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Commonwealth of Virginia,
County of Rockingham, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
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FURTHE P~SE~, that
This indictment is found on the testimony of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1916-1933
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Pro001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Commonwealth v. Bert Propst
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1917
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RcPr-box1-022
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Propst
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PR"-TR L R'PORT
com TY nr.·p R ., T OF p BLIC ¥ LF
ROCKING
Augu
a,
t 15, 1961
Dennis Propst
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Address:
P rents:
v n Propst
F rne Pro st
Route 1
Bridgewator,Va.
ddress:
Route 1
Brid ew ter,
Vir • ia
15, born 8-21-45
onald Litten
ttorne:
Trial Date:
8-15-61
This r oort, as ord r d by th Court, • be ng m de to help deter in
t ·s juYen"le should be tri d as a juvenile or as an adult.
whether
Pre ent Proble·m:
mis Propst b the off'c r of Dridgewat r,
that II nn's Propst on the 13th day of July, 1961,
know one Betsy hhetz 1, a ruinor fenalo oh1ld, to-wit:
the a e of 11 y ar , in violat·on of ·section 18.l-Ll1 of the Code of Virginia
against the
c and di.gnity of the Commnwealth of Virginia. 11
·,.,,_ilar
char as wer
de against Donnie ndrews and Jer
Craun.
nother boy, Bobby
'eale, was ·nvolved, b t is charve was r duced to contr·but-:ing to the delinee the warrant
f1led
aga nst
E. E. Harr· on, stating
did ravish and carnally
quency of a minor.
Pr vious Problems:
As tar as we know, Dennis Propst ha not b en bef or
ourt before.
rhe only
dif ·culty that we understand Dennis has had has b ....
en in r e;ard to school.
It has not bean a ttor of attend nee, but his behavior in school has not
ba n as t should have b en.
1th~ h Dannis has never gott n into any
trouble over sex or theft, he ·ct admit that heh shad relat ons with a
number of ot r girl
around • s eneral co uunity.
Statem nt and React'on:
Dennis adm'ttad tnat on ten·
ht of July 13, 1961, e h·d r lat'ons with
bby Neale was the one who had f' r t known
the Whetzel a"rl when he had beon working at construct·on work near Betsy's
ho . Un this part· cular night, Dennis and Bobby Neale were to ether at the
lawn art
at Bridgewater.
hey . t Bots and asked er if she wanted to go
_or a r'd.
Betsy consented to do so,
t after they rode a short distance
fro~ th carn·val grounds, Betsy as afra"d to hav anyth:ng to do with the
boys because
t was not ark enou h. Dennis stat d that th y then returned
Bets"
etz 1.
to the lawn
D nnis
said that
arty and later
'n the
ven'ng,
Jerry
Craun and Donni Andr ws
joined Bobby Nale and Pro-pst and took Betsy for another ride.
D nnis sad
that he had relat·ons with
tsy fir t nd after ards Donnie drvw. did
and then Jerry Craun. He id that Bobby foale did not hav relati.ons with
Betsy because he seemed to be afraid because someone had hollered at the
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roup before t ey 1 ft the 1 :wn rty. 1n y then took D tsy back to the lawn
nart and 1 ft hr t re. D nnis sa1d that Bets wa t d to av r lat ons
in it
t
bo s, hit th
did not ant to. Dennis
de t
cl ar that
h did not h v any id a how old B t
was nd ass d her ag to
bout 15
or 16. He said that aft r th boys had relat ons ith
r, she told the th t
she was 11 years ld. D nnis sa •d that h would not hav had anythin to do
w th her had e real zed that sh w s~h.s run.
a.
di
ird fro~ th old st c d born
g h, and Ferne Propst, ag 36. _wit the xc
lived
mily in , shington,
has li
ville
u
ount . Other sibli
ar :
a
; Lar , a 18, in
avy;
&rue
of Iva Propst,
wo ye rs when Dennis
re life ne r ~angers, 21, who s married,
; d ichael, age 2
t ◄ on:
D n s
fa 1 d thr e years in school and w 11 be in the 8th gr
co ing y ar at North River 1figh School.
eligion:
Denn's stated
ve
, c ,
th t 11 four
Church n ar
thjs
that pr vious to this difficulty,
he had not attended church
one eVicy Su.nda for the last three weeks. H aid
of the be had bean oina to c re tog th r at t
Br thren
nnis 1 ho .
t h has
n work ng at Cr 'JS Keys w r he is
. loy d by
hour for .ixing ce nt. D nnis' f ther, Ivan,
rns
and work in a in ten, D. \.i. hor~ h
oy hunt·ng and in
y i
. •
construct· on, and a
re ectable one.
ast su • ers has ~layed b s ball.
s out a 11 and a half south or San ersvill
1n
li o in
six room house wt bath wh'ch is of br"ck
ar to be very new.
e co n tr se... t b
H 1th:
Dennis a"d that as far as he knows he is
n good he lt.
Su.
cy:
Du to the fact that the c s
of
t y hetzel was r c ntly in Court, the
Court kno s th t there was consid r ble a unt of dif-iculty with thi
child, although sh is only 11 ye r of ag.
etsy ;as cc tted to the
Stat
art nt of elf r and Inst'tutions.
From or investigation in the co n ty where Denn·a Propst/ad'3va~soc ates
ith others, we 1 arned that he sees to ave a very good r _utat·on and
the places where he sp nds
gr t d al of h s ti
re re ectable
laces
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of bu • ss where ot er ·ndividua
sol
thee
of the
nnis
not ca
•
•s co
ses all
er
b
ked that
qu • ta
W r el t
fact that
t
d th
nn
s is a
rl invol
d the
involved
b
rs
tr
Peo
t
c
n this troubl .
nd
be
cially
n vi w oft e
so ve
oun •
do not f 1 that an: o
rce,
t we feel t
o~ w'llin
h
Plan:
Ta
all
cts into co si r tion in this ca , th t Dennis Pro st
snot
bean in orevious difficult,
nd t e fact th t the girl
as not r 1 ctant
to haver lat ons w th tha bo s, w feel that Denn s Propst should bo tried
as a juvenile.
Court
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No. _____
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TO ANY SHERIFF OR POLICE OFFICER:
has this day made complaint and information on oath before me, __________
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(Name)
J•1st:icc of the ,:'e c
of the said County, tha .._ ______________
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(Title)
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did on th,____ l_J_h
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in the said County
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These are, therefore, to command you, in the name of the Commonwealth, to apprehend and bring before the
County Court of the said County, the body (~
of the above accused, to answer the said complaint and to be
further dealt with according to law. And you are also directed to summon:
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as witnesses.
Given under my hand and seal, this,__ l'1_t__
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Judge of the County Court
Justice of the Peace
a
in and for the County aforesaid, State of Virginia, do certify
that
and --------------------------,
to the Commonwealth
($,________
as his suret _____
, have this day each acknowledged
themselves indebted
Dollars
of Virginia in the sum of--------------------------------------
), to be made and levied of their respective goods and chattels,
be rendered, yet upon this condition:
land5, and tenements
to the use of the Commonwealth to
Circuit
Court
shall appear before the
County
day of _____________
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,
That the sai~-------------------,
of _______________________
_ County, on the _________
at _______
M., at ________________
,Virginia, and at any time or times to which the proceedings may be continued
or further heard, and before any court thereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the charge in this warrant, to answer
for the offense with which he is charged, and shall not depart thence without the leave of said court, the said obligation to remain _in full force
and effect until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court; and upon the further condition that
the said --------------------shall keep the peace and be of good behavior for a period of ___________
from the date hereof. Nonappearance shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of trial by jury.
Given under my hand, this _______
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
Description
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This series contains all criminal cases heard in Rockingham County from 1820 to 1971. The historical context contained within these records is rich, and one can expect to learn about various aspects concerning the social, cultural, and political climate of the day.
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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JMU Libraries
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1820-1971; currently digitized: 1820-1930.
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Ccr001
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Title
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Commonwealth v Dennis Propst
Subject
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Felony
Statutory Rape
Description
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Defendant charged with felony statutory rape
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Date
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1961
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Nara Holdaway
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Ccr001_020_008
Propst