Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-10-03

ing summoned for the treason tria
of c. Frank Keeney, president O,
District II, United Mine Workers
the next of 100 cases transferred
from Logan and Kanawha counties
here on application of the defendant.
all growing out of the armed insur
REGION. Keeney"s case is scheduled
for trial October %.
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS
Criminal cases arising in Jefferson
county claimed the attention Of
Judge Woods and jury the greater
part of last week, beginning Tues
day morning. All the pending in
dictments were set for trial on the
first day, with the expectation on the
part of the court that at least one
or wo would be ready, with all wit.
nesses present.
Cal Mccoy, indicted for entering
the dwelling of Lydia Stephenson al
Shenandoah Junction and stealing 8
cabinet Victrola, was the first case
heard. Delayed in starting, the case
occupied the greater part of the day
Mccoy admitted taking the music
machine from Shenandoah Junction
to Hagerstown where he was arrest.
ed on suspicion that he had stolen
the instrument when he offered il
for sale way below it's actual value
but said he hauled it over for an un.
known man who promised to meet
him in Hagerstown and pay him fol
the trip. The story failed to con.
vince the jury, and Mccoy was found
guilty. Charles Hout, McCoy's com
panion on the trip and indicted with
him for stealing the music machine
entered a plea of not guilty to the
indictment for burglary and after q
conference between his attorney and
the Prosecuting Attorney, withdrew
it, later entering plea of guilty OF
grand larceny. Hout's age, he be.
ing just past his 18th birthday, was
considered in shifting the degree OF
his offense.
Il didn't know it was wrong to
make liquor for my own use Last
March l read in a paper somewhere
that anybody could make his owr
without breaking the law" was the
way Ulysses Wallace, a colored moor
sinner from out at Franklintown at.
tempted to excuse his conduct after
pleading guilty to the charge OF
owning and operating a still in his
home. The court gave him the
lightest sentence the West Virginia
Prohibition law allows; namely, two
years in the penitentiary; the pay
ment of fine of 5000 and the costs
of the case against him.
John Kindall, charged with moon
shining on a farm tenanted by hin
near the old Cement mill site east Of
Shepherdstown, was acquitted after
an all-day trial Wednesday. The
testimony for the state showed 6
complete copper still was discovered
In clump of bushes on his farm
with barrel of mash concealed in 6
shock of rye only a short distance
from the still, and nearby was 6
quantity of refuse mash covered will
freshly moved earth. A well-beater
path led from Kindall's hous,
through the rye stubble to the still
and the mash supply. Two witnesse.
told of having purchased liquor from
him.
Kindall himself, his wife and Ia
year old daughter were the principa
witnesses for the defense. AL
denied fatty and emphatically tina
they knew anything about the still
or the mash; nor had any of then
ever sold any liquor at any time t,
anybody. The raid was made OF
KindalPs place July 9Th.
Twelve additional jurors wer,
drawn on Tuesday as follows: G. F
Conklyn, A. S. Allen, Glenn Gard
ner, 1. t. Perry, j. Strider Moler
K. Il. M. Billmyer, BENZ. Hartzell
q. VIM. Engle, Robe. T. Browse
Henry M. Snyder and James w
Strider.
Judgments were entered in favo,
Of the National Citizens Bank agains
Marshall Roper for $41O.76; ant
against the Jefferson Sales Compan,
OF Shepherdstown in favor of tn,
United States Tire Company fol
$332.53.
An alleged sale of liquor brough
sentence of 80 days in Jail with !,
fine of 5000 and costs to Franci,
Miller, of Kearneysville. A stay O,
90 days was allowed him on motto,
OF his attorney to enable him to ne
tltlon the State Supreme Court for ,
writ error.
In decree entered in the chance
ry cause entitled VIM. G. W. Bullar,
VS.. Elm Burne Billiard and others
VIM. H. G. Billiard, trustee, was al
lowed to invest the proceeds of tw,
land bonds paid by C. L. Hilleary
and aggregating $4,000 in Libert,
bonds.
The testimony against Henri,
Bracket indicted as a "Shiner" puz
zled the jury when they retired t
consider their verdict at 2 o'clocl
Thursday afternoon, after havin,
taken the entire morning in hearing
the witnesses. Bracket had agains
him the officers who raided his home
on Darke lane not far from thu
Couny lnfirmary on Saturday, Sep
tember 9. They told about fndine
large copper vessel there and pro
0uced 1t as an exhibit in court
otner evidence discovered at Brack
etts nome was quntity of mash. 3
sample of which was also exhibited
to the jury. Afer celebrating owe,
a verdict for three hours, the irry
announced that none had bean -
greed on, with the intimation the,
none could be arrived at. JUDGE
Woods discharged them and fixed
bail for Brackets release at $500.
No one so far being found to go to
on his bond Bracket was remanded
to Jail. ~
The trial of Thompson Stevenson,
charged with breaking in Manstof's
store In Charles Town, took up most