The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-27
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wealth's Attorney of said coun-
ty, to investigate and prosecute
him, the said. for said
felonies and misdemeaners by
by him so committed, that the
said j. c. Smith, Common
welth's Attorney, as aforesaid,
Notwithstanding his said duty
as aforesaid, wilfully and cor
ruptly neglected and refused to
prosecute the said. ....., but
wilfully and corruptly, felon-
iously and unlawfully accepted
money from him, the said $50,
to-Wit: go. dollars, under an
agreement with him, the said
j, not to prosecute him for,
sail violations of law, and the
said j. C. Smith, while Com
nlonwealth's Attorney, as a.
foresaid, in consideration of
said money paid to him by the
said -. -, wilfully and cor
ruptly refused and declined to
prosecute for said violations of
law and wilfully and corruptly
permitted him, the Said ]. 49,,
to be discharged and acquitted
Of said violations of law upon
payment of a fine of five dol
lars"
The following is a copy of
the verdict Of the jury on this
charge.
eve, the jury, are unable to
agree upon the guilt or innoc-
epce of the defendant upon the
charges contained in said rule
and complaint charging the
said defendant with wilfully
and corruptly neglecting and re-
fusing to prosecute ......, and
with wilfully, corruptly ond fell
cniously and unlawfully having
accepted money to not prosec-
ute the said 800. as charged
in said rule and complaint, and
we do do not agree as to the
guilt or innocence of the def
endant, j. C. Smith, upon said
charges contained in the said
rule and complaint against the
said J. c. Smith for his alleged
failure to prosecute the said :.
-. and for having accepted
money not to prosecute thesaid
...... as charged in said rule
and complaint"
7. c. Smith testified as a wit
ness and denied the charge, so
the. jurors who were for con-
victing him must have believ,
ed on their oaths that J. C.
swore falsehoods.
j. G. Smith admitted in his
testimony that on December 1,
1920 and while Commonwealth
Attorney that he received from
The defendant in the criminal
charge above mentioned the
sum of $4,000. On March II,
1921, j. c. Smith claims to have
returned to the defendant the
sum of fifty dollars. At the date
of the trial of j. C. Smith, to-
wit: the 9Th. day of October,
1921, J. C. Smith still had in
his hands the sum of fifty dol
lars (S50.00). Does J. C. Smith
STILL HAVE THIS FIFTY
DOLLARS?
Doesn't ]. G. Smith have
some gall, to ask the people toll
again trust him with the legal
affairs of our County or to
squaH about his innocence and
purity, when some jurors be-
lieved he sold out the people,
while Commemorative Attorn-
ey?
]. c. Smith was indicted by
Grand Jury of Dickinson
County citizens, charging him |
that while he was Common
wealth's Attorney, he raped and
carnally knew an infant child
under the age of consent. A
motherless child, whom it was
his duty as Commemorative
Attorney to protect.
He was tried by jury and de-
MED his guilt. Tenof the jurors
voted to convict him. so they
did not believe what he swore.
j. G. Smith had two more
trials and each time there were
men on the jury that did not
believe what he swore and these
men voted to convict him, so
out of five trials he never con
a single jury that he
sWore the truth or was innocent
OF the charges, and | submit the
that even though, he may cir
culate his false statements or
tell anything he desires, con-