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WILLIE NICHOLAS
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Willie
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, the accused in the attached
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, in open court before
the Judge of the Circuit
Court of Rockigham County, Virginia,
do hereby voluntarily
waive indictment
on the said charge of
felonious
assault
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Willie Nicholas
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right unde-r ection 1~.1--..:>3.l of the 1J5u Code of Virc/nia,
as amended,
to a .,_.>reliminary hearinb u1-1onthe question of whether theJ_e is reasonable uround to believe
that I committed the within charge of
felonious
assault
, do hereby voluntarily
waive-----said
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hearin..; this
15th day of
March
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TO ANY SHERIFF
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Elmer Nickles,
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John G. Leake
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and maliciously,
the intent,
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in
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the said James Carter
the peace and dignity
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further dealt with according to law. And you are also directed to summon:
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a Judge of the County Court
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in
and for the County aforesaid, State of Virginia,
do certify
that
and ---------------------------,
have this day each acknowledged themselves indebted
as his suret ------,
Dollars
to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of ------------------------------------( $,________
), to be made and levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands, and tenements
be rendered, yet upon this condition: That the said ~------------------,
of _______________________
to the use of the Commonwealth
shall appear before the
County, on the -------
Court
County
day of ---------------,
at ______
M., at _______
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or further heard, and before any court thereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the
for the offense with which he is charged, and shall not depart thence without the leave of said court, the said
and effect until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court;
the said ____________________
from the date hereof. Nonappearance
Circuit
to
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,
the proceedings may be continued
charge in this warrant, to answer
obligation to remain in full force
and upon further condition that
shall keep the peace and be of good behavior for a period o
shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of trial by jury.
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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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.
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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JMU Libraries
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1778-1971
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Title
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Commonwealth v Willie Nicholas
Subject
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Felony
Felonious Assault
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defendant charged with felonious assault
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1962
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Nara Holdaway
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Ccr001_020_016
Nicholas
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https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/Ccr002_019_003.pdf
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Title
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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.
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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JMU Libraries
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1778-1971
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Ccr001
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Commonwealth v. Jefferson Nicholas
Date
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1875
Subject
The topic of the resource
Assault and Beating
Description
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Defendant charged with assault and beating.
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JMU Libraries
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Sydney Ring
Megan Pullen
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Criminal
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Ccr002_019_003
Nicholas
Pence
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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.
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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JMU Libraries
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1778-1971
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Ccr001
Ccr002
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Title
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Commonwealth v. W. C. Graham
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1870
Subject
The topic of the resource
Felony
Assault
Description
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Defendant charged with felony assault.
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Contributor
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Sydney Ring
Megan Pullen
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PDF
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Criminal
Identifier
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Ccr002_018_002
Graham
Nicholas
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/Ccr002_018_006.pdf
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Title
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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.
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Date
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1778-1971
Rights
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Ccr001
Ccr002
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Title
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Commonwealth v. Reuben Rigleman, Peter Rigleman, and Jacob C. Yankey Jr.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1870
Subject
The topic of the resource
Petit Larceny
Description
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Defendant charged with petit larceny for stealing seven sheep. Guilty
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Contributor
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Sydney Ring
Megan Pullen
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Criminal
Identifier
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Ccr002_018_006
Nicholas
Rigleman
Yankey
-
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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.
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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
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Title
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Commonwealth v. Henry Miller
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1853
Subject
The topic of the resource
Forging an order
Description
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Defendant charged with forging an order. Guilty
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Contributor
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Annette Guild
Sydney Ring
Megan Pullen
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Criminal
Identifier
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Ccr002_014_022
Miller
Nicholas
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/Ccr002_013_066.pdf
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Title
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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
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Date
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1778-1971
Rights
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Commonwealth v. Albert Nicholas
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1852
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Not keeping road in good repair
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Defendant charged with not keeping road in good repair.
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JMU Libraries
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Annette Guild
Sydney Ring
Megan Pullen
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Criminal
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Ccr002_013_066
Nicholas
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6546c0fae830979bd5288d86ec50126d.pdf
7c0e5cffd997f108cb3c2ad57dcaf21f
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
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Number of Acres:
Location:
Roads:
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12
I:adison Run t..nd entirel7 \.'i thin t:iie ; arc aree .
.1.ho _;_'Jd. one- 11'-'.l:' ~1iles via. -irt ro d. to :-1ort ~-~)ublid ,
t~3 ~e~raat a~i?Jing point .
Soil:
~
und and c;L,'r lo . . .:::n, s l o1Je type ,
good depth und fertility .
smoot~~ e; ntle slo_Je, o:..
" ~i~ tr,,ct as n..,011t 34 ". ft. oi'
History of Tract and condition of timber:
1
.1erc : .1ja le s:::..w ti-1ber -:onsistinr:: of .:·1it·), red ·,nd
chestnut o~ks end~ ~1~1 c...~ou ~ o: 'Jllow Dine c:...nd ~~out
4
cor
34
:1'.' 1 1
3
lirood .::1er ncre .
i't . s1:.,. .; ti: b~r c...n'l 1.l:8 corc1s fuelwood.
p.
Improvements:
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
Total Value
Value per acre
Ridge:
Slope:
1~
,...i . OO
:, 00 J.,()
11
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
2( . 00
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land : $ 0 O • 0 O
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard : $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 1. ". 00
Value of Wood: $ 3 _; 0 ·
Value per acre for tract: $
18 . '3 !2
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
Hone .
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~ourt~ ~ ~ ~- -------County, Virginia, N"·--------, At Law.
The State Commission on Conserva~and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _
--------------------- .-- /1
d~~------------------------. --. .----------------------
more or less, of land m _ ~ ~---------County, V1rgmia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to th etition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court oL~~J,-~-------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to ~d petition and to said notice.
My name is.Gv!:;:_L .1.tl:~~----------------------------------- --------My post office address is __(j'rii..__~ ____
Jl!!fr__________________________ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ __ L,.t __
acres, on which there are the following
.a,. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
buildings and improvements=---------------------------------- ---- - -~-------------------
---. ------.----------------------------.---------------;,;,;~JJ
~
--------- .--.-. --.-
Th1stf~d 1s located ·abo~L~ ---:--~-mlles :rom_fit.:i_JL~~--------V1rg1ma, m
theA/ou.~__ _Mag1sterial D1str1ct of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner ft'" joiut 11@oex:,
~ t s111 ncr gi: e BaHi99 ef the joint ownei si If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
A/4. _ ~ --------------------------------------------------------------------
~~::'tt£:"J£ll:£t.M~~-~>J:~!c<~~-~~~~-~~~-~-~o~~~~::
South.6l.._C~
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East_~'/f~
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West---~---J:/2~-l~~------------- ---------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year /_'£,.']_[_ __ in the
il:l~~:!J.J--manner:
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I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with. tJ.e imprnven:n;mbs Lh:~;ceon is
I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land w:ifb fbe im13re,cmo:ets the: emds $_j_n__~--I am the owner of_:ftt __________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or par~el of land by met~s and bounds).
j:l
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Remarks :J.__1Af.!"L_"i_~~-~~.._~ ~ ~ - - ~ ~ ~ L __
$_:Jf'.l_ffe---·
if~~4:=~~:6~ :~~:~::::::
-------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
1~3,"
of_~s-:y_:~~:t~r
my name
:d~~JG~~~is~~~~~!~~~:~
OF_~~:1~-------,
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY
To-wit.
The undersigned hereby certifies thaL ___
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this _______ ~-~-----day of_ _____
193(1.'
.£~~-~~-~--------------------
<±~--'-----,
Cl"'~~~~~~~P~;to~
N tary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
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District: St onewall
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Acreage Claimed: 13 A.
Value Claimed:
Asse ssed
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ft
12
Deed
$60 . 00
AREAt 12 I¼ .
Location:
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12
"°300 ~00
f.ra.di son Run, en ti rely Ii thin Pnrk a rea .
Laps: l one known .
Soil:
Sand and clay loam, slopo t ype, smooth gentle slopos
a good dept h of forti l ity .
Roads:
Tiistory:
of
2½ miles via dirt roa.d to r ort Republic, tho neare s t
shipping "'Oi nt .
This truot has abou-~ 34 1' ft . of merchantable saw timberconsisting of !::hi te, red and Chestnut Oaks and a sma.11
amount of yellow p ine and about 4 c-ords f uel wood r er
c.cr c .
34 M. rt . saw t i mber
,,.- $ 4 . 00 per H.
;> 136 . 0 0
48 cords fuel wood
. 50 per ca.
24 . 00
~1160 . 00
Imnrover ent s :
Value of l and by types:
~
Slope
Value
per acre
\ cruo.ge
12
Total va lue of land
'3 . 000
To t a l
Value
t 36 . 00
., 36 . 00
Tot al value of i mprovements
To tal value of t imber
To t al va lue of tra ct
1
vcrnge Value p er acre
-.!'160 . 00
196 . 00
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz
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nicholas-f-l.pdf
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Nicholas, F. L.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
Location: Madison Run
Coverage
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Tract(s): 292
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PDF
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Nicholas
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/feaaee5c57bcf346fc306e8e550724f9.pdf
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
#2 98 - Nic holas , Carri e ~ .
Number of Acres:
,10
Location:
r e.d i son Run .
Roads:
T.10
Soil:
...::ntire ly wi ti1in t:1e Park c.rea .
mi l es vie d.irt ro c to . ort Repub l ic , the neL.res t ·
sl1 i J.::>in,s point .
. . . nc: o.ncl cL:.y l oc1:1 , c ov e :c...nd s l optc: tr ,es, f~.irl" smooth ,
gentle s l opes and i2 of ~~ir depth .n~ L~rtil ity .
History of Tract and condition of timber:The mer:chc. .ntuble san t i mber ht1s been
r eraoved f r o'11 the s l ope type . ...,11 :l cove t~rpe on t:ds tract
has about 4-Z :- . d . ft . consist inp- or oaks . T: ere io ~ bout
3 cords fue l \tood per acre on cove type .
12' . bcl . -Pt . of so:d ti:::1ber .
,;,,o cords f',1e luood .
1
Improvements:
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
30
v.3 . 00
.r l OO . 00
Cove:
20
7 . GO
l <~O . 00
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
168 . 00
Orchard:
20 . 00
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 3t.t0 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 1 6 · • 00
Value of Wood: $ .:30 . 00
Value per 'acre for tract: $
1 0 • 70
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ :;o, e .
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Claim of____
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In the Circuit Court of_ __&0.~--~
-----County, Virginia, No,/_ 'l'_ _2-:.,, At Law.
~e State Co~ = ~:r~~~ D~~ o~ ~
te of: irginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _
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--County, Virginia, -~efendants. -------The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
tion and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
upon the filing of sai~
Court of__ ~ ~ ~---~
-- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said pj tion and to said notice.
My name is _________ tl-i-1...U _
_ / J r ~ ----~ ____________________ _
My post office address is _______ f_~,,-~
_____':_ _____________________ _
T
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about ____ j::&_ __Lf__c2)___ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements=------------------------------------------------------------
C1-~___
This land is located about_ __
miles from_( ~ ~-- ~ -~ --- Virginia, in
the ____ ~ . ± f .Magisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North ___ ~
:f'Lvp-,;s~4&.---,. ____________________________________________ _
South ___
a d _ \ J " ~ ~ ---------------------------------East ______(/!i£~ ~ ~ ~ ~-------------------------------------
½
West _______ ~
d . O ~ - -----------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/_ f_?::f.: _in the
,
following manner:
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__ J;t __
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I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_.1.tl_fJ..r).r_arJ_ __ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel 9f land with the improvements thereon is $_.Laa_a .. _(,2.LJ__ ,
I am the owner of_ __ J__a___ !...!..:?__::.~_acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks·-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary~
he back).
eto) _this ______________ _day
Witness my signature (or my name and ~ rk att~che~
j~--~---------, 193~.
sTJl'E OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY
of __
{tJ__ _~
--L~_2)....£c~~--------
OF_ ~~.!¢=;;{;-- -----, To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that=-::6_~ ~-- L ·---~
------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this ________ B::'_~ _____ day of_ ___ ; - ~-------, 193(
~
t--,,'t ~
~~
------------------------ ~
-of the Court, or Special Investigator or
y Public, or Justice of the Peace.
�~-- --- -- - - - -- - - - - - -- - -=.a==--== ==~ --== === ----~=-~--_ ___. ._,
county : nock incha~
Distri ct:
: 298 ~rea.g e Claime d:
Volue Claim ed:
So il:
Roads :
Carrie T, Nicho ls
f
1000.
ssesse d
tt
40
_, 680 . 00
Deed
40
I nheri ted
"
AREA & 37 A.
t_ad1so n Hun, eut irc.ly within } a r k aroa.
Loca t i on:
Laps:
40 A.
,tonowall
None known .
Sinoe examinntion has been made opera tions has been begun
to out timber on th i s truct .
Sand and cla y low. , cove a nd slo e t yr,. e s , f a irly snooth ,
s entl e 4l ·)p es e.nd is of f a ir a.op t b und forti li t y .
2 n iles via dirt roa d to Fort Repub lic, the nea rest
s h ipp i ng : o i nt.
Histor y: ':'he meroha t a ble sa , timber has be en remove d fD om tl1e slope
t e . Th o cove type en thi s tract has about 42 1~. Dd, r
c onsis ting of o k s . 'l'here i s ,. bout 3 eds . f uel wo od pe r t.
acre on cove type .
42 M. Bd . F t. of s aw ti ber
,4 .oo p er L. .
168 . 00
40 c o rd
fµel wood
5 v ¢ ed.
20.,00
188 .00
Inmrov cment s:
Value of land by tyne~:
m:-
Acreae e
20
20
,n ope
Value
r cr a cre
)S. oo 3 . 00
Total
Value
:Ioo .oo
60 .. 00
'160 . 00
Tot a l value of' l a nd
To t al
VUlU C'
' 160 . 00
of i mp r ovemen ts
'I4o tal value of timber
108 . 00
To t al val ue of' tro.ot
348 . 00
acre
verage va lue per UDEe
B . 70
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
Relation
A related resource
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz
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nicholas-carrie-t.pdf
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Nicholas, Carrie T.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
Location: Madison Run
Coverage
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Tract(s): 298
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PDF
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Nicholas
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a2bea3cd479a86d40e46a80e0a4d5b15.pdf
ff9d3f923fe4c48d5f7f9940271563bf
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Text
Commonwealth of Virginiat
County of Rockingham, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in and for the
body of the County of Rockingham, and now attending the Circuit
at its va r ch term 1918.
Court of said county ,/ UPON THEIR OATHS f>RESENT, that Geo r ge Nichplas
within on~ ]'ear nexffi 8~t he findi ng of . t his indi ctment , i n sand County ,
di d unlawfull~ , transport , manufactur e , s ell , offe r , ke ep , store , and
expose for sale , give away , dispense , solicit , advertise and r eceive orders
fo r ardent spir i ts ,
against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
AND THE JURORS AFORESAID, UPON THEIR OATHS AFORESAID, DO
FURTHER PRESENT, that Geo r ge .Nic hol e s within one ye ar nex~ prior to
the f i n din g of this ind.ictrmnt , i n sa i d
aunty , did unl c..wftllly tran s -
p or t in h is b aggage a r dent sp i rits i n excess of one quart ,
against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
This indictment is found on the testimony of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
,
witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the Grand Jury to give
evidence.
�,! arch term , 1918 .
·1
Mapp Law .
COMM ONWE ALTH
vs.
Indictm ent
.G.e.org e____ Ni .c.ho_la.s__________________________________ _
~
For Misdem eanor
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A TRUE BILL
_ _(£;_ _ _ _ _
Foreman
Harry M. St ric kler ,
Commonwealy h ' s Attorn ey .
�Commonwealth of Virginia,
County of Rockingham, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
for the
The juro rs of the Commonwealth of Virg inia, in and
m, and now atten ding the Circ uit
body of the Coun ty of Rock ingha
918
at its M rch term~ 1PRE~E
NT, that Ge • tl icho las
Cour t of said coun ty,I PON THEIR OATH
tmen t , i n
with in one year next prio r to the fin ding of this indic
sell , offe r ,
said Com ty , did unl wful ly tran spor t , manu fa c ure ,
, soli cit , adke ep , store , and expo se f or sale , ggve away , dispe nse
ve rt ise and rece i ve orde rs for arde nt s p irits ,
of Virg inia.
agai nst the peace and dign ity of the Comm onwe alth
, DO
AND THE JURORS AFORESAID, UPON THEIR OATHS AFORESAID
next prio r to
FURTHER PRESENT, that Geo . Nich olas , ithi one year
unl aw fully
the findi n g of this in ic tmen t , i n s aid coun ty , d i d
f one qua rt ,
trans port in his bagg age a r e nt s p ir its i n e cess
of Virg inia.
agai nst the peace and dign ity of the Comm onwe alth
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This indic tmen t is found on the testim ony of ___
,
Jury to give
witn esses sworn in Cour t and sent befo re the Grand
evide nce.
�Ma rch Te r m, 1918 .
Mapp Law .
1
COM MON WEA LTH
vs.
Indict ment
h- ~~ fi-
Geo . Micho l as
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A TRUE BILL
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Forema n
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Har r y ll. Stric kler
com. At t y .
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,
�In t he Cirouit
ourt of
oo kingham County.
Commonwe a l th of Vi r i n i a
vs .
p on an indictme nt f ·)r viola tion of the
veor ge Niohol a e.
BJ~ I T
Pr ohi bition
ct.
•' IBE 'D tha t upon the tri a l of t h is cause
t e Common e 1 t , to ma inta i n t he i s su e u.pon 1 ts part , introduced as a witness in ts behi_l f Willie Dinsmore, who,
be i ng duly s:1orn , t esti f i ed thnt he was . an em loyee of t he
!or fol k
& \'
e stern _ rd lroa d Com"' any
t
or t
.epubl i c in i o k: ~
in h m ounty , and tha t some tie i n Febr 1 r y he sold to
~
Geo
o
i chola s a :ailr oa d ticket fr om ort . opubli c to
Shen ndo..,,h Junction i n t e St te of ·;:ot-Jt Vi rgi n i a ; that , on
t 1e n ext morning , h e s t a rt ed to work ea rli er t han usw. 1 and
on h is way to t h e dep ot met Geor e · iohola s coming f r om
t ovards t h e s t a tion, ~1th a sul t c : e in his h ands ; tha t t his
0
was
out t he time of t h e a rriva l of th e s outh -bound passenge r
0.- ~ ~ '
tra in 7hich i s due a t tha t sta tion a t ~bout 4 : 58 ; t ha t, uponI
meeting Uohol a s
"
nd t a l l in -, :'J i t h hi m, ho f ound th ~t it z1a s
too early for h i m t o
et in t h e sta tion , t he agent, ~. C.? it-
chell , huving the key ther et o, and u on being a sked wh ~t he
,as doin ut t he sta tion a s e a rly ue 4 :58 , replied : "It wa s
1 tor than tha t.
I w s going to \7ork."
1
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And t here upon the f oll owing .uesti ons were p ound e d t o
t c wi tne,ss,~ 7· o
Q.
o-
v e the f ollowing r eplies :
liad y ou been to -che stat ion that morn i ng?
y ourvv y t o the s
~
ti o:n?
A Ye s , sir .
Q.
You mean the t r a i n
A
I t was la..t er
cua
1
r r i ved a li t tle l at e t h t morning?
tucJ4 vl _en
I went
Jlad anyone be en t he r er ahe d oi
And ~o ou t how f'· r h
s a1
Ge or 5 e
r icholas?
You were on
a
-o
;y-ou?
work .
A Ho , sir .
y ou gone on yom:
:-a.ad before you
A Going down t he bri dge .
Q.
How far fro m t h e s tat ion , do you think .
A
About ha11· a rr.i l e.
Q
And h ow f ar l ·ro m ·er e 1J1·id.g e ,
ou "tni nk?
A
i ~ht
t the
b rid g e .
Q
wha -b di d. George have?
Q
one sui t cas e?
A Had a suit c as e .
What did h e s c1~,r t o y ou!
was I going t o wo r lt s o e a rly ?
A He sai d
Vih
I went on .
Q
Whe, opene d up the s-t;at ion ?
Q
What was hts name ?
A ':i: e
ort e r .
A ]itch e ll : B. C. Hit che ll .
id y ou help to carry tue g:cip t1at Ge orge Ir ichol shad ?
A
Yes, s ir .
�•• ..
�--2--,ihy?
A
I was just goin
ba ok, t o
ort.
I
ju s t took itu:p .
Did you see i t opened?
Did you hear
nyt h i n ~ r ttle?
·here did you all
a cros s t he bridge .
ff
o?
I met t he
ere did
r o, sir .
To , s ir.
I ,just :·ent ha l:f
1
~
ay
d ·,ent on b:lck.
eorge tlicholus :o?
ihen did you see
1:i
I don • t lm o...r .
eorge iichola s next ?
I don 't
remember .
He di n ' t ~i ve you anythin
After th )t da t e?
Just r efresh yo
ro oollcct.
o , s ir.
o, s i r .
memory
Didn ' t you h~ve
to mo et him th t morni n ?
to drink? .
~
nd s ee if you can ' t
~reement ,i ~h
oorge
i ;hola s
A · o , sir .
Row c n you expl a in ihy you rere g ing t o t he
station s o ea rly t h t morni n~?
I rn:,,s going t o v.ror k.
ourt :
1: 11 e
It ia sn •t so early .
It ·as earli er than I
h t t ime vm. s i t?
_enerally 3ent .
I d ,n ' t kno_- .
bout
six o' cloc k.
T e
ourt :
1·h ~t ti. e docs t he st tion open?
About s even.
You "Jere going earl y ?
it
·7
I didn ' t kno v 1,-;h a t t i me
s.
f ter you t alked to Geor e
ichola s you found out?
He h d t h e tit e . I di dn ' t h cive t he time .
~
Does the pwl"'tlft- ever open t he stati on before ~o. l
1
comos ?
I f i t is l a te , he do 1s .
'!
ut if 10 . l i s on t i me , he doesn ' t open it before ,
it~ oomes.
A
1.--
You say he di dn ' t have but one suit case?
Yes , . .,ir .
idn ' t
1e open
it up t here on t ho bri dge?
A
o , ' ir .
��--3- r oss- exam inat i on .
1
1
.y
r . Hammer:
Wa s t h e --mather a old t h a t morn i n g?
YHS , sir.
2 lL.
This
o. l -trai n dO 'JSn ' t stop a t Port
e ubli c,
d.oes i t?
Only stop s a t ·;,1kt on , and Grott oes , a d Bas ic?
That
is oorr eot , i sn ' t it? A Yes , s ir .
~it cs s dism isse d , b t re-a alle d.
See Page 11 •
. . us sell Vi , anot her ,vitne::rn intro duc ed in the
s '-me
beha lf , be i n
1
2 l
3
1
fi rst duly swor · , tost ifi ed a s foll ows :
y 1 r . ·tric !tler : You a re usse ll Vi a ?
Yes , sir .
You live at ort e blic ? A Yes , Si '•
Were you in a ..:t ore at Po1·t ..:\epu blio on an ocoa
si on
r1hen Geo:c e IU chol a s oame in t here ?
A
No , sir , I ;p s ' t in
t ere ·ii/hen he c ame in .
4
Did y ou see him in th . re wi t h li J_uor ?
I sa-'J
nim int c stor e .
5
. a t did. he do?
I seen him t ake a drin k of
l i quor .
6
'.2
·ther e did
' ie
get i t?
I don 1 -t k..11ow n othi ns:r a bout '
thcJ.t .
7
Did you.. see h i m •. i t h four quar t s of li quor ?
A
r.rhre e
8
'l here
u rte .
'I;
ere they ?
In o.. suit ca"' o.
Ie too k one
out a nd left t h e othe r ti:m in.
9
1
id h e
ive anyb ody else a drin k in ther e?
1
��- -4-t uar t Green .
A
10 •
He is a oolore d m n , i sn ' t he ?
11 "
Anybody el se ?
it
A
A Yoo , s ir.
o, sir , I didn ' t see him ,i ve
t o anybody else .
1
Did he gi ve
13
·· o el se was in t her e at t ha t time , clo you re -
memb er?
7'/ ell , tho store -keeper
14 ,
Do
~
A
nd
o, si r .
r.
tu.art Green , nd
Just en Crawfor d
in
'1.70. 8
o , s i r , hew sn ' t in there whon I was .
Tow re c 11 if there di dn ' t ot hers t a ke a drink
t here ?
16
any drin?
you rememb er v1hethe r
t her e , or not?
15
OU
o , s i r , I never s een others t a ke ~ drink ther e .
Didn ' t G·eor go a sk you t o t a ke care of
~
ca s e on t he s t ore por oh t here , on one oc o s ion?
s uit
o, s i r .
He set tho buit ca se do: n , anu I sa t beside it . I j u s t
st y od on t e po oh .
e di dn ' t a sk me t o t ake ca re of it .
17
hat time w s i t y ou s a~, hi m with these t hree
~
quart s of whi skey?
A
About t he middl e of Januar y , wasn ' t it?
bot ten o ' olo ok in t he day : I don ' t rememb er
what month it w~s .
b o l.t ho v many mont hs ''go?
Oh , · t h a s been
'I.
two or thr ee .
T' e
our t :
':'hat ki nd of \"leathe r ?
wi nter , di dn ' t u e?
wea t her ?
A
, s
it
._.-re ha d
dur ing t h t o Jld
'
'\
·o , sir .
'
Va s t ere a f m_e in t he s tore ?
19 '
cold
o , s ir , none ; .
"-
that I not iced there wus .
You h eard t hem t l kin
20 ")
bringi ng
t'
about
i s suit c~s e her e , di dn ' t you?
1:he ' ou: t :
and t ook a
ow di d you lmon ?
uart out .
e
eorge
iohol a s
t o , s ir .
A
Ile opened it
ive Stuart Gre en a
drink.
ourt : Di d i ohol· s a s k him t ot ke a
drink?
How did he say it?
He sai d :
:...he
��r
--5--"St
rt , 1ant a drink of whiskey?"
T e
ourt :
said :
hat did Stu rt say?
A
0
"I don ' t oare . '
The ,ourt :
Then wha t?
A He just t ook t he
drink.
J.he c ourt :
too?
Did triohol . . . s drink a t t h a t time ,
· o , sir .
A
The Court :
hen did h e t ake his?
I didn 't
see him .tak e a drink.
ou.rt :
The
,lh -. t
ki n d of bottl es?
uart
A
ottl es .
The Court :
Did he br eak t he seal?
A
Tt lO
of
them was sea l ed and t he one he opened wa sn ' t
sea l ed.
ourt :
·ie
t he drink?
h t di d ~tUclr t say ,hen he t oo k
A
Ne never said nothing af t er t a k1
ing t h e drink.
T~e
ourt :
e just went on home .
Did he aeem to enjoy it?
A ·wel l ,
I r0okon he en joyed it .
21
Did h e sma ck h is lips together?
A
I vm,sn •t
notioing his li s .
Did
22 l
whiskey , there?
eorge seem to be under t he influ cnoe of
A
[o , sir .
Did you s ee him th t day under the influeno e
23
of whi skoy , a fter th.., t?
o , sir .
Have you ever seen h im under the influ eno e of
24
v hiskey?
A
A
25
N'o • sir .
Can ' t yo ·1 reoall
get you to locate
s omethin,Q'
--
I am t r in
bout t he ti e that t his ~appened .
to
I sn ' t
there some inci dent tha t happened that wi ll make you recall
when it was ?
A
o , s i r , not t h at I · o ~ of .
\
\·
.\
�. ... .
· 11
�--6-26
You
..
27
o to s chool?
A Yea , sir .
ere you go ing to school l a st winter?
sir .
Do you
28 "
ow wha. t day of the t7eek t his wa
?
A _o ,
sir .
29 ),
You don ' t know whethe r it ·,•a s on ..:onday or
A No , sir , I wasn ' t paying ~ny ttentio n to that~
4. d there is no incide nt that you oan use to re-
Saturda y?
30 i
call tha t da te?
31 '.
evenin , ?
o , sir .
Did yo
see him t a king
~uston Crawfo rd home that
~ ~ t - . y • ac//4" >.,,-.- ,. <""'
A . o , sir .
Ii m
n
"{:iok
11
IJ..-
~ A i ·' . ot him off the
1
store por oh and I helped tot~ e him home .
32 ·,
Ie wa s _drunk, wa s he?
e seemed li ke he 1as
drunk.
33 1
He oou.ldn ' t 1al k?
t ake him home .
34 :'.).
o , sir , and I helped to
rt .a s abo ut three o ' clock in the evening .
Di d tpuston say ~here he got t h e drink?
A
40 ,
s ir.
mh e Court :
'7ha t ti "1e of day m1 s it ?
bout three
I
o • clock, r1hen I helped to t a .~e him home .
35
V
You remember t h at wa s t h e same day t hat you saw
, eorge !Uchol a s with t hos e three qw rts?
Yes, sir .
· ho was with you? - - (interrupted)
36
J
r . Hamm r :
Your Honor , don ' t you t hink tha t is '
' '
immate r a l ?
!.r .
\
t ric kler.
It is very mater1 ~1 .
motion overru led.
36 ...
( Contin ued )
xoe tion by ~r . Hammer .
~ho helped t a ke him home?
eor e
fiohol a s • bother .
37
t wa s his name?
l
A Si l s .
Had he been l ying there on t he store
r wford?
A
Yes .
oroh , I mean
i
\:.
�•
�r. Hammer:
Sama obj ootion .
Did you take hi m home in a buggy?
39
to, s ir•
walked him home .
.a.o
One on
A
It ~as not quite a quarter of ~ mile, ~aro s e
Jorth
oh s ide?
iver bridge .
bout what ti e of t ho day ·1as t h is that you too k
41
him home?
About t hree o'oloc k in t he evenin.
Cross- ex
1 '2
ination b
reen any l i uor?
bout
eor ge Tioholn.s giving Stuart
A
agner' s stor e .
11ho el s · w s present?
1
t her e except
abo t Stua rt ,reen.
o, s ir.
A
' hat store?
8 X
4
mmer :
' r .
u s sell , you ,;;ere spe ki n
Aren ' t you mista ken
3
ow f r did you h -ve to go?
eorge and
r.
·1
i·:o.an' t anybody i n
,\
st
rt and the store- keeper.
t
_ ol ·• gner.
5 - 2
Anybo dy el se?
No , s i r .
7here is this fellow Green?
in
7
i,va y
1
e ha a been wor k-
from h -,re , -- Allen Green .
ere is - ol -'agner?
i ng 1r . John W• gner t o put u
8 X
A
i ght i n
Ct!!').
T;
A Dovm
a s chool.
l kt on , is he?
otion by
A Ye s , s ir .
r . Hammer t o strike out all
evidenoe t o shop wha t ~1uston
a s t o h i s condit ion .
'li tnes s re - called~
bou t El kt on , h elp-
at'1ford did
Overruled ,
See Pa e
12
0
nd
~·
•
I
'·
\
��i
-~8 --
! ust on Crawfo r d , ano the r vitn ess intr
odu ced
in t he same beh alf , bei ng fir st dul
y swo rn , tes tifi ed a s
fol lo 7S :
1
By
A
Yes , sir .
2
You liv e a t Por t
of Por t
~.Tr . Str ick ler :
Yo u a re
lus t on
epu bli c?
raw ford ?
nea r it ; nor th
e ubl io .
3 )
Did Geor e lli oho las giv e you a dri nk
on or
bou t t he mid dle of Jan u,-.. r y , 191 8?
A Yes , somewh ere alo ng
t her e .
~bo t wha t ti~ e of t ho day ?
nd t wel ve o' clo ck.
up t h t day ?
etw een ele :ren
. . ,•.
Do you kno w 7het her you ot pre tty
v.rel l t ank ed
A Got pre tt y ell sou sed .
6
her e did he giv e you t his ? A I s aw
Ur . Michol s t 1r . ~ill er ' s s tor o and he a
ske d me i f I wan ted a
drin k nd I sai d yes . i e wen t o tt
beh ind t he bui ldin g. Ie
ha d a.bo ut h a lf a pin t in a qua rt bot
tle and I thi nk I dra nk the
most of it .
mh e
our t:
e ub lic r
T,ie ' our t :
7
th t day ?
8
i d yo
V
1
bit bet tor .
A
her e v1a s tho.t ?
'
,-·he t ki nd of li ·1nor ?
see h i m giv e
At Por t
~-
•
.7hi s key .
1
ny one el se a dri nk the re
o , s ir .
LAt us seo if we omi f ix the tim o a lit
tle
Cou ld you remember abou t ¥Th t dat e
tha t was ?
A
~o , s i r , I hav e no ide a wh at time in
t he
mont h it , s ; some time i n J unua.ry .
9
You
O\ it was n ' t t e fir st
day of Jan uar y?
A
li g t hav e bee n t he 10t h or 1 5th .
somewh ere
�,·
�/
--9--a l ong there , but ! · am not sure a bout tha t .
I don ' t r emember
t e date .
10 :
This vms some time a fter 'hristma s , sever .1 ,,eeks
after Chri s t mas?
11
l
Ye s , sir .
Had you seen ~ioholus early that mornin ~?
sir , I ha d just got over ther e .
A
o,
Vent up to Mr . !ill er • s
store .
12 J
day?
13
Did you see him with a , rippo or anything th 1t
no, s i r .
nd you nover s aw
~
ny more on him?
r
o , s 1 r , if I
e ha d any mor e , I didn ' t see it .
Charles ' Y er , anot her witness introduc ed on t he
same behalf , b ei.a
By
Ir .
fi rst d u.l y sworn , testifi ed a s f ollov1s :
t ri ckl or :
ive in Port
2
Yo
nrc
harlos Ky , er?
epublic or near t here?
A
Yes . '
Live ri§'-'h t
in Por t l e ublic .
i;
ere you gi~en li uor by George
tie i n Januo.ry , 1918?
ing , I d: n • t kno,.., ,
·'
iohola s s one
Yes , I vent dorm street th t morn-
bou·t ei ht o • cloc k, and .,ent down to the
store , and George was in ~ho store , and Goorge sai d to me :
11
non • t you want ti, 11 ttle drink this mornin ? r,
I said I
wouldn ' t ind. Ve went ba,ok to t he i7are- room a nd took
drink out of a 1uart bottle , me und him both t a ken a littl e
dr i nk t ogeth r , oh , about ha lf a pint in it. I came int o t he
store and eorgo fool ed round t here a little bit and then
,,•ont ou t .
��--10- -
4
Did he ha.ve a. grip?
5 '
Did you see him have any mor
see h i m with any more .
'he
6 ·~
ourt:
v1
li quor?
A I didn ' t
s sitting back in t he vmre-room.
'7h ay ki nd of bottle ?
m s th·1t t e mor nine h 0
A
ua.rt bottle.
I
ot off t h e tra i n a t Port
1u st on Crav;ford tha t da • nbout three
Did you s0e
o ' oloc k.
No , I 7asn ' t down s t r eet t ha t day , after t he
mornin.
8
~
You h eard about hi s bei n
drunk tha t day ?
h e rd eo ·ne of them say s o , but I didn ' t see him.
~
I
They said
e ~as drunk t h· t day •
.r .
ammcr :
r ul ed.
g
Ob j ecti on over-
~xaeption .
~,ie Court:
bein
I obj ec t t o t ha t .
You he rd about hi s bein
I h oard tha t
t a ken l ome ?
n: t he s amo
day
drunk and
e was drunk .
ths t you h d yo11r drink?
Yes ,
s ir .
10
You got i n toxic ted , too , didn ' t ~ou?
he
' ou.rt:
Ir. now.
_he
11 "~
~Jh e,t kind
I di dn '
ourt:
or vm s it?
I didn ' t
A
I don •t ,
ook .;f-t11e bottle .
"fa s i t beer ?
A
o , i t wa s whi s key .
Did.11 ' t you drink up all t hat w _s in tha t bottle
open anot h er t he r e ?
12 1
f li
Didn ' t do t hat ?
I o,
A
S i ""
o , s ir .
1
I
Th ey s a id he got off t_e tra i n .
e1Y11blic?
7 1
It
o, s ir .
nd
1
��---~
--:ii- i1 ill U ll er,
beh· lf , bein
0
1 :
r.
B
anothe r witnes s int roduce d on t he s ame
first duly sworn , te 12i tifi ed :i s f ollo ·JS :
t rickl er :
You !Ire 'fill In:ille r'.
Yes .
sir .
2
Did you see Hfusto n
·,.epubl io?
3
1
4 1
Jo, sir.
i d you sec George
o,
ra\7fo rd drunk there a t Port
S i :!:' ,
I
1
iohola s around there wi th li quor?'
never.
Di d y ou ses h im -- I am a. e l ing no-.:1 a t any time --
h• ve any l i uor?
o , sir , never sa.TI him drunk in
You didn ' t see
did see him
r ,ford drunk t hat day ?
my
l i fe .
Mever
neithe r one of them.
dr-UI.L : ,
whose testimo y is gi ven on
· . • Str ic kler :
Di
y o11 tell .,lr . "' i
tha t day h a d tw
t hree
'
,
1
or
o, s i r .
nov1 v1hethe r
I ob ject t o th
materi l,
·wh a t
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�--12-r r . Russell Via , 1hose testimony i s given on Pa es 3-7
re- call ed :
Crose- exa.min t ion continued :
ere you here bef o e t ho Gr and Jury ?
~
A Ye s • sir .
At that tie or just o.fte r .Ta.rds ha s anybody tried to
10 X'1
got you to make sta tements in t his oa se , statin , : "Go
nd tell i t i7hether it i s true • or not tr:a.e. 11 ?
11
Yes , sir .
· o w s th~t man?
Q
Obj ection by
12
heud
r . Strickler .
o you know whether
!
ob ;toyerhooffer is on fr i endly
t erms wi th· this boy here ?
Obj ection susta ined .
~
c
ourt :
~h t did
eho ld say George
e tell you?
le s • id I
ive me a drink ~he t h er he give
me a dr ink or not .
s..
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-
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r . Rammer a sked f o
cifio charge on which t he Co
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an election a d to .the spe- ~
on:,ea l th would rest ~ proe ..
ecution , ,; hich motion t ho Court overruled , t o ', hich
the Court i
compel t
0
ction of
s o overruling said mot i on and in decl inin
to
Commonwealt • s At t orney t o elect t he specific
c a rge upon which
e ,wuld a s k a. conviction , t he defendant ,
b y c ounsel, e~oepted.
An d this being al l of the evidanoe introduc ed by the
Commonwealth , the defendant , t o maintain t he issue u on his
p rt , w s sworn , and te s tified a s ·fol lowa:
l 1
By llr .
ammcr :
Somctnin
h s been caid here a bout
your being a t :Ja gner • s s t ore some t i me i n
ebrumry . or ,
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rather, something ha s been said first · bout your having
gone away on the train toward Shenandoah Junct i on or aoro sa
ebruar y .
t he uta te -line some time i n
1
Di d you do that?
Yes , sir .
2
'lliere did you
I,
o?
Ha erstovm ,
~ J
A Leon Smith .
Who v,ent with you?
Did you take any. satoh el or suit oa se alon ,, '?
t aken
5
ip .
Di d y
~
I
ua.rt of liq or .
sir , br ought a
Ye s , sir ,
Did Leon Smith bring back anythin?
6
A Ye s ,
bring a.nyt ing baok in tha t satchel?
u.
s ome li uor .
You hea rd t h o st a tement of Rus sell Vi r. nbott a suit-
7 !
ca se i n 7 gner ' s s tore and 'he sta t ement that you had
some Geen a drink there .
iven
I
• o , s i r • I didn t 1.:i vo him
A
drink.
It wasn ' t
~Those suit ca se was that in that s tore?
mine .
I did n •t have a suit case .
o that s t a tement a s t o P-ivin
9 l
oorreot?
10
~
H! us ton
11
A
Green a drink is no t
o , sir .
.1:av;foi. d ,
That i s cor_ ct , isn ' t it?
0
ht in was one
uart in the
And all you bro
A
Ye s , s ir~
13
Do yon lmor1 h ow many quarts Leon
14 1
rip?
mith brou ht in? ,
ro , s ir .
he suj_"t cn.se wa s his?
Cross-examina tion b
l
Yes , s ir .
Yes , s ir .
.
ave r r. Ky ~er a drink?
n d you
1 2 7.
A
ivinc a drink to
You h eard the statemo t ubout your
\,
ont 11
1c1 s
I
I
Mr . Strickler :
You ,:.ay you , ent t o Ha erst own ?
· .h at
I
Yes , sir .
th t?
I
Yes , sir .
Some timo in Januar y , I
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x ..
3
I don ' t know r1h at date .
About t h e 15th?
4 X
You i:-: ent off at three or f our o • olook in t h e
a fternoo n?
~o·,1 , you camG ba ck the next morning?
Yes ,
sir .
rriv i -~ at ~Ort . e ublio about six o ' cloc k?
X.
.:.>
I
don ' t know wh~t time it vas .
6
J ?
You c ame in, o· ..
,
7 X
A
Yo o , sir .
And th t t rain is due t o nr 4ive thore
isn ' t it?
.x )
ell , it is early in t he mornin g?
Uo one at t he station ?
10
OVl
11 X
12 X
many
You
0
ifith y o ?
ot t he li qu.or i n
Ye
• sir .
No , s ir .
rips did y ou take
Did Srni t h
l
t 5:58 ,
I don ' t Imo·.;, .
I,\
9
o . l?
A
1th y ou?
Ye s , s ir .
I
ersto 1?
U,
Only one.
I don t !mo
whose pl ce it wae.
13
You
·-
14
ot t he li _uor in n s aloon'?
You rememb er whos e it ,;;a,s?
)
,
15 ..
A Ye s , sir .
o , s ir .
A
About hovr long d i d you h ve t o wait i n · agersto wn
f or your n ext t r ain?
I don ' t
.no~.
I , css a bout an h o\U'
d a. h alf .
You said t h er e wa s no one in t est t ~on when you
16 X ~
~ot buok t o Port?
l'l
A Y~s , s ir .
Wher e di d Le on umith . o?
r
1
ame i21 wi th yo ?
19 . Q
D d yo
*-
~
Y , , s ir.
se e Willie Dinsmo re?
.,·t e bridge .
im
1
'.ro tovm , too .
Ycs , s ir .
I met
~~-
Ho started ba ok with me;~• the e~tnS:e!'i
.,_ oamo and he s ai d he h a d to )o bac k t o ,or :r .
20
1
21
i
Your grip n 1s heavy , w- s i t?
l o, si r .
id you s how h i m 1ha t you ha d in t he grip ?
A
o,
sir.
22
Q
Then where did you ~o?
A
Came on to t he store.
1/,,.,-
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�--15--agne r ' s store ?
1J3 ..
~
l
25 .
1
24
Yos , s ir .
A
Did you open your gr ip in t he stor e? A No , sir .
''lhen you gave these men a drin k , ·:1here did you get
yo ur l i quor from?
A
Baok in t : e wareh ous e .
Ad you only brou g ton e quar t ba ok
d you were
gi v ing t hat away freel y? Di dn ' t you want to keep some
your self? You nly went down t here to et that, didn ' t
you?
1
26
I ow much m s the r ai l r·oad faro?
six dol l · rs , di dn ' t it?
27 ;
<,
28 _ '1
29
rt cost you betw een f i ve and 1
_ Yes , sir , maybe more .
And you only broug ton e quar t bac k?
Yes , sir .
d you didn ' t give Stua rt Gr een a drink ?
No , s ir·.
n d you didn ' t open your grip i n the store there ?
A
l o , s ir.
3·
i
d _u.s sell Via wa s wron g \7hon he said t h ~ t he s w
you with three uart s ?
Ye s , sir . I neve r had but one
quart .
l
rhe ourt : Noth i n el.Il e in your grip ? ). . .I) t o , sir .
'1-o ~ ~ ~~~~~~~ ,~~~ ~ 4
-~
':ir . Hamm eil-: ;1h -• t k i nd of 7 rip n.t s it? A mrav,'\·
J.
el i n ) bag.
amm r :
i:!X •
A
eh i nd t h e
!
dr ink?
i
hardware .
You mean the hardw are store ?
You gave Char li e Kyge r
3
Yes .
A
'ihere was ·this you _av e Hf usto n C m,fo rd
31 X
32
An Oi dinar y t rave lin~ b
f
Ye s , sir .
drin k? \' ere ?
A
t the
··10.gn er store .
34
Ont · e same day?
A Ye s , s ir .
And th t ,; a s the
a
Hage rsto vn?
3
.
Y li S ,
follo -:;i ng t he day you r1ent t o
s ir .
Had you used e:ny of this on t e way ba ok?
n o,
Di d you gi ve any one el se a drink from t hat?
A
sir.
37
x ,.,
I
I o, I
��--16-sir.
38 !1
Did you drin k a.ny your self , from tha t bott l e ?
A
Yes , sir.
39 • !.
How l'lany
rips did Leon Sf!li t h have ?
Had a s u.1 t
1
oase .
o you k.nov, wher
41
a had a s it anse ?
Yes 1 sir .
Where does he live ?
Near Port
"
42
.- ~ )
4,3
~
~
In
Leon Smi th i s ?
40 X !
1
ranc e.
epub lic .
t
You say he 1us with you when you met Dins more tha
'l
Yes . s ir.
or.a.1ng ?
44 X1 ·
And vrher e did • ou meet r:i t ohel l ?
flver t is way
t
bout a hund red yard s.
Yes , s i r .
f ter you pas sed over t he bri de?
rt s ee e t ha t 1! r . 0rawfo d ot , a s
x~
45
46 ~- ~
"pre tty vel l sous ed."
Did you
e expr ess ed i t ,
et p •st going ? -
j_nfl uena e of it any, tha t day?
A
10,
nder t h e
I
i
sir , I c n 't say
that I did .
day?
Didn ' t you get a lit tle .il d a r ound ·chore t at
: o , s ir.
I m1n.t to a sk you agai n: so .. usse ll
48
i
is v.rrong
,,1th thre e
n-hen he says th,;1.t he aaw you in t e st or e ther e
outs ide
quar ts of li quor , two int · e s uit c ~s a , nd one
t hu.t you were drin king f rom?
A
Yes , s ir .
49 X
You s y you had
more than a s uit c ae .
sui t o se?
50 ~ .. ~
He is vron g in tha t ca se?
t r avel inp; bag .
Some of thos e r:old
J ould it hold as much as t
o , s i r , not nea r
0
2
or dina11y
I
I
a much .
Di d th~t bott le have any pup ,r arou nd it1
sir.
1
I
'
Just wr a ppe d up in pape r in your sui t ca se?
A
Ye s !
•
��- - 17-sir .
5 2 , ';
It rol led
ro1md , didn ' t i t ?
A
o , s ir , it was in
a carton .
1
53
Still , th t c rton is round , i sn ' t it?
A
o , s ir ,
it wa s squa re .
54 - 1
Squa r e , was i t'?
except that?
A
And you hud nothi n
el se in t ho
ri p,
.o , s ir.
The Court:
~·.'here did you say you
ot i t ?
At Hagerstown .
A
~he Court :
ff 1 ersto ;.rn ,
d.?
You di dn ' t a ccept a y fe es for
55
you?
56 _
88.VC
Ye ~· , s ir .
A
ivin
t hat a.uay , did
Sir?
A
You didn ' t s ell a ny of th~t?
,
All you dispen sed you
es .
' way? ·
And t is be i n
11 of the evidence introduc ed by t he
__, ommonwealth and by t e defendant, t he defe dant moved t he
Court to instruct t e jury a s fo llo~s :
If t he jury fi nd t h0 defendant no t guilty they shall
say so an · no mo re .
~
~
I f they believe f rom the evidence thi\t
gave drinks to
r a w-ford ,
-ger
n d Green, or ei$el\,
of t .he , then t o jury are instr ucted th it thoy shall fi n dr \fif!
gui l ty
nd :fix his punishment, 1h ioh shall be a fine of no.1\ "--~
les s than ~e
Dollars nor more th~n One
~~
undred Dollars ,
,1 \
I '-'"'
!
to
~
ich instruction t he t omm.9nwea ~t , by it~ ~t<2.r11ey ,
jeote d , ~ wlk.AbJi.ed"t1't1h--e'l'!~~--~saKa.t;ae-....., t o ,
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In t 1e Circui t Court of Roc k ingh m Coru1t y , Vir 0 ini a .
Commonweal th of Vi r i ni a
vs .
Ge or ge Nichol · s .
Upon a n i nd ict me nt f o:r viol at ion o
t 1:1e
Pro h ibition Ac t .
Be i t re mer..b ered tu t upon cha •i;r-i ,. l of this daus e, after
the evide n ce s et f or·tn in p etici oner ' s b ill of exc e ptions No. L ,
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he evi den ce
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l
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defendant b ro u ght a ~uar t or more of l i ~uor, or a ny ~uant ityf. \
I \
fron: the State of Mar yla:."ld into
oc k ingham Cou.nty , i n a suit ,.
c a se tr... di d , ott contai n oaggage , tJ:ia
t.ll,itself.,._ is
a v iola-
tion of law.
"
Th e l aw a l l ows a mnn t o bri ng in a qua r t . He
and, when i t c oms s to h i s s ·,ipping p oi nt , h e c an go tu s r e
Li ,:/
making
.trn affid avit that t h e l aw requ ires,
and c arry it to h i s home .
of ii ~uor al l owe d
±'i de oaggage •
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1
fi~
't" f-f
j
~
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\
b
I f h e i s outsid e the St ate , h e c an buy a ~uurt " d
D g gage,
in his uona
fJ'
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can get it i n t wo ways .
and get it
r
Yitll weari ng ap parel,
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r eal bo n
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unk or in .i.1i s sui t c a se that co t&ins wearing appar el,
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
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Prohibition--History
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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Commonwealth v. George Nicholas
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1918
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Nicholas
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TO THE HON OR ABIE 1 •
N. HAAS , JUffi E OF THE CIRCU IT COURT OF
ROCKINGH M COUNTY :
I
I, D. W. Ear man, Commonwealth s J.. tt orney for the County
af oresaid , res pectful ly represent un to your Honor:
Tla. t on Lia.y 2 7th , 1923 , S. F. n ewrna n , E. J . Dillard. and
c.
D . Ful k , Dep uty Sheriffs for Rockingha..m County, did on a publ i c
road i n the Blue Ri dge Mountai n s southeast of P ort Republic in
Roc k i ngr.ia.m County, Virginia. , seize a F ord touring car, model
1916 , engi r1e number 1 2569'72, ( there bei
i.g
no license tag on
:_,
said car);
said car at the time
of seizure i n said County
bei ng oper a ted by Silas .Ni cholas, Mi chael Sc ott and 11,[yr tle Sc ott
bein.g _f8.ssengers in said c ar, who had in their possession
in said car at time of sei zure about 1 gallon of ardent s pirits,
common l y known as moonshi ne l i quor.
That uni.er Section 57 of t he Pro hibition· ct as ame nded,
the said a utomobile i s forfeit ed t o the Commo nwealth.
'
informant prays that said automobile be
That your
c ondemne d and sold and the pr oc e--ds d i s po sed of acc ordi ng to
l aw ; that Silas Nich olas, Michael Scott a nd :ryrtle Scott and
al l ot her p ersons concerned in interest be cit ed to appear and
show cause why t he _p rop erty shoulii not be condemne d and. sold
to enforce the forfeiture .
Commo n~ r n e y .
Subscribed am swor r to
before me this ef"''t4-day
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VIRGINIA,
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with the statute law of Virginia.
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the Circuit Coqrt of Rockingham'
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on the fith day or June, 1923, and In
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <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
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
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Pro001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Title
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Commonwealth v. Silas Nicolas
Description
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
Ford Touring Car
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1923
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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>)
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RcPr-box3-033
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
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COMMON~A.L'.fH OF
VI RGI NIA ,
COUN'.l'Y OF ROCK IIWHA A, to-wi t:
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The grand jurors i n a,nd for the bod y of said Com1ty
of .H ock i ngham and now a t tendin g s aid Court a t its June terrn,
1 923 , up on their cm.ths
do _p resent that Mi chael Scott, Myrtle
,~cott, a n d Si la.s Nicho las within one y ear next prior to the
findin g of thi s indict 1ent, in the s a id Caunty of Roe k ingham ,
did unlaw fully rnan uf a ct ure, sell, offer , k eep, stor e and exp ose
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and r eceive ord e rs for arden t s pirits , agains t the p eace a.nd
digni ty of t he Commonweal t h of Virgin ia.
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <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
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Commonwealth v. Michael Scott, Myrtle Scott, and Silas Nicolas
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Misdemeanor; Not Guilty
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Misdemeanor
not guilty
Political Cartoon
Homestead Exemption
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1923
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RcPr-box3-039
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Nicholas
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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.
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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
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1916-1933
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Pro001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Commonwealth v. George Nicholas
Description
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Felony; Guilty
Subject
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Felony
guilty
3 criminal counts
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1924
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Identifier
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RcPr-box4-031
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Nicholas
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Title
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1916-1933
Identifier
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Pro001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Title
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Commonwealth v. Silas Nicholas and Kenton Madden
Description
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1924
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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>)
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RcPr-box4-032
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Madden
Nicholas