The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-03
MANY Prisoners
IN C0yRII|fTODAY
Mayor conaWay PresIdes Over
Long Session 1.-Two Big
Cases Dismissed.


MAYOR wilijam W. Conway te.
dag presided over one Of the long.
est sessions OF police court that
has been held 81 recent months.
Court opened A the usual; honr and
adjourned ut I1s40, with the mayor
withholding his decision In one Of
the cases until later In the day.,
Maggie Smith; coloreds charged
with operating d house Of III re-
nute. four persons charged with
lettering in the same house, two
plain drunlss, tie case Of the city
rs. r. A. Sacci and q number OF
automobile cases caused the long
session. M
In the csfse resulting from a raid
made BY Assistant Chief Of Police
Shroyer and Policemen Daugherty.
Boggess and Porter, on Maggie
Smiths house in Water street,
Mayor Conway. after ponderlng
over the evidence, dismissed the
dive persons apprehended as the
officers failed 70 make a case
against them. \
The raid was made At 10 o'clock
last evening. The raiding officers
= found Maggie Smith and another
sirl Who escaped In o front room
of the house. while IN q rear bed
room. Henry Wines, Grace Parson
Wines. Fred Campbell and Vie.
torIa Smith were found and arrest
ed. A
At today's trial Henry and Grace
Parson Wines established the fact
that they were man and wife, had
rented the room from tile Smith
woman for several weeks andSwere
making tlieir home there. Victoria
smith proved that she had under
went minor operation at d local
hospital last Fsriday and had been,
removed To- the Smith yoman's
home heeeuse the distance to ] er
own roonihg house on Piclhandle
Hin was 50 great The Smith won.
"A was taking care OF; her during
cher coiigalescaIfe period, she
tclaimed. The evidence proved tina:
Scampbell Who had room at the
lSnisth houae was not In the room
~ HE time the officers raided the
place but was IN al downstairs
room
IN the case 81 the city vs. P; a.
Sacci. local real estate broker
charged III q Warrant with threat.
cning TO do great bodily ham
10 g. 81 puseh the testimony In
t,i..,l.,...d 49, Il i AZ ~
both the prosecutins witness AMI,
the defending were more or less
10 blame. and as neEone had been
hurt the warrant against saccI was
dismissed
Joseph BuTk and Thomas Riley
harvested for being Intoxicated In
the street etitered pleas Of guilty
and were lined S. and costs each
by the mayor The two men paid
the REQUIRED amount and were re,
leased.
Morgan Chamber ordered in ,
court for parking his car in front
Of his home in Walnut avenue all
night. entered q plea Of guilty "
the charge and drew a fine of 81
aud costs.
William Cunningham of Bell
view. charged With speeding ia.
D Pennsylvania avenue near the
kMilier School Building, entered a
plea OF guilty To- the charge.
Mayor conawag heard the test.
Fiony OF Policeman Downey who
made the arrest Downey said
that Cunningham with three other
boys In a ford roadster topped the
Quincy street hill at q fair rate
Of speed and as they started
down the other side he gave. the
car All the gas When they pass
ed III front oil the school property
the car was making twenty five
or thirty miles per hour, he said
Cunningham was toned cons
corning the speed and he said he
did not know how fast he was
driving but that he was aware OF
the fact that he was making more
than the law allowed. He drew q
fine OF $40 and costs, paid up and
was released.
A number Of other trat D. law:
yiolators oil less serious nature
aud first offenders were released
ny the mayor