The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-16
BOB HAWKINS ON
TRIAL TODAY In
CRIMINAL COURT
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three months. in the county jail
while awaiting trial Judge Show
alter, after reviewing the case
carefully, sentenced Ishenzof to
pay fine of 81 and the costs OF
the case and serve ten days in the
county Jail.
David Legenzoff. who was arrest
ed at the same time and indicted
on a similar charge. also appeared
in custody of Attorney Ogden and
asked to change his plea from that
of not guilty. entered Saturday, to
a plea of guilty to charge of un
lawfully cutting. The felony
charge was also waived ID his case,
and. Judge ShowaIter sentenced him
to pay a fine OF $50 and costs an
serve one day in jail.
Andy Simon, represented by At
torney Curt Amos, next came be,
fore the court and offered to enter
plea of guilty to mlsc emeanor
charge. lodged against him by the
recent grand jury on charge OF
having moonshine mash in his pos.
session. if felony indictment
charging him with operating a stlA
would be nollied.
Prosecuting Attorney Amos
agreed to nolli the felony charge
and Judge Showalter sentenced 81
mon to serve six months in the
county Jail and pay fine of S10q
and costs for having the mash 10
his possession. 1t was Simon
first offense, and the court was
lenient with him, but warned him
lif apprehended again for a viola
ton Of the State Prohibition Law.
he would be~given the full extent OF
the law.
Claude Wells and Charles Will
Iiams, who entered pleas of not
guilty when arraigned on felony
Indictment at the opening OF
court. appeared before Judge
Showalter today and offered to en-
ter pleas Of guilty to mis-
demeanor charge of having moon
shine mash in their possession
when arrested by Sheriff James ID.
Charlton and members of his
force if the felony Indictment
would be quashed.
After Investigating the case and
ascertaining that it was the first
offense of the men and that their
records We're good prior to their
arrest, <AAAos' go -
Judge Showalter allowed the
felony charge to be dropped and
their pleas of guilty to the mis-
demeanor indictment We're en-
tered. Judge Showalter sentenc-
ed each of them to pay fine OF
500 and serve six months IN the
county jail.
Attorney Clay D. Amos APP
peared before the court on behalf
of Mike Garrutta, alias Mike
Gentile," who was indicted on a
felony and misdemeanor charge
by the May term grand jury for
violations of the State Prohibition
Law, and offered to enter plea
Of guilty to the misdemeanor
charge if the felony charge would
be nullied.
Garrutta's case was reviewed
by the court, the testimony to be
offered by the state considered
and the felony charge was nollied
and his plea of guilty to the in
dictment charging him with hav-
ing mash in his possession when
arrested entered Judge Show
alter sentenced him to serve six
months in the county jail and pay
a fine of 500 and costs.
Stanley Molick, Pete, Menoski
and Toney Cemosky. all indicted
on Joint indictments charging a
felony and misdemeanor for vio-
lations of the State Prohibition
Law, were next arraigncd in court.
The cases of Molick and Menoski
were continued and Cemosky Of
fered to enter a plea of guilty to
the misdemeanor charge if the
felony was nollied. Judge Show
alter and Prosecuting Attorney
Amos consented to his offer and
his plea was entered. He was
sentenced to serve six months in
the county jail and pay a fine OF
500 and costs.
The last confession of the day
came in the case of Domenick and
Julia Baldessire, who were indicted
on Joint felony and misdemeanor
charges OF having still and moon
shine mash in their possession
Baldessire took the blame, for the
charges, exoneratinGshf his wife:
Ward Lanham, his attorney, then
agreed to enter plea of guilty to
the misdemeanor charge if the fell
ony warrant was nollied and the
plea of guilty entered. The Gus
tomary sentence of six months in
the county Jail and a fine of 500
and costs was imposed upon Bald
essire by Judge Showalter
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