The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-11-10
Illicit Drug, Whiskey, Gambling Trial
$l,85l In Fines, % Months Jail
Defendants Face
More Charges
In Courts Here

The illegal sale of Whiskey and
dangerous drugs and the operation
of gambling devices in Prince Ed
ward county were dealt a sharp
blow. Friday.
Judge William P. Hay, Jr.,
handed down County Court de-
cislons calling for fines of $1,851
plus court costs. Jail sentences tot
alling % months plus an additional
$500 in suspended fines and 70
months in suspended jail sentences.
Several warrants, all in connec-
ton with the breakdown by law
enforcement officers at Guinn's
Restaurant, were continued in the
Prince Edward County Court. Judge
Hay will hear argum on
charges of the sale of dangerous
drugs and the operation of gaming
devices by Jack and D. w. Quinn
at a later date. A preliminary hear
ing on a felon warrant charging
Jack Quinn with aiding and abet-
ting the illegal sale of whiskey
with a firearm on the same prem
ises will also be held in County
Court.
Five persons were tried in the
court Friday, two of them. Jack
and D. w. Quinn, on multiple
charges. The cases developed from
a breakdown by II officers. includ-
ing Sheriff James T. Clark. his
deputies, Police Chief Otto S. Over
ton, town officers, State police and
ABC officers. on the illegal opera
tons the last week end in Septem-
Der. The September 26 raid at
Guinn's was the result of two
months Of u%ndercover work. Sew
eral cases resulting from the Incl
dent we're tried earlier in County
Court.
Jack Quinn
Jack Quinn. an operator of the
restaurant with his father, D. W.
Quinn, vas found guilty of inter
ference with an officer in the per-
Torrance Of his duty and at the
same time bearing a concealed
weapon. For that charge he was
given six months in jail and a fine
Of $50. Is, He was found guilty of
one sale Of pills dangerous drugs
and two charges of possession of
pills. For this he was given a maxi
mum fine of 500 and costs on each
count.
Jack Quinn was also found guilty
Of illegal possession of Whiskey. and
fined $50 and costs, one half of fine
suspended. For keeping gaming
machines tslot machines on the
restaurant premises he was fined
$500 and costs of court, and given
a l2-month Jail sentence. jail SEN
tence suspended for three years on
the basis Of good behavior. He was
found guilty on a second charge of
keeping gaming machines given
II months in Jail. six months to be
served and the other six suspended
On condition OF good behavior for
three years. For that charge he
also drew a $500 fine plus court
costs. He was charged with two IL
legal sales Of Whiskey. fine 500 and
costs. one half suspended and given
80 DAYS in jail.
Dennis w. Quinn
Dennis VI Quinn. who was not
caught in the raid, but arrested
later on the basis of u%ndercover
work done by State ABC mvesti-
gators. was found guilty on two
charges Of illegal sale Of Whiskey.
fined 500 and given 40 days in
jail, orc half of both penalties sus-
pended on the basis of good be-
hayior. On n charge Of sale of
dangerous drugs, D. W. Quinn was
not found guilty.
The older Quinn was declared
guilty on two charges Of keeping
gami,g devices. For this. he drew
a penalty Of "a months in jail, all
suspended but six months. He was
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