Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-09-18
Vol. 1903.
PLEAS OF GUILTY
In LIQUOR CASES
Circuit Court Began on Monday
Grand Jury Finds Eight Indict-
ments-Two For Felony

TENDER term of Circuit Court of Shen
andoah County. brought a compare
lively small crowd to town. There
was nothing especial to attract the
citizens save the grand jury and its
activities. Curiosity naturally brought
the majority of the limited throng
and but for the busy season of the
farmers, it is presumed that the
TO previous standards.
Judge Whiting, whose health has
improved very much, was present al
the usual opening hour and the
grand jury was Immediately impan-
elled.
Indictments Found
The inquisitorial body had eight
presentments and found as many in
dictments. Those against whom
true bills" were reported were:
Cecil Good, S. B. Mowery, Lemuel
Fry, Walter Barb, Turner Bynacker,
Floyd Bowman, Philip Helsley, and
William Bynacker
Father and Son in Net
Without precedent in local courts
was the indictment of William By
hacker, father and Turner Bynacker,
son, on different charges The first
named, resident of the Walkers
Chapel neighborhood. is in the mesh
es of the law because of alleged
moonshine activities, while the son
faces the court because of falsely
swearing to the age of a Mt. Jackson
girl, in order to get a marriage Ii
cense. He faces felony charge for
perjury.
Mowery, Fry, Barb, Bowman and
Helsley were charged with violations
of the prohibition laws
Cecil Good. charged with felony,
is alleged to have entered the house,
in the daytime. of William Tampkin,
in Powell's Fort, and to have taken
therefrom five dollar gold piece, a
silver dollar and pistol. The crime
was committed July %.
Pleas of Guilty
Lemuel Fry confessed his penchant
for putting cut poisonous liquor. and
the. court dealt him q aozday siailI
sentence plus a 500 fine, the SEN
tence to begin on November l. In
the meantime he was released on
bail.
Walter Barb was outside sentinel
at a funeral factory on Ryal's Run
when Deputy Sheriff Mckinley Ry-
man interrupted the running of the
still. Because he admitted that he
had gun on sentry duty, the court
imposed a sentence of eight months
on the State Road force in addition
to a SIS fine. In the event the fine
is unpaid. it means 80 days more
road work for Walter.
Floyd Bowman also threw himself
on the mercy of the court, and the
judge tempered justice with mercy
He has so days in jail to face and
a fine of $50. Also 80 additional
days if the fine is not paid. He will
start his service to the State Septem-
Der % and whether he goes to Jail
or on the road depends upon his ply
sicians certificate.
Columbus Mumaw, interested in
making the liquor which Barb guard
ed. drew the longest sentence i'm
posed in cases heard. The court
gave Columbus a years vacation
from moonshining-in the Virginia
penitentiary.
Other Matters First Day
Robert C. Fadeley was appointed
trustee of the NJ. E. Church and par
sonage' in Edinburg, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of C. P.
Wightman.
Earl Robinson was appointed trus-
tee of the Otterbein Brethren Church,
in place of C. l.. Zirkle. deceased.
Permits to sell medical prepare
tions, toilet articles, etc, were grant
ed Wilmer p Dove, C. NJ. Splitter and
c. c. Estep.
Soft drink permits were granted
ID. A. Huffman, W. d. Stoner, w. j
Gochenour, d. F. Shamurg, ]. F
Moomaw. C. M. Palmer, w. B. Foltz
S. H. Cullers. H. F. Lentz and F. S
Bowman.
The retrial of the felony charge
against Joseph Mumaw began OF
Tuesday. This case was formerly
heard in the Circuit Court and dur
ing the week end adjournment Judge
Whiting was taken i'll while the jur!
had the case under consideration
The former trial had been completed
except for argument of counsel. Be
cause of the length of time elapsin,
after adjournment of court. the pro
ceedings were vitiated and the tria
was set for this term of court TIL
trial consumed three days and tn
case was submitted to the jury yes
terday Thursday afternoon.
After being out over three hour
the jury returned a verdict of guilt
and fixed Mumaw's punishment a
three years in the penitentiary. II
was charged with seduction unde
promise of marriage.
w. L. Click renewed his bail G
$1,000 for sixty days on a doctor
certificate. He is under sentence {
six months for moonshining.