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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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Ccr001
Ccr002
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Commonwealth v. John Snapp Jr.
Date
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1812
Subject
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Not keeping part of road
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Defendant charged with not keeping part of 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
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Type
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Criminal
Identifier
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Ccr002_002_081
Snapp
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Mot ion to quas h warra nt of arrest is s ued by R. T.
Mil le r , May or of Grotto es agains t H. p . Snapp .
1.
Th is warran t say s , "Whereas eviden ce has t h is
day ma d e co mpm.ain t and in:form at ion on oath b ef or e , R. T . Miller ,
Mayor of s aid to wn , that H. P . Snapp on the 9th day of Sept .
19 22 i n sa i d town , did transp ort moo n shine in ~iolat i on of an
ordinance of s ai d town , " &c .
It i s su bmit t e d th at t he r e mu st be s ome pe r so n ma k i ng
th e compl a int .
Of cou r se i t is not co ntende d tha t t he :May or
could n ot h ave is sued the warra nt at hi s own instanc e but t h e
war:ran t do e s n ot so say .
It is s ubmitte d that t he effect of t his war rant i s
no one "has this day ma d e compla int" &c . therefo r e there is
no compla inat upon which the wa rran t c a n be predic ated .
It i s furt her submit ted that th e words , "transp ort
moons h ine " d oe s not set out an offense a gainst t ha 1 aws· of
t h is Commonwealth .
The Prohib ition Law , Se c . 3 , says ,
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shall b e. unlawf ul f o r any person in this St a te t o manufa ct u re ,
tra nspo r t , s el l , k eep or store for sa le , off er out or expos e
for s a le , gi ve a way or d i s p en se or solici t i n any way , or rece i ve orde r s f or or aid i n procur i n g a rdent s p irits as hereinafter prov i de d.."
It is submit ted tha t "T r anspo rt moonsh ine" d oes not
come unde r any of those nume rous offense s .
2.
On the back o·f t h e wa rrant is t his judgme nt ,
" Sept . 11 , 1922 the defend ant is found
guilty as c harged and adjudge•d to pay a fine of $1 00 .00 for the
b enefit
of t he town and the costs noted on this wa r rant . n S igned
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R. T. Miller, Mayor.
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Of what is the defendant found guilty?
It will be noted th at he is not found guilty as charged in th e
warrant but simply found guilty as charged.
We submit that
this is not sufficien t.
In conclusio n we would say that while we understan d
that a warrant is informal , and that the strict rules which
apply to an indictmen t do not prevail to the effect of the
construct ion of a warrant, yet a warrant is a pleading upon
which the accused is deprived of his property or his liberty
or both and there are certa in fundame ntal rules which must
be observed.
( a) There must be a proper complaint . ( b) It must
cha rge an offense against the law of t he land .
It is submitted that the warrant in question shows
neither that it is made upon a proper complaint nor that he
charges an offense punishabl e under the law.
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Title
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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
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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
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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. H.P. Snapp
Description
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
arrest warrant
Appeal
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1923
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RcPr-box3-047
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Snapp
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ' - - . . . . ) ; - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#91 - Snapp , R. J .
Number of Acres: 7
Location:
Roads:
Soil:
Swift Run Gap on both sides of the Spottswo od Trail .
Seven miles over Spottswo od Trail to Elkton .
Sandy clay of go :id depth and fcrtili1f y; somewha t rocky with
modera te slopes and northwe st exposure .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Purchase d for su.mmer home site .
:>Improvements: SUMMER DWELLING
Frame 14x28 1 , 1 story,
5x28' , fa ir c~ndi tion, occupied by owner .
,aper roof,
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $
$650 . 00
650 . 00
250 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 2 50 • 00
Total -
Value of Orchard: $
'900 .oo
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ / ;l£
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Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
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Claim oL
In the Circuit Court of_ _________,,____~ __'_:_ ________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _
more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants.
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
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ _________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
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My post office address is _______________________________________________________ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ _________________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: _____ ---~ . !- _l__!________ : ___ - ~ _____ ____________________ !_ _
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This land is located about_ ___
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the ________________ Magistetia( 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 follo,w s:
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in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $//}()_(!_~~------·
I am the%er of_ _______________ 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 t, e tract or parcel of land b metes and bounds).
Remarks: -----
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the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oa
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\crea~e Cla1nea: 6 . 50 A.
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Location:
As s essed: 6 A - 148
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(1924) ~500 . 00
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s ift :Run C'ap on both si d. os of the :=;pots mod I rail.
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Sandy clay of @:OOd depth anc. fertility ; some what rocky with
moderate slopes and north est exposure •
Roads:
.,even miles over Spots ood Trail to . . . lkton ..
~11s tory of tract and c ohdt tion of timber:
Improvomonts:
Summer clwellina:
Purchased for surnner l ome zi te .
Frone l4x28', 1 story , paper roof, porch
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FORM O.
SUB'JEC'l"
NORFOLK AND WES'rERN RAILWAY COMPANY
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STATE OF VI RGINIA;
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
I, J . Robert Switzer, Clerk af the Circuit
do hereby certify that the records in
County
Rockingham
taxes against the tract of 6
delinquent
any
show
do not
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Stonewall
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Court of
my office
acres 1
name of
Given under my hand this 18th day of December, 19330
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of Rockingham
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�M.
H. HARRISON
TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
To ''lhom it 1nay Concern:
I hereby certify that the
records in my office show that Kate w. Snapp
has paid the taxes for the years 1932 and 1933
on her tract of 6- 1- 0 acres of land situate in
the Blue Ridge r ountains in Stonewall District ,
Rockingham County.
All taxes prior to that
time are a matter of record in the Clerk ' s
office of said County .
Given under my hend this
18th day of ~3 cember 1933.
Treasurer of Ro ckingham <county
�·NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of
the Courts.
Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia . PETITIONER.
V. At Law No. 1829
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and
Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less
DEFENDANTS.
Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court :
That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the
Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No.
Trrret""Ntt. ___________ .•'.&P-aeil Ne. _________ ,-
---r-1 _____ :
and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of
the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows:
Award on Tract N
-
of-L ______ $-r-f}_Q .!C?_~ oft'4'1"'dct Ne
______ $ __
--- l
61.'l
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-------- QL _____ --- '
That~he
r ort of the said Board sets forth that J]yrfollowing named per~~aim, or appear to
have a clai interest in the said tract(s) of l a ~ the proceeds arising~he condemnation
thereof;
That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the
said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds
arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows:
Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the
provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the
distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee
simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the
said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to
receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. __ _____ _____ $ ____ ______ : Tract
No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ------------ $ __________ ;
The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court)
NAME
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------ For_ Acknowle<igmen t--see_ other_ s1.Jiel ______________ .------------------ NoTE--A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested
parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can
either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover
all cases. It has been printea merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject
to the approval of the court in each case.
�STATE OF YIRGJNIA, COUNTY OF ROCICTNGHAM, to-wit:
Kate
This day personally appeared before me-r.w . Snapp and
made oath that the statements contained in the above petition so far
as made on her own information are true and so far as made upon information of omhers she believes them to be true.
harrl this ~
day of December 1933 .
Given under my
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, Notary Public
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TREASURER ' S OFFICE
R I CHMOND, VA .
December 27 , 1933
JOHN M , P URCELL
TREASUR ER OF VIRGlNIA
This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcel1, Treasurer
of Virg inia have t hi s 27
day of De c ember
with an order of the circuit court of
dated 12/22/33
in accordance
Rockingharn County
in the cause of the State Commi s sion
on Conservation and Development of th e St ate of Virginia
vs.
Cassandra Lawson
Atkins
='---=-=---"--===---------
:paid to __Kate ·:1. Snapp ., Elkton., Virg-inia
$ 900 . 00
being in full settlement of tract #-9J.-
in the abo ve mentioned cause.
�<trnmmnuwtult11 of ]lirgiuiu
TREASUR .ER'S OFFICE
RICHMO ND, VA.
De cember 27 , 1933
JOHN M . PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Miss Kate
w.
Snap
Elkton , Virgin ia
Receiv ed of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of
Virgin ia, the sum of$ 900 . 00
, in accord ance
with an order of the Circui t Court of the county
of_~R~o~c=k~1~n-grh=am~---- entere d on the
of December 1 933_
22d
day
, in the matter of the State
Commis sion on Conser vation and Develop ment v _ __
-----=cC~a=s~s~a=n=d=r=---c.ca'--CCL~~~w~s~o~n=-=A~t=k=i=n=s=----- -- -and others , being
full a n d comple te settlem ent for the tract of land
kn own in said procee ding as #__9_1_ __
Si gn origi n a l and dup li cat e
a nd ret u rn to the Treasu r er
of Virgin ia.
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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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>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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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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Snapp, R. J.
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Snapp