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Commonwealth v. Dolly Brown, Fannie Roach, Fannie Blakey, A. Minor
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1891
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Assault
swear and threat
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Defendant charged with assault and swearing and threatening.
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Annette Guild
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Megan Pullen
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Blakey
Brown
Minor
Roach
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
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Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
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1916-1933
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Commonwealth v. John Minor (alias Carter)
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1900
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Rape
Assault
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Defendant charged with rape and assault. Guilty
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Baker
Carter
Minor
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
in
The grand jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginiaifand for
the body of said County of Rockingham, and now attending said
court at its December term, 1931, upon their oaths do present that
Mattie Minor, Herbert Smallwood and Halsie Smallwood, within one
year next prior to the finding of this indictment, in said County,
did unlawfully have in their possession ardent spirits (moonshine
liquor), against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
This indictment is found on the testimony of H.B. Hooke,
J. L. Logan and W. T. Rexrode, witnesses sworn in court and sent
before the grand jury to give evidence.
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COMMONWEALTH
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MATTIE MINOR -
HERBERT SMALLWOOD HALSIE SMALLWQQD -
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Commonwealth of Virg inia -Cit y, County,
and Constables of the State of
To the Prohib ition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers
Virg!in ia-Gre eting:
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concealed in a certain
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and State:
that he verily believes, that in the said~~ ...
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describe the place. houae. room or boat. aa the cue may be)
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ted with such still and used, and
(b) A still, still cap, worm, tubs, fermen ters and other appliances connec
Ardent Spirits•, are unlawfully
mash and other substances, capable of being used, in the manufa cture of
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in the possession of, and unlawfully used by
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<H•re describe place as in (a) above)
'SOid, and unlawfully trans(c) Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully kept, held, stored, concealed, used,
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ported in certain baggag e or a certain vehicle, to-wit: a certain
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wason, earrlase, bulrff, boat, b ~ a or what · not)
(Hera desorlba vehicle, auto,
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give name, or deacrlbe as In (a) above)
And there being reasonable cause for such belief:
by
OF VIRGINIA, t.o comTHESE ARE, THEREFORE, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH
the house, place, baggage, boat or
mand/ you, with all necessary and proper speed and assista nce, to seanch
spirits and their containers and ,
vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent
the same and the person or per- ;
other things appare ntly possessed or used in violation of law, and bring
impeding, obstl1Ucting, or iin any
sons, in wh~ possessidn they are found, and also any person resisting,
me, or some other officer having
manne r hinderi ng or delaying you in the execution of this warran t before
and make return of this warran t
jurisdic tion of the case,. to be disposed of and dealt with according to law;
and sufficient description of the
showing all acts and things done thereun der, with a particu lar statem ent
and if not found in the possesthings seized and the name of the pelllOn in whose possession found, if any,
t and the return thereof, .as resion of any one, so state in your return, and post a tr u~ copy of this warran
quired by law.
day
Given under my hand and seal this___
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�WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT
SPIRITS, ETC.
DIRECTIONS
1.
If only Ardent Spirits and containers be seized,
the Magistrate shall fix a time not less than 10
nor more than 30 d ays from the date of return, for
the hearing of said return. If no claimant appear,
the Ardent Spirits a nd articles are to be forfeit ed
to CommonweaLth. Any person claiming any o f
same must file a written claim stating particularly
the character and ex tent of his interest therein ,
whereupon the Magis trate shall certify the warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to the
Cir cuit or Corporation Court, as the case may be,
for determination, and decl a re the unclaimed articles forfeited.
:a. If s till, still cap. worm, tubs, hea ter, fermente rs,
or any appliance c onnected with a stiliJ. and used,
or m ash o r other substa nce capable of l>eing used,
in the manufac.ture of Ardent Spirits, be seized,
the m ash (after taking a sampl e} shall be destroyed, and the facts a nd articles seized reported
to the Pl' oh i bit ion Dire c.tor and Commonwealth's Attorney . (A copy of this warra nt and
proper return will be a sufficie.n t n o tice and report.) Ardent Spirits and containers dispo~ed o f
as in No. 1 above.
Commonwealth o·f Virginia
E xecutedcJJie within w a rrant this ... .
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within stated
19~ / . .
ey
7 :; .....d ay
searching th e
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and by seizing the following described Ardent Spirits
and other things therein found (and arr esting th e
above named person found in possession thereof} and
by posting a true copy of this warrant and the return
hereon on the
(Here 1ay place. h ouse. room. boat,
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auto or baggage. or as case may be)
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This m a tter set for hearing on the ..•..•.... day
of ...... . ......•..... 192 •.••
No cl aim of ownership or interest in any of the
said things seized h aving been filed herein in complia n ce wi th the law, the same are hereby adjudged
and d ecla red confisc a ted and forfeited to the Com monweal.th.
Giv en unde r my hand this ................ . . d ay
of. .............. • . • .. , 19:z ••••
Title of Maa-l1trate.
Written cl a im of ownership or interest hav ing been
filed to certa in of the said thing s herein seized, this
warr ant, the said claim and the things in the cla im
pa rticularly described, are h ereby c er t ifi ed to t he
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Court of t h is . . ____________ for dete rmi n a tio.n' and the said t h ings unclaim ed a re h er eby
ad j udg ed a nd d eclared co nfi.sca ted a nd forfe i ted to
t he Com m on w e alt h.
G iven u nd er my h and t h is .. ... · --··----· . . . d ay of
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57 an d 57 I·:ll·
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Other th a n above stated the following are witnesses :
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t om obile, b oat, wagon . bug gy, o r o t her ve hicle, t h ~
Ardent Spirits and containers shall b e p reserved
a nd the vehicle shall be deli vered to the Sergean
of the City, the fac ts r eport ed t o the P rohib ition
Di re ctor and Com monwealth's Attorn ey an d
A rdent Spir its and con tai ner s dispo sed of as p rov ided i n No. 1 above. (A copy of this warrant and
p rop e r return w ill be a sufficent report.)
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Description of Ardent Spirits and other things
3. If Ardent Spirits a r e being t ran sported in a n au
See Section s 21 1-2 , 22, 23, 23
A cts o f Assembly, 1918, P a g e 578.
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(Here state hou• e. room, place,
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4. A cop:· of this warr a n t a nd t he return thereon
mu st b e pos ted at th e fr ont d oor of t he hou se, o
on th e d oo r of t he room , o r o n t he prem i:ses at
t he place the Arden t Spi ri t s m ay b e fo und .
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The foll owing named officers and persons assisted
me in the execution of this warrant :
Title of Magistrate.
NOTE.- Unl ess w a r ran t iss ued for A rd en t Spirits
bei n g t r a nspo r ted in vehicle, boat or baggage. it is to
be re turn ed to t he ju ris d ic tion from whi c h issued. If
issu ed for Ard ent Spir i t s so transported, i t c a n l!>e
executed in any pa rt of the State, and r e turn ed t o
any justice i n a ny co unty or ci ty throu g h w h ich
they we re carried .
�Commonwealth of Virginia,
Rockingham Countg, To- Wit:
BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the ..... 6 th .. .. day of. ........J .::\D...U0.r.~~··············· ... ............ , 19.3.... :,
.......................... , principal and......... P ;1'.Y. '. 4 ...J,.. J.G.?.-.!iL ...................................................
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surety, who justified to his sufficiency, came before me, ...........~~~E:::f'._f._E::_Y.·····
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. ............................... , of the said County of Rockingham,
(J . P . or Bail Commissione r)
a nd acknowledged themselves to be indebted to th e Comm onwealth of Virginia each in the sum of
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to be levied of th eir respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the ~se of the Commonw ealth of Virginia rendered, and the y each severally waved their homestead exemption to their recognizance; yeL upon this condition:
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sh£ 1 phsonally '-ap.~ar before
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the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Courthouse of said County, on the ... ...?.t.h. ..... day of the
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........ , and at such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further
h eard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with
the said charge, and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virginia concerning a certain
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charged, and be bound uncler said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is
declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance sha11 be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
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1 hereunto affi x my signature this ......... e5..~.~
19 ··················•
32 .
..... day of. ..... ?.8.:.1?::½~~.9r.
��Commonwealth of Virginia,
Rockingham County, To- Wit:
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of the said County of Rockin gham,
(J . P . or Bail Commissioner)
and acknow ledged themse lves to be indebte d to the Commo nwealth
of V irginia ea
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to be levied of their respect ive goods and chattel s, lands and
wealth of Virgini a rendere d, and they each several ly waved their
homest ead exempt ion to their recogniza nce; yel upon this conditi on:
.
That if the s a i d . ~ .
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· cnit Court of Rockin gham County , at the Courth ouse of said County
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and at such other time or times to which the procee dings may
be continu ed or further
heard, and before any court or judge hereaft er having or holding any
procee dings in connec tion with
the said charge , and then and there answer the Commo nwealth
of Virgini
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charge d, and be bound under said recogn izance until the charge is
finally dispose d of or until it is
declare d void by order of a compet ent court, then the above recogni
zance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
IN ·wrTNESS WHEREOF, I hereun to affix my signatu re this ·······~
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��Commonwealth of Virginia,
Rockingham County, To- Wit:
BE IT REMEM BERED, that on the ...... /.~
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(J. P. or Bail Commissioner)
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the sum of
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to be levied of their respectiv e goods and chattels, lands and tenement s, for the ase of the
Commonwealth of Virginia rendered , and they each severally waived their homestea d exemptio n
to their recognizanc e; yet upon this condition :
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That if the said~... ......... ...... .......... ....... ................. .................. shall personall y appear before
the Circuit Court of Rockingh am County, at the Courthou se of s id County,
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and at such other time or times to which the proceedin gs may be continued or further
heard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedin gs in connectio
n with
charged, and be bound under said recogniz; mce until the charge is finally disposed of or
until it is
declared void by order of a competen t court, then the above recogniza nce shall be null and
void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
HEREOF,
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J hereunto affix my signature this ... ... /
........ , 19 ............ .
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of ....................................... .
��Arrest Warrant
These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to
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'to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. And you are required
to summon....................................................................................... .........................................................................................................................................................
to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said
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offence.
day of.... ......... .....~............., in the year 1 9 ~
Given under my hand and seal this ..........
2 . . . . . ...
�STATE OF VIRGIN IA-COU NTY OF ROCKINGHAM, TO-WIT :
I,
a Justice of the Peace in and for the
County of Rockingham , Virginia, do hereby certify that ............................................ ........ ......................
....................and
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as his suret ........,
have this day acknowledg ed themselves indebted to the Commonwe alth of Virginia
in the sum of....................
............................................ .................. Dollars ' ($........................•........... ) to be made and levied
of their goods and chattels, upon this condition : That .the said...................... ......................................................shall appear
before the undersigned or the Circuit Court of Rockingh!lm County, on the ....................day of ......................
.........................., 19 ........,
and not leave hence without leave of the said Court, to answer the charge in this warrant,
or to await the
action of the Grand Jury of the said County upon the within charge.
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Given under my hand this, the ................day of...................................................., 19 ............ .
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1916-1933
Identifier
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Pro001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
Text
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Title
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Commonwealth v. Mattie Minor, Herbert Smallwood and Halsie Smallwood
Description
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
posession of ardent spirits-moonshine
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1931
Rights
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This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
Identifier
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RcPr-box9-040
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Minor
Smallwood