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STATE OF VIRGlN a,
COUNTY OF ROCKIUGHAM, to-wit :
In the Circui t Court of said county :
The grand jurors in and for the body of ~aid county
of Rocking ham and n ow attend ing said court at its April
, term, 1921, upon their oaths, do presen t that John
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· Ra.ubus h, within one :y ear next prior to the finding of
county of Rocking ham did
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,. unlawf ully manufa cture, sell, off~~ r ;, keep, store and
expose for s ale, g i~e away, transp ort, dispen se, solici t,
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advert ise and receive orders for ~rdent spirit s, agains t
the p eace and dignity of the Commo nwealth of Virgin ia.
This indictm ent ·, is fo1U1d on tha testimo ny of W. T.
Rexroa d and 'f. P. "Wine, witnes ses, s worn in court and
sent bef ore the grand jury . to g ive eviden ce.
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The defend ant John H.J... Ruebus h is this day commit ed by
me t o t h e Jai l of Rocking ham coun ·y, that. he may be tr i~d to r
the with i n nameti offenc e by t he Ci rcui t Court of said County .
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�COMM ONWE ALTH OF VIRGIN IA,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, To-wit:
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To the Sheriff of said County :
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County has this day made compla int and inform ation on oath before
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... , a Justice of the Peace of said County , thfhe has cause lo believe and docs believe that ardent spirits are being manufa ctured
or stored for sale, barlei·,
gift, or use, in violatio n
law, _,)P£ n dwd ·ng house o,· outbuil dings, silualc ou lhr ..... ....
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These arc, therefo re, in the name of the Commo nwealt h of Virgini a
to comma nd you forthwith to search said buildin gs for ardent spirits and their contain
ers, and bring the same and
the person in whose possess ion they arc found before me or some
other Justice of the said
County to answer the said compla int and lo be further dealt
th accordi ng to law.
Given unde,· llky hand this~ '-~ day of... .... .. ...... - - . ..
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�Executed t his ~ot h 1ay of .f.la.rch 192 1 , in the
Coun ty of Rocking ham, a nd st ~te of Virginia , by
searc 1ing t.he premis e s of t. h e within namel'.l John
H. L. Ruebus h , and f inding in an out. building
upun s a id premise s t hree jugs a nd one Jar of
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Deputy fo r w. L. Dil l ard, Sher iff of
Rockingh am Count y . Va.
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Certificate of Commitment for Trial.
[Co d e. §§3970-71. ]
VIR01Jv'l .ll, COUNTY OF ... . i OC!CJ~.G:f!A.~-:'.'
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To tke Clerk of tlie &ow,~ Court of said Coullty:
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tify tlzat I lzave tlzis day committed .. . . Jo.@ .. n... L~.....Rµ~J:,µ~J-1~ ..... .
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to tlze jail of said county, tlzat lze may be tried before tlze .aew'tQ' court of said county, for a
];lisd.emeanor
,·§e1rmp by ldm committed, in tlzis, tlzat lze,
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is bail ed , s ee 1-lu rs t ·s G ui d e & Ma nu a l. p . n2. N o. 5.]
�Comm unw eal t h
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J ohn H. L. Rue bus h.
Cer t. .:.f i ca t.e of Ca mmi t men t .
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Com mitm ent to Answer Indic tmen t.
Hu r s t & Co mpan y ,
Pu l as ki C i Ly . Va .
[Cod e, §§3969- 70, am en d ed , A c t s 1895-6. p.
935; Hur s t 's Guid e & Manua l, pp. 492. 504-6;
Mayo ' s G 11id e. (67- 8-o ld ed. ) , .52- 3.]
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K eeper of the Jnil ther eof :
These a re, in th e name of the Comm onwe alth of V
irgin ia, to comm an d you, the said const able,
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and you , t}10 k eeper of th e said jail , are her eby requi
red to receiv e th e said
your jail and custo dy , that h e may be tried for
the
off,ence b efore the ~ ~ :t'y' &;urt of said coun ty , and
him th er e safely k eep , u ntil h e sh all be dischar ged by du e cours e of law.
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fA j11st ice ca nn o t bai l. in case o f fe l o n y,-i.
c, an olfcna ,~,pu n,s habl e with d ea th or con
a l ig ht susp icion of gu ilt fall s on th e acc. us
fin ement 1n th e p en i tentiar y ", un l ess "o nl
ed"-sc c Code, ~3~'.), amend ed, Acts r 89_s-6,
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p . 365. 1-' or fo rm o f r ecog ni zance of acc
for hi s app earanc e be fo r e the co unty cou
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r t, sec Hurst' s Guide & Ma nu a l, p. JTJ , No.
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appear a n ce be f o r e th e justice , &c .. sec Code.
r co mmitm ent: or r ecog niz a nce fo r fur th er
§33963 -5, and Hurs t 's G11 id e & M a n11 a l , 113r4. Nos. 7, 8. and 9. For r ecog ni zanc e of
n esses for a ppeara n ce before gr and Jury,
w itsec Code. §3969, ame nd ed . Acts 1895- 6, p.
9.35. a
indi c tm ents for fel ony m ay a n:1 o ft f'nti mes
are made at sessi o ns o f t he gra nd ju ry, specialnd Hurst ' s G uid e & Manua l, p. rr2 , No. 6
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ly cr1 l led , with out not ice , ju sti ces do no t
a lly r ecog ni ze witn es ses.]
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J or.m H. L. Ruebush .
�~o J. F. Black burn, Clerk of the Court ,
Commonwealth vs. John Ruebush
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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.
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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
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. John H.L. Reubush
Description
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Misdemeanor; Guilty
Subject
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Misdemeanor
guilty
manufacture
sell
offer
transport
dispense
advertise
receive order for ardent spirits
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1921
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RcPr-box2-013
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Reubush