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CD.MMONWF.ALTH OF VL- GIN It~ ,
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In the Ci rcuit Cou,rt o~ sai d County;
The grand j uror s in and for t he bod~ of said Count
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of "'"O Cl<. ing -
ham and now at t ending said Court a t its Febr uary term , 19,A , u_pon their
oaths do
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rese nt that l.;1os es Hawse and Charle s Spell man , wi th in one year
nex t prior t o the findin g of th is
indictment, in t he said County of
.ocki ngha m, did unlawfullyrra nufactu.re, sell, offer , t:e ep , s tore an d
expose for s ale , give a wa y , transpo rt_. dis1)ense , solicit, advertj_se and
re ceive orders for ardent s_pir it s, against the peac e an d ci.igui t
of t he
Commonweal th of Vir g inia .
'I'he · ur ors af ore said upon th ei r oaths afor esa id do furthe r
pre'"'erit that Uoses Hawse and Cha rl es Spellman , within one
car n ext pri or
to the fi nd ing of t his indi ctraen , i!1 t he said Cot1nty of noc.t: ingham,
did unlawfully ha ve in t heir _posse s sion ardent spirit s, &gaiust the
p e ac e and dignity of the Co mmonweal th of Virginia..
nnd the
jur or s aforesaid u pon their oaths aforesai d do fu.rther
_pr esent that .1oses Ha wse and Charl es Spellman, within one ~~ear ne}.. t
prior t o t he finci ing of this indi c tment , in the said. Coun t y of locking ha m, d id w1lawfu.lly receive a rd ent spi rits . against t he p eace and
dignity o ... the Commonwealth of Vi r ginia .
This i11d i ct me n t is fou.nd on t he t esti mony of C .w. Do v e , John
:Jo v e , Jo hn l!'w1k';"'a.nd D. W. Shif f lettr'witne sses sworn in Co. t1rt and s e nt
be fo r e th e grand jury to give eviden ce .
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�IN THE OIRCIUT CO URT OF ROCKINGHAH COUNT Y, YI RG IN I .A :
'ro the
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Hon . T. N. Haas , Judge of the Circl lit Cot1r:t fo r Xocki ngha.
Co unty:
I, :D. W. ·..,6. r man , Comm onwea lth's
ttorn ey :for the Cot1nt y
a for e s aid , r espe ct f lll ly re pr ese n t u.nt o your
onor:
Tbat on il"'ebr u.a r y 7th, 1924 , C. W. ::.; ov e , Sheri ff for
y Tur npike
~ ockin gham Collll ty, and other offic ers, d. id on the Valle
ginia , s eiz e
a short d.is tan ce north of the City of Harr isonb urg , Vi .r
bear ing a
a Ford touri ng car, mo del 19 24, eugin e numbe r 82170 13 ,
s .s. id ca r at
Virgi nia li cen s e t ag for t he year 1924 munbe r 10Dl3 2 ;
e Haws e and
t he ti me of s izure i n s ai d Count y bein g opera t e by 1,Ios
11 gallo n s
Charl e s Spell man, who had in s e. id car a t t hat ti.m e about
of wha t i , c omrnonly cal led moons hi n e liquo r.
Tha t w1d. er Sect ion 57 of t he Prohi bitio n .A. ct as amend ed
the sai d automobile is forf ei t ed to the Commo nw e a lth.
mn ed
Tha t your i nforms.nt pr a ys t hat s ai d autom obile be conde
that Mose
and. sold an d t he pr oc e ed s d ispos ed of ac .ordi ;1g to law ;
in int er es t
Hswse , Cha r le s Spe l l man , anl al l oth er p erson s conce rned
d not b e
b e cited to api) ear and show callSc why the prope rty shot1l
co ndemned and sold.
to enfor ce the f orf ei tur e.
St1b s cr i b ed and Bwor n to b efore
me thi s 11t h da y of Febrt1ary , l v~4 .
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F ORD TOUR lii G Cfu~
Engi n e numbe r 82 17013
( Mose Hawse a nd
Chas. sr~ l l me.n c ar)
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Co mmonw ealt h ' s Att orney.
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J!'orm No. B-168-A-6M.-S-6-23.
FORD CARS ONLY .
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Conditional Sale Agreement
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ROCKlNGt~ffilfflle>CO .• 1~ ·
first party, his or its successors, or assigns (hereinafter called "Seller"), and .....J£.r..eLH.a-'-'w
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(Buyer's Name)
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(Buyer's Street Address)
jn Barr i s onbn r g
Va (Buyer's Town ar{d State)
second party (hereinafter called "Buyer'')
WITNESSETH :-THAT the Seller in consideration of the payments, agreements and conditions contained herein
which on the part of the Buyer are to be made, done and performed, has this day delivered and agreed to sell and the
Buyer has this day agreed to buy from the seller, but upon the conditions hereinafter recited~ to the Buyer the following
Passenger or Commercial Car or Tractor (hereinafter called the "Car"):
MAKE
Type of lledJ
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Manufacturer's Serial or Mow No.
Model
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Hone Power Tou Capacity
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including service charges, for the gross sum oLF().U]i 1WNDH ... D-NINETY--.J-I.X&Ci 0 /JOO ~
s ($496 . 00
(Total Cost to Buyer)
The Buyer has this day paid to the Seller 0 .NE P) !NDB. t:.' D S I XTJ: b~1v11: &0 0 / J OO- ilf'.::.go11ars ($ l 65. 34
(Total Payment Made)
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and the Buyer agrees to pay to the Seller, or order. :EB.E.E_.....,......_....._._._..,__,.........._...._..._....._~~ ....Ga>ollars ($ 330 • 6 6
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balance payable in.......12..monthly installments of, _ 27. 5 6 ·-····· each to be evide
d by a promissory note (not as payment, but as evidence of the amounts to become , e hereunder) made by the B er to the order of the Seller, hearing
even date hereof, and maturing on the due date · of said respective installm ts. Any extensions or assignments ot
this Agreement or said note shall not waive any ondition herein contained1'1,i•
'l'itl.e to the Car and extra eqlllpment shall not p
by delivery to the Hu er · t shall r.e main vest.ed in and be the property
of the S eller or Assigns until the p urchase price h as en fully paid. Buyer
. to operate and control said .Car in conformity
with all Laws and Ordinances and to indemnify and s e harmless the Seller f
anJ and all loss, or damage to persons or prop,erty caused by said Car or by the use and operation th ,eof to which the Se
might possibly be subjected.
B uyer agrees and acknowledges that the within co ' ract covers all con. . tion.s an.d agreemen.ts 'betw.een the parties, that the
lo.ss, in.jury or destruction. of said Car shall not release id Buyer from B · men.t &s provided herein.. Buyer hereby ackn.owledgea
r,eceipt of and accepts the Car, having first examined au \t ested the sam, ' an.d found same in. sound and first class con.dition, 6.Ild
agrees to keep the Oar in.sured against loss by fire and tli\ft with ins . . e companies acceptabi.e to the Seller for not less than
the.amount owing, and until fully paid, payable to and to 'P{otect th
terest of the Seller, and the Seller may !Place, continue
and renew said insurance for the .Buyer a t the Buyer's expen . ·
Seller so elects.
Buyer ag rees to pay all taxes, license fees or charges aga'inst said Car and to keep ,same in good condition, an d that any equipmeJ!t, repairs or accessories placed upon said Car shall be at Buyer's expen_s.e and become a component part thereof and included
in the terms of this Agreement. B uyer further agrees not-.x> use or perllllt said Car to be used fo r passenger hire.
Buyer further agrees that he will not use or cause or permit to be used the Oar herein mentioned for the transportation of
liquor, wines or any other beverage, for personal or commercial use, prohibited by any Federal or State statute to be transported,
and it is hereby agreed that should the Car hereinbefore described be used for such purpose or any other unlawful purpose, it
shall be considered as· a default under the agreement, whether or not there sha11 be a d.e fault under any other terms or conditions thereof, which shall entitle the holder hereof to immediate and continued possession of I.he Car herein described.
Should the Buyer fail to keep and perform any or all h is agreements herein contained, a.nd to promptly pay at maturity any
and all sums hereunder, or if said Car is removed or attempt.ed to be removed from the State in which the .Buyer now resides, or
to be other wise di~posed of, or if Buyer shall lend, sell or encumber, or shall attempt to sell or encumber said Car or in case of
misu se or abuse thereof, or -whenever the Seller or hia assign shall deem the debt insecure, said Seller may without any demand
or notice take possession of said Car and equipment, rwher~ver found ana without process of law, and all righui of the
B_uyer hereunder shall cease &nd t erminate thereupon absolutely. Buyer doe& hereby expressly waive &Dy right of action against
the S eller growing out of the removal, repossession or retention of said Car or otherwise, and hereby consents that upon any
defau1t (or in the event that the Buyer, for any reason gives up or 10$688 possession of the Car), &ll unpaid ,balance of said purchase price and note representing the same shall forthwith become due &Dd payable.
Seller may, by suit or otherwise, enforce payment of said note, and no legal proceedings with respect thereto shall b~ deemed
any iwa iver of said r ight of Seller to take possession on default or breach as aforesaid. Upon the Seller so taking possession of
the Car, Seller may .sell the Car at public or private sale at any time thereafter without any notice to the ,Buyer, and said
S.eller may become the purchaser thereof, and if the proceeds thereof are insutlicient to pay all sums remaining unpaid hereunde,r and the expense caused by such repossession, remo~e.l, reparation, storage, lieD.S and sale, including a reasonable attorney's
fee, incurred in t aking :possession of said Car, or in or about th e i;ale thereof, or in collecting in any manner any sums which
may be due and owing hereunder, Buyer agrees to pay any deficiency 11c1 .d.amages for use of said property. 'l 'he waiver or indulgence of any default shall not operate as a waiver of subsequent defaults. 'l'ime i. o! the essence of this agreement.
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This agreement shall apply to and bind the heirs, executors, administrators and assi s of the Buyer, and
shall inure to the benefit of the Seller, Seller 's heirs, executors, administi-ators, succesiors and assigns.
This agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto, their agents or employees,
either verbal or written.
IN WITNESS WHER;EOF, the partiea ihereto have ~ their ihanda and affixed tb,eir seah.t to this Agreement the day and
year first above writt.en.
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(Owner, Officer or Firm Member)
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DEALER MUST SIGN ASSIGNMENTS ON REVERSE SIDE.
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�OTOR CO. Inc., BUYER'S STATEMENT
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TO _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ (DEALER) AND COMMERCIAL CREDIT COMPANY, BALTIMORE, MD::For the_~uryo~ of Securip.g cre~i} on. ~y(our~ obligation set o-~~\°n ~~\ rt;~er,se :Sl~e h.~~~of_given ~r statement herein for a
NEW_ ~.::i,.
(Passenger or .Commercml Oar or Tractor), deli1ery and ~e1pt oi which is hereby acknowledged, I (we)
make the folowing representatiollil:
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My present Bu.siness, Profession or Position is. ___.__Btlo he r
Name of Pr~t .Emplo er _P...!
T lh&ve been in present
A, ,.. CEi r v er
T have been so employed_ __ 9
years.
·Address _Har.:ri.s.o.n.b.u.r.g,....Jl a - - - - - - - -- -
sitio~_ _......,,,_ _ _ _ _ _ _Years, Age ..--2.9........·-·········-···- - - -
Will Ca.r be used for P a.sure, Business, or Passenger hire?
P 1 e a SU r e
._.:_.3_.._ _ ._My (our) combined salary and net income last year was over $.lO.Q.0....0.0--...... _ _ _ _
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Bank Account wit ._...N.at.i.o.n.al....13,..
a.....n....k_ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Address--H.a,.:r-~-i•&Oil burg ,--41-V~a.....--- - -Ha'IJe bo-ught on credit Name_. __f_~__:la .....
s~h_ _ _Name,_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _Nam
from or other b1Uinesa
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referencu:
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Statement of Items Covering Buyer's Obligation
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given for new Passenger orfa
Caro · Tract
Description, location ·and value of Real Estate or Personal Property owned in my (our ) name :
Description
Location
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Oash value,
Exti-a equipment--Jtemiz,,,__ _-+--
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Owing on -same, $....Jll5:ne. . . . . . _
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Description
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Approved lock, name-3i .m.p.J._a\.(p.'(_, 1 3
Freight and /War Tax_ _ _ _ _
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Cash value, $.......7..0..0.....0.D....... Owing on same, $...-l.f.o.ne ...............-
Cash Selling or Rental Price_.$ •iiF:=l' Q 0
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Buyer Sign Her£....-
Services, Insurance and Inter~L46•00
Total Cost of Buyer on Time_$_. ~
Cash Payments $::_J...6.5...ZL.-..
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This Assignment must be signed by Dealer
FOR VALUE 'RECEIVED, the Agreement ( on the reverse side hereof) and the note therein mentioned 'between the Buyer
mentioned hereiP, and the undersigned,and the property therein described, and all the right, title and interest therein of the undersigned are iherehy •sold, assigned and transferred to
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COM MERCI AL CREDIT COMPANY, BALTIMORE, MD., its suceessors or assigns.
Dated this--···-·..10................day oL.-.. -.:)-9-p-t.-r-..- ...-···-·• 192-3--_
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ROC.t.INGHAM
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ealth 1 a At tor ne y fo r l<.o cki ng
ham Uo un ty ha s
fil ed in the ..;l erk 's Of fic
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el 19 24 , en gin e nu mb er 82 17
01 3,1 92 4 Vi rgi nie lic en se
t& 6 • nl1Jbb•r 10 ~1 32 . ~he sa
id inf orm ati on ha vin g fo r
its ob jec t the co n, demns ? io'Jl end sa le of ~h
..... e au tom ob ile afo res aid es
fo r -f eft ed to the 0ommonwe .lt....\ al}d all eg es t-h it st
the tim e of se izu re, by th e
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of fio er ,th er e wa s
fda .n~ in sa id ca r abQU.t 11
ga llo ns of ard en t sp iri ts
co ntr ary to law .
Sa- ;id • r st the tim e of
se. izu re be ing op era ted by
Mose Hawse en d Ch arl es
sp·ell ma n.
'.ch ere for e
Mose Hawse , Ch arl es Sp ell ma
n and al l oth er pe rso ns con
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in in ter es t are no tif ied to
ap pe ar be fo re the Gir eu i~
Co urt of Ro cki ng ham
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;t. l, -d.sy of
19 24 ,be ing the
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'.I/arm 19 24 ,to show ce ue e,1 f
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why the pra ye r of the sa id
in orm sti on fo r the co nd em
na tio n em sa l.e of
sai d au tom ob ile sho uld no
t be gra nte d and ss:xl pr op
ert y so ld in acc ord an ce
wi th ·th e sta tu te law of Vi
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W-it ne se, cJ • .l!.• Ble ok bu .rn , 0le rk
of the (;i rcu i t Cio ur t Qf it
oc kingh am vo un ty
at the 0o ur t Ho use t l1e reo
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The answer of Fred Hawse to the informa tion pending in
tre Circuit Court ofRocki ng ha:n County, int he abooe style, respectfu lly re presents 1hat re is the owrer of the Ford automob ile
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1924 model, No. 8217013 , referred to ins aid infer nation (subject
to a reserva tion of tbe tit le t o secure a portion of his purchase
money 1here:f'a r), and that he was ignoran t of the use of said
automob i le by Mose Hawse and Charles Spellman for the transpor tation of ard.ent spiri.t s therein , as alleged in said informa tion,
and that he nei
t re r oo m ented.
to n or connived at such use of
said automob ile; and be therefo re, denies t h at said automob ile
is liable to forfeitu re as ins aid inf armation prayed.
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Info rmat ion in Commonweal th vs. One Ford Tour ing
Car,
Engi ne No. 8,21 7,01 3.
The answ er of the Com merc ial Cred it Company, a corp
oration orga nize d a nd doin g busi ness unde r the laws
of the Stat e of
Maryl and, to info rmat ion file d in the Circ uit Cour
t of Rock ingham
Coun ty, Virg inia , by D. W. Earman, Commonwe alth
's Atto rney for
said Coun ty, for the pm•pos e of ha vi:ng the Cour
t and +ag e one
Ford Tour ing car, engi ne no. 8,21 7,01 3, forf eite
d to the Commonweal th of Virg inia for viol at ion of Chap ter 388
of t he Acts of
Asse mbly, 1918 , as amen ded.
Thi s resp onde nt rese rvi ng to itse lf the ben efit
of all
ex cept ions to the said i nf orma tion for answ er ther
eto or to such
part s ther eof as it i s advi sed it is mate rial fo
r it to answ er,
answ ering says :
That re sp onde nt is doin g a gene ra l bank ing busi ness
in the
Ci ty of Balt imore, Mary l and, a nd has for some time
been buyi ng the
note s from the Rock in gh am 111o tor Comp any, Inco rpor
ated , a corp ora tion
or gani z e d and doin g busi ness i n the Stat e of Vir
gi n i a , cove ring the
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defe rred purc hase pri c e of~ auto mob iles.
That i n Sep temb er, 1923 , the said Rock i ngham Mot
or Comp any
sold the car afor esai d to Fred Hawse for the sum
of Four Hund red
· Nine ty Six Doll ars ( $496 .oo) , the said Hawse payi
ng the sum of One
Hund red Sixt y Five Doll ars and Thir ty Four Cent
s ( $ 165 .34) cash on
s a id car, and exe cu ti ng h i s note of date Septe mbe
r 10, 19 23 , to
t he said ~ock i ngharn Motor Company, Inco rpor ated ,
in the sum of
Tbre e Hundr ed Thir ty Doll ars and Sixt y Six Cent
s ( $ 330. 66), paya ble
in t welv e { 12) mon thly inst alme nts of 1'wen
ty Seve n Doll ars and Fift y
Six Cent s ( $ 27.5 6) each , the firs t to beco me due
one month afte r
date , and the bala nce of the inst alments to be pa
id on even date
of each ensu i ng mont h ther eaft er unti l pa id, at
the offi ce of
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respondent in Baltimore, Mary la.nd, with interest from"~' which said
note was duly transferred and assigned to respondent for value, without recourse, a few days a fter its execution.
That the said Hawse paid to the s a id Commercial Credit
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Company the instalments that matured on said note in October, November, December, 1923, and January, 1924; that there is still due and
unpaid to respondent the February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, and September i ns talments, each in t he sum of Twen ty Seven
Dollars and F ifty Six Cents ( $ 27.56), as aforesaid, plus 15% attorneys
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fees; that cotemporaneously with the execution of the note aforesaid
there was a conditional sale a greement execu ted between t he Rockingham Motor Company as seller, and Fr ed Hawse as buyer, of said car,
in wh ich said a greement the title to t he aforesaid car was retained
in the seller until the entire purchase price was paid.
This con-
ditional sale agreeme nt was duly dock eted in the Clerk 's Office of
Rockin gham County, Virgi n i a , on Septembe r 14, 1923, i n Conditional
Sales Book No. 6, page 18; that at the time of the execution of said
a greement t he said H~wse was a resident of the Coutlty of Rockingham,
Virginia;
That respo ndent knew absolutel;? nothing of the ardent
spirits being in the car, or in the possession of Hawse, or that
said Hawse contemplated transporting i n said car any ardent spirits,
nor did res pondent even have any reason to suspect that the said
Hawse was conveying or expecting to convey liquor in said car.
That your respondent d.e.nies t he ri ght of the Commonwealth
to forfeit said car for violation of the law upon the part of sa id
Hawse, as it was i gnorant of the ille gal use to which the same was
put, and t hat said illegal use was without its connivance or consent , expre s sed or implied, and has, prior to the commission of such
offense aforesaid, duly recorded in the clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of RockinR:ham County, }-~ which county debtor resides, a
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The conditional s ale a greement and note herein described
are herewith filed and made a part hereof.
And having fully answered, res pondent prays that the said
information be dismissed;
That the said car may be ret urn ed to respondent free and
acquit of all liability to the State of Virginia; and that your
respo ndent may have such further, ot her and gener a l relief in the
premises as t he nature of h i s case may require; and further that
respondent be dismissed with its reasonable costs in this behalf
expended;
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STATE OF lvlA,.1i.YLA.ND,
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These are therefore, in the name of th e Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend and
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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. Moses Hawse and Charles Spellman
Description
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
Ford Touring Car
Valley Turnpike
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>)
Identifier
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RcPr-box4-016
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Hawse
Spellman