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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
COUNl'Y OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in
and for t he bo dy of the county of Rockingham, and now attending said Court at its October term, 1930, upon their oaths
present that O. W. Wiseman, within one year next prior to the
finding of this indiot rnent, in said county, did unlawfully
have in his possession two gallons of (what is commonly called
home brew) ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
This indictment is found on the testimony of G.
A. Lawson, J. L. Dirting, and
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E. Thurber, witnesses sworn
in Court and sent befor e the grand jury to give evidence.
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O. W. Wiseman
Misdemeanor
October term, 1930
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(c) Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully kept, held, stored, concealed, used, sold, and unlawfully transported in cer tain baggage or a certain vehicle, to-wit: a certain
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Here g ive n ame, o r describe a s in [a ] above
And there being reasonable cause for such belief:
THESE ARE, THEREFORE, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you,
wit h all necessary and proper speed and assistance, to search the house, pl~ce, baggage, boat or vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possesd or used in violation of law, and bring the same and the person or persons, in whose possession they are found,
and also any person resisting, impeding, obstructing, or in any manner hindering or delaying you in the execution
of this warrant before me, or some other officer having jurisdiction of the case, to be disposed of and dealt wit h
according to law; and make return of this warrant showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular
statement and sufficient description of the things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found, if
any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of this warrant and ·
the return thereof, as required by law.
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�DIRECTIONS
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If only Ardent Spirits and containers be seized,
th~ Magistrate shall fix a time not less than 10
no:r more than 30 days from the date of return,
for the ' hearing of said return. If no claimant
appear, the Ardent Spirfts and articles are to be
forfeited to Commonwealth : · Any person claiming any of same mu st file a written claioi stating
particularly the cha racter and extent of his inte rest therein, whereupon the Magistrate shall
certify the warrant, written claim and articles
claimed, to the Circuit or Corporation Court, as
the case may be, for de te rmination, and declare
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th e unclaimed articles forfeit ed.
2. If still, still cap, worm, tubs, heater. fermenters,
or any appliance connected with a still and used,
or mash or other s ub stance capable of being used, in the m a nufacture of Ardent Spirits, be
seized, the m ash (after taking a sa mple ) shall be
d estroyed, and th e fac ts and artic1es seized repo rte d to the P rohibition Commissioner and
(A copy of this
Co mmonwealth'.s Attorney.
warra nt and proper return will be a sufficient
notice and report.) Ardent Spirits and containe rs disposed of as in No. 1 above.
WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT
SPIRITS, ETC.
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Spirits and other things therein found (and arresting th e above n amed p er son found in possession
th e reof) a nd by posting a tru e copy of this warrant
and th e re turn he reon on the ____________________ _
Here say place, house. room, boat.
auto or Bagg age, or a s case may be
Thi s matter se t fo r hearing on the ________ day
of ______· ---------------, 192 ____ ,
No claim of o wne rship or interest in any of. the
said things seized having b een filed herein in compli a nce with the law , the same are hereby .adjudged
and declare d confiscated and forfeited to the Commo nwealth.
Given under my h a nd this ________________ day
as front door of h ouse, do~r of room or premises
D escription of Arden,t Spirits and other things
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Written claim of ownership or interest having
been filed to c ertain of the said things herein seize d, this warrant, the said claim and the things in
th e claim particularly d escribed, are hereby certifi e d to the ________________ Court of this _________ _
3. If Ardent Spirits a re b eing transported in an automobile, boat, wago n, buggy, or other vehicle,
the Arde nt Spirits and containers shall be preserve d a nd the vehicle shall be delivered to the
Sergeant of the City, the facts reported to the
P r ohibition Commissioner and Commonwealth's
Attorney and Ardent Spirits and c ontainers disp osed of as provided in N o. 1 above. (A copy of
this warrant and proper return will be a sufficient report.)
for dete rmination, and the said things unclaimed
are h ereby adjudged and decl ared confiscated
a nd forfeited to the Commonweal th.
Given under my h a nd thi.s _______________ day
of -------- ----------------, 192 ____ .
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4. A copy of this warrant anq the return thereon
must be posted at the front door of the house, or
on the door of the room, or on the premises at
the place the Ardent Spirits may be found.
Given under my hand this ----~------- day of
See Sections. 21 1-2, 22, 23, 23 1-2, 57 and 57 1-2,
Acts of Assembly, 1918, Page 578.
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NOTE. -Unless warrant issued for Ardent Spirits
b eing transported in vehicle, boat or baggage, it is
to be returned to the jurisdiction from which issue d. If is.sued for Ardent Spirits so transported, it
c a n be executed in a ny part of the State, and returned to any justice in any c ounty or city through
which they l;).re carried.
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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
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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. O.W. Wiseman
Description
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
posession of ardent spirits
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1930
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RcPr-box9-011
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Wiseman