The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-24
DUVAL TESTIFIES
COLLINS MISTAKEN
IN HIS EVIDENCE
Sheriff Denies Telling Deputy to Keep
Half" In the Cheek Case
Declares Squire Jacob Has part OF
Money Received-Rest is in
HIS Safe

WciIshurG. W. Va. june @%.--Onc IF
;hc outstanding pieces Of testimony Il
"c given on the witness stand ON Friday,
I'm connection with the ImpcI' element
proceedings against Sheriff II. II. Duval,
WAS hi" own statement that deputy
sheriff tolEuS was mistaken when h'
testified that tie sheriff inst rUctcu hun
to go 10 the home OF Mrs. Frank Check
collect fifty dollars aud keep half Of Il
The state Indicated that i would r."
call Collins 10 the Witness stand.
Just before lCaNin. the Witness stand
after direct exnminat'on had been con
Guided, Sheriff puVal stated that GER
tain sums OF money paid 10 him were
turned over TO Justice &. Is. Jacob, ana
further that he was willing /" pay all
money charged to him TO whUmCvcr thu
court might direct.
The sheriff'S testimony with refer
ence to a raid on the home "t Tony
Brossolin. was. that hc reported tn" - sc
to Justice Jacob and that Tony had put
up 500 for his appearance. He did not
epear and the money was now IN ihr
sherifrs safe Also. that Tony hal left
these parts.
In the case Of Theodore SOfo!oSkN. The
sheriff testified that Pool Leonard hal
nut IN $50 for Solf0loskys appearance
hut that SofoloSky failed to appear dhi
the money was n The sheriff SaIc.
The sheriff testified in the case Of sam
Stitch. that nothing other than vito
WAS found and while this was destroyed.
Stitch was never taken in custody.
Shad Fluker Case
In this case. the witness stated that
his attention was called to tiuk"r "h'
morning after coming downstairs. lie
was called to the Jail where fnk"r "N-
nlained that he had been arrested. hat
that hc had no liquor. directing me
shcriH's attention to an empty hottie
The sheriff stated that he released
F'luker because he considered tho owl
icnce insufficient and that never cent
was paid for his release.
Kertz Case
In this case the sheriff testified that
Kertz was arrested and given trial
before Justice G. X. Jacob. He was
lined and placed In jail. \ few days
later Kertz was released by "rd"~ "f the
Justice and that SECS was collected from
Kertz which amount was in tho shcr-
hrs safe.
MIS-. Frank Check
In this case. the shcr'Nf was shown
A receipt signed by himself. He idFnti-
sed II as his own. 1t was for WOO
which tho sheriff Is alleged 10 have
taken for his own use. He sought 4"
explain q by testify!nE tina, the Sl"h
was posted rs q forfeit and that another
$50 was due. This is the nifty dollars
referred TO by Constable Collins and
when asked whether or not he ever
directed Collins TO collect NIFTY dollars
from Mrs. Cheek with instructions that
he keep half OF II. the sheriff stated thai
he did not and added that Collins was
mistaken. He also stated that h" never
heard Of any such instructions until
Collins testified to them on the witness
stand
In the case Of John Panzik. the shcr-
Irr testified tht ranz!k had been detained
in ial for a f"w days but was released
because Of insufficient evidence
When the sheriff left N" stand after
direct examination. the right to cross
examins was reserved and deputy
Thomas Mseks placed on the witness
stand.
This witness was largely employed IN
the shcrir's office. and stated that III
1921 no written commitments or re-
leases were received in connection WIN
prisoners placed in or let out or jail
prisoners we're incarceratcd and re
leased on verbal orders. IN ew'lneSS
testified. Cross examination Of tn" Sh"r-
iT began Immediately after the rrl""H
afternoon session opened.