171 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d3f0ab06ea39b3e4d40f5267ac0e3bf5.pdf cd7fa12089fd278abb5bd21a84d25866 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGL~I A, COUNTY OF ROCKI NGHAM, t o-wit: In the Ci rcuit Court of said County : Th e grand jurors of th e Commonwealth of Virginia in and f or th e b ody of said coun ty of Rocki ngham and no w a tten din g s aid Court a t its October term, 1 9 32, upon their oaths do p re s ent that W. E. Knicely and Harry Hoover , ~ on or ab out October 1 5 , 1932 , in s a i d county, did unlawfully ha ve in t he ir posse ss ion l!b out one-half gallon of ar dent spirits (moonsh ine li quor) and t l1i rty bottles of home brew, agai nst t he peace and di gnity of th e Commo nwea l th of Virgi ni a . .q.a. (' Thi s in dictment is found on t h e testimony of. A.. W. E. Luca s ands . F. Newma n , witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evi dence. �'-- Poss . Commonwealth v) Indictment I W. E. Kn i c ely \ /~H~~ ~ { rl i sd emea nor October term , 1 932 Wit ness es : W. E. Luca s • F . Newman GALA D . w. Earman Commonwealth ' s Attorney / �Commonwealth of Virginia-€ity, County of,"1oJ~o- wit: (b) A still, still cap, worm, tubs, fermenters and other appliances connected with such still and used, and mash and other substances, capable of being used, in the manufacture of Ardent Spirits, are unlawfully in the possession of, and unlawfully used by one -----------------------------------------·---·-----------··-··-·-·-------·---··-··--·······-·- ·······--······· -----···-·········-·· Give name, if name unknown, say •'Whose name is to the informant unknown ' in a certain ·····-····-·-········-··--······-·· · ···················-·············----------·---··----···----·-----···-·---····-·····---·---·--······-·-··--······--·-····-········--·--·-Here describe place as in (a) above (c) Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully kept, held, stored, concealed, used, sold, and unlawfully transported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, to-wit: a certain Here describe vehicle, auto, wagon, carriage, buggy, boat , baggage or what not by one ___ ·-----····-·------······---·---··--·-···--·-·----···--··-······.··········-----------·-··---·-····-··--··--······---·--···-··--·----·-·-·--·······-··--·----·-··-·--··········-···· Here give name, or describe as in [a] above And there being reasonable cause for such belief: THESE ARE, THEREFORE, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assistance, to search the house, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein desig- · nated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possesd or used in violation of law, and bring the same and the person or persons, in whose possession they are found, and also any person resisting, impeding, obstructing, or in any manner hindering or delaying you in the execution of this warrant before me, or some other officer having jurisdiction of the case, to be disposed of and dealt with according to law; and make return of this warrant showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular statement and sufficient description of the things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found, if al'ly, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of this warrant and the return thereof, as required by law. . Given under my hand and seal this._/J.....day of.. _{2~··-·-· 1~.-~ .. Title of Magistrate �DIRECTIONS I. If only Ard ent Spirits and conta iners be seized, the Magistrate shall fi x a time not less than 10 n.or more th a n 30 d ays from the date of return, for the hea ring of said return. If no claiman~ appea r , the Arde nt Spiri ts and a rticles are to be forfei ted to Commonwealth . An.y person claiming a ny of sa m e must file a written claim stating par ti cul a rly the ch a racte r a nd e xtent of his inte res t th e re in , wh e r eupon th e Magistrate shall ce rtify the warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to th e Circuit or Corporati.on Court, a i> the case m ay b e, for dete rmination, and declare the unclaimed a rticles forfeited. 2. If s till, still c ap, worm, tubs, heater. ferm enters, or a ny appliance connected with a still and used, or mash or o ther .sub st a nce capable of b eing used, in the m a nu facture of Ardent Spirits, b e seized, the m ash (after t a king a sample) shall b e d es troyed, and the fac ts and a rticl es seized repor ted to the Prohibition Commissioner and Com monwealth's Attorney . (A copy of this, w arrant a nd p roper r e turn will b e a sufficient" no tice and repo rt. ) Ardent Spir its and contain-! e r s disposed of as in No. 1 above. r .. 3. If Ar dent Spiri ts a re b eing transported in an a utom obile, b oa t, wagon , bugg y, or other vehicle , th e Ardent Spi r its and containers shall be preserved a nd t he vehicle shall be deliv ered to the Se rgeant of the City, th e facts reporte d t o the Pro hibition Commissioner and Common.wea lth's Attorney and Arde nt Spirits and containers disp osed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of this w a rra nt a nd proper return will be a sufficient report. ) ·' 4. A copy of this warrant ancl the return thereon m ust be post ed at the front door of the h·o use, or on the door of the r oom, o r on the premises at the pla ce the Ardent Spirits may be found. See Sections 21 1-2, 22, 23, 23 1-2, 57 and 57 1-2, Acts of A ssembly, 1918, Page 578. WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS, ETC. The foll9wing nam ed officers and persons assisted me in the execution of this warrant : --~----------------------------------------------- E xecut ed the within warrant this ___ of f_J=-::___ clay Other than above stated the following are witnesses.: -~----~----, 19$..2, by searching the wi thi n st a t ed ___ l::f✓.:t,~----------------H er e sta t e ho u se. r o om , plcce a nd by seizing the foll owing described Ardent Spirits and other things therein found (and arresting th e ab ove n amed person found in possession th er eof) a n d by posting a t r ue copy of this warrant ---· 4 s;;:;r~~~ x: _ _ ~__ 0 and the re turn. h ereon on the __ ..rA.t.~~----- - - ~ - . , - ; ; ; z M .se. r oom .. boat. _ auto or Bagg age, o r a s case may be Thi s m a tter se t for h earing on the ________ day of ----------------------, 192 ____ . No claim of ownership or inte rest in any of the sa id things seized having b een. filed h erein in compliance w ith the law, the same are hereby adjudged and declared confiscated and forfeited t o the Com-m onweal th. Given under my hand this ________________ day as front door of house, door of ro om or premises Descripti on of Ard ent Spirits and other things · L__tg,._ __ {_Z __ ~ u=,:;.-~ ~ of --------------·- -------, 192 ____ , .L;:-__d ,________ _ Title of M agistrate ------ J--~~~-- ~ ~~--------------------- ~~_J_.tf~--------- -------------- ~--~---!Y,~ ----------------- A-:----:-~--::::::::::: i2k'. "t7 ---- _00' ___________________ _ c n . ~ ~~'-';7-./2_,h~-------- . --------------------- ---------·-----------------Given under my hand this ____ J_5_--:__ day of ---~------c:)9$.ks _;. ___A-'-a--~*~---------Title Written claim of owne rship or interest having b een fil ed to certain of the said things herein seized, this warrant, th.e said claim and the things in th e cla im particularly described, are hereby certifi ed to the ________________ Court of this _________ _ for de t ermination, and the sa id things unclaimed are h e reby adjudged and decla red confiscated a nd fo r feit ed to the Commonwe al th. Given. under my hand this _______________ day of - - --------------------, 192 ____ . T itle of Ma gistra t e NOTE. -Unless warrant issued for Ardent Spirits being t[anspor ted in. v ehicle, b oat or baggage, it is t o be r e turned to the jurisdiction from which issued. If issued for Ardent Spirits so transported, it c a n b e executed .in any part of the State, and retu r n ed to a ny ju stice in a ny ooun ty or city throug h which thi.y are carried. �,ie -1934- =#-/~ 71 COMMONWEALTH v. ) (Pro .) JII!sd emea nor W. E. KNICELY HARRC HOOVER j , ., . -·""/"'~ HA TI'IE KNICELEY ~-1 . i.t-et 4 1'1/,tJ/..? \934 �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. W.E. Knicely, Harry Hoover and Hattie Knicely Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of ardent spirits-moonshine and homebrew capias warrant Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-002 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Hoover Knicely https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/61398236a7f61f387fda5016776c3e4e.pdf b8e2f272bade6bdc58dbfb574aafb54c PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRG-INIA, COUNTY O ROCKI NG' . , to-wit: In the Circui t Court of said County : The gr a nd jurors in and for the body of s a i d County of Rocking ham and no w at t end i ng said Cou rt at its Octobe r ter m, 1932, u pon their oaths do presen t that Walter Keyton , on or a bout Octobe r 8, 1932 , in sai d county , di d unlawf ully transpo rt and have i n his pos ses sion about five gallon s of ardent spirits (moons hi n e liquor ), a gainst the peace and dignity of the Commonweal t h of Virgin ia . ✓ V. E. Luca s , Tl is indictment i s f ound on . V. Sh ' flett, C. R. he t estimon y of c Gahe y, a nd Cha rles Rodger s, witn esses sworn i n Court and sent b efore the gr and jury to give evidenc e . �Tr ans and poss . Com v) Ind ictment Via l t er Key ton Misd emea no r Octo ber term, 1932 / ! ~ Fore man itne sses :~V. E. Luca s S . V. Shi ffle tt '(,c. R. 1,ic Ga he VCh as . Rod gers D. W. Earr ran Commonwe alth 's Atto rney �Commonwealth of Virginia-City, County of, to-wit: To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of Virginia -Greeting: ·OJl!!~ Name of Ma11istra te of the said City /County that he veri ly believes, that in the said City / County and (a) That Ardent Spirits are being unlawfull y m a nufactured , so ld , kept . st ored , posse cealed in a certain iJ:. ·. .Jl-~ d, held, used and con- .()J{;_f ~~ Here describe the place. house. room or boat. as th e case m av be by on . . .. . .. . . d/~~ .kl/?1.. (. 0~ . . . .. ...... .. ... . . . . ... ... . .. ive name, if name unk now n , say, " \1/ hose n ame is to th e mfor111an t unknown" (b) A still , still cap, worm , tub s, n -~ and other substances, capable of being u sed . in ~manufacture session ot and unl awfu ll y u sed by one in a certi1;s;;~ Lt rmernter s and oth er appli ances connect ed w ith such still and u sed, and mash Spirits, are unlawfully in the pos- V- .. 5 ~ .. oo>oo=".. ........ . ~ , ! ,::;__oJsowo, ~,. "W"= "'"" ;, ~~ . c:..b <?~ Here describe p]ace as in (a) abo ve <o do, ;.,fo,=o< . ... . . . . .. . .... . ... . .. .. . ... (c) A rdent Spirits are being unlawfull y kept, h eld, stored, concealed, u sed, sold , and unlawfully transported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, t o-wit: a certain Here describe vehicle, a uto, wagon , carriage, buggy, boat, baggage or what ~ot by one Here ~i ve n ame, or descri be as in (a) ahov~ And there being reasonabl e cause for such belief: THESE ARE, T HEREFO RE, IN THE NAM E OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assistance, to search the house, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possessed or u sed in violation of law, and brin g the same and the person or persons, in whose possession they are found , and also any person re sisting, impeding, obstructin g, or in any manner hindering or delaying you in the execution of this warrant before me , or some other offic er having juri sdiction of the case, to be di sposed of and dealt with according to law ; and make r eturn of thi s wa rra nt showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular statement and sufficient de scription of the things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found, if any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your retu.rn , and post a true copy of this warrant and the return thereof, as required bv law. Given under my hand and seal this 2.?./ . day oL ~ r.3/).#._ ~~193 .. . .. . . ........_ / ~ ~:: �DIRECT IONS 1. If only Ardent Spirits and containers be seized the Magistrat e shall fix a time not less than 10 nor more than 30 days from the date of return for the hearing of said return . If no claimant appear, the Ardent Spirits and articles are to be forfeited to Commonw ealth. Any person claiming any of same must file a written claim stating particularly the character and extent of his interest therein, whereupo n the Ma gistrate shall certify th e warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to the Circuit or Corporati on Court, as the case may be, for determina tion, and declare the unclaimed articles forfeited . 2. If still, still cap, worm, tub s, heater, ferm ent ers, or any appliance connected with a still and u sed. or mash or other substance capable of being used , in the manufactu re of Ardent Spirits, be seized, the mash (after taking sample) shall be des troyed, and the facts and articles seized reported to the prohibitio n Commissi oner and Commonw ealth's Attorney. (A copy of this warrant and proper return will be a sufficient notice and report.) Ardent Spirits and contain er s dispos ed of a s in No. 1 above. WARRA NT T O SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRIT S, ETC. The following named officers and persons assisted me in the execution of this warrant: Commonw ealth of Virginia (}h ?~ 9: :~ , ...... .... . . . . . . ...... .............. . . . .. 2... ... . ie... ...... .... Execu te~~in warrant of .. .~ thgZ,. . ij.. . ~.'.... ... . . day Other than above stated the following are witnesses: :-:.. ....... .................. ~.. . .. .. , by sea~ching the within stated .. .. ..... ..... ... ... .. ..... ~~ .. .. . Herc state h ou se, room , p lace and by seizing the followin g described Ardent Spirit, a nd other thin gs therein found (and arresting the above named perso n fo und in posses sion thereof) a nd by postin g a tru e copy of thi s wa rrant and th e return hereon on the .... . ...... .. .. ... This m att er se t for hea ring on the of . , 193 .. H ere sa y p lace, house, room , boat, ... ... .. '....... . . . . .... .. ... ... .... ... ... • auto or B aggage, o r a s case may be N o claim o f ow nership or interest in any of the said things seized having been filed herein in compliance with the law, the same are hereby adjudged and declared confiscate d and forfeited to the Commonwealt h . D escription of Ardent Spirits and others things Given und er my ha nd this of.. / 3. If Ardent Spirits are being tran sported in an automobile, boat, wagon, buggy, or other vehicle, th e Ardent Spirits and containers shall be preserved and the vehicle shall be delivered to the Sergeant of the City, the facts reported to the Prohibitio n Com'm issioner and Commonw ealth' s Attorney and Ard ent Spirits and containers disposed of as provided in No. 1 ab ove. (A copy of this warrant and proper return will be sufficient report.) ..... Title of Mag istrate Written claim of ownership or interest having bee n filed to certa in of the said things herein seized, this warrant, the said claim and the things in the claim particular ly described, are hereby certified to the ... ... .. .. .. Court of this .... .. for determina tion, and the said things unclaimed are he reby adjudged and decla red confi scated and for feited to the Commonw ealth. of.. See Sectio ns 21 ½ , 22, 23, 23 ½, 57 and 57 ½ , Acts of A ssembly, 1918, Page 578. .. .. .. ..... ...... .... ..... day . , 193 Given under my hand this 4. A copy of this warrant and the return th ereo n must be posted at the front door of the house, or on the doo r of the room , or on the premises at the place the Ard ent Spirits may be found. .... ..day .. day . , 193 .... ...... .. ... . Title of Magistrate NOTE.-U nless warrant issued for Ardent Spirits being tran sported in vehicle, boat, or baggage, it is to be returned to the jurisdictio n from which issued . If iss ued for Ardent Spirits so tran sported, it can b e executed in any part of the State, and returned to any justic e in any county or city through which they are ca rried. �CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNT Y OCT 1 7 \ 2. . ...... /JJ ,i -~ has been sworn in open court as a witness before the Grand Jury. u ~%'9'::v jff/'/ ······ ··· ··············; ···· ····· ····· ·r··1···•········ ··· ··· ····· ··· Clerk. / / ��CIRCUIT COURT OF R~KINGHAM COUNTY ' ..-....Term, oc1 11 .... ... ............ . ... .. . ....eRt.~ . .~. tJ?d. has been sworn in open court as a Jury. 19 .. itness before the Grand ✓• Clerk. ��CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY OCT 1 7 1932 ~~ =~!!.:~:~.~~:,~~ Jury. Clerk. ��' OC1 \932 ··-· . C<Mv!ONWEA.LTH v. ) WALTER KEYTON Misdemeanor -J ----I I I w ft ff . J; (Pro. ) �I I' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Walter Keyton Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment transportation and posession of ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-001 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Keyton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ef981cb41545990e30a2cca2cced017f.pdf fe9ff21695a8d506592eafc0f454becf PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM , to-wit: I n t he Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors in and for t h e b ody of said County of Rockingham a nd now at tending said Court at its October term, 1932 , upon their o a ths do present tha t R. M. Hof fman, on or about Oc tober 15, 19 32 , in said county, did unlawfully ha ve in h is p ossession about one pint of ardent spirits (moon s hine li Qu or), against the p ea c e a nd dignity of the Common wea lt h of Vi rginia . ✓ This i ndictmen~ _i 1,.o:CPund te stimony of A. s . / ~.J.Ki, 4'l,.........-A. Runion and Lester Runi on, witn esses swor n in Court Lnd sent b efore t he grand jury to g ive evidence . �Pos s Commonwealth v) Indictme nt R. M. Hof fman Mi sdemea nor e c tob e r t erm , 19 32 ✓ Witnesse s/· A. S . Runion Lester Runlon ~ 'j ~ \ D. W. Earman Commonwe alth ' s Attorney �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham Countg, To- Wit: BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the .. .Ci2.£../l . ,._ . . ~~~, / :J. .... day of ........ ~.... , 199..~ principal and .. ....... surety, who justified to . ... . .. -?&d . ...---....~. . ~~~~ ~~ ...... , of the said County of Rockingham, (J . P. or Bail Commissione r) and acknowledged ···· ··· ······ ~ ~........ . to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia each in the sum of .-2_~ Jd -F- ~ -: :_ . . Dollars, ( $ .. ~. .~O . . . .......... ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the ~se of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severally waved their homestead exemption to their recognizance; yet upon this condition: That if the said .... ... m. ~ . .shall personally appear before the Circuit Conrt of Rockingham County, at the Courthouse of said County, on the ......./ .... .... day of the . ..M"..-1.'.. Y..3.....~. . . 19 .3 .~ at Term thereof, being the.... / ~ ..7 day of ....................... such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the said charge, and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virginia concerning a certain ~ ~~ ~~:-::te_:~~~~.........,"... ."'. ... ...".'!C .. '2. ...Y. ...................... whereof the said ..... ~.. ~ f. .. ........ ~ .stands charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN ···········~ WITNESS vVHEREOF, '2..... . .• ·····••··········· l l 9 .... / ""'. f.? . day of... ......... ...... ................. I hereunto affix my signature this ............ ��Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham Countg, To- Wit: . . . L..!i . . dayof.............~................ , 19~ indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia each in the sum of and acknowledged themse ves ~ ... r - ~ ~ .......c. 1Z:..c: .....'.1..... .. ........ ·"···, H . . .......... .. Z ~. :. . Dollars, ($ . ....;;26~ ..... ~.C:. . . ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the :1se of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severally waved their homestead exemption to their re cognizance; ye t upon this condition: T hat if the said ~ / a ./JJ .f,fd . . ... ............ ..... hall personally ap~ the Circnit Court of Rockingham County, at the Conrthouse of said County, on the ....~ ~ ./"'i?:::$i. .~.Term thereof, being the. / ~ 19 3.~ d at ··? before ay-:f the ~.............. ... , ···day of................ such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further h eard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceeding s in connection with charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or u ntil it is declared void by order of a competent court ,. then the above recognizance shall be null and void; other- - --- wise to remain in full force and effect. adi~:~ESS =~:R~ l; ;to affix my signature this 1-.-1-.""r / ~ ~- BAIL COMMISSIONER_) ��Arrest Warrant Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham County, . I T W't• 1 I o- • · ~ To~'* , a ~nstable ol said {Minty: Whereas,·-······-·····- ·····~··· -··············-·····-·············-····································~ ·· ~a1d County, has this day made b~l-!• . . .= -. -- -- · · ·~ ~.£,,~ 1:r~ ~ .~ :::p:;::~t;~~h~~ormaz. fi. ; , a Justice of the of the said County, on the............/~ .....................day of ...........~ ··················-·..··, 198 ..~ in the said County, did ·..·.~ - .·.··.·······.········7,./l, '···; .··:.~ r~ ·~ ··· -.·····..···~ · ~ ··········· " These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before, me or some otl\er Justice of the said County, the body of the said ' .... ... ... . ·.... ........... ... . ..... ..... .... . . . . .... ...... . ... . ... . ..... ..r% ..f?.., .1<>tt...:,~ .;-;; ······· · ·· ·· ··· · · · ······ ···· · ·· ···· ··· · ····· · · · ·· · ·· · · to answer the said complaint and to be furtJier deal;··;{,f';;~;di~·~· to law. And you are required to summon................... ................. •..ff{j'.,J_'···... . . . . . .... . . . . . .... ...;It,'._ 1 I!:,. ,·-·-····-· · ···' . . 1 •········-- ······--······-····-······-·············· to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this ......l~ . ............day of. .......~ ............................, in the year 19. .~.... . · · · · -······· ·-·· · · ·· ·.its\ .,~,..,.,.,. -·······-···························J. P. [Seal] , �STATE OF VIRGINIA-COU NTY OF ROCKI NGHAM, TO-WIT: ,, + a J ustice of the Peace in and for the Co unty of Rockingham, Virginia, do hereby certify th at .................................................................,............................ and his suret ........, have t h is day acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of................... . .............................................................. Dollars ($ .................................... ) to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, upon this condition: That the sald ................ .............................. ;···•·························shall appear before the un der- signed or the Circuit Court of Ro ckingham County, on the .................... day of ............................................ ...., 19 ........, and not leave hence without leave of the said Court, t o answer the charge in this warrant, or to await the a ction of the Grfmd Jury of the said County upon t h e within charge. Given under my hand this, the ................day of ...................................................., 19 ............. '"4 . - J. P. ....,' .,.. E ...s:: ... ., ..~ ~ ...., = -;;., ~ Q - e-·"' u :·-- k i r <, § ") ¾l Cl 0 11 t: i ., Cl .., .,u .., M :,.. = = > S:: ra"l., >,I) ·a tD Q .5 E 1111 cai ..c: u "' .!= ·e .... i ., ..c:· ... •M ...., -., 4~ I&' .,E = ;s= .., .t : ~ ~! r~•. .s ·; ..,. 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VA / .L. . _:__;_. , _ ·lerk ��CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COU NTY OCT 1 7 1s.::2 ···· · ~,:·~~i in-~o~ ~o"•ili,·~:~;·· ( ] . , I ' / . , , __,_•---,--,/ I -/-- ·: j . .., ,. ' 21-1/V ?/ 7 C,,r ... .................:, ........... ..... ... ........... , ... ...V...... .... .. / 1/ Clerk. ��CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY has been sworn in open court as a witness before the Grand Jury. • I ~ '".,i.f' C?r;,/f/ ·;y/~ ,. .. '.(A/. ·· 1 · ... ·• .......... .... ....... .. . . .. T.~ . f .,.,.? t/ !J e; . Clerk. ��CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COU NTY ... .... .. C .. .. .·:..·· ]. .. ,:)_,,) ..... .Term , 19 ..... . ·····•··············4 ·~··4 - ·· ~ ······ ····· Grand has been sworn in open court as a witness before the Jury. ~ ; o/4 /J~ · ·~i~;k:······. r ; .. #.fd '"Ak /··~ �• �.. COMJiONWEAL TH V. ) R. M. HOFFMAN - I t Misdem eanor /j (Pro.) / �1 I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. R.M. Hoffman Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-072 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Hoffman https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/89998e6e726e699e14886211ed54c27d.pdf dc2484b8336dbbf45589f46c37603cc2 PDF Text Text COMJIAON EALT H OF VI RGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGU ,: , to - wit : ourt of s aid County : n tie Circuit t 0 Virgini and for the body of said county of Rock i ngham a nd now a tt ending s a id Court a t it s October term , 1932, upon their o at hs do p resent that James Higgins, who was heretofore c onvicted of viola ti ng th e Prohi bi tion Laws of the State of Virg inia, in the :rv;ayor ' s Court at Harr isonburg , Vi rginia , to - wit , on De cemb er 3, 19 28 , and wtlo then a nd th ere was sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dolla rs , d i d on or abou t Sep temb ~r 27 , 1932 , i n said count y , unla wful ly have i n h is possess i on ab ou t three p ints of ardent spiri ts (moonshine liquor }, against the pea ce and di gnity of t he Commonwe a lt h of Virgin i a . / Th is i~ctment i s found on the te s t i mony of John Logan a nd S . F . Newman, wi t nesse s sworn i n Court a nd s ent before the gra nd jur to give e vi denc e. �, , --11 Common wealth v) I ndictment James Hi ggi ns \J. Misdeme anor Oc tober term , 1 9 32 Witnesse s )fo hn R. Loga n S . F. Newma n D. W. Farman CoIDI2on wealth 's Att orney �Arrest Warrant C ommonwealth of Virginia, } . h am C ounty, To-Wit: R oc k mg a&0 T#, ~~t~ WhereaU ~ -1:1::?t ~ .(). . . ~ . . . . . .rO pl,t:~nformation on oatR be£ e me, .... .. .... .. .... :::~h 'P:~~ ha.xv ~ . ~ · e;1:;;; f & J:: ~l, //LE> ~ cr ~ f.2ca (ms~ of the said Cav~as this day made com- ~ .......... ..... . '7://<:~n~~es~ P, 1:t. a .::, ..ea ::r .S.L. ofsaidCo~nty: . .. ... q_ .. {:1 UJ. . . ~~ :;l(fl:u/7.~. : ~~ ~ .. C.~<.-:-rv. ~r. a. w. ~ 7. ~ ~ e tre, f:~'( . /-4 . ~6.~ f l;!~ .~ Q ..~ .t /&.~ . ~ .!?. ?f,h~ :.~£fj, C~ . ~ .... ±-& .... ~ ~~.- ~ o~~~;lth of Virgi ·· a, to command you f~i~h,;;i;h ~~ ~PPre- hend and bring before me, or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said ... ... .... ... ........... .... . ···························· ········ ············ ·················· ·· .. ·· ···· ~ q,~<:-~ ~ ..~ .. .~L.. 7,~ ..~..... ........................ .. to answer the said complaint and to be ~ rther'ii-lait with accor~aw. ~ .... ~...... ... .. (..~ .. mon ...... ........... ........ ... ....... .......... ... .. . r. . .~. . . . ~. ~. . . . . . ···· ············ · · ······· · ······ ...... . . .. . ·········· ·············· ······ ······ ···· ······· to appear and give evidence in behalf o G iven under my hand and seal this . :?.-:- 7 day of Service Press- I 70 And you are required to sum- �STATE OF VIRGINIA-COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, TO-WIT: I, ....... ... .... .. .......... .... .... .. ... .. .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ...... ..... ... .. ... . .., a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham, State of Virginia, do hereby certify that. .......... .. .... ... ..... ........ .. ... .... ... ..... ... ........ .......... ..... .... and . . ... ... . ... .. .. .. ... ... . ... .. . .... .. .. . . ... .. . .. ... ... . . .. . ... .. .. ... . ..... .................. ... .. ........... as his suret ...... , have this day acknowledged · themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of ..... . ..... ... Dollars ( $.. ... ...... ..... ...... ) to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, upon this condition: That the said .... ..... .. ........ ... ;······· ···· ··. ........... shall appear before the ~dersigned or the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, on the .. .. .... ...... day of . ... .. .... ..... ............. . ..... , 193 ... ., and not leave hence without leave of the said Court, to answer the charge in this warrant, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said County upon the within charge. Given under my hand this, the .. .. ... ...... .day of .... ...... ... . :... .. ......... .. ..... .. .. ... ... ... ... ........ , 193 ........ . J.P. ... i:: "'...... "' i:: 1 t"' < ....i:: -g>, -5 ...0. -~ ll ., ... '"., ii: i:: ~ 0 u~ ~ ~ c., .J:: i:: 0 ..i::. ... > ;:l .... ., ~ ~ ., ·;:; §0 § . '! U.t~i ~ ,i 1r~ i u ~: . '61'3- ci: ... -B ., .a ;:l ...0. "' "' J: ~ ,,: : . . ~ ~ """'" ...,. "S ., i .,., bl) i:.t. "' ~ ·.,u"' D >-, .,... ~ .,., ·;:; "' ;;l ... 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JU D:.Ss'J1..S....................................................................... , principal and ..........J.o.hl.L ..:8 ....,S:.1.i."".'.. :e.y.: .......................................... surety, who j t1stified t; his sufficiency, came before me, -··········~~~'=:.f..:f~.Y.........'.·..... P.E:lY...~~.;'...• .... ................................. .....Be~t1....✓.o..· :.J.i.s.s.i.o.ne :.. ....... . .................................................................................. , of the said County of Rockingham, (]. P. or Bail Commissione r) and acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Commonweal th of Virginia each in th e sum of T:7.0 ... 1- LD.RED.... F.IFT.Y ...."'."'·"'·····""·~'· ""·"'·"'·""··""··""'··~·""·"'·"'··'°"·""'·.,,·"'·"'·"'·""·:-e·"'·""·""·""'·· Dollars, ( $.. 25.0 .•.0.0................................ ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the ..ise of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and th ey each severally waved their homestead exemption to their recognizance; yet upon this condition: That if the said .... .J.2..1.1 .~ ...:}J s_:f\J.1$. .................................. .. .. . shall personally appear before the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Courthouse of said County, on the ........... L::>.t...day of the ..0.c.t. b.e.r... l.9.3 2 ............................. Term thereof, being the... .l.'l..th....day of ......... .c.t.o.b.er..,.....1.9.3.2 ...................... , ~ ............ , and at such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before auy court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the said charge, and then and there answer the Commonweal th of Virginia concerning a certain ............ Lli s d.e ·,i.eano.r......................................... whereof the said.......................'!..;;.: e-S•··••l-~tss· ·.-nE· .······································stands charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS ·W HE REOF, I hereunto affix my si ~.?..-....... • ....................................................................., 19 ... 30 day st . ............................. of... ......"':'.~()'l ':?...:........... ��Comm onwea lth of Virgin ia-City , County of, to-wit: To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of Virginia -Greeting: mf~~atma ~'?::,,:: WH E REA S has thi s da h me: Oc oijs,; ;]~·· ·.· .· ___;• City e said . . _ Name of Mairistrate of the said City / County that he verily believes, that in the said City /County a nd St at : (a ) T hat A rd ent Spirits ar e being unlawfull y m a nufactured, sold , kept , stored , poss s eel , held, u sed and concealed in a certain ;$,'r.'.f. ".~ . ... .. ... ~ ..~ ···<:f?.µ···{. .. ~..... } .......... ....... H ere describe the place, house, r oom or boat, as th~ case m av be by one < ............ .... .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. ~ '!. f~ ·o/· 1· k .~-1 .. ...... Give na me, if name unknow n , say, " W hose name is to the infon,,ant unknown" (b) A still, still ca , worm , tubs, ferm ernt ers an d oth er applia nces connected w it h such still and u sed, and ma sh a nd other subst a nces, capa ble of being used , in th e man ufact ure of A rdent Spirits, are unlawfully in the pos- session 0£, and unlawfully u sed by one in a cert in ~~~ r+..,.,,.~.., Here descri be place as in ( a ) above (c ) A rd ent Spirits are being unl awfull y kept, h eld, stored, concealed, u sed . sold, and unlawfully transported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, t o-w it : a certain Here descr ibe veh icle, a uto, wagon , carriage, bugg y, boatJ baggage or what not by o ne H ere ~ive name. or describe as in (a) ahove- A nd th ere being r easonabl e cau se for such belief : TH ESE A R E, THEREFO R E, I N THE NAME O F THE COM110N WEAL TH OF V IRGI N IA, to command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assi sta nce, to search the hou se, place, baggage, boat or vehicle h erein de signated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirit s and their containers and other things apparently possessed or u sed in violation of law, and brin g th e sam e and th e pe rson or pe rsons, in whose possession they a re found, and also any person resisting, impeding, ob stru ctin g, or in any m a nner hindering or delaying you in the ex ecution of thi s ,varrant before me, or s om e oth er offi cer having jurisdiction of the case, to be di sposed of and dealt with according to law; and make r eturn of thi s warrant showing all acts and things done thereund er, with a parti~ular statement and sufficient de scri ption of th e things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found , if any, and if not found in the possession of an y one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of thi s warrant and the return thereof, as required by law. >-- Given under my hand and seal this ..... --2!r.... ay of..... . ~. ... . 193 ... .. ... .. .................. t ..,.; •·• ·· · · · ·· .. ···•· ·· ···· ~ ( H~;;;;:;~ �DIRECTIONS 1. If only Ardent Spirits and containers be seized the Magistrate shall fix a time not less than 10 nor more than 30 days from the date of return for the hearing of said re turn. If no claimant appea r, the Ardent Spirits and articles are to be fo r feited to Commonwealth. Any person claiming any of same must file a written claim stating particularly the character and extent of his interest therein, whereupon the Magistrate shall certify th e warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to the Circuit or Co rpora tion Court, as the case may be,for determination, a nd declare the unclaimed articl es forfe ited. 2. If still, sti ll cap, worm, tub s, hea ter, ferment ers, o r any app liance co nn ected w ith a still an d used. o r mash or other substa nce ca pab le of being used, in the m a nufacture of Ardent Spirits, be seized. th~ mash (after taking sa mple) sha ll be cles troyecl, and the facts a nd articles seized r epo rt ed to th e prohibition Commissioner and Commonwealth 's Attorney. (A copy of this wa r rant and proper r e turn wi ll be a sufficie nt notice and report.) Ardent Spirits and containers di sposed of as in No. 1 ab ove. ~c e~ ". The fo llowing named officers and persons as- WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS, ETC. , ;,ted .U~~~. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . Commonwealth of Virginia . . .. . . . . . ····· ~ ~~ Exec~~ d ~e within warrant this Other than above stated the following are witdesses : of . J... ~~.. ..... with in stat ed .. :::Z.L. ..... . . .... clay .. . ;;;J"J£.-:;J by ;;archmg th e .. .. ~.. ~ .. ~~ Herc state ho use, room , place and by seizin g th e fo llow in g described A rd ent Spirits and o th er thin gs therein found (a nd arr es ting the above nam ed perso n fo und in possessio n th ereof) an d by posting a true copy of thi s warra nt and the ret urn hereon o n th e ······•··· .. ...... .. H ere say place, house, room, boat, auto or T hi s ma tt er se t fo.r hea ring on the ~/?L... . .. .. , 193 .. df No claim of ow ners hip or interes t in any of the said things seized havin g been filed herein in com1 liance with the law, the same a re hereby adjudged "ind dec la red confiscated an d fo rfeited to the Com1'1'1o nwealth. rel en t Spirit s and oth ers things seiz ed ...... clay Given und er my hand this . oiL ... day 193 . ...................... . T itle of Magistrate 3. If Ardent Spirits are being tran sported in an automobile, boat, wagon, buggy, or o th er vehicle, th e Ardent Spirits an d containers shall be preserved . and the vehicle shall be de livered to the Sergeant of the City, th e facts repo rted to the Prohibition Commissioner and Commonwea lth"s Attorney a nd A rdent Spirits and containers di sposed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of this warran t and prop er return will be suffi cient r epo rt.) W ritten cla im o f ownership or interes t hav ing bee n filed to certa in of the said things herein seize,cl this war rant, the said claim a nd the things in th ~ cla im particula rly clescribecl, are hereby certified .. ..................... Court of this to th e .. .. fb r determinat ion , and th e said things unclaimed are iie reby adjudged a nd declare d confi scated and fo rfe ited to the Commonwea lth. Give n under my hand this oL 4. A copy of this warrant and the return th ereo n mu st be posted at the fr ont door of th e house, or on th e door of the room , o r on the prem ises at th e place the A r el ent Spirit s may be fo und. See Secti o ns 21 ½, 22, 23, 23½, 57 an d 57½, Acts of A ssembly, 1918, Page 578. ...... ........ .. .... ... .... clay 193 ....... ..... ... ........ Title of Magistra te Given un der my hand th is ...... ~ ..Z..............day of ;Y'~R#' N OTE.-Un less warrant iss ued for A rd ent Spirits bein g transported in ve hicle, boat, or baggage, it is to be returned to the jurisd iction from which issued. If i~sued for A rd e·nt Spirits so transported, it can be execut ed in a ny part of the State, and returned to a ny jus tice in a ny co unty o r ci ty through w hich th ey are car ri ed. �CIRCUIT COURT OF .R1)~GHAM COUNTY oc1 ......................... t . . . . Term, 19 ..... . µ ,~ ~ . 7 has Been sworn in open court s Jury. witness before the Grand ···· ·······;-·; ··· ·· "'· ···· ··· ··· ··· ·-- ~- ··· ····· ····· ········ ·········· ·· ······ ···· · Clerk. ��J"/4, ·,la ~., 'ti I avi -,~j . • OCT ~ I tJ 3 l . 1932 u CCUMONWEAL'IH ") V. (/ ) Misdemeanor .TAm'S RIGG lNS (Pro.) cf/, 6~,,,_,,~-~ I l �I f � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. James Higgins Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-071 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Higgins https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e10ff6022a0fe38f0bdb7d3ea41bf46d.pdf e4f9e97aa040b5938fb93d00e9d1a323 PDF Text Text COMJIA:O!f iVEALTH OF VI RGL IA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit : I n t he Circuit Court of said Count y : The jurors oft e Commonwealth of Virg inia i n an d for t he body of said county of Rockingham a nd now attendin g sa id Court at its October term , 19 3 2, upon their o a ths do present that James ("Co rky") Higgi ns, who has heretofo re been convicte d of v iola tin g the Prohibi tion Laws of t he State of Vi rgini a, in the ayor's Court at Harrison burg, Vi rgin i a, to-wit, on Decembe r 3, 1928, and who t ' en and there was senten ce d to pay a fine of Fifty Dollars, did , on or about August 2?, 1932, in said county of Rockingh am, unlawful ly have in his possessi on about one - ha lf gal lon of ardent spiri t s (moons hine liquor), agains t the peace a nd dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia . This indictme nt is found on the testimon y of w. T. Rex- rode, D.S . Shiffle tt, J . R. Logan , ands . V. Shi fflett, witnes se s sworn in Court a nd sent before the grand jury to give evid ence. �---- Poss ' (k. /}"c/"J/✓'I Commonweal t h \... v) Indic t ment /J,,·b .James ( "Gorky" ) Hi gg ins j Mi s demea n or Oct ober t erm , 1932 / Wi tnes ses : w. T. Rexrode s . V. Shi fflett ~ : WR.. Shiff lett Logan D. W. Earman Common weal t h ' s Attorney �Commonwealth of Virginia-City, County of, to-wit: To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of Virginia •-Greeting: WHEREAS M. . / ff~ q ,, 4 .. ..... ..········d9:··· has this day made complaint and information on oath before me, .. .... ...... of the said ® . . /. Name of 1'1.:-i,:istra te ~ 2!:.!'mz. . Title of the said City /County that he verily believes, that in the said City /County and State: (a) That Ardent Spirits are being unl awfully manufactured, so ld , kept. stor ed, possessed, held , used and concealed in a certain .. by one ..... . c ·• • ~~~~;~~;,,~·~~·~~~·; ,~~·· .5 ......... .. .. . ~ ~~::?~·~.-s~,~~;-1,~~~~~~l;;~·•j~·;~··;~;·;~f~;;;,~I~~··~~~~~·~·~;; ·•••····•····•·••···········••••""' (b) A still , still cap, worm , tub s, fermenrt ers and other appliances connected ·w ith s uch still and used , and mash and other sub stances., capable of being u sed . in the manufacture of Ardent Spirits, are unlawfully in the pos- ...~ ~'7...o/.. .. ~ .. session 0£, and unlawfully used by one G ive name, if n ame un kno wn . say, " \ Vhose name is to the informant unknown" m a certin ~ ~ - { /n,,.u.~c ~l······~ .. ·· ·· ··· ······· ·· ···· .. ................. ... ... ... ... .. ..... ........ ... -7 . , Q ···•p\J.·~ ··· ···· ····· ·· ··· ······ · ·· Here describe place as in (a) a bove (c) Ardent Spirits are beirng unlawfull y kept, held, stored , concealed, used, sold , and unlawfully transported m certain baggage or a certain vehicle, to-wit: a certain Herc describe vehicle, auto, wagon, carriage, buggy, boati baggage or what not by one Here Jli vc name, or describe as in (a) above And there being r ea sonable cause for such belief : THESE ARE, THEREFORE, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assi stance, to sea 1·c h the house, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possessed or u sed in violation of law , and bring the same and the person or persons, in whose possession they are fo und , and also any person re sisting, impeding, obstructing, or in any manner hindering or delaying you in the execution of this warrant before me, or some other officer having jurisdiction of the case, to be disposed of and dealt with according to law; and make return1 of this warrant showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular statement and sufficient description of the things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found , if any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of this warrant and the return thereof, as req uired by law. Gi ven und er my hand and seal thi s .. ~ 7 .day oL .. .. (SEAL) '\ - Title of Magistrate I �' WARRA NT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS , ETC. DIRECT IONS ) 1. If only Ard ent Spirits and containers be seized the Magistrat e shall fix a time not less than 10 nor more than 30 days from the date of return for the hearing of said return. If no claimant appear, the Ardent Spirits' and articles are to be forfeit ed to Commonw ealth. Any person claiming any of same must file a written claim stating particularly the character and extent of his interest therein, whereupo n the Magistrat e shall certify the warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to the Circuit or Corporati on Court, as the case may be, for determina tion, and declare the unclaimed articles forfeit ed. 2. If still, still cap , worm, tub s, hea ter, fermenter s, ' or any appliance connected with a still and u sed, or mash or other substance capable of being used, in the manufactu re of Ardent Spirits, be seized, the mash (after taking sample) shall be destroyed , and the facts and articles seized reported to the prohibitio n Commissi oner and Commonw ealth's Attorney. (A copy of this warrant and proper return will be a sufficient notice and report.) Ardent Spirits and containers dispos ed of a s in N o. 1 above. 3. If Ardent Spirits are being transporte d in an automobile, boat, wagon, buggy, or other vehicle, th e Ardent Spirits and containers shall be preserved and the vehicle shall be delivered to the Sergeant of the City, the facts reported to the Prohibitio n Com'm issioner and Commonw ealth's Attorney and Ard ent Spirits and containers dispo·s ed of as pros vided in No. 1 ab ove. (A copy of this warrant and proper return will be sufficient report.) The following named officers and persons assisted me in the execution of this warrant: Co mmonwea lth of Virginia . ...............3/.........;;.;···· ······"''''"''''''" Executed the within warrant this ... ....... .. ... .. .. .... ...... .. day . of \..,., _,5: .~ ...... .. ....... K. .. ... . ...r. .. ,19'... ~ by searching the Other than above stated the following are wites: ness ,, 7 within stated .. .. ................. .~ t : : :.~·.........c..~:-,,:-"""'Here st ate house, room, place and by seizing the following described Ardent Spirits a nd o ther thin gs ther ein found (and arresting the above nam ed person found in po sses sion thereof) a nd by pos tin g a tru e copy of thi s warrant and th e return This matter set for hearing on the of hereon on the )t. . . , ~ Given und er my hand this . zt;j· .... f>:: ~:: : of See Sections 21 ½, 22, 23, 23 ½, 57 and 57 ½, Acts of Assembly , 1918, Page 578. .. clay . .. , 193. . ...... ........ .... Title of Magistrate .. .Y. W ritten cla im of ownership or interest having been filed to certain of the said things herein seized, this warrant, the said claim and the things in the claim particular ly de scribed, are hereby certified ......... ... .. ........ .. Court of this ...... . to the for determina tion, and the said things unclaimed are hereby adjudged and de clared confi scated and for fe ited to the Commonw ealth. Given und er my hand this of 4. A copy of this warrant and the return th ereo n must be posted at the front door of the ho use, o r on the door of the room, or on the premises at the place the Ardent Spirits may be found . .. ... .., 193 . No cla im of o wnership or interest in any of the said things seized having been filed herein in compliance with the law, the same are hereby adjudged and declared confiscate d and forfeited to the Commonwealt h . Descriptio n of Ardent Spirits and others things ~ized ....... day ... day 193. ................. Title of M agistrate N O T E.-Unles s warrant issued for Ardent Spirits being tran sported i'n -:eh!cl~, \)Oat, or bag~ag~, it is to be returned to the Junsd1ct1011 from which issued. If iss ued for Ardent Spirits so transporte d, it can b e executed in any part of the State, and returned to any ju stic e in a ny county o r city through which they are carri ed. �Arrest Warrant Commonwealth of Virginia, /. T W't• Rockingham County, I o- 1 • <.-.[ 1 £- ~ C) v~ / ~~ _L ~ -[__p-.;" ' ~•m•~ea Y£#-~ "··rf._._·· · ,_L.__ To a ~ly: Whereas, ........................................ ~.....,.................................................of ~e said Ceunty-, has this day made compla~d information on oath before me,i-······{ZM,· ~7 :;i:h~~~l tt:n~ ~~= ~ -······-·····-····a Justice of the ~~=~ ?✓~ ::a;;:;z;;~-~h~~~;d~;;; These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before, me oJro e other Just~of.}he,said Coy.nty, the body of the said ······.··························································································· .. ...~ ....~ . 7 to answer the said complaint and to to summorL~; : b ~ r,,;,,. further dealt ~ i 8~ ,S ~ ...................................................... according to law. And you are ~uired ...·.~ ···· ·-~ · · · · ··· · · · · ····· t~;;;~;~ ~~d~i~~i~~~ ~f 1;J;i;;;~~~;~;ith;~~ th~~;;;;;;~;;;;~~t~~~hi~~th~;;,;;;; offence. , . Given t:? 2Un d er my h an d an d sea1 th'IS.................. ..........day Of ·····:;_·····················c,··-f-········ j·--·, 1Il th e yea:t;, 19.................. . ~7 H ----~-.' ' . .. . . . ... . . . . . . ...... . . .. ~ L 'SJ~ J. P. [Seal] �STATE OF VIRGIN IA-COU NTY OF ROCKI NGHAM, TO-WIT: I, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham , Virginia, do hereby certl'fy th at his suret.. ......, have this day acknowledg ed themselves indebted to the Commonwe alth of Virginia in the sum of................... . ...................... ........................................ Dollars ($ .......................... .......... ) to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, upon this condition: That the said ............................................................................ shall appear b efore the under, • si gned or the Circuit Court of Ro ~kingham County, on the ....................day of ...................... ...................... ...., 19 ........, and not leave h en ce without leave of the said Court, to answer the chari;;e in this warrant, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said County upon the within charge. Gi ven under my hand this, the ................day of.................................. •·.- •=···········• 19........:···· J. P. f . -=., .= ., ~ = ~ E Q u _. _ _ ~ -ii !! ~..., - . ., 00 E ., ~ ...= ...= "" .9 2 -=... -=., i .... ., ~ -=.....·-., ""...., ~., .,"=""""= u"" E ., I>, Q -=.,ta = .,E ·=" .c:·-= .Ill ... .c:i., ~ ~ ... 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Q ., ~f ., 00 ...= .,., r,., ., l ~ .! u ~ ., r:. .., -....~ ...= bl> = "':., t: < ·== E E = rn i ""; t- ., " .,= ""= ., ...s= <., ;,:: ... .; .., = ~ § u ~ ., ...= ., ~ Q E 1~ ~ ..,., r,., ...--; ~ r"' '= 'ta ~ (j �Commonwealth of Virginia: You are hereby commanded to summon .. ~ ::JJi!:~~r:. t~~'J::~::j;Jlfflr~°.~rt .o~ . to testify and thf tru j to say in behal ✓ . ...~ ... ... . . ..~ . .Lct:;:.::z:r/.ha;s.:~q~e~ti.°.~: - .... a~ ?~~'.~'.at .. t~e .~°.11rt ..~011se 1:er; f~ f the Commonwealth before the GRAND JURY. . • • ~ ·········· ~ ~ ··· ... ....... ....... ·· ·· ·········· ···· who stands charged with and indicted for a felony misdemeanor. And this . .. ~ . . .. .. . ... ..shall not omit under penalty of £I 00. And have then and there this Writ. Witness, J. d,y P of . BERT SWTTZER , Clrrk of our said {',j-, e L. PRE SS , HARRI SO NBUR G, YA 1,7 ':-',nd m th, 15 7!j!!l, at the Court Hous~, thr / /. ~ .~~ • Cl" k �E x ec ut,ed ------------------------------- by de.Ji ver ·1-: g a t lTP r'op1,, each i n person. ~~ ~ J~ l . ~~ "' ~ / �CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY OCT l 7 .... .../1).~.z. ~iC ...../L/?.L/// {_/ has been sworn in open court as a witness before the Grand Jury. . . . 9t~{t,tC~~.~✓e.:. ....... . /" - f1 Clerk. ��.OCT ·-. 1932 C<UlONWEAL'lH V. (} , ff ) Misdemeanor- (Pro.) .TAMES "CORKY1' HIGGINS ,' ' ~. ! , �I ~I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. James Higgins Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor not guilty posession of ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-070 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Higgins https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0eeab465c601d7e25d7fa43412de8af6.pdf 2cddcc091fd045b816711b34dc4e82fc PDF Text Text ~:i:i::~:~~:!~!~!~,!_i~!~~~~ ~ To-wit: In the _g_i_~~~!~------ _9_?_~:1-~~- Court of the of ---~-~~!_c:_1_1:~_1:~------· BE IT REMEMBER ED That ..R.t._.Ylt.._]lla_~_IL ___ , Attorney for the Commonwealt h for .-d countv ---- of Rockingham th e sa1 ---------~-• Commonwealt h prosecutes ------------ ----, an d who f or the said in this ibe'half, in his proper pers~n comes into the said Court on this the '. - 2d ______ day ·of_ ____ _ First Count -I~-I!'!~F-_:[ ___ , in the year 19~!, and upon the complaint in writing, verified by the oath of ___ _ __Jf i ~~'- ~--:El~~.llQd_Et ____ , -a competent witness, gives the said Court here to understand and be informed that _;~~~!'__~fs_S!!!.~-- ----------, on the __ .:_p_t~--- day of_ November ______ , in the-year 19~2, in the said __9_q_~1).-~--- of- __!1Q.9ki!;l_gl}~!lL ____ , did unlawfully _________ _ ~~'!~-!~-~J-~_p_q_~~-~~~_i_Q!;l__~Q.PJ1.t __r1:v_e._g_all.a.ns__o:f.._a~.d.ent.._sp.irits_________ _ (moonshine liquor) ------------ ------------ --- - ------------ ------------ -----------~ ------------------- ------------ ------------· ------------ ------------ ------------ -------·-------' -against the peace and ,_9-ignity of the c:pmmonweal th of Virginia. And the Attorney for the Commonwealt h aforesaid, who prosecutes as -aforesaid, in the name and by the authority aforesaid, and upon the complaint in writing _aforesaid, further gives Second Count the said Court to understand and ibe informed that said ------------ ------------ -----------on the __________ day of ------------ --------, in the year 192 __ , in the said ----- ~-------- of ------------ ----------, did unlawfully ------------ ------------ ------------·- ------------ ------------ ---------·-----------------against the peace and dignity of the Commonweal th of Virginia. And the ·Attorney for the Commonwealt h aforesaid, who prosecutes as aforesaid, in the name and by the authority afol'esaid, and upon the complaint -in writing afores,aid, further gives Third Count the said Court to understand and be informed th at said ------------ ------------ -----------on the __________ da'y of ------------ --------, in the year 192 __ , in the said ______________ of ________________ :._ _____ , did unlawfully ______ ------------ ------------ ---- against the peace and dignity of ,t he Commonwealt h of Virginia. -------- ~-------------Attorney for the Commonwealt h. VIRGINIA :-.9-~~p.-~y__________ of R_q_~~J_I!g_h_~ __ - _________ -, To-wit: City of Harrisonb urg, This day ~ -·T •-TB~xr9de _______ personally appeared before _me PAlJJ._ll1§l_.M,!_...(p._diUS a _Notar_y_P ublic_ for the __Q.1_ty_______ of ---~-:r;::ri_S.Qru>_ur_g_ _____ , Virginia, and made complaint and information on oath that~l]l~~-JU gg_tp.'jl_________________ __, _________________ _ within twelve .~ onths priorto this date, to-wit on the- - -~j;_l:! ____ d~y of in the _city ___________ of _Harrisonbu r_g . JJ'OV~l>-~~---, 19~2_, 1.-Manufactu red undistiUed ardent -spirits; 2.-Sold ardent spirits; 3.-Transport ed ardent spirits; 4,_,Qwned and had in --~~--- possession a still, still cap, worm, tuib, fermenter, and other appliances connected with a still, and mash and other substances capable of being ui::1ed in the manufacture of ardent spirits; V 5.-Unlarwfull y~ ssess ardet s~ Sworn to this _./2){_ ____ day of ____________ :..._ --------, . ' . 192~ ___Q ~ _liv, ~ 7l .(J. �~ f'U's. J- '1 ,f-LLON~ A If O E'i¥1'- .:JPi111'r.1" · Commonwealth of Virginia vs. } MISDEMEANOR 6 tJ-5(), ti Elmer Higgins I \ Informatio n for Violation Prohibition Law. I Witnesses: John Logan _Harold Ha~ine ___________________ _ Filed---- ---------- ---------- ---- 192 __ ____________________________ Clerk. By ------,---- ~--------- D. C. I �WARRANT OF ARREST STATE OF VIRGINIA , CITY OF H ARRISONBURG, TO-WIT: To Frank L. Dovel, Chief of Po!ice, or any Policeman of said City: Whereas . Jq l1,P: J,,qg~Il . . .... .. ..... has this day made complaint and informa- tion on oath before me, JOHN \V/ . MORRISON , Mayor of said City, that . .. :E.J,..rr1~r.....JiJ on the ... ....J5th ......... . day of in said city, did . Novembe r ggtP: 13.. 2 . ...... .. .... ... ...... , 193 ..... µn.J.a,w.f.µ J :1,y )W,Y.G. iA ..Jti,..~ PQ.$.$~.~~J.911, ... ~.b.Q.ll.t .f.J .Y.8. .. g~JJ.q;ris. ......... . of a r de nt ~J) ~I'i~~' ..... ..... in violation of an ordinance of the said city: These are therefore in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before me, or some other Justice, the body of the said .. 1'.: 1:r~~r.'. ... ~~_g_gi_!l.8. .............................. ..... . to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal this .... 7.th ........ day of .... N.o .v.em b. e.r. .......... . .... ... ....... ... .. , 193.. 2 . . .2 ~ .& ~ c. . .. .. . . [Seal] Mayor �VIRGINIA, CITY OF HARRISONBURG, TO-WIT: I1~: ~? M~/f:·f ;~~✓-)1::J:mt::::rf ~~ ,- me, v;::··~~d·~~;~;;ii;··~~~i"·;~~·~~:::-1/ ! t -;;;:E;;i·~h;;;,selves ~~ · i,/~:a:b~1°:: the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of $.$~.O ·""···•· ·to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, land and tenements, as to which obligation they waive their Homestead and all other exemptions. :T ~1')N T:S:~:::;•;;~ ;~; ~~_::;p~ ;~:;;~ J"} ~~~;~;~;~~· . ~~;~·;;~~~;~·;~~ j;~~:~ ~~: ~~~· .:?:J t ~h~~~~d. ·~h~ii.·~~~· 2. . . . . .... (7 . ~ ..........., 1 1 :,~ r1.':::nt~ :n:~•\;ef~:: .. ·~h~·. .. ~t:h ·~~·~~cl~. without leave, then this recognizance shall be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness t he following signatures and seals this ... ...... ../ .. T,km ,M o,k~w1.i,.i bdo" m, ,s;, / Z ~ ay o de!!;; .~h~;eftr:e;, . .... .. LJ,. ..~ .. . H4£d... do, of ·~~d· ~ ~ ~ 19 3.~ ·· ······ ······[SEAL ] 7:h.-y~.=_ ............. [SEAL] ~ ~- : ' ' ~ Mayor City of Harrisonburg, Va. ...... I- (I) w :::, 0:: p::i 0:: c( lL 0 I- zc( 0:: 0:: c( ~ -1 c., i::i:: z 0 - i - T ~ V') i::i:: i::i:: - "'C: r-' > II .1oiew ·······~ ·~ ~..... <U b.() OS C: ·aC: II < < µ.l l~ ~~~ -~ "J!ef ur ·· :iq1 .lOJ .. ~ C: ~./&. . . ........ ~ - p /; -.... :c:..."' ~... r-' -; \ .; ...... b.() V') ~~ ." 'ii >7U ~'c~ --,,~ ';J::JJO.':I p-eo--a ;i1-e1s . ;JAJ;JS 01 put 'lU-eJ.l-CAI. S!ql uo p;i10u s1s0::, ;i1.p pu-e 'Al!'.) ;)l{l JO l~pu;iq ·$ JO ;iu-g -e ,{i:d 01 p;i2pnfp-e pu-e ' p;i2nq::, si: AlJ!n2 · ···z · ··~ ~zz······ ···· ·· · ······ ·· punoJ ST 1u-epu;ipp ;iq,l �~£JJ6 ~ ~~ ~ { /Jv~ tiJJ~1,,(. "' f.u- ~ Dt.C 1932 di- 1~rl) COMMONWEAL. TH v. ) ELMER HIOOtNS it, 0 / ---~- ~7•.t 1-- fl ~;-~·;2 __. / 9 J.3 -r- ,SCJ., () ~nr J , f'w' #), Infom.atio n (misdr.) Pro. c) ri-1~//;rr /7 �,I / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Elmer Higgins Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posesison of ardent spirits-five gallons Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-069 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Higgins https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c3fd07b48b49f5fd8364f4648f1882fd.pdf 0f02a3d1b22f97c61ba4292ea9aa12d4 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHA11, to-wit: In the Circui t Court of said County : The grand jurors of the Commonweal th of Virgin ia in and for t h e body of said county of Rocking ham and now attend ing said Court at its December term, 1932, upon their oaths do presen t that Malcolm Hensle y, who was hereto fore convic ted of violati ng the Prohib ition Laws in the Mayor' s Court of Harrispnb urg, Virgin ia, on April 28, 1930, and who was then and ' .. there sentenc ed to, pay a fine of ,fitty dollar s, did, on November 5, 1932, . in said county of Rocking ham, unlawf ully and felonio usly transp ort ~El aer;e in his i,e99ess ic:m four gallons of ardent spirits (moons hin~ liquor ), agains t the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth qf Virgin ia. This indictm ent is found on t he testimo ny of E. E. Kiser, a witnes s sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give eviden ce. �,--- Trans - 2d Commonweal th v) Indictm ent Mal colm Hensle y Felony December term, 1932 / A True Bill: ;/45&-fo;;~ Witnes s: E. E. Kiser D. W. Earmn Commo nwealth 's Attorn ey �Arrest Warrant on the -- These are therefore, in the n ame of the Comm onweal th of Virginia, to comma nd you forthw ith to appreend and bring before me, or some oth J~st-ic-~ ~~-~~ nty'. -~ ___ --~d~ o~--t~~-s~i~::::: :: :: ::: :::: :::::::::::::::: forth r dealt with accord ing to la . And you are required to sum_mon ---- -- ··-·· ·---- ·· -.. ----- ---.. ,------- ··-- ----- ---- --·- ----- --.. ,.. ______ ,, ____ __ ,___ __ ___ ______ ______ ____________ __ _________ ____________ __,, _______ ____ _______ __ ___ ______ _ --··· ... .. . . .... .· .. ........ ..... ...... .......... ............ .. .. .. ....... .. ... ....... .. ..... ... ..... .... ... ..... ... ... ............ .... .. ..... ........ ....... ... .... ... .. . . to appear and give evidence in behalf of the (2ommonwealth, on the e_;Jmin ation touchin g the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this __ ---~ day of/kr .J£ .~~ --- ------- ___-,in the year 19~b. __ . . Ser vice Press-1 7 0 ~ A'a-:;i.d J. P. (Seal) �STAT E OF VIRG INIA -COU NTY OF ROCK INGH AM, TO-W IT: I, .................. . ....... .... , a Justice of the Peace in and for the Count y of Rocki ngham , State of Virgin ia, do hereby certify that .. .. .. .... ... and ... .. ... . .. .. . ... .. ... ... . ... .. .... .... .. ...... as his suret ..... , have this day acknow ledged themselves indebt ed to the Comm onwea lth of Virgin ia in the sum of .. ......... . .. . ... .... .. . .. .. . ... . .. .. .... Dollar s ( $ ..... ......... ....... ) to be made and levied of their goods and chatte ls, upon this condit ion: That the said .. .... . ...... ..... shall appear before the unders igned or the Circui t Court of Rocki ngham Count y, on the .... .......... day of. .......... ........................ .. , 193 .... , and not leave hence witho ut leave of the said Court , to answe r the charge in thi! warran t, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said Count y upon the within charge . Given under my hand this, the ...... ........ day 193 ..... ... . ...... .... ........ ... .... ... ........ , J.P. ...... .... I>() ~:.... °' .5 ...C .. ::: - >, ..c ...C .t:. ~ ... "' ...I:! ~ ~ ,-,.-.. :.a '"8 -.~ J:J < C ~ Jl ..... ..c: ... -5 .; i >, I>() .........5. '"O .; .... > > ::I u;.:: >< '"O ~ ~ . ~ .i.l '"O u C ~ f t: ~= ~ ~ ~ § ~ .... .,;. ~ 9-& - - - ...... - - :: . .,;.: ' ..... .i~ ... I I ·-e . ~ ""1::1 I I I I I I I I ~ u >, ~ 0 I u C ""1::1 C "' I bl) C ::~ ..c: ..c: ...... C: '"O 0 C: :3'~ ¼ ~ .... u ·;. "'::, 0 "' < ..... I I ... . ... ... . . ... . .:c< ~ .... .;... ... . ...... ..... < ·a . ·."' ... "' .u"' -, ......... EE ~..."'. Ee -,.... I ~ ~ :: Jl~ : ... : I>() I . ~ C: 0 "' 0 ·;; C: ::s V"} u -~ - ·t ~ 3 ~ IS~ �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon .... · · ······ ···· ····· ········ ·····~ · ···· ····· ~ ~ ;· ~· . ······················· . ·· v,. . ~---· __/._T~ to a~,P:J:jefore the Judge of t!J;_ at#'o'clock, a. m., on the to t,<#fy ,nd th~ t=t~ lo .9f.:u1 Courtz ¥~! ~ Count y, at the Court House th~ , f . , .. . . . '!'22/ ~~ who stands charged wit}-; and jndicted for a f elony And this ... .... ~ . -. . ..... . . ..··· ·· · · · ·· m,i&Je~HHH9f'. ....... .shall not omit under penalty of £ 100. And have then and 4 ~~~ Witness, J. ~~ SWITZER, Cin k of our said Court, at the Court Hou se, the ..~ day of : .. · . f ':'. J . v . , Y 19 19 ; j j , and in the 15 7 ~ f the Co1111~0111;,alth. ~ . . . .. . tE=· ~ ~Clerk P a L. PR ESS , IIA RRISON 8 UR G, YA �executed fl' ~ - dnng a true Uopy ot the within Summons to·----=-- ..;;-_tnoerson ~~ l ~~ ~~ �~/4--~' ~ /i ~ Lf-.r.<.."2,~ ,,-t i,4 .r 1932 UtC - "-" COMMONWEAL'IH ) v. Felony (Pro.) MALCOLM HENSLEY f c-,. 6~ ?--~~ ~ 'i/- ~ • • (!:...,t ' ,1;( ,. '""° ff'-· 11...,,, / /7 -/- C I • /, j ~ ;qt ~0 CJ .3. ~ ":_ / df!: , f ~ 7:/ I r �,, / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Malcolm Hensley Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment transported ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-068 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/7fc926aace5599431b1947f6a5048743.pdf b03b01876724ec7c24e3be35f35f26f9 PDF Text Text con J noc ''l:Hcm , , to- wit : In tho 1rou1 t 'ourt of tho l3 IT Co , on e lt ount y ot Hook1 n-h m: an , : tto~ne r to r the thot D. W. for ounty of r ooki o id tl hn :a, t e d • bo f o Commonwe 1t h proseou t es 1n thi s behnl t , 1n 11a , roper person oanee into t he s i d ourt on t hl e t he ~ do.y yea r, 1931, rl nd u on the o oiiipl i nt 1 O t :i G, A,T,ew;sop of' or wr1 t in , veri f ied bf the ; · o oor ::rn tent :fitness , ,Ives · tho se1d • urt ll r e t o underet nd e nd be i nf'or .e d t e t ~ ~ .Sept em,ber on the ,i_ da y of County of oo ki n_,,bam, did , 1n the October , 1n the ye -r n l ¥it'ull ha ve ..i.i,.------+ -"lliioli!Wiii.-..... 1031, in tbe s 1d in his po§se§§i SUl one c OP\I;)J ete stj J J and J aa ga J Jons of roe sh l n.et tbe · eeoe oo di 1 t y of' t he ti ommonwe 1th ot V1rg1n1 • . ' I iI , _c_1;_tv___ ot ~i 1c d y Eva w. Long , e - de c i nt ot t--- • --S..w . e...p.... ers.on 11 f or the - n t o t 1s 23 d a ~ . re berore me, _c_it..,)_!; _ __of · nd 1nfor mn t o~l o 0 t thc, t ___ I -~.,_._...,_ Dewe .....,. · to , t o• it, on t he 31 , Did unlawfullz . h~::!e of ma sh . ~ ~ , to - wit : wi t hi n t elve ·on.the .>r 1or tot 1s Gr im .9... d !Y G. A. La ws on potar ¥ J;.)Jl bJ; c V1rg1n1 · .; t..n d 11 Har;r i§Qlnb 1u;g, iA h is, p oss. one stil l an d 100 _o., c .. t_o=b=iwe""'r_ _ _ , a ls. �Cll)M OF VIRGINI A vs DEWEY GRIM I nf orma tion f or Viola tion Pr ohibition Law . / Wi tnesses: J . T. Long George _A. Lawso n W. E. Luca s • D. W. Turma n, Com. At t y . �to be levied of their respectiv e goods and chattels, lands and tenement s, for the ase of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered , and they each severally waived their homestea d . exemptio n to their recognizanc e; yet upon this condif That if the said . ~ ~4UI~~,; ,.;'./....... . ~ .. ... ....... shall personall y appear before ~ :t.~o~~~f~oc~in~:: o: ~:of, : :.: : ~ouse.;;z : ~~ty~ ~~~:f th~ 1ef···, and at such other time or times to which the proceedin gs may be continued or further heard, and before any court or judge hereafter ha ving or holding any proceedin gs in connectio n with the said charge, and then and there answer the Common w alth of Virginia charged, and be bound under said recogniza nce until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competen t court, then the above recogniza nce shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN W NESS WHEREO F , I hereunto affix my signature this...... . .............. . ·······················•··•··•··················•····················•·· , 19 ......... ··•·•···· ��Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham County, To- Wit : • Q ~e ~b'£_;;!;;:on~e•;:l ::,V;;i~i7::,~,~=:: to be levied of th eir resp ective goods and chattels , lands and teneme nts , for the ..ise of the Commo n. wealth o_f Virgini a rendere d, and they each several ly waived their homest ead exempt ion to their re. _ ' CPi"nizance; yet upon this conditi n : ~ • , ·t. ,•. ~ ,P That if the said..... ... ...... ..... . ....... .... . ..... ...... ...... ............. . ... . shall persona lly appear before . tt.Vd:;u~t;;;.in~::~0: ~:o: : :n;: :~02~~ ~:~•.on.t:e ..~.~ 1 l ~., and at such other time or times to whi ch the proceed ings may be continu ed or further heard, and before any court or judge h ereafte r having or holding any procee dings in connec tion with the said charge , and then and there answer the Commo n charge d, and be bound under said recogni zance until the charge is finally dispose d of or until it is declare d void by order of a compet ent court, then the above recogni z:mce shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereun to affix my signatu re this ....... / ~ .. day of ................................... ..... ···· ······ ·· ······ ·· ••··· w······· ···· · ·· ·-··· · ·· -··· ·· ········•·· · ··••·•········•··· · ··· ····· r BAIL · · ····· ·· ·· · ········ ·· ········· · ·········· ···· ·· ···· · COMMISSIONER) . �;, �In the Name of the Commonwealt h of Virginia: 5K tk ifd.i:~£21.~~r~~tin.~: i f ~,- · · : :..: :~ :::~:: ::::#~::::a_ ::: You are hereby commanded to summon .. ~ z~-; - ~;z.'z- ·•~ ~ ~··•• · • •••·· to appear before the Judge of the ~!Jfuit Cou.rt of atJ./o~k, a. m., on the who stands charged ~v· 4,~f . . and indicted for a felony misdemeanor. And this ................ ....... ...... .......... shall not omit under Jienalty of £ 100. there this Writ. W;tnm, J.(jOBERT SWITZER, C/e,k n/ "'" d,y of. 7~ P ft L . PRES S , HARRI SO NBUR G. V A JL ~ i,, ;n th, 15 •# ";';i:!;; nt th, Cm"t And have then and )2, ~ Co~~:• th, c{7~ Hou<e, th, Mith ' .. ... ' Cleek �a~ (1) rJ</ C ::, "i: <I) !,.... ::, 0 (I) cu ., d) ~ .,,c : -- rJJ :, ;j 1: or ::: "J 0. ai u- 'C t ) .0 ~ J V r~ ~\ ~~ -~ f al ...,r/J "'c ) en I.. (.) C. C ~ ~ ,_ ,., ?. i ci C (I) -0 .8al ... 0 0 () r/J ~ :1l 0 0 ,il >, ~ Q 0 :, lo; ., :::l. -a:J r1l -~ 'j ·- (I) C .... ,. ':) G) "I C ::1 ~ 0 Sil ,.. ,.,. '') .._ .._ !•¾ (IQ 0 cd .c ..., ~ 0 fD ,J "I ::, 'C ) : I C. ,~ l ~- ~ I.. .: ; fJoZ-1'.,, ~ I ' �COMMONWEALTH V. rr··k ~ . Misdemeanor - (Pro.) Intarmation ' . ;;Qc,,~ DEWEY GRIM y~ r- ,l_f) •/-/ _ 1 ()/vJQ . ------ - / ! 1 �t t t / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Dewey Grim Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor not guilty information for vioaltion posession of still and 100 gallons of mash Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-067 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Grim https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c2364a26ef19a4e0b153a070969def97.pdf 379a05769d777c12e5655770e9a20b1e PDF Text Text CO .10N , ~LT H OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM , to - wit : In the Ci rcuit Court of said County : Th e jurors of t h e Commonwe a l t h of Virg i '1 ia, in and for t he body of t he county of Rockingh am, and now attend i ng said Court at its Jun e term, 1932 , upon their oaths do present that Perry Good, on or about une 24 , in said county , did unlawfu lly (ardent s p i rits ) have in his possessi on four gallons of beer,,.,__ against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of irg i nia . This indictrne nt is found on the testimon y of G. A. Lawson, W. in i . Lucas, and V• T. exrode , witnesse s sworn ourt and sent before the grand jury to give evidence . �Poss . beer v-- Commonwealth v) Indictment Perry Go od is demeanor • June t erm , 193 2 Tru~ Bill : Witnesse s: W. T. Rexro de G. A . Lawson W. E. Luc a s • W. Earman ommonwea l t ·1 ' s Attorney / �Comm onwea lth of Virginia-City, County o To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of Virginia -Greeting: WHEREA S ?,{) ,,() .ex ~... has this day made complaint and information on oath hefore p ~ . . of the sa,ct &°f., me,W.VV./ . ~. .~ ....9:l..r.. Name of Mairis trate ~ · ···· of the said City/Count y that he verily believes, that in the said "J::y/ County and State: (a) That Ardent Spirits_ (e being unlawfully manufactur ed, sold, kept. st ored, possessed, h~ld, u sed a nd con- cealed in a mtain by one ~ N~l &: !::! ~ A..o ~;:r;~·-··· · . .. 0: ;;~;~, ;;;;;} •{;~,~ " ,, " ' ,,,.;;,,,,;;;;;,,;;;:: .. . . . . (b) A still, still cap, worm , tubs, fermenrters an d other appliances conn ected with such still and used, and mash and other sub stance s, capable of being u sed, in the manufactur e of Ardent Spirits, are unlawfully in the possession of, and unlawfull y used by one Give name, if name unk no wn, sav, " \ Vhose name is to the informant unknown" in ·a certin Here describe place as in (a) above ( c) A rd en t Spirits are being unlawfully kept , held , stored , concealed, u sed·, sold , and unlawfully transported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, to-wit: a certain Here describe ,·ehiclc, aut.o, wagon, carriage, buggy, boat, baggage or what not by one ..... .... ...... ..... ... .... .. ... .. ... ....... ... . Here s:?"ive name. or describe as in (a) a hovf" And there being rea sonable cause for such belief: TH ESE ARE, THEREFO RE, IN THE NAME OF THE COi\1MON \ 1VEAL TH OF VIRGINIA , to command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assistance, t o search the hou se, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possessed or used in violation of law, and brin g the same and the person or persons, in whose possession they are found, and also any person resisting, impeding, obstructing , or in any manner ~indering or delaying you in the execution of this warrant before me, or some oth er officer ha Ying jurisdiction of the case, to be disposed of and dealt with according to law; and make r eturn of this warrant showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular statement and sufficient de scription of the things seiz ed and the name of the person in whose possession found, if any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of this warrant and the return thereof, as required by law . Ghen uncle, my hand and seal this ..:1,..3 .day of. -~ - ~ ~Jffr. . ... (SEAL) Title of Magistrate �DIRECTIO NS 1. If only Ard ent Spirits and containers be seized the Magistrate shall fix a time no t less than 10 nor more than 30 days from the elate of r eturn for the h ea rin g of said return. If no claimant ap pear, the Ardent Spirits and article·s are to be fo rfeit ed to Commonwe alth. Any p erson claiming any of same must fi le a written claim stating particularly the character and extent of his intere st therei1J, whereup on the Magistrate shall certify th e warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to th e Ci rcuit or Corporation Court, as the case may be, for determinati on, and declare t he unclaimed a rticl es forf eited . 2. If still, s till cap, worm , tub s, heate r. ferm enter,, or a ny app liance connected with a still and u sed. or mash or other substa nce capable of being used, in th e manufactur e of Ardent Spirits, be seiz ed. the mash (after taking sample) shall b e destroyed, a nd the facts a nd articles seized reported to the prohibition Commissio ner and Commonwe alth 's Attorney. (A copy of thi s warrant a nd proper r e turn w ill be a suffici ent notice a nd report.) Ard ent Spirits and co ntain ers dispos ed of as in No . l above. r 3. If Ard ent Spirits are being tran sported in a n automobi le, boat, wagon, buggy, o r other vehicle, the A rdent Spirits and containers shall be preserved and the vehicle shall be delivered to t he Sergea nt of th e City, the facts reported to the Prohi bition Commissio ner and Co mmonwealt h's Attorney a nd Ard ent Spirits and containers disp osed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of this warrant an d prope r return will be sufficient report.) The following named officer s and p er sons assisted me in the execution of this warran t : WARRAN T TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS, ETC. :~ ~:: C:;:: t;;;;;;;;;;;;;;::: : : : : : Comm onwealth of Virginia vs.vi / · ········· ··· ···· ~·-✓ ···~ ······· ~ Exern,edtJ '< withfo. wurnot ti /4 if; ;;; of ... ~h.:Y W.·7:J ·····,l9 with in stated .. . ...... ... ...V ..... , by .ilh. . &.~·····~ ~I. . . . . . . . . . . Other than above stated the fo llowing a re witnesses : sear ching the ~ J-Ie re state h ouse, r oom , p lace a nd by se1z111 g th e fo llo win g desc rib ed Ard ent Spirit, an d other thin gs t h erein fo u nd (a nd a rres ting the above named pe r so n fo und in possession t hereof) and by pos tin g a tru e copy of this wa rra nt a nd th e return Th is matter set fo r h ea ring on th e of hereo n on th e , 193 .. H ere say place, hou se, r oom , boat, No cla im of owne rship or interes t in any of the sa id thing s seized havin g been fi led herein in complia nce with th e law, the same are he reby adjudged and declared co nfi scate d and forfeited to the Commonwea lth . D escript ion of Arden t Sp irits a nd oth er s things Given under my hand this of. .... ... ........ ....... day .... ............ , 193 .. .. ··•·•·•······· Title of Magistrate Written claim of ownership or interest having been filed to certain of th e said thin gs he rein seized this wa rrant, the said cla im and the things in th~ cla im particularly de scribed, are hereby ce r tifi ed to t h e ... .... ....... Court of this .. . for dete rmination, and the said things unclaimed ar e h ereby adjudged a nd decla red confi scated and fo rfeited to th e Co mmonwea lt h. Given under my band this ................ ...._,, of 4. A copy of thi s warrant and th e return th ereo n must be pos ted a t the front doo r of th e house, o r on th e door of the room, or on the p remises at th e p lace th e Ard ent Spirits may be found. See Sectio ns 21 1/z , 22, 23, 231/,, 57 a nd 57 ¼, Acts of Assembly, 1918, Page 578. ...... day .... cl ay . , 193. Title of Magis trate N O T E.-U nl ess warrant issued for Ardent Spirits being tra nspo rted in ve hicle, boat, o r baggage, it is to l, e returned to th e jurisdiction from w hich iss ued. If iss ued for Arde nt Spirits so tran sported, it can be ex ecut ed in any part of th e State, and returned to any ju stice in a ny co un ty or city through w hi ch th ey are ca rri ed. �Arrest Warrant Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham County, /4 ti To-Wit: To ...................................................................................................................................., a Constable of said County: of the said County, has this day made ~ Whereas, .............aJ........ Cl4 . ~. . .. . . . .a Justice of the ' complaint and information on oath before me, ............/.3..4 . ••.•• ... . .. ..... . .. ... !J::... said County, that.·-···-······JP~........ ~~:~~t:::. L .6.:.~.. d~~£'.;i~~~i~ ···- .... .. ...................................... -······-····-··············-·····-·········-·········-·················· ~a~ of 2 : ~ ~ ~ ~ - · . - . ·~ ~ ~ j;«-T These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to =:~;~~t:~~~~::i: ~:i;:2:~~::~Et:~~~::;~~:: :;·~: b:z~;=~:: : to summon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said -d offence. Given under my hand and seal this .... ~.J...::: : -....day of......... . .. .. .. .. ................ , in the year 192.:-Z-...... . . .... . . ....... . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .e.... V.~. .,. . . . .... . . J. P. [Seal] �. ~~~~.~~• ~~~.~~L?~~.C,~. ~~~~~~ ST~T.~ .. ~~~:tli:= of the Peace !n a nd for the - , ~ ~ .... _.., and a harn, Virginia, do • hereby certify that .. .... .... .. ............. Co unty of Rockin . W-. ••······;····,,...··-···---·o .....•................. i • ~;;~;:;:··;:·:::··::m·~,·•·"'Q : ; : ~::::::;;:· : · : ~ ; : , t::: ;~~, :,:J . .:::,:'::::z ~~=!. . 3 .. . ~ ~.Dollars ~~~:£ .That the t els, upon t h~s ~ .........) ($ ... / . ~..Q... to be made and levied of their goods and chat- . r"- ·····-.:_ ····shall appear before the under- ·······~ said ....~ G>,__ £.=::...... day of ...;;...~ · ·:····················• lU..~ signed or the . ircuit C o ~ J d ng harn County;-Ji the is wa~nt, or to await the and not leave hence without leave of the said Court, to answer the charge ~ .._ . actio!1 of the Gra~d J1 ry of the said <_:~ty upon the within charge. Given under my hand this, the~.,:L ....day of ..~ ~:·············•. .......... ,.... !....... ~ C: &.~.. .e. . . 1J ~ P. 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S:: .Cl ... ~ ~ - >, >, ..0 1 rlJ :, Gl OS ::: . ·e s "'... ... ... ...f t!l.'.1..i...... . ~ ~ 0 m- +-t . ' -r-:: 0 e § U ... ~ IP ~ ~! ~ t: .., :, C") rm ~ = .c:~ ., • i: ...0 ~ ·; ,-, ... , / �Common wealth of Virginia: You are hereby commanded to summon .. . Jd~~~~~~~~t~, -~re~t-i~~: to appear before the Judge of the Circ it Court of Rockingham Coun t y, at the Court House thereof, £.. at/ ~ o'c ock, a. m., on the .. . or,.. to testify and the truth( ~ _:n ~h~l~ of the . ... . .. . . .. -11/.. who stands charged 19 .. -,,,..._~..-....i::----· -:f before the GRAND JURY . -~'~"~~~T.c:7•7r······· . . . .... ; ith ta :indicted wt And this . ........... -~ for a felony misdemeanor. . ..... . ..shall not omit under penalty of £100. And have then and there this Writ. Witness,· J<)R OBERT SWITZER, Clerk of our said Co ,rt, at the Court Housr, thr . d,y of If "0f:L! P a L. Pltt:SS . HMIIUSONBUR• . VA 1, 7 } ;,md ;n th, k .2£.~ ~7~ Chk �i .""' 0 ~ ! I ,I ,, ( I 0 I I l ; .,. 11 �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: You are hereby commanded to summon .. ~ a~ .t?f~ -°-t~: ~r~~tin~:- · · ··••?.7.l.;: ::~:( 7 / ~ : •1l._t• •··· ~ and indicted for a~misdemeanor. And this .. .. "-''7"\..~ ~ . .... shall not om.it under /mialt y of ·..£ 100. " ' d,y ;;m,/:;Ts~;J:;:,~;';~ ;~,:J!!!tfi?~ there this Writ. Pa L. PRE SS , H ARRI SONflU RG , VA A nd have then aud ~ d- �0 ..., QI :J (3 al X !.l C l.... I .& i ~ I f fJc:2/ /~ II ��I rI r 1 -t - i1 �Ot-,J,,,-~ /lt..L J c17, { r.· a• Lei 11 -j.- r- t,(. ilt.u · ).-.,; ~.,. ·1 Z.c..L4::c~ ~ G/ 1 e t_. ~,tt:4~ COMMONNEALTH 4)..,... v. & Misdemeanor - ( . J (Pro.) �• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Perry Good Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor guilty posession of ardent spiirts- beer Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-066 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Good https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d02c7a58c29218912dd5a7c0168b6ba1.pdf e8026fcd543cbae71a4ea2c92125ec21 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINI COUNTY o= , ROCKI NG , to - wit : I n the Ci rcuit Court of s a i d Coun t y : The jurors of the Cont: on wea l t h of Virgi n i a i n and fo r t he body of sa i d c ounty of Ro cking am a nd now attending sa id ourt a t its Jun e term , 1932 , u pon t heir oa ths do p r esent t ha El l i s Diahl, on or about July 4 , 1932 , i n sa i d county , di d un lawfully ha ve i n h i s posse ssion a t out one - half ga llon of arde nt soirits (moonshi ne li quor), aga inst the p eace a nd d i gnity of t he Commonwea lth of Vi r g i nia • .r::... nd the j urors a fores a id , u on t heir oa ths a fores a id, do fu rt her p res en t t ha t the s· i d llis ~ iehl, on or a bout t he 4t h day of July, 1932 , i n said c ounty, did unlawfu lly have i n h is po ssession about five gallons o agains t t he pea ce and di g n it y o a rd en t sp i r its (home b r ew) , t he Commonwealth of Vi rg i nia . his i nd ictment is f ound on the t e s t i mon y of S . F. Hewma n , • R. Fawley , a nd 'f . E. Luc as , wi t ness es s w[) r n i n Court before the grand jury to give evid ence . d sent �Poss . Com..rnon wea 1th v) I nd ict ment Ell i s Di ehl Mis demea nor ,Tune term, 193 2 A Tr ue Bill: Witness e s : Luca s G. A. La ws on W. T. Rex rode D. '.'I . Ea r man Commonwe al t h , 8 At in rra y �Virginia, Rockingh am~: J~ Form 192-News-Record Commonwealth vs. STATEMENT f JUSTI CE OF THE PEACE . ................. . OF COSTS Arrest Warrant ............... . ......... . $ _ _ __,_/_ ' J Search Warrant ... . .... .... ... . ......... . $_ _ __ _ __ I Tria l ............... .. ................... . $ l Ba il ............ . ... . . • .................. . $_ I ( Arrest ............ .. ... . . . .. . ............. $_ :J: " _ __ - ___ _ 1 j Search War rant . . ................... . .. .. $ _ __ CONSTABLES, IFF, SERGEANT ..... · tJ ~ I _ _ {J - _ _ sum. Witnesses .•...................... · · · .$ Mileage .. .... . .......... . ............... . . $- -- Oth er F ees ... . . . ................... ... .... $ _ _ _ _ __ \J.P. Court . .......... . ........ . . . ........ $- - - - - - - THE COMMO NWEALTH . ~ I ----------------------------------------------•L ------ ----------------------------------------- - - - - - Re,o,t of Fin_"• ,to . . ..................... . . $ _ _ _ L 7 .J_ f ~ Y f ~F THE COURT ..... : .... . ...... . ;I ~ I Wi tn ess Certificat es .... . .... . . . . . ........ . . $- - - - _ _ T r ial L Other \Vitnesses-Names .......... . .. . ........ . ... .. ........ . $ Cost s . . . . ................... . ...... . $_ __ Days Miles Tolls Amount $ .$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ I hereby certify that the following additional witnesses were examined for the Commonwealth and were material witnesses: Days I hereby certify that the foregoing is a cor~ Miles Amount Tolls $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ �J ... " rlt �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: 4 To ~_? heri You are hereby commanded to summon ... ..... , of Rockin Greeting: L--~~r .'77[., ... :. ................ . o/:: : :~ :;t..,:: ~.---=--:: . who stands char~ e And this there this Writ. Witness , day of P ft L. PRESS . HARRISONB U RG, VA ith and indicted for a ~ . . . ' misdemeanor. shall not omit under /Je?rnlty of £1 00. And have then and �I �Arrest Warrant Commonwealth of Virginia, I T W't• \ o- 1 • Rockingham County, To4r.~.. ~ ~ · · · ···········:··········································, f. ~ Whereas, _____.A.,__E,___ ~ -~ a Constable of said County: :::p~~::t:~h~~~::~~:£.--:Z.Z ~ =:=~~: =: :~ of ~a~c;;:_o~.: ::::5ld~~of ,- ¢ . n t y , has this day made -~~ ~ :: ~:~'.: ~t~~ - ~ ~ did -, , ~ ~ ---•·• •· • •· • ••• :!!ff~ - .:.-~* :~_d .. .... =,~" \ ··························································································,·-······,.···············································\ ····················································································································· 't " .: ~ ~ ································································· ······························································································································'·· ·'\· ·- ····.···························································· These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to!.co~and you forthwith to /.~~:}ne .. o / / ~ t i c e..of .. the. said.. County,····the ..body .. of.the ..said ? apprehend···a n d.•••• ::::::~L,.t~~t.:A:t:t:;:~~~~i~~:u~:~ to appear and give evidence in behali o\ the~Com,mon,we~lth, ~~.n the examination touching the said . pf offence. Given under my hand and seal this ...d... .... . . .. . .da of... ·~ ,~ ~ ····················, in the year :wl...... . ....... .......................................................................... ~....................... ::......................J. P. [Seal] • t I �"'=--< JUDGMENT 0 ----- . :, ... I< --- \.., - Upon the examination' of thy within charge, I find the accused J r, "' ,., = IS:' 0 = ~ o· VB. 0 'T1 < ...... ,, -z =· :::0 == ~ ID l'l, l)q b 0 i; ~ l)q = j tT1 :,:- 0 = -l ,.,0 '< ,., Commonwealth .l"' 0 "' l'l, ( ~ r; ID =;;· ··•· •-························· · v:, ("'l ..a.=- 0 •I n ID 3 0 !Jl ID c::: "' -l ... < ID z Ill --< =· ,,..... l'l, ID Fine 0 'T1 r .... ID l'l, Clerk's Fee :::0 0 0 n ;:,::: -z =- ID Ju stice's Fee -s- 0 0 s :r: ,,. = = Arrest ID !:! II> Summoning Witness S- -··-·······-- f . , ') . moning the \wit~in .J Commonwealth's Attorney ._ • $ ....·-····-········· _, Jail Fees Total l'l, •· r - • • r $-----··············· =- l)q ... 0 0 0 ..... : r !!., ... ... e."""" ~ Justice of th·e Peace. l'l, - 0 "':1!' .: •• •• ;. ... =- ,i: ID l'l, ID l'l, = ,., = =l'l, ID ' II> ';' ;:;· ID ' 0 .., ID ID ID ID r, !Jl ..=- "'. r = 0 0 .. --l ......=- ~- = a -l = "' ~ l'l, I --~·--ti .:...• ~ --··· Constable of Rookingham County ~ !~ "'= .... :; ii' r,o... s.ID ' = ;· 0 .... = ;. .... 4am)dwitnesses_Jn ~rson . •s: 0 0 th,is __ ___, _____day of __ ···-······-···-···············:········-·-19 ___ ... _... 1 .,; · · -- -- -- - - · · · · · ID before --- -··---·······---··-·---·-·-·-····-··-·· ··--·····-····----······-··---··· a justice of Rockingham County, and by sum- Witness Attendence and Mileage · · · · • • UOHe Oo o••· ("'l ID =;Ill = ... ~ = = = l'l, .... .....=0 ID ' ,. �JUN 1932 Misdeme anor .l , (Pro.) �; / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Ellis Diehl Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor guilty posesison of ardent spirits-five gallons Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-065 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Diehl https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3ac5866f03b5240c5b87b90e42cde721.pdf 34c4412efacfa144f6fc65fb76c98788 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALT H OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in and for t he body of said co unty of Rockingham, and now attending said Court at its April term, 1932, upon their oaths do ..,, , ft present that"VH.1110:ra Davis, George Bryant, Everett Williams, SiROilj £f? l) 14- Jr;'.s Wiiliams, on or about April 13, 1932, in said county, and~Weltw I\ did unlawfully have in their possession fifty gallons of mash, against t he peace a nd dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This indictment is found on the testimony of G. A. Lawson, and W. E. Lucas, witnesses sworn in Court a nd sent before the grand jury to give evidence. �Poss ~tt Commonweal th ~ v) Indictment ltJAJ.rE~ Willi&.1°3Davis 8 George ryant Everett Williams Bl WaJ:t-er Williams -& Sffl O 1/ff: R PA- I/ IS ... i ~ ~ ~ Rf1 t~ Misdemeanor ./ April term, 1932 ~ A True Bill: Z}'1St:rd~<:l. rb r :- ~OJ ~ Witness: G. A. Lawson W. E. Lucas D. w. Earman Commonwealth's Attorney ~, �Commonwealt h of Virginia City, County of,Ci?,J ~ to-wit: To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of Virginia -Greeting: WHEREA S ~ ~ ----- -- ··- ····· ··· ··· ······ ···· --- ·--· .. has t hi s day m ade compl aint and information on oath befo r e m e, . ~ .. Name of blagis ti-ate ~ of thej aid f? ~ ·.· .' ... ' .. .... 1 e of the said Ci t y / County that h e verily b elieves, that in the said City / Co unty and State : (a ) That A rdent Spir~ cealed in a mtain byo~ re bein .... unlaw full y m anufactured, sold, kept , stor ed , possess ed, held, u sed and con- ,;,;~~i,.~:~ ~~~~ . Give name, if n ame unk no,,1 11 , sa y, " \ Vhose n a me is to the in fo n iwn t unknown" (b ) A still , still cap, worm , tub s, fermerut ers and oth er appli a nces con nected ,,·ith such still and u sed, and mash a nd other sub stan ces, ca pable of b eing u sed , in th e m anu fac ture of A rd ent Spirits, are unlawfull y in the possession 0£, and unlawfull y u sed by one Gi ve name. if n ai11e unkn ow n . sav , 111 11 \ Vhose na me· is to t he informa nt u nknown " a certin Here describe place a s in (a) abo ve ( c) Ardent Spi rit s ar e being u nlaw full y kept, h eld, stored, concealed, u sed. sold, an d unlawfully transported in certain b aggage o r a certain vehicle, t o-wit: a certain H ere describe vehicle, auto, wagon , carriage, bu ggy, boat 1 baggage or wha t not by one H ere Ji?ive n ame. or describe as in (a) ahovt" A nd th ere being rea sonable cau se for such belief: T HESE ARE , THEREFO R E, I N T HE NAME O F THE COMM O )JW E A L T H O F V I RGI N IA, to comm and you, with all n ecessary and proper speed and assi stance, to search the house, place, baggage, boat or vehicl e herein desig nated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent sp irits and th eir co ntain ers and other things appar ently possessed or u sed in violation of law, and brin g th e sa m e a nd th e person or pe rsons, in whose possession they are found, and also any person resisting, impe ding, obstru ctin g , or in a ny m ann er hindering or delaying you in the ex ecution of this warrant b efore me, or some oth er offic er ha Ying juri sdicti on of the case, to be disposed of and dealt w ith according to law ; and make r eturn, of thi s warran t sho win g all acts and things done ther eunder, w ith a particular statement and sufficient de scription of th e thing s seized and the name of the person in whose possession found, if any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so st ate in your return, and post a true copy of this warrant and the return thereof, as required by law. Given uncle< m y hand and sea l this . / .J ..day of .. . ·:t ~ . ~ ~ EAL) Title of Magistrate �WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS, ETC. DIRECTIONS 1. If o nl y Ard ent Spi rits and containers b e seized th e Magist rate shall fix a time not less than 10 no r m o r e than 30 clay s fr om th e elate of r eturn fo r th e h earing of said return . If no claimant a p p ea r, t he Arden t Spirits and articles a r e to b e forfeited to Common wea lth. Any p erso n claiming any of same m ust fil e a written claim stating p arti.cularly the character a nd extent of his interest th er ein, wher eupon t h e M agistra te shall certify th e warrant, written claim a nd articl es cla imed, to t h e Circuit o r Corpora tio n Court, a s the case ma y b e, for determin at ion , a nd decla r e t he uncla imed a rticl es fo rfe ited. 2. If still, still cap, w o rm , t ub s, h ea ter, fe r me nters. o r a ny ap plian ce co nn ected wi t h a st ill a nd u sed. o r m ash o r othe r sub sta nce capab le of b eing used, in th e m a nufactur e• of Ard ent Spirits, b e seized . th e mas h (after taking sa mp le) sha ll b e destroy ed, a nd th e facts and a r ti cles seized r eported to th e prohibitio n Commissioner and Common w ea lth 's Attorney. ( A cop y of thi s warrant and proper r eturn w ill be a s4ffici en t notice and repo rt.) Ard en t S pirit s a nd c~ 1ta iners di sposed of as in No . l above. Com m o nwea lth of Vir g inia .~. ..,. b.A✓-0.~ . .... ........... .. ...day Executed th e with in wa rra nt th is .... J. .f ........ of Otl1er than ab ove sta ted th e fo llowin g are wit nesses : .a ..f.~ ~ ···············•19-f..,!., by search ing t h e withi n sta ted .... .... .-i,, ........ ......... .................... /t'~ H erc s tate house, room, place and by se1z 111 g th e fo ll o wing describ ed A rd ent Spiri t, a nd o th er thin gs th erein fo und (an d arr estin g t h e above nam ed per so n fo un d in possessio n th er eof) an d by pos t ing a tru e co py of thi s wa rra nt a nd t he r et urn Th ~s m at ter se t fo r h ea ri ng o n t h e of her eo n o n th e H ere say place, ho use, room , boa t, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . auto or Bag gage, o r ~s case may be ···· ··· ·· ······ ···· ··· ········ ······ ···· ·· ····· ········· ··· ··· ··· ········ ···· as front door of house. door of room or premises · D escript io nJ f A r ent Sp irits , ~~ J ·2 .~1~°.L; ~ _G.--'(... ~ ~ Given un der my ha nd thi s . 14,7,r---•J ···· •·•··•···· "' ~ v .... .~.. , -.,:. 3. If A rd ent S pir its ar e bein g t ra n spo rted in a n a uto- ... ...day ...... ........... T it le of J\1ag islra tc Wr it te n cla im o f o wn ership o r interes t hav in g been fi icd to certain of th e said t hings h er ein seized this wa rra nt, th e said claim a nd th e t hings in th~ claim pa rt icu la rl y describ ed, are h er eby certifi ed m ob ile, boa t, wago n, buggy , o r o ther v eh icle, th e A rd en t Spirits and co nta iner s sh all be prese rve d and th e vehicle sha ll be delivered to the Sergea n t of t he Cit y, t he fa cts r eported to the P ro hib it ion Commissio n er and Com m o n wea lth's Attorney a nd Ar dent Sp irits and co n ta in ers di sposed of a s provid ed in No. 1 ab ove. (A copy of this w ar rant a nd prope r r et urn w ill be su ffic ient r eport.) .. .. ................. ....... Co ur t of this to th e fo r determ ina tio n, a nd the said things un cla imed are h er eby a dj udg ed a n d decla r ed co nfi scated a n d fo r feited jo th e Common wealth . Given und er my ha nd thi s of 4. A copy of thi s wa rra n t a nd th e r eturn th er eo n .... day , 193 T itle of Mag is tr a te Gi ve n un de r m y ha n d thi s ...... day of ........ , 193 See S ectio ns 21½, 22, 23, 23½, 57 a nd 57½, Acts of Asse mbl y, 1918, Pag e 578. , 193 .. . Ko clai m of ow nersh ip o r inter es t in any of the said thin gs seized h avi ng b een fi led h er ein in com pliance w ith the law, th e sa me are h ereby a djudged a nd declared co nfi scated a nd forfe ited to the Com m o nw e Ith . th er s thin gs D ,. . J /' a . /L mu st be pos ted at th e fr o nt doo r of th e h o use, o r o n th e doo r of th e roo m, o r o n the p r emi ses a t th e p lace t he A r dent Spir its m ay be fo un d. ..... day I ./.-;?... / The fo llowing named officer s and persons a ssiste d me in t he exe cu tion of th is warrant: T itle N O T E .-U nless w a r ra nt issu ed fo r A r dent Spirits being t ra 1~spo r ted in vehicl e, boat, o r bag ~ag~ , it is to be returned to th e j.urisdictio n from wh ich JSs ued. lf iss ued fo r A r de nt Spirits so tra n sported, it can b e execu t cl in a ny pa r t of t he S ta te, a nd r et ~rned to a ny just ice in a ny co unty o r city t hro ugh wh ich they a r e ca n ·ied . �Arrest Warrant These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring b1{Je, me or sollliL__other Justice of the said County, the body of the said .......... ~ ··················· ~ ··················.·.··············································.. ·••·······•············ ....................................................................... . to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. And you are required to summon.................................................................. .....·...·.................................................................................................................................................................... to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said . offence. ... .... ... ..........'::::......................, in the year 19.if....k.:::: Given under :thy hand and seal this ....../ . ~.... ............................... ......................... ...........................................~..........J. P. [Seal] �STATE Qfo/ffi~~CO UNTY OF ROCKINGHAM. TO-WIT: I, ..... ../f,✓.:~.t/..~/.:_~.~ ......... A .. i" ... ~..._;;:·· ~ s t l c e ow e kingh~ Virginia, do hereby certify th at .. ~ .........I.J!:~ County ofi Peace ln_ and for the ................... and •········4..··-·· ..... ~--:?:.. ~ ................ .......................... ..................................................as hlyuret ..... f).-o <:•• have this y acknowledged themselves Indebted to the Commonwealt h of Virginia In the sum ..............................................................Dollars tels, upon this condition: ········> to ($;;~~·:~ ~ That the aald .. !:-:1/..~ Y.... ~ ~.J..~.~....._ be ma~ and levied of their goods and chat···············shall appear before the under- .~ ~ /$ ..... 194.~ ..........................., day of ...... signed or the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, on the ..... or to await the thi(";·~·~rant, In charge the answer to Court, said the of leave without hence leave and not action of the Grand Jury of the said County upon the within charge. o;,....... my····......,•...Is±:::;,.,•'···· ·~ ~ ·~ ....,.. 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I · GEORGE BRYANT EVERETT ·_y ILLIAM3 WAffiER WILLIA.ts · . , ~ d~ ,, poss . �r ,. / I / ,, J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Walter Davis, Strother Davis, George Bryant and Everett Williams Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor guilty posession of ardent spirits-50 gallons mash Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-064 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Bryant Davis Williams https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/9aa48107789a1ef25b910ada941d2bce.pdf c411968f62dce8e129469300a44d2f52 PDF Text Text COMON. LTH OF RGI NI A, COU ,,._ry OF J OC I NGHAI1!, to - wit: I n the ircu i t Court of sai d Coun t y , t o - wi t : The ju ors o · i:;_e Commonwe a lth of Vi r g i n i a i n and f or th e body of sai d coun ty of Rocki ngham an d now at t enc' i ng sai d Cour t a t i ts Augu st term, 1 930 , upon the i r 0 13. th s do presen t t ha t 1'le bo Culler s , on June 22 , 1 930 , i n s i d co unty , cl. i d u n l awfu lly opera te an automobi le wh i l e und e r i:; he i nf l ue nce o arde n t s piri ts , aga i ns t t he pe ce and d i gn i ty of the Commonw ealth o Vi rgi n i a . ~ i s i n i c tmen t i s f ou/ on he t e s t i mony o_ JI . Yi . r,-oy er s and ~fi lli am ~"!hi trn.o r e , wi tne sses s worn i n Cour t -=:nd sen·· befor e th e grand j u y to Gi ve evi den ce . �/ oc 1 f' Com v ) Ind ic tment fle oo Cull ers . ;)....\ ,. ,tisdeme ano r \.Ugust t erm, 1 g30 / A rrrue Bi ll : i: ~ 7 -;-( ~ - M~ · ~ ' Forema n -~ • .J . Earman Commonwea lt h ' s Atto r ney �COMMONYfliLTH g t ,i \ vs. ) Misdr. (Pro. ) WEBB CULI,ERS r I ) t,elt,,/ 9- l ?i '2- ~~u. d .._._. j< f/ff !,t,I rfec,.e( ~lev-M Cl · iv j (lht, 7::-J-J {/ P'-· . -;//;•·-" /&~ - · ct, ~ I 6 , {J),,v g,. ,r1 $'/.. c. ~, 30- / tJ(},v~- �'t I .I I I ---- ~ I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Web Cullers Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor guilty operated an automobile under the influence Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-063 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Cullers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/16e8da22bef2009eb68057cdbc96aa54.pdf 75d84f73d1840e764e0d789e57e59b5c PDF Text Text COMMONWEALT H OF VIRGI NIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I n the Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginiia, in and for the body of said County of Rockingham an d now attending said Court at its April term, 1932, upon their oa ths do present that Thomas Crawford, on or about April 16, 1932, in said county, did unlawfully have in his possession a cap and worm, and other appliances used in connection with a still, against the p eace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This indictment is fo und on the testimony of B. O. Cooper and Abner Casey, witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to g ive evidence. �Poss st ill part s Commonwealth v) Indi ctm ent Thomas Craw ford . ~ Misde mea nor Apr il term , 1932 / True Bill : -IL itne sses : B. O. Coo per bner Case y D. W. Earm an Com mon wea lth's Atto rney �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: T o the Sheriff of R o c k ingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon • =t5•··• p;•• •· •• ~•••~•zzi~ . to appear before the Judge of the al -ie ~ 'd ock, a. m ., on the to t«U/y and th, tro ~r c· ic. •·• <?;;. ~·1tit Court of Rockingham Count y, at the Court House thereof, t11-~- day of to "Y m b,h,df of ;;l y 19 ········ • '.~ who stands charged -i;;it) and indicted for a /~misdemeanor. And this ........ ~ . : : / :.... . ............ shall not omit under /1enalty of £100. there this Writ. J:t:;/3 tJ' Witness, ]. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk of our saidd 7,· .. ~ ( £ ~.-:/ / .£ . °... ...... rt, at the Cami House, thr .6., ... year of the Commonw day of .....{ ~ . .. ......... 19 .7.. .'/and in the 15 P a, L. PR ESS , H A R RI SO N BURG , VA And have then and Ith. ....... ~ , .~ Clerk �C Zfl- - 1,<. t- -y-n / ~ ;:; :r 5' ! i., UJ ;:, .. g ~ e ~ /' /- 1 5' C 3 3 0 ::s en 0 ,.. ('? X (ll . 0 C: �COMMON(IEA LTH v. i i~d~ ¥ (Pro.) poss. still parts THOMAS CRAWFORDr~ ( • I ' • �., ! I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Thomas Crawford Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posesison of appliances used in connection with a still Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-062 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Crawford https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e7a90ef2f6629c607ae0aee5c3f59a6d.pdf 738d2518da1007dfde87651164bd0b85 PDF Text Text CO \10NWK TH O VIRG I , COUNTY OF R CKINGHA , to-wit : I n the Circuit Court of said County : The jurors of the Commonwealth o and for the body of said county of i rgi ni a , in ockin gham and now attendin g said Court at its June term , 1932 , upon their oaths do present that Jewton Courtney , on or about April 23, 1932, in said county , unlawfu lly did operate an aut0mob ile while under the influenc e of ardent spiri s , agains weal th of the peac e and dignity of the ornmcn- irginia. his indictme nt is found on the testimon y of ThoIDE s Claytor, J • • Lewis, and Carson fuupp, witnesse s sworn i n and sent be ore he grand jury to give evidence . our �00 ommon wealth v) Ind ic trr: ent Newton Courtn ey .. i sdemea nor une term, 1932 . ./ ., rue Bill: t ~ 1-... e..-...,___.._.. lv Forerr~ n Witnesse s : Thomas Clayto r J. t t ' "4. • W. Earman ommonwea lt h 's Att orney �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham County, To- Wit: of Rockingham, to the Commonweal th of V irginia each in the sum of ....... Dollars, ( 0... . .....~ ~··· ........), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the ..ise of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severally waived their homestead exemption to their re~ cognizance; yet u~on this ~audition: .-- ~ .............. shall personally appear before That 1f the sa1d~ .. the Circnit Conrt of Rockingham County, at the Courtho:~ { .. ................................................................. .Term thereof, being the .... said County, on the ..../ ~ .day of the 2.Ll.. . ~. day of.....~.................... .................... , 19 d ..b.., and at such other time or times to which the proceefiings may be continued or further heard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the sai,d charge, and then and there answer the Commonweal th of Vir ~ ... ....~ ~ · · · · · · · · · · ················· . ....... whereof the said .. ... ....... .............. ....... {L,f:M:.41~ ~ ~ « . .. charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature this....... . ·················••····························) 19 . .. Z........ . r: /) .....'-, ............ .•,/ ._... ..... ( �• �Arrest Warrant ....... ... .. ... ......... ... .... . ... .. . ,( ... . . . These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to ~9,jl ~nd ring befo~me or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said c.. ./.~------... -.. -····- ..... . . . . . .. .. . ... . . ... .. . . ... . . .... . . .... . .... .. . . . . ... .... . ... . .... ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .'. . . . . ::::we::~:~:=~toz=:~~~~-~~~~:~e~ t / p~ea~~Jd ~i~=~i:~ e~~• lfhe-cO~ ~wealth, on';h~~x:: ~(O~ ~o~: i~::he ~ , offenc:. . . · . j), Given under my hand and seal th1s ...: ..,:.Z!.t'.'..::::..day Ou...-:-:-L-.Zd..✓.-.IA-........................., in the ear 19.. 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[Seal] · �STA TE OF VIRGINIA-COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, TO-WIT: I, a Justice of the Peace In and fo r the County of Rockingham, Virginia, do hereby certify th at ........ ,::\ ..................................................................................and .... ................ ~........7::..............~.~·······:::'. ....................as 1 his suret ........, , have this day acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of.................... ..............................................................Dollars ($ .......... ·- ············• ·······•··) to be made and levied of their goods and chat- I tels, upon this condition: That the said ............................. :..............................................ahall appear before the under- signed or the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, on the ....................day of ................................................, 19 ........, and not leave h ence without leave of the said Court, to answer the charge in this warrant, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said County upon the within charge. 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E o t I., r:,. -... ii 1 ~ ) . . ,1.(~ ~- ~' ~ ~ .J'S:~ . --.) �Common wealth of Virginia: z ~ ~~ . .·. .·... .•. , To the Sheriff of R You'" hmby :~~ kingham.-C9 unty, Greeting: : : : :::::::::::· : ::: :~: : .:.:~:::~~:v:~ :~ :~ to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham Count y, at the Court House thereof, at ~clock, a. m., on the 0.-. day of . ~ . . . . . . ... ; 19 3 .Z-, to testify and the trnth to say in behalf of Co/monwealth before the GRAND JURY 1J l. . /{e ... .......... ..... . . .............................................. r.. . . . . ......... . ....... ................. . . &-~ . ...... ...... . L/~ who stands ~barge ~ indicted for a f elony m~sdem nor. And this .... .. ..... ......... ..... ... ... .. .... .. .shall not omit under penalty of £ 100. there this Writ. And have then and Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court Home, the day of ~ . 19j. 7--r,nd in the 15 6 ?.:'/ year of the Commo ~===- . ,,, ..~ ~<#~ , P AL PRES S HMIRIS O NI URG VA Clerk �-~:;.~r,..'.,. .. f,,-,. .,, - c (JtJ.-v -----------·· each in p erso .u. , ~ · ~)~ r ~\ r �7- .. . to appear before the Judge of the c·rcuit C01tC/ f Rocllingham County, at the Court House thereo f, atfop,,~ k, a. m., on the /L. ,ay of ')/ I9 ff.°".~ .... ... ... ......... . . .. . to testify and the trutt_ to say in b half of he Commonwealth against .... ....... .!.\r~ ......... . . . . .C ~ ±;_fr who stands charged with and indicted for a ~ misdemeanor. And this ...... .. .... ..~ -.. .. ... .. ...... . shall not omit under penalt·y of £100. .. ....../ .. there this Writ. And havr thrn a,111 Witnrss, J: RO ERT SWITZER, Clerk. of our said Court, at thr Court T-lome, thr · ;;, day of ..... 1 /. 7 . .. P & L . PRES 5 , HARRISONBUR G, VA 19 7. {-and in the 1y..~ h '!: / .. .. .. .. . Commo 11:a'✓- ' .d , ; ~ ..... .. ............. ~ . .. , Clerk' �,~cut~ fcl. 2,$. ;v of the within ~~ 't~~ , ~ " by delivering a true c opy summ on to....·-····-·······-----------~ ---··------- "' "'i - R ~ r ~~ "~ �/I -- ,~ L- ��COMMONWEALTH v. /p'. jb I Misdemean or (11ro.) oc. ~II ?vP ·1Jr, ,,cJ NEWTON COUR'INEY } : ?J,1 da;o ? / tJtJ. h i j.t.a(' �I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Newton Courtney Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor not guilty operated an automobile under the influence Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-061 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Courtney https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/72c31c5a73bb7de5791b0b58b2f6f7b9.pdf f7c8ca64818b80b5dfb1b2f747c669a2 PDF Text Text ~ ~ - - -- - - - -.._r_- - -- ~ - ~:i:~~:~:~~\~~!~~:!~:~~~~ ~ To-wit: In the __ Q_l:r91lt.1;_____ Court of the _Qo.u.nty__ of .R_q_Q.K'iI!g_ll~---------· BE IT REMEMBERED That _.P._!..W_•-~.!!l!~!l______ , Attorney for the Commonwealth for the sa:id ____ g_Q.U!l_~----- ofRo.ckingham. ___ , and who for the said Commonwealth prosecute3 in this !behalf, in his proper per~on comes into the said Court on -t his the , 6th _____ day 'of_ ____ _ -~~~-------, in the year 19~~-, and upon the complaint in writing, verified by the oath of ___ _ First Count : ---------------1- --------, a competent witness, gives the said Court her e to unders;tand and be informed that 9A.~~-•__ lV_.__Q.9_Il~~-l __________ , on the ---~Y-~--- day of_ April __________ , in the year 19Z3, in the said__ _.9_q_~_!l_1y_ of __ .B_q_~~_in_g_l:!_am_____ , did unlawfully ____ _ ___ _ --~-~J._1 _one _g_allon_ of . ardent_. fWiri ts(1'.lloonshine _li_q_~~].'_l_y_~ __g_~_lV_._____ _ Simmers, et als - -- - - - - -- - --- --- - - - - __ J _ - -- - - --- - ----- - --- -- -- -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - - -- - -- -- - --- -- ------- -- -- - ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------,-------- .a,gains,t the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Second Count And the Attorney for the Commonwealth aforesaid, who prosecutes as aforesaid, in the name and by the authority afore~aid, and upon the complaint in writing aforesaid, further •gives the s~id Court to undersfand and 1be informed that said .9-~~-s-~_J~~-.9-~~}.-~¥_______________ _ on the __ J__ltti.___ day of ___ JurrJ,:.l. __________ ' in the year 191~-, in the said _cg_,~n~y _____ of __ Rocking ham _______ , did unlawfully sell_ one _gallon_and_a _half_ of ardent__ _ spirits (moonshine liquor to G. w. Simmers, et ala, ---------------- -------------------·------------ ---------------- ---- , -·- ---------------- against the peace and dignity of the Commonwe a1th of Virginia. And e Attor name and by th the said Oour~ Third Count y for the Co as a~ e hority afol'esaid,---and on the complaint in iting aforesr · , u er~tand and be informe th at said ______________ _ on thez::-____ __ da of -~-------------- --- in_)he year 192 __ , in the aid _____________ of _______ ------ ---..::=-- ----, did unlawfully ______ ___ ______________________ against tR eace and di, nity of ,the Common ealth of Virginia. ---------- ~ ~ -------------Attorney for the Commonwealth. VIRGINIA :-___Q!J1-__________ of _!:I_~:f'.!'_l~9 !l-~~!'_g _________ , To-wit: ? personally appeared before me 'T his day f~~!J._1!.~_M_!._A.I!~W- 8 notary public __ for the __<~Jj;_x _______ of -----~r.!J_§9AQ'IJ ]:"_g ___ , Virginia, and made complaint and information on_oath that ___ Q.h~1:!_LlV_.__ Q.9J]J.~J __________ _, _________________ _ ~iflim twelve montihs prior to-thi"s- date, to-wit- o--n the -~--~""'- -l:.1-:~~ay of in the _Q.9_~!_)._t_! _________ of __ B.9_q_~j._n_gp~I~L __ : ----~I?.!J.!____ , 19~~. L-Manufactured undistilled ardent -spirits ; ~ Sold ardent spirits; 3.-Tmnsported ardent spirits; 4.-----;Qwned and had in ________ poesessio n a still, still cap, worm, turb, fermenter, and other appliances connected with a still, and mash and other substances capruble of being ueed in the manufacture of ardent spirits ; 5.-Uniaiwfqll~ Sworn to this __ ossess ardent spirits. g" ----- . day of ~ ----- --n-• _ 19.2_2. . r ___v _ ~_liv_c_~ :-- �\ Commonwealth of Virginia vs. } MISDEMEANOR Chas._ w._ Conley _________________ __ Information for Violation Prohibition Law. Witnesses: G. w. Simmers Robert Vest --------------.Tames Keist er Luther Kirkpatrick c. C. Kirkpa trick Filed ________________ i ___ " __ ·• __ 192 __ ___ _________________________ CJerk. By ____ ______ ._ ______ ___ D. C. �Prisoners Report of Rockingham County Jail Monthh . . .. « ..19 . . Date coyfu1itted . Divorced .. r-.Iarrie~ VL,,,.,,.,IA/r-ingle .. ... ..Time in C . S .. ...month s .... years . Can read, t 1 J City O rdinance ... . . State ... .... ......... .. .. .... ... Held for trial ...... Sentence .... ..... .... ...... .... ... . . Held for Grand Jury . .years . months .. : :.t-;:z~ ~. . . Fine .. ....... .... .. ... Costs .. . . .. .. ... .. .. ... ... Time in jail .... .. ..... ... ... ... ... . .Held for penitentiary ... . .. ... .. ....... .. .. Held as msane.. ...... .... .... .. .. .. ......... .. .......... Behav;o, ... ..... Heigh Teeth marks .. .... .. .... Held for other authorit ~~~~~I~~I~~ ~F p::~::::a/ 1 7. 7c / ~ / ,-J Weight. /... .............. ........................ Hand marks Neck marks ... ... .. .... .. . .. ..... .. ......... .. ... .. .......... ... .............. Breast marks Left arm marks ........ .. ... ..... .... .............. .. ...... .... .. .. . Right arm mark:, Left leg marks ... .. ... ................................................. Right leg marks . 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TZE ~ _Clerk of our s ~rt, at the Court H ouse, the 19 z?.,/iind in t 7 e J-1:-J.~ r .of tj e Co'Y!1·1fonwe~lth . ff~~ . 1 P ll l PRE SS , HARRI S0Ul!UR ::0, 10 ~ Clerk �M. I -- I - ,_ .. �APR 1933 //__ :F F/ / 1!7 COMMON\VF.A.LTH v. } Inf orm atio n CHAS • W. CONLEY . t I I f j (Pr o.) mi sdr . �f I ,· t � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Chas. W. Conley Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor guilty sold ardent spirits-moonshine Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-060 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Conley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b90852600411f00a0384ebc8800926f8.pdf 3b3f7af93961a1d33df1304f1b8e82e6 PDF Text Text COt~10NWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginia in and for the body of said county of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its December term, 1932, upon their oaths do present that Charles Cook, who was heretofore convicted of viol ating the Prohibition Laws in the United States District Court at Harrisonburg , Virginia, on March 21, 1932, and who was then a nd there sentenced to serve f or a period of sixty days in jail, did, on November 3 , 1932, in said county of Rockingham, ~ unlawfully and feloniously sell -one pint of ardent spirits (moonshine liquor), a ga inst the peace a nd dignity of the Commonwealt h of Virginia. This indictment is found on the testimony of ~ohn Logan ands. F. Newn:an, witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evi dence. �,__- Sale - second offense Commonw ealth v) Indictm ent Charles Cook b~r->J ---- t) Felony Decembe r term, 1932 / l A True Bill: _f Witness es: John Logan F. Newman s. D. W. Earman Common wealth's Attorney �WARR ANT OF ARRE ST STATE OF VIRGINIA , CITY OF HARRISO NBURG, TO-WIT: To Frank L. Dovel, Chief of Police, or any Policeman of said City: Whereas . . . Jq 11.ri. B ~ Lqga,;n, ........ ..... ....... ................ .. ... .has this day made complaint and informa- tion on oath before me, JOHN W . MOR.RISO N, Mayor of said City, that .Q llci.f.l. El.::3 .Q.()9.lc,. J V.f l (,) .1"-13..~. ...?.(:}:r.(:}~.?.f..?.I'~, .. ~ () ~\-Y~.~ , .. ..on .. Y1~ .... Zl..s..t.q..?.Y....f:f. .r~c1 ~~ h .... ... ..... ..., .. J.~ ;3.~ ,. .t.:r:t ..:tJ1 .~ .... Federa l Court a t Harriso nbur g , Va . ,co nvic t ed of vi ol a ting t h e ··1~~·~·~!t ·~;:·O~g5~7s·;··· a-:d···~i:le'i4e.six -ty d~~f i-n ·j~_- ,- ·;··· ·on·· t -h-e· ··3 d ···da-y lo'!'···. ... .on.e ... pint .. .o.f in said city, did ....... ...... .............\.rn ... 9.Vf. .. u ..... .Y ...a n.d .. .f.e l.oni.o.u sl.yl'..s .ell ... ab.o.u.t a r d e.n t sp iri t s , .. .. ......... ......... ..... ....... ........ ... .... ....... ........ in violation of an ordinance of the said city: to apprehend These are therefore in the name of the Commonw ealth of Virginia to command you forthwith ........... ........ ... .. ... and bring before me, or some other Justice, the body of the said .... ..... .. ....... ...... ..... ....... ...... to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal this '1.~!l ........... day of . . <?V:~mbe r %4=-/ ~ .... ..... .... .. ..... . ........ , ==c 193 ~. •. ... [Seal] Mayor �" VIRGINIA, CITY OF HARRISONBURG, T O -WIT: ~ ~ ~ <:.. '?.~ . . . ~ .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . ... .... . . . . ... .. . C , , { / ~ ~This day .. ~ ·~ ··· ... came before me, Jol.11 'll'. ~lor,·0811, Mayor of the City of H~ risonb~, Va., and severally and respectively acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of $./ .S.~ ···- ·· ··to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, land and t enements, as to which obligat ion they waive their Homestead and all other exemptions. YET UPON THIS CONDITION that if the said .. .. .. ... .... ~ .... C...<?...~G.-:. ..... . ···· ············•• ·····••··••··············· ·· ··· ···· ·· ···· ·············· ~ ···········•······· ·· ········ ·( ! ~·'."'. ·~ (/._~.4-.. . . fn~~/..9..~ ay ······•· ··· ·· ···· ·· ·· ~ k . ~ . .., {k,,_~ .. shall personally appear before ~ .. oL .. .. 193 .. then and there to answer for and concerning the certain warrant herein set out and of which he stands charged and shall not depart t herefrom without leave, then this recognizance shall be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. ~ Witness the following signatures and seals t his . ..... ~ :7.'..~ ..... ..day ' of ..... A.7 } ~ ~ ~·········· .. ··· ... , -{~ /\) e71i...·~·~ ~~ "f'I. T aken and acknowledged before me thi~ ~ ... )\'. ~ day of . #~--~~~····· ···· ... [SEAL ] ······· ..~~..~ • ·· 193 ~ ._ ·· ...................... . ... ... [SEAL ] ~ 2~~.·~ ., Mayor City of Harrisonburg, Va . ..... 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S!tP uo pa1ou uso:, :iq1 pm: 'Al!'.) aq1 JO 1g~u;iq aql .IOJ ... ···· ··· ···· .. ·· ······ $ JO aug e .,(cd 01 pa8pnfpe pue 'palheq:, se .,(:inn8············· ····· punoJ S! :iuepuapp aq.1 ·· ···· r 6I ' · ····· ········· ....... . .... ................ ..... .... .... ....... ... ..... ... �am County, Greeting: o Rock.iugham Count·y, at the Court House thereof, rt u to a~t1 .? oefore the Judge of th1 ircuit C; l 19 .;(~ . day of a~o c ock., a. m ., on thed. r : : ; ~lf. of ~ e t~ .testify .and .the ~ruta who stands ch~ r d ith and indicted for a felony misdemeanor. And this . . . .. . . shall not omit under penalty of £ 100. there this Writ. Id · And have then and . Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk. of our said Co rt, at the Co11rt Hou se, thee > ( ~ d,y of :J,;t:.. , P IL . P'IUSS , HMIIJl:IS ONI URI. , YA 19 ;J'J,.a;,, th, of th, Co~ , Cfe,k �e.xecuteo ,lff,!,?e, wlthlnSummonsto L / f' ~ r9 v by delivering_a true Copy of the ,~ ~ Y ~ ?"- :it!; 1noenmn ./ ~~ ~1 ~~ · ~ "' ¾ �o£C · J'iuj(&~ ~I~ f~t~fl;J✓,,-;1,-;~ .,.-r,.,~,,,.., J-...R- fl"~✓ ;2.L> 6 .(, / 1:J.. ~ !) 1932 :/l=-1ot/ COMMONWEALTH v. CHARLES COOK: ) Felony c{j (Pro.) J/,-/3 3 �I j l J_ ✓ / / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Charles Cook Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment sold ardent spirits-moonshine Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-059 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Cook https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/75af153686d2a737ea275e149876bcff.pdf d42be78fae73df45666e63f02b0f628b PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINL , COUNTY O ROCKI N rf:T 1, to-wit : In t'1e Circuit Court of said ,.,oun ty : The juro rs of the ommonwe 2lt h of Virg ini a , i n a nd for t he bo dy of said county o f Rock i ng..riam and no w a tt end ing said Court a t its J une term, 19 32 , u pon t ie ir o a ths do p r e s en t tl t La co Ca rr, on or about June 1 2 , 1932 , i n s a id county , did u nl awfully ha ve in h is p ossess i on abou t one- ha l f gal lon of arden t s p irits, a ga inst t he p eace a n d di g nity of t h e J oE1onwe a lth of Vi r g i n i a . This indict ment i s found on the tes ti rio ny of : et t i e Conl ey , ✓ ✓ / i rg i e Ra y, : iram Dove , an d Ra c ha e l Ray ', v, i t- esses SW:)rn i n Court and sen t b e fore t he grand jur y to give evidence . �-,· Poss . Con"Ilonweal t !1 v ) Ina ic t men t } L ~ La co Car r L= i s d eme a no r J u ne t erm , 19 32 ~ 1\ f~ A Tr ue Bill : -~ Foreman ,;i tnesse s : Ne t tie Conley Vi r g ie Ray !Ii r am Dov e Ra c hael Ray r D . VT . EarITBn Commo nwea lt h ' s Attorney ~ )f 1r t �Greeting: ·•Gt?o/ •~ ••• •••••· · ~~~,u~, •Gf~d ~7<~ •.• : dl. ~ :p d::t: :: ~:d::.It C :y : ~ Con,t of Rock,ns9 = ty,•,t th, ~ ~''.'' ~"'"' ':',ro/' J- 1 to testify and the trnth to sa in behalf of the Commonw "'Uh against ... .~........ /1.. . .~. . . . .. who stands charged with and indicted for a -fel9H~ misdemeanor. thm~~ ::,,. ~ . .... ...... .. ,b.ll ,wt omU ""d" pffi,ity of £100. 1~? ~, OBERT SWITZER, Cll'rk of our .~i~ d,y of I' a L . PR E SS . HARRI S ONB U RG , VA . .• 195_:f~d In th, And b.,,, th: ; nd 1trt, at the Court House, the , ~ C/e,h �~ . l /1,U, l ;f .1 d �ia: In the Name of the Comm onwea lth ofToVirgin the Sheriff of Rocking ham County, Greeting : Yon are hereby cotmnanded to summon : :{Y ~::: ~ at the Court House thereof, to aptear before the Judge of the Circuit Cou.rt of Rocking ham Connt y, 19 ~,:J., ...... ........ .... ... .... .... ... a~-tfo ck, a. m., on the~ /~of . ..... . ...... ~ to testify and the trnth to say in phalf of the Common wealth against ······•·· ···· ··· ·· ········ ·········· · .. ····· ···· ··(/.\ ·~ ·· ··· ·~ ······ ·· ·· ·· who ..... ... shall not omit 11-nder pmaltJ, of £ 100 . there this Writ. And ha ,,p then and .. / / ~ .. ... , Clerk p a L. PRE SS. HARRI SO NBUR G , VA ��ia: In the Name of the Comm onwea lth ofToVirgin the Sheriff of Rocking ham County, Greeting : at the Court Home thereof, to ~p~ efore the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, 19 ff.?,ay of a/ ~.J,-o'clock, a. m., on the J /:.. to testify and the trnth to say in ehalf of the Common wealth against .k J.~ . . . . . ............. . @ ~... ...... . ···· ·· ••··•······ ········ ···· ········· ····· ····· ····· / Y . : ~ ........ . who stands charged with and indicted for a f ~ misdemeanor. .... .. . . . . shall not omit nnder penalty of £ 100. And this ........ ~ And have then and LL_ . .. there this Writ. House, the . / / . Witness, J. ROBER T/ SWITZE R, Clerk of our said Co trt, at the Court nonw; mllh. · J- , ye~ and in the 15 Y.1. 19 f ~ day of . . !; P & L . PRESS , HARRI SO NBU RG , VA 7 .. ~ Cle ... ................... ~ Clerk ��or..C · . /', C: I COMMONWEALTH , Misdemeanor V. (Pro.) ' l f ~r LACO CA.RR 't-- ~ cfD.j_ ~~ &wt/~ ·'. ~ 1-frod, Od- ~/ lt-t &/z.t I l tl t t \ ,0- ;4--- c+(, f.vn t1f l ~ &?.,tit �r / I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Laco Carr Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor not guilty posession of ardent spirits-1/2 gallon Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-058 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Carr https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e35de27f3e38477b8a38533a5e62506c.pdf 8492706acf1ef1f74391af44184b9db9 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGI NIA, COUNTY OF ROCKI NGHAM , to-wit: I n th e Circuit Court of said County: The jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginia in and f or the body of said county of Rockingh am and now attendin g said Court at its October term , 1932, upon their oaths do present that Charles ( 'Bue k") Carper, who was heretofo r e con vie ted of violatin g th e Prohibi tion Laws of the Un ited States of America i n the Uni ted Sta t es District Court for t he Western Distric t of Virginia at Harrison burg, Virgini a , on Marc h 21, 1932, and who wast en sentence d to serve for a peri od of sixty da ys i n jail, did, on or about Septembe r 27, 1932, in said county of Rockingham , unlawfu lly have in his possessi on abou t t ar~ pints of ardent spirits , against t he peace and dig nity of t e Commonweal t h o f Vi rginia . ~his indictme nt is found on the te stimony of w. C. Early and R. S . Dwyer , witnesse s s worn in Court a,d s ent b efore the grand jury to give evi dence . �Poss. ff~ "v J ¢ ornmon wea lt h v ) I ndictme n t /J/·); • Charl es (" Buck") Carper- ~ Mis demea nor ~ctober t e rm, 1932 Wi tnesse s : VJ,,. C . Early • S . Dwyer D. w. Earman Commonwea lt h ' s Attorney �• (J . P. or Bail Commiss ione r) and acknowledg ed themselves to be indebted to the Commonwe alth of Virginia eac in the sum of .~ ~ .. .... ... ....... ................. ... ..... ...... ... . .......................Doltars, ($.. ..~A . .'!... ~.~ . . ....... ... ... ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the ase of the Comma,p.w ealth of Virginia rendered, and they each se verally waved their homestead exemption to their recognizance ; yel upon this condition: :j,g, JJ6 ~~ 'f.';_t if the said · a c . · ;··= ~ -- . . . shall personally app~ ~.....day of the ·t Court of ~ ~ ~~rtho!ls e 11£ s~ ;:.-~ L--F ..~ ~ f . efore y, on the .. .. ~ r&-~ . ~ ~·······Te:r1 11 1J1 e 1M f y : : f l ~ ................. dar :flf= ........................................................................ , ~ ......., and at such other time or times to which the proceeding s may be continued or further h eard, and before any conrt or judge hereafter having or holding any proceeding s in connection with th~ ~ e, •::then and there :::: :h~:a~d~ ~ ~: : : charged, and be ot d under said recognizan ce until the charg e is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recogniz:m ce shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. .~ day of.. ............. . t ' ~;-. ��WARRANT OF ARREST STATE OF VIRGIN IA, CITY OF H ARRISONBURG, TO-WIT: To Frank L. Dovel, Chief of Police, or my Policeman of said Cit y : .. ... ...has this day made complaint and informat ion on oath before me,Xj l O H N ( ~ ~ N, Mayor of said City, that Charles ("Buc k ") . .c. t:1 :z::r f3. :r. on the 2·4 :bh .. . day of . . ? E3J> ~E3~?f3.J'.'. 2 . .... .... ....., 193 ..... .... { ~!3.9 0. Il.<t 9.:f:f'.€3.Il~.~.) ... ... . ..... . . . ..... .. ...... .. ... . ... ... . ..... ... ........ ..... ...... .. .... ... .... .... .. ..... .in violation of an ordinance of the said city: These are therefore in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before me, or some other Justice, the body of the said Ch a rles Carp e r to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal this .. 2 7t . ...h.... .day of . ..... ~~P.~ ~1111?.~:r. .................... . 193? ~ .;:v~ . ~~. ~ . .... . . ... ...~ Mayor �VIRGINIA, CITY OF HARRISONBURG, TO-WIT: This day .............. ............. ... ... ... .................... .... ..... ........ .. ... .................................... .... ... ..... ...... ...... .... .. ... ..came before me, John W. Morrison, Mayor of the City of Harrisonburg, Va., and severally and respectively acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of $ ......... .. ........... to be levied of their respective good s and chattels, land and tenements, as to which obligation they waive their Homestead and all other exemptions. YET UPON THIS CONDITION that if the said ... shall personally appear before.. .. ........ . ............... .......... .... ...on the.. ... day of ..... , 193 . ...... , then and there to answer for and concerning the certain warrant herein set out and of which he stands charged and shall not depart therefrom without leave, then this recognizance shall be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness the following signatures and seals this .................... .... .. day of. .......... , ...... ... 193.. .. .. .... [SEAL] .......... [SEAL] Taken and acknowledged before me this ...... .... .... ....... day of.. , 193.. Mayor City of Harrisonburg, Va. ...... - 0\ I- (I) Lil 0:: 0:: < LL 0 I- zc( 0:: 0:: c( ~ ~ II ... "'c:: ... '+< i:'1 z 0 - II .,,. ~ ... 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'.)u-epu;ipp ;iq.1 • • • •• • •• • • • •••• • •••••O,I • h -i-/~~ ~ ~& �In the Name of the Commo nwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingha m County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon .. to :!/.~ear be ore the Judge of the ircuit Court~ ckingham Count y, at the Court Housr thereof, a ~ o clock, a. m., on thee>.?-. .. .day of. .... /!✓.~, . 19 to testify and the tru~ alf of the Commonw ealth against ?., ,1--- ······· ··· ··· ····· ······· ···· ······ ·· ·········· ····· ···· ·····c¥.·····:·( ! ~ . 1 - -/ ... ... ... who stands charged with and indicted for a ~ misdemeanor. And this ........ ... ...... ..... shall not omit under penalty of £ 100. there this Writ. ~ And haw then and T SWITZER, Clerk of our said Co .rt, at thr Court House, thr day of I" I L. PR ES 5 , H ARRI SO NBUR G , VA . .. ..... 19 1 t.nd ;n th, 15?: ~ .1.~d. ~Ck,k �J-Z..,,.. t'..Xecuted '{LR'?: .f within Summons to by del1vermg a true Copy of the /7 ; "- - ~~ I') / / ::V OflJ In oer~on ) ~ ~ ~ {~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~~ �l!Xecuted CV:,.., - / 1 -/ by delivering a true Copy of the within Summon lti person 1 ~ · ~ ~ ~~ ' �=#= /o7 a OG1 1932 COMMONWF.AL 'IR ) V. Misdemeanor CHARLES "BUCK" CARP.ER ~. ? )1 '/ ·r i ~}. (1ro .) §. -Jr . 6 ~ -rf-- J',c /o . ~/ ~ d • l I I I �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Charles Carper Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of ardent spirits 2nd offense Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-057 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Carper https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/dcd9be20fd0785a050755e70bbcaaa94.pdf 7bcdb9ddbfddf119b533327c936368dc PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors in and for the boh or the said County or Rockingham, and now attending said court at its December term, 193, upon their oaths do present that Connie Biller and• 91 IS • Tillt:r:"" on or about the 15~h day or November, 1931, in said County, did unlawfully sell about one pint of ardent spirits (moonshine liquor, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This indictment is found on the testimony of jesse Moyers and B. o. Cooper, witnesses sworn in court and sent before the grand jury to give evidence. �SALE OF A. S. COMMONWEALTH V ~ CONNI E BILLER - ~ t..t.- :...-G~ PRO. MISD. A / n. w. Farman, Com. Atty. �Comm onwea lth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rocking ham County, Greeting : Y01, are hereby commanded to summon E~~~>~a•••••~ • ...... .. to appear before the Judge of the ircuit Court ~ Rocking ham County, at the Court House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on the .-.J" . day of . ... . . . .. . . .... 19 3. ~ to testify and the truth to say in behalf o efore the GRAND JURY . . . .~ .... ... ~.. ..... ...... : . ..... .. ....rl...... '2.,.-d/. ... g j ~ . who stands charged wit/J and indicted for a felony misdemeanor. And this .. .. ·~ ··· . .. . .. ... . . . shall not omit under penalty of £100. there this Writ. And hav e then and .~4.4 . ... .. ... , Clerk P . I l . PIUSS , HMIUS O NBUIUii , VA �within Summonsto~ -d _ I n person. ,, ~~ 7-~ 'f JL/ , .h c:l~fL/ ~ .'. . .J . ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~~ ~ l~ '.::: ~ 1 �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon : : e.:::(:::&:. : (!_:~ . ~ 7i1 ::: .::······ to appear 6efore the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court Honse thereof, J"'. at IO o'clock, a. m., on the .. . day of ... .~ 3... .., 19 ... . to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth against who . ~ . .. ;:d;h;~•g,d ~ did,d f:~~I ~.~:d:::°';,,,,lty of rtOO. ~ And have then and there this Writ. Witness, -J. i _ :•ff ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk of 01ir said Court, at the Court Home, the . doy !ir"""" of I" 6 L . PR ESS . HA RRI SO NB URG , VA 19\.l,l , ond in th, 15 : f l )~~n" n w,-/tb ...... , Clerk �I ~ ~ t ~ ~ {, ~f t �Harriso nburg, Va., . ........ 19 . Clerk 's Offic e, Circu it Cour t of Rock ingha m Coun ty STATE MENT OF FINE AND COSTS Commo nwealth Term vs. Cos ts J 5· ~ o Commo nwealth 's Att orney C lerk of Court She riff . . . . I/- so /«. so :J.J2 0 Witnesses, Atte ndance an d Mileage Jury, A tte ndance and Mileage . Jail F ees . . . . Justi ce o f Peace . 33 s-o II ,2.. o Total Costs . Fine .. . . $ 1- - - ·I- - - ... . ..............Clerk ��Arrest Warrant Commonwealth of Virginia, 1. T W't• Rockingham County, \ o- 1 • To ... ;tJL. .J...£1/, ,;j/__......lk2c....... o /•··························· ·····• a O,nstable of said County: com;~:;::;di~ ~E~: :::: = ~ : q . : ~:~:~~•~ :a t~::!:: ~:!: ~ 8.~. .. . ................ ....... . . . ... . . . . ... ... . . . 0 . . .. . . ...... . . . . .... . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. ....... .. said County, that. ............. .... of the said County, on the............./0.. ~. . .... . . . .day of ....... .2tr:r:.. . . . .. . ..... . . . , 19..o'/.., in the said County, did ~~?Ji~~~t~: These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to1-«,ommand you forthwith to • apprehend and bring before, me or ypme other Jus ice of the said County, the body of the said ·································································· ································f.!:._,- - - ? ~ .......... ~ .................. _................................................................................. . to answer the said compl ·nt and to be further dealt wit accort g to law. And you are required to summon................i... .•. /2 ... .,.~ ·~ ·······...,..&. .. . . ... . . ....f.?.::................... ............ ... ~ !!::£.. .... . . . . .. /.. . . .. . . .... .. I to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the ~xamination touching the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this ......../6::. .........day of. ..... 1... , .......................... , in the year 19.S/........... . J.i-.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •[Af;,... . ...... . .... 1 .... .,kl-: ..... ·· ·•: ·~··... ·...... .....................J. P. [Seal] · �STAT E OF VIRG INIA -COU NTY OF ROCKI NGHA M, TO-W IT: J, a Justice of the Peace In and for the County of Rockin gham, Virgini a, do hereby certify th at ............................ .................................................................. and ......................................... ................................... as his suret .... ...., have this day acknow ledged themse lves indebte d to the Commo nwealth of Virgini a in the sum of.............. ...... ........................... ...................................Dollars ($........................••. ......... ) to be made and levied of their goods and chat• tels, upon this conditi on : That the said .............. ............. . ·······•··········:······················ ·······sha ll appear before the undersigned or the Circuit Court of Rockin gham County , on the .................... day of.............. ............. .............. ...... ., 19 ........, and not leave hence withou t leave of the said Court .• to answer the charge In this warran t, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said County upon the within charge. 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On an indictme nt for a mis demeano r (Pro . ) Connie Biller This day came t he at tor ney for the commonwe alth , and the defenda nt, connie Biller, was brought into Court by the sheriff of this county; whereu pon, th e Court, with the consent of the attor- ney for the Commonw ealth, and upon the defendan t 's pl ea of guil ty entered at a fonner day of the term , proceede d to hear and determin e the case witho u t the interven tion of a jury, and having hear the ' evidence , the Court do th ascerta in the pun ishment of the sa i d Connie Biller at three months in jail and a fine of twenty- five dollars. And it is co nsi dered by the Court t hat the Commonwealth recover against Connie Biller twenty-f i ve doll a rs, th e fine afo r esa i d , and the costs inciden t to this pro eecution , and that the said Connie Biller be held to hard labo r on th e State Convict Road Force f or the term of three months an d thereaft er until .his fire and cos ts be pa i d , or , unti l he is discharged pursuant to the statute f or such cases made and p rovided; and the said Conn ie Biller is remanded to jail until he can be delivere d into the custody of an officer of the state convict Road Forde,to be held a s a member of said Road Force for th e term a nd purposes afore s a id. It is con s idered by the Court that the said Connie Biller shall have credit for 55 'day s, t he time he has been held in jail awaiting trial . A COPY Jltf~~ u7 i:tteste , clerk, �.o· ;; - J'I.i:.rU b~n- m.rri rrse jen.tn t.fnoJ m.s-rj'Isti • 'v _I • noH -: ;to 'IIJO "-o erij n..t 'I.SO't ,Y.'I.6. 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Il;t nr.r .1 ·t oj beb.rrnm.e'I h.so -bl en o "'.t ;rI . b.tsae -ro'l:. s aee oq u b :rn mre;t ef..j -ro" eo'Io o1 ;tlbe' I evsrl ll rla 'Ie lll e l nno blsJ erl;t srlt ~uoO bsof: erl1 . Isl~ t 8nl;t ls s Il st nl blerl need asrt erl emlj ed;t 10 ' be.1.e 'Bb a �S' I,,.,.)6 OY ... t a -V1, · t- !t 0 t.-G/.L /J-lJn. ~If.. J t, v1 f'/ 1> ~ f COMMONWEALTH ' .- ~ .2Ja . . J~ ~ v. fl J~.s-~- } CONNIE BILLER l I ' . f t ) Misdr. (Pro.) �r / ,/ -- -------- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Connie Biller Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor guilty sold ardent spirits-moonshine Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-056 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Biller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c074633653753c4946de8e2c9f39b9bc.pdf e7d0a57c9909daba948c2ece27e14f61 PDF Text Text - Cm. vION1VE.i LT "' - - - - - -- - -- - - -- F VIRGINIA , COUNTY OF ROC KINGHAJ.\i , to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said Coun ty : e jurors of the omrnonwealth of ·rginia , in and for the body of the county of Rockingham , and now att ending said Court at its June term, 1932 , upon their oaths do present that . ;;t;__ Bailey and C. A. Bai ley, on or about June 1 4 , 1932, in said county , did unlawfu lly have in t ' eir possess ion e i ghty-fiv e gallons of ardent spirits (moonshi ne li quor ), against the peace and dignity of the Commonw ealth of nd irginia . he jurors a foresaid , upon their o aths afore- said , do further presen t that the sa id R.ct, Bailey and C. A. Bailey , on or about June 14, 1932, in sai d county, did unlawfu lly have in the~r possessi on t wo s t ill s, t wo still caps, two wo rms, two tubs, t wo ferment ers, and other appl i ances connecte d with and used in the operatio n of stills without having the same register ed as required by law , against the peace and dignity of t ::1e Commonwealth of Vi r g inia . This indictme nt is found on the testimon y of V. T. Rexrode , , • and sent be fore ucas, and G. awson, witnesse s sworn i n Court he grand jury to give evidence . - �Poss . liquo r and 2 still s Commonwea lth v) Indi ctment C. A. Ba iley and R. L. Bai l ey June term , 1932 / A True Bill : ~)1 Cl Fore man Wi tness es : W. T. Rexr ode W. E. Luca s G. A. Lawson .t,,". D. h . l!;arman Commonwealth ' s Atto rney �Commonwealth of Virginia-~ County of, ~ A-to-wit To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of V irginia -Greeting : ' .• WHEREAS has this day made comp laint and information tn oat h before ;ne, ., _. ';;:J . . . l .. 0 f t h e sat"d City County !f,. a, ~~-7 uL ./itle . .~6. me of M a!l'istrate f of the said City /County that he verily believes, that in the said City / County and Sta te: (a) That Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully manufactured, so ld, kept, st ored , possessed, held, used and con- ~,~.. .. .~ .. ..CJ.J-..~, .'fp.,.~ t?"t /J £/ byli.k. . 'f... ~ ~ ~ ~ w.~ .~ . ✓~ cealed in a certain . .. Her ~ i b e ~ , ~ . f... .. e place, h ouse. room o: 7 a f s the case mav be .. ... .. ... .. ......... Give name, · . .. .. ... a e unknown, say, "Whose na111e is to th e infon•1a nt unk nown" (h) A still, still cap, worm, tubs, fermenrters and other appliances conn ect ed with such still and used, and mash a , . . . . .... . ... . . .. and other substance s, capable of being used , in the manufac ture of A rd en t Spirits, are unlawfully in the possession 0£, and unl awfull y used by one /i{¼.. ~.<!,,,£ , Give n ame, if n ame unknown, sav . " Whose , /) 1 in a certin .~ ~ ' , · (/" is to the informant unknown" ~ .. ~ ~ r r ...f / 3 . ~ . . . . . . ... . . . . Her e describe place as in ( a) above (c) Ardent Spirits are bein:g unlaw fully kept, held, stored, concea led, u sed, sold , and unlawfully transported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, to-wit : a certain Here describe vehicJe, auto, wagon, carriage, buggy, boatJ baggage or what n ot by one .... ... .. .. ... ... ........ ........ ... .. ................. ........ ... .. .... ...... .. Here $!ive name, or describe as in (a) a bovt> And there being reasonable cause for such belief: THESE ARE, THEREFORE, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you, with all n ecessary and proper speed and assi stance, to searc h the hon se, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent s12.irit s and their containers and other things apparently possessed or u.sed in violation of law, and bring the same and the person or persons, in whose posse ssion they are found, and also any person resisting, impeding, obstructing, or in any manner hindering o r delaying you in the execution of this warrant before me, or some other offic er having juri sd iction of the case, to be di sposed of and dealt with according to law; and make r eturn of thi s warrant showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular statement and sufficient description of the things seized and the name of t he person in whose possessio n found, if any, and if not fo und in t he possession of any one, so state in you r retu rn, and post a true copy of this warrant and t h e retu rn thereof, as required by law. Given u nder my hand and seal thi s .... . /f . day of.. .CJP-......~ -·""'·- . 193 ' , A /,_ · · ·· ··· · ·$. .14..,._,'7-i . . . · ··.... .. JtE .. (SE AL) ;:,; ; ; ; ;,;~,;~;~ �1. If on ly Ard ent Spirits and containers b e seized the Magistrate shall fix a tim e not less tha n 10 nor mo re than 30 day s fr om the date of return for the h earin g of said return. If no claimant appear, th e Ardent Spirits and articles are to be forfeit ed to Commonwealth. Any person claiming any of same must file a written claim stating particul arly th e character and extent of his interest th erein , whereupon the M agistrate shall certify the warra nt, written claim and articles claimed, to the Circuit or Corp oration Court, as the case may b e, for dete r mii1ation, and declare the unclaimed articl es forfei ted. 2. If sti ll, sti ll ca p, worm, t ubs, h ea ter. fe r me nt rs, o r any app liance conn ected with a still and used. o r mas h or other substance capab le of being used, in th e man ufacture of Ardent Spirits, be sei7, ecl, the mash (after tak ing sam ple) sh all be des troy ed, a n d th e facts and a rticl es se ized reported to t h e p rohibition Commissioner and Commonwealth 's Attorney. (A copy of thi s warrant and proper return wi ll be a sufficient notice a nd report.) Ardent Spirits a nd containers di sposed of as in No. I above. 3. If Ardent Spirits are b eing tran sported in a n aufo mobile, boa t, wagon, buggy, or ot her vehicle, \h e A rd en t Spirits a nd containers sha ll be preserved an d th e ve hicl e shall b e de livered to the Sergea nt of the City, the facts rep orted to th e Pro hi bition Com:missioner and Com m onwealt h's Attorney and Ardent Sp irits and contain ers di sposed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of this warrant a nd p roper return will be su ffic ient r epo rt.) The fo llowin~ na ed officers and persons a s~ warrant: xe sisted m i~ WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS, ETC. DIRECTIONS Comm onwealth of Virginia · · · · ~~-• ..i;J,M,·t3 .· · ·..· ·· ·.· · ··········· Ji-1, . ~~ · .. !. &t .~ ~L Executed the w ithin warra nt thi s .. .... of w1 J.. by sea rching @~ . flerc s tate house, room , pl~ce . .. ~ stated / ?.,{. . .~.... clay ,19 O th er than above s.t ated the following are wi tnes ses : the and by seizing the fo ll ow in g de scribed Ardent Spirits and oth er t h ings th erein fo und (a nd a rresting the above named perso n fo un d in pos session thereof ) and by postin g a tru e copy of th is w ar ra nt and th e return hereo n on the See Sections 2 1½, 22, 23, 23½ , 57 and 57½, Acts of Assemb ly, 1918, Page 578. . • ............ .... ...... ... ... ... ........... .......... ..... .. auto or Bagg age, or as case may be I .. .. ...... day , 193 .. of I-Jere say place, hou se, ro om , boat, , ~ T his ma tt er se t f~ r hearing o n the ~ o cl a im of owners hip or interes t in any of the said things seized having bee n filed herein in complia nce w ith th e law, the same a re h ereby adjudged and declared confiscated a nd forfeited to the Com monwealth. Description of Ardent Spirits an d oth er s thin g s .. .... ... day Given unde r my ha nd thi s .... . , 193 ... of vVrittc11 claim of ow nership or interest hav ing bee n filed to certain of t he said thin gs herein seized, this warrant, the said claim a nd t he things in the claim particula rly described, are hereby cert ified .. ... .. ..... ..... .. Court of this to th e .. .... . for determination, a nd th e said thin gs uncl~i1~~ ~d a r~ hereby ad ju dg ed and declared confiscated and forfeited to the Commo nwealth . ... .. .. ... day Given under my hand t his of .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... ... 4. A copy of this wa rrant and the r eturn th ere• n must be posted a t the front doo r of th e h ouse, or on th e door of th e room, or on th e p r emises at the p lace the A rd ent Spiri ts may b e fo und . .. .. i' . . .. , 193 Title of i\i:~gi~t;.~i~ - O T E.- Un less warrant issued for A rd en t Spirits , bein g tran sported in vehi cle, boa t, or baggage, it is to be returnee! to the juri sdiction fr om wh ich iss ued. lf iss ued .for A r de nt Spirits so tra n spo rted , it can be executed 111 a ny part of the State, and r eturned to any ju stice in any county or cit y th ro ug h w h ich th ey are carried . �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham Countg, To- Wit: .. ' ·s sufficiency, came before me, ........... ....... .. . ... . I ,...,,_,.._-s-::k...~s.-<..o\..N1/,-~""--~························ , of the said County of Rockingham, and acknowle~ed themselv es to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virgin.i1\ each in th e sum of . 7 ~. . . . . . ~ .~ ················Dollars, ($ .. -52i.t :r~. . . . ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tene ments, for the :ise of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and they ea ch severally waved their homestead exemption to their recog ni zance ; yel upon this con~: • the Circuit ::::ti:f t::c:i~g~!~o:,~~ ~f ~ ~;~-~o::::: :ne:::na~~;::: .. ~~~...-;"-' ..11,,:.~ ..'7. ........ l;i.~~(· ., :=-/fpftc'-:'9t 'N,'L ~ ch. , . '-'-··•il(-t....'..........:.: . ~.·:.......... ........... ~ . ........... .............. , and at such other time or tim es to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court or judge hereafter ha ving or holding any proceedings in connection with and then and ther::.: ::h~h:a ~om~:$?,fJ~inga :::::: der said recognizance until the\~harge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shaHbe null and void; other- wise to remain in f::o:::::::elc:ereunto afi x signature this ~ my ·... . . . . . . . . . . · · ···· · · · ······ · · ·) 1<:6.. .~ . ..• --·---v . �r ( •• ... _ �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham County, To- Wit: BE IT REMEMBER ED, that on the . 16th .... day of... .....................J:.µ1Y ......................... ., 19..9?,• ......Cla r.en c e ........... :S.a.i 1 ey •..... ........... ... ...................... , principal and ......... J.~.!..H..~.... Pi:J),J.€3.Y..~.................................................. ~?.:~.! !~.t . ..~. ~...P~.Y. .~.~·~·~···········•·· · · •···················• surety, who justified to his sufficiency, came before me, ........ Bail Com 1tf:l.~..t.oner ...... . .............................................................................. , of the said County of Rockingham, (J . P. or Bail Commissione r) and acknowledged themselves to be indebted to th e Commonweal th of Virginia each in th e sum of . .... Y.l.~ ....'.J:'KYV.IL..HP .............. '.'.":.'.'.'.'.".'.'.".'..' .' .:....:::.'.'.". ....::-.:::: ..............'.".". .'.".'.:'."...' .'. ... :.:-: -.'.".". '.'.'. "'."..' :".'.'.'." .:::..Dollars, ( $ ....... :L. ,.o.oo.~o.o · · · ·············), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tene ments, for the ase of the Commonw ealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severally waved their homestead exemption to their recognizance ; yel upon this condition: That if the said .QJ?:.r~l'.19..E! ....... ;E:l~J~.E!.Y.". ............ shall personally appear before the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Courthouse of said County, on the ........8th ..... day of the u gus t , ..1932.•.............. .............1 ' ~~ ~ ~··· ...................d ~.............................................................................. , Jtt ..............., and at such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further hear<l, an<l before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the said charge, and then and there answer the Commonweal th of Virginia concerning a certain ...........f..~J.9..P.Y. ...............................................................whereof the said .... C.l.e,.r..e.n.c.e.......'. .... B0..iley............................... sta nds charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN ·WITNESS ·WHEREOF, ···············································- ·····················l I hereunto affix my signature this .......1 6 th ..... day of... .. .........J..U.1.Y. ..... 19 ··················· 32 •. ��I ~ . j I t I 1 I I 11 It- :1 I 1 -t I jt ! I I t I �In the Nam e of the Com mon weal th of Virginia: You are hereby commanded to summo n .. . ··m···· ~:····· r .. / r..~ ······· •·······•···. ·•··· ~ I. Y .t~ e .. . =t~u°.t~......, . ........... : ;;:::.~ \. · ···· ··. ··. ... ... . . .~r.~ ~ti.° .~: z!····7?······•··7~~ ........................... ····Q/.''. ... {4, .......i?\ ..~ .. ........... .............. ................, ····· ~ ingham County , at the Court House thereo _ to appear before the Judge of t_h~rc1 tit Court of Rock ., 19 . .. . ~ of the on m., a. ock, ~ a& f~ to testify and the truth say in be If oi and indicted for a felony 1 ~ 1·. /1enalt-y of £100 . And thiL ........ . . ... ......... ......... .. shall not omit under d who stands charge~ 't And have the11 and there this Writ. at the Court Ho11 s£·, thr c : Z . ~, W /itness J. ROBE RT SWITZ ER , Clerk of our s~d ;_°jft, of thr Co111111om7 alth.:.. J__ _ 19 .,a.. f-and in the 15 ~ da.y of ... .... Clerk 7. . . P a L. PRE SS , llARRISONB U RG , VA ;q~ ~' �-/ 9~ <!.Xecute o( ~ l y of UU:, by del ive ring a t rue Cop £/,L ,f'A ~ with in Sum mo n s to., £r:L E! / k" ~ ~ ___ ,n oer so . .. / r--.. ~~ ~ I ~ �inia· I ~ In the Nam e of the Com mon weal th ofToVirg · -~ the .. . ...... .. ... .... ... ... You are hereby commanded to summon .. ...... ..... ..... ........... ..... ·7,1··· ·i · r · · · · · · · • • OOOO • • ••OO · · ··········· · • ··· · • • •••O • OO • • •• • •OO• • OO " " • •0, • •• • • " •• ••oo •••• • • • • • • • • • • •• • ··········-;-··· •• OO •o oo o,o, ••• •• . Y ······· .. 7,J ...... / ' .. ./ Y, . : Jr;!..:) ~ ~ ••• • • • ~• ~ •• .... . . .. .... . . ...... ...:: ~::: "cf.: :~ · · ········ ·· ··:: ::: : : ::: : ::: :· · · · County, at the Court House thereof , to appear before the Judge of the_gr cuit Court of Rockingham 19 3 7=, day of . . . .. . at!;j~ 'clock , a. m., on the against to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth CZar~ . . . . . . . . .. ... . ...... . . f . ; d•~;,,;,•;;,•, ,-.,.,~•i •~ w~•:;=,•,h~,g;~~; 4 .. . . . felany And this ..... ...... ~~~ day of I" IL. P R ESS , H AR RI SO N BURG , VA .shall not omit under penalty of £ 100. And have then and I . S. ... . WJTZE R, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court Hou se, the ..J~ and in the 15 f ~e. .~..° J r ) ; !Z ealth. ...... .. ., Clerk �b: e xeo ute<i ~ t2 within S umm oas to. ...£:::?O f l ., C. '1( r ~ Mr{T1)7U -~---·.i n perso n . / ~ \ ~~ -~ ~ ti ~ " ~ (" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ( ii i . �ia: ~ In the Name of the Comm onwea lth ofT oVirgin the S heriff or ~ Coun ty, Greeting : You are hereby comman ded to s11,mmon .. ..... ...... .. ...... ...... ... .... . · · ·· ·· · · · · · · · · · ·· ·· . .~ ~• /JJ·:•· · ~ ,.. . . . ..... .......... .........~ ···· ............ ... .. . .... .. .... .... ... ... .... Co11,rf Ho11,se thereof, $ oz___/ 19 .. ... .. , for a felony -u,wdemean0r. who stands charged with and indicted 1 ... .. .. ... .. .. .shall not omit under /1enalt,1 of £100. And this ...... . .. k .,. . And ha11e thrn and there this Writ . day of ER T SWITZE R, C in k of. our said Co;tr;J, at t he Court House, the 194 7 and in the 15 J ~ f t hr Co1117non 7 atth .. :J-,--<.,----,,4 . ;9~ ~ I~ Pa L . PRE SS , HARR1 SO NBUR G. VA ✓-~ Clerk �- - - - - - -- - . .. .... ... .... w .. ...,,,. ~ . , . ~ , . , . . . . . . , . . , . . , . . . . . . _ ,. . . ................." ' - byo/'.\livt>ri ga ct y~ t wt~ ,....,...,.,"""'-,_....in r. n pt. c. �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia : ~ To the Sheriff of RJekiugb.iiln County , Greeting : You are hereby comm,anded to sum,mon ... ·············•· ····· ·················· ······· ······ ·············• "'· ············••······••··· th · Court of the Circiiit Court ojj Roclcinfham County~at to appear before the Jud~e 5 ,_pj t7 : 3d ......... . 19 ..;J..?-<f: . ........ . . day of .. -~ House thereof, at#o'cloclc, a . ,n., on the. to t estify and the truth to wealth, plaintiff, against SCbY in be half of the D e fe ndan t ~ .. /l /i( ·~ who stands char!_f!,_,l-1ith and indicted for a felony .11.nd this ·····~ Writ. and there in the prosecution of the Uomm,on- ..·.· · · · · · . . . . ... . . .. 1n,i,sde1neanor . ··· · . .shall not omit under the penalty of £100 . .11.nd have then -;_/ , ~ Cler!~ of oiir said Cou,rt,. at the Cou rt House, the (ti4> ,~y~~ ,itnr. of ~ {19 ~~nt)'"j):j?'h o.eo:=~w~:::: ..:,>...... day News.Record. Harrisonbu rg, Va. ye~, �I, �In the Name of the Comm onweal ~ 0!.v:.:::~: ~i. 1:£ .i: 4 0 You are hereby command ed to summon . . ~ .• • • • :•.:• • • • •. ... . . . . . ..• .• : : ••·· · · · · ·····•···· ·············:;;1:.·~ · J.f/Rocki nf!ham, Countat~, he Court to appear before the Judge of the Circu,it Court_zu 9 :J d day of ..... ~ ...... ............. 19 ... .....2Hoiise thereof, at WrJ-'clock, a. m., on the ........ to testi fy and the truth to say in behalf of the Defendan t in the prosecuti on of the Common- 7. ... ...... . . . . wealth, plaintiff, aJain,t ................. 4! . . .·· · · · · ·· ···· ·· z~ who stands charged witjll and indicted for a felony nti-stten-wa:n,.or. shall not omit under the pencilty of £100. And h ave then And this ...... ........... ~ . a nd there this Writ . ...C!,:,::!:; •··~·········· · · .· .·.·;;.!~.:~!::~?iil:'.'i='ke:t-c::.ua~t';;(t~her::::•urt :".u::.::: 4 N ews-Record, Harrisonburg, Va . �~G 41 ~ JJ _y; f/J;?q : (, . ak I ~/ �In the Name of the Common wealth of Virginia : To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: . Yo,rnre he1"&"''2l:ll;m:on?J'L?4- ~ / JJ,£ ~ r 4-"'r ;r~ ··· ···.-· to a.ppear before the J'f:(,f/e of the Circu,it Court ~ckingh am County, at the Court t:2ur~· .. 19 ] .2.-House th ereof, at--HJ4J'cloclc, a . m., on the. ..... f._: .......... day of to testify and the truth to sa y in be half of the D e fen d a n t in the prosecution of the Common- : •alth, plaintiff, a£ainst Zl ~ ~ : : who stands charJ.!!!;/pth and indicted fo r a felony 11dsdcwean or .11.nd this ...... ~ . . shall not om,it u,nder the penalty of £100 . .11.nd have then and there th,i,f Writ. litness) L t f _ - # £ ~lerlc of our s~id Court, at the Court House, the J d a y if{ ~~~ : . fY3~ a~ i. t h ~ h y · o~ :o~w~~:: t ~o Neios•Record. Ha rrisonburg. Va. ..J ��In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: 7/~ To the Sheriff of -ttocrdng6dm County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon to appear before the Jud§e of the Circiiit Court of Rpckingham County, at the Court ./) __ _.~ . L_ _a,, <f_ .'3d House thereof, at I:iJ::o' clock, a . 1n., on the... .. . ·? ·· .. __ . _day of'. ~ .... .... ~ .. 19 _,Y. __;;__ to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Defendant in the prosecution of the Com,mon- weauh, pW,intiff, a~ains' News-Record, Harrisonburg. Va. .••. . .. i? ~ ~ . _ ��The Sheriff of Augusta County~ To STAUNTON, VA., Dr . ~ - ~~ ~~~~~~-- VR J l J ~ ~ ' . P, q, - - - -- To Executing - --- .._n;'..~~~~~/? ~~~~~~ -=--- $ / ? ~ Received Paymen c-- ~ 7 - - -- f ! , ~12Ju'_,, ~ d ~- - -- -- Deputy G. M. GILKESON, S. A. C. ��. JUN ' COMtJONff EALTH v. .• . . . 1932 -:II: /oc2oZ �\ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. C.A. Bailey and R.L. Bailey Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor not guilty posession of still Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-055 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Bailey