about = 0 o,cl ocks stnl s n orning
and arrested J oe Parag, charged
3 NJ III l1avsing oonshine liquo IA
Ehis spossessfo Yhenss the fficers
saslrjved thes found y VI ::sssg but
EEFaEaE| uad Eemptied sd he. nQQu+
eshineMeVidenf eivingss Vanse
Information OF thes officers visit.
Paral,g was 3 not very careful
about 81 the spouring g.ssE5ss howevera anti
the fficers*w able to find one
ca d $whi e had not been complete
lYFFemptied v. This IA evidence fs1Tas
brou ghtS to the office Of Justice NJ.
R. Musgrove and before S11#o clock
EParas had been fined 100 and
sentenced S to serve sixty d ays in
the county all 80
We Six colored people were arrested
I by county officers att a. late hour
last night when the officers
searched a car parked along the
crematory hill Over a gallon Of
Id oonsh;ne was found in the car.
The six occupants We're all arr
rested and brought to the county
Glass. John Humphill Frank Dor
sey. Nettie Brown, Leo Protilla.
and Geraldine Christian. Franz
Dors ey was later released by Pros
tecuting Attorney Frank Amos. All
OF the others. were released on
bond Of $500 each for their ap-
pearance at the September term
of court. 8
Walter Ewing Arrested
Yesterday the county officers
arrested Walter Ewing after a raid
had been made at his home on
"PickhandIe'' Hill and a conside.-
able amount of moonshine whiskey
and home brew had been found "A
Ewing was brought to the county
jail, where he still remains await
ing hearing. s:. "A
An other car with liquor was
located on the crematory hill yes
terday by county officers In the
car were Thomas Tartar and Mike
Walsh. The men were driving an
Enclosed car bearing an Ohio
license. over a gallon of moon
shine was found in the car. Charg.
ed with having liquor in their pos
session, the men were brought 70
the county Jail in this city. Today
they twere given hearing before
Justice J L.. Blocher and each of,
the two men was fined 5000 and
sentenced to serve sixty days in
the county jail 5
"a. Don " Reese was arrested by
Policeman Digman on Monday
night charged with having three
2pints OF moonshine in his posses
sion He was locked up tnSithe;
county Jail, where he still remains
awaiting a hearing City. officers
had been looking for Reese on traf
zfic charges for a number OF days.
Thirty days in the county Jail
and a fine Of S100 was impos dup
on "a S$B. Clancy .colored. this
morning when he was found guilty
of having a large Quantity Of home
brew! in b his pos session CLANCY
was arrested by county officers
after. a raid had been made at his
home in Shagtown:
Bud lewis Not Guilty
u Monday afternoon in the case
OF 4 the state against Bud Lewis,
coIored. J. charged with having in-s
toxicating liquor in his possession
witnesses for the. state testi fled
to finding the beer and stated that
it was Intoxicating. while the de-
fendant was able to produce wit;
nessesN to- showf that the substance
was@not sint ooaiacating TIE jury.
compos OF Nemani sNuzum.aJ.stM j IN.
Cunningham. G LIS Reed. ST MelYtl
Snfd fder. Ebert Arm
sttS Claude ERichman#SS was not
long eciding the case