2 20 22 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/Ccr002_010_015.pdf 529b1585fe9fbe690273e22d5e5f51fb 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 Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. Each case provides unique insights into the legal proceedings, punishments, and societal norms of the time, reflecting how local attitudes toward crime and justice evolved over the years. 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' • V • IT nI,:YPJ:JIE~E:l'!'lrAT l:PO:J TEE TRIAL of this :C City s. 1, .. .,. tlle Coi=,;on- A Yee, ~ Sta!~ wh.eth~r or not you a~tzed a Hudaon c~r here in the of H..,.riso:,·our 5 -.1th 31..!". :.i. Brown? in it, liqu¢1• 'bolon,,;1:ig to th• defoulL'lt, A Y,-a, air • • A Alr.in..; aboat th~ 'litftile ni;ht -- n tud.Gon ooach, in it. A l i:.ttt' ani! t w<-rt ,ut !ofor~tion to the aoi.ith o:' t~o :'.:ity, o:' O{,,to'b•r, w'tich ha1 botw~~n a hslr that. a car of liqucr o. t O. railr.,,,d in cc.wip1tn.J wit:'l lb-. ca::se bao& t.o the! Cj ~Y and I 'lo not c,t ero"sins, F'rii-'"ll:c or 0£:;J Ot-:;', Dr·J,■ t?re. and stooi1 tberf! While we nere coach. thia !Od c«~ drove up, the * pint exn,~ti ot 11quor ,:,us coat 14'. t!'.l!"ou~h, ,,1tlttt Dovel, anj Pike, of _park~d ~ few ;ninut.-a. tnlki)l~ lnd I :io~ieed Valley th~ Chie!' c!.lt er. $· u:.-., l!e.-., Street, front "there reottll it •~o a !iudson 1"\ �...•• ' • • • �• • I • ';'f n; AOOVI!!.AIIXR. IliDZX J. s. -- Tunl<, l c. w. Dove, 9 l~ 15 l? .3 18 -- ~--"· l.:aj • Ho,ra ..d c. B. S1.eele, Dae.her. K. "Baylor, 6 --- -- 111 1"<:;'\!l ;,;'"'~- ~ ... ~-3e,Jls, 22 29 •11-:..ia;s !la!' t. 1~, 42 4b s. 48 e1 ~6 60 e6 C.7 sa 70 -- ?J -- ~- 3ro1r.1, li.':lrk Steel, - L. .Farre:i -· ,,_ Rho,iee: =· 't _, 1 R. 3r:.iee l!orrison~ ?l o. - . 72 ~ ine;lema11. F. A, Dunn, Edward ?4 v iL"lds, '7b Wm.F. Lill,, 1I. J.. Parrent, Jiowar1 c. 77 recalled Bueh~r, 78 (r.,colled 70 -fO!" Co:t-r-.o 1we0,l th) , 41 -- -- -- -- ---p~e 79. �...• , , . • ·• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • �.. • •• -- 2 -- lolR. DX::J!:RT; to tte reached bohind between hnlf the front a pint 'lhas ,. " t!io ei:e A Half a gAtlon eent and there ri~hthand of liquor Q, fruit !lovor mind. Th• rea•on for ;roui- ,;;oina co- hae nothin~ to do with it. an1 a short pint, roun~ a j:,.r eontainia. anywe,y. of the Jar? as nll jar, &3 I recollect,-- a Bell~ ~aeon jQr. Q, And in that half-iallon fruit jar you aa,y ther• was about, A A abort pint. Q, A ahort pint of •:oonahine• liquor? A Ye.a, sir. Q, And o.ctuall;r where A It wao ri~ht behind the Hud1on, if' you recall, ee~~ and the seat be•Jde '"" .'ue liquor tho front !c th• righthan~ 113 a diviaion there. tl:..e ~rt?er -- thrrt i8 ja>" 1~ tl':1 • e"1"? ••at of the car. betwee.1 ihe driver li~tle diY!a1on & ci There a.re t.«o a.eats in the front. of the car, just lnr.e eucu.,h for two peraone I ~hl:..'- t.h•t 1a corre.:t: Q, With an open pse&a.Q:e wey betwePn tht A Yes, q, Ar.~ tbio Q And on tbe an open apace ju yee, e th~r•, ael)A!"ate and ipt1rt, b~twe7~ au-. the t•,.,!) 81!!~t•? t"o seate. or eonta..i!'l•r Yas found •1~:ine noor, 1 to sit? ,. sir; In of cou,-~e? b•hlnd the ,-tgh't �.. • • ' .. • • • ' • • • • • - _J �'• ' • -- ¢ And 11'1\o•a• A llr. on the right Sitt!oe ~ ~he 11q~o~ •~• rif~~ A i"es • alr • i ~o~, th• car Juet men got out er t.c.e car. gtt "' S.:..r'? A l don't la"' them. leave cft~ as it drov~ 1111w tht. car. ntght? th~t the time !t stopped good, the cu,- tb.em leavl! of aa wall an~ tho ... I don't know that the other parttee fellows? 1ow And when I loolced •t..i.t 011..:1 .:.i1 -q!ted pinnN :Jn.t--1 th,y ami loolt~d in. th#!' :-•etaul'ant Jt w~s the day they had a f•otball in th•re. window, l eaw the col~r• but I •• I recollect. fa-:e~ St:-""ct, and. l wert ,eme at Lexington. 1n the on a couple C:&!: 'bac reat~urant oft.ho through the coats. Ill\~ boys• ;.,, the car. WG.er6 w,:e .Bro-wn? A lie WAI 1~ the reataur1U1t ~ up there e!tt1nct 1 a w t:10,-c men aet. out ?f the car, know that and saw several '- whor~ hew~• ou~. q W-aat beoam• towards ~~e seat b•hind about I ••at. front d11 y~J eee that A I•~• • t !:te? wAe he in the car? A l aaw tne.m at that in the car Bt•el. l.(ark q Where 3 -- How fu A •ifty ia that restaurnnt or 7~ yards, ~ Did y~u a.r:e•t A I d1d. -- ~airy I don't l~uch from wher• tho kn,~ the exact bi::? A Because J round q 'l'no "•• the o·.,,er this liquor ot' the cu, in the ca:r. thtY call CRl" dista it. wa• p~rked? ce. I �' • -• • • • • • • • • �.. • . -- -A 1.r. Brown. ~ How do you kno~ he owned A Hie own atatement. Q 11'!lat did coach ~bat Q you a <>Ut the car? he tell A ~e tol~ it. •e he or.:.ed •b1 car, tte car wae bia,. s n..e--.£~ato~ he purchased. wae it l!ow lon,i he got out of the oo.r i>efore you plnoed after him unoie:r arrest? A tbat In a vtry lona. ~ short '!!.me. ~ J.Y b.aTe ~~:, I •01.J:d at-i.y,. ~ive posatOly •3a wJth reference corutition to be1M.i dru11lc or aober? • ht A Hews~ ~ You •V intoxicated. be wa, intoxicat~ ,.a,~•t aober •noJgh • what townlkperrtctly ~ He woe ata;.gerino A Yea, ext,nt? etraight • •lightly? slr. "Y..,. wa• wobb!L,.,_i just D:et:~T: l!I• bra!" I auppoae? a little bit, WIT:711:SS: Ye'! did he tell A Only ~ ,r,,..,did lefthand or the ce.r 'l::r. llrown had been ri~ln. you? from A He said ••nt, ,1r. Do you ic,,0°, in wl,at pa.rt " in, 1 hi• atatemeot. he•~ ho no ao~ut that? rid in& rl:,ht baolr of TM?COURT: Repe~t th~t, , A the 1'!'1,er. atde. 1'1T 3SS: ~ear oe~t, l'ho was on the bac~ •eat not lf!>n;I'!". 3 llt.,.le W"n~iwould yo~ say his "01.,utee, pleaae. lerthcid w!~b ~r. ~!de. Bro'Jrn? on ,he renr �• ..• '• i. • .... " • • • • • • • • • • J �• • ' • <t a."ld 3:rv ~ bo:h •~•t. Was Rubble drinking? A Rubble A !"ightn Uortin for waa drivtna t 1 iquor W!:i.!I one he epent tho niiht aeat,•- O!l 'the bac~ seem to ha·:e on eJ t:hie:- one. I...- Oetfl drink .. pooiti7• about bome and I do~•t thin~ i~ ~, he even had tho car . .R. D!.C. 'lT: l!ro,..r. aaii l:r. YI::3S:i: Mrtin Q. Did Brown or "Jartin A Ye,;, 1.lr; <t Staunt bu t eat,.. hf' ~ot la 26 Oliles Uartin south car •~1 him in th~t w1\Bt. point th• 1 wns ~r1·,ini.? t\e> W')!IId""i-:-ln. oorTobora~ed rro e,q th•t Ja!-f tb.ree othe~, thio Rubble did..:1.1 t either and llartin I neve:- eel l:1.£. •a.id U.a!"t,1,;;, .u1d rear fll'!. ~h• stAteme,t. hfll h11:1,t "~tve:n t~t! ~a.r? ot: St"l\.l'ltori. in t·.,e ,.1ty of H•rr i so,>"buri., 1sn • t it? s!r. A Ye~. ~ Who""'' witb ;ou, if anybody, ~hie liquor wh•n you seized iL o~? • ~ Wha~ t!:r,e of day or night , Shortly Arte: cidotght ••• th1e? I -:.hir..lc. I A !ew •in:.1te.a after mid- night. q It waa on Saturd~ "' cupan~, l unde~atood or tfli:1 ,rae on th~ !ron~ night, you to aay c-ar; lLartin, seat beot~e nsn't 1 it? ~ir. Funlr, that t.he !rive-r th"r or :h~ oar; 0 11er,,.,:four OO• ~le. of him. an1 Brown an~ Rubbl• S•~el, who on th~ rear eeat1 , You have atatetl "'~ at-.:~•red A. Yea, a little? s1.r. th:,.t :Brown wsa unt1er the t.1fluenoe of liquor, �•• ' ' • • • , • �•• ,.._ 6 - A Ho ••• whether drove ho stagger 1ould at the I woi.:J.dn'~ 3ay; but~-. he got an,! J oouldn' out of the oar. th~re, Steel and 1 really be t.b.e:r,e, ! don't don't was drinking, -- I think about be poaitive 1 won't t tell tho Jail ta and when be i"O-t out. 1 time but much confuolon ·•~t 'lfllen I 1ot around tni:,i; ,,,,. t. art>und in t't-.e C&r' There was r14ht in th• W&8 or not. be we• etaggering that, be I do"'~ the1·e -- arou tb..ey all think 0 drink in;;:, but that. lmow about •~4 intoxicate-1, be • The !lude-;,r. ca:- I\ about w1111~~son 1 s Druaetore, tbe Street, A Yee, !r. !'ront par~'e-1 on A!ain Street, W!.S of t.~e car wr• 11:-: just c little tM '1>$.rber•~p. parked ~ From 11h1c1--oid~ o~ the ear A 'I/her I firot d11 ~b•.they saw Str"-et, of I 'lll"?UUsay alrno!'t sl:ou• t'1at. t be :p,•i~lve dle'e of Fri i:i f>'ont about 1 oidc was it not? pa~~ Wat•Could=. ,n the east tht~e bo.rDeraho,. ~eople ;et out? of the eide on the lefthand nro I tl".in!o: oar in she atx-eet. It, D1"' .iO'.J see the:t A I don', a& they stepped I t.,..~eY~ot recall. 1 don't - JU :, you fo.m.d tn!e front ecat, ~·111:,k I d le!. I saw them ju■t I thlnl· ~ut. CROSS-EX,>J.l!l'AT!Oi, X out or the car? -~ 'fS':( D?:C "":!tT: U!l, AU Y4".J it cou:il• t~ in thi ■ car, li~uor 1!1:nediately up naaia.st -r. }',J.::.~. 'Yh.etl you to~~◄ it, you e,y. behind the tile ralll' pf\rt of the er ql.;E~"ti,ms, ua.t <>'! tront the c .,,r, l t.alce 1 t? A Y••• X '"'i:-. An4 yoJ fo;,,.d had been turned A the ju, ba::::k.tro1:1under !lr4 D~ohArt> th.at co~;h, fill~ it o'oaour•d it.~~ 1 woul~n'~ .,.,._JtI do know th~t ds~~ by "rur or ~h• c:,oa~'tl i•oelf ■eat, the front ir. that eay tha~ it the ru, w lo~kt1 oar, 9 q1dn' t you? th~rP covered. like that ~~~ ,o light I telt •ocP~~dy an➔ 1n sot ~Ad atil.C& �' •• -• • . • • • • • •• • • • • J �• ••• • • -- it 1 -- ar.4 pu•h"'l u 1dr,-, or •~•••tb1ni, lh< ru11 -- pualtM up !n •ll 1\ •~• a pile, X B•twten ~••n r:.111bad A Yea, s••~ the pcr100. ~p :o fora• :urn•~ J••t ••• air; yo. YO'J ■ enn ••a• tbe rt,ht llad pualle~ tom• tbat r.ot be p ,al :he. 11Adlatt ••U ., back ,ou to a-.y, tlutt OD the na there o! that coach; 1oota tbo•• 1 :r~call. a:-fl :.it.tle ii~ t, •t l>Ut : thir.k reata:,rant la an4 th• loolt•4 a,.4 rt ; tto'1«1:.'; tbl''!"t- ,.... -:-ovn-S'•"~• h'l tl-.e ol\.r: I would I• U:e WC)' it ..... 1'•••• yo'J round the :tquor X hh•••lt -:t.att I a ..d ••• A '"'" o! barrier? or I un1eratoO'l •ald, betnea an opanlr~ aort itat'lf •ho~e4 up. &nd the TU~•~• X Jew, on tl:e •e~-i an4l !hi, liquor 1!tt1nc an-S tlum you ~gnt do-.n ~o U:• c o baalr to t'>e car, •• I J.Deeratandf ye■ , A I d!di X Ao! ••ited A Ye,, e!r. thore until Jt liquor Ye . o!~• a!l .z. l>ror.. belsc 1 phat!c l.q~or. as ~te other,, 11i41trC'!"••t.? oar, dlacla111e4 dldn' t ha, er.y IF..owl•d.c• or wheu :rou Advise~ ~h~ hi.ffl wily a1r. :l'oUJ1d tb.e li~uor A nll b.l~? X You 11~ tell knew notb.u11 11eu r•turJ1td? tour of ~bfCII. 1-ed!,tely in the you ha'. tUT••t-d A Ye, ot!'.•r a1r. X Yo.·i ;,?1.ee-t .Brown, •• A tneae hi~ Ulat la th• car, you w••• n·reatt~i ,nd ho 1,ir,e111tel:1 hl1'I btCftlB• tol ~ you you that bout U? I do"' t rec .• l the ,.,y denied all e&Act words ~, tile WAY tbrouih all pGa•ed, but b• e·- lruowlodie o( tb1o lte thff �..• ' • • • • • • �' •• -- X Ile ... meu had ridd~n there, tha: l.l:,r,e-.llatoly sot1e n with him an~ they muat h4Ve pYt it know juat ·3. how soon that ":.UC:A;: suetalned, '!'he oity Co1.intj•, i• :,oi: rl4ht in he? I don't i;y t:.R. !AP.lW: and t i• to dteunt didn't A "urtb•r -.t 8 ca.~e ! ooiect; (In!e-:-poa1n+;) exception of llN'rison'buxg ~or defen~,nt. obJ4';t1on 11 1it1.1nte in !look1n~h1'o t.lve •fter 1 t. not? A Ye , sir. hY Tlill C~'ORT: ct Ur. Funk, you car was ~a.rXed that A full I lu!." fellows in th•re Lee colora, • ao. time ~hath~~ nid ~ot get out o~ th.t They ~ !l'linutes the the men? down ?be rest1u.r~.,• tl'i•,..e, w-i:te?"1.i~t a."l,- t~f'r~ w-ere: se"tera! ~ an~ white h~dges -- Wnshington blue on th~ir and I kne~ th•~ c~Att, they oar a::4 I 'i long. M not •tay A No, air. about your Ronc;r. the ce.r e..nd waited not have beeu that Q. Wi3B I went I believe,-- ! werL One~ to it you ftrree~ed Judie or me::. •~ the SI\;,' I don't I don't unttl the, :ne': c know. lt was but in the reataura,rt thi~Jc t~ey wr~ & ahort t1~e. very lon41? in ther~ ~ven lo~ enough liquor? You ••Y it wno whe,., I .,.,. them. ~ dark door, Tell me iuw you osme to find thi1 i..'l thflJ car. and ••arched weapons, L:r. Steel, an1 I reRc~ed b~htnd find a bts load of liouor, as ia cu1tom~ry, to eee it be ha~ ft~Y tbe ct'U" a fe,, mi~utes and I co.o:e upon ~his jar, ~xp4cti~ tc pulle<I the j r �• " • • • ..... -- • • • • • • • • • • -- �• • • -- 9 - Q Yhen you cc::e upon the jar na the oa:rpet A or the Jar wao covered thllt e:iy 1oote4 pretiy It i~•elt co~~Teri by 10t? I 1'0~l'1. 't ea:-pet. the jar the-re had beeJ1 s.ome •cu rn inc. 'oeen ehoved up against this up bac~ in tte ~~ae•~ .-e~l entil"•lY or aom~thin.g, 'o;, the u Cl\%' an'1 thia ~hough carpet hat1 Jar. BY llR • EAPJ.!A:I: Ul". Funk, Q t~e ~?tto2 t~at how,,., or on the •1~•. A s~-~~ n up. ~ And• A • !,,e. ineh-ea. jar or how n.e it, The top •aa half-;allo~ t!le cu, i~ fruit Z j.;.1..:1, it- et11:r..di"tt on W!lS tn ~ha: ~oe1tion? the f1r5t th!nq my hAnd fell on. la ~l)out how tall? jar po.ssiOly ten. I don't ju,st kno':f the af th.at. he!•ht BY !HE CCI/BT: A that the thilli goee 011 the botto.c A the Wl,ot "'"' I tb1:1lr: it top of the jar. of thia "'i&inat wno tllat it,, the c•rpet a;;a!.i,otlt or the cu? 1ras th1111; r:.ibbe~ sat, It••~~• tom• but. I d.on't. that tht •Y hand fsll a l~ co".erer! right on ,op Jar. Witneoo tol1 C. T. i)(;·.,"J:., inrern, to stand ttx.&ine1 an1~•- lara:an.. by":"". Q. You are- l."r. C. Vt• .Oove., Sherif.,. tf"stiC!t-iZ: of Rock!fl'il-:&~ C-ounty? A Ya•, air. Q. 1":ind.ly atste. the. seizur• of tbis A Ur. probably tlli" • to th• cu w1.o:b l!.,;uor 1'unk md myself' a h\.l,ndred yard.o c: :· \'. r.. it co\ll't, l"'r. Dove, 1.r. t!rovt up. H,1i were atandi:tC, trorr 1:t'here ti.it what you lmow t\ocn-t over hert! oc. J.:..ln Streratt, cPr wae oa-r~nd.. I bnd int"or?al!t:ion tr.a~ the-rt l noticed ,;-;ae a csr �• .. • ' /;., • ' ·• • • • • • • • • •• I • • • • • • •• • • �• ' •• '' • -- I oa1d to hire, He. .«r,t "Go down and see d.0'11 and. exro:iline-d. the tl""" t. 1 t M~ t't.~ liot"'ue :. • il. ! ~. • -1ld 10 -- car 'b:a.cl-',rnd ~3id nunhPr. "~·e ':1!.l:. 10 , ...,,. 1ec.rch h~ e,i~, v-:•r. • :t !t w~• in the car. Sto•l BY Th.• COURT: ~e~t -- !ront A Right '- W".:..!c~-:--.u:n1n;1'oard A On ~• ri stat. F\:;::k or..? nt~ I than<! aide. BY :.:R • !l .11\LJ~: On the oide next J,. Yes, sir; b~cl< o~ i.r. rt;,ht pullt'\1 to the pavei:.cnt? en t1 tt e1h· St,el -- Jc out t~!e hU~·••lloc eiaj•, betwt:eo half pint I< What k!nd of A "t:.oonsiiine-" 'l. lu "b.a.l:!' dar.l< -- •~th l!quor llq\lOr Q. Did r..r. frcit A None whatcYer. t Di~ yeu •~ th~ A I c!ld. , Wh.ere frc,"M about , r •ho~ld jar. Fur.le pullPr •Jty He pulle~ t~~ t~.e jnr 3•1"''t'a.e? out. in f!,td lr,.q th• 1.t ou't; rie;ht jar in the car? at or.ce. ;e to? A They went dow:1 on Water Strtet. w•nt 1 an~ jar? Jru-,k luw-. ,my trouble ~i~ in 1t •••t, li(tuor. Ur. I dt; r.ot. o,,hin<l 'the l"NIOl"'.~ 1t? """ t?. Do yo\i. knol" it. what -posi t.!cn A over and he and n pint. gal~>-• A half-,allo~ ne-:rt to the J>a.venent; ! • ,..,.. tt1ere • only 'by their I don't own statements. 11 it WA.I, ~.. wt • ~O"\il to ttt1 car acd rw.n--1.ngboct ael\l"c ....e--I 1 ·?'. Sto•l ... Jtr. lo up or. the the r ie"ht l ie~na,t and cue ~u:tit'e:r, "Jlt!. ~Yea, be tte- r. l-...i:.k g:ot 1 f he haa l.TJow...,.h~r~ 1.l,f'y tt-ey t=1aid they Wf"lnt �.•' " •• ',:4 \ •' • • • • • • • • • • �..• •• ' '' • -- aft~r • tu .,._ Aa11' they ll -- went ca:ftt.::- n 1:rir;..k of r.at~r , t t'he rr-at.ou- rnnt, q, On which eid,. A I won't '-, l wi __ a..ek you, ref'c 11"'1,. t the of oar d1d they ■101,.t thAt; be p-osit.!ve bt.n& out? y. I couldn't "'1111t ➔~ tl:e con<11::ior ju•t o!' Br~~ .-1th o:- ..,,~ :-t d!"U!:.l .B:-o~ -- i,et A D:r'iol~ ffS. ~ Whrt. .-ae. ?.:-ark Steel'"' U1---etian w,..i:irnyoi. 'found in cou1i tior., 11e Olll'? A Ile h~, bee drinl<inc. You coul~ see th•t h• hod be•~ lrink- ing. -.. 1:ow abo!..t the other tt:o icrn, ..tnrtln am! S.cb"el•, •e:re -;_t...~y dr !.r:lctr-c o::- r.e--:Y A much t.hlnk i that, 't 1 do th.!UC :..ar~ir I thi ,k I a el t liquor he was. ~,out tive say. 1 c~uli11't Tl:e car smelt like it bs_s fo\lr, I thi.,k bar-roor., I thinli: it ,.rlr..k::tnii, I C'!on't on RuClt.le, 'b-..at :raot po Pi- !!ow numy d OQr1'-ha.a o !tu~ aon coach, A ~• lneid~ tr.o or had but of it. rourf I won't be poo1ti\·e ttat, 800-t i( Tt:t1 ir: !ror.t A I tl11nk Q How ~any aea~• did A Ith~ icn betwe,·n " a-t'1 ·t1ro in the b,tck? eo. a front the front Di"' yot: h.ai,•t, tli• car have? an~ A bark. •~ot ael!tta: I don't I think know ab,ut eny oon11rrtJ&ticr: 'iiiith tr~re ~~~ r. diviB- tbe. i>Cl~ir. ,.al'.Br~tm ,u, to wh.e:Ol·e::- or cot. he owned tkt: ear? l9u, =• 'th.e.t A ?!e told ~ 'What ti~e A :t ~~between it of nigh~ a Ille car. WR• thie, twelve aud en~ o'clock, of October. li ti-••• told to ?fr. Dove? att<'ld aside. the mor~itli o~ the �••• .. ,. ' •• •1 • • - • • • • • , �•• ,. • • • -- J0~1,,1.;:,,. WiX, ~ qua.ntiti by i:r. :-eca.lted Funk, you •iic l:r, or liq~~r 12 -- if A The odor W&f! an;;, awhile Eudtofi coRcr. th• &boat ~01 ft pint; atat~ whnt You coulf't amell iD t:-ie c--.r? 'V8'l"jf offoneive. about ~ ., tr..al! th:-01'1)-1,;p o:i: tile liquor. te-?t!fied; t you ro~~d in t~i• t you ltotcd cdo:- y ...c detected, &Rrm1U11 ~rther car, t'he Cltt. outeJ.1t :id it a ,d a,.o .-.d. was vt1ry off' n&ive. ~ D1" yc;.1 e~ A Yee. tJtr; bond•~ ~ it On whlet B11]'QT'.,hFt~.!nc vo:rited y•t • oc tb•r• •~ on the: c tl'? rollowinc;; 1ay wru,n they tb• of the car did you ~ot!ce tl:.e RookJ.no'ht".Jn llotor in By the way, do :,,ou happen )-__adu,c, doore A of the ou. We\~ ~'4cir1,i 11orth, lit. any eY!-ie~ce .or.. the I do1 't ooe c:.: £seil lr-r.ow. rtiCe: of se • any car&, imJlree•-on tl-at sidea I a;:::i ¢CiUld there rf're hardly 1 and o. liu.deon cu~ch oce.? the Jrudoor aot po ltiv-e you Cott.pan:;' 11 git.rnge to ltnow whetht-t- or ~ust l thought that? about 'bt•r cAr bad only only two tloore. I ~ 1::;; ,,,.,, out that. ! -:. 1 t\>o d.oors, ,..i11d. I un" Wll~ I 0.-11~,·e if i'\l" tl:erp 'beeo llll. .EAR1..Alf1 I 13. DFAV...,S: L'.R• J ;-JU.A I; ,.., _.. i~-r- ..is: a.U!J1JOfllC Ye-. tr.e c~r i• here? •.Ir. How many door ■ hao it? !1"). 2:R. DECU!:KT: It has nc do,a· o:p•nin.; 8Cf".t'P !,'.;I, Dl'AVER~: '!'hey ar• side by aide. on the front tl-, rntd �• ..• • ,· ... • • • • •• • • • • • • . • • • •• �I " • • • Q, Vll-.ere do you live, ?Lr. !uoberT v,.. A Staunton, Q, What poaltlon, if any, do yGu hold in the City o~ Staunton? q As ouch Fol~c• cr:10e-r or Octobor the ,.~;;ht A Yes 1 18th officer on laot? sir. Q, Do you lmo,r the ~ Were you sueh police defec•ant herr, .:r. !:. S. Et-o,m? him on thAt ni~~t? Die you••• A Yea, sir. your C 1 ty? Q, In ii, Yes, , Aaou, ..tat A I j>lll~•• ~ Di~ you sto A I saw ~iJr twA or tlll'e~ 11.r. t:,,:e? ei~h~ ietwoen hi~ Q. About wh1.t til!i• ~in• !Ul~ o'clock, around 8:~0. more ~ban one time? w.a3 it tim-e that ni~ht. ,rhc"l you first ,a· l-.1.m,? !:JG o'clock. A A~aut ~ What tae of nigat A I jUOie, 1tro'.J11dten ~ 'l/'tla1; wao hie •~a it o 1 olook, bctv-een with refereno~ condition ~. :n....:~: in regeri Juriediction CbJectior. when you saw hi9:30 the la~t tin"e? and 10 o 1 cl,:>ck. to beii:a drunk or G,1,;.'?~tto ie o't:j~e-tf'c! to. Pt=-!s. u~!:C to •~ ethic. ~.r:et ooc\!.r:-el'!. out ~!: '!.he or tbie court. overr11led; oxoeption for dot:er.da.nt. �.. \ • • • . , l �• •• '• • -- ~e loc-lired A (I_ .. 14 -- ~e had be-e~. t!ri~!ng. if l t1melt liQ~or on l..io breath. lba"t-, Q if' anything. A Why, he of#ererl Xr.ow r.l.e-re, did !--.A.vi1;gliquor? to take ce out ir. the country, t.e. eaye, b~t, S!'IY tc you about he at tbe I dort 1 t anfi give foot-hilla. me a drink of wh1elcty. J.m. DECli>RT: I object to that THE C~UR?: The objection t•at:bony. ie ousteined. BY i:HE CC,ti"R':': Was heir. Q h1• euto~ob.le et ~h• ti~e? A Uo, et-r: he wna on t.he street. TUE COURT: I 1o not thlnk th8t BY 1i:t. F..'.Rl /h : Q. 3"e e:-<p,,.ctti' A Yes, to -:eJre you out in hie -:iidn' t he? car, air. r.~. D~l-1:RT: Tl!B COllRT: ~ 1e mat~r1nl. Don 1 t :ir.e-,.·er. I obJect to the Qtle!tion. If he lmowe. he may answer. W'n•t did h• sey Rbout t&kini;; you out? A Ce 3«1d h~ ~ou~d taYe ~e out. been to the oar before '-, '11le.re did A ~~ sni~ te put th!a I knp• Ce had the cn.r. proposition he soy b.e was going, ~ewe Lr. I had bp to me. Buc:1er? ~oi:ig up 1o Pen~eylvania. q Who ""4.S in the car at tba! ti:e? A ;!'! t-..cr e ;1)"11 ;..::.<i. d.:-1v1..-...,t.l!e n~~; YIT.,.C:3S: D~~ :ae~han!c Iai! yc;u hear 19 t!lat the Jou.r..g ~'.Ill? I d.on 1 t believe o::.::; an \, Is h~ sa:id h" wn3 a mechanic. Qlil"; l".!.. ca!l I coul-1 n;.z.,_, Just. .sit~:11:g t:te yo ~n ;e-ll (In~ic&t1:..). t.C• y.o~no::..ar.. I !r. t-1:e car. • a n~e !.ha.! he eaiG 'tU a �..• ' • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • �• •• • • I won't ~ What c!id he say 11:bout i:mv tee l !.qi;.or A 'I/ell, htlls,. 'tut,h~ .,,ith dri:1.k'lng ao)' wnother h1 o;.id that ea1d.on the h• cal.ltd ~o~ or ,iot. as;J •nd had it at the ,r~t foot- !!own from :exi.:;.,;ton trlp drink I eon't 1:: h.1rr car? they ba<I liquor, or ~he m-1'.!h!lJ'\ic, tha;t hP wttt .._,lrpoaei1 to o:.he eT..cfi:,tion SQbYer and stay it A eo it •nyth.1.n;. b■ weld a a1ra tr!i t- d~ ~. ing the oar. Ii.R t.Z::-t!: : move your r.o- t atri'.i', oi;t ~h.A.t r,~- .. tion o!' tht ana,ve-r that rf"fera to drinking on thf l'?.. way from Lexin,.ton tot ion d.NtJed Tr.~• COURT: ~h• to lltttunton. and except!oo I understood you th•t &A!:leeven!.tlf? YIT?~-::.s: 1 ee sit'; I .:or d•te.r. !ct. •ll in .t1 all couple t4ta in hBpptned o~ hours. Cl10S, -J!:l(_',1' I .A:!'tOl· llY .:al. DFCJ:1.~"': X J.i:. B~cber, to partue, ,eJrcd you A !es, &•~ it. or it I under•tooll be sald elr. He said ~. said I sh,uld :;ou to aacy tho.t was out in thg h11 would take l\a7o a• ~ueh foot-billa? .me ,ut e• ot which he t?':e liqui,r to 'th~ root ...hl.11• I ~snte4, that 'to they h~d pl•nty 011t there. X That thty had pl@.nty of it OYt in the fo~t-h!.11•, tha~ ia wh~t I unAerotand you? A Yea, •1t. D ffi1'CT J;TJ\l! INAT 101• R C:SU!.tl':1) EY WI • E;Jll!A: : {,. Ur. Bucher, I do ,.,...,tto a•k you thla; you ~,.id thet Bro1i?l htu! boon drlnlrin.;. th•t tl,:e? A Tha sec end e ~=•:'the, Ctr at t 1.me I aaw n.ilo he nen 't. ' lie A I wen~ to get. him on e.ccount \.tl9 .n:>t? of • wrtci: that ht h~d down .,t �• • " • • • • • • ; • • • , �••• • - le -Lexir~ton denatd • for putting a man io • ditch. about lcr.o•~ anythin« wreck betw~e~ Lex!n~ton about thin~ to 1,aj. left oar w· a thtte. me if n :Us I u not he ,n~ h• t~ok hi~ him baelt and on4 be bcoui1ht an~ went up o knew ~n~~ Cent~~• Avenue to and hie car was 1one. Ue c~'!I back 11nd as.lte,., •A!" and l tol1 I h:111 seen, ond ll•t this root-hill• and ~!dn't Police, ~iir:,,ay elapoed him Lhere; and Ur. Bro11'?:le~t aP.~ 1! hi,. the an hour to see rJr, if they ha~ haa •ny that ha wsa aale~~ him to th• o.nd about St tel, and ea14 end Ctaunton I bro~ht it. it, When I ••nt in the habit rd ..m no. liquor of iO1!!i it u~ to me to <.O to Then h• put with h.l.lo, out nth I 11d not • bunch !;C 11th till> ot dru.:Jrs to the !oot•hill1. • hm. ~ aow otten A T,-··o or three ~ 'llh&t A I went an.d repo"tted and •e did A to notify th•y bwing Yea, stor.ding to the Chief th~~- of Policf! t.o locate th• "=riaanbur1 told Ct..ief or Po.lice o~ H,rrisonburg a d~i'11<? then? went a.r.,._ur..dt?..n try1~ Q, Did the ~he oftic~r ti:itea when he •~• di~ you do, of Pol1c• decided i<>,.th.lo ••Y, he Asr. y u to take me thst ~o look the car; Polle♦ that the:,, were of Stau~t.on, out for U.'l-1 l f't. 1~ i;p to and the they were eom- iOinii: to Fem1oriva-n.•. in yi,,:<r prt"'~nce, thia l""hief notify car? sir. lOt. DECr ~T; Th~t m•ke$ ~o d_ffer•~=e. that ~oe .?t entitled the Con, ,onwealth to intToduce he0l'•£Y evtde.uce. T}3 CV~"'RT:Thi objection l'i tno •• ;.old to ata .~ a .. ld•. I ta auatained. �• • •• \ '' • • • ' • • • • • • • • �• •• • -- l 7 -- ~ liajor Steele, A Staunton, where do you resi~e? Virginia. ~ Will you pleaee A I ~ Y!li ev•nin.; ;Jr Etate o!' the a ,ce,,,bu you ple~se football oue A Yeo, f&•lllty et~:e of the 15th or lith your callini or bue1ne•e? the St'lunton of fflether l 1•1tary Acacemy. 7our car haQ b~er. r:.m in~o en the of Octob•r, ,.-hen yo~ w•rt eorui.; Crom the at ~exinit,n? •ir, J:R. DFCi!l~T: Do you •~an betwee~ St~unton and ~exington? M:\• t',Aill.'.A.,.._ : :r.•• , • ir . I object. 113. D~"il':!'!: :~ t d~ ~ot kn~• w~.at !~ in rcr the t!J:-.e bet~. ~ It "••· By whom? W'nowas in the other A The car belonge~ A • CO~T: let it J.:R. to i.:r. D&c=T: ll. cor th~t ~G follow. ! 'W!.!l ran into you? I!. Brown . t want to eave the poir.t on th>.t ruling. rm. coi!ST: 'ea, oir, 4' D ld l:.r . .br.o'lll':Istop a.!'t.er runr.1r..; in-to yoU!" ou'l JB. Di.Cr4AT: I obteat. THECOURT: Do you know wbeth~r ll.r. Brown st tte ti,..,? Y11~;'&$S: Ye8, air; wne. he e1i~ he wPs in it. THJ COUR~: You 1aw him WI~!re~S; ::r. Yes, ,ms in the car He tol<l ~~ h~ arterwar1 ■ ? 1r. , 1>1'. ; ou ae~ A Yth,, ~ Did. h.e co1:1e to eee- you in re.ference Bro,.,, 1.o St •waon oD th• n~ht ot the 18th or 19th! air. to at!Jn!\tm,-.nt of the �. ,.'• '' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • �• \ -- -18 113. :>3':J~T: A I objeet. 1!• oade- en apology. .,,,,.t? Q. lie di1 !),;~;(EP.T: \'o object, i.ra. 011 the iround1 th.it whether ~rom im:pTOJ)erly re,:n into aomebod.y in another jw-iadJct~cn. 3nA 1'1l~t~el- te 1e!:leC the ~"ml.9.ie••-th or without liabllity, h"""' no:hi ~ t, do with the charge o: hie transportic, liquor bei •i tried here 1~ the court o~ Jockin;hftC c~un~y. ~hln; :'1,t ,rould t th11.t evenint; is a. etrcumetance bility of hi• lu\vine liquor. Tl!l" COUllT: ~!!\. to ,how hia ccnditlcn to prov,. the p:roba• PECllERT: I Olln ee~ th•t I! you show that he wae t~toxic•ted ort hi~ way ~~wn down to F'e'ri~onburi it ai,cht h •ea renote b~ru-ing an1 would be a~~is• but theee matter• oible; a.o_:!~c~~ ic •2t~~!~•~ d""'•i•••WiUld of tbe evide0ce. not be, MR. EARll..A.:"": It ia pat and culainntiq of 4eta1l, j~risdtcti~n end we obj•ct or the in the r~~ geetae •iprPbens1on hBving an a!)d ee~+~l~r to that ~bf ~,rt lea~t"-'i up ~o or this ca~ 1n Kel-rieQnbu~e. Tha~ ie out theory as to the s~miasib1lity o~ tbe evidence, I u ftnr.Jc to aiy. 'l'HE COU!\T: I do not thtnk you c:,.n .go ony t•Jrth.er tt\:,."l to •how ~hat Br~T?..'• ec-ndition wae, and &'?'i-'r,noe of hie rece~tly ba71n& h•~ liquor. A I think it wu about nine o'clock. ~ Did you detect breath, II, th• o~ obaerve At that iad:ju•u.e:,t A Y~e, 1t tiJ".e the odor of •ni•key, 1~ hie YOU or any intoxicent, manner? did not? o~ tl-.J.• trollt l"? OU'• CROBS-EXAl.'.IUATION BY !.m. DECfTPR'l': X Were you a etru.n,er A Yes, l!Jir. to hilo? I never h,si1 aee.r~ him before. on bi• �,, ' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • , J �..' ' • • 19 -- X !:ot bein11: r .. 111ar "11th his &J>J>earance, he 10ii'1t h•v• und ~ the influence conside~aOly of li~uor without been 7our o~aerv!a., it, he nc.t.? Jli,ir.! A Yes, sir: thati ia possible. Witnese told t.o ste.nd asl~e. 0. K. BAYLOR,oworn, ex.,.incd ,J., ., ~ ti The:-e A S~a:.;.ntc=, Vir.1n.1$. ~ lrMt A I ""' " l'ctor r sl"e, llr. by Ur. !oueer~e.n. testified: !e.ylor'r your b,a1~•••? i• Cycle O!'ficer for the St>tte. Q. Do you know l/.r. S. U. Brown? A l'.9e, ~ Did you Octo'lH· la•t? A Yes, • !".i?'. •••~r. Pleaee A Yell. t-veaini tell ~r. the oourt Erown dl I co::ld te!l takini care hew• ■ not sea wae as to sobriety? to b• ro aw-fu.117 dryok. an intoxicated atag~e~in; condition ~ Iha~ A I judg~, b;- lL.a H., •~• -r•• tr.at a little oit, by hie w,lk? but he wa• capable or himetlC. q He coul• i!ia:J:eirt !..ex- but be did not a~e: to be ao dru~k. Did he indicate A Well, what •1• condition by ltta b1""eaUi, ar.1 I cou:d te_l he ~ad Ceec drin:kiq, ~ of the ,!a.y of the football l anw hi~ in Staunton. A Yea, eir. 4r1Dk~. of the 18th of 19th or si't' . 'I Was th.at tna in,.tci,, \' 1rg1nia? ~ on the t7tnln~ !ro"" ~ot keep exactly t!J::e ot night plwob? did y0u ••• around nine o'ciock. hiln io Sta=ton? of �..' ... • • • • • • • • , • �,. ' • • --- :?O -- Q How ~any time• di4 you oee hl.n: that night? A all Only l 'l?t o:n::e. a.rra.ni-ed. and m.C1 fflT • WIT.,tS,1: turned Did you apna, Sr:i 'that Somer/here l su•&~. thl"t':P• loo~e. have been about must about or Q:~ t to lllJn about havin.; 1■ ten o I clock? 10 o'oloclc, when l collision? We object, S!.!". 11, 'f'~.. t 1 ., u:,t be UR. D ·•:i"'ll'l': o'oject. \le Tl!! CCllllT: Objection thin;; ~ •itr.. bffl, ~ta.iii him loose. Ll"C!:l:'!!T: l!!!. A Yea, h.!m anti I oa.me bnck Wlt.h, :i.iJD ani! tul".a•d. h~ •~. Q ,ri:;h io suotninod, to do r.!tn Did ht DJPlre ,_ JJteteme.nt whi ■l<ey the !!> you a~ to unlea• it •en<\ of it,• h~e wher• ht!' '"'"l3 ~oir-1, ••~ew'iich _.., h~ w~• trave:11r.e? b~ $ ■ 1~ h, ~•• iO!-~ A Yea, sir; • a.nd eaked c.e if" t wa.nt•"1 aud t told hb I could.n you aee hi• I,\ Did A Yee, to ao Yitb It bec"uee to :.:.a.r,1and to ~ee hls b~other, him -- l waa worklr~ to hie left WeU, car hind ~ ene-!'Al ond could :1 ee -- not 'l:t"t off. sir. I d!d ♦ be ao UI> i,-, to show th~~ th•J fendoT -- no, Where wao hia A Sto..'ldir.g ~ !:!~ ni,rllt? th"t oAr there 1/, You d 1d not make an:, eeo.rcb. of A he asice'1. tc aect- it hia right hind I think fend•r that•~• daottr.:e don!! it••• bent. car? in Staun~on. ot Staunton? A Betwee~ Oen~ral AT.-m:e ar.d Augueta Str-ct, aide. ;.m. DECi:tl!T: ll'lT ~a=- UJ th~!"! Aid ha~e a~ ~o id~nt. It •e• on the otreet 'Font part car the cu? Or. l:ain 11:se: l to. • ir . Street? on !hP riij~thlln4 hi• �,, • -- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • , �; • 21 -- J.ra. DEC~.Efi':': Th,~ 1~ the noet ien't it? W'!'!l:ESS: Yea, t!r. DECE:F:!!T: Al>dbrill1:mtly ~"ll. part of St1&1.uton, public l!;tt•d, ai,<co.kin,i? eoerpnratively W!T .ESS: Ther• i• • 11.;:,; on eaoh corner. I went to the car an~ looked to see if any dama.ge w-ae done to hl• car, •n~ it wa, hla rtcnt h111<! fendf'r that wae prety we l be~t up, and hia hub cap. IIR. ~~Ch<=r:•: ~n~1 ue of Eta,i,iton? Q Do you know nnyth1r.i A No, I talltet •~~e etr. of V.r. !ro,m after arttr : left hP lert on tee otre,te St~uoton? !Ul" I tolA Re aelced !ne t~ iO with hlm w!.tb Dia a !Mt .al.nut.~• an uniil 11,~t■ ■ Ir. 1 ee, 'lllT!:l':58: a.re repl,u- bk him I CG\lll~' t. a.:l'"'d:!d~'t &E .. hill ~rq of wet>.«• l met him i.."1.1.1x1r.~ton one 1o,y •nd "- couple epoke to ltim. Q 'I/ere there A • 1 think any persons there wer• with him? about three men in th• o..r .. 1th lum. ·•o L thin~ ab~ut BY T ~ CvuRT: You did to .Ir. a::e~: look not llro,m. in tbe oar. a.nytb.ir---i J.a 1 did Was th• A lio. Q Did you look A :Jot exactly. not ,eo anything open? ~oor i"- the in tho c,;r. door ar.d waa tn<i d 1dn' t :t• car. Ii Did. you eearch 1r. :11te or any- them. A Once I bad my be~d in tbe door and lookea tslln,.,. I <!Id the tor- w111flke:y? car down in the olll'to I h"'d my be A """ in the if there ··••• any whiel,ey? !":-ont iSoor. I 4,1,11Got c.-t l~ok bd?i.....Ldth~ eeata. t~ Ii, You did 11ot loo); in the A !fo, air; I d idnot look bnok part of the car? in the baek of the onr. I did not eee �', • • ,. • ' " -- -: I • • • • • ' • • • • • ' • .• �• •• " I • -- 22 --liquor. :BY ::.:R. h Rl..A..: A I juda~, tolten U8 quite there and 1,1;1•~ the • !"'te :ii ~ around a littlci 'phoned we 10 o'clock. corner o!' :;.,, 5~• ~~r i~ to co to ,..fl.j. to the &chool alter l 1-t'tle bit I got "itb '" !" f'rom Staunt" houae. StPCl49'& He w-aen't and he ~at~ an appoiotme~t I J,;·g:e Ave!"lue. c-r a 11-:.tJ. it 1 hii, ~h,c•t 9 nnd it it w:s.. uo1~0d l'l to ~et o'ctcck. -f". or the :Betey :Baker the toot-hlli. 1'.ountt1 in? A I ju~r;,, Yitn~a:s t1l t~ et-cd the • mnlntaln OTid.e?1ce intrc,d\olced by the Commonwenlth to maint31n the Oo.m.ocnwenltb by Counsel, 'O)ilrs. •"1""•· Tl-'3R::;::Pc.r. ~l: 1,- b, lz-... all be 1ntrod~ced or two 1md a h"l! rn,iybf", tV'o mile• rested; tl:.e _ •JUI oa hle behalf, the issue and, thertupon, b1 Coanoel, or of!"er ,. to on her b•hnlf, the ~efen~ant, introduced tYidu,ce: sworn, H. L.BEGU, I(. Your nade exam!l'lo!'d by Ur. Dechert~ 11 A (Ant!c1iatil'llll) 3. L. Be.la. 1lherc ~o you at ~r~eent A 'f"~t. t•e"tifird: do you: &e~. ·•••'e? my e.m_plo;r.aent? Yee, w~..ore are you stotion•d~ Solcie~ at the v. K. I., Are you a a,err"oer 0£ the C1' t,he :r,11,ttlsr JI Xea. ~ir, on detached At tho Viriini• A Yes, ar"'"y of air, • Wilitary ~tobl• at Lex1n.ton. !"~CUlR.r a.r!!"..y? th• 1,,nited eenice. Inetttute? States? ,o the fotlowlna �' •' '• ' ' • " • • \ • • • • • • • • •• • • • , J �•' •• " -- Q. ll,:,. lleilo. n1,tht o! tl.e did 23 -- you c,,me frc:e, L.,:.1nqton 16th of October l••t, to narrisonb:irs the fol:ow!ni. on th• ;;a-.• (~ football L•xir.gt:in? Q. You oai,,e pa~t A Yea, ~ of the ny? air. You cmn• to St~<>mtoe? A Yee, s!r. ¼ D1<1 you ca:ne. 1".'.Itt ..e car with fi 1ea, foo~bsll 1ir. -·~ ie a r11e~ •.'h t. t.hue ;am.a, you •nd Ur. Brom a little • in Lexinitcn? livae Et;l..,, Kr. • Brown~ eir. he also Yee, ll'..r. S. liquor at. -.P,ci~tQn. lUl-daome other atntlemen ro:10w1~1 tbe indul1ed 1n drinkina? A Yes, •!r, ri&ht m~cb. " Dtd you 1xhauet the a-..prlY of liG,uo.:- you hi" -:~'!r-e? Cl, H,,.d no i,,ore? A Had no more: nQ, sJr. Q. How di~ you ha~pe,."'t t, A ilad Lo: ~ r.:r.~ro'l'Tl ar.<Imyself ,r.ad<, a plan of iO!"& YQ\,,jweru u11ng C ·.Jll"~ on 'the trip, and tr. Ayers, 11r. Beale? a fellc~ that YQ! with uo, to IL0-7la:nd. Brown' a cal" in the proeecution of. th.:l~ projeotq A Ye.,, •ir. Q. Now, J.(r. !legle, """ any •~iel-ey put in that car &t texir-i.toa thet you mow ot? A ~:>, 11r. ~ Yo~ ••Y t~~t you had exh~uated your aupply there A Yee, air. , How far did yo~ coma befor, you stoppeQ thAt cu? at lex1ncton? �••' ,. • • • • • • • • • • • • I - �• • •• • -- A 71::e f!rst ~ • •top we i:a1@ ••• purpos~ w~~ t~~ Vo.at A The tranam11ai0n m.1aa1on were looae "'- .. u- 24 -- 1n G:e&n,!l~e. of th.t\l stop? wa~ thro•in, and it oil -- was throwh...i; oil er,,.ta."1d !.h'\t 701.a a!.o~ed the ecrcw& in the tr~n•- o,er thft inside 0£ th~ 01'1'· in G::-P-P,r: repaire<I? A Yea, sir; ~ to i•t Did you ~o too A We inquir•~ st eel ac.d ~ m~cha~tc o.nd eomeon~ dU'•cted G sir; you ••• A .iot until d thle be is tte ct Did Ci, .-aer-- A:Jers ~ ,!J ,•t B!l!~ 1:.? i.1 Greenville? ay,f'l...f' I iJ, o~ a'lme ~lac~ ■ ome ~~ere we met coul.d. .,et. e:ame W'hiekey, I &•t a-F-Y • b<cl<, eolllething i~llon ~d 1' • that." qtked lb.at A Brought a te:ephone pole. my•elf had a few drlck1, , ~ow, Greenville _,. !'OU i~:. I ~11. "Al>o11t half a iBllon 53!'1, "I ~ot ao•- • -.inr 11 or you a ht\lf I iDV• hi .. thl'•• '•llar• t"to..:reedc,~f'il"a. lJ(luor? We call,.·d and then an~ oet the wbiakey J.r. Brown and h~ and 11..r. Ayer, and we called llr. 0-0..ar1 • c ! 4r inks • ~ ~ "W'flit I eoid, and 7r,u. it baok &bout noer whero the car n• behind but be.ck and u..id. •ix dollars; did you d.o with tbst , ae-~~ !'rec •"':oa. *I can• t tell He came back Ayere 1•?~ bi. •ze. nearo -.~d asked him if he knew wh~~r ~e an~ he aa14, Yo ~'\\'e hlJ,: £11tl cot I don 1 t know th~ name of the Row much do yoc •=t?• like 11,·(ll"'lt elee? s:ei::e ant! then fP.w of brar.dy.• ~r. tall the cRr at Gre~nvi\le. who fixed A We went buck on sc~~ strett, He nlk.-1 tl~. (indicatir-,1)? youn.,,.an here mechanic any li<>uor llr. nra.r the gar~~ atreet, us to the car. is the mechanic, "-e it. ~Rr,...•? for h.l! f:J:ed A Yes, it tbe mechanic to rtx ie in AUiUlta Ooanty? St,el and gave hi~ a �...• • • • • • • • • • �• • •• • A ~~o• W:~t )>~5t7 1 do~•t ooun~y; yee, 25 -i~ 1s le. I h.ac th•· is !n tb8t t! sir. q We111 now, Broft'ft<~ook &o~e of the liquor there Ln Greeo~ille? A Yee, sir. , He was -t:i.e:1 :iutatde A C:.1ta!'1e of 1:.1• c ,.r; yes~ Ii, llid Steel <i:ink of his car, .,, :-!.!-. it? llny of sir. A Yes, ~ Hn~uc;1 ~ A TUer. h~ ~?1~? i~ ,;;f ~--1-SC:3waa c,t:;,!e too~ it b3u.nti~~l:y ■ 11. 1 I eo'J1-i:'.'"J t t'"'ll fflet';..~-:- be or cot. Ct O:i two oecao1on, be ~oo!r a drt•1k? A He put the jar to nis mouth twice, ~ D14 Aye~s ,.~, 10139 A Yee, ~ An~ you to~k • he? 'llhethor be drank any I o~n•t ~fit~ elr . I a~pp~ee? 3?~e. A YeeJ air. "' ll:. A A.tt~r phone pol8, snd ~fte~ :1."l45l JerXed fa Q, The jar A ~natc~i the ePr Yeo, slr; it it. ~J> •• pint ~~* fixed t'11S w11i~key beh1n'1 ,..,1 it I ti:.e t~le- I v-e~~ back and ~ot anot~er f•ll ov~r ~nA .,.,11t "'?Ul'1., an"' tbflt l~!'t eo=-• or in the y.,u m"'"ll'l? ~he top was ~ot Qn cood an~ the jRr ~p •• quick t:o th~ cm-. q-...1ck as ia C:r . .3-rown1 ~ tb.ll.t ;rhl.skey 1n tne j'lr. over-turned, t.ol"'."'.ka"l.ot'!'.cr sYal!.~• , ~r.y of ,re had -: 1eat 1.?"in.ka l 3..,t n~~;hb~~~~od back you place did nn<1 the top was no., on ti;;ht d:1:,Jc, !t, ~e;_e, ot aa I could in order 1!. ~self, ll.l..1. pt. .1-r. Brown e1y-s t.1> fpll over and I to save the whiskey. _:, ·J.::.te JJle, "Beile, •herd •":; :-ce.t "\"'!i I wa!1e1 1e the whiskey?" �• •• .\ • .. •• ... • • • • • , • �• • •• • -- 1 said1 I turned "Yea.* the 1~ ,vrr l •~.l"i. on?'. uni.er my coot. n~t 4now 1t unt~l I "le -ple1ty l ne~er it.• &:ld spilt 3~ sai-1, We can get 26 --h~ is a g~'Q4 'tht:ia, a:•t when we •D1! ~,u .!J!ll Ni1, we wt;.l 1~ all? .o• !1"":'e any in to t:11ryl~d." I ho'1 the lt'~i•' ey A.Yero,~n~ he 11~ ohowed 1t to anybody •~oe-t ln the car. ijCt ~ ':hat is Aye:ra? A Yee. e1r. ~ ~•tweer. Greenville ~n~ Staunton 1id you at any time drink nny o-r th-at liq1J.or? Iro, e!.r. A q, Dtd a!lyb?-!.y 1 ' th~ oar dr t:U- any of into tbt car th:et.t l iq-uor after :·-•J 40!. at G-reouville? A No, eir. q Did y:u tell "' ~~. :Brown that the w""1•lc~,;-,rn~ !'!':ere·t atr. q l:lttner yoo sot ne~ in the .,.,. or a-:; any tbe ~u::-1no:th• tr!p to StM·:.mt,(')n? A ?ro, 11ir. Q Br~trn ,ra_e i~ th~ front se~t, qs he. ri~!r..g !'!-om Gre~nvi!le St s:ltl':. OD? A Y•a, ~ l!r. Steel A St~el was dl'1,ir.~ ~~ove th~ ~ You 4' Te:,, sir. ~ Do you re~~b cealed th~ A A A1~ Yea, Tbac the car? omr; yes, •tr. ~r. ':.!le rear Ayers---• whiskey ... l'ho.t , eir. r ,~ether •a~~? o- ~ot t~~re wan anyt~1~i tro11 co::imon notice ta.at con- there? eh·. did ff53 c1nice.•ll a ~at it? lYi.llli there, Wit~ irens~ ~•er 1t, ~nd r put to �• .• \ • • • • • • • • • �• • •• • -- 2? -- th~ •h!•~~j ~ ..wde- tb&~ aat. Yv~ cue o~ then to Staunt~n a~;tai~~ ~1thout ~:. P~?Wt1i~«t A Yee., 11r. Dti y~u !e~?~ tho ca:'•~ ~ A To 10 in the roct•ura~i 1 a-...ppoae y,:,-.i 414 :tot ~ A Yes, Stau,ton? to &et eQmothi:loi t, tU::c '!he wb.1•k~: e•t· w-1~b you.., cir car? n~t A • I busi a• eat. I ~rem 11• 1-!war..: tD • know ... D1d A;/e::3 A Y111. ~ DIS i3t•rl? ,. lie, think I bad any l'ir; -~ 1 :-iyt. I kn••~r. I ,, ab:n.at !t. t• Ay•r•, a1r: l'.e st•1~ u,.. reeta~ra: •. '01\'1 7,r,? l1r. Ero•":: -1111mytcl!' 1n tae car. I ••k"'! we:"lt to the r~st1...:!l. bir= 1 f be T '1~•-\ ••• ?,.~& «!• YtU!I. ~ A Z '1ir\ :tot n•w that nobody knew of it hut A;J•r• an• ~,,el!. 't A !'or ~he a!:i:p!~ rttaoon .;-:? W• all ba4 a bowl or eoup an~ a pl•~e o~ pie, ~nd a!t!- h~ cot �• " ' • • • • • • • ' �• • • •• • •• Mr. Brown wen! out. t~~~1b •• I r&.1.1ed -i-p !rm aa of!ioer. Bro-n?• -:~ A:J•r•, lm. ~~-=tl!Al!: ■ a1d. A Yee, t~ ntt air; 'b'1t he n•••rteL-d H•whlcC ••1the ~ l"t1t A I i'U@sa ec.:et:un.;: ti:ne ot n1iht 7ou laot '!.ike 8:30 o:- 9 0 1 c:.0ok. snd te oit ed h;.:s how tar blo~n. •1-th ~~h• :nck tt ""' ~ow:; to there t, .• ,re eaw t..~o ou? I ne no-:. ,a,:,1n; any 1 eaid, to c~e a.f'!er hf ha~ t~r~od L~~ I =•co4~t:ei •~• it ,r:er thrre; t~e ot'i:t= !r.At Brown &!'Id : ••l!~d 'U.-!I what. ht.d bctcr.:c:-(! or that be up to••• ft~t to ,+,:~r• !~own..._., '·Ja!.Jl 10::SO ud 't'iH ~or.er, ~P to 11.notb,rr b1~:k and ~~~ld~'t -iown tbe •tr,,.,t a.ud l aelced was ~ha.t tUt ~o :t• oo:Jrt~o~••• m~a..~;imen 4,t Ye .;ai~td cr?s■i ,, -- <!own to the t:r,t car l:.a4 (o~• and 'W!::.tr.,,.. ;ct ~ t~ tb~ nest r••h~ -- •• ~alkff or tbr•• ••-A t':le tuie. ~ A We r•!~cd !:awn. an<! a•# 1t . atta.at.on 'll::1't •- t~ wt•~ Ay•r• ~ht' !R•1;y to,: tbft ••~•, tt:it to to a Cop• &'>d.\;/■re al\! ::.;;1elt nlked oo:ner to • I paid .me. l to the rJctt ~nd tal.kt:l( Ye~ n,~1 ~~t t~ll : obj~ct. ■ polJc1111•n. he t'Jl'ru,1 CG~!d~ 1 t t.~a!: ~op ou.t tber.- '.:l-.~ !• 1111 1::-• .:1:-ow:,ou.t ■Jd■ talkiu.; Yo·, noticed Q ~brou~h, : not io,d. Xr. 11-!',r- "lU:T11d• tnlklr..; •tool, :he I tiry• I wae the 1AaL one to c•t and h• sald it •w111 he be ba~tt• couldn't ••• l!t!. t~eele. •~9 a.rvt :te officer Ji.:. B!"'owo o- t.'!\e cu ot:"'.io•.r -t:.il"'"t I co 1.a:"<1 .:e!. "' C!V to t&k■ •• : ■ •k only t•o •D!J •te■." &!l,Y"w':i~rc, b1r-k to �• •• • •• •• • - - • • • • • • • • , • �f •• •• ' • • -- Lex.1n,ton, ,ulco~ and about steep. ea1rt., "All " I oa11, right," ani1 A Ye!", sir. A Yes, eir. ~ ~~- B~gle, trial •110 You mean that WO there W«t-Oa Ford. CQ.!te aloni, ;1vs you el.,ht court Where •ere A : ~a.s 1!'1 L-ex.!~!on. ~•llsrs,• ooy you at thnt ti.:lle? I d1~ :iot he:u- it ~- w!J.e arrl!'•te~ atte-r '.ln'"__: t, he ;ot A I never .!!awhim bttfore ha1 the b~fore here? Were you ~cqua!nt• 1 with 11,r. »~own bofore lLD~e1y-,el'! and the »~oWl'1 h~~ bee~ n:rre1ted ~r. ~ .Ayert ,md h• oald lt.ft. did you know tha~ ~ tr.at ,rill to l~~ln.;ton, anl1 he ;t OJ in ~he mnyor'1 wher. I h~ard to tl11t time t:,e boy '11d bo wu ,• to :,alee a triJ) pretty hie 29 -- that ""11'1key .fay. o::d LY :ao:-n1r.e. H1trriaonO:i:-.;. that day? th,;,;t J lmo"R not in po,aee31.on, or. 'lnd we asked U:r• Ur. ~rown have a dri!1.k. A Yes, sir. CROSS-EX l.!!I!TATr:n: X You have been d11charged. mr mi. EA'll.'A.'l: now, l>r01A ti,e eer-v ice, M.ven' t you? A l Yha~ org~n!:a.t1~~ are ~o~ •f:!liatitd A Vi.r.giP.ia Jns~it;i"";.e, :.:111tvy army, out on detached on t'he d•i.,.ch~-rt 1Je'!"vice .... re. ,,na..r aervioe. X Y01- had o:i your teet!ty, •1th? civilian'• clothe1 "t t~I• time of which you �' • •• •• ' • i· • .. ' •' • • • ' • • • �I • • Yea,sir, A X Vher• does Ayer• live? A About out, ~n the r~ ~ to eta~nton. two nil~, x Wb~t 1• hj• A Roy, rt:~t X liow do,,~ ~ame? a;ell i~? A R-o-y A-y-e-r-s, •he I betittve, X Ca:, ]OU tell -~q•tly A At t~e Whit~ fa:~, is th• ny he 1pe11s the 1ast n~-e. wht>re he livfts? ~!gh: in a~g~t. It is ac~os• the roa~ 1'r0la rar,., ll'hitt X Le i•t• hia ms11 at ~ex1ngton? A I suppose h~ get~ r~u,t,e. -tr~~ lexinit?n not I \f'JUld ~ :&y •e~ !ton 1~ at Lexlngton. tt-. JU1! eo.y posit!vely. X 'lr~at 1• hie bus1neoa? A M1~ father • Rauls the, t.ruc)c, X ?re. ia A l should X lie is X \lltat A ~ lo., thi1Jc nc~. 1 so !'\!' 1~ h•, et> t'ar •e yo~ knew? aa ! kn~•- toLl yo~. air. Jim. D£:i-.:EP.'i': X Tr.~e: City 1, :io't. h,r•. 17Irt.,a;J: A ,YCI, sir. 10; 1, hi• a&e? coul~n•t X .ow. is b.et r.ot he-re in this ill' bi~ !atbe~. to Lexin1tor1 • !.exifl4"":.~n, t..\O".l':. A ~·o. sir; faTm a.n~ he works !,r works A truck • s·y,iJ.r What iw Y~'.ll"a? Twenty• four. I rlll b~ a~ next =or.tl:, G... e orii!..n.ally'? Ro11nol,:e. X What i• youl' s1dr••• A I • .:ved 'tj-:.h have dot livei with Jey there? ■i ■te-r tl:.ue him a1~ee 1 l ·a.a-:e Deen w!r,""' "l>V tather I was 10 ye.rs old. lcy a.:eat~r'• but &•i~r••• �• " ' • • • • • • ' • • • �' " • -- :n -.:!.31213 Claymore Avenue, ~ol"tl:.wt1tst, Roanol:1 Ve. 1 X What 1• heT n..,.e? X Row did ;ou °!IAppe~to ~,et ~an Ayers o this pOl'ticullll' t~i• ocou.a"on? A I had bee.u h-0,.1-.g bo•n 1~ Lexin&ton. Ke ha• a brother qu~1nted with him in that A Down at praet!ca..!ly h! way. all t.hr at the etable 1 oame th•re It ; b,a.,-e. e!t:.-e on~ I beoue A~u•t last ao- a year qo. the st,ole. X He came 1own to the Govcrn.~ent atable,d14 X • ..:e i11 \lltde!" the control. "\01 .s"Jpervt"Sion he? of th!'! GoV(''!"~--ent -,f A The bora~s ue. • X He brou~ht the l1quo~ A li~uor We iO't ~- riqht 1~•n there# f'r'O!ll I Y?~ di~ h~? tello•. X Wha do you mean by •we"? A Ayer, ..nd mya•lf, X Whel"e W!I& 3ro,rn1 A I nevPr saw , T. Brown until go to tb.e e:nae unt.U it IS. was hal' the i&me ':'fas half ovAr. t dii r,ot over :c:,,e1r. It , on .he o~t,kirt• or tte field w!ltre the Jame wee play~d t~.at you dr•nk the whi1key? Dtcili.'t:: WITI.':SS: Yes, oir; we did not get into the diL'llond at all. X V.~e~e was :~e ~An you Jot A lie CL~e in from lexinijt,n W'ai~k&j and•• X Tell A t,ld bi~. 7~s.,.,. wher~ you ~ot tb~ I don't know •h•t his • the llq~or fro~? anO ~sked us it w~ W"lnted ~ome •ante~ llquor a qu~t. !rom9 nf\.Ce waa . What .....~ t~~ o,n 1 ~ nL~•? �t. • • • •• • • �..•' ... •• • ' -- 32 -- A Goi " quart. it? X l'lllo pa1d fer A. A:,ors A .:,a mysel r. and a \iatf, Tw1 dollars a d~ltv tt:1tl a. quarter X And yo~ eay you ti:,. riot Jrnow the man' A lio, X He ws1 just sir; _ped.dlin;: liqu~r peddling A ~n ~be ~treRts X Ho~ diJ A I don't o! lexing~on? !~ happen k~ow. aue4 that I gue,, A We weat O!'.lt'he hill A LeL'a •~el game w~o :"ln f over, ,n~i ~Pon there; ho drCIU it, k:nPW •~ l<ind. a.~~ seen us at ! guese he Juat tro•:,;ht we ,vnnt~~ ine ~ill to look at tr.e e1a.me and met U:-. Bro.,,~• 'JP at 3 o'oloek, ,o.mewh.ere in the r1e1ih1Jor'lood t? You boye dranlc IIJld w, slipped up with~rown? The aace was called X You. ne,;e:- kn"• X .tquo~? b~ 3>l1 yQu ~r.low• us. X How 1!d you CP.t miud • --·o.·;fellow,? u.d ca.,e a-:rooa liquor. th~ •"-"'"• or s0111ethi,-.. of th•t and name? air. A Yee, it fl' Rpie:r. a1~ I ru-e~a tha or 4 or 4:30 when we s~e tho guo. before .6'!"01r'll t1'•t t~e? t110 qu u-t or liquor? beh1n1 tlte bruo!l , and f1,-••hc1 l<illi"'1 tt. �• " • •I '' . . .. :• • • • • • • • • �• " • , . • -- X You :h:- "· durinc I 33 pr,p-es9 the or th~ ;c.e. ~ootl>• \l c::>nsu':"le1 the- 11q11or? A When th• ;Me X ll'ha you do, then? A Got 1n Brown' a car X liO'R A 1• did W'Llll over &!'Id :,o:, happen did ort on • came l tke are to get of aOsen.ee? on~"J' zor~ing. ::ite? Sn.t"Urday, of absence a l••v• u:>'t11 th•t da;, -• '1ht't 1:L n&:r..!RT: X You hA4 a leffe out trOt> there. ata~ted to be able 'l'E!: CC:nr:": A we bad no more liq~o~. the ritnoea hn.• s~-a.tl!-1. u...~tll ~on1ay? YeA. e1r. X Where did Brown h~ve h.:.s ear? A Had it pnrked on the ,treet. down X At what point? A ! couldn't tall you. I d~n•t e.xsctly re.~all the po.:nt. It we on the. .. ee fil4:¼'!l::-cy. • X Tha~ !e the A Yea# X Aft•r tc:?";tp!k~ !n~J ~ex!n.~on~ s!r. you ha4 drank this quart of liquor you dee!d•d to~• 11i<h n1m to Maryla:1d? A Yee, eir. X To what point? A While- the to Cttyland, ad ~lao i:f te would Ayers had his ·a::ie was on ~aeke¢ =e Md I tol~ dr 1Te t!:le car !r:ic.k :1:at h• d~l-•c::-ed end o!' the Dro,m hi• DI:C/l!liT: WIT ,S: ' .Tuat at't•r tilt' ilL':l•. 1n pa:Ced ••twith Yeo, he t~ke~ hi• "'~e "1-~nt r,o sco He aaked bi!! h• 'To1;ld. Aye::-s at the lower ua there And he went hOl:I""1 'l hit X When did he t'llce 1t home? A ~ro~~c• di4 t would iO• ht~ and A_yer• tol1 11.taOl_.. J1.r.'1!'1.9 said. he •.ould. ~. 11sked Ayer, truc1' tr~ok ho~e. •t hl~ 1 b~. you mea~? �• • " • •• • • • • • • �• .. •• -- X Who drove the car 34. -- or thi=i:t. c:ineea.tion. out down t-, ~'ie thft!"e. r.a.1.n atreet? A ilr. Bro,m d:r?Ve the )t lrhe A I e.'\.,ected car d;;,-d ;,,·,,; expect away. to ret 1.ll"n? to return the next .r.Ol"Ditii 1,i.y,elf, t.b.at ie when 1 expe< ted to t'etur:1. X Sunday morn1!l!l? A Yea, s!.r. X Ho• A : ,.,,, wo~lda't yr.iu g;et OOlllfi baek ,:1 Suo~f\Y i:i?r'1!ii.g'? frorr- !.'"arylacd u:1-d.er ~he i?"1.f'l.u-e.10eo-r ,r~is:Ce:,r w\ien : 1 ei.t"t. 'th~re o• I havo ea1d r would so to Uaryl•nd. ae:do~ •o o~t o~ puties 11•e tha~. X 1/hat time w~• it ,..,en yo~ Lexington? !et~ A So::ie1tb.e-re in the neigbbo~boo~ or & o'clock. l 1idn't k•~p 00 tJ,,,e 111yself• .X. ":o •".at point in ·~1JrylA"1'1 ~i,. A Up where B"own's brother he ••• ie. o~ expeet I rton't ti:t ,10? re~e~b•r ~her~ he sn!rl at. X: You drove A I>roYe: ti> X He lived A ~t. !"- a on dowu to Greenvill~. Ayers' 1-o=e and abou~ two mile• _ex.in.tor.., X Did I.tr. Bro'l/Jl drlve o~ ••• tht 1"1.Y"· I..?'. l! 1d "ll.Y • X 1l'h<>.. !UI d;-1 T i ..• A t!r. B:-olt"l wae. :( Di~ h4' stop? • 'l-..,_dtht-n 'lle!\t 1.0 Gre~rrt"1lle. out ..... ..,• .,,, e.1-:-. X '1/"ao drove t~e co.r •Iter ~ -O~ h~ then? Ayere cot in? tbe oar down to Oroenv1lle? ~•rs dr ~e it ~t~r we g~t do1'!"'.bel~w �•• •• ., ,., • • • • -• • , �' •• lnl••hf X You had etruck that ;,. I d!d cot lrnow ab4ut that. oar, l ~ldn't w ~ and : tho'Jtb: ht J"Jat t..ip,ped the rend.er. X :.,-• :ar~-.m •~a A I wcalin': X Eow far 11 that That 1~ Ima~ l tbo~ht. bia dr~n~ ~- not then. fro■ I can't Lex!acton~ 1•y. It :,ou want l!ltO~.:"tlon D.:Cl~'I': Im. •I ~tin;; on th~ ot~,,. el~e. prett:,- well al:ot up, ir••n' t he? call A I ddelare, i ~~ntw kno~ au~h abou~ t~e ro•~•- I wout1 •~ -.t,~e In ~be net.h'oorho<><' ot two,it,- rou,- •ll X W!·u11a 70'.J.!'iJ.&Cbfl'dG~ A Yea, I YJll tel: ;JOU. w!~"•••· llR. l..oUtlA!t: : wt!l aok :~• A 7eu? 01. I eu •, 1·.-1111 y-,u 4lOt. ~blrat.:, it 1a •~~•· ••Yoxoetl:,. aca!r.? -.tr-.. t,- X D!d ~ 1• at=» t~~re A ~o, ail". ~~~ pu.rpoa~ of •ett!~ ltquor? X Eos ~1~ 70~ •~•• that an:,- llquo:- no belfti eol~ •~ 1r••·~111et ;,. : d14 jcn:>s !-:.. ,6t X D!d.ll • !. ~,u A in.qJ;!re J Jue:. 1:'lquired ~= !or a lOtobM!o l»qulrtd en-! fg,nd oi.:t. ::P.:lc S:ee,l t to fix the el\!". X That Yau, lb_r;c Ct.eel? A Ye,, al~. 'IM!Sl:e7f You•••~, X Yeo. X 1'b~ d!d yo~ aak? A Thi, tall A Ya did did I !~quire o! him wb•~•: co~:d ect nici:er. inquire an-i 1:1,1oelt tool< • tr!p for a mochanlo upa,i alley to tix t~t cau-, an.1 than Ayer, anrl neko4 th!s ne;ro Whore w• oo)l~ �' •• • • -· • • • • • • • • • • ' • �• .. • .. •• • ' • • •et so:oe A Was It ia,:lc? ·, ·es, Dir• X a:... X thRt l 1q110:-. 41<:. ., 0.1 :1 IJJht? A I did r not lm~w. say, we met him. X E~w =~eh 1i~ you get? X You, or cou1•ac, X \t'her~ A hail beec dii don't the negro l couldn't tell 't.Cti~-i ~o b.ia, manta n111re? know that it get 9 r did not ;;o wtt, lum. you. ar.1, a1 ! sa .~, b and CL~• back a~~ ~sk~~ how i,ri~ch we 1"nted, ~1-:m. Re. allid. •'\fatt until • A the Did I,row,1 r"el'l lo, ~~1 ■¥e~ l!ro,,n fie-:, at~ps r oft tA ~i~ a ~~lf a:11 wet' I co:ne 'b11ck," an'1 .,,,,. wait~d t.o X too:.< u. I at&i1 wher~ "m} he oa"llf' iv~ b!m: six ~ollnre. tQ P• . .!'or it? P•Y anytt i"6 • didn't He did not know I W33 i•tti:>& at all. X Whe , s preae!te A lobod.J but ~~e-1 Y\:l\l ;ot A:yer• and myself .tt? and thla oe.<(t'o bootleieer or wi1a~- eve?' you Wa!l,t. to o ..1 tin. X ~o~ did you h&PJle~ tQ run acro,s 't"'en tt> Gree,iville X land ,cu A .'.'\l. a.:a:dwet eve~ met that sir. l Wf:,t ele·1der ' i yo~ h■l n•Ter ll,n fr'-11t neg:-o before? to 1·T". C. D. P'll.:aer I a t~ get b c~ t, ~,x.ir..;~~n. Hal' bnotleg;er. before? '!'h.~~ 13 the only X What kind of a j~r wa• it A tht~ ja,r. 1n• a blood-hound tu::e I w~~ thtte b~tort. �..•• • • • • • • • • • • ' �• • •• ' • -- 37 C8"e on the oppoaitt A O><J.led •~- "rowc >tt. •r. Steel. 4,.,,, behind Md ,ot ,n~ th,re • telesrapb part to tbe it. awhile th• !:•ri.qe oar and I aet ago, to leave the Ir. l!ro"" th• vh1akey I went baok top Jerked the J1<T 'bnok up aa quick 3~ Cora I l•tt. an,< l'>t•1 we onlled dr1nka. pol a; and "" we cot road:, and I jerk~d spilling f•oo "" h11~ ,ur A• I 1114 he·e of 1t, to koei, f•o 11 ll'h•r, Brown walked baok ovr• th• whiskey. I apilt 11~• or tba • re-,t off llnd •• pooalble ca 11 ed me an-1 aaked. if I had 1111 &'1d l tol~ hi>• that I bn~ kicked it 1mora wht,key, 0·1t?r and •pilt it, 1n'1 I-tr .., An tb♦ remark thnt ,,,e wouldn't :rn.ve tmY in the car a ~ co,.ld ,et pl~nty o ! 1 t ln • 8ryl • 14. BY T~1.J1 CiJURT: ~ What ma1e you tell A I kne" thot Juet about A Yee, air, eomothi"'C Q 'Fay di~~•t you tell A I judi•d a'1-i r d 1~ 't A ,., that t, •1i 11 you 1 l•ft p~t it lik~ ao~ut the whiekey? muc" l•ft 1-, the Jar. that -- r.ct !\fllf a pint. bl~ tb1 t•uth? pr~tt:- w•n tanked up, tb,m, to set ~ru-,k. tho Jar? do With the JIU' tlt•n? it after lt -.;!"lde:- th~ ar•••:,, jar Was the t ah•ut t~at r. Brown wae aott.\rtii ,,.,lt bu w,e and laid Q th•ro n pint? What ~t~ yo~ ~o with ct 'flla of "•""'tout ther• Q ~ • riiaahood l. ( Ind !ca ting • Broffl wo cot out or th, .... t. eta."'ld.\r.i; up or lyi ,, un1ern•~tb the oar . at. do1n'1? I reache4 1own In front �..' • • • • • • • • • • • ,__ �" • ' • X How sa.ar.;;dT!nk• •tt·.., 7Dll 111 I..:;-. BroW'l h~V• in G-:een'lille "!'ellow.st A I don't know. Two or th.re~. •xac-:.11 a,-;J, r eo-uld111 t tell X Yj~ !nJr cor.e~ one pint and the the gal on ~it~ ye• t::~t. I .. c,ul"1.-.•t the exca;>tion or ab~ut o..1t on tho iTOu~d? you poJrad A 'llh .. t I apilled; 11~e e:,Qict drirlkl. t~e ta-f 11ttle ~c~etbc~ air. :X You drru1k 1.0.."Ilettline over a quart? A rr~. ,~r: d..rtclc didn't qu-.rt 11 you ••Y you bouGht ~ hnlf X Didn't A n ye.-, ! 41-!. e: !t. ~allon of it? ~::-. X A X You apilt A I"~ about h~•f .. f ..'t and I lcnew t'n•re •1-7 ,.~• wculd •~Y it n3 A over a pint • how did !.inC. "t- hand down L~ e,.;.t o-:erc "'at? :,.· 11,y it? you carry l t,-a..::e◄ coat. pant, pocket lik• .• e jv that coAt ur.'1~r-=:, (1ndic~tin.;} a.nl'\ 1 il.ad ,.y an~ the Jar could be 1een. X nt":tt ,a sir. Yes, bootleiqer to<p Jl"'rk~d o"'• t~l! ..t; ~~p a.:-id 11. runa out q~iok, 'las a pre.tty X :!lid y t'J. ha··• o~ a A 7te ! 51i!lt. ~:J.e'- ":.1.0wh..iakey in the:rc a"l'1 I herke!'\ th,. Jar u:,, a, quick n.."l I !'!:OUld.. A ~:.a.it :u • a pint? If you 10r,.-"\i:, A r ch,,ri•hed ~~ 4_ did not want tl-.at llq•Jor .Jrn.. le,i-;--e lt 'ltld it° anytb.lng about happoned a 1rink the .;.Cl the- a•;1tomo1>1le? to tAlc:• in to tho ~estaurant kr.ew ~ •'· "'•bo<I✓ knew ""Ythi~~ and my,e1r, ,o much, nnd nnt!"d its ;hile be.!fli I ,..., tn St,,nton. in th, !" onr but Ayer, thf':'e. I ,ou!1 l : �..' ... • • • • • • • • �..' •• • 7,,1"1~.e'1 to ift Stoel iu to the dr:>ve off t-he cor talk-:->. t,,0, to cu ao bad a.:ter With the- oar the -• thdt':,: ar.d breu wiliskey the it ~ ... l k:;.e-. I ..r • .brOl"Jl. I ca::i,,c I ':lift r.-... ta·.c- ~Cl I lrant._.'1 to aet l'Pa3on beo11~1.. ,. ! seen J..'C:ft ~ t the 01 'ietr ir. t.~..e:-e. on the way fro= Gret~~ille X You drahk same liq~or lDt. to St~-m.~,n. t y;;u? did'I' ~ :io, e!~, X Wher~ did you ~lac~ A In front at lll I le a!te!" t. Greenville. ~ht liquor? o!' me und,.r X Did ar•yone el1e vi!le it I d!.d!'l 1 t to.Jab t..1\.ecreaay 1'1 your .eat.. prc?l~nce touch t'bat liquor frol'D Groen• to Stavn~,n? A No, ai:'. X That jost1.i;, liquor, w•e it t'aotene~ secur•l:, or di~ it ..."bout'? A I~ eoul~u't X Did • Jar, ill that ,\ _.,QI X Di4 vr~y •~ll ,,u. ·• ?!tlrt1n or Rubbl~ to,t lt the 3Rt nn or. it 0 on top o! ni,ht? •12" • ~v~ j(!lOW 1 know ~r. A ~0:1 a~out X 4e llves A lLartin a couple of lcnew his firet. t ose ~e~lowa? ~<>rtill. in Le~in~t?n, ~se~ tc •~rt t.!mea. name. I never doe~ he? at t~@ tot".eotone plne• '1i'1 hi;t't';" an. I knew hie la!lt a..~1 I wen: up tCert ae~:.it.t'lt:a"":.cl! Ti~·:. h:..Jt. nl\l'Z!ern~ lwr in, ani! that l ~e-:er ie sll l kn.e• utli11 I waa a,.tm;.0:oned dow here an1 fou~~ out bi• name. X 'll:e_ 'f,- l"t3c1': ~ Sta~nt,n where ~!.~ y, .. 11.Jde tl-.e liQuor ■l'>na the roa.d? A llev•r hid 1 t anywile:e. X D fd:1 1 t you know tht, tra.t1'1e cop was after .vou, P.n., befo,-l" lro<;"O !--:.tc St,-'.lnt. .n t id.n' t you l'.ld et.~ "l t l iouoT out11'1 e ot the 'IOU town? �..••• ,. ·, - -- • • • • • �' •• •• .. • • -A 40 -- !lo, eir. X Arn yo~ su-1 o~ l ai? A Pe,!:1Ye. X Th~., yo•, arc A Y11 1 t at t!lo l!quor positive w 91!". X Ye~ ut ~o,1ttoe ar.i e~~e o! tbat? s.r. A '••• X l.'ow, -:tr -.. to.= !n th.a cu? A i:o. s!r: 1t ns A Y1,u, ,1:-i t•k~ ,,,. to ::;rown hai A 2.tr !e :tc ,;ou tell orr!ce:- ecae. '!:q\:.Or outet-:te -'. di""teted us to tbfl loy , Ur. 1'ucller, Ylt•,i do you mean, tl'Ult X HI •~slated A Ho t,ld "'' B ::U:.C : you i I 1.,. a!r. cattlni ha •o:J!.! ,et .!e •~oKe :,i;, hi• that o! t'!:e \ow-i c! St•ur1ton, sir. .., e;.. tat t't::..e centl~ma J£?.. D~:': f<:r:d, d,wn. to Lexir..ton, X Diel 't • lyinc a Ct• .. ~n• • an1 a.?11 •M~ you 'kne" t.:r • t.h111tte b•r! ..... 1(!:t? to co b1t~k to lex1,1.a:ton? th1• 'h.!m di! ":>oy 0"'3e he war.~ ~, b;; with 11ak1 ti.e a ,;:-., l,ex.i.f1iton. A;. ;OJ diit't toll !Ir, ll'~·tar that tte r1aoon you and Aye:1 :.o �• " • • • • • • • • • �• • • -- , Do you bow Roy Ayera ~ere A ro, wbt.ther a, a e.i:-, 41 -- or not an offor~ . witn°,u? has bee, mRde to get I tio coi;. 1!Y 71:2 COURT: I,. Did 1!row,, ~e:l ) A lie made the r~uY ion• aot bocecee not ~• put any •ili•lrey ie Greenville wn1 nor.~ in to J..nrylar.d. Q • taere O"J Tlla.t is -.tat he aa:.d? the that 1n tl,e ca!'? be wne ;lqd Otll" nnd wt- ,:oult! 1t w~• all •~t !!lore v:rt.~n we �• .. .. • .,, • ' • • �' - .. ' • ~ llr. Baltle,re. ~r"':1n, ~·c'J .fcn:e-:~ lived ~ :L.'l !.•x..1-n1t0c Md r.o• l!VP •u:,i·!.a.ut? A I 1r.reerly liv~d in B~l~ir.cr~ but h-ove Lr.rn in L~xineton for the pa•t. !our )•eo,.ro ~urine, the e-pr1n; and elolL~er montha, but dur!n_ wi~ter I ra iie in Eslti~~Te. ~ont~, ni.l:t Vlrgtnlr. 1 t~.o ,.ft,~ -· f 88ll)t 1:etwee:: ootboll Q. 'r..o .1 .. e A kr. • Wl':h YC!l ia A I dro~e i)r qul:U"ter t1"-at Cli.r'1 S~aunt~n to Harr1aonbur~? etate 1 why yot. got into thie car at S.taunt1m a.nr! c.aroe lu!';? 01~ w1~ hici:: en• • ttr0::.1n1l 10:30 probal'ly the c.u- ~yoelf, t..t\l"tir. I l•ft ma.1.l clerk o: Steel. Who dro~~ the car f~o~ A Lexin;;:ton, possibly, orour.1 the .B. ec o. Fh:L~lr )~d; he eooiffl t l'..o.. e ~,, out or tf'ouol• h~ Ct!l!e" ~ to Eorriao, an~ the Univeroit,y ga:;,e? Rut/1.,:e an.. J.r. Q. l r. a wi '• the V. J.i. I., I 1u1whim in St!nmton Yc:1, air; A the • 1>11.bya.,t i'! po•~ible. •1u;pl:,- beea.uee : Wf'..ttt'!:'1 After ..im I tol~ IJlft co..::plrt!nt; ~be C::lifs.ie:ent. te"' to tfllce c ,re not bi?" I oou ~ro I wouldn't go, but, I wo:1ld go thinlci"i tho, after n or him an~ kf' f't> to H~ryl.-r..d I h..lm r-i~h but ht!! ins1at~d oon•i4el"1ni I could tl:e to ;-, ~--oStaunton l had to be at work J...onday morninc c.n.d ! te,1.d 1":ho, no. IDa~e hlr. l>tli•ve en.a&~ e~t. 6, 30 w.1th 'I.Ir. Liskey, •t ,lly the matter, oober hl.ri up I �.. ,. .. • • \ ,.• ..• .., • • '. . • • • • • • �• • • .. '• ' - • -- ~, When he bPce~e aober I w te~e him back to Lexifliton. wo:l!d!:i't nar..t to 40, car !u Sta~r.ton and drove A !"'~, si:- ~ St.-at.e Ybe';he-r or not. 1 ar..y inquiry ~id : Q Did you ••e A .Jo, air, Q Waa any refercr.ce 1 nt\"er anybolly du-r!.1:g, :.he t. 1a-fl!:,.·-:.u~rove e~,. !rc:m t."tJP &JJYliquor? •l•• t lre any liquor? ma1e dur1ni bein& in the ti~e by nr.ybody truit 1n that car oar? I know cf. J.:r~ ,ou A I a:.: not. '-. ilaC you at L•J man? a. ~rinl<i»i tiar tb.at dey turlc; or dU!"!r--6, that. o1il't t&kco ycu.r•~l!? 2:lr. .:...,, : Deli-=-..-e yc.u we.re c.r:-oat.t"d. alori i;. ner.~ Yat~~ Str~~~, •1th the rf'~t tn lla:"!"1eonbura, o~ wtera7e~ !t o! t.~em, ove.!" ~~!~ I w,e-s. A Q You ~~ve elrca~y oot h;d ar.y Clot. ld.i'1 ~ h. ~~th~ tal~e:; ac.y. Ko. sir, 4r:r.k But I e"tterP"t! the or b!m as t: ~ne~~P- or you to,k A not that 40 i'\01:e. t:O\. to ?a:riaonbQrg, A ... :o, tQ 'll'8"'1"t •ur~ be ! !ram St ~nto& to Rnr•inonCurg. ii Dit yo~ aase to 11ny liquor heu and be Y,oul'1 ~ Steur.ttn 4 43 A Yea, , Sta~e st~•pd tha, you ~rov~ tl:e car ui there. sir. out. o'!' the in Ml~t ••at of th• oar you ~ere sitting at the t!mc you car? A I was in the left rront ■et. q Do you owr. • Hud,on cor? A I owr~ a H~dson car bvt not R q You iue ~ ... t~ a.."'lti.seste fru;,1liar 1 hoY,:Tt:- of t.h1• fiud:a~r.. coact.. 1 f.u4aon coach. •1-'.t t.:r• 7o·J ~-,t? a.rr~ie1:~nt o! t.l:11!door, �' • •• • •• • ... • • • • • • • • • • • �• • • • a perso-n. to move throuih • up 1eat :-a.11 Wh.e~. I .,o out I to ~ rZL! ■ t1! !! teut1~&• ~~= • . • cot Cl?", a ae-at in the bl!lclc:o' In, :o iO ·o tte ~•ry o! talrlc;; --r. l:1t-.rtj,n, •tat.e th.e dr1ve,r 1 r~ ■ tau~c.t ~n~ ~biraty :,!'t 1et ,ut c•t to n..e nntir.i the b&Cli t.'1:;.d' ....a• !=c,nt l e ft llanC tbe "J:P t.c ~•:---=t~ r::-. ► .own to al.10 •e~e 4own ic an• •ll out o:i t.t.e th t ! w111•s!t.tln~ aet.t hirl t,ome inetea~ •te ,,. ~C!ff·~!'"=-i wdte-, :o '!'". The or the cur. •"•t. c ... •• 1 ,,t OU.! vd <"1\tr1c ... ,-_!ika• ~. nnd I thoU<½t at to JI lt1a•=•· hta wh•r• rr. J>ro.,,11 •r•• ai:t~r:c witl. re!tre11ce, to .1 ■ Hit? A i;.,-, l!ro'tln , tl:e c! tu, ~n~ and .,c~ walk U:ro~l: h~1 wect~e ~ c•r tl• rittin1 •~• ~ 41roctl, ThHt w•e in the l~tt.hnnd. hit\d .-e. ·'. 111at, th.e lefth.M ..C. t!""'~ or thft car? A Yee, au . ..., '.rno •• • A on tbti oth•r aitt!r:4 aiie of the seat J:r. ?.,:"ol:,e • .,, Ar.d where ta.• J.:r, Stoel A J.lo:-.11 e1de or,.., ri •it:1 ,ct tbe r1ct ttu:d ~ 10:: ,iere In th• car tbe wbole ny? J. Yes, , Yo:: ,er• In the with t:!". :Br~1m'l ■ Ir: .,~yor' ■ ~rivlni :ried court A Yea, sh·. from 3t•untot1 alon. wltl!. l!r. ot l:e1:ic \lllJtr to H..rr!oonour6 l w~• in the R'Jbbl• t!:• a1Ce !n !rC!::. an4 l:oth influenc• we:-• acqu1tt•4 of liquor, I teli•••? �...' .,, - ' • • • • • • • • • • • • �•' • -- 45 -, CllO!:S-EXAlfI' ATI,,J. l!Y llll. 1'/\RlA:,: X Tha liquor A did no~ 't>~lo111:to you? No. air. X You had no connection .Jo, A •1th it~ air. X to one had an opportur.lty .)'O\. A ·-::r· a.:.r. X 'Whowe~ A ...._r.Steel, x And he .. g-• tc ~ut the li~uor it? ,, ,_ the. car w..hcr.you cot w:" aeate<l A On thP riibthan~ i,: iti h•re? aeat, on the frc~t X Did he rcmn ~ 1n th~t po it1on. that 1~ th~ ear art~r eeat. a~ fr aa you obeerved, from tillle on? A Yes, sir. X Did L..:,. .A ~o, .sir, !!rc-n:. &et ~tck 1n Staunton or on his way to E'lrriaon- burG? he didn't 4et onbQrc, w!tClll five =il•e1 aid• o! the A Id.on• t fflow. to .,a:rrioonbur.:, to X It A th&t 1., the car. YPs, air. Brom lefthand X Do you lm.o~ Ccw it wo:ald to, v~ ric~t ,r~ •e-re ro-pp:-0"11chit1,i' ra:-rif'• thir9ty: eir, t..;-'!.:: ~obod.1 vo:tited. and I aai: it in■ tc h...:!..l:', oc.t or tiC>t Stauntol an~ p,-y1ng ht;To dor1e it. Drown, don't cd that you think? lefth=d aide it evidently h~pit fi'!)a;, I waa dri?it,g wa& st ti!\& on the I d= :1.ot, 't-:nu•• !t on the w,-y to my kr.owl•d••. Somebody Ny it was aeybody, 1t.tng wae on that A he b~cm~ 1fh1le ear? That attention •1ck. If the von- ~u&t r.ave 't>~en he. th(,,i.t l1quo~ iOt 1t I h!t~ k:r.om::it enter et thi- aide. e&r. in tt...at cs.r? wae in ther~. I �' •• - ) .. • • • • • • • �' • X You an' A No, sir. X You A ~ .. t waan't with Rubble and • I ware tocether Rubble ._,tin 1ot in at tho in Staunton, Rub~l~; ! M!rQ you? ""'" with th.1 car at the .... •e- !I & T, Ll.•l-ey. tic:e? tim• no Rubble. A No, a ...r .. X TLere !e ~ caah-ll2tt? A Yes. sir; ther-e a !11uh l11'"t is Vitnes• to otand nsi~e. t~ld 8. ""'• ER(iW.1, sworn, but no dome--li;:rht. ~,cAm1ned by !..r. D~oh~rt, 't-esti:f1ed i"l h1e own behol!; q You are i..r. S. i.: • .Brown? A Ye.s, sh•. q, You liv, 1:, l.exia;;ton, A Ye~. ~ What is you~ bus!nc1a "' I run a c::lea:i!c. sir. ~ 1.::. 1½-,wn,you fii 16-:h ot a= 1n t•xtn.ton? p.rU•tr.,. -:ber«. coi,.o from Lexln~ton to F.c~i•o~b:n-g in Lex..iJ:i-:on, did oa tr.• y.01.1? air. q, Had Y<>Ubefore lea<'i»; A Had a few ~rinl<a. I( 1Jiti\ who,. did A 171th Ayers I.•xinst<m you talcc thooe and .Bes\e, beo:i dr1nlrin. any? <lrinke? .-e ,rerc to11ether. ~ You t&d not know Be9 1e be!o~e 'lee, place a.rte:- tbe fcotb■ll iue l..&st ~ctober A les, ·11r~lnfe? th t. but had known Ayere, air. l'h~!'"fl TA.!; 1 t J·ou took tl-,e l tquo,- in Lextnrto&? • had �' .'• ••• .. ) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • �•• ... •• -A Up ~ ••~eylu A l"ta, 'i, Cd' o~ G7e~lr.ok1r.,i the gan:e? air; .a few trf•e i; • t1Jr. Q Di-d you t:rtt ft take :c ba.ek on "":.t.e•!de ,u:.y :iquor when you lr.f't A 't•l-~r.d '!~~ -!!et CQ\U"!.e Did you ha~• lexin..:ton ~o~ 1ir. A Ye,. ~ froo t1,.• iL"le. hlll OD ~.,,. 47 -- left • ~rinlt? o!' the h!ll of the ecpp~y that thf!'re. ~•u ho1 1n there? ,e-~ a:i:r liq,ucr be.f?r.,. leaYit:.4 :..ex~tt~n ~te!" ;i-ou ~ ..~ con1w,ied t1'at? A ~o, etr. Q ""id you hn"lt': any liq,uor A .1:,, e:ir. q. l{r. Ero'"m, A Let'~ ate~ion .aee! You ~•t A :;o, did wte:l .)'ot.: !.'l'!!t Lexin~,.;? l\"ny to :ia:rr1seril.u.ri<> 1-top on ycur 0 at £ast no liquor oir. you thf'J !'it" t pla.cP I tbirk to Je~ iA•oltne ~ • where io th.• car 'll·~ r.to-~~f"~ t·n• at a rHli"',i- ~ext=.to~. there? 11'e cam• on to tbe top or the '· ill an~ tot the Ayere boy. A ?!~, a1r. ~ ~il.tn you came to Graenville? A Cae ~ Tn;; ~14 to Grt·~nv 111• before ~l ere ;0:1 wr stoppt:!. ator,. at Gr ""-V1ll~? A ':'o ♦e,-: ':.'he! ee.:- fixed: tbe 011 ft'!!m t~ trA.?:.e:i!-,1!0-n iOt out c,,n tt.e :llf"~t. '1°""'...a~ d.11! 7,-.: :!c at , A We ••ked Steel before ~ -- for a mtehenio. I 4li:.::'t AftP.: ,~~ •~oipec !"'C.U::- e.ar, t.h .... 1arq:e? That fl" th.ti f'1r et time I ~ver 3a .. r:ow ht~. thcr~ at the car"6~ did St~el ~~ the ~orV ~n �• ..• •• • • • • • • �..•' • - .... '• ·, • -A Yes, <. 40 I ~t~1~ there 81r. Ybat l:ec ,-e o~ ~et-• wi ti"i. tl.im trh.ile u~ he •o.:-Jcei:1o-: ttt• c,u-. :Segle? 'l'~ oro~•o..... r \I~-'..... ~ "'. •••Atl·, •.• ••. .; • ~ ~ ..... o; • ,.... . ..,. • 15 or 2G minutes; 1~ ~ight Statl an t.he car, r.e,f wurkir_.. havo bP~n long~~ o~ ~ot e en~ lm-,vw ., lo~; tl.ey ctune baol· with. half at:':l·,,.1 t while or a g.allcn whiekey. '- "id A I dr '- »1d t"-:e c·"er, of you, ~ora. A Y~.s, sit·. " Then, A "*"', •lr. Ero ,-1, a.tter r. q Dtd yo~ inow th•~ or the~e h~ W!U\t~~ 8 drir.k. B•~l•, :,ou p11• t~ere Yeo, l~t. J-'OU look air; at it it your repa!r~ wa~ eny wh1sYey tire before dr!rur !!-om CO!!tplPt~d :,o•J cm11e iu that we eot car tt tetor~ y~u wurk on when he puo~ed baot the a••t. , Tb.at. =-at 1n11.1, Oe 12 or A ~nd yo~r•~lf StoP! b.ttA" It WA~ some little a littl~ it? we tot.. ~n1 ~eked him if ~ Did all tt...t-:. Ciake:,, • dr11,Y ao:ne Afttr Steel it? :,, r14fht om~t of it. A te:l~w a""'•or you dri:,k 13 fnohes ride? it now if' yuu wat1t. ~ Di• yo~ lcno~ th~t any of that liquor wa, lef~ which ttoae men �" .., •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • l ; �• •• • 49 -- A lio, I tho~ii,t dr1nk it lllld Begle w • co)le, ~ 1 o. and .,.e could talkir-'i all drw;xer gone. all get I asl<e<l hi"' so:ise whe--: we go : talki:..; wt\$ ~ate,(- !~.:.( U uce: ~.A! a;• and he s-a .. - • a ...l q liow Cid Ck~ n, t-h!s •itti:-,.:, t.""..a~~te'! b~cis: b~t when I •t~t oar b~t Sta~l, and I aske~ St•~l •aid down town s0me~ere. -tlJey- wer, oo\lldn' t !ind ciearettea my car to Uaryland; , •A 'las that YP-1, Pir, f•.sow time. thi• ~ the i.s the ca?" f!:!el. 11',.t"T"' fellows at. the in tht an~ he I W'!..."l't down and loo..ke"' the,, truth. I h~d gotten You hnd 1-nowo Uartir. up •nd to e;et • pooka,;~ of I aeke~ him would ho ~rJve tho err B~drivlnl! wae the firet Had you lrnOlM ,1= well? That t!lre I ever was tl:e fir1t oomew4t stroi~htonet b~~ore? A Oh, Yi!S, sir. ~ I t-..&d !ne'J.:-- ~ o, c~t. 1~ the cu-? wh~re wo~e tloee it :- •~w truth? that Steel. ci 1 •• back up t!ft"!"e th •re wr.a nolody that lo.ow him. !t~mir.- & t~e=-~~ I ,.0-r.'t kno" e:r..actly hi.a, I had a f•llow, l told there 'take you to hie." w-=--.J~,, pay ae hav~ h!• h~tr~en Md then ie when I met Uartin. ot a cu I 11ni~, "Ia :S:.a.jo!"Stee-:- t te.m, a.td I ::1to.rtcd acr:>ss: tt.e •~reet !or me and I d!f.Q't h11'1. ~ : wa~ tc UJ: I li'Jt about l wc~l~ Ce the:?'e in : do:ce :.c i!1s cu r.t"'j~ I will a::d "the!". we::::t t you~~ D1a'1 l::srt1D ··•n I A V•ll, t!--ti car !. B<;f"ele. "Yee, hl.?I up. ~~d ~olC hb t .... ci l"e •e:i:. and tht. Tue on_y one I do remerbr.r "Captair." ar::,· cha.nee ot seei ,- 1.,...1:.?• an-· he nii, v:.ea. ,;ood tblr.i; l)OliceJ:.al, cep who told ~e so ethilJ.i it was and be H14 an1 coll~f we•• to llarylu:di :.um. a ~? of '1al..k1r..- t:) hitn at all. tb.11t.. I h.m'! hit., him it out of thP. car ir. Staunton? getti~ to war the mot~r cycle He •ent I told gon,. me •notn•r to give I iOt ir. gol.nc to S~aunton anywny. SO!'a:Of".e scya r~amber .. ••• me it"'~" Do you re~•~ber A don told I went the fUr~her it ti,ie out I evc,r at that 1a1t �..• ... • • • • • I • • • • • • • • • • • ...l �• •• • -- eo -A Yes, ei~, r.nd Rubble, too. '< Did you put any liquor J.n St aunt or. 1 in ;,our A _fo, 11ir. ~ Well, A Yes, ~ onOur;. after or know of anybo<ty p!l~ti"' nsy liquor cc.r? got l"art1n in did h• ~ri,;," the oar to llltrrisonturc? l'!ir. So far as you )mow, at any time, •a! any liquor A ~o. s!r: we ~ Di4 Mybc;dy put in that Staunt,~ bctn,~ nT.d R11rria- e~r? e~op. d!d~'t dTi!ll< ""Y liquor ,vur to knowledge between Staunt wid I.arr i acnb'.l?'g? Q. :'1lc-:i. e.s .: 'J':dersta:Jd tex!qtao ••• put ~n:~l in that y~~ ~o~ t~ cu, 7.cuf'?'o.z the e~:1:-t :So, air. '( ':"c 'J.:.i:,,;,:-r.n:t1rle,-~e. Jro, a~~~~Ud HF...r=iso~b\.i.I'~ end •e=e •ae there A Iot ~nat I know MYthing A 'th.at you lrrt no li~vor to yc.._,r kl::owled~e? A Q. !:ot. that l~ eve.r MY !.iq~or of; no, you know anytl!ini it~ 1.t at an~· t1TI'. oir, a.bout? air. Q. You are & ma.:rrie1' Jt~n and ha,.-e a cb..ild., RS haa b_., tt,tif1~1 here? ■ ir. A "-49, "4- 1ou iet tbe: war.derluet A Kust be ao -- lookalike ~ do You er• not an habitual wl-.en you &et liquor? it anyhow, ~rinker but ao on apreeo occnaionally you.? A Yeo, alr: eometlr.lea l 4eve been ~hie way. butr:ot ~llie Wt\Y. Thie is the: fir at t irrt n �" • "' • • • • • • • J • • �• •• i • -- 51 -CRCSZ-:E.XA:.:t:iA'i'IOll ~y UR. 3>.R'.J.!J: X You drcive X A the car Row far ~id Y"'J drive~c,m a!de it? I turnoc fJf t:idway X How far 1& ~hat north Poooibly 17 or 18 m1leo, X Y,·J r;tre dri..,.!q ~sjor b...1=, Ayrea, lllan StPe1e 1 he •.id r ••• X !le -· I don't th~ c.,..!" und~r s car, •ren't ~he ot ~~ ~i~e ove.r t.o Ayers. it o'! ~e~irJ.itGn? A you •t=uc~ to G!'eenville? the other to on/\cb~e aifle of !.fidwn.y t aomewherc Alon,r thtra. ~exir4ton On the other r~exington froM xnow. i,he 1cfluenef! o'! liquor -hen you? ot ~ie ~i:11=-i statien; he ~!e~~r,ecnted driT!n.. lll'OD;; <tbo'1t tl!at'i ton? A to the oth•~ i'ra~ ~exiqton ei1e or the fill1ni 1t•tton ~bout 1Udw !I. X how far io it that is 'llha.t I told y1u whea you X AM you llad drllilk h~w much liquor be!o~e you left Lexirurton? A Bnent asked froa. Uidway to Lexington? -~nor eiir.teen ca LJ~e qu ...ation. A I thit:k, COUpLeor drinks. have much over a 1i.~1: pint until m!lee; the ~&:::1ewu• ovar half X 'lhen did ,ou firet ltr. the bottle. it 3e;i1e nnd l--r. Ayero d ldr.' t I didn't 3eo the ■ e fellow■ over. get f'Ull? A Gre~nv1lle. X At Ore~n~ille? A Y(e, oir, wane the can wao working on tr.e car, atte~ tb~•• �.. ' • " ' l ,; ·, .• - • • • • • • • • • • • • �• ..• • -- ~r. ..0~-0U.ii!. 1 t up tb•:-6. X out b2 -- o, C 1~r"E, YDU b&~ no &n~wl~~~e th&t the~~ two bcya had i?"f ;ott.cn t>ti~ lull! e.nd A So. X D!d St el •• A llo, X T~e.), •~re I didn't I'!.?"; eir; A It at the sai:,e tJae out gote of' liquor? know "lhf'!"e t.he:, wr.e be &ta!~ a..,< worked ~oing. that on the tbey ~!'". St ·•l car. t~ey cde • ,o:.:t !-.o.., l on& beto~e I wouldr't X Thay t:-1..d :,vu, A :t-o, sir. 'back? n.e. T0!'"\.1. . ,m t.te r\1dri't. car. mtctt ea)t. o! oourse, t~ey .,,~, did? ~•t e~&e:ly :inn • .£a.Yhe.7• b~eo 15 or 2C z~cutes, have bf'O-enloni,er, tr1>nmi· callon the) Tl1e,1 wt .,..,,.,_ ;oin~ for t to the place and be wa2 t.alc1~ the liquor? while• t?te fellow 'tb.e ::..at u.p anf tie;"ttrn ru; the $10n. X You wtre agr?eably eurprisr,j 1.hen theycam'l b•ck witb the liquor? ;.. A SnerAi drinke. I don't know, ~xsotly, how mueh -- right •reart of it. X Yov ~ock several X Wh.-:-:you got you ride Greenville in ~he ri&ht rt;rt 7h.e A Ye , what -part of' the co,. dii1 Olr, front ae~t. !"r~nt a, !? the rt.htb.$.n~ :front •"~t; Ste~l ~r~•~ to Siqunton • .X Anit the oti::er A th~ c.c:.l" at Gre•nville, ill? A I rod• x in 4~1~k• there? Yea, r-ir. h;o l~oy, sat in th.e rear aeo.t? ~Ce ca: from �... ' • . '1 ' . -• • • • • • • • • • • ' �.. • .. ,; ' A I don't X About A car ... • it na. reQemOer what ti~e Wa!'t it what time? o,-.. it wae dark all dark? riil-.t. do•·o at Gre.-n7ille. X Did you ha?e a eenvereeti~n A ':hat at ie •!:.a: B~~ber? ;lr. I 4.cn' t rr.::e=C.-!' .seeir.. aay. t~I!!'~ with ~ha~ •tn~leu...n al!.. X Ye,a don't A o, reme.?nber eee.ics r A you reme,r,ber don't I c'on't know. X Do you i::iean that y:,,:.i were y,u l 7lu.: we.e ya;.z- 00::-!itior. A Yea, tte eo; e1r. ha,•in,:-; ,~en this Yea, be.:- -::hat I ...,.s pretty I w, you v.er~ policem.oo e1r. that y,;iu do r.ot t,c"~"" "Wt-at J.:a Ztattat.?!l? wo 1 dr,nlr 10 full &t that Staunton. you do ~ot recolloot of at all? They say I WD.f' in t~a reataurart. but I don•t -reJ:tec: You aay y;i:\J were 30 ;;o:J d:o!':1 !. know rl.e~•r rS:-!lr.k tl:at you we.:e or n:n.? A I du r.ot. Bucaer a ■ I ~now anythi •••.Y• I muet i,a~: " "' 1 ·~ about it. have g:ottr:t th~re I wu.,111t irt "t:1e?"e eai;ing. He aeys I ate eom~t, irg, l(,jl't.&thing to straighten ~nd from m.e out Md wne be~ter. X I>o you reire1T,ber a~lci~g Iii~. llu~h•r lllld -;~u Yi'o~ld ,;:!ve , 00 a 111 t.h1t T~!!.ta~r .. t.t at all. 1r. the reetaura.r:.t what he of eeeir..~ him a.t ntl. •v11, rel'l'erber is .al~ J )--::ow. :hat. X You mean that a■ far hill'? doir.g? li\at. X aofing werr, •o full A A him? t do not. air, X Why don't • w~• ii.r..rk 1then he 1'0Tl~etS on the I: h...: a d!"i!:k? to ;:o o,t to the root-hill• �' ..' • . , • ' • • • • • • • • • J • • • �I • •• • -- X Did J~u ta7~ &4 -- any liquor hidd~n out around St~nton liquor ~r your car, anywfle..re? A No, air. X How did that A l don't knaw. ~r nrown? Brom ~h~t Begle a~ye,be put it in the car bim- eelt. X When did he firat A to l you that he put to h~v• him •=one~. A I mean, at the time it ocourred tol' X Whe;:. did he !'iret tell A i. don• t knCiw 'iQ.,lt then? he never tol~ re. He t~~1 me you'? d1.y it ., .. now. -:.b~ car ae •o= •• r ton'-: : get :he cn ..y =-r. U-.a:. had 11'1!,#"ey whe!'! we X Y~ll, tDe otter ••n you t1:a be ~ut the liq~or A AE ~o?n ea I seen • in there? c:e1't.ainly. t.e p:..t tt.e -.~,:l:e..1 in na liquor He neveT told mP at ,11. X Row did you hapi•n th.at, that t~at n1m. :.~:-t G:--ee-:;;--!:l~. when wa.r it~~ ::~st what tL~e. I we:it in the c■r? l d~n't sled h~1 wbat. be 1T""Dld to X 'Inst d1d he soy? A ~ first re~eober put the w~ie~ey in~, aa1~•1 wa• oountlcc about !-:-. EA.r!"!t:e::t"t.:ttg-. Le- w,, ar~,.:~, 11.mand you to lmow anythir~ r me:w reme:be:-. on s•ttlng It out; c3r to ior . l 1idn't -.ru,t it.• - CROSS-' XAl/Il,ATivl: IY l:R, llAt:JEa..;.:·: X Whc., did ::0-.1 fil'et A Tlle first t!.,e ~h'\d X E"gle 't tell Be,1 .. that? ~trial. ,.__ l ha<\ net seen hlrx before that. A v 1.lle• it? ••• !io,. eir; In R■rriaonbura with you? but ho w a t • lut man that had the whia!tey in Creen- �.. , . ' ~ ••• ' • • -• • • • • • • • • • �' • •• - • • 1t? A Re say~ I•~~. X I 1't 1e a f:,.ct s&:!,", ~:;"t: ir-. Sta\i.nt.on -:..ior. -,u, that :;ou ,nil! t:i t"':i~t you d t~ iot the knoll ~'l:.rrt. ..ht1.t c,,"!"1- j'•i'J.~ w"1°11 -l'}e i01~ ~!'.l ar our.d you? }. : k."low 1 """ 1., there. Y. You went that ! wa-e .ir. t· .o -rteta:ora.rit, t.e tt!d• ~!d_, eor,•tttng I must hl\ve eotten in the reste.urant. a.n,1 were ea.tin~ °t!"J.t I 11id:-,' t e"'•~n 1n theTe I o-.,1!di· 1 for not r1ow you wtre in there? A r X T'he f'\ct l1~t,;c;r -lid;. t t k110• : ....s 19l ~l':.ere,. !1 tila.t you ~nd drunk tl:a!" :,c-.:.-r !r.tEll!c~~c• ..,,41e .Sl'YS I T188° so muc?\ o!' -th1e "a:iooi;.&l,1ne"' 11'39 a'baol:.ate!.y H:"ol;:t.K. 1en'-:. U:.at a ract? A ~~at have beer.. I 1on'i ! drar.k a r;..g-h~ r~r~ of ~t te Cr~~:rtlle. ~now at all. X You tell tl-..J1t r.t tt. ·tie court l Ulle l!egle l~ft you in 8tA1.m~on • dtd r.ot have eufl1oient intel11iPr.oe A ..iGt t.i.:.~ae :!C~ X Th«t !e a !«ct, A !Io, X 1n:e A After ~o 1ngi, b.imeel air. That '1i<I l!legl• I left a,- ... "'t :t to know wMt wns ~cing on, 1 "'" 't. !en' t it? J, not. .,:'lat I ea)'. .,.ou? lea\'~ him ~ w,ent down to the+ 1te:ctl~ an tl.,re, • , te---.-i.r.~ t"' ■e •t!>~t eee.!ng •·aJo:- Steele. , "You hit the car? 11 or.ti l ea.id, "Whoe1 ca.r t\id ( l"4ieot- F_,. r.:!!-k-td=-.e I h.it"J" and he 1a1d 1t was CApta1n St•ole'a, X officer? lou d.02:.1 t :-e1qt""bf'r t&.ki!lif to u.111 oth•r g~~tles:.&n, the pr.1l1ct- �.. , ,, ,, '\ ' • ' • ' • • • • • �' ., • • -- ae X After got you fot atrai£htened ~ out. out 6! Staunton? r htLv~ tr.)tte!1 .n~etl-ir..:- ,!.l'!t Where •1~ you l••ve to eat for got Bqle? A Ir Stau ton. '- 'f'.,.,,..,, A 'lt'her. I «&5 tr\J.ki114 w1t ~oo~ a~r ti.z:.e t, fin1 bin. h.io, f1n and, ly, l:m,er. :aybe cop) l In thrf"c,-quartere tn~t Be •s! When I aaw 'him, tr.~ .ciean acntleman yonder not et hia ~ome an~ we 'phoned ~or ,:.t' I talkd-"! 711.m15 m.inutec 1t-'h t~~tl' 1entlt·, tizEle, • talked of a~ hol.U'. (Cycl••oop) Wh•n I c • 'Tift bR.ck to the cnr n (Cyc~eI 4!1kr:d A Q, ifl'l.e!'a d~ -~ you 1~110 Besle? A J t.o:i't Q. You don't :cn~w. P.e know .aaid W1ten t t re!!lt&urar.t he left? ~ 'Xoo.r .. .,.,e ia :.:,.rk st.,•l? A Y•s. o!r. "'° 'You ljve A Yee. :: waa !:: sir. at Oreenv111e, !.n Atl.Juata c,~~ty; Va.? witl •~ti hi.it. �•( . .. ... • • • • • • • �,, • • . '• •' .. ... • Q. !!ow d .d ;;ou happen to lllllke that A Well, n~ t qu!t 1,. .... fixin~ "- Th •he•• A Brow fellowe pulled trip? up there :!'ront of th• garage i~ and r work when th~;• di<I •tat. B:"own an! 'Begle aad Begl~ a.~d a0C'.e o~h~- f~~~,w. :). They pullec U!,l qt, ~%~ l ton't ~o• h.ad car tr!iuble. h~ n,. ~-~Jr ilU"B'le? A Ye:s, eir. Q. And toid A what? SOJ!'~Cnf C.'1.1.l~d me and lflid the fPllOW1' te> o:--re U:e-re .. first--~~ it for aeke1 •• hli,,. I would if 101 ~~at kind c: trouble 1.3~ and fix they I to1'1 :o1"1 yea. Q, Who.t wa, ti:.e trouble~ A Th~ tran~mic~i~n wu loose, th~ ~ape to the bolts. an.1 it~•• • A ! euppoee Q Dr,n 1 t you lrnow ,:~c.t. you are? ~ ~ou A lea. Jll\'1.t> • 1.r. Q. !lor., of them go "the repair.s, I !'ixtr! dur!.og; the •••l' from A '!eo, A ao. tir; Ye•. 1ir. yov soy? tightened ! t, tte b~l ~•· time y?u l""ere muin.JJ the r.-p~ir• d!c! the gar~•? l.tr. llegl• That and thio other 13 what tr ca.lled. fellow hi!"'i. wec.t oivay. R;tV or.t �'• ' , ,,• • -• • • • • • �• •• • • -- 58 q, Did llrown go with a.~yth n, abo~t iOing A ~ to get any wllis~ey? eiT. So, ¼, u- them? -! ~d ··ou hue n"bo,.:t a-i.~ ,v'!l!si:~y? i=1qu!-~ t~"!.:l D!d: I!r ..1:r.: jt<11t -a-1th y?u r!...Jrl~; f:"t.1:-e t1!!\e t!l11t you 'l'fet'e the ~1J.kil'18 :he rap&ira? A sir. Yee, c;i J\nr! did A e.!:-; Yt'~, 11:.>wn a"td ts.U'.:~ take b take ".'8':f Q. the trip "1 I •t..~!!O•~ ~e=/ lo• ~~'1 :- .. 01!, ow, ti.r. t:l ! 1,0 A lie ~•t~ : ,ot like I e,'krA an-1 rt?W':1 .~~ 011.1' i~. h&d.::1•t sfi:leu th@ tam beto-re. aeke'1 tbe jar .~a. t Gtr«-1, ...·ta ...,ton A After! 1 :'h•y en~ c' <t!l~ d~1nk; lln1 I tJrn~~ 101!'le w':1.1 ,key'! 't~. they an1 ! ':111!Mt, a:111 they coc:~ ?-.er, • tht";' ret\trn en.-e b---'!.< n,-! ('!\lle ;.f ~fl A..-4 !l:e;· I p1ttn!• ·a.."'J. t,.. ~ a drink. ~ When I ewallow, b~t i!d~'t R.!"J~1 a91::"J acd it you :111':.~le ~u;o "-iiowy:u tixed :-. t.'"~e"Icall"',a~ ...,"' a:l-1 o-1~ei! me t~ u~ and t~o~ llere; 4 b!l')pene 4 I to r11:)~fe why •a'".! it? "''1 got ree~y to go, lr. Ea t,l~e• 'He ditin't pretty s,y low! a~~• t\ut hf' 11'1!t Bro-m nske1 w~ole lot. f\runk •tall. I F.e �'• ... • • • • • • �• , . .•' - 59 -- •. i..nem; -~ aoroae Right etreet. The;, 11'1 ot il'I front of th• :..1.1t:.P O'lr."'" «f.r~e o:-: the othe;- c=i..:-,t •!.1 w!tb .,1 1 o o" th9 t.-he liquor. A ,. ... A A. !ea, that s1r. car? ~ D11 you hea:- attybodJ mention • in ~he car d;r1nc it W"ls 1111 i;?ne; he didn't ~l:le tact tl-.•n:t :',(>re ""' nny liqiJ.or t~a~ ti~e? ~i<" he .:-eckoriet41 it an,. he want &!\f 11 liquor in the oar, it w ..u11. be ~ g~od iiieo.. O•:)t1t t.J::> t:iuch oney ~r.ytr1y. J.n t~.a t -car e.nyway? e~ats, ~!dn,t A Yes, ~ y~u, sir; y,u ~o~n~ l wo~ doing An~ on the ~ear the d.:-1v1m;t the 1r1vtng. aent were th~sQ two men, !egle thl\t an~ A~er1. �..• • ,. ·, .•. ... • • • • • • - �•• ~ Did yo~ a~ wn1e'<ey in th~ t, ".ow :.hat -- 60 G IY t.ll!le, Mr. St eel, ~"lr hlt"re in b~rris.,nbur& tiler• 11 WI.S C.:tOSS-EX }'.JO:' in tlvlt \T:C~ ...i by di~cover;; or the 'h~vo er • ll\l ~Ji: lrno,r orA 1:J rtta.110n bf: fO'"G t'!le car? BY U"'. IAP..!!A.!: • A Greet.:.; ille. A X What 3fzel • A I d.01t' t tow-~ 1~ Green71lle? 1'1101'- rt ie El 1",> l .s.=all X Abo~t ~ow n~ny people X An;y c~~or•4 A Yes, air; 1"Wly, About half peopl~ plenty th• X Do yo'J. kno• live lt7ini or tbtTe1 ~here? tbei:,, people there, "r:-;n wh.J .... No, "Jir • I d- not, town • thou4h, I thi~k, t e,;i-~ot th1• liquor I was work ...~;; O!>:'t 11e cnr are cclor~4. 1n Cree:wille? whe; tl'if'y went an.-! �.. .. • • • .. �• .. •• ' -- -:.hey called ~e ave F.2 and gave Dlf' "drink. Tl:uit 1• the !'ir111t i knew A Yee. sir. X 'l'hat A 1.11 j'lU ..;o with ~itm. to Gttt-anton 1 llr . .11:ro .1S: ,.__,~ei::ae 1r r woulit for? ;;o !1-:V\ (Ir i:·1e his -ov, ant1 h@ :,~iii l t o!.d !1:1:: : • license ani ~outdn't X You d1d , ~~t cOarge hl:n for goin; o~ t1e trip. k~ow &'1.)'th1ng about a thre•-•p~ed X Row lOLl.,3:d.i,., you expect ti:, b1 tr1~b A l 1,•aa -:;c;1n,e Wi'!.Prever h$ was -.,ing ~hr, 11d you? B!'Offll? a"14 D11ck. He l"l!1 he "-"' �.. ..' '• I i-:- • ' • ' . • • • • • • ' ... • • �.. ( .. ,·• ' X "!-:,.J til'.\:l" '! pr•:ty A u,, eir: I nrwe:- felt u_p, b,t X • .:J.-C-:-.'t So B:-o'lfll nll ah.o~ up, weren 1 t. y,u? w:.lat I ~r'l!lk, f'tt!l ~:rtG!r-s too:'.' 'JOU r.n• dr iol:. of' ~ said X bo ?-~e iO ~ ,to .-as ca.:1r,.._s ba=f. ,-,rtin A Yes, air; • ,: Whn d .1' A 1 don't h Thirty-srveu ,~ hi~ drive. I do~'t kno• 11.1.01.lii ror? m!~ea. A tr,1::1d '!here I'? drovt" an ara·.m" ">Ver Sta:loton, 3t'lppe-d, a little rnl! to' Avenue iu,d l.eft X 'lfh,y d id:1' , A Yes, X Ar.d A Y,i. e!r. b!t. ti"! SUnday? did Y"''J? :;ot :-.lch. I"lroite ~p on S"'--~~t an1 'lll!'lpped, u.n,11 tl:itin it on Centrol sir. t'>• ::exs i'IY na 1 ~"Y• drive? tW.e !tubble thl! ear A.'ie:;1·,:e ~-,,cnext know. bqck to Cer.trnl , J •;.'::.e-- I s;o~ t? ret1.1.t"n? awr~~~te~ to let X You drov Centra: l ~arti~ t.:i ""'"sl~ep;: to 4r 1·,e t~e oar to '-n.aer11t~W"11'/ 110'11; X bo :, JU kne•, w11e'1 hit exp("ote,. A 1 Avc~ue. �•• • • • • • �• •• -- e, e.xpected tc Ft.ay ln t~e o. • I oo·Jl.-, n,b air: " .,.o...... yo~ re:ialr.ed X otter ,o, out., !'t • l vw l1~~or •~• l~ . in 4!'111' ~ r th~re. •i to iCt l expeae,d tJ.t I wo•.:ld.n't llo, a1r .. A I txpeot you? 1~ •he any ida. t\er• ba~~•t tl1111t.tt.,,e? out ,11,d el•an 'JJ>. to wa•h. CR:' c.;r-rl!! 4 haTfl bee all oar dur.1~ 01'&t l!quo:- ,,.,.if t we.en the h&d !Mor., a,, y •~• •~Y thrre or 1 ,r.,,..1.d h•-:o ;:~tt.e11 out ot 11.. X How ~!d ~':la~ l1quor A ! don' :. Z.:10'1". ,o~•••ae&l• p•t X D!i A Bo, air. t::to lao: tool< '?'he lut X "•• t.":la! A Yea, 1t oat tboao did .;: aoro•• tho •f fe!lows cot q, :•r :,0\.. ! e= ?n .1 .... a: all. J:o J wa, not. X Th,se wa• !p ~he-o •~•n 1 I juet i,..,;, 01 it? !'!n.1,b•'1 •~d o' eoTt th" liquor tne out 1O~ ODt aw",11• "'"' nlt!ru_ ~ot a1tt1r,c I ••' aaw 0-011 the ca:- J r.lit~ t. in tte !im.o .i or tight 'bo;ye bo11; .t • la!! l'l111t -1• the A "it , ■ 1: . • until -. 1mlke' -~u,sd 1\rnll: sot on lbt-. oAr all it 1 .. the ~!~et Mfl.,r of the cnr. 11·,llon f"uit ju A T~~. t, wnat they ••14. X ,rot'lr o~ the car, nls•t. ~~=th•"""• ,, !t t., I ,a•••• hear O\:,Yt':1 Ulat O&!' iou •ero lime the liquor L':e •~r laat X the only 1n thae? •*•ot 8ixty ~~ .,,t ••• o: a."4 l d1d 1 lt :111'1 t~at drlr.lc. TI~ • en~ tn kln~ of Jar you dranlt out o!'? ot li(luor? an<I �' •• • • • • �.. • " • • '• ' x T~.at A Yes, X j• ar ~,.,.th• t.1.e l<l'>1 •lr; " balf •ir; A <es, liquor t•s~e~ like X Au~ 3!",>Yn dJ"&!l4 A Yes~ 1!.:; !ovnd 111t>,e cii,-? aallon. was ~m?t~•hina• It ,r~1,,,:-,. they b~~it~? it. out -:J! tbe •a all ~~~n.k :!'.Le':"'IW1Je cyon,. 91ek. • e jru-"' ou~ of the ~e one at Gr t!!lvi.te. A X he? ·00,ya, if it•~ I ne--;--,!"'not.!ee.d all.. BY 'i'HKCVtRT: ~ You anid .o- t,..:• ......,.. « 11\lllk goto~ ~? put t~-t 1d. 3.btat the1.l f?r a drink reo,o:i.ei it.,.,., tl.,·J•u!ld Q A Yes, unt~~ y :.1 ;t,t t.o l!11::-'l"i!lo::tbur• rind. wh,e:1 •~ ;')t a co~ ti,u,g, bf" ·oetter ~l air. r•aiy to atart, ...;r. :Sro\m j,Jat and t· ·•~· sa1¼ the l iqut>: wa"' d.li cone ••d dollare, 'lere t.te liqUo1' r. not 1~ the cc• lo Gree~!lle, way - .. W?uld yo~ did n~~ h~ar a.y- you ioak your drt'U• th• cnr; •hat di~ you say a,.,.11• •~o abou" Erovm aa,iug '-"Y liquor A efte~ off. ne di~:,•t Thet1 hP. s!'l.id the an<1 he woul~•t t i*Jr or ws:1t a:,y liqao:- y!>\J there caT oor.t hAve acy llquor at t'ha: tt--e? ln it io arked b.r !?.id h.e ~h~ car ao:·- ~ ne4?'ly at all. two �.. • ..• • '• ' • • • • • • • �•• , -- J. ~- P~~;T, ~ You :17e 6-5 -- ex!l.!DinPd by t:r. Deo~~~t, sworn, teetlfied: le !ex!n.g~o~? ;.. I do. ~ How long bavr. ~QU live1 t3ere? A Soa:e >l-.1::; ,,.,,.,. ro-.rtee- year I.e. You ,;;•f!re A Up until f'!>!' •.ierly leat a y~.r ~ How lO"'! were you •h•~-ff? A Four yea:-a. beto-rti I ot Rockbr1'1ge n a-her-if! -:hrletcas ohie!' W:13 1. ~ou~ty? .,ow. ago, or police so:xt"h.ing OV~i' nir.e: JP..!U"I t~~nt. ~ Are you now chle! of pol loe "4"in? A Yee-, sir. ~ Do YO\l lm,w thlo " r the • 1o. " li~Y A I have 10th a. ~·. Brown? youn<; :,,an have: j')U k:::~wr. h!..c? ~,i:.g: ■ inee lrnowr,, hl~ of ?etober, I w~'!1t to :!,exir..rt:>11, which I think wn.s 1910. '4 ~ba-:. "las b~e-.:..a'hi,ut t,:JJ"te"'-:: :,~a:-.s? A Y@e, a!r. ~ Rave. ~ Doy-~ A I know bim about )'O'J bee..'1. thro-,m t~J• him •ell? a• well ~ You ;;:.o'ft: ar.:ong tht A I pa••~!• ~ Lexin.ton A Samet A Yes, ~ wit'h. hl11? ao 1n offt.,er on t.'i• atr~et woul~ lmow ma~ it ere. a..'"'lyb·Ja:neee I.I. It in -tre1"Je.nt c:tit,qot ia place ~.-J!'e people p~obably 1~ a town?~ ·.- _,Te'!" closely "'ver-y air; l mean, tM t:b:e• tr.at ia, pe~pl• every he doel'i ..,.,., in 't'he> efl-,e w-ay? day. ab~ut how ~ar.y people? t!Lo-.:aa.nd., 3,300, l t~ir:Jc. lr.oit O..:l."lttr.mity, 1en 1t it? the oetltra.l :r..Qsel7•• part are or it brQu,~t is. togeth~r very �• .. ... • • • • • • • • •• • • - �• • ,, • , •. • ~ike t~•Y do i~ ••~.l n-eq~ently ~ee, A air. Q. Do ·:/t:i'.l n:ow bear& for the genor~ a~d veracity trut~ A I never h•erd and reputation 'l, Do 70:J b'l~'ir tile ,gener•l A I neve,- he od ot it before, ~ Bf: ts not nee A .10, he don't tor tb.at !"!QSOn he only A Ye, ~ 1 .4 Yell, ott•n, t1ke! -t-put.atton sir. ~ -:rbU: b#>a:"e with I l<no,. h• will it. hab! ~-J;ally, !!. OCCA8it;>nly, w~o has teeti reference dr1nl< liquor. '::>ut set a on ap-eea? 1.ut .-be-::; he drtr:k"e !:Ian ''t-..r"ti:i t:.e gt'te -ir:..i.c..k~ l think. fie<! h re? hllve you ltnown h!Jn? I don 1 t lat,,w. You::ig ·tartin haa bf'e~- in L~xin.::tr.1n of'~ two or t,-..rce year•. Q, Do you tllin~ A I :-.e'";e?" b11 rd 't What abo:it a~y 3-?"J'GT. sir. !low lo~ and on !'or :=nan S. · . air. addle tel\ to dri!llc Y(l1ob this 1n Lexi~;ton? it qu•ationed, "- Do you know this in town•? you know his i;e11e.t"al reputl\t it queatlon•d, hir r~putation ion for truth? air. for v1ol~ti"'!: the prohlb1t1cn law re"J)ect? , You thl~ A ~eD, sir. his repu~ati?n 1, ,~~~ as to thr. tt'~~apo~t~ti~:. o~ liquor? n. A " , sir; 3A!t.A.l: ol:.ie f ?f pol ice. lC Yo;.i any th!a man Brown 1• 1n ch~ habit drunk? A OccaBiono.lly, yea, e :r. or ,cc~•ionally a.ettt If �·" • • • • • • • ..J �• .. ,·• • -- ss -- X lt court ::-tpe:ite-dly exc~ption A h~ for he has b~en oo:wictP.d ian I t it? drunkenneaa, I went on a1 ch!er bee., ~revi~Y• th.an that, A Tt ~ ti~e he never wb:en l X liow o!t:~ of poliee thft in the ~ayor'• (Object ion. l ■t- :;t 'tht> ·:~10:- !~ :bat ~fO:"f' to that tbei ca:'l')r' a c urt, back that on~:o..,.'Jled 1 for d~f•n~rutt.) 1"'.JL;t oeve-r :,~the the !1~t aleo i• 1i.a~ doe, t i-e. I wan aher!ff, n.3 Sept.e:::bf!:•, Fo'W"' y"'u' ar.d while tn the Circuit 1924, I cn~•t C'ourt. cd md eiiht any a• to And, togo further on th.,. pol1c11 !'o1'ce be tore-, I d,o not ?"tca.!.l he ge~ on ~be-~ ep~e•s? ,roult ~e ~i~tt ha~d ~• uy. X About how often? A years several a~o when »rown wna quite & young boy, wae on the toro~ Detore Brown wou14 get drunk onoe h ~~1, 0 • t thtnk, of hia ~ next that poaitlon? month. You w&re a ="""ber ot the Cc~~cil prior e1.r. A Abo~t tltr ~ in th• tolt$ to •t3.n'4 a~ide. Eow long nave you tillod A Ye•, ·!~ts eir. A Four years Q aeve~a! ' 'fitness A Yea, bein& en ep~ees "'-0!,th, ~ ;ear~ L~d 6 ore liow long "M.7e yoa lived A Thtrt,-two yea:-a. ~ontna. in LeXlT\.ll~on? to th$t? -~~n: ! ha:.-., la~t y•e. �.. ' • " ' . ,. • • • �..• • • • 69 -- A .. 0t'h.!:::6 a:- p:-e•ent. :~ a ~~te~~~ E-e~~!"e Ula! ani he W"l! a little tel.low. (! Do you know th1e yo•Jr~ .,,,n 3. I!. Bro""? A Yes, <. l A llv~r (! Ht -:ilr. ~o--:.; c ...ve yo;. kner.: h.1&? 0 :. h• e beet'l si:tce "&.Y• his in !.exit"°ton a,;e i• about manhood at any ~&.te? contact them? wit A ~rett:r muob; ~ JIC:J A ... •--: ::a•!!. ?,1ly I.! mott the ace people, b~t y,:i~ i!o ba7e c-~:-,,tuct with •:pl«? ~• )ea y,u have lrnow~ 1,110dur1ni _: :ro,, sir. ' et-. • you Are in q, Do you th11lk,,. kt. tion which Cr. • b•1-slne5• ~hop there, of 'hia adult !?:e- t ~ butche~ ! wa• i ~~~.r., a p)~itior1 Rhodes, to atate bear■ in Lexington A i·i ■, ~ Io that s•~er~l 11ilat ie ':he gene!'al repu.ta- s~ a ~an ot t~yth an~ 7erac1ty? ei?' • ""J)utation goo~ or bad? A Cood. G, Do ;rou knew t't11 A Yee, Q Yo\. !.iv~d A Y,u, over you,i;; """', Willism J.:artln? ,a::,h.ouae w!.t·1 ?1-1.?J-:-,: •.:eet1"!1e ai!". 1'!'1 t""e e1r. \l, Fur h:)~ long? A Sl.,!Ce he hS!I Arc'"' ye.us, :>!" bt. abou-: that tme. d.idn 1t ya\i? 1 �, • •• •• .... ' • • • • • • • • • • • ' • • �• •• -- 70 -- I never teeTd and veracity? A !t ~ ~ 1• iOOd, y,u nulC ~o~ Ee~. A a0t C~!i•~c thet a drin)i~ ?1&."1? A ! never ho~r~ of any charge 'i'r.A: 1 .. l:.Js roputattoz, A • c.e··e!' he r.!. ot.nar i:i" I neve.l' htard r•putation 1D re~•r•~ce of him beino '!001 or the matter a&ainel or b•d :or of 4ettlng dr~nk? hi~to t=-a:~or-..!n.; liq,or? nc a.cy exc,..,~ Yas~ 1"~"" ta1 !nei,.e 1'-1s -:ran.sport ac ...u, i,: c;f t1"r...neJ,orti":4;: lt on n y "Ri-l. CRvSS-llXAL:Il:ATiv:, X I>o A • 1• hi• law outsld• '- o! b!.c:. of. you,.,; man, Brown, of the prohibition viol~tion o~ oa!h? b.i!:l I ever beard Q, And thi" it queationed. :;o-..Imo• !loword !:.ul'l,.. l:..i!: rt.en A Yes, eir; I.. :.;~le? 1 1ee .. i.::, !.1:R:. ia all. there at the V, U. I.? a P••~~!on X ?.eh.a 2:R. lrARl'.Al11 Ff ~Gy. •• 1tst1, X He Aas only b•to there e year? A I QOn1 t know how long. X Where dces be live? A over on Shn-14&.& fil!.l, X :>o y~u porti~~ ar4ent tb ~ tr:ie "'AC. opirit1 A Yea, ~1r; whet·• S'h~!Can li't'e&. &an Brotr?".'• ,Pr.@-:-at re;iutt~!.?n "pulled" anything. for getting ~un~? I A _,0, I don t ae.y 'that he he:• been "pull el!"' ~or se't t!r.c X l"'a.a.t Co y ~ ••Y abo 1.... A I eai~ "mtor~ •e trice tour yeare 1 ~:-·t k. tba~? ~r.at h~ ~ould get drunk i~ : :- t:r~!'- in tha~ colll!1\Un1ty 11 good? I never heard X ile haB bee: !:r. the le~• once 1r • while. ti?r.1 WAGlaat He hna bfen ~hankacivi~i ~r �..• • • • - • • • - • • • ' • • �• •• • -- ?l -- Cltriotmoo, a yea~ a.;o. EY i..l\. DEAVERS: hev Q. Did you ever ot trnF.iok1~i 1:.1.me~spected in liqucr JL &n:-" •cy? !;o, sir. A tol'1 to •t•.nd ao111, \f1tn••• R. BRUC1::?.:0:-.:1:CQJ,aworr:., exuin~d ::..r.ll.e-~:is~, -i by ~. Deche:r::: ,!'cr.J li·.-.e !.n Lex~ton1 A Y~~, sir. Q. You are or Rool:'oridl;'< el',eriff Collnty? sir. A Y •, , You h.'ll.Vfllb .. eo ,t"cr!.ff A L :t, .sir; l.t. Do you • th~ prear-:t to:..:r years? nearly ju at one year. .kt:.QW -:hts .zr.ar..S. L. 3roY?:.? Q. Do you kno,.. blm well? A Yea, air. Q. HB,e :,ou ll&d frequent talko wi til him !lnd the people '-"'Ong■t who::i ht' roves? A Yee, ~ air. Do ~rcu know l:.t, aenerfl;l A Never !mow l'r . .:rom,' lawa ind•pende~t A rro, sir; i fo':" t~uth tn t'::at c,e-;:,iur..!ty? lie .rd 1 t questioned. q, Do you prohibition reputation I novc Ie J':lur- 11t.ate:,•nt s gon•>l\l ~r ~~!rd it th~~· re10utation tt~r for violatinv, of gett:..ng the drunk? qu~etionad. l !lee tC.e .:>the-r cent!e.u.::.' a wr.:oha..-e t•at.ifie-d th&t he oeta on eµ,eee occa&1o&~-Y? A I O!lly know tha..t !rOL"l hearsay. I ntTer """"1' :tr. Ero--.in drur..k. I �" • • • • • • • • , - �• • •• ' • • -- ?Z -teu~ that he did i•t drurJr. ~c.,.,lor.~~ly? Q. A Y,,. etr. Q. D., ~cu lr-0w t ia ■ !r, A Eo, •o~ethir,a , like o !7 receL~ly. : to believe Kln-n. h1i: fer 1ever~: ■ c"tta, of till woul~ you Brown on o~~h? lfo, 111r. A s~, ~.~: : -o~ld not hesitat• told Tit, . •• ~o 0~11~•• hll\. to 1ta.~~ ••l-ie. Q. ~- 3r~!.•.:.an, A 1e:, ~ 11hot le yo-er Ian lt:•~•t ,. L:on ~T~ ar.d your own knowletie A • t:uitr.• that. From h11 reputation heeitbte Y11~!.!!.?l a&!l 1~ :..e:ir~r.rtcn, you li'fft ,lr. or • ~ cr Ro:kbr!'g~ l'otor or b~s1:--,ue looatod 1ar114e,•· Q. lfhere 1 • your pl nee ~-o-p;i:r.y. r•~pect •1th to L:T. »rowrr.1 1? • aoroPa A R1ih:t. th• ... Eow :o".:-- 't~vt A '!r,9, •!:-;; 1tr•et. 701.1 k:,own h•-.tnor.1 bla, 1 h..1JIIt•,i 4 "Al year,. Q ~• you lr:l~w h!~ wel: and lntl~ate;y A Ve-ry •el:, lnt, a=o1>4st WOii he c0Te1 A : h&T~ dea!!qa , ~o y:u him ther~ A Ye•, ta~~ !r:. etr. or sot? slr. Q Me ;!'01: brt'Jt"ht peoi,le w!tb ye ■, kn.ow t.~? •itb c~~:ae! lex1r-.tcr.., tr•quen". tl:.t're b~ contact wlth him and with t~-~ Ill lori"41\ont e-:•~7 4ay. wi:b ~2:e p•o~!•, to a c:n5!!era'b!e aloe, wt~ ~B7~ 12t~«-::2-:? contact �' " • • • • .• • • • • , T �• ' •• .•. • -- 73 -~ What ie hi• general A Good n~ far a• to bel!eve h 1<,,0.it, in that com.,-untty nnaycr tn •hicb to my que&tion he is, wi!',s intere11ted? No. you w~uld uot heeite.te l-:i.JD.? Uo, I would ~ot heait&t~ t hi$ a min~te. aeneral law cy trru,eporting the prob1blt!on l ne·,er benr~ I have see ti:-l.r..k. a matter !:i Q. Do you knc,. •,f A i!' you l know, t.o ·Delie.vc l...im on onth Q. The-n your reputation, of rep.utatto't ~r.y. :i~.,,-r t .e in!'lue-nc.., bi h --'o, asose~i?l':e• it. 1a ~ Do :;ou know thie t,.,- r kr.o,r he will of it stve:-al take t11flea, -:r.o-;.t· Oe~,cre te eTe: tftke• a dri.'\lc. man !.:lll"<in? A Yee, sir. ~ Do you know hie general A It. 1.s reputation for t=uth? ~ood. ti You~d you beeitate to oelieve him on oath? CRC.::lS-EX.IZUliAT IO - 5'! IC\ • EJJU:All': X What kind or A Sell t~e Dod~e, X Did you •ell A cnre, I dio not since r sell do you sell? CUI ~ l use1 to •ell car ~ne flu4son. to l!row? ha tl:• on• ho has, b.avt be~n in th~ bus!ne~a. 1'1t.:is<Js ·01~ to atand o!' liquor? transporting ~L, ia o.e to TiOl'ltien ae1de. but •old hi:,, flv• o ti:er a �.. ..' • •• • • • • • • • , L • �T ..• • • • 74 -r. A. DU.:?,, e1t,1rn, e.xacin ~ ~r. D·.um, you re11de d by },:r. D~chert. tti11tified: ir. .J..rexir.s;ton? A Yee, air. Q. F.ow long ~ h~ve you lived th~re? Are you a ~c~ber of tht council A Yea, o! the to"l'n'lof ~ex!n;ton? sir. Q. Do you know thi• 1111nS, l'.. :Sr own? A I hi., ..e ~ How·clo&~ ie y~ur vl~c~ kn'l1ffl C.im ~'J!" ~Sghte~'1 ye,LTa. o~ tU8inP•• l~c8ted to bi~ place o! bur.ine ...,? ,. Arc you 1:>roui;ht into Q. A~• you brought 1...... ;~.,~ A 1,L.O are likewise into freque:,t oontnct "i th hilll? frequent contact with to people :ruth and veracity in cont.,ct of I,ex- w1t'1 h.ia;? Ye'", 11.r. Q. Do :.•ou Ln:-·. l...!e gener,u. 1",oputation for in LeJt.logtcn? A lt ia ~ood. would you be:Stve A Lim on oath in a .matte.?" 1n wh10· he was i~te~~~ted? Aroo111tel:,,. A itnown him -al:1out thre~ y•are-. Q. Do Jt:>'J kr~w ~ reputJ.ticm ton !or the e:rne:- Yhic:h. h.e 04'1\l'& in l.e:dt1;- tr11th? Q. Do ,"O'J l:r.ow the g~r.erai repute.tion -1:iah l:r. 8. • llrs-rn �.. •• ' • . '· ' ..• • • • • I • • • • • , • • �I • in t ex!. 1,;!on fo-r -: iolat !r.,; tbe p:rohibition be,u-a law by trBnaport 1og liquor? A I nev•~ h•ard he v1ol&te6 it, tr•t fled, A Wtll, with c,e. oc <1eionally he doe •x~•pt dl'ar.l<? get I have never ae~n him drunk Yery Much. I have eeer. hirl ttrunk eeveral He 11vee ftt lt ie all '"!:!r'ei,in th1 la,t X Do you kn0w11Sim" lb."oble ,,,ho llvt9 A ta' 1,ig n drink. !our hea..re~y or five at lex1ng4..on? Greanv111e. ,, . • X teople_dos•t,1n taot, ' l<nov: very much about •• hii,? • EllWJl!DVIA:.l'S, q, You live ••orn, exominod by l!r. Yea, " l!o11'long ha·:• you l !ved tho~e? air. q, Do you know this man Steel who ~e• teatifi•~ A l:e11, eir. A I have known hi.JDILll h1~ life; A Yes, te•tifled: in GreellV1lle? A ~You.,.., Deou,rt, brought ei.r. in frequent hera today? bFPn ri~h~ around Gr~~nville. contact with him? �.. ' ••• • • • • • • • • , �.. ' •• •• • ' A Yes, air. Q. Do you lrr?w 'the- geher-"l • munity for truth rt'J)utstion v.-h1ch. he bc--.ri, in th.n.1: c-Gc- and vereclty? A , !> .. y-oc .imow h1:i ge11.ernl riri:utat.1on iL that. co.=-u."1ity e.s t:o t.r&L11por~illg llq~or? A ~ot th~t I know. !lOVl!r q Yeu ztean !:hat you,ltfl'ard tbe prohibition A That low ln any reopact, ie all and that drink, that I know of. b~ .~jd do ao, e,coept or of lu~!:-l4f t>•••l.'bl;:, 'by takin,: I hove h•..-d that ,iol&tl'•d a drlnY./ he would take a 1• 811 l '"''", Q. la hec re~arder! in tl".ot cOm.'"'unity ae a lr~w-nbidir...:: citizen or not? A Yea~ o!r, he ie • • A :....r. St.ee!.'?-- X V.n.at is not tbiit ! know or. 70c11tion, Stf'el'a what does he do? A Works r1&ht muoh ln the cnrd-E tusi~e,o. Y. Fer- whom? A For ti.ns?lf', e.nd, l thtr1.k, oth♦ :.-a. X He -l~es A he .aid not for :rJn a aartl&e'' iiW1:1le, y~~. !r. pos:,l~ly, he worica ther♦ for e.J~e �.. .. •• • • • • • • • • • �• \ 77 -A l t,~_.,r:kh~ ~. did.; yes, n ,._,..:....i,,., ....--~.J. • VI'= t ..>5: A oee e!r; & o. d~pot. j encege,;:t ns a. -C1'cha..4-1o"? "~~ he help• l:ia rat be~ t ~ (f:"' e .• ~l:e ~•r l• 1,1, ga.roae from the piker Ir he: wa~ o·,c ~:t the or in the town -- o quo.rter wr.;...l.A!ir. LILLY, •~orn, Q 11here ~c you 11,e. Q. t."•ll. over at li., la• Y-.a, tarm. X "•• air, Oreenv!.ll• A. Yee, is ju,t 'fp.ot I -- t..e .:;..a;t hn.":'t'te!.-ped otl'-..e!'s o'ftt mile. examin~ by 1:r. ~echtrt? tr . • illy? fl "'"ll v llla,;;e? sit" . ... A ... • today? A ~ How l ou.. IUlve :;o~ lcn:>,n; ;,1m, tlr? A Q. Ilow old n""fliyo-u? .. Y:;,rts-one . ~ Are you tllro,m I Ye ■ , ~ Are yo~ br~uo~t ir. tr,quent that !~to ::eqce~t air. ca.=uni ty? A wttr hll:? .sir. wh?t:",he r.oovt• the,re? .A Yes, co,,tact 1 .,.,.,.,,. ~-tard it qu,otioned. ear.tact wi:~ tte p~ople a:.o~e~t �.. • ••• • • .. • • • • • • , .. �• ~ • .. • •• ' .. • De ;r~u lt:~ow hie £.Pneral "t, prohibition law, tat ba4 rt:_.il)t;.ti:;n !s, I "lave~ ho~& A a11 a. violator ffl'letOer he hear& a v1olat1ri.; !,r -reputation ~Qi;.d of •.he ~eputa~ion or• !.t'? it. or l-.1~ violhting l :rie7er hev' 1:i! r.--putation que,tioned. C. tape-al< hits reputation ! A te,t ~pec!fic•lly in tha~ -reap•c~ hra.rii o: hir Y!tne3S tol• cteV!ct' to tra~eportie.; liquor, f" good or 'bt1d? be!.:"'4 ebar4e,:! to~~ 'lr1~l'i it. ~d ut1e. i rteot: Q, l!ege.r<iit,g A ~o. ~!r; • 1-, rer,re~ce tbeoe they are• ~'JU• , tl:.e !table, centor o"' t!";e town, , am:; mec w\io are at ~•toc!-ed olaa~ : woulc! w~ see 7~ry litt~e of people ,;:,.y.i1 hnl! a 11Ul• o:r- t:ore and -WHYio'l?r. to thn north H37e ~cu h~~ su~~!~i~~t the V. lJ. I., opportu,ity belo-.r or. ~be end of the V. ·•. J. to know w~.at Pegle'a re-put.at!c..r.. ls? kind A I know ve", " An4 tL•t A 'tea, c,~ " little Is iae to the of thes• detachment people r~,o ~f 3ir. te~lo• ~- -- . Ki';"-~• t at we aet llcq..iair,te:i 'lere .. "' . 'l! ,-- wner. th11 !tat tt>r Trn, triert ,. hll!l. about Ii,. $1r; I di~ ~ot W1t"ese • ~he i.rttl with. 07~!" !o tl':e .:=ayol'"' e c;:"!!ce, 'before> him? atten4 tol~ tbnt ~,ate.nl! tri'\l. !.!!! ~e. �·• •• "• ' •• • 1 • • • • •• • '. • • �.. ' • ~- 3.ti't Al: to ehow w:nt ator., I 'lll'01.1l'"lilco tc. i~troduce alchol1~ t~t" k~. DrC!llRT: There the e-;-1.<'e-~a'?' ot Pro! . .:ob.r..- oi;,~t•'"!.ta of tl-c jar ·ill~. bo dispute ic.=t. FA';lJ.i.A.":I ~~~t want t~ con~a!ne~ 4r$ alcotl~l. ~~cor~ WE!I. ooout that. 'o~ tb~ r~ct. t~ I ttir.~ it ------- on her l)'lrt, t"• lntroduc~d rr.illowing: tt.et-1.:'ied: ~ !.:r. Dueber, I do not aeei. S. : . .Brown in StaQ;to!'l • .Beg le, whethe-r 4,0 r.ith 1r; your ,?t !'ll" oi!ri,an~ .,t or not. ~ y u h ,,~ tith conver,f\tion tlll<e a drink, oJ' 11,i\JOl' tl'!.ere, wa "'~ Ot!to~er 18, ~b<:ut hAv!,:g 192-4, And I wt 11 ask :'C)U f"i-"t, "11 Plli!'P"I£' t•, 1 the 00.::!'t ni;ht~ Wh.11t CO:Z:.Vtl""'-=ti'JD b.ad plec-:y 1'.r. Steel that r.• t ~~u 3aid ~"4otly on the ~!ght or tf.1athl'!r you !'31d anyth1ri4 you see Browr tl·.are ~ ·•celi a!~t.J ''3" at the with hi:,,? 1:r. Brown he in11ited to tlle toot-hilla, or words 1rl1ee1. ~o t'hat and told efteot? you to i•ou tl:at he �.. ..' . .. • • • • • • • • �.. ,. • . .. • 80 - t\r." n •:I Iii find it. lm. 1'1T..t13SJ. Vot t~~n. Q. Yo.J do .• 't he- 8:iid A .. ..t: W-1!! Oc, ,.ai·i to St ~el an~ Steel -~G.-th.i~ The c..: 'a.t h,w no, !1r. to St,.:-:? As f.-.:..., .'DOV+lt1 away 'tth ~be C!rt!"') l•ft, ..-..... ·-'""?"• A ~~ te tr~u?:ile. Abslll·JttDly, •J1!-l,": t:1t\t a... &c.i,c ':'h:,,t !!t e:!'ter ie '!::,, he Oo\ll'.! get w·,1at he 't<>lii :a:i,e. I h,1, leave they wtre !ler• f~'r' t>•f'j" ~, in t1·~ ;>lo!.-':'"., 0 •• a taxJ 4!"""' ro-:- th!! ts.xii i?in.i to g•t in �.. • " •• = i· • .., • • • __,.. �' l ..- 81 ':•,v~y~ ld not !-El~• qn th!.,_ n~~u.o; t~e t"l"OUble ,,,..,..,,u:i! of co.:-ryin liquor !n t • cu~ ~ In. were a ,r.., ...-- i ::1 t e e-xcept.io~ o,. DECl'l..'.:': bei~, A the can \:ehl.•,~ t!l,- ,,. (11, end he ~I' not lo le l k• !te l:la1 be :1 ~r!n1"- 1ng. l-"1. DfCJX'rlT. a-:-e the ~!t. Eot.ty G?'a'J anM V!':!:i-., : Tt.ey :~e:,, Tl!T.3: ~. ::st13:l":: 1,cate. navln., nT'""!:l : -" .ot a.:.,! 1t? You d,n't i!# are ·~1-i:. out. : ut t a,:e sit": put ·1:. ui.dc:- a.rre,t object """t 1 1-,,. ~:atelr it up-oh~ to r ~ut W"~a.t w,ti1 3r;wn'a 0 t~re-e ar~ t,r• clleo ey An~ y .. t liq:,.ot', leS&!u.g1 A See.=~' t~ ~ a""O m-d St t ·"'lt:,n, for ..~ J:o, air. •,n. DECH~T: ~ w!~·1.1n ~e &.rr! t· I JI);;; I !oot-b!lls !" -~·? ~ni1 UsrJ Gray. Betti'!: :.=a.~.X?.:r: =..:i....!.e arpc,., t~ ~ILooni,,hJ.ne.. r,.n,:! O "t .. to the cl..ier c4 polic.,. low hi out t"hPre. s~~ .t ec!"ldit~o •. V'l~~ :,'ju t111l.lte-! to hlm? b~ C3~ been d=tnki~. J~1~e. l ;ulA~,~ e•~- h1.:I - A to bi t..-, o::~a-,.G-ne') "A Y~s. 3ir. I talkedt~1.k•d. t, be~ re ho to aj. Stt-lf''" ~, bacl<. The l:11t tbe ..... .,..,., ,.,_d.,,_ ""' ! U..."H1~r c.too1 :,;1.1 O!' ht:, ~.!"!:"'T" ~ we1i JL-:te "~a!sy k!nd ~! aouth lr" •" • h.e. Btllet1 t-?~ St'"' and ":.tary GrAy" tea? j . th::>t'le two qi!'le, ~~d ~ {lTe"l't t:h<!y �.. • • • " ~ •• • ' • 1 . • • • • • • • , L - _j �• ..• •• l • Q. y ...J ~ "':.Ot_pa~B the.;o or t·1."1r b~.eea to StaJ.o.t,n, 1:, y.,uY A Ye", ~ don 1 tr':t, ~, l)"J !'!-,':! :.e'.'C.i,~t n air. Yo\.i.,a~~ l.et,re• .• t e t yoy? 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Roosinc4~ Co1o,o~ aml St ..,utu Oft'fm.9e tot crol.lll4 th•t not "'1tbJJ:t t,, Cou~ty, Lexington 1n t!M c~ant 'Oltiol; t:S,e proa•e4ing Ul)OD mo•HI the Co\U't by ~,unaol, 1 Jurl.dtot 'l'IQ' r•lated to ott or be1111 located ot """111ta, wbereu ia b'.laad being th• dr!nl<!-,g•u the•- 9...Sioate,! to atrilto &n t..u ~o .... t in nooltbri•g• t?i• intoP tion upon an all"!!.-! G:., • of ,be uid. i,;ocm••l, aq an.aft%'; to w'\ich excepted, be •1gn•d, oauu, hich ct ion or tile Court the in~t"T ienor, 'II,(. <·""-" : ... ~ c.ad prOJ"■ that thtahia,.--., ot >tceptiona o. 2 oeal..,, el>:l'olled 1• thereupon 1921!, and wi\ltin eixt:, .nd -1■ a part aoao'l'di"lllY de.ye rr,,,. the d ,ne tbia entry or of t"~ ,.. ord. ot l't_f-aayot t11• Ju1pent. t'.1• li'obrllaJ'y, �...' • ·•' • • • • • • , • �.. •• • • , • �.. " - •' • • \ , �! ,oz C • •• I - , �• ........... D ·- - a = .,. � 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 Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. Each case provides unique insights into the legal proceedings, punishments, and societal norms of the time, reflecting how local attitudes toward crime and justice evolved over the years. Beyond the legal aspects, these records also shed light on the social, cultural, and political environment in Rockingham County, including the impact of historical events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement. Researchers will find cases involving enslaved individuals, early policing practices, and the enforcement of social and moral codes, offering a window into the daily lives and struggles of past residents. The collection serves as a valuable resource for understanding the community's response to crime, the development of legal institutions, and the broader historical context shaping the attitudes of crime in Rockingham County. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778-1971 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. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001 Ccr002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925 Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Hudson Coach Car No. 231232 Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with misdemeanor violation of prohibition laws. Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Violation of Prohibition Laws Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries 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.<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jennifer Taylor Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CCR001_009_277 Brown Funk Martin Rhodes