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Commonwealth of Virginiat
County of Rockingham, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in and for the
body of the County of Rockingham, and now attending the Circuit
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Commonwealth of Vir gin ia vs . J . R. C. Cla
tor , Pri n . & Joh n V. for ri son , Sur ety .
Comm onweal t h of Vir gi nia vs . Will iam
Ki ng , Pri n . & Joh n W. rorr i son , Sur e ty .
Commonweal th of Va . vs . Eu gen e Hor d
, Pri n . & Joh n i'T . Morr iso n ,
Sur ety .
!\.nswer of Joh n ·:. Morr iso n , Sur ety .
For answ er def end ant Surety a dmi ts
t ha t h e per sona lly
a ppe a re d be f ore L. C. Coo per , a Jus
tice of t he Pe a ce f or the
uou nty of Loc k i ngham , on .ug ust 14t h
, 191 7, and i n eac h of the
abo ve sty led cas es a ckn owl edg ed h i mse
lf i nde bt ed to the Common wea lt h of Vir gin ia in t he sum of, 50
. 00 , up on co nd itio n tha t t h e
sai d Cla ter , i ng and Hor d sho uld per
son ally app ear bef ore the
Cir cui t Cou rt of : ock ingh am Cou nty ,
at t he Cou rt Hou se on 18nd ay
uep tem ber 17t h , 191 7 . Def end ant Sur
ety fur t her adm its tha t s a id
Cla ter , Kin g and Hor d di d n ot app ear
as afo res aid , and f or excu se f or t he ir non- app ear anc e, a e fen
dan t Sur ety say s tha t at the
tim e oI ent erin g into t he rec o gn iza n
ce , the sai d Cla ~or , Kin g
nd Hor d we r e wit hin the lirn i ts of the
adj oin i ng cou nty of u gus t a , in the St te of Vir gin ia , bei ng
vol unt eer s of t he Ar my of
t he Uni ted ut a tes , Pn d as s ol d ier s i
n said r my , , cou ld be rea dily rea che d . Tha t sin ce ent erin g into
the rec o gni zan ce afo res aid ,
and be fore the time f or a ppe ara nc e i
n sai d Uour t, n d wit hou t
t he kno wle dge of de f end ant ure ty, by
ord er of t he mil i tary a ut hor itie s , t he sai d Cla ter , King and
Hor d , with oth er sol die rs ,
wer e tran sfe rre d sou th to nn isto n ,
l a bama , fo r tra in i ng.
Tha t the ir sup erio r off ice r , one Cap
t a in Vood , was pre sen t a t t h e ti me the bon d was giv en
, an d t h at t he de fen dan t Sur ety
wro te t h is sup eri or off ice r f ore s aid
, and t he t hre e pri va tes ,
Cla ter , Ki ng and Hor d , two wee k s pri
or to t he time fo r th eir ap-
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be
prese nt at Uourt on Sep te mber 17th , 1 91 7 , which
th ey f ailed to do .
De f endant Suret
is i nforme d that Ki ng was
ki l le d i n an a cci den t prior to Septe mber 1'7t h , 1917 .
WRER FORE , de f e ndant Surety prays t ha t he be r elieved
of t he payment of t he sum of $150 . 00 a foresaid , and h e will ever
pray , &c .
��VIRGI HI A,
THE COiv.ll\l[OlTWEAL TH OF
To the Sheri f f of Ro ck i ngham Co un t y , Greeting :
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p ealed b efo re L. C. Co oper, a Jus t i ce of the P eace f or the County
of Rock i ngham, and severally a cknowledg ed themsel ves indebted to
the Commonwel a th of Virgi nia, each i n t he sum of Fi fty Do ll ars, to
b e levied of t heir respec ti ve goods an d chat t els , lands and t enements
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for the use of the Commonwea l th of Virginia , &c .
Yet up on condition
t hat if th e said ~ (12 . /; . J; 1.o..h/2/
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p er sonally app ear _b_(.~f~o-r~e~ t- h~e..,_J-u'-""'d~
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_i _r_c_u_i_t_ C_o_u_r_t_ o_f Rockingham at the Cour thous e t h ereof on Eonday Sept emb er 17th, 1917, and
not depart therefrom without the leave of Court, then the said recognizanc e to be void, a s app ea rs fr om a cop y of s a i d rec ognizance
transmitte d to s a id Co urt , and wh erea s the s~id
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his personally appearanc e before t h e J udg e of sai d Court at the time
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Ther efore we command you that you mak e known to the said
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that they be before the Judg e of o( r said Circuit Court on the first
day of the next ter m (being Monday November I?, 1?17) t o s how , if anything for th emselve s they have or can say, why the Commonv1ea l th of
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receive vrhat our sai d Court thEltl and
t h er e o f them i n thi s par t s hall consider .
t his writ .
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Cour t, at t he
Cour thou se t h er eof , t h is ;i. ;4- day of
/pa,,f,,&1-vr: 1917 , i n the
r f ✓ yea r o f the Commonwealth .
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wit hin not ice to John rv . Morri son i nive
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Virginia, Rockingha n County, to-wit:Case hea rd this 14th day of August 1917, and it is ordered
tha t the defemant s, J. R.
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Clater, Wm. King, Eugene Hord and
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C. Heatwole be held for the s.cti on of the Grand Jury of the Circuit 0ourt of Hockingham Gounty.
of the said 8.
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And thereupon u pon the motion
o. He a. towle, he was admitted to bail in the p enalty
250. 0 0 with E . H. Heatvrole, who qualified as to his sufficienc y,
as his surety upon comition that the said 0.
before the Judge of the 1,.;ircuit
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Heatwole appear
k ingham County at the
Court Rouse on Monday, ::::>ept ember 17th, 1917, and not depart thence
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thereupon upon motion oft he sa.i d J. R. C. Cla tar
he was admitted to bail in the sum of ~50.00, with John ,1 • Morrison
who qualified as to his sufficienc y, as his surety upon condition
that the said J .
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the J udge of the Circuit Court -of rl ockingham ·ounty at the c ourt
house on
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onday, Se p tember ,17th, 1917, a nd not depart thence without
le ave of the c ourt.
nd thereupon u pon motion of the sai a ,•illiam King he was
admitted to ba il in the sum of $ 50.00, with John
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Morrison, who
qualified as to his sufficienc y, as h is surety upon c· ondition
tha t the sai d
William King
make his persona l a p:,::e arance before
the Jud g e of th e Circuit c ur t of Hock i ng h am County at t he court
house on Mo.may, September 17th, 1917, and not de part thence without
1 ea ve of the Court.
And thereupon upon motion of the said ~ugene
ord, he was
admitted to ba il in the sum of $50.00, with John v. I' orrison, who
qualified as to his s u ffi ciency, as his surety u pon condition
that the sa.i d Eugene .tlord make his personal a p pe arance before the
Judge of the Uircu it Court of Roc kingham County at the court house
on Monday, Sep t emb er 17th t 1917 t and not depart thence without
��COMMON WEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit :To the Sherif
of said County :
Wherea s D. E. Croush orn, i:>herif f has this day made complaint on oath before .m e, F. M. Leap, a Justice of the Peace
for said county , that he has cause to suspec t tha t certain ardent spirits are being transp orted in a certain automo bile, namely
a black Maxwel l car, bearing license plate No. 21225, on the
Va lley Turnpik e in the said State contra ry to law.
TheBe are therefo re in the name of the Commonwealth to
author ize and require you forthw ith to sea rch the said aut·omo bile
for said ardent spirits , and if any ardent s pitits being so transported are found in said automo bile that you seize the s ame, and
the said automo bile, and arrest the pe rson or persons in charge af
the sai d automo bile and bring them togeth er with the said aut omobile and s aid ardent s pirits before me or some other Justice for
furthe r dispos ition.
Given under my hand a nd seal this 13th day of August,
1917.
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of Rock i n ghmn , and severall y aokno ,1ledJ~od themselves indebt ed to
the Commor wol nth of Virg i nia, e: ch i n the
t!u.m
of ]li fty Dol l ars., to
b e l evi ed o:t· their r espective goods and chat t el s , lands a nd tenoments
for the uce o:f the Common::.reel th of Virgini a , &c.
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> 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. <br /><br />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.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
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Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1916-1933
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Pro001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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Commonwealth v. C.S. Heatwole, William King, Eugene Hord, J.R.C Clator
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1917
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RcPr-box1-019
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