Evening star., 1929-11-29
PENAL|zED IN RUM
CASE IN FAIRFAX
Circuit Court DiSpoSeS of
Busy Docket, Criminal
and Civil.
Dispatch to The Star.


Brown, indicted by the Fairfax County
grand jury for felonious manufacture
of distilled ardent spirits, pleaded guilty
in the Fairfax County Circuit Court to
possession of liquor and was fined $50,
costs and one month in jail, the latter
suspended during GOOD behavior. The
cases against Joe Miller, jr., and John
Mills, arrested with Brown and indicted
for the same offense, were nolle pressed
The father of the Mills boys on Monday
was given a f1ve-year penitentiary SEN
tence for third offense.
The Commonwealth's case against A.
E. Breedon was dismissed, Max Cave
acknowledging that he had received
satisfaction for injuries sustained in
Breedon'S alleged assault on him. The
case against Nelson Fertney and j. w.
H. Smith, indicted for violating the
prohibition law, and two cases against
RoSial Harris. one on prohibition in
formation and one on a hit-and-run
charge, were continued to the January
term and their BAH enlarged. w. S.
Cooke and Ralph G. Gather both
pleaded guilty to informations filed by
the Commonwealth for prohibition Of
fenses, and their bail was enlarged for
sentence at the January term. G. L.
Steadman, pleading guilty to prohibi-
ton offense, was fined 500, costs and
one month in jail.
Case Dismissed.
w. H. Abel, on an appeal from de-
cision of a justice, pleaded not guilty
and the case was dismissed by jury
N. P. Young, foreman; Il: L. Gray. Il
Powell, James Adams and r. 7. Ballard.
The cases against Harry Cohen and J. A.
Minnick, both motions for forfeiture.
and Charles Mergler and Wade Perry,
prohibition, were continued to the next
term. The felony charge against Mel
win A. Bolts was nolle pressed. The
appeal Of H. G. Schultz, an appeal from
Justices decision, was dismissed at the
cost of Schultz.
The following cases were dismissed py
the court at the cost of the plalntins: ::
C. A. McCauley VS.. A. P. Haynes, B. N.
Gibson VS.. R. Donaldson, Federal States
Co. VS.. P. T. Ballenger, A. Q. CrounSt
VS.. J. Monroe, N. H. Senne VS.. L. ana j.
Hall. Morris Plan Bank VS.. Mills estate,
all on suggestions; Chauncey VS.. Gray,
soire facias; Potomac Electric Power Co.
VS. w. c. Hinton and E. P. Kirby VS..
Barnett C. Keith, appeal from justice S
decisions; Matthias. executor, appeal 10
reduce taxes; D. L. Presley VS.. Edward
| Law. National Bank of Fairfax VS.. Mrs.
J. M. Burdette and Robert D. Graham
| VS.. Mrs. ]. M. Burdette, all on attach
ments; Levinson Clothing Store vs.. o.
E. Wood, appeal.
| The virginia Public Service Co. was
ordered to pay $3409 compensation to
| Gilbert L. Struder and Minnie Struder
| for land condemned; with $l705 for
damages to adjoining land, divided $4.26
each to Peyton, Sylvester, Howard and
! Douglas Dove.
| Awarded Judgment.
The National Bank of Herndon was
awarded q Misunderstanding judg-
ment against A. H. Huffard for $2,205
with interest from June II, 1929, and
costs, and attorneys fee of 10 per cent
J The National Bank Of Herndon waS
awarded Judgment for $2;50O, with IN.
! terest from May 20, 1929, until paid, with
costs, and attorneys fees, based on
promissory note of the defendants, from
| the Herndon Milling Co., w. M. Nc
Nair. F.. N. Mohler, W. A. Thompson
w. w. Retzer and A. E. Steel.
In the suit of Albert N. Wndmar
against Clement Storm, jury, N. r
| Young, foreman; w. M. Parker, H. H
HawIey, T. H. Carver, Stewart Petit
found for the defendant. The plaintiff
moved for a new trial, charging error
committed by the court in allowing Ger
tain testimony and refusing to Strik
out other testimony. The motion wa
continued for argument later. In tn
suit brought by Burton w. Doyle, trad
ing as the Doyle Printing Service
against Capitol Equipment & Oil Corpo
ration and L. C. Painter, Painter moves
that the Judgment entered on tlai
action November Is be set aside as ia
as it concerned him. The court orderet
that it be so vacated and the cler
directed to accept such pleadings a
Painter may present in the trial set 10
, the next term.
w. w. Beattie of Fairfax was ap
d. pointed by Judge Smith as an appraise
, in place of Charles L. zoll, deceased.
: $4,000 Suit Lost.
The suit for $4,000 damages brough
. against Ida l.. and T. l.. Simpson O
; Clifton by z. M. Weeks of Alexandra
! was tried in the Fairfax Circuit Cour
r this week and lost. Weeks charge
: malicious arrest He was representa-
: by Attorneys Duvall and Flynn o
Z Alexandria Commonwealth's Attorne
Wilson M. Farr and former State Sen
r ator Walter Tansill Oliver representa-
I the Simpsons.
Levi Doyle, alias Pete Doyle, indicte
i, on a charge of feloniouS shooting, wa
/ found not guilty by a jury includin
: N. p. Young, foreman; J. T. Boucher
:. T. S. Nichols, H. L. Gray, James Adam
!. Rowland Kenyon, u S. Walters, T. +
Power, H. H. Hawley, r. T. Ballard, v
4 o. Harrison and M. L. Snow. A sec
]. ond charge against him on q prohib
d ton violation was continued to- tn
!, January term and he was admitted I
a $500 bail.
!. The case of the Standard Plate Gla
y, Co. against Chris Gebicks and Willial
IL 10 nn Ia