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to t he Cumn1onwcalth and allages
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of'r'iccl'. there was f'ounct in ,·aicl car
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the pl'aye r of th e said inf'orn1ati on ;
fo,r the co nd em na ti o n and sa l e• of t h e
said a 11 ton 1ohi l e sho 11Jd not be grant
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KNOW ALL :MEN BY ~ E PRESENTS That we, Chas. H. Knicely
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unto the Commonweal.th of Virginia in the just and full sum of
SIX HUNDRED ($600.00) OOLLARS, to be paid to the Commcnweal.th
of Virginia, to which payment we bind ou~selves and our heirs,
executors and administrators, 3 ointly and severally, and we
hereby waive the bene·fit of our Hom st:ead Exemption as to this
obligation.
Sealed with our seals and dated this 18th day of June
1923.
The condition of the above obligation is s.uoh t .hat whereas
the Commonweal.th of Virginia has insti tut.ed or is about to institute forfeiture proceedings against One Ford Touring Car, Engine
No. 608050T, for the pu11>ose of forfeiting the same under Sectio-n
5lf of the Pro hi bi tion Act of the State of' Virginia, and whereas
the said Chas. H. Knioely claims to be the owner of said oar and
denies the right of the said Commonweal th to forfeit the said car
for said violation, and desires to contest its seizure and forfeiture for such aJ.le.ged violation on the part of Weldon
and whereas
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L. Dillard, Sheriff of Rockingham County, has said
oar in his possession for the purposes aforesaid, and whereas the
said Chas. H. Knicely desires that the possession of said oar be
restored unto him until the right of the Commonweal.th to forfeit
the same has been determined by the- Court, and whereas the said
car is reasonably worth the sum o,f THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS C$zoo.oo),
and whereas by virtue of Section 6'1 of .the Prohibition Act of Virginia
it is necessary in order to have said car resto1red to th&
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to execu te bond in double tbe value of such car, hath tende red
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purpo se of having said ear forthc oming and to compl y with any
order the Circu it Court of Roakingham County mq enter touoh ing
the dispo sition of said c.ar, and to pay al.l costs and fees inciden t to such seizu re.
Now, the ref ore, if the said Chas. H. Kn.1.o.el.y shall have
the said Tourin g Car, No. 608050'1, fortho oming in order to oompl.y with any order of the said Court mq enter touahi ng the·
dispo sition of said oar am shall pay all costs and fees incide nt
to suah seizu re of said c.-ar then the above oblig ation is to be
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or iuou1 d conv oy l i nor in "'espo nd8':llt ' s said oar;
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said son, who had no inte rest ther ein, and f or a. viol ation
and of whic h
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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
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Prohibition--History
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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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Commonwealth v. Weldon Kniceley
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
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Indictment
Ford Touring Car
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1923
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COMMONW EALTH OF VIRGINI A,
COUNTY OF ROCKIN HAM, to-wit:
In the Circui t Court of said County :
The jurors of the Commonwealth of Virgin ia, in
and for the body of ~he county of Rockingham, and now attending said Court a\ its OcJobe r term, 1930, upon their
oaths presen t that Welfrey H. Morris , who was hereto fore,
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to-wit , on the 25th day of Octobe r, 1927, convic ted in the
Circui t Court of Rockin g ham County of viol ating the Prohib ition laws of the Commonwealth of Virgin ia, and who then and
there was sen tenced to serve for a period of one year in the
p eniten tiary, did, on August 27, 1930, unlawf ully have in
his posses sion aoout twenty -four bottle s of home brew and
five gallon s of malt, agains t the peace and dignity of the
Commonwea lth of Virgin ia.
This indictm ent is found on the testimo ny of W. E.
Luc a s and G. A. Lawson , witnes ses sworn i n Court and sent before the gra nd jury to give eviden ce.
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Welfrey H. Morris
Misdeme anor
Octobe r term, 1930
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of the said county of Rockingham, and severally and respectively acknowledged themselves to be in-
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good and lawful money of the United States, and the said _______ ______________________________ _
in the sum of_ ________________________________________ Dolla-r s of like good and lawful money, to be
respectively made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, and they
severally waived the benefit of their Homestead JDxomption as to this obligation, and also waived any
claim or right to discharge any liability to the Commonwealth arising under this r ecognizance with
Ji,,m the bonds-9f this State, to the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia if the said
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·T he condition o_f the above recognizance is such that if the above bound _____________________ _
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Com t of Rockm 0 ham on the __ L ~ e - - - - - _______________ __ _____ ____ _______ Term next
thereof, being the __
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��Commonwealth of Virginia-City, County o~
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has this day made complaint and information on oath before m€
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Give name, if name unknown . say, "Whose n ame is to the informant unknow "
(b) A still, still cap, worm, tub , fermenters and other appliances connected with such still and used, and mash and
other substances, capable of being used, in the manufacture of Ardent Spirits, are unlawfully in the possession of, and unlawfully used by one --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Give name, if name unknown, say •' \Vhose name is to the inform ant unknown'
in a certain ............................... ...................... · ............................................................................................................................................. ...................................... ..
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Here d escribe place as in (a) above
(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
H ere desc ribe vehicle, auto. wagon. carriage, buggy, boat, baggage or what not
by one _____ _______________________________________________________________.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------··-·
Here give name, or describe as 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,
with all necessary and proper speed and assistance, to search the house, place, 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 with
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.
Given under my hand and seal
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If •only Ardent Spirits and containers be seized,
th e Magistrate shall fix a time not less . than 10
nor more th an 30 d ays from .' th e date of return,
for the hearing of said return. -If n o claimant'
appear, th e· Ardent Spirits arid articies are to be
forfeited to Commonwealth. Any person claiming any of same must file a written claim stating
particularly the character and extent of his inte rest therein , whereupon th e Magistrate shall
certify the warrant, written .claim and articles
claimed, to th e Circuit or Corporation Court, as
the case may be, for determination, and declare
th e unclaimed a rticles forfeited.
2. If still, still cap, worm, tubs, heater. fermenters,
or any appliance connected with a still and used,
or mash or other su b stance capable of being used, in the manufacture of Ardent Spirits, b ~
seized, the mash (after taking a sample) shall fie
destroyed, and th e fac t s and artic'.les ·seized reported to the Prohibition Commissioner and
(A copy of this
Commonwealth's Attorney.
warrant and proper return will be a sufficient
notice and r epor t.) Ardent Spirits and containers disposed of as in No. 1 above.
The following named officers and persons assisted me in the exec.ution of this warrant:
WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT
SPIRITS, ETC.
DIRECTIONS
this _____
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Other than above stated the following are witnesses:
_, by searching the
within s ta~ -------------------- --------- ·- -----H ere state house. room , plcce
and by seizing the following described Ardent
Spirits and other things th ei:ein found (and arresting th e above named person found in possession
thereof) and by posting a true copy of this warrant
and th e return here on on the __________________ ' _
Here say place, house. room, boat,
auto or Baggage. or as case may be
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-- r-----~------------as front door of house, door of room or premises
This matter set for h earing on the ________ day
of --------------------- -, 192 ____ .
No claim of ownership or interest in any pf. the
said things seized having bee:n filed herein in compliance with the law, the same are hereby adjudged
and declared confiscated and forfeited to the Comm onwealth .
Given under my hand this ________________ day
of------------------ ----, 192 ____ _
Title of Magistrate
Written claim of ownership or interest having
been filed to c ertain of the said things herein seized, this warrant, the said claim a.n d the things in
the claim particularly described, are hereby certifi ed t o the ________________ Court of this _________ _
f<2r determination, and the said things unclaimed
a~·- h ereby adjudged a nd d eclare d confiscated
and forfeited to the Commonwea1th.
Given under my hand this _______________ day
3. If Ardent Spirits a re being transported in an automobile, boat, wagon, buggy, or other vehicle,
the Ardent Spirits and containers shall be preserved and th e vehicle shall be delivered t o the
Sergeant of the City, the facts reported to the
Pro hibition Commissioner and Commonwealth's
Attorney and Ardent Spirits and containers dis-'
posed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of
this warrant and proper return will be a sufficient report. )
4. A copy of this warrant and, 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.
See Sections 21 1-2, 22, 23, 23 1-2, 57 and 57 1-2,
Acts of Assembly, 1918, Page 578.
of ------------------- -, 192 ____ .
Title of Magistrate
Given under my hand this ------------ day of
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NOTE. -Unless warrant issued for Ardent Spirits
being t!ansported in vehicle, boat or baggage, it is
t o be returned to the jurisdiction from which issued. If is.sued for Ardent Spirits so transported, it
can b e e-x ecuted in any part of the State, and returned to any justice in any oounty or city through
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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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Commonwealth v. Welfrey H. Morris
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
posession-24 bottles home brew and 5 gallons malt
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1930
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RcPr-box8-066
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Morris
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CO v1M01!WEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF ROC KINGHAM , to-wi t:
I n the Cir cuit Court of said County :
The jurors of the Commonwealth of Virgin ia, i n and
fo r the body of said county and now attend ing said Court
at its Octob er term, 1925, upon their oaths do presen t
that Welfrey 1,1orris , wh o was hereto f~re, on the 19th day
'of ·-Dec ember, 1924, c·onvicte d of drivin g an automobile while
·und,er the i n fluenc e of intoxi cants in the Circu it Cour t of
Rockin gham Count y, Virgi nia, and who then and there was
sent en ced to pay a fine o f one hundre d dollar s and to serve
f or a period of one month in jail, did,
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11th day of Octob er , 1 925 , in the said county of Rockingham ,
i n El kt on, uulaw fully and feloni ously drive an autom obile
wh i le under the influe nce of intox icants , agai ns t the pe ace
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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
The topic of the resource
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
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<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>
Is Referenced By
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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. Welfrey Morris
Description
An account of the resource
Felony; Indictment
Subject
The topic of the resource
Felony
Indictment
Driving under the influence. Sentenced to the road force. Example of forced morals?Mention of not displaying "good behavior".
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
1925
Rights
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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>)
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RcPr-box5-018
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Morris
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https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fddecaef29ff5457af0edc5993d6e279.pdf
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF ROCKI NGHAM, to:--wi:t:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
Th e gr and jurors in and f or t he body of said county of
Rockingham and now a ttending said Court at its October term, 1927,
upon t he ir oaths do present that Welfrey Morris, who was heretof ore on the 1st day of January, 1924, convicted of violating the
Prohibition laws of t h e Commonwealth of Virgi nia, i n the Mayor's
Court of Sh enandoah, Virg inia, a nd who.t hen a nd there wa s sentenced
, to pay a fi ne of one hundred dollars and serve f or a period of
t hirty days in jail, did, within one year next prior to t he f .inding of t h is i ndictment, in the said county of Rockingham, unlawfµlly a nd feloniously manufaeture, sell, offer, keep, store and
expose f or s ale, give away , transport, di sp ense , solicit, adve rt i se
a nd receive , orders f or ardent spirits, against t he peace and dignity
of t he Commonwealth of Virgi nia.
The ju rors afore s aid upon their oath s afore 0a id do furt her
pre s ent t hat Welfrey Morris, who wa s heretofore on t he 1st day of
January, 1924, co nvicte d of vi ol a ti ng the Prohibition laws of the
Commonwealth of Virgi n i a , in the Mayor' s Court of Shenandoah, Virginia, and wh o t h en and t here wa s sentenced t o p ay a fine of one
hundred dolla r s and serve f or a pe riod of t h irty days in jail, did,
within one year next prior to the finding of this indict ment, in
t he said county of Rockingham, unlawfully and feloniously have in
his possess ion ardent spi rit~, a gai ns t t h e peac e and di gni ty of t he
Commonwealth of Virginia.
The jurors af oresaid upon their oaths aforesaid do f urther
present t h at Welfrey Morris, who was heretofore on the 1st day of
January, 1924, convicted of viola ti ng t he Prohibition laws of t he
Commonweal t h of Virginia , in t he M:ayor's Court of Shenandoah, Virgini a , and who t hen and t here was sent enced to pay a fine of ona
hundred dollars a nd serve f or a pe riod of t h irty days in jail,
��did, within one year next prior to the finding of t his indictment,
in the said county of Rockingham, unlawfully and feloniously receive
ardent spirits, agai nst t he peace and di gnity of the Commonwealth
of Virgi nia.
This indictment is found on the testimony of George Lawson
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
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
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
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
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<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>
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Commonwealth v. Welfrey Morris
Description
An account of the resource
Felony; Guilty
Subject
The topic of the resource
Felony
guilty
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1927
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
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-box6-042
Format
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PDF
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
JMU Libraries
Morris
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https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_010_317-commonwealth-v-welty-minnick.pdf
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charge, I find the accused guilty of the
larceny of $30 from the County of
Rockingham and hereby assess a fine
of $10 and the costs of $29.40 against
him and further sentence him to serve
a term of eight (8) months at hard
labor on the State Convict Road Force.
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On motion of defendants counsel,
an appeal is hereby granted to the
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from my decission
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of $500, has been executed by defendant
in connection with said appeal with
S. F. Minnick as his surety; the said
bond b~ing herewith appended.
Given under m1 hand this
of January, 1929.
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��In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginiat2u..e,,~
To the Sheriff o~ham
YoU, are hereby commanded
to appear
to SU,m,nwn
before the JU,dje of the CircU,it Court of, IJ,;oclcintham, County,
HoU,se thereof~ at l0o'cloclc, a. m,., on the ....../$..._~day
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��In the CircuitCourtof RockinghamCounty,
. ..iltis day presented in Court an account against tlze Court
of Rocking/tam for tlze sum of$
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wlticlz being sworn to, was examined and approved by tlze Court, and ordered to be certiji,ed to tlze Treasurer of
tlzis county for payment.
Fonn r92-Berlt11.
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In the Supreme Court of Appeals, held at the Court House of Wythe County,
in the Town of Wytheville, on WEDNESDAY
the 5th
day of
The petition
deas
by the
192 9 :
of Welty Minnick
to a. judgment
rendered
JUNE
on the
of the
14th
for
circuit
court
day of March,
Commonwealth of Virginia
was found guilty
of larceny
jail
and pay a fine
ered
and a transcript
and inspected,
the
plainly
doth
right,
error
said
being
reject
in a prosecution
effect
to serve
having
of the
petition
County,
Welty Minnick
of opinion
said
the
circuit
1929,
dollars,
and superse-
of Rockingham
against
of the record
court
of error
and sentenced
of fifty
and supersedeas,
ment of the
a writ
six
therein
whereby
he
months
in
been maturely
judgment
that
an:i
of which is
said
refuse
consid-
aforesaid
judgment
said
to affirm
writ
the
seen
is
of
judg-
court.
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4. Friday.
e t11te to the Jury Ito• it happened
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I woe lonvi115 home on Friday
down through
tbe colored
and r heard
gr~veyo..rd,
Swl tzer
will
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~•k you if
I ehould
say Y•••
mo 1r they ~as killed
J.!r, llinnick
tor thee.
told
they were killod
in
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gave it
gave me ~30,00
to !Lr. Minniolt.
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Rockine,bem Count:,,"
and JVr. S"1t:tor
I taJcen the money b&ck hoce .lnd
that
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them?"
lbey were.
because
.
in !'.Oo>.1n;;bam
Coc111ty, ana I eaid Yes, beoauae
me that
rtokon;
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them down and eall
wi 11 you talce
and I was go ins
morning,
.n.d Jlr. ~im:.iok ~old ce to vo ove~ there.
eome hides;
those
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you before
you brou.o;hL ·them down how o,uch he
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mo 1fbat be woe going
tola
them or nothing.
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telling
the Clerk
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a11y 01ore down horu
overr\lled;
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where
h1m t.oey were killed
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out.
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18 the case,
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you strike
them?
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ObJeotion
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l move that
"LOYou.r Rooor's.
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I tlBk tha.t sll
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out.
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question.
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except
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to the
be understood,
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thirty-
t.>iem co.vc end sell
you to brine
them?
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i'he Cour::
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l,'.r, Fawley
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those
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questtona
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tho
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aaked b, the Court
w1 th ra!er~n{t.
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tll~t
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the Friday?
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.uid your father,
Mr. Stunrt
time tha~ IU.nn1e~ bad given
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Stuart
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by Mr. Hammer; overruled;
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ruled;
to "11 o! those ,•eetions;
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exception.
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l{.r.
office?
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you ri~ht
out here in tro~t
Y•• sir.
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they come ln f i rat.
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out there •boat
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within
a month
five
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or six weeks,
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any ~idea
"o air,
ocous1on, say
tor !eley
!'1nn1c:l:1
to tb,t.
- yo,J. know Ro'if&..rdRiggs,
ao you
Q.
Howard Utggs.
.I.
Yoe sir.
Q
He bas boen oom1.ng to ~ee o~e of you.r aistd~•,
he?
•
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Di4 ~e &ad Lurty
not?
too,
h~sn't
yaa e1r.
or not?
A
of nia
Once in a while.
linnick
co-e up to you
~o~e !req~ently,
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Did you eeo Welty Minniok give him any hides
to eell?
hy llll-. HQr.\mer,
ObJectton
J>1do' t see ae.y.
~1taesa
Jtr.
dia~ieeed.
Lone, £.Do'ther ..-1 t.aess 1-n".rod.u~ad oc 'tho s&.me
Stuut
behalr,
being t1rst
duly aworo,
ie$t1f1e4.
- Exll.lll1n&4 by I.Ir. Eerau1n. -
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You are
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Row old are
Stuart
Lon;,?
yo11?
Yeo sir.
A
I will
.I.
tl:is
be tor't;-f1vu
co=1~ .:.n,,"'18~,
the 22d.
7/here did you 11 ve on Jnnu.1u·y 4 of this
Up on K•lly
A
1h l'.r. Jonn Gr•y r"ul •e hollae.
Street,
That ts up on top or the hill
It is
lo.
the
la1t
year?
there?
Uttle
~~
b:1"8alo•
en top cf the
h1l.l.
'!'hat le aoc:e 11 tile
di a to.nee tt-or, l!orth !lain
I suppoee it is e quarter
tt
Do you know '.'lelty L'1=1ek?
q
How lo,,.. have
hi~,
Street?
or a ~1le,
anyhow.
;,. Yes air.
you lmo•n him?
"'
l'la' l,
I don• t know. To !mo-.
I have been kno"1ng him Cor about a ya,u-.
Q
Rad he been oomine; up to you.r t.ouee to aee :,our daoghter?
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~o-au:d
Q
On some occae1one
Q
l)id you sell
ii1;,;gs h"d been co::i1U£ up there slso?
they
C6.!l!O
cuzy, o.r try
togetnor?
to sell
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A Yea.
Yes sir.
any, "easel
pelts
for Welty
Minnie~, e.nd 1f ao, when?
lo[r.
R,u::oor:
?he Cow,t;
~r.
I obJec:.
Overruled.
H8"'lller: gxception.
~n• Court:
I have tne obJec<ton
quectiona.
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of tnese
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A.
down thirty
on Saturday.
!lo you remember what day that was?
Just
A
abo11t, 1 t mw,t have been erc11nd close
'Do yOlt know whother
you.r eon Elllery broueht
to di nner-t1me.
any do,rn?
Yes e1r.
Q
Row lon& before?
A
Tthat ,res on Thursday or Friday he brousht
we brou.ghL the othors
on Saturday
them down, and
down.
A Yes sir.
Q
You two had etrty-one?
Q
Yo11don't
a
!lo etr.
Q
Row did you happen to get
these h1!es?
•
We wa~ all
and I~ was bad wenther,
know whether yolt had thirty
sic~ up there,
boy come up home, ond I said eooething
had any I would eell
I brought
them.
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Bo~ m~ch were yoa
J.
I suppose
Q
That
.11.
)Vall, o~ oouree
g1Yen it
'1&8
eell
up a b11noh or hides,
he would h!<Ve given
the:n~
me <}5.00.
what you !1gu.red on eelling
1
0011ldn
1
t
them for?
make no charge.
a:e would have
to me.
Q
\\'er& Lbe;y ·•T"pped. up?
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Did he hkve ~ny more than the &1xty-one1
A
No, I didn't
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D10 ne tell
A
Eo,
i
Did he tell
A They were in u newspaper.
see any more.
you where
he b~d got~en
I suppoeea he bad broaght
you to tell
them?
Lhem trom h18
the Clerk
that
~01:1$.
he had gotten
them
tram around Yaylend?
ObJection;
::
&nd
them,
tor
to ~-t
and the
to hlm one day, ! aaia 1! he
t.nd he brought
thom down but didn'i
or thtrty-one?
l)id he tell
o•erruled;
point saved-
yo!.l, or ~ot, wbera he had gotten
the things?
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A
time he haa ~oved some lumber,
help
them a.own thore,
and hto rather
~nd brother•
4Jl4 he bad been k1111ng theo since
~tm.
and in the su=or-
harveet.
Q
Who broue;ht iou. 401m to the Clorlc •• Office?
A
now~rd Higgs.
Q
Howµd 1!1ggs eomea to vtsit
Q
111:tero~14 yoa Md your eon get ou.t ot the ca:r?
A
In front
tb~n be
OOOIO
Q
You. saw 11:r. Fawley bo!oro
Q
And then yo11 didn • t get yo11r rione;y?
A
l
Q
l'lhst did yoa co~• 4o•n here
of Fletcher's
you.r duUghter?
plaoe of busineee.
1n, and be got to talking
try to eell
didn't
would
A Yes.
r come in,
Sl>d
~o Yr. Fawley there.
you saw u,e
Clerk?
A
Yee.
them.
for?
\'!hat wore you sent
down
here for?
A
I brought the hides down, I thou.;llt
bunch of
had all
\l5
beon siok.
I could sell
them. A
Dr. Canter bud been up there
to
aee some of us.
The CouJ't:
llle hides ,or oolleot the boo.ntyf
the bides,
Did you br1r.e thoae thi1>ee down bore to sell/or
collect
the
Do
l brouaJl t tl\elll
yo!l .,e,u,:
aeil
dO>IOto e•ll
the ~rt.
In other wo-rd8, you wer·e goine
hides,
to oa.t t.ae snouts
and take them bock to ~illl11Ck, hDd Mt a dollar
otf
the
!or each
scalp•
A Ye• sir,
Q
Now then, !lad ".'clty ltiMiol< sl\id ~n:r<t.iae to you betor-e this
about
aeU1ff6 the weasel eoalpa
,.
3e!ore
Q
Yes.
Q
Vlell, we
h• broueht
ell
I brought
WhS
them up.
been sic~,
up I didi: • t see
it
cg up there
on them?
one 4ay about the hide•
told him I woUld aell
he WO!lld br1ng the~ up.
thee;
bounties
theu, domiY
talti
r
and collect1og
that
is
tne bunch
ttl[
a bunch tor
'!'he fi~st
before
them, wo bad
bn~ob te brou;;:bt
boy bro~h t.
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No, I seen ht~ have a bu-noh up there
t.beee the only weasel pelts
th~t you s6w hi= h6Vt?
that
Koward l!igga
hao. sold.
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Ro• lens wee t!uit before
~
Oh, I don't
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You were to sell
know, a couple weeks,
E""""er:
ObJect1oo.
!.!r.
Eal-man:
I •111 withdra,r
on th1e partioular
sixty-one
anywoy.
that bwteb tor him, weren't
!lr.
~
the
oooaa1on,
F.1558 wd telty
did P.o••rc
gether
on that ds.y 1 or not?
9/eU, llr.
in front
Earman,
of ~he house,
you?
question.
when ;ou and your eon had
t.bat you broUllht down to tho ClerL'S
pelts,
.l
this~
Ottioe,
,1xty-one
l.'.inAiek co=• to your house to-
I een• t tell
you that.
'lhe co.r wns sett1fl6
and ~el<y was in <he house.
llhen ~elty
OOM tl-.rouen t.be roo;:, ldtere we was a~ be said aomethin& about taking
it's
the hides.
rt was t-ainine,
The doctor
wet.
in the cat", eating
1/l'.
said I shouldn't
his
:ls.N>an:
and l said,
dinner.
go out,•
'l'!ili:e the wltnesa.
!.:.r.
You know t!Ui.t 1:tnniok ie
XO.
Have you ever been u.t hie homo?
.l
I com& past
XQ
l>1d 7011
XQ
You hr.d been sick,
" tr¥PJJ•r
a.s 4olffl.
Remiter.
and a hunter?
A
Yes sir.
<het-e one ttme.
ever sea =.y !t14es
and this
Howard Riggs was
....n.di:le brougnt
XQ
your tamily,
"I can• t go, because
the-re?
J.
?lo.
YO"-h~d had a greet
boy in the kindness
deal
of e1eknees
of his heart
l.n
)ust
s1m~ly
Yo11bud t,,o girls
there,
gave you tS,00?
wh&t to wae go1n,; to do.
.1.
?hnt •as
XQ.
Ro wae a sweetheru-t
of your girl?
alld l!ownrd went wi tll the other
Tna Court:
.!Ir.
!!a=e~:
girl,
didn •t he?
Throu,;11 ~1th the witness?
Yoast~.
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behal!,
beiaa
first
another
•worn,
duly
- Examined by llr.
witness
'Earman.
prlaod
ao far I think
introduced
o-r bie r1ghta,
crimin&te
tEom tbe teadeoey ot the
thie witness
ought to 'be ap-
tho",i•h I am 110;:, representloe
The Court to the witness:
You are
ha.
you need
udviaed that
propou.tt.:.ed to yon tbo.t wo:i1d uao
•'17 ttue•tlon
not an.per
on the satll8
t•~t1tted.
~r. H61t£11er. Your Honor, »leaee.
evidence
intTodu.eed
to 1n-
you.
Y••sir.
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You are lo!r. Bo"ard
Q.
Where do you live?
.A. Dovn .near Linville.
O.
!low old sre
.l
Q.
Do :,ou know Welty l,!1Jll11ckt
you?
Htus?
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T'i'enty-ibreo.
A.
Yea air.
at
that
-.hare oooa he Uvet
~•,-. gac,mer:
aslc hilll
jail
chnrgod with violation
!o.
arrested
of this
wd
pat
to
in
fur busine&sf
I ween•t put in Jatl.
Yes air:
l!al!ll!lor to the court:
If he le under
tend
hie
L~ot msi,t
'l'he Court:
I tbi:ik
Well,
to incriminate
the Court
has loetruoted
th&t is a £1111 st~tement
The Court
any question
thut
!)01nt - 1 want
Hammer: You. ,,:ere arrested?
"fiiness:
llr.
Howard, you ••~•
this,
Wlttiees:
llr.
l!ay I ask Juat
would
Lo the w1 tness:
- you can't
tend
or tho
ar,-eeL,
the wi tnesa.
case.
Yotl are aot. requ1.red
be oampelled
to 1ner1:l1i1u,te
anything
io
to answer .ny
you or connect
anewer
question
you 1l'l. ill
the~ ~
of b crime,
M~. Earm~n resuming hie ex~in~t1on:
You say you are twenty-three
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old and live
down near
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A
Yea sir •
Q
You are
Q
You haTe been vlsit.illo
has a couple
up there
Q
weasel
WU1>arried?
d1<ui;hter~.
8Q!Oetices?
a• the h<>:lleor i.r.
J.
to sell,
Lo::gY lie
meet
Yes air.
2 ot thio
Did Welty Uin.nick on January
bides
smut
Do :,ou and l'lelty Uinnick
l believe.
year give you thirty
or not?
OOJeotioo; o?erruled;
A
Ye• sir.
A
exception.
Yes eir.
Wbere wore you at
Down in
'lbere
Baclt
to1Vt1
le
at
tl&e?
the bo.,ltng
=•t
ot the
that
A Jt is
,J-Ol!de,
r.lley.
down bore under
the Vlrgtnia
at
the theatre.
1so' t 1 tY
Theatre.
Yes air,
A I wea atandirJ6
\'lhat were ;ou doing there?
think
I wtts bowline
I
some.
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A.td Welty- lUAntck
Q
What did he aay to youY
to •he Cout
there,
ceoe in there,
he?
didrt''t
J.
Yes .eir.
A He asked me to •~ke some hides
'louse uid sel.1 them for him.
Q
'llhat did ha say he would give you?
Q
Did he ask you first,
A
And I aaid,
Q
..nd
J.
He told me to ~ring
Q
Did you brit>;!; the~ ovor here?
Q
\Iba~ d.id you do with
A
I brought
~
Did yo~ sell
A
Just
Q
][nd
Q
irow mW1y did you MVe?
Q
How mu.oh
A i5,00.
it you wanted to make f~.00?
Yoa.
then wh•t did he do?
them up bore end aell
the=, tor him.
A Yea e1r.
the-?
them to Ur.
SW1.
tzer.
Jut
ihe aidoa,or
the aoalpa?
tile scalps.
you left
the ec&lps wi•h h1m?
did you get
J.
Yea sir.
Tb.1rty.
for them?
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A
ff>.00.
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aow muob did you get t◊r the tll1rtyT
A
$5.00.
Q.
How muoh money did l.lr.
A
$30.00.
'llhnt
did yolt do .. Ith
And you go,
Q.
the
the bowl.lng-tlley?
turn
• l'urned
it?
f5.00
A
fer
br1,.gill€
over
to 700?
1
th""'
b,,ok to ll'el ty
over hero
from
Yea air.
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A
El<» te.r ie
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Ho• 'Waa he carrying
!rc,o
it
S'lritzer
the howlini,- alloy
over
here?
I don't 1.tnow.
l.:l-. Higgs.
thee:e things,
v;ben he came
1n th~ra?
.I.
Had them wrapped up ln a paper.
Q.
Did you ~sk hlm '11117he didn't
.I.
I bol.ieve
Q.
ll'het did lle say?
to brine
l did,
them over hero.
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Did ll& tell
Q.
Did you bring
as well as I remember.
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be so.id 11e wa.s kind
I believe
eometning like
acy other
weasel
overruled;
point
these
hides
;,. Yea, I brought
thirty
things?
over here,
A
ll'btoh do rou mann, the second one or the r1rst1
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Where were you. when you brought
the t1l"st lot: over:
the bo•l1ng.£J.ley
lo,,
A
l was do•Rn in the bowling-room
I believe
tb~t
vr-ae that.
you bro~~h~?
the ttrst
Um&,
What day of ~he inonth wae lh~l?
!.'.r. B,._er:
Witneas~
or soalp,i,
saved.
When ·•as tl11,t 1
lot
;,. iro sir.
more,
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the Cirst
ot o.tratd
that.
you wltere be bad gotten
for Lnrl, ~1rulick?
ObJeotion;
br1r-e them over here?
1 don't know.
I don•~ remembe~.
nie 28th,
W89D't
1t1
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How f..r
weel<s?
A
sport
ioout
did you l!rii,e
a week, I suppoee.
theee
two lots?
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week or cwo
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How maAf d1d you br1ng on the other
A
Thirty.
Q
You brought thirty
Q
What did you get
for eelling
muat not say •sell"
The Court:
all
relate
th•
00\10t1f
Witness:
Q
(M.r.
tbec the ne.xt t1ite!
Earman that he
or does your evidence
to the Clark's
sell
lo oolleot
C!tioe
iust
the hidew, did you?
the scalp.
~arm= reoU1111r.ghia e::autination):
seoonti ti~e
.;, O&aol1ne.
to hlc .•
You didli't
No sir,
l.'.r.
any hid~•,
to taJcica h14ts
l sold thta:
Witness:
Yes eir.
hides.
Did you sell
The Court:
~
on e..ch ooeas1on?
'!'be Court then in.atructed
!lemo.:
ocoaeiont
when ~nnick
W°nere were )"Ou t-t.e
c::me to you with theee
~•ltaf
I gueaa.
A
Op •t 11\r. Long•g,
Q
Well, hO'N did it ha:ppen th&t he gnve them to 1ou on that
oooaaion?
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Juat like
the other
lime,
aru! told ce to sell
I auppose.
He ga~e the~ to me
the:..
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Were you in tho houee?
A
I don't re~ember whether
l ~ae in the ho~se,
out or in,
or
on the poroh.
yo, whore he h,4 gotten
Q.
D1C! be tell
~
Yo1t l!rolJ8!lt Stuart
your o~r, didn't
J.Cr.
Loi,g
yell?
Hammer: I obleot
Did ho
down here
A
!io air.
that
tioe
1n
Yes sir.
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to tbo.t.
Croas-exGminatioo
l XQ
and mery
themf
by \tr.
Ra:mmor:
g1 vo you ~hose h1de1 inel.de
the bo'1ling-e.lley,
or
out on the street?
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Ine14t,
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Kr. :larmul ~skad you about another
aa nll
es I receober.
b-.i.nch o! hides,
and
aometh1n;; about being up at l'.r. Lon;'•·
'lfn•tever bides
ou.t
yo11go L were •J> at l,u-. l'1nn1ok • e hoc,e, werer.' t they?
said
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think
so.
I did,
It
I 4on•t
remomber anythill6
about it •
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(ltr.
Carman &gllinl:
Did 1011 ever catch
a ...eaeol
in you.r
lite?
ro air,
excapt
these.
Well, did yon catcb
The Cou.rt:
evidence
accused
•1th
Tha Court
to in~truct
ot the intent
that
th~n ~• did,
and purpose.
or. ar,y other
th18
the
btt
miether
day basn•t
~o show the -~tent
except
the Ju.ry that
as ev1dono1 of tact
collllll!tted e.n;- er.me other
lUI ottence
it
WllJ'.lts
is not a4i:,itted
as evidence
mitted
s. !l'o air.
-theae?
simply
be coo-
eaytb1:,g to do
6nd purpose ot tbie
partio-
ulur traneaot!on.
l!:xoepti on by ICr. Reo:mer.
Oroas-ex6.0:11n.it1on by lolr, HllJ!lmerreaumed:
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You said on ono trip
yoa got g,isolinu.
wer~ both trt.tvel1n& in
tilled
up "1th gas?
that
car,
~inniok
anO. wbutever
B• waa got,u: up to see
you were goirw up to seo you.re?
•er.e?: 1 t ycu1
tho boy around,
~itneas
you got. you
h1a
,,trl.
and
When you ,.,ere sendine
the old man and the boy bwr.,y, you .-ere there
awoetbeu-ts.
and you
You d.idr.•t
t.1·t1ng
to your
wat:t t.t.e ol4. e:en a.a4
did you?
d1ato1oaed,
Ura. Stuart
Long, ~nother
bein& firs,
bebal.t,
4t~r
Q
You ue
~
You know Welty Ulnnlck,
»rs.
Stuart
witness
dul7 .ltirmed,
Lo~t
~
introduced
teatlt1ed.
Yes air.
do you?
&
Yea sir.
on the s~e
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Q
weasel
hides
A
to you.r son?
I was there
didn't
nsll
on So.t11rday when he broueht
sell
them dow,. hero and
thno,
On Sat11.rd ,.r whee
1,.
on the ooc,a1on th•t ho gave some
or not,
llte~y 1'rou,gbi tho,;;
them was the OJlly time l was there.
UJo. E6i:1mer:
then?
What did
time I wasn't
exception,
Where was yo\U" son on that ooo~sion?
happened
he::-e a,,d could.:1' t
The t1rat
o,erruled:
Objootion:
down
A He wus 1n bed.
ee.1?
Q
'llhnt
A
He Juet cooe !n ~nd aeked whero lmerr Wbl, and h• eaid,
"Wake hilli up, I
go
L:innick
to ••• him 17l'etty qU!clc, I ""'1t
Wlillt
to
t.i:.:.
do•n to..-n tot- •e. •
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Did you see thee•
a
I certainly
Q
\\'here were they?
Q
1lo you know how muny he h•d?
thirty-one
weaael h14ea?
did.
A
Dl.d yon see them •hen
Q
U1d be
Q
Why did ne do 1~?
ii.
Ju.st to hel~
A
'rhirty
1n one b1U1ch, and
us out,
I su pose.
your husbklld
D"'1n there
A
Stuart
Yet sir.
~usbu.~?
~aked him to let
&.t
son where be had got ten
!Uld your
11&,cland, m~t
Q
.J1d you aee bi!!I there on 1;1,.JV
other
.a
no,
Q.
You don't
Q.
You
Q.
Re still
I don't
ul
cul!=
them, we needed some mane,.
Did he tell
tb1ng•?
th,y were bein;; eow,ted
wb~t he ~otll.d ~!vo yo'l.!' son azid ye~
Ba)'
!Um eell
the,e
paper.
in another.
Q
Q.
rn a
recieai'ber whether I did,
rel!lember?
ii.
is all
occ~a1oa
I lcno,..
With weaeel
or not.
!lo air.
i,.re sood friends,
aron't
you?
ii.
Yee sir.
comes up to yo11r h011ae, doe an• t he?
·-16--
�•
•
�--17--
•
Yea, he comee there.
·~
Whai was aal d after
the
tr1 p down to tho Court
and your son ~hon lho hide•
your husband
were brought
l!ou.ae by
be.ck there
tbs. t eveni n;:;-!'
A
I believe
Well,
The Court:
T"nnt 11 not
t•r.
Ha=er:
l'r.
J.
auoe beh&l!,
I beard them eay I.hat
adm1ee1ble.
I o bJ ec t.
S'lrl.t:er.
Robert
r1ret
beins
LDother
1n troduoed
"1 tnesa
on tbe
te.t1!1ed.
duly aworn.
- !:x• .., l r.e d by IC: • £area r. • ~
Court
SW1tzer, ~lerk ot lbe C1rc.ut
Yo~ a.re J.!r. ;.aot>ert
of aool:inc1!11u• ~ou.nt~T
:t
Rew:lo~
...
OTe!' e ,-,,ar.
Q
u
Since Januar;
or lb•
Cler!:
~our•,
thc.t
Clerk,
.u, CoantI
wurant.
l,
ccur"t""
l 928.
you pay bv'1lltiee
I
they •ere
killed
on we1>ael eoal1>a
them"°
•no
in thia Co..nty~
10.
,. w do ,ou pe7 theta
~
of t.;1a
in ~ock1aaham ;o1.!ll7, provided
them in peara
.11
Ye• alr.
hs.•e 10·1 been Cler
that were killed
brtage
4
,eople
!or the 1o&lpa,-by
ebeo~.
or OASh, or ho•?
A
"Sy"wu:rrant
on the Co:1nty Trellau.rer.
i
\'1111 :,ou kindly
look at your w rrant
boo): ena st1>te
whether or not on Januar1 4 you p•id to ·mer~ Loll& ~he sumo!
Jl30.00?
eir,
.I. Yea
I did.
Q
WhAt WAS th&t
.I.
!hirty
Q
Your o!Nco
under
Just e t<cte
which
l!r.
Swttzer?
wo~eel eo.lpe.
County, V1rginia?
Q
tor,
that
is
in the Jounty Court
.I.
Yee air,
io
the )u.r1, llr. Switzer,
money waa pu.14?
--l?~-
Ronee in Rock1ngbtilD
the ci rcumetancee
�•
•
�--18--
-c:..
•
I had ever
seen
it
Ee aaiC ~e h~d ■ ome ~•aeela,
l did,
th~t
him before.
J!mery !Olli!,
tr,ea.e -tb1rt,1 weasel a .-ere kill~d
That w.,e on January
not,
a boat
I may hflve.
4, l<.l29?
~
•bere
be b• d obtained
the ••4sels,
••~eel,
it dny,
retoronco
wtth
Yea o1r.
1.'urn them b~ck to those thht
brought
~
Re simply collected
the bouniy
he tu.rned over to yo~?
larmun:
.father.
with
7ell,
11.r. Sw1tzer,
that
I vlill
W1thd'raw the question.
on tne :o) '0111rig .1~r, state
sort& more wec:aeela;
I :nean,
J:ie ther or
".lne:r.7Locg and, hie
a lOL more ,,eaeols.
Ob.ec~ton
by~~.
a~=e~:
overruled;
ezeept1on.
sir.
h.
Iio
~
I wiab you wouJ.d look ut your book und ,t~te
on Dec mber 28 ao., ..!"t t:'lt;£a broug-l:t to :,o.u.r o:!fice
scalpa
scalpa
then on those
Yes sir.
Lone wt th
not yoa uw
the:. in.
by !.Ir, H&lllmer.
ObJeotion
1
to him
o you keep !o the office~
A
Tell
I m1etalii:e
-- what Pbrt or the
of the ••e.. eel f
1,;_
lf
er.d we talke~
\!hat do you do w1th the rest
l!r.
him
1n Roekinc;hum County,
ln &• •he tl~e.
custoc,
recognize
a.n~ I h 4 hi~ affirm
tho sheriff
\'ihe,t is your
know whether
I didri't
I called
~
I don't
to~ the purpose ot oollectin,;
ObJeotion
whether
a lot
or not
of -.i.e&ael
bou.ntiee on th•se.
b, Ur. Hlll:ll\er: overriled;
exc~ption.
l!e did.
State
wh•thor
or not Howard H1.,6 s on JunU'11"72 bro·1,;ht
--18--
to
�r
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
�•
•••
,,
••
•
--19--
•
yo=
•
o!f1ce
pnrposo
addi t1onal
IUl
bountios
of obta1n1"8
ObJec tion
numbor,
by !Jr.
we~sel
th1 rty
on the
sor.lpa,
:l'or the
acalpe.
L!a.'lll!ler: overr11.lo'1;
exception.
i!e did,
~
..irld yo·.t ~aid
Q
ll14 i7el t;1 IJ1nnicl<., h11Asel •,
him, did ;{OU nott
to your o:1'!1ce th1rt7
••easal
bounty on tho soalps
!or
t~e
ObJeo•ion
~1toeptlon.
by L:.r, Humer:
cru:i you tell
first
by
&s.rauul:
to etate
hrm~n:
I ~on' t
lu'le
~P to the }reeen,?
ove~r-11.ad,
ooJ~ct t" it.
I wo·11.d like
tor hiul
to whom.
ot Septem-,,,er ;.o the t1l'e't d:.:; of !l."rah, 897.
There h ve not been &s many produced
sinoe
tho publ1c1 t}'
or
o,,_ae?
J..
No, or before seasons.
JC~
A.ct the 897 hava
Co.J.Jlt:7. h_ve1.
-
xq
yo,, pstd
1
So:ne
proda,ed
troz:, ll
J)6rta
ot the
air.
!rom abou-t Keezleto·11n, ttnd 10:ne rrom ou.t hero arotui.d
..nd there
that
1>een y.nz
t t~o;y?
Somo o! 1 t • yee
Mole Hill.
~
oounties
.,.,. ho• ""<"J' ••~eel
a,cy o! September
Ur,
Fr.:::• the tirst
this
the
1'hlr<7.
S'Rt tzer,
ainee
r.
o! oolloot111g
tho parpoae
Ha:rJ11or: overruled;
Crosb-exr.m1nat100
been ,aid
brine
How ~any?
Witness:
Yr.
also
:,ea Sir,
The Conrt:
X·:2
on Deoomb,r 2,r., 1928,
o! ea1d weaaels!
Objeo t1 on by l'.r.
He did,
pel~•
Yee Sil'.
J.
th1r:.7
ia r.o 'l.\lea~1cn thflt
clolla.re
To the best of
:r,y
~4re
,e~sel
the thir-cy
llidea?
knowled5e and belle!
--19--
r,t!sa
tney ~ere.
tor w!tich
�•
I
I
I
�'
••
--20--
•
X~
there
JUla
o!t until
1e r.o question
you cut
tbam off?
that
the beu4e had not been cut
A Do air.
l!r. Eurm~n: ~s a matter of tact,
from the l{inn1ek
¥ay1and,
r
!lammer:
L!r,
oo)oot
595 of them ou.m.e!rom
t..,.1ly,
to tht1t stat~ment.
Toe Cou.r'ti: I cuat.a1n the oaJvot1on
L:r. l:G:riJier: I co·ild
to chall8e
praeent
tho nane ol
tified
trom September
ro•lo;ht
were
roapect.
troi"' Keezle town
the twon to :'ieu.ael tovm.
Your donor; pleaee,
there
in thet
.enough ••asels
I.:r.k.rc3.n:
that
they not?
d1d
to his
Vr, Karman to the witness:
Swi~zer hia tes-
u:,.
to Jlarc.1 1, 1929,
1, 1928,
office
89? ~•aael
aola_ps.
Woo oroUl':l1t lhoso 897 weasel
soalJ)s?
!.!r. Hammer,
'l'lle Court:
X~
Do••tho
1 do!1't
I think
raoord
the we&s-..1 acalps
th1nll: that
it
tllat
is,
is 1,erl!lissible.
&!ter your quostion,
yo~ referred
-- how 11tanyboUJltics
to•
while aeo prosont
..-ere p~.d
to l!r.
all
nnniol:?
A
three dit!ercnt
times.
X~
~bout
A
I don• t l:no,r witho,,t
1,.t.,/
Ho oroaght
re-.son
twenty-five
to believe
or thirty
twenty-stven
at a time,
looltiris ut it.
once and thirty
thii:. .t.e bt-o•.o&ht thl-:-t.,,-.!'ive
ooeo,
once,
ptt.red to s,-.&ar that.
l,lr.&..rm&n•~ re-direct
~l.l
t name did be _giva when he bro!J€!.1t those?
0bJoction
.:.
exutnation:
by llr.
HWlll!ler;
What. do 1ou mean ·oy that. 7
--20--
and I h9ve
bot 1
hE.
not pl"e.
��•
I.Ir. H,_er:
I obJect.
7here
la IUlother
n=•
appears
th"-t
•
on the books,
n na,,,e slmiler,
~en.t ~• the other
1s,
I don't
know,
Ur. :tu-man:
Uinnick
th1rty-f1
It
ve.
L!1nn1ok.
'J:nta bo7
'Ibo tho Wal to,- !'.1!lll1ck
striltee
me as illlllo.torinl.
~e ~ot it unJer the a.a.mear falrer
~ether
or ~o:?JJones.
r~e Court:
Walter
if
he :-ot
OOJection a1stgined,
ll'1e :t10t1ey --
ll.Dless it co..n Oe auown
Utet 1 t ia the ~..:,e pe;re,:,z:.
~arman resuming):
(llr,
Q
!rom September
l,
1926, up ,o ~-,.eh l,19e9,
h«d oeoo preaontod
weaael
io
pelts
~om
t~!~
A
that
~oney
~~s
Will
to the
Jury
was ~1d.
overruled;
liallDtr:
on these
yo~ kin<ll;t e tate
And ho• it
pCd,
pel<a
there were thirteen
eiceptioi,,
paiQ; in October,
the~e
pe.ld.
Sill
to know to whom they were
I would like
Q
your w!U'rant
(~itn
A
perlod.
b.r l!J'.
In Septemoer,
,rei,e
697 weaa•l
that
to yo,~, and you had p&t<l bountiee
aurtne
ObJe::l1on
a few momenta ugo that
You stated
books and just
es reae11tsl:
14r. HwmDar:
it
read
Will
you. get
out?
Oo Septeaber
From whai
patd.
saotion
3. J.~.pe,;i;,
of the
one *easel.
OoUDty?
Do yo\l
l<now that?
A
Ilo.
Store,
On Septe10bar
4,
:..-r.Hf=.,r::mer:i':'lere
I couldn't
)(.,land,
It
to
7
one;
d1rect1on.
naur ?rieden's
you,
ll:le beat or
is lln ee~tmate
lJ'oDan.1e1
tdll
September
atr.
12,
On September
5.
y 'oalie!,
on my pa.rt,
: 1•~1:>e
Saptec,bel'
- I don't
septemb9r
Mezleto...
23, D.L.l)avis,
".:huroh, one.
3.R,Yay,
came trom n,ar
Coot•a
one.
tro;:sf
on September
sad U.L.lp1>al'd
!!<>ff, two;
On September 8,
I would sey.
A
!lerlo,
O!"
13,
13,
C,ll.Spit,a:r,
..ilbert
g,are.atee
ooe,
l!1nn1ck,
inose
.21, 2xla)!1!1•,"rl••,'"'
ouo;
things.
C ,E.
.la.so; -:ooki!lP'h'11t, th.a: <111tne.ral
one:
October
2, ;Je.bney Foley,
October 5, S.T.Gardner,
oae:
that is
�'
•
•
.,.
,
•
•
•
•
•
•
s
_,J
�•
--22--
from the Goods llJ.ll
one.
Souder,
.P,:lrl, ~st
ne1gh borhood.
i•o.
October Jl,
or:e: S1'1tt
'Jo,.;ea'b.!r J, -:•• :.sn.ttlet"t,
near
near
X•ez1e to•n,
Blkton,
I reo ..on.
19, a.H.Burgese
1
Jortn
one.
I im:;s1ne that
ls
near
~ovember 2~.
soae;rrhere.
from.
two,
£8 ..
b.l'ol.1
., .••. Dsv1a,
Frie dens Chu.rob,
On l)ecember l,
i:r.
l
au.n.
1..1.11
not
up ~bout
KaJlor,
c.s.
t-;-, !:.]e::-s, ll;
I imagine
onei I don•t
one; that
that
ooe; that
I don't
th~
Crose
1a near
Ee3s.
is.
~'P-P-~
.. uro.
don't
tho.tis.
1010• ·•here
C'
is.
Charles "?vers,
one; I thllll<
but I
Pike.
sure.
:>JD not
~.c.Showalter,
somewhere.
On De-0ember 10,
~illlar.,
C. t. W~rdy,
10, Cu111~
Gn December 11,
Steele,
five;
th1t
il•o
On the
--2.-2--
Jovel.
one;
... th~t. ia
oae;
t
D.f!.nu.trms.n, one; I
On December tJ,
one.
tl\irty-fou.r.
On
9, ,.'laker,
Oc December
On Deeombor lJ,
On J)eeeober
On December 16, ~odny Miller,
as I said before,
one.
Ou Deeemti.er 7. n.c.er
On :>ecember lu.
ta ne1r Linville.
l)ecember 14, Joe 'Vhttmtre,
or
On December 10, J,,.Knicel;.v.
is near Hu.rrioonbo.rg.
the
r~am.
Keezletowu
On Dec~mber lv,
two; E4at Rockingham.
that
:d~.
aear
On Decombor l,
wo~ld be the 7alley
nea.?" Keei.letown,
Ulagine
o~e;
:w.ow where tnat
kno.., .there
l:meraon,
Branch
know where he is
is up tow~rde Rockl~nd ~ills
1.L.Jppard,
Briery
one;
o~e; : Loagine tn t 19 Cootes Store.
::Ste~.
~. H.!{ .....i.ktn.a.
one;
Steele,
Edward H. Kennedy, one, U.lldA,J.Zigler,
On Deoeober ~,
ono.
know wnere. ae 18
Kenned~ is in Lhe Croes Keya nelghborhoo4,
Dece2ber
A.F.Click,
111111=
OM?i I don't
sure.
two. Ott ,t;ove,mb&r
On Ao1remoer 26, 'fesly
one; I don't
one;
one.
On !7oYeDber 1.0, J.T.
Oo r.ovember l).
Rummel, one;
E.~.~.
12, 1'.L.Ep-
Goor~e ~ichael,
November 1.,
llurisonb,u-g.
Lovember 30* .lshby ,lontrJ,
DeoembtSr l,
one.
l'!ove.m.ber 2",
en .-iovube:
October
Nov:J;tiber 14 1 M. 3. :!W1Sbr0U£;1., one:
River,
Virgil
5, Lawson
October
!':ovember .16. C.S.l!c.O...n1•1,
i.ovember 19 ,. F. ".:,Jfeo4ona,
two.
one.
Ootob<lr ll, E,L,Shitflett,
Soc:dt1obd,
Oaj the:r,
I ,voulQ sQy.
~.3.Rodeffer,
three.
Oo
11 bolow Timberville.
on the 14th,
1!"-tlllt>d"te,
S,l'.L!inniok,
J.71.Carl,
j4,
and
�,·•
..
•
•
•
I
�..
The Court:
•
Where are they trom?
11'1tne1ts :
fitoeas
¥a.rle011.
s..,,,e d&te, Herr1£ Turner,~~:
(et112 re44i.O.,J:
SEl!le 4§te,
US.,l'lnd.
J.G.~..ll"ner. 40; Mayland.
!.'r. E,1:1.l'man:Do you know whether
~nd;.·//.
&,,.j,,,- J.7.
~~1ve
J
.o. Turner,
to,iether?
la s. ~.l.!illll1cl!:
J..r. E,u,::iat>:
live
of :r.vt;r l'J.onicl<.
&11 Wlcle
They
together.
1:r. Raacer:
tllesa
Turner,
bJ Mr. ii:£JAm~r:sast~ined.
ObJ~ctton
all
Harris
live
I obJeot
to that
statecent
that
or
hll
tooether.
I do.n 1 t .know.
Tne Court:
or the Gommonwenl
tb ehould be dis-
1'he statecent
regarded.
•
(oon~tauad: witness
still
in ""1king b1s r•plioe).
don' 'b know whe\"e ne 11 vos.
d~•n the Valley
Uvea
'bert
lo!irullck,
.ll;
Raymond Wilsted,
zletowu
tba<
December lo,
l'ike.
December 15, Ch~rl••
On Decembor l?,
or Penn L81rd.
is eitbei,
On Dece~ber
l{as,a!..etta
Sir11'dt
17,
near
l!v.rr1son1)urg.
December 17, ~. L. ArmstroDB,
~.C.A,!"ehGr~, neu
Ii~bt,rrtlla.
to.Jr.
Koetwoi
c.:..
1•,
J!cember 17, Wiley
December 17,
Port
six;
"ee,=ber
Hlo.n<l
one,
TMlm&d~e~ttin~e~.
or ~p!.J18.
to,u-;
one.
17,
T.~.MoDonaldson,
I
Jr. , one;
3. Beall,
17, S.D.Cra;;,
Oood, one; 1 don't know whare h~ liv•s.
Ew1ll6, ona;
one;
On ~cuber
On December
J.:ayland.
one.
R.~.J)r1ver,
boo~£
On December 15, \Tarren Cooley,
.oho do;r. one: Harrtsocbur;.
lloee:aber lb,
~1=•~rraat
to
reterr1~
.1..S. lloufl':,
Decao,ber 17,
Republic.
'6oe;::ber
ooo; Edom.
1~.:
have tU.cer
l!inn1 ck, JS.
'"r.
Earmlill:
:.re you :,.ble to say v;hether
ie: tht, ~me m&.rtas ,7elty
tive
oeme fro:n i.:~yl..nd.
Jtinnick,
On Dee..,.bor
--2J--
ffal<er
l.l'irtnic:<
or not.?
17, !..S.D1ebl,
fo,i.r;
I don•t
��•
know woer-e that ia.
lr.-iv :,
oe,
oembor
11,
.loo
,.C.t>erro,,-. oae;
December 17,
on the 11th,
~.3.E\l!i'lllan,
J.C'/.Cl.yton,
tivo;
three.
P.arriaonburg,
!olro•e.
th.&.1 t~
>1a:ivilla.
De-
December 17. John
r
Deoembor 17, L . .,. La.a:..oue;
r~onotu:.ldaon, ei:x • neul' .Kee,z.letown.
oleman, one. DecomOer17: I
don•~ mo« where that
ts.
411d .rv1n
~on't
ls.
Oc Dec aber 1?, Voo4ro• ~1.ayton, o.n~.
too• where that
.i>eceabel'" 1",
... B .S•.1.yi.oger,
two; J:oa.ot c-rawtord.
On oeaet:1ber 17,
Pau, Rhode~, two: ::>a.yton. Decembnr 18 1 E.a.nu1rm~n, 2J; Ha:rrisonbur!!'.
Decem,er
J.R.Yislln,;,
., . t.
lhl.vte,
r lor
.Jee mb-,r 20,
J:ilbert,
one;
1'1nuick,
30; 1.ayland.
::.4, Harl' le
1£ayl&Jt4.
CillL•rsoo,
I..'l'.Sh.it'tlet.t,
3r1dgow .. ter,
I 1-ma.,r111e,or
two;
30;
L1nYillo.
21;
Pe.los.
I 4on't
60; J.:11;1land.
D<.oember 24, ;.lbert
o~e;
Docember 31,
Jamee F'Jtght,
r 19,
~
""o;;;#Jy
1-'.R.
0oyton.
Deoomber 22,
,eltle
48; l.'a;rli,nd.
:ie-
24,
tha\
19,
De~emDor
Wilber l l!iMlok,
3C;
Deoember 24, :.11.Spl"tler,
R•~ubl1c.
Deeel!lber &8, L,::.rre1s,
Il<!cem~•r
Decamb.,r 21,
kno~ ~here
Decec,bcr
:::,;st ,toc!<-
~lsven.
::Wine, one.
woulci be Iort
that
Decao
Docem'ber .. 2, ~.r.1:1nnl.ok,
C.J.Carr1er,
'T'-l'n&r,
t-h.,,t ta.
le
35.
nlU'rieonbiu-g,
1, oa.,; : doa' c. know •he:r•
one.
Deo mbE~ £~,
l l11111glne (hi,t
t1ve;
en December 19, L.R.tl~tmw>.
inghUJt.
_.9,
18,
on~.
l)e,·omber 26,
December
!'.11'.lligc:s,
&9, r,.11.l.!orr1$,
one; Yount Clinton,
I im£g1ne.
- --1-o.e
8 ' t"wi?
•\l•••
4, J. :. Hoy, tbruo;
to~n,
?,
21.
l!uriaon'bur,;.
Jnn\l.Ary ?,
John ?licr,e.el,
J.D.Bowm&t,
Jan,u,t"/
throe;
5, -'olul Ii.
Ple<eW'?t
o&o; I doo 1 t mow Where ttl.6.t is,
Cai ther,
Valle,.
Keezle-
Jani,ary
; ...nu..a....79 1 1res1ey
��llarri ■onburi;.
Tutwiler,
two; neu
ua.ry 10,
~-~-Rodg@ru,
Cler. or llkton.
one;
near
Januuri
Januu/
Dltvie,
11:., ..-.s..S~ltn,
tea.gin~ that
January
10,
one.
$111,\!er•
one; near
Ea.rrtaon-
'l.".Flem1D£,
Sanu.ury l~,
19,
know that
C.C.Arab<rd,
is.
eh:;
Scr1th,
f'arrlson
Jan.u.a~:, 12, Clarence
one.
t.,,o.
,,.
.n.lden 71h..1\:m-tr.
date,
The'""'•
L.
o,,e; Yelroat.
.ianuo.ry z.1, .....S.E'ouif.
• 't.rr-ia.r.r 2:1, ~ • .s.:tu.nioo,
.z1etaw
:.
r. Fries,
Davt,,
one.
erhoerrer,
bornood
-la,t
Summel'e, one;
that
J.ana.aey 21,
Vnight.
Roud.
1$ Linville.
January
is.
IMUUY 21,
one;
near
one; 1--o·mI. Clinttin.
- I don't
luo~,
one;
l!oold.ogh&m.
January
mat
Ji,nuar:;
gener11l
2b,
thou,eb.
('. ll'.'t'fim,,
Riggs,
: . W. CUl:;,;o.o,
1
ll.R.Flec,ing,
tbree;
N.~.
~1,
three;
I
':'imberv1lle.
J'an1.1arv
dlr•ctton.
one;
la.nuari
tb.ree;
l!Arr1a,.nburR,
J.
~.t;.!ley--
.,,.L . .&.rmatro~,
P.l, ll•lvin
~l,
JB.J?!lal" 21,
2le-t: ~~t!L,
-l,
co~ so cloee,
Jolm She.hhll,
laloa,
January
en,.,,., .ien-
Store.
one.
I recAon,
:hat
ow -.here
don• t
t-.ga1-n, J:'err~· ::oed,
one; Keezletown
o~ rayland,
.one: "'ootca
i;:.;..U,.y-
<u::.•.Sa.cie
17er,
elate,
I
} l , ~ld•n ll'hit-
a.notte:-,
Timbu•villo.
t•o;
"'ill.r f •
ink.le,
Iauu
On toe 17,
Ruehville.
lllree;
Pleu1ont
n•ar ?Qom or S1.DECrEGlen.
is
or.e:; I don't
inore,
Joe L. Whltm1r~,
one;
<but is
J.o..nu.ar. tE , !!tt..ro111 Shai-:pea, or.e: neu
vi oini ty.
Ja,t:iUE.l\
mow whether
I don't
10,
!Tu-riaonburg.
12, Robert
January
one;
Je.nuar.1 9, J.H.Spitler,
l,
... JL
~uehv1 lle,
Jan~....-7 ~3,
R-~-~lre,
.,isnvillt.
Jtt.n•
u.e.rs26, ~-R,U&.?'•%,one; ~ent
aae.
Same date.
one.
Junuar.{
l:1£J"ri1onburg.
Yebruar;
,.
Legion. Je.nQ!lr1 £b, J.E.Car1c)dloff,
11..rehall -inta.a:.o~d, one. SUD• date, Clu3~ -~~a,
ft;j 1 Z,H.RoEa.dCtJP, one;
J1rnuar;;
,h~oF"rieze,
.JO, J.:;.z1v1er
t•o.
an4
1
eslf
rutwiler,ono;
two, oad lIO,\Jd.
Uld : •• • Cltyt~.
Rua.b.Y'ille.
near
~td0f"s,
o.Ae.
one.
F@.b-
�•'
•
�•
\
---26--
rue.r',i 8, J.T.Rod.gera,
ono.
Febrttary
Februar;
1~, iohn F. =1~ e, one.
February
16,
Store.
?Lomr._t :h,.ynea,
the e1tl, teen ~h.
Store.
Cllc,t,
t"WO,
~t
one.
:.'1.;fe.tt,
9 1 R1ssall
Feb:ou.u115,
?ebru.9r.~
one on t.bo eie·nteenth,
On the eigbteen
,.,,
FebrUllIY' ZJ, J..,Jll',FtalU'.ht,
'Z!>, Jot_n !:oY~l,
ru r;
!!ootlG(.w.l"•
Tbat 1~ ull
bue1ne1e.
Ii
1
Wi t1>es•:
l'. e.
throwrh.
tr~~P~rs,
tne
.tJ, 1.::.Salye..r~a,
1.r.1.~9})11.rd, rive;
follow
tb~t
or
Lt ans
full.
C.
firat,
~areb
mant1cmtd are pro:e•siontLl
as
zo,
?'et?-u.sr:,
uncll
ohe on
Coolie a
threr,;
Ye ruary
cne.
Ctooes
Fabruury £1, ~hester
ont.
one.
one;
and J. O.Reedy.
l'fert,
Jewtor.
tL,
oc.~.
Chee~er C. ~lick,
oiw.d.e?~"·ly,
16,
~ebru.ary 21, , .W.Arm~ntro~t, one.
one.
t:10t!gere,
that
them?
ltllOW
l!L::11er:
:11 C
JOU
.acow tha.t tble
bo_y 4iQ tb e eue
tllln-?
trough:
ber .. r,preeru: ..:. 1a U:
dtttert~~
everJ
persona.
aectton
Witneac.:
89" CO!lle fr=
illl&e"llle that
~
ro'll'
J.:r.
o!flce
! b.s.4 aevvr seen
ro sir,
11 ~ee::
bou;
S'lrit
r,
on
•==~
v.r-o.oi o!
~
mdred
1
ComLJ~
y~s •1!", to a
1,
bOJ be!ore.
an~ they n~v, co~e from p.rsct1cally
ot tr.-e
i;ayl:u:d,
iaii"'·
this
dicln' t
e extent..
~•:,t
A
I
ever
co Jo ted
l.1..e:t.
•ere
troarr>-
I
~1 ·ht.
lll
lhlrtJ
•e •el
i,eltr
:tat
4, 1~2~. by l:l:nery l.<>11£,were givon
--26--
into
te.ol< to
�'
�•
Yes sir.
~
r.ot i&aide
sented
l"a,.ley
bre thoeo
the
ao Eir.
Trtey were &eYer µe-
to mo.
R·1ve ;rou ex •c1n9d
J..
l.!r,
uie otr1ee,
tollo,.in.;
1,ensictl
~1th
ObJection
the~e
el ts te-re w.h1ch we!'"e e.oown 7ou by
;you l)a14 1'1tl'Y Lor,6 ~-·
tn•
tor which ;you P-i4 fj~.00~
pelte
uy Ur. ~Qcr:m~r; o~~rr~l~~.
very o~retullyt
or not?
nim ae to whore
11e h&.d fl:O'tten
Did you h.ve
theai.
avy apeoiel
CJ.I tom \\'her. r1e •ne
to do l.:lbt1
oouaeioa
!ind b4d hrd for ao~e ~ime, and 1 called
th
~
~as EY
1 n 1.he of ioe.
Yo11 ell pped tl',e sno11\e of1 ·1 "
or .not.
10,as
s~er1ft
Yet,
n lnuat1.al1y l.ar '"c nu.moor?
r..
,O, an4
dB,7 nrter
I 0011• • know whethu:- l did,
9.'.l~ I ext.- 1Pt!Q thea.
;u1d th-eae WtH•t; juet
ObJect1on:
~
Ne l,
eppoarsnee
i:r.
all
like
overrule4;
point
1 cu.n. aa:r,
1 b!olieve
the
Htttnme:r:
YO'J
·tine other
pttlt9i.
eavea.
irentl"'men,
ls
thtlt
to be the eilme bcU!oh
dol'l.'
t,
mee.r: the
No. I mean;
koow mo:,,e- boa-i: we-aaela
sinc.e
--27--
from
tf'le
enere.l
ot l,1dee.
.e met bunch o! h1dan
like
tnie
thu.t.
In
tutC1:r started
tor
f"a'Cl I l
thQn
�...
••
i
•
•
•
•
�"
•
'
--28--
•
~r.
~w:::ma~: ~o. wc~li.n't
oe!ore:
have k:cown Uieci on tbe roud
would you?
1
y
on tne r~rm men I wua a kid.
ur.
Fawley wa& in
•a•
formerly
~itnees
she office?
I called
A
Superv1eot- ot ~•
hi~ over.
~•
, ..... '11,.r~ens.
dJamise~a.
ginning
of the
•tterc.oon
Q.
E:msrr, wore you p.reaen L on o.r.u occ sion , h.en your s:ieter,
r1e• ~arle
ton;;,
hidee1
Yoe e1r.
•
seeeion;
asked Jelty
:.n.n.tcl
exw 1ned
by l!r.
ae -o
~1!1"1ek ahe~•
urm,w,
Lll
these
••~••l
say'
ti r,e; them.
were turn•d
them.
A Me stln
~• wae savtne
to?' a m.c..n.
~
Did he Lftll. you,
or not,
Wha: d!C.
if
down ther6~
h
e a~.,,
Re sai~
whether
he hkd killed
any"ttiJ:ld'. hbo\l t tno1r
they wasn't
v,r:
ihese
L!,~,.
he1:i • plentiful
plenilful.
rid. ;you ha Te _ r:,oi:.v-e!' tioD 1.-1th nlm f:::btiit ge1LP down tbere
~
and nelpir,e
u.t hze
Don't
o him by the Clerkf
b,,ok
him to 1cill
them?
...
on41ci&1 bo:a.t 'to•ll€ do'"'n thore
J)Ut yourself
to no trou.blo,
convtrsatloo
r hud
to rill
b~oause
wltn him
•cm:e, and he sue,
they wuar.•~ very
plentif·il
dowrJ, Ute re.
(In
u..nswel' to ~ qu.es:tiott c1' ....r.
lct 111ng them.
38.raia.n'e 1:
A
He SD.id ne W\:l.lll't
�•
,.
'
..
•
•
�l
•
--Croaa-exw:i:u ..nat1oo
by J/.r'. C!:ar let
f.'hen W68 1t &.n4 waere was it
•
c.u-rod=
_
thal
wi ti: you sln,:e
,011
oe-
v,ere en ;he ,tar.cl bo!ere
xi
Tta,
•
E.aan•~ noboi~ aaked ae u:y ~eat_ons.
X~
How ditt 3ou h~ppen
A.
l!.r . ":!r...rm.:.nput
:XQ
H-d you told
t'r.
co~ver@ktion
cr~ in the ~onse.
1Th0 hu.• t"1ked
Q
'that
.. . Hammer... -
-OOat th1~ Js.rticul.67"
ot ~e
to oo~e Db.ck on tae
me on is
him this,
P:6Ll"mon
r..11 h.tld ... talk
!ea-:ure
atEnd?
11 J kn.o·• .
Detore
etoce
case.
1:hat!
you •e-re
You and Ur.
Ft-Hl,;i
and
on thi, star.nd. - u~ 41nner-
time":
..,
I wse 'tu.l in.g to ti.m a-e!ore
XQ.
What thls
th1•
bounl:,
boy ltt!t
J v,ent out.
you. ,uic!er the Lmpression
h1>d been po.id ne was going
them ~o ELdeoler,
fle told
XQ.
,lere you prosen•
ertor
,o t:.kc thrut b"ok wid sell
it?
wasn't
,..
waa that
"!JY sister
later•
on thht
wnen he told
a-fe.Ji.q-r
e,ventnv.
yo\lr sia tor?
,.
Yaa air.
XQ.
kl.ow wh~tber
or not.
they•~~.
I never
ca~gn.t one in my lire.
Witness die:t.iseed,
Ylse
half,
Vnrie
l>e!"<: :,re:
1.onv., anot~e~
d.1)'
••or~,
-~i.r.1n:>tloo
witn~sa
!ntro4~ced
on the au~
be-
,.,etUied.
by i:r .
.::S..-.iaJl.-
.,
Q
I!o• 014 are
yo•J?
~
You ere
d~~fhter
tte
.l
315fiteen.
o~
u~. St2Lrt
Lonr. ! oeli~ve?
~
Ye ■
11r.
C,
Yoll kno·,.
l(]Onveraatlon
1tr.
el t.r J/icniok,
d.o
,1 ...
u, 1!1e.a Lor.;..-t Did
'Wit11 you in your home aooat
these
e h v,., a
""~nael hiG.ea ......
r;o
�,
•
•
�•'
••
--JO--
•
Well, did be h~ve 1\ ia YOl.ll",re1en0e,
wnec ne
Ir! th
tal ting
wk ■
ObJoo,ion:
Q
...,,,. :
these
t.:.ne.m
for
~-
t ne s~y «ho.,
~
Row did !.o h-p;,en
"
ct.l.eetion"2
Crosa-exw 1ut100
..
-
t.~ ...t,-
70~
ell,
)'es e tr,
oy ~r.
you llf.\'71! biter do.,n
: u~ •e bet-a ..01
XQ.
Did yo,J ever
A
? ha•10 seer'
Juet
Wt:!S.
.,. ,
dozen
ti.
Yes air.
nwru,:er.
f.t\
r.
?rlnn1Clc 1 s n.ou.eet
but never
eee ti-!l.3r:11.rs do•c
b1rllt
h.
rro air.
a
o1.tJ rtro .!'1-ie:.de-, are-n I t ..,o~~
&::iae Lo~.
wss 1n •
there?
or more.
l!:icy or no; a6'l)J"?
.i'hey were weasel
h1dea,
one poes ..m h1~ ...
ihere
in
Cl
l:lo11
many.
I d1a.
!'.r.
Zaraar.;
l'r.
m.i.mr.:er: Co.n•t
.._
,,ell
Ti tnoss
~ein
did
:,otJ see
t!HtEe ...
•
In a. bullG1n,. ...
l!heG.
don 1 t know
~1ra't
dil.,
ne
• to ~Y Drother an~ ,a.
.SA° t.1ai the
Yo-1 ~d
1a: 8&.f • that
No Sir.
,o t«ll
s1tt1r4". in t~c nouse taUin
:IQ.
l e?;1r tec4
Sbv1r.g
a man.
Jtd!t•
.Did ;,oa
ea:, to YOll"boat
1 r aeythli:~,
Th"".. 1s all
A
~
~
•xoep~ion.
el L., !.'.icoick,
!114•• ror a sau'J
w1.1slo.Vi~
■ '1ybodyr
overrule4:
di(
-- were you present
Lfetl.
1
l
1t
eoant. them.
e,~out
10J.
told
•1c,w mun..v?
rlva
lie, b. lf
.iir. an &at1!31:,te
a do-er:. or tOON •
dis::1 esed.
1worn,
testified.
- EX.E.i...
1 r.;_ i 1 on
ct ~c• m..n;;?
o1 ~.:r. :::A:-41e.
r.. --JO--
and
�..'
,•
•
I
.-
�•
•
••
•
You ._re .r.
:i
..
:; . ~. F.awle:,. Sheri rr or Roekill.f.'l•«m ""ounty?
I am,
<;.
You hav•
ii.
I hove.
~
Prior
for
tbe
•
I believe,
oeon Sherlft,
to your 1nduotion
Sevttnth
Con~reuaion«!
into
since
you w~r• G~• 1arden
ott1ce,
ot this
Dietrict
January 1,1926?
St&te,
we~• you no~1
t waa.
Q.
':"Ol" 1tow lo:tv
~
'8-fol'e.
wer,
1012
t
wt re you Gamo Ward&n
Came ,'fardcn,
"- Fo·u• y-emre.
y<;u. hiuit
did
of1.on':"
~
Q,aiLe
orten.
lfhnt part
Q.
north-weet,rt
""'
Alld
41l
aecuon
tnat
1 liveG
A
tne
lo
~b.rt.
a c:ood ~eal o.! hu.rn:i n.r.:
qaite
.lre trio.re eany weaae1e
'
:.r.~
tlle Co.mty did you liv•
o/
ot
Co :,ty
the
u.Ui :,;osst bly s.aw
••
l!1.Ct'! ,7' Ii, II
6t
vo:in!y~
111 t:.lE
..
!.9laS t.
!17e
A
ec.roe, in
'lU'T
one !n
kille~
air.
Yee
~
ltt.e:-ttr.e
1
et%, <.J.l tCld.
O!"
r.
or aot
I
Nt
~
f'il.re:f
Ob;-&ctton; overruled •
..
ator:r
:;
a:HJ1a.ls.!b~t
duty
~
fe"N
bau.nt.ies
to co that,
'nlat
ar
we:e
p_!~
to p:-edato!'y
l.rou.;ll<
:i
Jt
anQ predator.
bir.s.
~
.knowled~d hav~ yoa of weasel~·
U:1rty
70~.
! o-v~r
s
11
lf.W but very
or no~. 1n the Clerk 1 a Of!ic~ whee ":m.erytong
weaael
l:idOJB ii.co
th•
..
lhert
o::1..ala
1.nq\:.ired 10:0.
th~.
:,~
t~r•
Q
on,I
Did yo11 ex=!11e
07 Jllory IoDt,
'/hot ltii,d
01
the
th•t
:lerlc'a
Yos eir,
or •xan:1n~i1on
on Jui;uir1
4
the Clert •
~aen they \\'ore bro·1-:11
t
wooaol pelts
oceoaion?
0tf1oe
..
Ye• eLr.
did yo~ .,,.,ke of theil?
,,
I c,adc
�•
•
•
•
�•
•
::
l!o• ,lid
t!lo•e hid~s
Ob,ection;
Q
of h1de,
c<>epare ..,1 t.'l ,J1JG b>:nell hore?
OlfOrral,oJ;
The:; looked
'tne_v were old worn-look1ae;
'Jave 1ou any pel~•
.A
"l~• 21 l".
....
They were. represi,nt:•d
Ob Jer.:tiOfl;
llhera
~
st~,.rt
,~
:..re tuurJ.
elx\y-one'!
1
are
la 1iot
rno Court:
t!:ey
tlU~d
:.\I!?'-!
Yoe air.
.l.
oe.
sa.ppcaftd to
r
h<j,'f'-!'n't cou..11te.d
th<::!ae {oold.ntrhu.;.. Count.y pelta
to th• 41eat1on.
.s!"
:::..ne.x;>~l"t, and tt
I th.ink
-..-ea1 ➔ l
or :lot?
1a ctll.U:,e
ftvide:,tl:;.
tnoy ure l&r,gar tta.un
lid
1
b~oeu1e the
01:ir
onf
nat1-i.•e weaeal,
or six we1:1.1el1
b.it r hav-J.3•a• more h1dea
1
,11h_~'t
he.riL
r got \he:ii 'lp
"
\":"nu\ do 101 bkee yoa.r opi~t,n
Tlle Co,lr~:
IUld. 0 1.lr loe tl
in Roold.ni;i>am Cotnty?
do,1n here?
I,on, 's?
aid1!'1ed
.tor iner~ op1rUon.,
Jfoif,
bi.ten
oh.
~r. Hs.:l:Zler: I ooJoot
tive
.11114
sr1att:.lne1i.
111 :,0 1n- o""1n1on
111tnes-1:
"1 lh th&:
r.1 ea.
to C:.9 tha;
to<1o·•a and ~r;>
rlt.attes
11er.,iea:.
or woo.aela killed
did :,ou I,"' t l.1ia
~
aavad.
to me 11 ke they were
~
~
p;,1nt
I w-111 overr.11,
tb1!ty re
t!\aa Lt-tat.
t ,e :t::@lfiili,., ... obJeotioa.
you a.a.y was the ~it:'erenc.e
bet'l.ree-n t.!lese pelts
pel"t"lf
ObJcot1on.
The co,1rt:
This
Ni tneao OIJI ·1 •• Ide
oplni on, 1 f 1 t Ls
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Dase~ on obaervutton.
1e tile dtfrerenoe
/hat
we.aeel pel;a~
•e!_,
~
than o~r we ~•els,
~
.HaN
~u
ts•'
~ bou:t
ort•r
htd,e
tne !
'!he.1 sr-e t:n.inly
n..~t1ve weas~la.
O(ll'
111 ;her~.
Objootton
anc! our
.r.1rr"..1, a.n4 the
On two or three
I happened to be 1u tho Clerk's
theae,
a,
u-,.,..
ta on
here
t!ley are c..o~s:jcr ~ly lar~~~
8Li~,
U!U"k 1~ color.
were bro~~;
84Ch hides
~s !
pelts
Qnd the7 ar,
than !t
other ooossiona,
:>otween these
t1..nd1n
Office when w~,~el
Ju:1.g:3:t::nt;~ey ~e~e J~•t
rr.y
ol~ dark 11ioe.
oy llr.
...e ""oll!"t:
Ramm,r•
a.r~ t.As.t !!:tat.em •nt_, •l)ntl.,:&n
Y.on 1;111 tlsr
or tr,e j>J.ry.
~oi
ere preaent,
when 'emery tong brouznt
itf\ry 4.Y
thttee
toitr
r-5.feritniJe
70~ to e&J.
rr.
!
on J~n-
,e.l"'"'
i:1e 1.1.!al
on the t ble">
t .. oae on t ..""' !'loo:r,
,rjtJl
Ko sir,
A
t,heoe ara
I.tie ooea
;,.h4
r
had
to.
h""r11 tIZJ":!...l. I seat
to diruior
lh•y h~d tak•n
OAr, and whftn I re tu:ci,a,
onr
-:o d1n.n~r
tro:a lino.tr
b&..?$.
.A
..!id wnile
,:~
1~r. Fu.\,l~.v I how lon.,
IC.
!::ill
th~y h!.d ts.ken
o~err·i1led;
-Jroas-exu.min&tion
b. ur.
Yes
I went
yenrl;;
th~?D !.I.ad oi:e.
exf!ept1on.
n~er.-
r,a.meiYr.i.rden,
'N6re ;;ou
yoa .;:!•e mo any ~stimat1'
th11c Nere pnid
:d
ouse?
tn• wea••l hiQoa oack ana g~t tnem in the
r""· Ba.m:o-3r: ObJee~ion:
b011ntiea
F&wle7,
orrioe
1:ito the Oler,:•s
the thirt:,
DiJ you aeu :nem th& t. mor~ir.g tn t..ae Coarr
Q.
ree
ad~ratood
Yes str.
.1.
Znoae ;ells
not
I
It.. !'OU.?' year.a.
o! th-e n1mbe!" of wea3el
dUJ.'ing the to-I.? :;en:re :,on •••r•
in?
A
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It
Wt..sn't you.r d..1t:y to look tlfter
'"
ro air.
t~
- ..
'1£&2"
you
d 11ti
:o tee
lfhf!ther
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tr.e hides
people
wer
lit
11, waa it?
fis
t:t.;
oat
of
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aee.eon a::4 s:ich
tbl~•
s.e !ha:;?-
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Pi~ yo 11 o•~r trap
•
ri
'lie 11,
l~
YOU d l.1:.' t know anytn1n
;)1(1
J'OU.
chi~ker1s'
Coote ■
throats
sk\l.ll' a
record
mornill.,.?
A
Do
•ho""s :hat
Switzer
10« .<%10'18Dftni"t;
•bo11t
XQ,
Yehl are not
1n
of tne
1,.
J.ll
Xil.
I! they
that
ta&re?
"n.11
- Lhe
Palos
rewmonths.
tl:lin r.:ie l~•t
the ....... el h:.t1
~ t tl-.0:
ti.
12Jll:1~• •
.Ille
::i
t•.
ho,r :,: cy
wbars
crtt?
poa! ti.:Jn to as:- ~.hat. seu:son at the. 7e<.r
the l:r.ia:!h in qae1tioc
ee.i:.aon o1 tt.e yeu.r,
ra"~
o!
-.re ew,mer hiolea,
7ou telJ
lloe~n
u,,,t wnen nnte,
I eYol' eaw we,e
li.
came r:om, or you.r own
ot ay owu Jcaosled.-e
I ..,._ sat1af1ed
is
frc:,
t to
I Jo ::,ot.
6-re 70..1.~ l me~,
-Co:or~ir:J;~ to the
that,
mtid'e any ef'tor
l'A!!fiYwe ,aels
di
these weaeela 1ferr: :c:.1:e11 or wheN Ue:
=•
Yo11 knew 'tney
/\,Jbi ~af
g11ve her•.
da:r 1017,a so'!-laoc. ud
No sir,
tue
,1.se any.
t
I did.
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T\ilt :,o,1. nev1r
)lr.
..::i~y have
knowladge.
nd
'
their
· abol.lt
Store h1,,ve been brou;,-ht here
thi<t
•WDC'?
I Udn'
;,
'bo.1t?
eo1Detit1HlS1
Tois
the liat
broods
til.<1 Slllaller
uskrate.
use t~e rignt
Yo•l beard
XQ
or
"-":I
I l,ap))od
t-ra» the weaa1ls?
e.nd
weueele?
::iot J'll"t wea1e1s alone.
J.
)ut
~id you sv~r hunt
Of 00 1.ll"se,
..re So:i.t.'1ern
'Doe:.1n1 t l'tn1..ure
t 1 t'i'
comes the ht4c
tne '""'"
there
they
they
~hat
I
..
Ph.f)d in tbo
enou,1h to t"ll
x~
You are
no~ exporieno•d
h
I ~on't
thtn.k any0ody is experieneed
thicker?
gr de er nido,
ls nothing
how tno~~ were cai~ht?
becomes
et~un,;e
.s"JJnme.t tl.ce.
&.bout
~
l:lo air.
now t.~•Y were •~"<:ht~
enoaeb to t~11
th~t.
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Yoa think
A.
I ha'fen' t looked
ha,re a leg
tl:oe,
:i.
there
ie nothing
at. those
t1nd aomo hbve
otf,
tLe naen
•.ny nld
""·"""l
i,111 do
time?
i~ was bother10E"
.,
them
long
otf.
tllr,t.
I:o sir.
l never
.fur-bearing
tropped
on,rt~ing
.. ,.1mule
then nnless
my ch1okell8.
).!r. Ham.mer: S 1ppo&e you. •aw one in
wo11lO.you pass him by an1! le\
trtat
some of
1t !.s to u ,r-a.;,
If
t, 1a not the oss,oc, ot \r~J>p,.rs to trap
a,1mau,r
see
tr'J l.:r. ~...-man re ••llll•d.
1l1r>c t o:ra.. ina tion
1n tbo
r
eno L~h to AOOlA.
t 11 o'ff.
.1
1ll
1 t ,-111 toar
to ahow!
tor ni
dollar
h1l'I go.
or wo•ild yoa get
1?
l would tr,Y to~••
W1tnee•:
tne s.Jl!1mer time,
dollar.
that
w1tneaa d111:l11saed.
behalf,
llr . .n.-1!.!":l-r:xer.another
wl t?aes
be!n~
t~~t1t1e4.
ttret
duly
by l:r.
- ~ta~d
~
Yoa ue
i
11:.
Q
In Ilains
Q
,!OW
~
II/hat 10 your
ttorh,
Eanun.
ol(l
1n the m.o:.llltq,in1
!i.r
e you"?
bust nea,
rinoipatly,
Q
You ero quite
i
And trapped ~o~e,
Q
t:ow lons
twelve years
Q.
&
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A.
r
llve
1n nort1-w•etern
Yes air.
a1aty-n1ne
yea.rli
old.
s.t tl,e pr•aent
time~
,\
&l!I
non, and on the
e~ortamu.n, too?
A
I am lumbering
tar"'.
Wetl, I h&ve hunted !ome.
A Yea str.
hn •• yo11 been do1 ng th.-:; 7
=
~•reinee
I was
old.
In thin
'I/eat '1'1rg1nia.
a
:.
tne aame
.., Yes sir.
do you 11••?
.11atr1c\?
C!l
-
11.r• ... i.:. !l'll!'Der'
Tur~•~.
wb~r•
1ni.rod·ii!e'2
Co·int.:,'? A Yes air
1
and 90::i.e 1n th.e eo.ste~n
part
or
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Well,
-
r~e, ere very sanrc~
Eo• _to.:;
1.'r.
wae gr&t'1i tous &nd lhoUld
You live
Ot eo,1rse 1 t !s
h.,,. far
ebo·it
D.e
ot Soc~i!½;h.S.m.
::!trick-en oat.
not eY1denoe.
tro,: i•03·lan1?
..
t llno-.i.ledJJc hc.ve yot.t ot the w9al:el,
lle 11 11r,
I live
rr.
"bout
ru:rner?-
I runeu' t got ver:, m11ch lmowle~;,:e o.r the u•aeeL
ot them to ,;et I\C'lu1,1ntod,
111 .. sel
~a:i
:n tb ': .section:
11r-n.u::i~lJ.tn~,
The Court:
to tne
~n tte no~t--wes!&r~
f!6")Jller:
w1.tnes,
'Vilt,,
tso t).
4 ltlle<!
'!nose
ei4es
there
li'lto th,y
look
belong
fuu,il,, .
.. ,., n""""er:
,.e Colll't:
I oo.)eot
to sne lu, t
TO"l o&n tell
fro:i, •hat
pl.<I't
lr.
of
tht,.t eentor,ce,
T•irn~r
""1"that
1t i& b~oe4 onl
on o~1n1on and anould not be rougrded.
D14 yo'l eyer see
3..Q1 ,11 ke
theao
down he
"'O,
1u ~.oc ingbv.:r.
Co\.Utty-r
eo:::e nr-
c 11~11te.
.ire waasele
e.b-!tyto c ~ec~
H.ar4 i.o ;:et.
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?io sit',
r
don 1 t think
they
1L.rO
•
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Crosa-en.mi.na,100
T<>u•IL3' :"Oil ntver
ell,
,.$
to bother
woeoev.r
I don•
one
!'ollow
COQO
the bes,
~harl•a ~- H:::.mmo~.-
l\lp t.ne weasel
I oould
to get
Zed shen yoa ttod
o~e, so~ ua1ally
the otfap:r
.knd
Well,
•
I nev,r
fin~~
~ew b1Q to
bW2eh ot the~~
togett1er •
ng woitd
oo in that
tmmediate
neii;ilborhood?
of cour1iei the~' wo11ll1 .;i.11 be t.oge thel'.
Do they
Ulllttl ...y J7?0,au,,e t"o
be hard to eet at ~aleaa
ht:aVb
orood-a 1a b,a 1:i=or,
yoJ were to tue
!"hey &re vl.moat
And -.e
it w«e goiOp
:rid of thee.
a.nimkls 4,D.dro~l•~
t ..o sti,y
tr4ppin,_ ·-;·
1~ my way nnd 1 thout~i
IT~ 11vus on otner
Us;i&lly
IQ
lid
by ~r.
tne color
11.ad 1evan
one.
of tl-..e tttr~w of t..he ,7ro•tnd
tnree dtrrerQnt
kinds
1n tn.ls
seot1on,
1
.._nd
don't.
we.
th tt.
Witn•aa dismiesed.
lr .••
halt
I
be1~
ttrat
s.RW:Uon, a.ao~her ~itneae
testi
di.Uy sworn,
-h..mi ned by
JC,r.
Ran.ion.
~ r.
fi.ed.
Whttt a.re y-ou toi U.-.ls?
1 ll YI
11.8 .. r
...,
Cooi:~, s:ore
tn the
.nor'::h-
p&r: ot the : ou.a ty,
1/het 1a yo\ll' age?
A
llhQt is yolU' business?
..
on the au.me be-
Et.rm~<>.-
.J..
we.aterri
iu:rouace4
Forty-seven,
A
I ..m ~ oonatable
- to~ the l•st
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1c whut extent
not a larae
t
hive
yoo. been buying
tu.rs?
buyer. eome two or th:reo thous.nd
7fn.at kitt<:1 of
t"ure do yot1 Ouy"t •
,.., Well.
dollara'
I
h.11
worth in
'.:oon, sk'.JJ1k, poss11m 1 r ta.
weueele.
Q
You buy locul
<:
--'°yo
Nr•~
•
Yes w1r.
arou.n>! ...s:,.!..an<J, 1n that
l:>.J..Ttne-
s~..1'tion!
....
,o.
r
bay ao~e a.round 3roadw~~-
~ou.r miles.
A
Q
Yo.1. b11 s-0:n.e Wd1;;,.eoln.1des.
toC1, do 300. tor
\
now m,ny did yo, bu; last
over five
I""'
aure.
Thr••
year~
1
or !oi:r,
in
Judga,
'.ou:uy•
A?'e i. ej ,..lea.t1tJ.l
this
l never
kllled
Q
In ullO.ltion to being a fur delller,
... Yea
Th.re• or fo~r. not
J.
iQ.
pelts?
would cotch tt.
.., Lo llr,
ver7
ao-.rce.
out one tn my Ute.
l'r.
hav~ you
Runion,
••
held ao'!le ex;i,. 1ence.
not io mu.ct..
I bave
trapped
the ek"J..0-k, the
po1ou~, a.ud mualtrate.
~
t.te wees-el!
oa toh'
O.
I
.... rr,er
that's
6r8
~rett:;
0.1:e 'il&,t,1.tel? l'b.at
ecaroe.
l!o you k!low &bout
:...e., e.rtJ ~retG
hard tc
koON.
l!r.
Did you cv~r t~ra..?"o! e5tc~1ng
~o 11 r.
Tne one- l c· . ...1.~
pl'&t ty ~ood b..~1t ror
i
thee
in a t'l'ap open
•-J~
them that
I a.■ed bc..it ror.
t~e
scmie .!'ov.1:
thee , - or a bird.
save ~OQ ex..<tt:1.ln,d
these
A
,.b<>,,tOf>tcbine
HIJIIJlle:ree.ic! aometr.ir.g
t bo~D ~ni.8.
A
but
0-u neV"er ca\l,.l.t
3'1t
pelt•
here an th~ !loor
1~ front
Y~l!I sir.
Ob...ectlo11;
overl"'.lled;
exce»tion..
Tt.e:' ere
LOt, in m:y opinion..
'!ell
J\U'Y Why you tt ..1'1-iCtney are
the
not our
1¥,.e&~el. ~r-
�'
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�liUa1on.
Same obJec~iofi
or rt,ther
rt
heir.
Theee pelts.
Q
'r.
&:r.mor.
Uley Oo~• t bave
ell,
haYe,
by
-~
7e::-;-- \. !n,
l' ll"•
is very
c.oarse,
•l"HH r-a.r they-
very wortbleea.
~
you aey, ere worthle£a~
I woul4n 1 t
Yes sir,
T1i.lue- thes.
~
Thia pel< her•,
not?
.,.,
Ir.
R11ll1ort, Oid you bT1"8 that
up ~ere,
or
Y••sir.
~
Ia that
A
I bou.gn~ 1t.
oce G! our loeul ~•a•el
ObJection
bj .r.
r~e Court:
,··e l air.
l~r. !awle:,
ane I got t!lis
b
asked
or.o t:o:i
Ur.
loobl
~alisel~
mo to .get
itm a tell
?.'1!ton
Buttnta=.'s
f,-om hl a expert
knowledge,
!!e St:.id h e to~ c.aUJ;h\ t t.
aoc.
euatulned,
ObJeotion
llr,
Ye• sir.
&
P.&mmer.
How de yo~ know 1~ _e
'Ni tnesa:
••••els,
pelta1
il• Cf<ll tee tit;-
,a.rm=;
b.ect:!or.;
ovcrr.ile~.
1;hi,tt c. Roci:lnghti.ll!I i::ou.nty we&tel
Q.
Is
A
Y••
Q
':/hat is
anyhow.
in yc,,•J.r opin1or,
or not?
sir.
the vulue of
u t is
,1t.icct ro1t u,y
the d1 f!e
1n your
tno pol• you llolCL lr. your hun<l?
-,:noe t. tween
that.
pol t Ule't you. h.ra.ve t.tJe-re.
o~1nion is • Roc1<1ngll1m :Ountr f•Oll, ~nd the
't .....ere ta q ti te a 11!ttt-r oce !n
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f'9 yea
see,
tbtr.n Out" na. Live we:seel.
~
nave these
~
Is lli•t.
l.:re
l!oeldnghco
,,
Y•• 1!r.
It
•
extra
large.
any volue
i
here,
tngtu,,t Count,,
"bout
11,tle
abo,e
•go,
\oni;,
:.
I 1.
·any.
there
~~
JO'.l et
!)O
i:r.
fllts
that
7ho a.re they:
;.
l:.r.
\'laltor
h&a not
it
A
t:w t they
Ras Lhe ooQnt:; b~•n paid
r got
I 'th..inlc, ia one of
n~ver kept~
1ow,
fo'.lr or five,
A
years
I
iOl
or
wer,
rou
tbat
,ear.
lhte
U1ose 1rom, can you. roc6.ll?
~•ff
is one, iir.
l'iltor.
there?
!Ioltei.--
Yea air.
A
on tl.11t, i:lae 1t been olipped?
the otaerE.
I tnink
Joe ?urner'.e
I got O!':e .frcl!I hte,.
I
raeord.
-Cross.-exw!llnation
XQ.
bou nt
on thlOJ!),
~10n,
bo~--bt
<>een quite
ru.1been
Th.tit 1e tn.e one 1ou have go\
HUl.mer:
?lr.
<¥! the10.
lots
1 111,venever
-iell,
11,0 bo inty
ll.b.mater:m:om did you get
~
;,
t•ybe
,~ six -. year1
fo,ir
Y•a sir.
c.s a 11 ttle
wotl4 you say yo'> h•d
perto<!?
them.
lo0&er
.a.
tnie,
dttr 1 u.s; the l 1s l few year~
s only
"littlo
then
or notf
r.
tne aver"6•·
smi:.ller
i.ow many weasel
, 1 no lllti.rket !or
or mayte
r•l•,
a1zo.
1n Rookingh"-"1 Co:inty dUl'lllB that
very
on the floor?
Co nt1 weusel
T,iey r •n a e;ood deal
It ie above the ~••rlio•
,elts
th~••
ta·.
Ru.nior , do I und.or&t"na
or six
not
ngo ae tt
by .. r.
year»
)1081
is
t1 Vt.
•o-day
l:1.£0 tnere
It
•1th
may
J?:.mme:-.y-0·1
to
••1tbn_t
1-"'
to
w I no vtl11e on the weasel
hUVt!
been
a boun~y on it~
ll~tle
A
116.es?
longer.
r.ell,
I su,foee
it
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becme one ot
le&d!ng •t7lee.
~he
ot the tur-bea.rtn·
acare1ty
t~
Tnat 1a due to ,he
•
Tne tox is Jus~ aA plent1tul
b1.1t now '!.~ eerau,
IQ
there
l•n•t
-tllal
upon
them.
111 the
l~~
11 Av
tha:
Yo•; aai4
true1
'tLe; d1dn•i
lh<,t those
!low, wh~t dit:t'orence
E'o"
wes 1&ve~al year9
aro,
to be a lo d.in...t;style.
a tn- 7e~s
posses~
wer• thin
,Ides
e if
wo·i14 there
'C01
..ad no fW'
" we&sel is killed
ac,r 1 l &ny !'llr on 1 t l.hen7
•wcm ♦Jr-nme~
,..
now ae it
6Jlllil£1a~
• 1:- 1s t,..ln 1D the suma.r.
Ou.r nt..t.1nt
wease"! coean•t
ruu "the t l:a.r •e.
...:ioea not
l.~
etreteheJ.":'
"\'ou n.._ve s~c
(lu.n~1Jl/; aome thing
Ia it~
Western
..,
!h.2t'1
to th< w1tnees),
or a Soutb*rfi
■!ll:Jller
one,
do'1n here
a raObtti
oe.u,h.t,
and mi~ht.r
Ja.ry «nat
le
ttl. .. 't
~
klll•~
is 1t?
b~l
beLw~en
( P10k1ng i,p ,. n1<1o from th•
lo.reer
hide
and when •• I that
or wbat
:ow, wh~i is the 41fterenee
~
■ £ke
aome fellow
""-ow, I want yo.1 ""to te 11 :he
by' S'Cretc.nlng.
rur
tne s-1ze d,epend in larg.e liJt10..sure up:ou the way 1t ls
!Ur.
and one or thee•
that
rtoor )?
They look
,,
to bt
About the s&.mt-.
XQ.
T"o ,;-ou. see
tl\ost1
~
1CQ
~
~t•o11a
difter~nce
-.:he o::..e l handed
be: ter,
of oolU'••·
'Vell,
which 1e nu 11ve hide,
un4 wt,icb
J.
'I/ell,
it
11 eo.rly
t~
SU-er
Tb1a cs a l1 t<le
<hie
~-ugil~T
1a native,
A
i~
ie
■ D.d.
tore1gn bide?
o"ugl!L.
'l'h•a• ht~•e
Yee si:-.
70Q
here a:o
Tor•• :,et
th'1II to.at one.
I:t
.ollld there
ttot as good
,t:t
a.nd those
A
.itl
ut
18 e. cert .. in time
othel'" ttm.,:.e?
You tno•M that
Elrti th.e ones
Yea air,
ia"'
~
1n t.'1e summer wnen tbe tur
St1ri • when they
fs,ct,tbat
;,'O!J.lulve
the
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the
;-o'1llc; oooa .re more plentiful,
-:.o co.:tct. in the
-n1 t ej are tJ1:ine~.
ue
1e
s11:emar time?
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here,
another).
l ""',;oin..;
&nd -1ve
and about
e somo !de.a ••
tims
What
,.
I 011.11tell
XQ.
'/le are
ot .:.ide• rignt
to !land yo~ a ~tc~
to -.be--:.he..r t;:i.s1 a.re Cb.ti YO 11eusel.s
they we!'e o,r.,,iht.
yon whetilor
have any YtilU•, o? not.
they
11'eare not
tt<l 1ng 11boat bo 1nt191 no,,.
t&1ting
about
!'1r a.
are not.
x~
Well,
plck
out
X
Y-01
x~
ro sir.
?ick
r Gid.C't
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the good onde,
"'"d piol< o,t
mitsu, "h>Lt I wo11l~ 1tun"t to tnvest
I oo;il.C toll.
you sn:,t'1!11c; 11,ce
Y(Jt are
a.n <11xpart, o.r.en 1
X.Q
Tha:
1intt.t 11r. 1:4r:n.:J1 p·.111 yo:.1 on,
1,. "J(n,?
Dl.'.>1.ke
toe most Cj1nut~ eJCo.m1wLt1on yo'.l
A
""·
~en 3 in~
the:i aeeo~J1~~ to th• 1ef~~n thc7 •~~•
~
i•
b d onov.
tie
r• .,,.. bc.lf a docen tbEt
~!lat.
I am not
·"
1.!&r., a!l~
n expart.
I want
ror.
1lle4,
tell
to
7011
•h t; rta ... ot
I wo1Ud no, be arra1d
to inveet
money 1.t'J.
lQ.
You ~•Y that
you. ~oul4
XO.
l
001lj,:'
only
'l&.l.i' a dozen
1.nvta--r mQne:, .. n'i'
...
yo11 b~ve
11e11 1 how about
A
"ell,
other
that
tho.\ 1• a lo,vor
C:t n
b.i.nqh
XO.
,.nd you. wore p ,sa1:i& ,nt.t,
tentt.on
to 1 t .,1ou woull.1. .n .,-e J:,a.ss.el ri
what 1s 1t?
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Well,
whst
301.1
hnve got
1a yo-u haAd?
eolAf
~~~,
0:1~
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·r~"-•·
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I plak•d
~o-..nt, c aels~
thJlt.
1~
er •h ,?
hand
Tee 11r.
Yoa .-o:i.ld sa:r tlloae we~e Jooil"l;!>""'
t say aboat
•ot in you
A
l;)oka
: wo1:d
ll
ea
r~gul.ar
old
b rn rat.
""11 1£ I h!l.0111 • oo.lle4 ;,o:u 1<\.....
t b.., 1 t'i
l.'9 •1~11
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x,
the di.fte.rea.ee.
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1.1.p hel"e
a
hD
ez1ert.
Yo• SbY that a weasel hldo 11x yea.re n;;o hod no vsluo aa s
to.r purcha e?
It mignt have been a little
A
,l.nd you say ui.at you do use towls
t~
do you oa,oh nusk rats
You b.'l.v~ cot
!.~
the
oo~e
yo1 ~u.at know
!.nd it
t71o sm."111.rlras
.vhert
be •·1.!t1cient
to attract
all
or biraa
than that.
tor b81 ,?
What
A ..n apple 1a good.
to use som•tn1n~
t you.?
tral),httve~•
bet,,een
with?
lon,ger
thnt
will
dl"aw the woasel
to
yo1 t~ke a oox and J· -: th1J.t bait
the
tr:e
cbn't:
we sel
lfa!leele
ee
to tne
-ee>Lt tht1t woil.ld
n~ gc;.oor.iood,
,.oll:ir.•t
1 tt
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XQ.
Cour~:
Don't
eo Lnto t.he qu.e.st1Q!'l of tr;1pf!4t;.
r1e-rtt close
Yo·1 live
~o raloa?
A
:;o aL-,
r! -- t ln ~•
Gap, e~oeo to Cootee St4re.
ObJeot1on by ~r.
You bu""'
mentioned -11 you b8ve bough\?
I ho.•• only
lilt•
Q
taree
or
!0111'
tll1•
winter,
SOIUOt:>111/l
die~!esad.
-tx..u.1r.od
haU
bo•,e~t
that.
,itneae
~
Jarman; overr~le4.
b..,. ?£r.
Ee.rZlS.tJ.
-
"'f:1,8!'",. io yo•1 11 v~?
mllee
A tleur 'A'i.nch"2st:er; a boat.
tou.r tuld one-
from line:1ea1.er.
il'bet 1s ya>J.r as•Y
A
For,, -seven
CoU!lt
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in "-:Prtl.
tJ.une ,7n.rden e.t t.hie
time.
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How lon · have yo·1 been COJD.ty G1.me 'Nuden?
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Sinoe Janu~ry lo.
A'J,,C"1St
du.r!JlG :he ye1•
19Z5--6;
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You we!"e s·.1,pervteor
A
Yea eir ..
Q.
Ilo you h .. va any lmo-.ledge
Q.
!!&Ye JO
St,.tea
r oontly
Government
xi:ainution
i• re-&ppointed
or
eubJeot?
Sta.tea
Sept♦mber
rtlrsf
•ore
,t ven
by th•
Cho Civil
ilbat -:r•de
:Jhi ted
Sorv1e•
~-9:lle fardens.
1. 1'8~Ulil.Z"V
Q.
7011?
Yoa sir.
a
S.. I took
to
~n 19Z6.
on·Jfl, too,
or Game Vardeaa,
t,.lcen an er...,,1'18.tion
on th»t
f'or Uaited
na 011l h-oir.
1921, and!
dtd you. get?
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On tho •nol~
thiLl;;,
1925.
1
e.;.45,
but on the 111.cm,n,leI got 98.
mother
1
8 bl"~aet.
Q.
You. wero <l.leo a Federal
Q.
~ow lo"<: did 3ou hold
•
:,o ,o:i 11:n.,..a.aytn1,:e
G&.me\'hrden"
orr1ae?
that
a1>01tt oll!" loe
:~ Yes sir.
A
S x months,
sir.
l weaael_? !Clst
lalolfledge
h ve yo:1 of ow- weasel?
A
I 4111 !airl:,
well.
I n,vez killed
ba.t a!~•-
• h~•e be~a
yea.rs.
1 h.a•e never killed
a Uozon in
Q
Are tbey
or no~. 111 this
plenti!ul,
rare-:= ,·.. l havo spent
c. ~re ..rt de .1 cf
War1e.r., !l?ld.s.11 the ti-
know th~t
I h.Ji.l ~o ~z,ua
m1aaed
chanoa io kill
a dozen in ~y lite,
killed
"'14 I
\'ii 11 you Jc.1ndly ex,o:,1ne
Q.
thio
I ever
l)a.;oh ot ""asel
roa •· S!ate whether~
wease1
palte
hare
rtn~Ln.~ ~or forty
t!lat time.
oo=try,
or ero
thoy
.y t1it1e out-4oors
a G!'i.llle
I •09
....o. r do..'l 1 t
O'lt
doore,
onu, and I h11ve never
n&ve also trapped.
this
-- you. h'iVO ex.i<C>1ned, I bGli ov•,
aXJl.11)1Ced~n tbe
tloor
1r: rrant
ot
no~, 1n yo-ix op1::Uon, those are our looal
pelts.
ObJeot1on
I Jc.no1thilll veri
,oqu.a,1nte~ .. 1th h1, , sir.
well
by Yr. HemmBr.
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'I/bat l<nowledflt b&ve You ot tur?
Tho Co,u-t:
I h .. ve t;r,.Jlped q1i to a lo•.
•
I have bought aa:::a tur.
I be•e J):roaeo~ted soao p,u-i1ea to~ boot-le.;e10o;, :.,:J:
ObJeotion overruled;
rha t do yo~
por cent.
l)al't1oular
11re our local
thes•
polot
case,
saYed.
ot my Ju<lgment, I wo~ld aey more thnn
To the boot
ere not.
in your oplnion,
by Mr. !!,..,,.er; ove,.r.,led;
ObJeot100
fifty
l!aaner to tne statemen~.
llt!le't.>.er or not,
State
say,
11.r.
Tnat is not evtAenoe ln thta
The Court:
..
point savod.
ae..., b~ boot-leg,;11l,_;1
ObJeot1on by
ft
ot them were not aat1ve weaaela.
A.?'etaey all
1 hi~•a
~d~S
1
or not!
I 41dn' \ make a tltorou..n exSJ:11nat1on ot tne111to tell
thy
•bother
~ere v.1.1 weaaela,
!s e br01rn !&rre;.
whi,ther
That 18 note
I
Gr no 1..
is .c_o 1 ,n,; ,e .oel
tb :,,.
pelts
here wiU.oa you see,
c.r tt.o
Eow about
brush.
1hero are a good zany prime pelts
deve
it
<Ul«bl~ :o s,,.;tnose
have theu•
ot
t'..c-1
..,
tb.em,
or more?
rt ts p:rQtic"'ll.:,
all
hero, with s,raotically
no !'>r on th.,,,.
the f.u- is
fally
01 ,d.
teothel'.
Here's
~o dres1 Lhoae, it
~
w•~sel;
ll ·e.
Q.
1'he-. !u.v~ rraotioully
,011
r never aaw &.nyweuaele
!'iri:.y pllr cent..
tn'! q:.t_
. .it 1
l •
1'io of
Jr they are Neosols,
lik~
There
or no~.
(l'iel::i",? 1p " o<h•,. :
tba.t o»e 18 ~ ·1teti,el
ta11s broken otr.
oo !ur.
have
-~ero
on~. and herrJa ano\ne't;
ihen you. io
~111 oooome all •ooll,y.
d1d tllose
Objoot1on
9l!M\ftr oa-i·•nt.
by l:r.
pel ta
,oeie t:-011~ .,
HalUller; ovorr,l~a;
It ia no, .. oaae ot taken u,
I oo~ldn • t say ,sir.
vo1nt •~v•d-
tbe summer-ti10e
hei,e when \1,e
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T"ney t;}aoe then
trotn SOl!lO war:n oo 1ntrst
Q,
;row 1Looo.t tll1s
pelt
tro:n u warm o -,,mtr
Whore do yoo. thinlc
heru?
J.
E'er'
J..
the ...oots of t..e
.ind,
hU:
eho"lDe•
laleo !.old
oo. wotld
-
of
la !a ms~ :yotJ u.y
Iris
tntu
1;nd reel
1.a
pr~ 110 loc l w~aeol
11
au •. is
I m1gnt
and th:e
, :..! you -et1tl-..er.
ii.
Yes e1r,
Q
Te!'l,
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one of our loct1 l ·,;etleela?
Is t .!s
11. pr!ce
'
-.h.:
is
o sir,
or not'l'
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,t,
ta a!
more itent
r _ 1
Yea,
it
-:llia.
•ea
th•
el
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1 - ...
1~.
h!.t
Is
ia
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t!t .. t
ot t11e
T ,o roots
QXt..r.il
fan
don't
..
p•lt,
one. too.
large
!on~ rrim.od skin.
I can',
G.Dq\11.lr
tna
a .loc l •e11•e"! pelt,
ia
lt
::1ct. t.::..et ; e ftU"ther
~ni=l•
h~ ,o,
J:ort..
she t lolre r 1 t ls,
T t ·o the
.nd tne
st
brtn5:a
a better
price.
Yoe ci:-
1t
1ti sno.r't.
are 1n lhe South exue~t --
: bes
l.
I .vou.ldn I t '8(1.,vso.
mor• rt1r tne t•ir-boarin-•
A
"t..'1et come
70'.ll'
pa.rJ011.
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aren • t tb~;;.
j'Olll" Civil
Serrto~
In
.A.
e:L.!,&j..-;
-ex..&m10a.t1on'T
i.ncbast.er.
U&.110yoa r,ot
ba4 sublti tted
botOl"Ct
1·.
the q11.eatlon•
PJOtts, ?:.r. -=rer~Vot. s •
·;:n~t were Wl'itton
of rp,01-tlon.s
to you. a liat
thttt
out?
were writ ten
You.
ouii?
,. Yea
e1r.
you o~i an advi...noe ;,.ropos1tion
e.m1n~L1on1
when you were go1n~ to take t.b&t
~x~
~o air.
~
Dl~n•t
they sea:! you 40•11"
lot ot furs
fl"om tile ,ar1.oue
lie et,.
lrell,
wnere aid ;rou ~t
swered tno ~uea(1001,
" •
.;·our Ja:o•l•Ci:e,
air.
01d ~~auread
1
on ube a.n1c.ale~
Did you dVer d~~l 1rt r~re~
r:o e1r.
A
To wn~t exicntt
Not Yery ~uc.h, sir •
.:r;4 7ou hhvr b~en tJ.Dtir-.c tor tort7
7~nre~
a
Yea sir,
I wns IUD&ye ra ol«.
/Jld you have been for m:.u,yye..re Gwne Wardeot
Md you weren•i
..
axam1.n1r.;; f\U'e tben~
Ro• aan7 wea.se:s~
Ho" mo.ny beare
hi.ve
Leea th~n
a do:.en.
to be.
l)o
h•ve
Tes air.
•
you ltilloa~
~•tt1.ne
~
been paid
ffN.t
you nave on idea
~
or the woaeel
the Sta to of V1r~n1a.?
tnrouehoat
1co
ot the extent
o~ the c01ntr7
o~er Frederic~
F.ow ~any ~•bsel
,,
bounties
J\ls t a roll6Jl lc!ea.
Joea ;;our wo~k ext~ni
oYer?
Co:u,~7.
bouo:loe have been patj
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that
tor
tn Freaerioi
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Her~••
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a hi4e,--
is
trom so~o P&,rt of thts
lt
Don't
:r~
.,"'17 t'it:
XQ.
ten•t
yo;. know, llr.
e= t~!"
tll&.t
..
P1n;1•1.
oepenll;Jnt
X~
'Jn= 701
tell
•
~o air,
I oa.nnot.
~
,hat
wo:l.1-l 'bo t.~tnner
hue been as
il!
t~ll
b1'1•~
~~rt c! t.e
the weaee L
eeka.
fla.
talk1ng
about
lb1a
S!&te.
~•rJ
date
;,~n ahtz:.
lie
tlllad
1t,
•bat
would
would ; o•> se:, :,ou 1t1ght bs ~ta to.ken 1tbo, t tnis
yo• so.y thon?
You
!lot n.l-
\110 ~:.ll!llhr-t1ille,
in
7O~ the
a
..
is c1rr~rcnt.
uc~ snow tber~ ~• be~~t 1
we.an•t .111e<1
1n Sep«,,,,b~r
tt~lc.
th'! S0'.1t..11ern p!'J.rt,
In
':Jooaa.ae the 011mat4
or tr.;e t~e Soqth,rn
t-•• 'n&sel
pricne pelt.
!~ we.E.-s~.a !rom 0.!lO pa.rt of
The snoN sometim,s lbys her~ tor
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t 11 _ 71:.;1::1•
..1.
Virg1n1n,
p~rt of t~e Stat,,
=
ls t~ore
p&r\:•
t1'4t
oo~e trJ0
oo the l\ge or the weesel?
w!:.etb~r
,1rr~rda~3
V1r.,;!n1o. \o another
has
on•,
A-.U:os~s.a lart:9
""1•·
.t...
t:r lurge
r.1<10, and 1 t 1• a mien
:X:'t
th~t
Co:.mty o~ soae other
-
_ weasel
ir
s hi~e
.-,.r:<'jc ne .::
8!1J
ti!ty
pa.r c-"nl.. or mo:ro of
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t:.:1oae
h10.,.s ure not
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dition
•
ct t~e
i'lo tl4
XQ.
w, ela:
yo.L never
"llY e!teot
tt•v•
tpJn
,ret c'?nt.
aa to tne
on bird!
exa:i1ne tio
_,
I think
it
.-,-r'!
1n •
ls.
b.nd ri:u:r:t
ttee
t
A I U.lnk there wP.re r1v~.
T~
Tho rure an~
;.,
.Fifteen
1~
!)o
is.
ov m1:-:.ation
tu.re~,• ... 1;0 21r.
"Do 101 re.c.e be:- how :.an:; s Jt.-d1V1.11on~
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It woul~ have
i
1~?
md ,\laen you took tr.o ~1 •11 Service
121ae a teet
\\ISS fifteen
lt
.
to bloaen the 1elt.
a tead•n•~
d.ozen
salt
as killed
it
...~en
till'
nim•la would be one of the SC!allest?
per eent.,
ai.r.
yo1 knov tn • ~t ~ar~!cu.l.ar
snown that
.Y9d8Bls a.re "t.'le moat
XQ.
rs
a bo·tnty- on weti.sels:
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Sot to ,..,. knowl~og,.
tn&r!!
.:.ttiea
~
ta :he St-te
plentit·.11,
1!\ !iorti:l
,.
CcroL1na?
Y•a sir.
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~httr1 di4 7ou eet your information~
J'.Q.
P'rom t e gt,Jlle
,r North Carolina.
A
have
-
ro air.
I know, Oeoaaee I
pros-, .. 1lod so m.!ln.T 'bootlegg.-ora.
Who:,i~id :,oo. proaecute,
,.nd •hat wos tl,e 1 at proaecuttortf
o·oJ~OL1on by 11.r. ·arma.n.
x,
':'here
'.\'!Lenw.ue your
a.rtt many t..e sela
~o oe1!ev,
l.ut
one?
A
ln 1927.
i11d r .u.Qv, e•ttr7
eoc1c,g ;.hre..:.IR ,
Lney ar~ being
I n:::1••t t:3Y :.·111.
but they are
boo\leoged,
reGeon
·ott~
ol~vor
about 1t.
X<
f"uc. yo'J
~sll
ho....rd ot boo!le-giJl€
t.nat,
x~
and thte
us w...c is O.ol~
l~~~or ~o•~ th~re.
bootl,,ggifltj,
Yot don't
this
toot:'?
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Yea air,
I nave
we h~V'.!
too.
lnow ,owmu"J" bo.ntl~•
lu,v, been pKid?
11 li:e l..lla i •
.:C--t.
"011
don't
kn.ow ec.:,t .ing aOoi.l"'t 1.t al.nee
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Ccmnt1 •
aoo•-; a !\.11j re:i .!l Te been pl.10 !o~ 1a f?iederlck
::- •o.i.lC sa,
.
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ferret
n>Qt
we_ae1- tsm111'.
:,ou picked
1s.n 1 t it.1
W-1tn"sa
b<o1,ie first
-- t:na.u a branoh
or the
1 ..
,,1tnoaa 1n.troGuoeQ on th"? se.mo
wtother
doJ.y aowrn,
testit1e~.
oy l!r.
-3xa::1a4c1
V- t lJS you.r
th~re
Yes st-r.
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4is:19S
Mr. V.IT.F-rieze,
behe.lr,
out
n:.i:u1~
~MIIUl.
-
:V.P.Frleze.
a
Timoerv! llo.
Row lo.n~ have ;roit been b'l.Yin.r
1es.ra:
catah!CJ;t "'14 baying
Q.
To 'Oba~ extent
ti"t?
ha:•e
lar 0 e exien \:
.-bou. t Ly,eoty-!1
ve
them ta11etller.
:,011
be•n
cat~nia"
Part
toler~ oly
~
la• t re,.
the
y•ars
End lnyin;:
of the
fl21'
time
1 t h s not
to -a
been ao
lcge.
poss;.me.
';';hat knowledge huv~ yo~ or o:u local
cau.g:h."t any o! th.eo. ::yael.t.
~er.~11!10.e teVI ot
C.
.,re
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l!ow m,iny h~vo yo,1 bought
t.r.e past
the., p:?.en<tt'ul
weaael1
in c .a
OU'1ty~
during
•
the~.
Jot
tha paet
eo ple'1t1C>l,
year1
Y•a str.
.,l
no~ munsji,!_ yo l bu;,r froai Roe 111€•• .. Co1.1nt •
ll'nen ioes
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FOU!'
or
J.nre:e from West l!rginia.
~
t'i.rst
A :l'U'ia.;
aeuson?
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them,
A I n~vmr
ot
t.,e
r·i.r season u•uttl ly oo!!"e ix:·
"
~bollt
tho
Dece.!iioe:.
71tlen do t.ra.i)pere
·1ea5illy
be' 1n c-o trap,
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'1'!::.ey1aed to
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begin me11 tile t1rat
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o, l)eeember.
aav1 yo~ ezam1a.~
floor?
tblS
b.tch
ot weieel
pelts
OJ 1nion,
they
~ere
on tho
J.
Cl
Stett
wheth1r
or no~, tn yoar
...,.. ou..r looel
we-aeot,
CbJect!oG
b7
A
,'(nat. I lool<~d -" ws.sn't.
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"';hJ
they
~~e
40 you t.hl..lll
lw-e,er.
l"'.!".
1 nevgr
b~OUJ.81!' tn.ey
reuaone
r:111 ~cross
;o ~Udv~
h-3.Ve DO fur:
cney a.re ooL
lik~ th~~ except so~e
a~
mo do•"- h"re. on ,'""tar St-:reel a couple
P.wa:aer:
i tn,,se;
~.. Si.mply
1 h~ve 41!fe:ren~
Oi.U"loo l w~i~el.
th&.t wr..s ofterei
,c...
'Chat '.lilaa th1,;- 1.ut
ta.tag
y&&.rs ago.
,roa. • id!'
I aa1d l Dougtt t some down .t\11re on 'Nat-,r
Croas-exw;:iination
by ?.r.
Street
Htimm9r:
on Sater Stl"eet'Z
p1ck<ld. up on a. tt.1n~ l1k"I tnat~
T?..e:,
.-e:e 1112:ed ..p •t : .. •~e
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Ro• mo.ny 4 id yo•.1 bu.:1•
~i
.:.nd you didn't
look~-
vou 'N~nt t.o ~e•~ that
.., I don'i
ola1ai
to be an expert ..
ot:,,er •ea,~1..:.1
l'o•>r or !l ve.
lhe:t~
tne
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Yo~ don•~ ,uat look at t:!:e
18 on tnem?
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ta like
the
'!~
thlit
southern
•on I
hatch
t
•~naol?
you. k.r1ow th
one ~r theee
No sir.
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bi to..1. to yo1J.. and yoa
t; ao:ue lf@l"e axni
l>ig-oyed. rt
:1 mice
r~t1, .. nu yol d.~dn't
or
know it"'
.,,.,
aa.id,
the
You. aa!d
"l'o,
rl,/ing
sq11irrel
yoir
antil
a~;enttor.
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1 81:ilid I tn.ougn.~ 01:e wr.1
.l
No air
X.Q.
·:rno dtd you eet
&
lo 1 t~
•as ¢~Ueu
guinea
,..1g •
to .aer s1noe tt.e: ••
spoke
n p;er
.a.r,J I
11
I n.,• ..,.en'1. namod 'Lt yet.
I
is a .,euee1?"
to au,. "You mel'.4n1.0 s y that
those
•"'ven weasel3
~
t-rv
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e bw:t:,b.
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I w"a asking
<11.
~ree
you 9bo<1t t.:oe ••·,en
or th13:D eoc.'l troi!. ,eat
yo,
got,.,.,,
a:
ioibervillo.
ir,!1.r:! •, ar.d t::.= o t.bt-ra frDa
loo ,1 pe 01>le.
IQ.
':'ihere d.1d you make
the
ptl?'c.ho. Ut"
-.E:r.""'ined
~
t i:ty
c:n.e.
no tbe::r l'i tnesa 111~ro~uoe4 on tt,e tt.mo
oy llr.
do yo"J. 11v~?
Wht.t la yo11r tua1nees'
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dia,uiesed..
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: 4.JD't k.nOII' im.
ffllo ·• L. _.frlezeT
111tnoss
.a.
i:",p~
.-.. In ?.e&k&ri.!1"1"!
J..
I trup
live
io.inty,
eiont."1.s o:.lt
c;~
t.l'.CJ
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twenty-el
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I ~o=ienoed
A
trapping
·ht yehrs ago.
tor?
.'ltu.tt do you trap
..
Stk~•
l~nP" b ve 70~ Oeba Lx&~~ing~
I mean,wr.o do you trttp
fort
I tr .. pped !or
C!!!!p ;..,.~
Lee, ud
below
ot..ytd ~ntil
onj.
tic
Crom tner~
Tbtn I •e-t
the ~let or JAJJu..r;,
to ~amp
and tnon neat to
salere, an~ have beon tr .. pp1ng up •here.
Stete Caznp~~l'C.
I tniuk.
(l
I hll.ve used
You are
1:ihere is
Q
periodY
the State
tbe mo1.0to.ins,
Craig
Cou,t,''
C!l.t!lpF&rc~
18 :1awn ta
C1t.1ni:,L"o?
th~
..
1n ::ra.1g.
... Yea sir.
swn=p •eottot.:
S ven\.;,1 .. n:o,
u
over
I thtn.ie.
How m=y wonsffls did yoQ catch 1n tbnL tr~p.itt;;
a
,e .. l,
':';"hti.ti
!i••
I oa~:-it
were yoLL tr:,108
\'/be.t c
to cutcn'?
~.. ose
Cbtoh
these
So yo11 ouly caught
five
oa t1 .g the blr<ls
·11e1els
th.18 •inter.
dtrin~
that
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t 1 a mo:-e
t.o .Jatch.
rabbi ts and a1.airrels.
Q
or
a ru..t1ve
·ow 11.u..n.y
&t
th.an I ax?f!c:•d
Q.
105 over
&mml'.:!r: lt
r.
Cl
an~ •t~u l wect ·o Ca,:1.pLee I uae4 ?2 over th,re,
70•1
are
.... All L1nd:s ot g6.lle except
t.1.e ord.-e?'I
things
tor·
I htd.
.,, //ell,
tho,'
v,ere
11p.
-.,eeaels
~'it
CJ.11 t .•oae traps?
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3ac:~ in t-he ~ou.:H~;.ns
1~re,
IUld to .s.c
in L~~laa,1eorsia,
Yi
xioc,
=-,se~rce:
t _ey ere
,....
tner~ lll'e
~
lot
:ioll'tl
or
thee 30trn
t~1ere.
.croes-e7run1n&tlon
rnen yo~ s~y Loui1a,
xi::,
oeen to ~eor,la,
you ever
by r. Huacr.-
did yo~
■e~n
Lou1ea Co~nty'.
tr&ppln,,?
We~l. who 4o you know trom down 1n
l lmow ao:ti
.t·•ople
Eave
h-ere in
exl~o~
ell,
tbe aioJ.Dt!i-.1cs th t. ~,ore l"biAad
d.own
t.herf!.
X~
~ell,
who told
yon ~bout Loa1ast
I got r•po~ta
i
!N>m
.1ew Yor,:.
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vo,1 go to ir"w York for
re~orts
and you baee yoi,ir at 1J1.~ment na to the
yo.1 b$1.ve n~ard
~
from r..ouia{I.,
doo I i. 1.50 to
.e1r
for
q1\'i.n
oond!.tlor.e,
tt ty of
them
frol'!l w.ntLt
E..m1 J.!e,rl"O?
eorgta,
7ork
on ,1!"gl!!ta
them.
Steel
traps.
ir,
call
t .ea
ane.p .r1apa.
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YOQ 101 yo~~ 1de~ wae to aave the bir~s
The ..ou.t:
r.th.a.~ kind
l~
alr.ln.k!'"
Ob, le"'t's
or bd t ;1ere :,ou.
What w ...a it?
•
ione
not go into
Ya1 h ve got
a own th~r•.
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4
paten\.
and th•
tu.rt~ys·
de: ..11•.
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oll,
on it?
I
,sod
fox oat
'lth1tt about
t.
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What ca.bo-J.tthe coon?
Yes sir .
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Charlotte
': ·,on to tell
~""". T •
the ditferenoe
thee,:,; .,tJ.ror, 1r you oan, -
between~
weaa~l
Co ,nty or ln Sale,. and a we•••l
I!
Tue Court:
you
that
oau,nt
1e c~u~hl
in tllia
to r::sk him ab-oa.l to.at,
'lta."\t
f ;, oa
in
section.
malt~ 111a
yonr own w1t.nees .
.,1 tn,sa
c11a1111seec1.
Common~salth r~ate.
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'!Qsttor.ony talceo on l>ehalt o:f th~ O.efen0&11t.
1·r.
~or.re
of the defendant,
l.aDooal~aoo,
oe1ng tiret
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Yoar no.l'lle ls
~
~ear 1ala.n4 PorJ?
ft
zow lo0t;
'
ct
3ar.
n witn~as
dtly
introdaoed
testified.
•*oro,
Georges l"oDans.l.deon1
have you
.rhore did yo~ live
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on behalf
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Tes sir.
Yes air,
lived
before
thttre<;:
thatT
Since
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the lb,th
ct
~t my own pl.ce,
.i...lJ.c""41.st.
haclc,y
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:Jo yoJ. know any-tr.:.iq about Wl?a.Bela~ •
IC each
about
~
I a~ go1ne ~o 'han~
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.Ji;er
cnioker.■
kno:w
one here.
~•011
we ~o~oO to :he Burke place,
looks
like
How long
Well,
after
that
the r~co~
one kille4
th
twenty.th.roe
ide.
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Who~ 114 you e~ve te• hide to~
To Leet•r
..ebeter.
were k1llea?
111d you 2ay the ontc;cens
ztie;.ht eft.e•:- I moved there ..
1arm.e.n: l(hen?
Yi tr.e1.a:
,\E,
l don'~
them.
!or me, end that
l:r.
nell,
I
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'!It
~r p th,..re and ca 1eht him trut second
;brGu:i.n: ll1d YO\I ear-mark
tbe hide
d8,JI'.
ycu gliV'! t;O }.fr.
etetflrt
!(o e1r,
.. 1tne1a:
I cu-i tl,e hid$ oven to get
o!t
tt
\ho
l>oud:
ltr. ,z.....,an,
So all
!..1Jc~ the
you killeO?
OJlO
I l 1 ~ cut opeo like
111In•••:
s.U e.
i·r.
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et,,~
rm-.o:
'!.t.r.,as:
Q.
n.:,:i
d1G :•-
1-""l".
Charlee
or
to"
defenll~nt,
_;:,emuiec
1t.
co
.1££1....
iloir,g
first
t!lt'
du
1 t looks
to him?
\t
aod I e i~ lt wss~•t
U..e- b a.c.tj""GO i :".
thet
Olh: I killed.
Re asked
t.
4-0-ber, sno•
Is
'!here coul<i oe two
e etel' tt•
,p-
/hen aid you give
;.t,
te.:ke tor it,
!i,e
it
you lmow ~bout
no
e what I -.0.11.d
ood.
r~s •!r.
...
rit.ness
i, trodaced
oa
•4':lill
aworr .• teetifl~d.
1 Ju-. !l&..:ll''>"•.
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Yo·Jl" nau::ie11 .. r.
'<
\\'her
Go y011 11·:e,
Cnarle&
I!!'-
w:iber!
1'.w:"oer:
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.l>o.,t a
1:.e
,.~,ter
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~tween
ll'bat i a 7our
Q.uiclce burg land l~o1nt J~akaon .
bu;,1 ne sn '.
,.
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'buy !'ura.
J. 11 fa. t1111e.
F'rom
1'0 what ext•nt
~
do you. he.r,dle
the.
,ouc. 00 ..-o:rth th1e :,ear.
(l
P.uve you an 1dee how m ny ~eaeol h1dee 70Q ~AY~ nar.tled
ro e1r.
.;.
Well,
q
J)o
Roc,:iag~,...,
yoe1 r•coll
an
•:::! ,.,..., 1:, 1'1e;e Co·,,,t:,.
Y'rodertolc,
11hethor du:r1t.,: ~Illa sea11on you h,...., 1116de
r~om ~b• U1nn1e~e. from
an:, ~uroosaes
I he.Yen1 t •
~
elty?
Yea str.
~
.Do yo.a b:ow !low •W1Y yo:.i Oott~ftt trcm .t:a·.
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From your
were local
•&afele or foreign
se..;;rabou-t it"?
A
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oountry~
Q
(he.nair,e
'!'he;· e:.:-e a tla.t
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One or
d1c11te1 that
dcee
disocloro.ttcn,
~
low.
tht
whether
these
Ne~aolg, or what would .on h3Ye to
Vi1tnesa
•·eusel;
tl:ey
soce
pelta
1t!"tl
rrom t'1e noorJ.
a 10·" e,rradtt.
Yea.
a1do. t £ :9*err
effect
llhn<111ngof ti;.re, ecul.11 ;-011tell
... tto ail'.
lht, gentlec,.o.n,
0
4 to tt~
- ex:perte,
tao~ that
th.e:; nre ao~ iria-e,
thnt
~
sue,
t.hdy
bra bl~:
tt...at t ey
hn.ve on to.i, tueide
or not~
- tnll'od1ced
lt
1 wan.t to ask you tr.is:
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!ll'~
not
tt-e pelt~
o.• t!.'1.1!!!
oth&r
, that
th1s 1n-
cou.ii;let~.
!')oe1 tbut
What
e11us,~ thst
1a ,~ot ;rtci'II.
uborc
wht. t ti:ne or year
o onr
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tur-be1irinp;
animals,
euoh
fill
on
~JI"
co ntry be£1n to t..k•
lieasele.
1r:x, a...~4•1.!4
cata
tn th!e
Wel1. ~!or,,,g 1c Se~tember. Cctober,
•
wr.e.n we b-1r.ve-ou.r froat.
;.buu.t wb"t
Q.
to shed the ll<tter
time do tho,
p,u-t
or
ln tt.e sprln,;;~
shed
"
'!'her start
Februar,.
l h:.1ve never
tb ..t,
exper1enoe4
Yea,
1t 1a hAtr;
&ore fl~t.
Do you ltr:o~ an.yttung
Q.
so!tet.!i.c;,g lJle
r
You ,jo :Ir.now, tnou.&b,, a wJt~ter
.I.
Yee air.
lL<O thllt
\his
in
County,
t; l!r.
did )'Oa'
t:hu t ~r• ·~111eo "roun<l rier•.
~
e. s·Janer
mr,,
t.ne ln.9-bite.
rur?
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lt
',Voll,
t,:.1
nlt 1 t
l don't:
in. the
l'ie t , I
Le mo a0Jo1n1n..· .ot1Dty.
also
-Crose-ezalnatton
one•
,.
!u.r Crom
I• it
:.hoee.
do .. • t mew mucb •bout
Q.
ud
or the ,14e!
abos t t~ e ha'oi ta·
to --:-neca-: tuilJ.
U1~y belor.-
to fall.
twe e·.lllllller, wl>ut 18 tr,e nat1tte
J)ltrio;;
hui r'i
••~t l &J.V~•o•e 1 ~ continues
looJ<s Ulte
•&•ktlled
ir.
the
t~•
knct,1t ans di!ter.en.ce
'
weasel ■•
The!"e ie a gooli d.,.11 or il..itterenoe
n&..nd1.ng you u.nci the one you b&.Vt!'I
wer,.•el;
1t
I.Q.
Yoa 4on' t mean. :;o ••Y \bat
11
,o.\.
oetween
Yoa sir.
tno one I UI
i'hat: 1•
a 'uette,•
tr.a s.:.11:111
breed.
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itoae
aro
o.:..r lo<-'t.l •e!l1el "?
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Tne awne itind. we 11.lwo.:ts buy.
X~
m.a~ &1.k'ft they
worth
! would tt6Y ten oenta
11.~leoe~ •
to a 4.!l?i.rt"er.
Soc•.
a'h&t would you. g1 ve !or
eo•eon'?
~bis
J..n4 when does the s•ason
bt!61u"
~
't~
\\'httt
I:.
I doc.• t tnaw &.eyt. it-!: abo t. l t.
ta
tJ.te
;h.1nP:"'
A
1'hlit or.e is worth
one?
3evan 1 n ?iove~oes•.
no
wecael
isn• t 1 t":'
1
r •ant
you. to tell
c.e.
;!'bat
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1.
wooael
and
only
ditfel"ence
in thb t •at.s.el
\\"ht,t la tii•
d1trer~n••
tatweau
.a
X~
tie tween th«
Any Jit!erence
,..
f!
li
ioae others
and u,~se
t.!:wt and a
down
other•
rowo ferret,
we.aeel.
l{r.
Hbrtmer: .ti,6.veyou ever aeon a brown ferret?
w1tne•1:
I ~av~ aeen diffe~tnt
I~
Wb.lit do :,ou ay
X~
Wetl
1
1 l 1 e~
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ferreta
0(1.n •
wh~t do you eny !tis?
~
t :aa.7 1 t 11 a ferret.
It rMe~mblee a weasel .
.Fro0& d1tterent
A
air.
A
Ho
,:~
'{011 1s1
aho•1ng
!ha~~
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l'ihor•
did
you 11&•.redone
i!o•
""1:Q'
buein~eti,
Don•
~a.coo.o~
t
you. xeep
u.y boolt.s
Yo sir.
:,ou bU)' these
Roe1.1ngh&tDcounty:
I~
a
a.11\--e.
,.
did
•eoa~ls'
P.o..-mu.cy d!d
you O'.\.ll in
I 4011' t kr.ow.
yos,. .,.,y ii: Frederlok'
.,
l dor.'t
know.
: don't
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know l:c•• •fl!IJ'
: l>O"ell t 1n ~,..
P.'o"mB.L. ;ountle-s
xi
know that,
did you. buy :h!e
1,400
tu':
I d.on•t
M,.
either.
Wnera did you get
XQ
Ce>;uit,,
the
~
1,400?
Betlveen
Sta.LOton
,tn-
and
ohester.
I:t
bo 11ht. 1,40C'?
You &'!"•n to Ef.Y 70a
Ste.:lJlton and Unohester.
D14 :, ou. ~rite
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Yo·t o,n fil"Ul'e O'.l'tthe Co ntt,s.
Yo<. don't
dred
1r.
Co
4 vou tell
or f1•e
!I.S.
moth.er
.i.
Uo eir.
now '"""Y 414 you. bu.y !n .i.11i,uet"Y
XQ
tow m"t<Y 1n Frederic
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~ow mtuJy did you sell
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I •old
l:O'O many 11~
'tQ
lo'.inniok ra
11,1\
A
D14 ;;ou eell
XQ
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h~re
I 3oc•t
t aell
do yo•i?
l:an-
I <10,,1 t J<:noN.
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I don• t kno-.,
1~ this
1llllicks,
~
Cou.nty~
ru~mber selli~
yo,i 19ell t.::e
! didr.'
ln aooklllf:nhlll,
1 t wa,s. t:..ree r:u.ndrod or tear
XQ
d~n•t ~ow
•
hllldredf
r
tbu~ nW11ber•
J<.Oownow me.ny yoll bought
1/o
ro air;
th.q_
t n.UJ:l!berdown an,ywhe:re-:- ...
d1dn 1 t awenr lt was exao,ly
.IQ
;Yint1es:
I!l. iih!lt
Well,
61:.7 1n ;b.1E vo-m.ty.
Welty ~lnnick,
tne J.l1nn!ck
I
t'aa:11;
e.nyoody LIi 1J.ie .:ounty o.cyY ,,
t:ie
none •
Bot tha,
I
remembel' of.
Did .:roa.b'l.;y e.cy weaaele
X~
!rolD tTe&'t :trgin1".,
•
Jo,
I d14n't.
l'Y eon did.
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Well,
were the c.aes h~ bo l&A! ::.n West '11.J"ginia 1a.ela-ied
in
the 1 , 400. 00'/
tie bay in llest
'/J.rg1n1u,
?/ell,
.I~
1' 11, :;ou don I t .cnow ,·uch abon t an7t,.i"<:,
a11 :your
,
now "'""Y did
!~
!dee,
tr.
&:ber,
.i.
l aell
mi ere
the.::. thro:.1~
.....?"e
70t: wor :1r.c; tor S-i.m.1-T ·" ;:o 91J", s-~rrlz:ie
JC~
l:ow IIIWIYweaael
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I don't )<now.
b-ty froz:.
do you sell
.lli'. Frm:..k 'St-.unr.
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pel ta 414 ytr1
l <10,11 t know •
,
!~r a1s1?tlt.
el \7 ~1nn1
k tharo:
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givo u1 eome 1dea whether
it
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the w!:ol!! t"Caao.n 11; soald
r-::.r.:.•er a u:i.ndred.
Xct
l>id u.ey hb.v• the tnouts
A
••-1. I don't
\1/1toeee:
l'r.
au~
ort,
»ks one or a bllldred.
tt,e ones :,ou bou,;llt\
rem~mber.
No rtr.
l!A:;m~r:
,ttnesa:
I• l'.r.
Foley
!>.ere•.
Yea s:ir.
Wltnea1 diem11eed.
'7.H.fole,t,
)Ir.
the detenda.n<,
being
s.nol.h•r
witnasa
1ntroa~ced
d'1ly ••or~.
first
on behal!
ot
teet1r1ed,
o;- l.:r. Fam•r.-
-1:xw,in~d
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\?'.ere do ;.rcu. :1 ve~
... Patwe"ll ~ck:s"im.:-g- and l!o mt J ck.eon.
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1'/hat do you do'.
In the s,UOl!ler-th.e.
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I work lo the
orcJ:c.re.
':Vhat do you 10 in
the winter-
I 41cl0 1
t1■r.
l'On.t 1,
Q.
the
eo well,
do
;
I buy so~• tu.rs In
LLe wtnter-time'!'
I 4!~ about fifteen
Q,
':i'h.ut sootion•
~
! want
-x:en L o:t th~
b'J.81nesa
"oeceuae I didr.'t
;1ou do1
-.
£0 out so o:teu.
This yftar
t .is ;,ear.
=dr•d.
n.
Betwet,o
toe l:HHJMlU.tt.en l,,'0·1ntk1n and the
to aal< you in tue oeal!ng
yo11 ne.d
ot
'Q->1t>ilfifteen
! 1ap;oo1e ti.bOtU.
th1rty-!1ve.
l)o
you mow u.;rt'1J.ni;
aboii
tho ho.1:1ta
ot t.r.e w~&sel,
•
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many as t1ve
I hove a.een a.a
in U.e oroh!J.lld du.r1r..g t:ie d&;,, not evel"y 4ay.
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I often
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l'"ne ground
nice
ll.re workinv
00 the
the o.tchur4,
t-reee in
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llow m.r.y do l'Ol1 aeo in a eeuson?
will~•
1n a.n4 aeetroy
you,,. 1q11rr~ls.
e; liil!.
e o 1:o
~
l>o yo1 know &.oytt lng
trappeQ
■ o~e
9.
!!ave you bo ieht
of !'ayland,
&CJ lL
;..tt
a
ole
dostroy
'.I':oey
a
.raab1ta.
theci-:
""
,el
, I bave
aoy
110
eels
tnis
ee«,tt on":
yeu
ln the ne!.&hborhood
A
tb1a ,ear.
t see;too
'!011 !Db.ny have
•1th 70-1, I could~'t
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kno•.
're&dy.
or c'Jown in thet
:t1Uc
I don't
They will
Dol.ll. tr£a.ppt1~
-Cross-exas~n.at1ec
.-orlh
.,
yc,-1 -:;rapped
1
t.h.1.e ye1ar?
A ooupla ja6ra
cc.
t 1'r.i.rl t.bcm w.-hen 1 can;l,\
t.he
tell
l woa1lL
'c,- • • •
yoa.
ow muny do yoo. •~J>pose you hnvo o•u~t
1.beJ wasn't
in :,our life-time?
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Tl,e Court:
l'h t is
1mmut'!!r1al.
W tao■• d11m1sse4,
Ur •
et uzsp on firtt,
• !i.T.lo1>,u1s, anouier
a.na ei.o-out.
rt !teen
w1L.ness 1ntroduee4
r11.n oa. t
r tu 1.t.
on bohE1.l! at
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I!sve
yoll
tb•1c: a. t other
seen
t1mes?
.a.
One time
I saw
tl
b1mon nt Cedar Grove .iohoolhouse.
lQ.
w.,re thoee
f!tteen
th!l.t :;o'.J.ea•
4
Tnesall lookee to ~e
?tr .. ,eturt•r,
live
:;-au live
~
l hand
,..,,: 70,
·:r.
7011 her•
oehQ!t.
beir:t!;
"weasel
:Sruuu:
P.e
h1oc,
got
7011
Dia he
iv~
gr,. ve 1 t
to
1..ntrod·1oe4 oo be:ia1-t
.&.rtieocoo;rgf
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No air,
I
tea sir.
wh1oh 7ou h nd~d io me, Wld ?
th. t 1114•.
1t tv 701,, or dt4 you buy !t~
cie.
t!r•-:: d:tly ••o:rz:., :.e1t1r1eo.
-t:xc,:ined oy ;.r.
'
tn
>'0Do1ui.l11eon"
~o ielJ. Ill• w.,e:e
'l\'i,aesa:
ft
"1 tne,s
out ir. the Cou..nty.
Lo .:,012. know Ceoreo
will
here
oneu.1
tu.Ike,
about
t>sttr, 2nother
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r>1g one& or ltt'tLft
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How mrm~ we sels
M-nt .~
have you. 01::.t1r;htc:r eevn the la.at
; oau&,:l~ e:x
A
tb!s
ye r.
What do yo1 AtOW 1bout then
Q
know tb~y •taJ'
Q.
bite o! Wft~eels'
~
l• John
J)onnldaon :,o,r
brother:
;.
ro sir,
-oh..n tc~on ldson
ing abo t.
I t!1 n·· ne oi!u.ght a few on r.ee 1e:;r'a ntll
Ob.it!etion
1tness
'"r •
•
h lt,
by
,1
r.
,E'...11, cnot.n.er 1iit.oess
.i.
¢.i.ly sworn,
Ile i& m.1 son.
aa.tenir
e. 4
a...oy-;-
bo1t: R1e-
1.nt.rodnoed
cc tho 3':.l:t• be-
toau_r1,c.
yes
r_;,re 19 J •• ua11,
•
sir.
!b:ee
:...o:to11 have any weasels
t
..st of
.lee
Ye& sir.
1.n your .oelghb0rl1oodt
-
H'O'RmaI!!f" h&ve .,Oil ~111'11....~
T e
ll!C!St
r
e7tr
:tllltd
at
ei~ht.
I •""
cno
I
ta.r~an.
er<:! :lo you 11 v,?
one lime•~•
,ell,
dta-!aseQ •
betn.,: riret
Yo'l:
A
un4or rocx pilPS arad in 1t:mps of tree,.
Lo you knOTt an;:t
h
tew
Ltc-e, c.nd I •
v,
t!lr··e
at
these e1E ~ e.c
eomin~• o:it ot • straw
on• tt~e
r1el..
l
,
~o you kcow ~nyt1i!lc,; cbott
o e!.r.
and
t .,,.
·et rld
I onl:, tncrw ..
of ihem _.a ,r11 zkl
now mtms tnere are in u litter?
ee .,_a arc
as I c,
On~ kti\e~
tort/
o,,iolt,ns
on~ night.
w1•ne,e l1s~iseed.
r,.
det
n: ant,
rr
s:k
st ....
my.
anoth•1r
witness
tntroducoQ
on be...111&1!
o!
be:1
-
In
.l>.
lr.',eta
C ;..cty,
near
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o.!' t.hl?'iy-one
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~any furs.
lll'O Uld
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et yo1.:- k~in,.~
t n.t
aufpoee I
t>ly
me
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'1
A
ot the ~&ai~rs
thnn to.e r,et
i!> • 1 • e, >:ttr.;r.
..
ell,
really,:.
conl1.n
1
I wor~: on do.i.n to P.rlat,.,1 • .:.ar
..e.llle,
i t.!!ll.
o~ d011.~tj ~or:n ~11.l"olln&, thl'o~-~ Ri
·...:10~Q
thu~ way.
? e
and
we•sala
E.00..1m
1lat<? q:..itte a !ew.
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l)!.:l.
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=-cy
wou.!d yo"l 1 ...y ;-tou hav•: 00 i.,; t 1.n :looklnena'I
ae~ao.•T
t-..11
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ro
I got
lot
1011 ~ver boy o.ny 111 100,01,.,hu,n~
haV1.Jlt: u.u;., ro oord.
!n th1e
sa,:-;.:0z: 6J"e trJi
ot •ea&'!lPJ I ret
C.::>-~r::,e.'l, ~.=,he ••
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Bamber &:::1 S!;lg,~r
1e fr)m ::a.a,J.uton.
m..i;O.,Y
n, t.11a pi.rUo.u.
Cc.-1ntie1 or A·ie•tsts,
th,~ t •<n d oa :'lard to Sf:J.'/. lhe 1st. t
u
t•r.,
Sbe.oa..tadoan.
...
.t·:in
8 b;>11t
ovi,n e:u.-.,v.eok ,rt 1.h snotaer.
1..oa.id you
.uei
Q
~
1ve J.2 1tny ea:. t ::.&.t .. •
~~•Ler ot ea,9sa.
or ~orty.
!!o Xin;r!ta:11:c::
a.~a
-..'ld the nfl'!xt
Ke pt,~k •f· Wd'as•::s hero
m:lJ'be thirty-
r ea:uor.,
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-Cross-exam1na.tion
b1
u~.
~arma.n.-
l~
aow many wo'J..14 you say you wo 1ld ·ouy 1n !iookir..gh~
J..
I bav-!
bon.ght
Co-.u-t Days.
Someti~a
s:>e:e fro!:l
On Court
Ur.
:fey tt-nd !tr.
Dt:.ye, people
l.'ebstel"
XQ.
1~roin ten
to
fort;;
o,,.y.
eou.ld c.-onscientio·J.sl..v
8t1)' I had bot1.,;!1
t over
Ia ::~-.. JlKrket
Cou.nty.
not
a m~!'l.i eo!!le-:i:i.es. -:ht"oe or :rour.
I wo llO. sa.y ~r:.e N8EH!els in RoekinghWD ~O!J.ld r·m
on Court
here,
over the coon~r.
oo~e fro~ all
you ·ouy one or two !roe
County?
no sir.
6 ~unared
le floexingt.a.m
in Roc1dn,,ma= J ,u,. ty?
you ou.y t.ne on~s. th!..i.t you bo1.1.?ht in
·-:ra!tr~ did
Rock-
inghu1
XQ.
Yrom whor-"r
,Posaibl:r
..-.. I thin.i:- I b0•1g!li
soD:te from I.~.
s0·•10
fro-
?l:-. !::day F.oy, and.
-.Tet!st-er, i>.lld thefl on Co,trt
Daye from c.ny one
a; .. 11.
":'hey would
be ic
little
Sometimes
othor
collect~ons,
they
time£
mti)'De
wo'1ld have right
t1':!:eyv,o 1ld
I
eig?-~t or tee.
nice
little
six,
f'our,
collection
or three.
o! .se$£8l£;
t be so tnill:,·.
ro sir.
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I bi,lieve
?t~·. b'1nn.1ck.
you t=?st1fied
~~
I would
on
tt'H)
h&."11"'h.&.d to
last
trial
t stify-
tll .. c you :lidn't
thEt~.
A
reocmber~
me 1 bu; l !iee so ca.ny t:eop.1~ I Cido't
1:r. '!uuner :
\Y"n1ah J:r.
know
t 1.nnicJt do •vo!l refer
l!.r. )'inniok
r9Cttll
sf.y!
:r.e
hia:.
to';
know t""iz boy here':
be&-rd of
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t.hie •e,;.ee-1 deal
corLiue o:it of Richmond ora1 evenins,
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blew.
en the tra..in
and he ea1d Ne-. l!.a.rltet,
.en t inet ht
t.":-. R mer:
ce &bi:)..at t.!le
.-..n! I a.t"k&c1 h..i.11wh,r1
11e~ael troa.bl~,
w
told
and I told
, l fo12ed C'l.lt.: 1 t •un
htm
1
t.he~· "fle:re rroUJ.
r
kaew them.
~t
t.
:0 3'01.l ,.no"' •no the gentle:...__n was yo:i •ere
tullr11J€ to~
W1tnees:
~ •1st
Le
01.l.t ■ ido
P,o str.
of 1\"t·.,. Uorket..
u~!"illll!O••
Jitness
dl~
1ssed.
-Croae-exa.olr;ed
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ll£uio b; ~r. EeJllllor.-
Runioo, r han4 7ou here a bincn or weas~l hi~c• wnicn
1"..r, ~l!'..OiOk h!il!I t-.....i.rtde4·r.e, ~nd
not
&.1k
yai
to t.ell.
1J11!
1p0n ,. tort we-.~•!•
tr.e bo-in;:, h,As/be~n pa.id. ! Will &11.l;: yo·;;. o tell me wl',e"ther thOE') ~re
loeLl h!Ot-s. l.'.!·. l!f:l::mu•: (r,.!ter oojoot1on l>y tho ~ou--,).
I ..tll 'Ito-.-~to
11r. llunme1·:
t.llll:btt
or 7rears.
JOil • ...:.a.le!au
ine
r,.
c.t llr.
: forc;ot
st.:ms c~ t e ,ta~ •. - "quostJ.cr;
to s.e.l: yo:i
t.uese r..ide•
~own ~ere
bout
~beet
:..nd &.ell
11.~dr,i.
e ,rhetlHr
I wis..n
t!:.c.t
r
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■rune
the
x1nd of •e.e.el!-l tna.t we .o ,-ve ir. t
~OJDo.: ~itneas
1 Qo&'t think
aec:1.ou •
11.8
ext.m1ned ~easels.
these have tncre,.sed
iVhw.t do you a&Y' ■ ·00'1t th
•llY 1n 'f'Cluo,
J.. I sew t.hey
t?
b1ncll
a,r-1!!1Just
brown
r rr~t""
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;.. bro " ferret?
.ici,
(oont1rt1,ad
,•o ,le • t ea.11 1t
~ou
e.!tt:1r a
~
~essel
c .J.e.-r.otin
th..9
-c air,
1ndo'K an ae 111asdrewn :1p:
0 .J.l it?
lar
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Cr.U him u
I wo:.tl.e O&ll
v;•i.sAl.
me3
loo
be1o,;; tae
r;lu,t
niier
0O1ntr., '":' ,..
a:u::mer we.teele.
y o;.i
c
or weasel
r eter
...c , th-e
ar
e-:n
e1 asot
I■
tharv
of
o:.
wtn:er
~e ael·
tl:e •
• \)J'iO&
tt.ey
dlff•rence
lliUOh
oeLween
.,..
,1
s unmer
: ao:rk !c:-
QU!!l!-8
O'.!'t?1 Cf.r,)l 1 r..c an~ SogLb Cuol1
1-
&11y
ta :r.e ll .e
1:.:.:c:nerweeeela.
~
I
eon
7/hat 91ould you. a&y boi~
Q
-c!"'e:
end~
to t11c 11 · ,t w1 th th1•t
•et
:'er:-e,.
'lllat WOle.d yo-
L1~
e. I
.,.-ec.1el £n<!
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llcw
pc.y
I
e to
"nd
,eo:rgi
th!
t
10 here.
Q
So t·nore ta r,o clitferenoe":'
A
l!olth~r
~,y ho'""'
one
ha ■ cued
t
l E ,YeS..r
to
Pti,~
over e
c~&e to ror77 ~e.nta.
ill
'r • ,.,..arm.an:
1tness:
Ur,
:you ehow
On toe•~
£<.rnian:
e
yf.JJ...r
q1otat1on
ou tne
1~
eels~
"(es.
1t!it1<,1s: ! l! ..-'t
kc.ow w.:oetber 1 cac.
''r.
'""A.rm.an: They u•
•r•
tne;T
Ur.
U6Jml.,t :
~ot -North
s
I~
b•
1e.a l!'~
et
bla
tio.
'ftrgi ntt1,
,.
- 1.ut r~ad
th.a,
o u:.
• ,golr.g to s cw b..! •
c naked
., 1.o snow tim
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Ur ..
arr: 1.:
,!1:n"ee:
r
.
Let
i!'e.il,
e tee
there
we.a the
.dO-l!."8C' t
~at
19-t..li:
l;eorg6& e.n,t ·ortb. ~crol1na.
i:rie1t
ot
ls,
W:!!aG1
show ldur, t s~cticr.l
right.
o! ihe oo l!ltr.,
it ls.
11.1.tnese:
ln a tew 1ll1n'.J.ten, ~.r.
t.r1ng you a l1at.
~o=- eboat
The weQ.?ie. l"...k~ cir.11 teen
tlro 1e1re.
ao yec.:r~
!f!ut,~
to p~y ~l.oC tor
a&r•ed
:11rm!:, .roaa1bly
buJ' them l'l-to 6uy c~ the 1ec tlooe
on \be m.ar.t@,t
■1.!lclf
they..,..
weosols.
I cui
they t~v"
Willing
I tol<I you at
to
tno a rune
price.
I!.:-. ~n:
weaeele
U..tl. t
YoJ Wl>Uld::•t paf
you. wol.lld for
-:-,rmoot w~ttaelt
I ooul<1n 1 t say
W'itnes~:
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
Description
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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
Date
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1778-1971
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Ccr001
Ccr002
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1929
Title
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Commonwealth v. Welty Minnick
Description
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Defendant charged with misdemeanor theft.
Subject
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Misdemeanor
Theft
Creator
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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JMU Libraries
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Jennifer Taylor
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CCR001_010_317
Minnick
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/Ccr002_004_077.pdf
da9aea6d2599615cf30c3152159ea8ea
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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
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Commonwealth v. Wesley Landsman
Date
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1816
Subject
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Assault and Beating
Description
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Defendant charged with assault and beating.
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JMU Libraries
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Contributor
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Sydney Ring
MeganPullen
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Criminal
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Ccr002_004_077
Landsman
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Prohibition_Records_Criminal_Cases/Ccr002_021_039.pdf
366c76253625d1c066c8e77873c14a0c
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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
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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Commonwealth v. Wesley Taylor
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1900
Subject
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Felony
Assault and Battery
Description
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Defendant charged with felony assault and battery.
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Sydney Ring
Megan Pullen
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PDF
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Criminal
Identifier
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Ccr002_021_039
Taylor
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Prohibition_Records_Criminal_Cases/Ccr002_014_063.pdf
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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.
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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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Commonwealth v. Westley Sandsman
Date
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1855
Subject
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Sell Alcohol
Description
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Defendant charged with retailing ardent spirits without a license. Guilty
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JMU Libraries
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Annette Guild
Sydney Ring
Megan Pullen
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PDF
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Criminal
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Ccr002_014_063
Sandsman
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_003_036-commonwealth-v-whit-eaton.pdf
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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An account of the resource
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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1902
Title
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Commonwealth v. Whit Eaton
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Defendant charged with felony larceny.
Subject
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Felony
Larceny
Creator
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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JMU Libraries
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Jennifer Taylor
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PDF
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CCR001_003_036
Bowman
Eaton
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/Ccr002_022_046.pdf
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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. Whit Eaton
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1903
Subject
The topic of the resource
Felony
Theft
Description
An account of the resource
Defendant charged with feloniouslty stealing a horse.
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Contributor
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Sydney Ring
Megan Pullen
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PDF
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Criminal
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Ccr002_022_046
Eaton
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/Ccr002_020_012.pdf
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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An account of the resource
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. Whitfieal Rains
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1890
Subject
The topic of the resource
Assault
Description
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Defendant charged with assault.
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Contributor
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Annette Guild
Sydney Ring
Megan Pullen
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PDF
Type
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Criminal
Identifier
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Ccr002_020_012
Rains
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/Ccr002_020_039.pdf
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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An account of the resource
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
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1778-1971
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Ccr001
Ccr002
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Commonwealth v. Whitfieald Shiflett
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1891
Subject
The topic of the resource
Assault and Battery
Description
An account of the resource
Defendant charged with assault and battery.
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Contributor
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Sydney Ring
Megan Pullen
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PDF
Type
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Criminal
Identifier
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Ccr002_020_039
Shiflett
-
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rmy , tra ns ort ,
d.i s _t:> ense, solici t , a c.vertis e aud recei v l. orders fo r '-rdont c · irits ,
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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
The topic of the resource
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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Commonwealth v. Whitfield Shifflett
Description
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1923
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RcPr-box3-043
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Shifflett
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I n the Cir c 11i t Court of sa. id. Co unty :
The grand.- jtLrors in a nd for the body of sa id County of
ham an d now at te nding sa.i d Court a t
its Februa ry ter m, 19~ 4 .
,ocki ng -
upon the i r
oaths do present t ha t Wl1 i tfie d Sh i fflett , within on e ye ar next pri or
to the f' indi ng of th is i n di-ct ment , in the said County of Rock ingham , did
unlawfu.lly rro.nufacture , sell, offer , keep , store and expose for s ale ,
give away , t r a n s p ort, d is pe n s e , solic it , a dv ert i s e and recei ve orders
for ar den t s pirits, a g a.i ns t the peace and
igni ty of the Commonweal th
of Vi rginia .
The
pre s e nt
urors af ar esa i d tip on t heir oaths afore said do further
that Whi tf ield Shi fflett , withi n one ye a r nex t p rior t o the
f i nd ing of this i1 ·di !h t ment , in the said Count y of Roct:ingham , di e.
u.nl awful ly hu ve in his
poss e ssion a rden t spiri ts, ~Jgainst the µ: a ce
and d ignity of t he Commonwe alth of Virgi nia .
=nd the jurors · foresai d Ul_)On t heir oaths afore s aid do furthe r
present th a
Whi tfield S hi ff let t, withi n one yea r next prior to t he
finding of th i s i nd ic t meut , in t he sa i d Cot1nty of Rockingham . did
unl awfully receive ardent spirits , against the poo.c e and dignit y of the
Commonweal th of Vi r ginia.
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indictment is found on th e t estimony of C. . • Fullc , H. W.
• Sh iffletC Cha r les =a ton ~ a.nd Clyde Shiffl e tt , wi t n esse s
sworn in Co urt
no. se t b ef ore th e gra n d jt1ry to give e vide nc e .
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to be inof the said county of Rockingh am, and severally and respectiv eJy acknowledged themselv es
the said
debted to the Common wealth of Virginia, in manner and form following, that is to say:
. the sum of
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any
severally waived the benefit of their Homeste ad Exempti on as to this obligatio n, and also waived
nce with
claim or right to discharge any liability to the Common wealth arising under this recogniza
the said
coupons detached from the bonds of this State, to the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia if
of the
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condition s underwri tten.
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The condition of the above recognizance is such that if the above b o u n d _ ! J { J ~
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effect, otherwis e to remain in full force and virtue.
Taken and acknowle dged before me, the day and year first above written.
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�THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGIN IA.
1'0 THE SHERIF F OF ROCKJNGJJ AM COUNTY , GREETI NGS:
Vve command you, that you take __~ ~ ~ - ~- -------- ---- if he b_e
found within your bailiwiok, and him safely keep, so that you have his body forthwith before the
Circuit Court of Rocking·ham County, at the· Court House thereo.f
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vVitness J . F. Blackbur n, Clerk of our said Court
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�In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia:
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behalf of the Commonwealth
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who sta,nds ch a,-._ged with and indicted f or a f elony
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a n d there this W rit.
Witness, J . F . BLACKBUR N , Cler k of our said Court, a t the Court House, the
c::i-.n .. .day of. ~ ~ .....
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Dublin Core
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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
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
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
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<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>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
Text
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Commonwealth v. Whitfield Shifflett
Description
An account of the resource
Misdemeanor; Not Guilty
Subject
The topic of the resource
MIsdemeanor
not guilty
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
1924
Rights
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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>)
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RcPr-box4-047
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Shifflett
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C01~IDNWE.ALTH OF VIRGI NIA ,
COUNTY OF ROCICTNGHAM, to - wit :
I n the Circuit Court of sa id County :
The gtand jurors in and for the body of
s aid county of Rockingham and now attending said Court
at its February term, 1927 , upon their oaths do present
t hat mitfield Shifflett and Cl arence Shifflett , within
one year next prior to the finding of th is i ndictment ,
in the said county of Rockingham , did unl awfully and
feloniously manufacture distilled ardent spirits , against th e peace and di gnity of the Commonwealth of
Virgi n ia .
This i ndictment is found on the t estimony
of W. T. Rexrode , J . L. Dirting , a nd D. H. Dofflemyer ,
witnesses swor n i n Court and sent before the grand jury
to give evidence .
�Prohib ition - Mfg .
Commonwealth
v) I nformation
Whitfield Shiffle tt
Claren ce Shifflett
.F.elony .
....
February term, 1927
D. w. Earman
Commonwealth ' s Attorne y
l
�-1.
Commonwealth of Virginia, lT
Rockingham County, j o-wt ·
BE IT R~_ME~l~ERED tbat on the --~?!¥!_ ___day of_ ____ ~q~A~!"_______________ l92 6 ,-----------
Clare~e Shiflett and W.R. Shiflett-
----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------came before me _________ J. _W•. Keiter_ a .Tuat ice_ - -------------------------·--------------of the said county of Rockingham, and severally and respectiveJy acknowledged themselves to be in-
•
debted .to . .the : Commonwealth o_f Virginia,
Clarence Shiflett
-
-
in
manper and form following, that is to say: the said
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
. the sum of
___ .. . - , __ , _. ____ · _ ____ _ _ __ _ _ _------- ________ _ _____________________ __________________ 111
__ Five Hundred ___ - _____ --------- ______ - ______ - ______ - ______ ------- - ______ - _____ Dollars
good and lawful money_ _of the Un_ited States, and the said ____ if_.__R,___Sh.i.f.le..t:t___ ~-----------in the sum
,0,f_ ____ F.i_ire_Jltu1.d..:reil ____-_ ______ _:-_______ Dollars
of like good and lawful money, to be
.
respectively made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, and they
'
.
severally waived the benefit of their Homestead Exemption as to this obligation,- and also waived any
claim or right to discharge any liability to the Commonwealth arising under this recognizance with
coupons deta_c_h~d. from th~ bonds of this State, to the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia if the said
______ QJ.JiH !!_Il~__$bj_il~_t_t_ ____ :-____ :-______~--- ______ shall make default in the performance of tbe
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conditions underwritten.
T.h.e__ c9n_ditio.n. _of the above recognizance is such that if the above bound _______________ _' _____ _
__ y].._~!"~_%'.!Q!'__ g!l_i_f!,~-~~----~----:~-:------------- do and shall personally appear before the Circuit
Court o.f Rockingham on the __ ..Fi.rs.t_d~.y of_the __ ~e.xt~------------------------------Term next
thereof, being the __ 2.l..6.t ___ day of _____ .F.eb.r_ua.r.y______________ l92 7 , at the Court-house thereof,
and then and there answer tl1e_Qorn~onw_e_~l~h· of V_irginia conceming a certain __ ~~lg_qy ______ whereof the said _________ £:!_lE!rJ'_nc!!__SbJ._t].jtt_t ______-_______ :-______~ _____ stands charged, and sball not
depart thence without the leave of said Court, th en the above r ecognizance shall be void and of no
effect, otherwise to remain in fu]l force and virtue.
rraken and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above writte~;.--! _\./J
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�COMMONWEALTH
vs
CLARENCE SHIFLETT.
(RECOGNIZANCE)
�Commonwealth of Virginia, l T
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Rockingham Coun~y, j o-wt ·
BE
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--~?.!!.<! __ _day
\Thitfield Shiflett and
of_ ___p~-~~}.>-~~- _______________ 192 6 ,- _________ _
W.R. Shiflett-
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- ----------------------------------------- -- ---came before me _____ _____ J. _ 1K. _Keiter __ a_ Juat ice- _______________ ____________________ ___ _
of the said county of Rockingham, and severally and respectiveJy aeknowledged themselves to be indebted .to . the · Commonwealth of _Virginia, in manner and form following, tha,t is to say : the said
Whitfield Shiflett-
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. th e sum of
· --------------------- - -- - -- --- .. - ---- -- . - - --- ---- __________________ __________________ 111
Eight Hundred
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·-----------------------------------------------\f • --R-----------------------------•~ Shiflett,.,,0 •oo d an d l.awf u1 money of -t h e U 111· t ed St a t es, an d tlie sai· d ------
m
· th e sum o·f _____
Eiuht
.Jll: _________________________________
Hundred
D o11·a.rs
· of l'k
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O'
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00 d
an d 1aw f u1 money, t o b e
respectively made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, and they
severally waived the benefit of their Homestead Exemption as to this obligation, and also waived any
claim or right to discharge any liability to the Commonwealth arising under this recognizance with
coupons detached from the bonds of this State, to the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia if the said
Whitfield Shiflett-
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thereof, being the ___ ?J_1:rt_ __ day of_ ___~~!'~~~~- ______________ 192 ? , at the Court-house thereof,
and then and there answer the_Commonwealth of Virginia eoncerning a certain ___ F~_lQ_f!Y _____ whereof the said~------~~!_t_~!!'}._<!_~~!!_~~~-~-=----- ____________________ stands charged, and shall not
depart thence without the leave of said Court, th en the above recognizance shall be void and of no
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Whitfield Shifflett and Clarence Shifflett
Charge to the Jury
If you find the accused Whitfield Shifflett and
Clarence Shifflett not guilty, you will say so and no
more.
If you find them guilty as charged in the indictment
you will say so and fix their punishment by confinement
in the penitentiary for a period of not less tha11 one year
nor more than five years, or in your discretion by confinement
in jail for a p~riod of not less than six months nor more
than welve m9nths and by a fine not exceeding $500.00 •
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, } TO WIT:
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,
To
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complaint and information on oath before me, _ _,.,_T_...___.W.__..______._K....e....i.....+:.....e....r._-~- -a Justice of the said County,
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of the said County, on the _ 2~ I ~s~t~ -- - day of
December
192-P, in the said County, did
Unlowfully and feloni•uely manufacture Ardenta Spirits in violation
___u'_ law_,__.__________ _ __________ __ ___________ _ _
These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before me, or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said- - - - - -
Whi t field Shiflett and Clarence Shiflettto answer the .said .complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. And you are required to summon
J. L. Dirting and_D_.__H_.__.BU!l.em_y-e-r_-_________ ___ __
to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said offence.
Given under my hand and seal this
No. 38
22nd
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vs
Whitfi eld Shifle tt and
Claren ce Shifle tt.
Charged with
a Felony .
Dec 22nd 1926. At Dayton . Va.
Defend ante founct,
The ·withi°t i warran t thil day heard by me and the for
£heir
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recogn
Guilty ·as charged in the Warran t, and
appeara rioe "before the Circui t Court of Rocking ham Cou11ty on the
first day of the Februa r, Teun of !927.
The said Whitfi eld Shifle tt iil the · aum of $800.00 and the said
Claren ce -Sh1fl ett in the sum of $500.00 with W. R. Shifle tt
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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.
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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
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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Title
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Commonwealth v. Whitfiled Shifflett and Clarence Shifflett
Description
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Felony; Guilty
Subject
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Felony
guilty
manufacture spirits
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1927
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RcPr-box6-053
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Shifflett
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https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/87a048f7ada90c7a09cdeea12f763515.pdf
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Justice of the Peace of said County, that he has cause lo beIi •
an<Y does ( l)elieve that ardent spirits are being manufactured or stored for sale, barter,
gift, of:1sc, in violation of law, in a ce rtain dwelling hou se or outbuildin gs, situate on the ........... .
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......................... .... of.. ........................... ..................... ..............in Lhc Counl y of Ro ckingham , Virginia, and
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These are, ther efore, in th e name o.i· th e Commo11wcalth of Virginia lo command you forlh,vith to search said buildings fo r ardent spirits and their containers, a nd bring the same and
the person in whose possession they are found before m e or some other Justice of th e said
County to answer the said complaint a 'ld to he furth er dealt with according to law.
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Title
A name given to the resource
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
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
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
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. Wilbert Shifflett
Description
An account of the resource
Misdemeanor; Guilty
Subject
The topic of the resource
Misdemeanor
guilty
Search Warrant
posession of still
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-box3-044
Format
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Shifflett
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https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_001_005-commonwealth-v-wilkinson.pdf
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Title
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Creator
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Date
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1778-1971
Rights
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This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
Format
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PDF
Identifier
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Ccr001
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Commonwealth v. Wilkinson
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Charges Unknown
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JMU LIbraries
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Jennifer Taylor
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CCR001_001_005
Wilkinson
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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
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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. Will Hess
Description
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
posession-2 gallons
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1930
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RcPr-box8-051
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Hess
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
Description
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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
Date
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1778-1971
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Ccr001
Ccr002
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Date
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1829
Title
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Commonwealth v. William "A Negro Slave"
Subject
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Felony
Break and Enter
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Defendant charged with felony break and enter and felony larceny.
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JMU LIbraries
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Jennifer Taylor
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PDF
Identifier
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CCR001_001_007
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https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/Ccr002_009_031.pdf
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Creator
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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JMU Libraries
Date
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1778-1971
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Ccr001
Ccr002
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Title
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Commonwealth v. William (alias Bill)
Date
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1827
Subject
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Assault
African American
Enslaved Person
Description
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Defendant charged with maiming with intent to kill. Guilty
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JMU Libraries
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Contributor
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Sydney Ring
MeganPullen
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PDF
Type
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Criminal
Identifier
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Ccr002_009_031
Bill
William