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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The grand jurors in and for the body of the said County of
Rockingham and now attending said court at its Deoember term, 1931
upon their oaths do present that E. C. Freeze, who was heretofore
oonvic.ted of violating the Prohibition laws of the Commonweal th or
Virginia on May 17, 1930, in the Justice's court of said County,
before J.C. Staples, Justice of the ~eace, and who then and there
was sentenced to pay a fine of five dollars and serve for a period
of three months in lfail, did, within one year next prior to the
finding of this indictment, on or about November 7, 1931, in said
County, unlawfully an& feleniettel~ have in his possession about
eight p ints of ardent spirits (moonshine liquor), against the
peace and dignity of tpe Commonwealth of Virginia.
This indictment is found on t he testimony of
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T. Rexrode
and J. L. Dirting, witnesses sworn in court and sent before the
grand jury to give evidence.
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POSS. A. S. 2d Off.
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Commonwealth of Virgi nia-C ity, County,)
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To the Prohibiti on Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constable s of the
State of
Virginia -Greetin g:
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has this day made complaint and informati on on oath before me, ____ ::!__J(_::J:.d_~
Name of Malri•trate,
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of the said ~ that he verily believes, that in the said
and State:
{a) That Ardent Spirits are bfifg unlawfull y m uf actured, sold, ~~t, stored, possessed,
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{b) A still, still cap, worm, tubs, fermente rs and other appliances connected with such still and
used, and
mash and other substances, capable of being used, in (.~anuf acture o ~ Spirits, are unlawfull
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in the possession of, and unlawfully used by one__
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(Give name: If name unknown, ~ ~ h o a e name i• to the
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{c) Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully kept, held, stored, concealed, used, sold, and unlawfull
y transported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, to-wit: a certain ________ ________ ________ ____
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(Here describe vehicle, auto. wason, earrlaire, buas7, boat, b&1N1111e or what not)
by
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give name,
or de•cribe -------u In (a) above)
And there being reasonable cause for such belief:
THESE ARE, THEREF ORE, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to
command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assistanc e, to seartch the house, place, baggage,
boat or
vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirits andi their container
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other things apparentl y possessed or used in violation of law, and bring the same and the person
or per- ·
sons, in whase possessidn they are found, and also any person resisting, impeding, obstl1Ucting, or
on any
manner hindering or delaying you in the execution of this warrant before me, or some other officer
having
jurisdicti on 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 thereunde r, with a particula r statemen t and sufficient descriptio
n of the
things seized and the name of the perJIDn 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.
Given under my hand and
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e of Mairltltrate.
�DIRECTION S
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2.
If only Ardent Spirit s and containers be seized,
the Magistrate shall fix a time not less than 1 0
nor more than 30 days from the date of return, for
the hearing of sa id return. If n o clai mant appear,
the Ardent Spirits a nd articles are to be forfeited
to Commonwea l,th. Any person claiming any of
same must file a written claim stating particul a rly
the charat:ter and extent of his interest therein,
whereupon the Magistrate shall certi fy ,t he warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to the
Circuit or Corporation Court, as the case m ay be,
for determination, and declare the unclaimed articles forfeited.
If still, still cap, worm, tub s, hea ter, fermenters,
or any appliance connected with a stiU and u sed
or mash or other substance ca pable of being used,
in the manufacture of Arden t Spirits, be seized ,
the mash (after taking a sample) shall be destroyed, and the facts and articles seized reported
to the P l'Ohi bi tion Director and Commonwealth's Attorney. (A copy of this warrant and
p roper return will be a su ff icie.n t notice and r e •
p ort.) Ardent Spirits and containers dispo'S ed of
a s in N o. 1 above.
WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT
SPIRITS; ETC.
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of ....... ~ ' 'It) ' 19$'/, ., \>y searchi ng th e
within stated .............. V , & , ' ~.................
(Here ata te houae, room, place,
hereon on the
(Here aay place, house, room, boat,
auto or baggage, or as case may be )
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See Section s 21 1-2, 22, 23, 23 1-2, 57 a n d 57 1-:i;.
Acts of A ssembly, 1918, Page 578.
This matter set for hearing on the .......... day
of ................ ... 192 ••••
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No cl a im of own ership o r interest in any of the
lsaid t h ings seized having been filed herein in complia nce with the l a w, the same are hereby adjudged
and declared c o nfiscated and 'forfeited to the Commonweal th.
Giv en un d er my hand this • ...•........•... . d ay
as front door ol house, door of room or premises)
of ..........• . . • .•••• • , 192 ••••
Description of Ardent Spirits and other things
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4. A cop;: of this w arr a nt a nti l he return thereon
m u st be pos t ed at t he fro nt d oo r of the h ou se, or
o n the door o f t he room , o r o n the premises Ftt
t he pl ace t he A rdent S p irits m ay be fo und .
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and by seizing the foll owing described Ardent Spirits
and other things therein found (and arresting the
above named person found in possession thereo f) and
by p osting a true copy of this warrant and the retu r n
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3. If Ardent Spirits are being tra n sp orted in an a u t omobile, boat, wagon, b uggy, or o t her v ehicle, t he
Ardent Spirits and contai ners sha ll b e preser vecj
a n d the vehicle shall b e deli vered to the Ser g ean t
o f the City, the facts repor t ed to the Prohibi t ion
Di re ctor and Common wealth's Atto rney anc,I
Arden t Spirits and co ntai n er s disp osed of as prol
v ided in No. 1 ab ove. (A copy of this warrant an
p rope r re tu r n w ill be a su fficent repor t.)
The following named officers and persons assisted
me in th e e xecution of this warrant:
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Written claim of owne~hip or interest h aving been
filed to cer tain o f the said things herein seized, th is
wa rrant, the said claim and the things in the claim
p ar ticularly descr ibed, are hereby ce r tifi ed to t he
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ourt of t his .. ____ __ ______ for clete rm in a tio n' a nd th e said t hin gs u ncl aimed a re h ereby
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the Commo nwea1t h.
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NOTE.-Un l ess w arran t issued for A r dent Spirits
b ei n g tr a n sported in veh icle, boat or b ag gage, it i s to
be re tu rned to the ju risdict ion from which i ssued. If
issu ed for A rdent Spirits so t ran sported, i t c an &e
exec uted i n any p art of the State, and return ed t o
a ny j us t ice i n a ny co unty or city th rou g h which
th ey were carri ed .
�In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia:
To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting:
You are -~~r~b·y·· ~~mmanded to
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to appear before the Judge of the Cirrnit Court of Rockingham Count y , at the Court House thereof,
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�Commonwealt h of Virginia:
To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting:
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to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court f Rockingham County, at the Court Housl' thereof,
at IO o'clock, a. m., on the .. .5.~ay of ... ... ... . . .
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to testify and the truth to sa in behalf of th/lcommonwe th before the GRAND JURY
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who stands charged:;!_;} and indicted for a felony misdemeanor.
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there this Writ.
And have then and
Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER, Cll'rk of our said Court, at the Court House , the 3
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
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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.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1916-1933
Identifier
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Pro001
Relation
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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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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Title
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Commonwealth v. E.C. Freeze
Description
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
posession of ardent spirits-eight pints moonshine
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1931
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RcPr-box9-029
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Freeze