The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

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Persons being sentenced during
1921 for murder. were Arthur
Green and Toney Alloy. life I'm.
prisonment; Will Lewis Thomas
and w. G. Wellman, eighteen
years; Norman Edwards, fifteen
years; William q. Mickey, fifteen
years. Others drawing. long SEN
fences were Villa Jackson, ten
years; Mamie Taylor, seven
years; Earl Williams, five years;
Oliver Cooper ten years; Percy
Brown, ten years; Dick Bartug,
ten years, Clovis o, Mcintosh, five
years; Claude Metz, five years;
William HARRISON. live years;
William Holland, five ), years;
Howard Sullivan. seyen years;
and Thomas Grant, five years. I.
During the term Of Sheriff
James D. Charlton fitty-elgEt
prisoners have been sentenced 10
the state penitentiary. The cen
fences imposed upon the prisoners
with the exception of the two sen.
fenced for life, aggregate 299
years. p
Serious Crimes Decreasing
The more serious crimes of muir.
der, felonlously shooting and cut,
ting, highway robbery and the like
are decreasing In the county while
the violations OF the State ProhI.
bition Law, petty thieving and les.
ser crimes have, beer. on the sin,
crease. This is largely true in the
city where a large number OF
homes and business houses have
been looted during the year. Tie
officers, however, contend that a
large amount OF this work is done
by small boys.
Violations OF the State Prohibi.
ton Laws are numerous, notwith.
standing the fact that Prosecuting
Attorney Frank r. Amos and Sher.
III James D. Charlton, aided by the
state prohibition officers, are max.
ing IN honest effort to curb this
practice. Hardly a day goes by
that at least one or more arrests
are made for persons having moon.
shine whisky. or mash in their
homes. Since a number have been
sent to the penitentiary for hav.
ing stills in their possessions not
as many arrests have been made
for this violation.
Federal officers aided by county
and city officers broke up big
dope peddlInG ring III this section
during the year Fifteen or TWEEN
~ persons found handling dope
were hailed before Judge Baker OF
the Federal Court and most OF them
have been sentenced to long terms
in the federal prisons. Some few.
however. have not been tried as
yet. Among the prisoners sent up
on a dope charge was Tony Nc.
Kinzle. who was also pending trial
OIL a felony charge. in the Criminal
Court.
County officers. however. nollled
the warrant against him afte: he
was sentenced by Judge Baker In
Federal Court to serve five years
In the federal prison at Atlanta
The county officers. under the lead.
ershlp Of DR.. l.. y. Vost, county
health officer, have been wagins
war on dope addicts. Just as soon
as one is discovered he or she is
arrested and committed to the state
hospital at Weston for treatment.
During the past few weeks six per.
SONS have been sent 10 Weston for
treatment.
Activities OF the juvenile otfiCi.
ais under the direction OF Judge
E. NJ. Showalter OF the Juvenile
Court has caused decrease In
the number OF crimes committed
against children. The officials Q.
this court have also been instru-
mental In removing children frOa.
home Of persons criminally inclia
ed and not fit TO care for the'r
own children. These children
have been placed in state institu.
tions or In homes found for theIn
by the court officers.
Sheriff James D: Charlton is
one OF the officers who thinks that
the decrease in crime during tho
year Just coming 10 a close Is the
result OF prompt and efficient
work on the part OF court officials,
who during the latter part OF 1921
caused Marion County to be rid OF
a large number Of hardened Grim
inals. Many leaders of small gangs
were caught in the drag net and
with their leaders serving senten.
ces in the state nenitentiary It
caused the gangs to scatter and
many OF them left the section. )
Officers OF the law in the coun.
ty are looking forward to the now
year with pleasure, as they feel
that their work Is bearing fruit.
The number OF crimes during the
new year should, unless some
thing unforeseen happens, show, a
decrease under the present year
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