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" , • ·· ·· ·····• · · · · ·· ·•··· ···· •· · ·· · .. ···· .. ·· ·· ·· ···· .... .... .. ...... ... . .. . ....... .. .. .... . .. ..... .. ...... ... ..... . .. ... ......... ... .. .. .. . 111 ............ ... .. ... ..... .. violation of an ordinance of the said city: 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, the body of the said .. ~~ ~ ........... ...... .. .. .. . .. to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according t o law. Given under my hand and seal this ... .. ..... ~ ... day - . .. ~ ,)92 7 ~~ -~ "7.h~~ .. Mayor . �VIRGINIA, CITY OF HARRISONBURG, TO-WIT: This day .. ... ..... .... .... ... ... .... ....... ........... ... .... .. ..... ..... ...... .. .. .. ... .. ....... ........... ......... ...... ..... .... ...... ..... .... ..... ....... ........... ...... ..... .... .. came before m e, Sheffey L. D evier, M ayor of the City of Harrisonburg, Va., a nd severally and respectively acknowledged themselves t o be indebted to th e Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of $.................. .. to be levied of their respective goods an d chattels, lands a nd t enem ents, as to w hich obligation they waive their Homestead and all oth er exemptio ns. YET UPON THIS CONDITION that if the said ... . ...... day of... .. ... .... ... ... .. .. ... ... ... .192 ........ then and shall per sonally appear b efo re ... ... .... .. .... ..... .. .. ........ ..... ... ... .... ..... .on th e ... ... .... there to a nswe r for a nd concernin g the certain warra nt herein se t out a nd of which he stands charged and shall not depa rt the refr om without leave, th en this r ecognizance sh all be void otherwise to rem ain in full fo rce and virtue. 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A l dide Q, When A I thi nk it was the l ast day of Maroh of this y a r. Q, Just state the circums tanc es to the Court und er which you hap~ make t h~ arrest? d i d you pened to arrest the deten<l ant? / A On the l ast day of March of t his y ear, I dro-re out t he Va lley pike, aouth of town, and in pass ing Kratser•s garage, out here, I not1oed a Chryaler car •tanding there under the ahe4. cro s ed the »•· &: o. railroad tra ck south of there t h i s car passed me , with a youngman driving th e oa r and KR. DECHERT: WI TU: 1 S : Just after 1 r. Rhodes i n the c ar 1th him. The younpan was Ray J'ul ts? The youngman driving the oar s Ray Jul ts, yea , air. 4 (Contd.) Just a:f'ter they passed me they turned· off the V lley pike and dro-re across the road that goeJo.er by t he Pl easant Hill •oho 1-houae. I •l'bTe ~ut the pike just a little piece and turned oa.me b a ck and :followed thea. I oTertaken them on t hat ~ad ~oing up nd ��-~· 2 -- a hill west of Mr.. Hartman's, a.nd,driving up close behind them. I saw :Mr. Rbodea dri nking out of a b ttle. I followed the oar on and they c ame to the Dayton pike and tumed t1>warda Harrieonburc, and -when they c. got out nea-r the & w•. Railroad they turned in a lane there that goes into Elmer Bowman's g a rage. I r a.'1 my oar in behin<! their• so they could not back out , and I Jumped out nd ran arount1 and a iJked thet1 1:r they d.id not have some liquor in the oar . did no t. He started to get Ur. Rho<i es sairl that they ut, and I to l" him just t e i t still . aearched him and he had a pint bottle i n his pocket -- side poc I t on his righthand side •- half-f'ull of liquor. R. DECHERT : WIT! ,.ss : i'fua.t You eaid a pint bottle . 1a you ? A pint bo ttle . half-tull o f liquor. kind of liquor was it? A Uoon•ehine liquor. ~ Did you examine the contents of the bottle to find out what it was? A Ye a, s ir. Did you smell thP li quor? A I amel t th liquor: and it ae m t> nshine liquor. and very bad liquor at that . Q. It smelt like it and i t looked like it? A Tes., sir. 't And it wae i n your o i n i n m0 0-nahine liquor? A Yes , sir; it moonshine liquor . Q, Moonsh i ne liquor i e intoxicating. 1a 1t? . A It is. Q. You say. Mr. Rexrode . that he baA this liquor on hie person. in his p ocket? A Ye a, air. " Did you or not on that trip that you follo wed the ou see ��him t a ke a drink from that bottle, or a bottle? A ~ A id . I ~ that befor~ or a ft er yo~ arrested him? Before. THE C, ORT: Vas that with in a mile of the corporat e limits of th is City? on, y es , sir. It wa wi thin about a mile of the co rpo rat e limit s , I eiuppc • WITN~ss : CROSS..E X INAT I ON BY MR. D "CHERT: )(r. Rexrode, this case against W,., o. Rhodes, growi ng out or 7our t"inding this pint bottle half rull or liquor on him, was tried before th e ltayor of liarrisonbu-rg , waan·• t it, A It w.g,s. ,I Barriaonburg 1• a city? A Yea, sir. X I t was tr ied on a warrant sworn out by you as t he result of this search and seizure? A It wae. X You were present \he day the case was oa l l ed tor trial before the Mayor. were you not? A Yea. sir. X And when that oase was call ed you heard me,. as attorn y for Rhode•, eay that it wa• -- you were oalled to the atand, and I said i t was unnecessary to h ear your evidenc e , t hat I F1oultl -mit the ~ cts a • claimed in the warrant! A You did; yes,. air. X And~ so, your evidence was not h eard in th~t case? A No, I did not t estify against ot guilty, • r. Rhode•• He entered a plea I und e rstand. THE COURT ': WlT!'fE s: Did you teati:fy? No; he entered a plea of guilty. ��-- 3 -- X I:d r_. Rhod e s . ho ev er . was p l ac ed on the stand by me , you rec all that, d o yo u no t. to show that t he pint waa a ll that h ~ pur chased.? A Yea, s ir. X .And h i s t e atimony ~a s complete i and t he Mayor n unc ed that he woul d await the pronounc ement o f jud~ent until afte r the succe ed ing case was h earcl, d i dn't h e? He did . X And he did so wi thhol d h i s jud gment u ntil t h e othe r case wa.s h ea.l"d? A Yes, sir; th t is correct. X That other c ase wa3 the c ~se against Ray Yolts? A J.L , sir. • "'"'ARMA:tf ·: X I t was the oase agai nst Kratzer·. Against Ge r1 r g e Krat zer? I b li eve h i s name wa Ge o rge Kratzer . A 'Yes, sir. X Krat ser was empl oy ed 1 a garqe eomewha t sou th o f to wn? A He ope r ates the garage . X That gar W];e was wi thin t h e tw? mi l e l i mits of th1~ c ity. al!IO , was n ' t i t ? A Yes ,. si1 1 ; 1"" wa s . X T'he cha r ge aga inst Krat zer was one und er a warrant aw rn out by you b efo re the Uayor o f t he city, wasn ' t 1t ? A I t v:a.s . X And the charge was t h a t he had so l d t h i s same p int of liquor t o VI. g.. Rho d e • ? A Tha t X We.an ' t 1 t? ae the char ge ; y e~, s ir. When the Krat zer oa se was c al l ed , Rhod es a s the f i rat witness c a lled by t h e C mmo nwealth ' a Atto r ney on behal f of the Commonw ealth, wa 311 ' t h e? ��. ,.. 4 ..... A lie waa. X He t estified in t h t c ase? A He did; y es, sir. X And 1n answer to qu eatione prc>pound ed to him by t h e Commonwea lt h 's At t orney" he t es ti f i ed tha t b.e had bought the liquor trom some person the r e i n the garage ot Krataer•a though not f'r,m Kratzer •h im• eel f , didn ' t h e? A Yes, sir ; I t hink that i a about the substanc e of h i s te~t!m ny • .X .And that it was t h e same liquor which he had b een traneporti ng at t.he t im e y ou s earched h im a nd f ound him .A Yes. sir. X N w, :a:t::tn thi s 1th. the hal f-pint? econd c a se agai n st Kra tzer wa a t ried b e fore · Counoilma n Sti ckley~ acting aa ju•tiae of the p eac·e , wa.en' t it? A It waa • .X But the Mqor wa '"' p r esen t dui-1~ t he t i me t ha·li t he oas e was b e i ng t ri ed a l s ? X Afte r t he c ,_,mpl etion o f t he evidence 1n the Kratzer case , l\m,dea 1.1a r e c l l ed to th stand by me ., under p rmi ss i on o f t h e }la.yo~. and t eatified t o tb.e tact t hat h e had jus t t e sti f i~ in th K~tzer case to t hese 1nor1mina ting f act• , t1 i dn ' t he? A He did. X A.nd it '.Vas t h en cla imed by r. ~ r r iso n and me, repr e s en ting hill. that he was entitled to b a d i sch ar ged b ecau e he the wg,9 immune under • tat.ute trom proaeoutio n 'by r eason of hi e h aving b een c alle4 as a wi t ness to t estify i n t he Kra tzer c ase. A You recall t hat , don't you? Ye s - sir• • X Then the ayo r pronc,unce d judgment, eenteno i ng him to t hree months on t he road and a fine of five dollara? A Yee, ellr; that was the Jlavor•s •ud ',I .., d ~ent. ��MR . DECHERT:: • I think that 1s all.- I ill have to pr v-e the former conTiction of Rho des. if your Honor plea9 • E ./>UYi1u-1.J.'1 : lR. DECn.t!iRT : It is admitted t hat the defendant Rliodea, prior to the time of tha commission of the'offenee tor v1h1ch he ia now being triP,d •- - I retrain fr{)JII, u•ing the wo rd "proaeoutet,.• •- was convict ed of a like offense -- bein~ the transport a tion of one• half pint of liquor, said f i r:st conviction having b een einoe l9le. I do no t s e e that the t i me is ma,terial. since it wa!J after 19\8• r HE COURT: ✓-- di l ~ MR . If there i s any qu estion r a i sed as t-o the l1 o content of' the liquo r I wioh to i n troduce nee as to that. ' :· 6TUUI..ATI:)lh T: ..Iuit 1"'1·, t i s admitted t hat t h e liqu1« i ned in t he pint b ttle found n the person .e e :f'entiant, being one-half pint or thereabou s, contain ed alclJlal-1 of' a per a ntage exc eed.i ng hat permitted by a'tatute It i s stipulated that at the· time of the tria.l of t]l,t Kratz 'S r and t n e Bb.odee eaaes before the Councilman a nd the Mayor, resp eetively, there was in force in the Oi ty of Harri sonburc an ord1- nance adopted pu~euanl to t.he etatute against the off'e~nSJ)()rt• ing ~ having u nlawful po ssession of a r dent spirita ; an /"'- that saiti ordinanc e was i n the !Jame language as that employe'1 b y the St.:ia,te statute FLJ-r in similar prohibi ttona; the said ordinance having been !l4opted December :LO, 192~ -J' '¾_ ,c, ~ ~ n-- ~ ~ ~~ ~ L ~ ~"'r I ~ L---?\_.11L4--e_ ) �; �5 -- -- ...... .. ~, l • I • .L • i""' r1-1 . ~ .L ·;' i: r :pl"' t ic'. i i '.\ 'i n ,i 1, , • II out ... I., p "''· ..... ... i ·' }.iqU"!' , ... i I:. " I ,... 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" ~ rel rL.•·tt Ll tlH ��/f:.t.. 1 {} ?~r ~ . ,- L,._,._, .(, l r <·•· ) I, I l (MY/ ft ' /-R' cf! -. ,. , . .· I ,/ . I,v\ I " I I., /' l .t. (' . lcll'(// ," ~ ✓ t v r • I 1 -~ , •v I -1· I ..; ( ( ' / l : / I I . l "' ' ( /·'--( I- . , (c tI t tv-•, ' 1 , ,,, t . 7 cfr- QI R<- 0. , u Ct ( ••~~✓ ?1 ti ��J -r ;, ' 'j, ~- . 1-' �, / I • ' J � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Walter Rhodes Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment Contains testimonial question of witness confession case related to arrest of George Kratzer 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box6-047 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Rhodes https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d4f6e35fe2578b36eaffff1ab1823433.pdf 6c23b85ee5151e62ffa3e90b85210643 PDF Text Text CO1~!ONWEALTH OF VIRGI NIA , COUNTY OF ROCKINGH AM, to -wit : I n the Circuit Court of s aid County : The grand jurors in a nd f or t he body of said. county of Rocki ngham and now att ending said Court at it s February term , 1927 , upon the ir oaths do pre sent tha t Layton Ro gers , on or about the ..f ti: -- day of ~ ~ - 1926 , in the s a i d county of Rocki ngham , did unl awfully operate an autorrobi:lewhi'le under the influence of arden t spirits , agai ns t the pea ce and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virgi nia . Thi s indi ct me nt i s f ound on the te sti mony of Harold Lilly, Sam Wyant , J. W. E. Warble, and Fr ank Wood , witnesses sworn in Court and sent before t he grand j ury to gi ve evidence . I �Unlawful op e ration of car Commonweal t h v) Indict ment Lay ton Ro gers J: ! Misdeme a n or February t erm , 1927 ; A True Bi~,= ~ . /Jµ,,,,/{,,,_, Foreman D. W. J:i.;ar man Commonwealth ' s At tor ney �,. ourt; ___, _~ 1 <J2G, i n t e s a ld emuit y o f ~ o eki1l(Ih,.~m, did - ,1 ... lawfully . operau,.. a.n '1Ut omi ,le w}dle md.cr t o L . .,.1uet1c e of a r a.en t s pi rit , uc;ai ns t t l,e peace "' r~ dL~~ni t of tho Commonwc l t h of Vi r ;~i ia. . r:lhL ., i n i ct 1'l"'nt i o .,_ o m . on t ' O t')sti mony o fr· r o. it ·r..J.11 •, f~e.r:i. \{~ta s. t , J • \7 . Noo ·; , w1 t11 oscn::i m,t•o rr1 i n Co'!. ·t t. a. \"!a.rble , Pfl.t s e:ht befo r o ~ t e r ank • �1 1~ I' ~ ~ i \l } ~ t -t ~ ' ~ ~ Com V Layton Rogers �In -the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You a re hereby co1nm,andecl to s1,1,1nn1,on .... to appear before the Judge of' the Circuit Conrt of' Rockingham Connty, at the Coiirt Rouse thereof, at .ZO o'clock, a . m., on the ~ Y.L_ day of d!..~ . . ~. .... 19 ..3/ to testify and the tr'!::!.!b to say in behal_ff!'· the Commonwealth before the Grand Jury · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · ·· · · ·· · · · · :,S.~ · · · · P7~············ who sta nds c heawith ~ ·a nd i ndicted for a f elony misclemeanor . .11.nd this ...,.......... .. .. .. ............shall not omit under the penalty of £100. .11.nd have then rmrl there this Writ. Witness, J . F. BL.11.CI(BUR.N', Clerk of ow· said Court, at the Court House, the L ~ day of. .. d d . .. ' }.':t:;;~·Go==:~w:::.: 6 N ews. Record, Harri~onburg , V<1: �! ..,r:;; <:) . ~ --~ ~ ii ~ t '-{ '' ~ ~ �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are h ereby com1nanded to summon .......... ................... to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of. Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on t he ... .~ .c:?::.~ . ........ .d a y of .~. 'k7 . . ..... 19 .. to testify and the ~p~ to, s:J-..)._ nbeh':)/ of the Commonwealth against . . .......... .. 17:•.. ~ ~ =· who stands cha ~ '_t.ed w 'th and indicted for a ~ ··••· isdemeanor . .11.nd this ...................... ............. ..shall not omit under the penalty of £100 . .11.nd have then and there this Writ. Witness, J. F. BL.11.CKBUR.N', Clerk of our said Court, at the Cou,rt House, the, ( (2. .. day of . . . ···· ~ · , ·· News-Record, Harrisonbur~. Va. ., t 19.1/ and in the 1J f . 1 . ~ar of the Commonwealth. / / '*'··-/7~1 �Jt tJUtitl ~ "ft th IM Su 11'1 m .E.! d fi lby de liv er In d ha '"~'""· t s a tru e Co py of th e ~~ ~ I ~~ ' /4 ,w, / A/ f-~ t.-L4.. ' 4- �,/ Ji- 12· T I/' i I ✓ ';/ ) ' /' & t ll ; v' �In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, ............ Term I90 ...... .tlzis day presented in Court an account against the Court ef Rocldng ham fo r tlze sum ef $ . .. , for S ervice whiclt being sworn to , was ex amined and approved by the Court, and ordered to be certified to the Treasurer of this county for payment. .. ...................................... Cleric. Form 192-Berlin, �-~37S- - I t'>':7 . (~) ~- ·r ~~w ~ t k. - l . I II ' ·j -r ~ •II' l l • I t i ·, --- t i. \ I - . ., , �I I, • '' ( t' , ,. ' I ·t. ,; ~. ' I I F '! I " I ' I . � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Layton Rogers Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor not guilty operating autombile under the influence 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box6-048 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Rogers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/13f4e722960b01f550e2729a74ce366f.pdf c8129b15869e6ad5a68afb236b50f4ed PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand Jurors in and for the body of said county of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927, ~pon t~pir oaths do present that J~es Ro~sen, within one year next prior t9 the fin().ing of (this indiq-tment, !n the _said county of Rockingham, did unlawfully manufacture, sell, offer, keep, store and ~xpose for sale, give away, transport , dispense, solicit, advertise and receive orders for ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. \. The jurors aforesaid, upon their o~th$ aforesaid, do further present that James . Rossen, within one yeaJi: ,next :prior to the finding of this indictment, in the said c aunty of Rooking}:tam, did unlawfully have in his possession ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The jurors aforesaid, ~pon their oaths aforesaid, do further present that James Rossen, within one yea"I; nex~ prior to the finding of this indictment, in the said county of Rockingham, did unlawfully receive ardent spirits, again st the peace and dignity of the Common~ealth of Virginia. ,; y- -This indietment is found on t the teftimony of J. L. Dirting, w. E. Thurber, and w. T. Rexrode, witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evidence. �~ B. I. Commonwealth v) Indictmen t James Rossen ... v MisdemeBllor October term, 1927 A Tm:te Bill: 'k,f~ ~ ( r-- D. W. Earman Commonwe alth's Attorney �o " n•ve ti-... ock i n ham of ir -·inia , oun , 1 - wi : remembere a. that e i he .1. :a:•be ,.~ e~ ock'n ham , t se es t i:n the: S1 Ul 0 ~ se vcra 1 !2 g- ~ day o ~~&.: ~ and res ec· ive ly keno ed ed i debtec nd the L i n the the ood SU.TI and nd le ied nts , and he seve SUli ited and c G 1e f:' r se e~,R-. r:· · i ed 0 ....,.,--------· t ion · te • he coLditio ab i en tio as ., this ini • if ·he aid the er or.nance o ·he benefit of 'ei1 . 0 estea t e use of the c omm nwea th of ~ s h l l lmake def u t den: ~ e bomd of t ha above re co ~l1iz ~ ce is such at i the ersona l a ear be next f r he ircJ'i t c ourt f he s ii C unt:r on the f i st da· of te t ere f hich is on the da · \.J :we 1 . .en and 1 e e at the C 1rt House tr.e re of , e _,/ b ~r h i c rruni ted , where '-'v.,vt., I a ce· ai fo n ,~ - -- -!--- tines to wh · ch the r oceed......i h s char ·e , or to any time (~ d and sha 1 ; q~- ge , n iuue or further hear , an be for e an co trt or in . . . s y be old n an~ oceedin~s i co ect · on · 1:t. the hereafte havin~ o and not dear' thence vmthout eave said c ourt and s d c a 9 cl.er h is reco izance unt 'l sail che.r·e i s f'na ly dj_s osed be 'B ound o or un i h is r ec full f or ce it is eclared voi& by an ord r izance shall be null and void , ir ue . 0 fa come cnt cou , then t~crv · se s all remain in �t • ._; ;.. J ' G �4 / -- • Jl•1 #- ; f, 'I •' • ,,,..-. I, fl ~ • ~t ; (;{- (/; } t t.. . . !f 1,,, 7 1/ 'l. C8MMONWBI.LTH • "f vs . ir ,· Cl "\\~ . ( ' ~ -#-441) Misdr. (Pro.) / JAMES RCBSEN ,. ~ I '- f t ( ; . ·~ d-,..,{) - . I . ~ Ii D _,, 1y.J J ,--v ~~ 1· . • > .- -~ y t ,.1.-✓'.-. ~.:1 I_/,,/ . ·- ~' .l f ~ Ii: • i ); .,Ii· 't I ~ , J J.._ 1 ~ J ' r,. I ·,·. r II < .I' '"\ ~ ll-"'t ' ~ i' �f ~-; ... I ., l f· I ,t. ., t 1· · / ., r .1 ' • f • � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. James Rossen Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment Bail 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box6-049 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Rossen https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d65ead0c0c92057193c49bd956f4546f.pdf eeec4ce92a45484fbe70b9044e425934 PDF Text Text GOMMONWE.ALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors in and for the body of said county of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927, upon their oaths do present that Luther Morris ··and Clark Shifflett, within one year next prior to the finding of this indictment, in the said county of Rockingham, did unlawfully and feloniously manuf'acture distilled ------ -- ------- -----·- --··-- ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This indictment i s found on the testimony of C. w. Dove, J. L. Dirting, and Geo. Lawson, witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evidence • ., •.I .., �,__M:fg. Commonwealth v} Indictmen t Luther Morris Clark Shifflett Felony I: October term, 1927 I A True Bill: ,n,an ~~ • 0 7fi~k r . u, 1/,4,/ • J I l· ( v-,,,.; . ~ ~ D. w. Earman Commonwe alth's Attorney �Commonwea lth of Virginia , Rockingham County, to - w1t : Be it rememb e red ; hat on the / If ~ day of ~~~~~~=- , 1927, ~~ ~~~ ' =-..LL.! llt~• [~---/Fl-· · ~ ~~=~~~;..&......:•~~· ..l,,,,,c2~~~~' came before ne, H rry M. Strick l e r , Bail commission er, for the sa id count y of Rockingham , and severally and respectiv ely acknowled ged themselve s to be indebted to the c ommonwealth of Virginia. in manne r {!}{y/~ and form foll ovdng, t hat i s to say : the sa i d i n the sum of dollars, and t he said ~ a~ JI,;, ~ , i n t he sum of doll8 rs,a.u-d '-flu 7 s ~ ~ ~ q ~ ~~ -- t ~ e s pectivel y ma de and l evie d/of t he ir several goods and chat tels , tfJl- «~ w l ands and tenements , and they severally aived the bene fit of t he ir Homeste a d TI!'xemption as to t h is obligation ,. to t he use of the commonwealth of Vi rginia , if the said ~~ shall meke de f s.ult in the pe r f ormance of the condition underwrit ten . The!!1:~~.l~/ftdo:e reoo n i zanoe is such truat if he above bound_ ........,--=~--~~ =----.__.....-..,___ __ do and shall personally appear before t he Circuit c ourt of the said county on the first day of t he next t erm t he re o f , then and t he re t o ~ ns er the commonwe alt h f or ~ si d conce rning a certa in b y hi m c onnnitted 'l>l> mn.'ktt whe rewith he s t ands c ha ged , or to any time : or time s to which the proceeding s may be continue d or fur the r heard, and be f ore any court or Judge hereaf er havin or holding any proceedin sin con ~ nect ion with the sa id ohaarge. and not de pa rt t e n ce v~ithout leave o f Court . and be bound un der th i s reco gnizance until said cha r e is finally disp ose d of or unt il it is decla red void by order of a com- petent Court , then t h is recognizan ce shall be null and void • otherwise shall remain in full force and virt �., �~ ,. J, d l ~ i, b~ •.m.l , J1 ~1 i ~l ,,. t.}· . ~«~ et' • ~ VT~ ) n !1.t t. .~ - - , ir <Jf. . Cl " ~ ~ . .,.~.,.;1 .-,e• to hie, ,() ·tt Tl"-_.,.1,-f~ r - iJ. .,. le y _ 1f un , - '!: . :r t nt. ,P l tt > t .,_ ':h..- J.J. 1\t\J . r. 'r T V O. C 1 • .;)t. • -i - 1"• ��COMMONWEALTH CHARGE TO THE JURY V CL.ARK SH I FFm TT If you find the a ccused , Clark Sh ifflett, not guilty, you wi ll s ay so and no more . I f you find him guilty as charged in the indictment, then you wi ll s ay so an d fix his punishment by confinement in the penitentiary for a pe ri od of not less t han one year nor more t han five years, or, in yo ur discre t ion, by confinement in jail for a period of not le s s t han six nor more than tvvel ve months, and by a fine n ot exce edi ng f ive hundred dollars. �Commonweal th v) Clark Sh ifflett Charge to t he Jury �INSTRUCTION NO . The Court i nstru cts t he jury t hat in this case , as s a i n all crimi nal cases , the accus ed ' s pl ea of not guil ty raise nwea lth presu mptio n of innoc ence in h is favor and puts on the Commo . t he burde n of provi ng h i s gui lt be ond e very r eas onabl e doubt If , t h erefo re , upon a cons idera tion of the whole case , the te st i mony of the witne sses and t h e circu mstan ce s shown in le evide n ce , there exist s i n t he minds of the jury a r eas onab doub t as to the guilt of the accus ed , they shoul d find h i m md t h e Court furth er tells t e jury that a not gui lty . reas onabl e doubt is that state of the case which , after comp arison and consi derat ion of all t h e evide nce , leave s the minds of the juror s in such cond ition that the y canno t say of tha t they feel an abidi ng conv iction to a moral cert c~nty t 1e ru. _of t e charg e . ��the Court instructs the Jury that if the ~r believe f r om the evidence that the confe ssion alle ged to have been made by t he d e f endant to Le on Hirsch WGS not fr e ely made , t hat is witho· t the influenc e of hope or fear he ld. out by the sa id Leon Hirsch , t h en yo- are at l ib erty to disr e a rd said co nfess ion or ive it such ve i ght shou ld a ttach to it as e vi dence . nd credit as you may determine ��Commonwealth of Virginia : To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are bereby commanded to summon .. ... ...... .C. • ..11<! ~ . ..l).c, Y.El .,.. r~ . .~~.D..~!.~.~ ~ ..8.-n.A .. (:} El<? ~ ... ~ VV.~.o..ri.. . to appear before tbe Judge of tbe Circuit Cmtrt of Rockingham Cmtnty, at tbe Court House ... 17th... thereof, at JO o'clock, a. m. , on tbe . day of .Octo:0(3:r .. to testi!J 1 and tbe truth to say in bebalf of tbe Commonwealth before the And this .t.h.E,l.Y. ... sball not GRAND 27 JURY . ... .. . . . ... .. vs. Luther. Mor.r is and Clark: Shifflett who stands charged witb and indicted for a felon y 19. misdemeanor. omit under tbe penalty of £100. And bave tben and tbere this Writ. Witness. /. F. BLACKBURN, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the . day of .. ..O.c.t.o .b er ... .... .. ... ........... /9 .. 2..7, P&L PRESS, Harri1onburli, Va. and in the J,~~cl ...g. .~.~~I i y :J..],.iih.. r of the C mmonwealtb . . . . . . , Clerk �Co mmo nw ea lth vs Lu the r Mor ris & Cl ark Sh if f le tt .I :i" 'tS ., (b r- ~ · x ;:;: :,- (; (' C: :i (fJ C: (I) 0 ::, t' r 3 3:i ~:' 0 i~ 0 ~ i~ ~ I ~ N '~ (_. '-.. ~~f] Oc t. 17 /27 ~r t f t ~ ~ ' '< ... ~ ~ 2. - g- · .. ~ . J �ta: i>""rL-., ,_,~~ }t ,,,1,u r t1 ,fp,, L /1 ,i tl ;), ' /) ' ~ .,, ( J t·~ C, • I, i, t t• l,' f.. t- �In the Circuit Court of Rockin gham County, ..... Term I90 ...... .tlzis day presented in Court an account against t!te Court o.f Rocking/ta m .for tlze sum o.f $ ...... , .for S ervice t!te Treasurer of wlticlt being sworn to, was examined and approved by the Court, and ordered to be certiji,ed to t!tis county .for payment. . .................. Clerk Form 192-Be rlin. �. ( _ ' a /l( - J , I ,. £\. 1.- /j C' ,(I J..,tr ' • , ' /. • -~ 1 l- I '..,;' . ·,,L Ii,' ' 'p/Ji._' .(;Pr1 ',., _ . ; -· ~ ~ I• .,t - f . } ... , • r, i ;k I..,,; -- 1 . ,I' •. -·-.:.,.., ' ... ;:,, co:MMOlfvlE.ALTH ' I- f/;t • ✓~ ., • :-, 11 t f l .. ' - ,, J N· ulrr I >[ w - , 5,-(J •). \ &-, ' It' &.: )) • . I· 1,/.,. ✓ I T ;'/'' ' • vs. V &, Felony (Pro.) - iB.NiliR atmm.... & CLARK SHIFFLETT • , ( ·l , ! _______ \ / l< ~ I, •, I "/ ~:; l ,.,... .,. /. / -z. l ; ( �., I I I· I l ~ I t. jt l l - ' ........... 0) i I I 1 -~ I -l I ..,.. ·- -- - ~' ./- , � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Clark Shifflett Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment plea of not 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box6-050 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f170557345388b22c29a5a451bc58d36.pdf 904994372d0aabc22fa79cb324aae204 PDF Text Text COAWONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors in and for the body of said county of Rookingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927, upon their oaths do present that George Shifflett, within one year next prior to the finding of this indictment, in the said county of Rockingham, did unlawfully have in his possession a still, still cap, worm, tub, ferment er, and other appliances connected with and used in the operation of a still, without having the same registered as required by law, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. . ',. Dirting, F. . .~ ~ . ::· , . .., .:; . ~ _._, l ~ '. .,. \ • . '- Thii;J ,indictment is found on ., the testimony of J. L. s. .Newman; - and .W• . T. Rexrode, witness~s , sworn , in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evidence. r '' ,., 1: .... '. .., C - �~ Possession of still J, It ~j I ~ ' 'j ~ ~ J < .) v) Indictment George Shifflett ~ fr J"f~L " J} . ;) Commonwealth m~ad.-.e~e a.nor October term, 1927 ''o \ _ ,_ A True Bill: tl3 ) -< ~ '/ji -~ ~'\ - ~ "'~ ~ i ~ ~ -~ ~ , ~ -~~'3'i -.f ~ ~J\ ~ D. w. Earman Commonwealth 's Attorney �Commonwealth of Virginia, lT •t· Rockingham County, j o-wt · BE IT REMEMBERED that on the - ~!!_l_____ _day oL ________Q~~~!>~.!'__ __ ___ _______ 192 7 ,------ --- -- --- - -- -------- George_ Shittle,t t _and_ Jaaes F. _Shifflett _______________ _______ __ __________ __ __ came before me ___ W. _L._ Dinsaere __ J ._ P •____ ---- ----- ------ -------- - - ----- ----------- -- ------- of the said county of Rockingham, and severally and respective3y acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Cornmomvealth of· Virginia, in manner and form following, that is to say : the said ·-- - ---- - ------ - ------ -- George _Shifflett __ ____ ------ -- - -- -------,- ----- -- -- - --- --- in th e sum of _______________________ Five Hundre, _____________________________________________________ Dollars . good and lawful money of the United States, and the saicl ____ L~•-~_t!.. _~!t~!J)._e_~~---------- ---in the sum ,o,f_ __ _____ !J.y_e__l!.~1!<!~~~- ----- ------- - :-- ---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 li ability 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 ·-------------- --- --~~~.!"-'-•--~1'!:!.!n~~~----------- ______ shall make default in the performance of the conditions underwritten. The condition of the above r ecognizance is s uch that if th e above bound ______~!~~~! ___ ______ _ ____ _____ §_~i_f_(.~~~~--- --- - -- - - -- -------- ----- - -- do and shall personally appear before the Circuit Court -0.f Rockingham on the __!!~_____ day of the _____ _!}_r_~c!__.!_~rl __________ ___ __ _______ Term next thereof, being the __!7~~----day oL--------~~~~~~~ ----------- - --1927 , at the Court-house thereof, and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virginia concerning a certain __ !~!".:.1_1!.l ____ ___ whereof the said ___ _________ ~J9..o.r-1-1LS.biffl_-j;3______ __ __ __ __________ ___ ___ stands chaiiged, and shall not depart thence without the leave of said Court, then the above r ecognizance shall be void and of no effect, otherwise to r emain in full forc e and virtue. Taken and acknowledged before me.,. the day and year first above written. • ____________________________________ ____ J. P. __ ____ _______ _ ��Form 192- -News-Record Virginia, Rockingham County, to-wit: Commonwealth vs. Ge or,e Shittlett. STATEMENT JUSTI CE OF T HE PEACE ... ... . . ... .. . ... . OF I( Ar rest Warra nt l . .. .... . .. . .... .. . . . . . . . .. $ - - - - ~ Sea r ch warran t . .. . ... . .. ........ . . .. . . . . $ _ _ _ _ - - - 1 Trial l CONST ABLES, SH ERI FF, SERGEANT .. .. . · COSTS Ba il . .. . . .. . . . . ... . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . $ _ 00 _ _ _ - -- ... . . .... . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . ..... .... . . $_ _ __ I( Ar r est j Sea rch Wa rran t . . . . ... . ... . ... . ... . .. . . . . $ _ _ _ _ - . ... . .. ...•.. .. . ...... . .. ... . . . .. .. ·•- - - ~l_O _o_o_ - 1::~a::it~~~~~~.::::::: ::: : : ::::::::::: :___ Other F ees .. . . .. .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . $ - - - - - \ J . P. Cou r t . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . ..... . . . . . . .. .. $- - - - ATTORNEY FOR THE COM M ONvVEALTH • - ~ I ------------------------------ ----------------• L ------------------------------ ----------------- - - - - - - 1 Re.po,t of F i ...s, etc . . .. ·: . . .. . . .. ... .. . .. ... , _ __ CLERK OF THE COU RT .... . . ....... . .. . . ~ I Witness Ce_rti fi cat es .... . .. .. . . ..... . .. .. .. . $- - - - _ _ Tria l L Other . .. .. ..... . . . .. . . . ... ...... . .. . . ..... $ Costs . .. .. ....... .. . . . .... ... .. .. .. . $_ __ Day s \Vit nesses-Na m es Miles ----- Tolls Amount $ $ $ $ w ~ $ $ $ $ $ I hereby certify that the following additional witnesses were examined for the Commonwealth and were material witnesses: W i tnesses-Names D ays Miles s Amoun t Tolls $_ _ _ $- - - $- - -- $ $~ - -$ $,_ __ $ I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correc $- - -- - �9 �Arrest Warrant COMMONWEAL TH OF VIRGINIA, } TO WIT: R OCKI NGHAM COUNTY, To S. F. Newman, Deputy for C. YI . Dove, Sheri r f ~.mntahlat of said County: Whereas,- --------'-W:.. .•:-=T----"._____;R :;_: =e= x :r:. _-•d =- =e" '------ - - - - - - -Of the said County, has this day made complaint and information on oath before me,- -- "-- -·'- L--.=- - - D '- - _i__ n_am _•--'-r'--e" ----- a Justice of the said County, that_ __G _e_o_r_... c_e _S_h_i_f_f_l _e _t t_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___________ of the said County, on the 27th day of JW!lt 192--7, in the said County, did wilawfully and felonieusly pesaess a aeon-shine still and a quantity mf aaah, a1ainat the peace and dipity ,r the Commonwealth of Virginia . 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-- - -- - George Shifflett to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. And you are required to summon -----'J'-- .''----=L"-'.--=D-=i=-r-= ti=•=-'~•,___ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ No. 38 NEWS• RE CORD CO ., HARRI SONBU RG , YA.. �Commonw ealth vs . . } Arrest Warrant q~9rs;, ....~.~i.,.o ...~~·· · · ··············· ·········· ······ Executed the within warrant by arresting and delivering the body of ••····••········gft:~r,~ ...~.~~.U.!~:t,:t,.......... . before .J!L ....L.. Dinara.ore .. .................. ... a Justice of Rockingha m County, and by summoning the within named witnesses in person, �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff o f Rockingham County, Greeting : YoU, are hereby commanded to summon .. .................... to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Uourt, of; IJi!'k~ngham 5JP1.,nty, at the Uourt ... 19. ~ ~/ u-t(. of House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m ., on the ... . to testify and th:.,2J!f;h ~o ~ay_i: 1~y be;alf of th e Comm onwealth against .......... . · ···· · · · · ~ · ~ · • • · ··· Ncwr-Record, Harrisonburg, Va. �Execute d ~ l,' /fllr within Summons to by delivering a true Copy of the .,d;_~ "Vt~ ~ ·······-·_j n person. ' �Commonwealth of Virginia : To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting : You are hereby commanded to summon ......... .. ... .,.... .. ..... ........... ..... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... ........ .. ... .. .. .. ........ .. .. ....J. -~ ...:L.!I! ... :Ptr.:tl. p g ., ... f..,.... $ .•... .:N ~.wm..an ..~n.d ... .( • . .T.•... R.e xr oo.e............. to appear before tbe Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House 19 2 7, .OG.iiope:("., da y of ],. '7iil1, thereof, at JO o'clock, a. m ., on the to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth before the GRAND JURY vs . Geor g e Shiffle t t who stands charged witb and indicted for a felon y misdemeanor. .. t h .ey .... . .. . shall not omit under the penalty of £100. And this and there this Writ. ~~ And bave then ::z~:~ Witness , /. F. BLACKBUR N, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the . day of . .... .......O ct •.. ........ ....... ...... 19: p P&L PRESS, Ha" iJonb11rg, Va. 6 it . ) J ~~.h �<9c/°J:.1., /f'-f? by delivering a true <..;op~ of th~ . ~ ~ ~~ with in Sum mon s to Exac utec i _ _ in pers on . +> +> Q) r-l ~ r+--l r+--l +> r-l ·r-1 ro ~ en Q) ~ (]) ql) 0 H ~ -w~; J, ;( : t;\\ " ~f t'-- • 0 0 0 r- 0) > ~r +> Q) 0 0 0 --- --- --~ _, / �Ur. Blackbura ;• Pleaae decket this case for the Grand Jury. No preliminary examination held as Mr. Newman just pivked this man up teday. W. L. Dinsmore. J.P. �' . �' S I.~ ( ' %[, / ( I ': ( ' ,. :2., / 0 ' ·- - - ;- L ~- yO "J-, <..f:-0 - t) L _ ~ L r ;~ g . /'f 4-k6- ,u, /-,, r , C. 1 f - ' ;i WA ✓ ,/1 I /.. tc ,<-;( f} / 1-.~ i I I () �In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, ................................................................ . .... . Term I9 0 . .. tllis day p resented in Court an account ag ainst Lite Court rf Rocking ham f or thC- s1tnz of$ ..... , for S ervice ·- ·· ·········-·--········-- ------------··· · ·-·······---------------------- ----------' ·-----------------·······-·····-----------·----·······--·······················-········--·------------·····---------------------------·-------------------···· whiclt being sworn to , was ex amined and approved by the Court, and ordered to be certified to Lite Treasurer of this county for payment. .. . ................................. ........ Clerlo. F o rm 192- Ber lin. ���COMMOT,M . •-.WEALTH · • I vs. ( Misd-r GJOORGE S _ HIFFLETT • Pro• ) / I t - 1{ .·l '~ ~ I ii j' f lt ... . . J • ~ '. J . �, I I • I :-1 ' ~ - . � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. George Shifflett Description An account of the resource Felony; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Felony guilty Still and mash 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box6-051 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/9aa431b2ce4a65d172605d995cb188bc.pdf b0763971a5f65885ae69f5a49a422cee PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand Jurors in and for the body of said county of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927, upon their oaths do present that J. F. Shifflett and G. H. Morris, wi .t htn one year next prior to the finding of this indictment, in the said · county of Rockingham, did unlawfully and feloniously manufacture distilled ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwea lth of Virgin~a. y This indictment is found on the testimony of J. L. Dirting, w. ~ E. Thurber, . and w. T. Rexrode, wit- nesses sworn ,in Court and sent before the grand Jury to give· evi denoe. ', �Manufacturing ~ - Commonwealth v) Indictment J. F. Shifflett and G. H. Morris Felony October tenn, 1927 A True Bill: F~ / ~ {!__,@__ ' ~F.oreman '"-= F ::r D. W. Earman Commonwealth's Attorney I . �.. · -~ th ? l Yi f t; V' 1'1 J. ·• II io t ,i , 0 ). · · t on ' t .th o ViJ' 1n , 1f t . ~ r l ,t~ ' J .bOY h l".J l f flr- ,: . .r i n t n t .;f ' ,c t"i· • .··n ...... ... 'Jt' Q' :-r •... .n. .t .,. 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"~ \ . 111. ,{t, �• �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County , Greeting : You, are hereby commanded to summon .... / ··;z. & ~ , 21 @, ~ '¥= ·7/J. .·r:;··fl· ........ . .. . ... . . .. .✓. ~ ~ .!. ... . ..•. . . . . . .. ·•·····. ... . .. . ... . ........ ................. . .. ~o:::::r:7r~':, :~::~::, o: t~~. ::;::' 1_;,t,R:~:::~;am~at th, ~0;7 1 toto,t ;:::;;'"7,,~ ~·~·~ .aW.''. ~ who stands chart with and indicted for a f elony .Jl.ncl this .... . .· and there this Wri i!ft;;;J n-1,-isd,e-1n,eano-"Fr .. shall not omit under the penalty of £100, ~s,~~~JJjn~:u~ News- Record, Harrisonburg, Va . .Jl.nd have then ~::::' �#1 ;:;..:..:..,..,;:....!,_ _ b y ~ Executen ~?Jv..r; a true C opy of the · ct ell v_ermg w lthinSummon s t o / 4 ~ _ _ In per s on. ~~ �Commonwealth of Virginia : To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon .. .... ············.. ........ ···· ·•·· ····•····· ······· ··· ·· ········ ·· •··· ·•·· ···· ·" ' '' J.•. .. L~ .. ;ru::r.:t.i.ne. ~.... il ~... E.•... l.' h1U'bJrr ... 9'nd. .. W.•....T.•... Rexrofle ....... . to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , at the Court House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m. , on the .. 17th day of . O.qi:iq1:>(3.:r- . 19. 2- 7 to testify and the trutb to say in behalf of tbe Commonwealtb before t he GRAND JURY ............... .. .....vs • .. J ......F. • .. .Sh i f ;flett .. .a nd . G • .. H • .. Morr i S ·· ·• ········· ··· ····· ··· ·· ······ who stands charged with and in.dieted for a felon y And this . ... . ..they misdemeanor. .... . shall not omit under the penalty of £ 100. And bave then and there this Writ . Witness , da y of J. F. BLACKBURN, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House , the ....1..1.:t.P: ...... . ..... 0.C..t .... ....... ... . .19 27 , and in the 14-!5}.0., · th Y/a1) of the Commonwealth . . . p .:. °1: '. . . ~ ~ ~ · · · · ···· ·, Clerk P&L PRESS, Ha" i1onburg, Va. �Execuwo.Mz.:!,/l.:tz 0y del i veri n g a t r u o G o p y o f t tie wi t h i n Su m mons to ~ _ I n person. ~ .µ .µ (I) ..Q .µ rl rl m Q) ..Q 0 ~ ~· Cl) q 0 0 ·rl q....i •rl ~ U1 I> ut 'H M 0 ~ . rz.. ::I1 • • I-;) • 0 " I:'- -"'1 I:'- rl • .µ C) 0 �COMMONVIEALTH VS. #. r~ ~ Felony (l!ro. ) J. F. SHIFFLETT and G.. H. MORRI~ . �\ / ' I I I - I ' ........... 0) I !' l 1i I' ) I'. ' l' J I ~ { / . ~- • ,. � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. J.F. Shifflett and G.H. Morris Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment manufactured spirits 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box6-052 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e8a251d81c354234352ddef40b5496aa.pdf fb82e35d1f4a3468b04531a393ecb4a7 PDF Text Text 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 0 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 . - - - --------------J--_1L_1_~}- P,_ �COMMONWEALTH vs CLARENCE SHIFLETT. (RECOGNIZANCE) �Commonwealth of Virginia, l T -1. Rockingham Coun~y, j o-wt · BE I:.r. REM})~BERED. that . ,0.11 . the --~?.!!.<! __ _day \Thitfield Shiflett and of_ ___p~-~~}.>-~~- _______________ 192 6 ,- _________ _ W.R. Shiflett- ----------------------------------------------. .. - ----------------------------------------- -- ---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- - - - - -- - - . th e sum of · --------------------- - -- - -- --- .. - ---- -- . - - --- ---- __________________ __________________ 111 Eight Hundred - - - - ----------------------------------------Dollars ·-----------------------------------------------\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 1 e O' 0 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- . -----------------------------------------------,- -----shall make default m the performance of the conditions underwritten. The condition .of the. above r ecognizance is such that if the above bound _____________________ _ .fhi tfield Shiflett- . . -------------------- -~ ----------::- ---- - ------ -- --do . and shall personally appear befor e the C1rcmt 1 Court of Rockingham on _.the __ ~i_:r~_t_da.y of the ___?]~~-~-:-_____-_ _____ : ______-:_ ____-:_ __ __ Term next 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 effect, otherwise to r emain in full force and virtue. _1-- . . - - - -- - - ,------,Jk-~-;~f!_ _ Taken and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above ~'Jitte~ .- �cmmoNWEALTH vs WHITFIELD SHIFLETT. {RECOGNIZANCE.) ·I �Commonwealth of Virginia VB. 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 • ..- I• �Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Whitfield Shifflett and Clarence S~ifflett. Charge to the Jury. ,,·. ,. ;, �Arrest Warrant COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, } TO WIT: ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, To = n.,__y________ , a Constable of said County: · r~ a The Sher i ff .~o~ ~ . __,,,T'-".--"'R=e=x=r~o=d=e______ _ ____ of the said County, has this day made Whereas,,-- - W complaint and information on oath before me, _ _,.,_T_...___.W.__..______._K....e....i.....+:.....e....r._-~- -a Justice of the said County, = i"--'t~f.. .1, ....,e~l~'d~ ~s~h=i~f~l~e~t~t~a~n~d~C-1-a_r~e-n_c~e~ S-h-i~f~l~e~t~t~-- -- - - - - - - - -that- - --"Wh 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 �Commo mealth 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 ized 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 i/ _}__ Aurety for each.. ~~J.P. 0, . /4. ~ i ti > �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: YoU, are hereby comnianded to SU,mmon. . . ······-;-c:\ · -jj·t:AJ_ ·········· ~ to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on the ..c;J...~ ! . . ~ of ~,._d_ · . 19 .. ~7 .. L .. who stands cha~·ged i .h and indicted for a felony -'Fl<1,:i.s.dem1u,bn& . .Jl.nd this. ..... .. . . . . ........ shall not omit under the penalty of £100. .Jl.nd have then and there this Writ. ]fitness, J. F. BLACKBUR.H, Clerk of our said Coiirt, at the Cou,rt House, the 2~.:::hi;ay d-J.~ '. , 19 ?:.;(and in the 1 - . P / ~ar of the Commonwealth. of .. . Newa-Record, Harri,onburg, Va . t 9,~~ · · · ✓ •• • • •••• •••••• , Clerk. �,---- Executcct9" 4,_b, #p7 b y d eliv er ing a\ ruo C opy of t h e I w ilhi _ I ~--~~~ S u mmon s to .. _ in person . / c;. ......... ~ ~ '' ~ �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commaniled to su1nmon. .. .~. J.1... :. .¥. to appear before the JudJ!e of the Circuit Court of RoclcinJ!ham County, at the Court ... rlciy of ~~ · . ..... 19 .. Hou,se thereof, at 10 o'cloclc, a. m., on the. p(__/~ ,;2/ 'Ct:~~,':::;;~h, . to . t,s~fyJJ!~'" : . . who stands charJ!e with and indicted for a f elony Gra:d ..~ury niisdemeanor . :. ...........shall not omi t under the penalty of £100. .11.nd hcwe then .11.nd this...... Writ. this there ctnrl lV-itness, J. F~.!lCKBUR.N', Clerk of ou,r said Cou,rt, at the Court House, the 19 .. ~and in the 1.(il. · ~·i 'nr of the Commonwealth. ./Y ilay of d . ... ' ... . , 9··~ /} N ewsaR ecord, Harri.~onburg, Va . 9"-= ~~, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .., Clerk. �Exe cut ed fJi;.t., Id., I Y~1 Wi t hin Su mm ons to & by del ive r ing a tru e C o py of the ~ U~ ~ _ _ In per son . .. ��In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, ................... ............ Term I90 .... ..tlzis day presented in Court an account against tlze Court of Rockinglzam for tlze sum of$ ................ , for S ervice . ................. ...... to be certified to tlze Treasur er of wlticlz being sworn to, was examined and approved by tlze Court, and ordered tlzis county for p ayment. ....Clerk. Fonn 192-Berlin . �1· .• y1 \ f } ~;. ., ,. \I ~ I ~(J:. <,...o,,. . I -✓ • J ~f l- "-l . ,.. ~ -.,./ { t..._;f,- 7 1· /• . t iA,,c1.. , " l ': / C-. / ,- l . · 1, v · ?x /'.Ji.- . a. ti ,. 1 '1·;- l ..,. • I . "7; ~/ . Y" / - t t, ~h/.( J / If• t ·~ /l, . ,~,~ ( ~~-- . . "-- . . -> ) /. -, • ;_; ' • .£,, I ) ' I / I . . t<.. �• / • / j ·, ; \ ~ / � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Whitfiled Shifflett and Clarence Shifflett Description An account of the resource Felony; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Felony guilty manufacture spirits 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box6-053 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/398ce2dd71f0402860de946181434524.pdf 5dfef7f9aaaabdd321e9947c59ea77d0 PDF Text Text STATE OF VI RGI NI A, . COUNTY OF ROC KI NGHAM, to- it: .I n the Ci rcuit Court of s aid County : The grand jurors i n and for the body of said county of' Ro ckingham, and now attendi ng said Court at it s Febru ary term , 1927 , up on their oaths do present that Joe ~ Shultz, on or a b ou t Septemberf 8 , 192 6 , in said county of Rockingham , did u n lawful ly operat e an automobile while under t he i nfluence of ardent sp i rits, a gains t the peace and di gnity of the Commonwealth of Virginia . Th is i n dictment is found on the testimony of Frank Mi lle r, Ma t tie Miller, a nd C. w. Dove , witnesses sworn i n Court and sent befor e the grand jury to give evidence . �) N Unlawful opera tion of c ar . l ( ~ t -; "'- ~ '-l '"II \ Commonw ea l th v) Indi ctmen t Joe Shult z ~ -.i ...., ·~ - = Mi sdeme an or Fe bruar y ter m, 192'7 A True Bill : jbt6, (} 61~ ~ Foreman ---~,". . '- D. w. Earmm Commo nweal th ' s Attor ney �Arrest Warrant COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, --1.,..L.1.:::.z::!=:::::,----,,.L...:::.:....::.._!,:~ ~ ~ ~- - - - - _ _ J j _ : : : : . L -_ _ , a Constable of said County: s · County, has this day made m,.Ei{,L.'.L,;~¼1.~~ ~'Ld.&.....::~~M!- a Justice of the said County, These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to appreo/1me, or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the s a i d - - - - - - - -i-o1i• to a mon -· er the said com~ aint and to be further dealt with according to law. And you are required to sum- e.U/4 i};u_, ' t . to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this--,,£77 No. 38 -- =-..a.....f!.~ ~ ~ CL.L.,e::..___.~ e year 19...2:. .h �Commonwealth vs . } Arrest Warrant Executed the within warrant by arresting and delivering the body of ;~~ :·;:::.~t: ~moning the within named witnesses in person , ' this .. t? [i;-:// ' day of .. .1.~i .. ............... J 9 .i;:?,. / ?a'·' I /ll f ' ~ ~~ r -d<}....JJ.................. . . . . ... . ... . ..... . ... . . . ... . . J II f- t&J:,s.;::;::"t:'t;;t;;, I .r - -- �In the Name of the Common wealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You a re hereby cmnniandecl to sum1non ................ ~o::::,:::•:,';';::~:;,o:. :~, :::::• d/:;:t:::~;,a~:J;::f'. t~l~o~ t o testify and the truth t o say in beha f' of' the Commonwe alth before the Grand Jury ··· t~ ! ; and indicted f'or a f elony misdemean or . who stands ch?r !e !with .11.nd this. .. ...... ... ... . ............ shall not om,it nnder the penalty of' £100. .11.nd have then n nil there this 1Vrit. 1Vitness, J . F. B ~ ( B URN, Clerk of our said Cou,rt at the Cou,rt House, the of' the Cornnionwe alth. and in the ... .: .. ., 17. dny of ... .d(__ 1'4fl~ 19.rl::-.J :;~ ~ . .M . ~ ~ ..... . ., Clerk. News-Record, Horri~onfmrg, Vn. 6 �IJ..e.J., I ZU+ Z by Clollverlng a rue Copy of th$ ~ ummo ns to_ ffe ~ ~ Ex ecu ted wl th l11 ..- In par& or'I. \ <;:) '? ~" ~ ~ '' ~ ~ if ~ �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: YoU, are hereby comm,anded to summon ................. to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham, County, at the Court HOU,Se thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on the to testify and the truth ~ .dl J.... d_.... day of ..Z/ . ~9 ... iy in behalf of the Commonwealth against ..... ......... .............. ..................... ·· ·· ······· · · · r ~ · ~~. .. . . who stands charged with and indicted for a f-61,e.11.nd this ............. and there this ;I;/'./A --// W;i~:--~7·. .. shall misdemeanor . not omit under the penalty of £100. .11.nd hcwe then Witness, J. F. BL.11.CKBURN, Clerk of our said Court, at the Cou,rt House, the a~'. ., / ~ day of . ... .... ... News-Record. Harrisonb11rQ, Va . 19.~ -;?,; ~ 1 f i~~ r of the Commonwealth . ..,..~ '. . ti~ ~ ,q{ �I ~, ~ ~ 1 ~ ..... 'C'f) ' t �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff o f Rockingham County, Greeting: to appear before the JudJe of the Circuit Court of,,,jlockinJham County, at the Court .. ... ...... .19. House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m ., on the ...... ~c)__···~········day of . ~ : t,~,~~ a~d t~ trut~ to '"":{-;_"~~•~Ith a~:•~st who stands charged with and indicted for a felony 7, . misdem,eanor . .11.nd this.......... . / ~.....shall not omit under the penalty of £100 . .11.nd have then and there this Writ. Witness, J . F . BL.11.CKBURN, Clerk of our said Court, at the Cou,rt House, the .l::-:~ay of. .. ~~ .. . ..., 1 9}::7, and in the 1-4.7. .. thyearofthe Commonwealth . ..... 1News-Record, Har riso nburl!, Va . ';1, ..fUA--~t-4 . . . ... .. ..... ..... .....~...... , Clerk. �N ~ "' ('0" ~ I v;i i ~ i �., . ��-~ - - I . . '}/ I J 1 .-j_., • t 1 __ , • ~ I • t !J .,t f ,, l .:"' . I . -, I . f , -~ - '::'") ' . ,/ �.. .,,.. ' • / � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Joe Shultz Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor guilty operate an automobile under the influence 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box6-054 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Shultz https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a2a4b18d74210442aa5ca3dfbc7ac7f5.pdf c23d3cd5c04ae512a18103084ee97f11 PDF Text Text co mm EALTH OF VI RGI NI ' COUNTY OF ROCKI H .,HAU , to - wi t : I n the Circuit Court of said County : The e rand jurors i n and. f'or t h e body oft e s aid count y of Rockingham and. now at t e nding said. Court at i ts December term , 1927, upon the i r oath s do :present that William Simmers, wi thin one year next prior to t he finding of this i ndictment , i n the s aid. county of Rockingham , d.id unl aw fully _have i n his possessio n a still, still cap, worm , tub , fermenter , and ot er appliance s connected with and used in the operation of a still , without having the same re gistered as requ ired oy law , against the peace and. dignity of the Commonwealth of irginia . Tis i ndictment is found on the testi mony of J . L. Dirting and W. T. Rexrode , witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evidence . �Poss . s till Commonwea l th v) Indictmen t Willi am Si mmers Mi sdemeanor December term , 1927 ... True Bil l : ~ __ J " -, l . . LI __ ff • '-- D. w. Earman Bommonwealth ' s At torne y ,1 ,;/ �common:wee lth of Vir 11,ia , Rocki ngham nount y, to-w tt: ~ ~ __ oa it remem bered , -------,.-----, 1927, - ~-- ·be for< - w. # Prr -:, ~ •J rt ckler , Btd 1 commiARione:r, of the ae id count y of ;{oc~~ ingh&m , !in d seve :r 117 a.n ~ r syieo tively a.ckno lA g;ed thems al voR t o be inde bt o d. a nd for d l l 8r A, to bo respe ct i valy l a nd <lo Gnc1 levt Ad of thAir sev~r J. g o od.._ a nd chatt els, o n d t ene ment~ , ,~ th<- ,y "c• vera lly we.iv~ , }1.e • EL t f it o f their ::omes te .... n J::-~mn1lt-ion Ps/\t. h iA obl igntt on, to the ufle o f t of Vi:r gin.:le , if. th A RR J. l ~~ -~ Conrrno nwea lth h Jl de f a ult J!lDk 1n the pe:r f o:r~n cA of the co11 ~ it i ons nnc'l e r r i te-n. 'P.he cond ition of t h~ - b ov ~ r fco gn i 7,anc, bound _ W-~ ~~~ t h e Cir cu.it ,our . of thP e tho r oof. t h .n and th l" f> . c h rge d , ox t o j f the above <.l o a nd bhal l perA0 11-lly op ~e s r be fore .om t .... on t h . f :LrAt "•~y o f t o e.n.· a corta in i f> .,n ch t1a t f!T. t h~ ,ommo.owe a lth for -r...e ne x t term n d oonc(=lrning _by h i rn c orrimi t ed where with. he etand s ,, v t.i:.e or tinu e d or i m:thii T hf'! r it . ~i m:; s t. o · h ich t h e. proc!f\ed:J.ng a , J b o cound be f r e a t,ourt o:r Judg() herea f t e r h · ving or h l clin.g Emy proee e dings in ~onne et ior:. wit h . · e not dAp urt thencE ' wtltho ut leave o c 011. t, n? il · d bcrnn ~i, ·r , and una.e r t h i s .- cogni zance a ntiJ. eai;l oh .r~ i. fi n 1 1y a. . r . 0a. o · oT un i l it 1s de oluro .,_ voi d by or e r ld a. oo mpete n ,ourt , t he r,. i f' re ogniz anco shall be null ~n~ voia . oth rwise he 1 J. rA n:i :h1 in full f orc,o end virtu e . &n yt1 1, j? ~ ��• , l ·/ A ./4( Li/ ; £.vvi-it/ . / '.;.:I . t vs. llisdemeanor (Pl"o.) l l l • J t �J I • l ,' � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. William Simmers Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment Still posession of 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-001 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Simmers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/699ff528abc21b770a691914314c21dd.pdf f8628ff321f3f1bd9c7626c19f281ef3 PDF Text Text STATE OF VIRGI NIA , COUMTY OF ROCKI NGF..AM , t o~wit : I n the Circuit Court of s aid County : The grand jurors in an d f or the body of said county of Rockingham , and now attendi ng said Court at its February term, 1927, upon -the ir oaths do present that Russell Smi t h , withi n on e year next pr ior to the finding of t his i n dictment , i n sai d county of Rockingham , did unl awfull y manufacture, s ell, offer , keep , sto re and expose for s ale , give away , trans por t , di spense , so licit , advertise an d receive orders for arde nt spir its, agai nst t h e peace and di gnity of t he Commonwealth of Virgi n ia . The jurors aforesaid , upon t heir oath s aforesaid , do further present that Rus e el l Smith , within one ye a r next prior to t h e· finding of this i ndictment , in t h e said county of Rockingham, did unl awfully have in his possession ardent s pirits , a gainst t h e p eace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia . The jurors af oresaid, upon t h eir oath s aforesaid do further present that Rus sell Smith , withi n one year next prior to the finding of t h i s indictment , i n t he said county of Rocking am, did unlawfully receive ardent spirit s , agai nst t he peace and di gn ity of the Commonwealth of Vi r gi nia . This i ndi ctment i s found on the testimony of Geo . Laws on , a witness sworn in Court and s ~nt bef ore the gran d j ury to give evidence . �Prohi bition - B. I. Commonwealth v ) Indictment Russel l Smith M:isdemeanor February t e~m, 1927 I ,;i;~l~ / A )~<- Foreman D. w. Earman Commonwealth's At t orney �Commonwealth of Virginia,1T •t· Rockingham County,J o-wi · REMEMBERED that on the,------ __ day oL--~ ,~ came before me _________ ~~E~ ~ H __ r ·-------------- --------------192 1 ,----------- L _. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of the said county of Rockingham, and severally and respectively acknowledged themselves to be in- {t~_::_:~:_ :~~~::~•:~:~_::_~t?'.~Z:3r:_ f_o-~m : : ]]:~~~~-:~~:_:~-~~ _::yt~:hs:~•:: .----------------_ _____ --_________~ -::=--____ /_r-_-._~_._-4~__""_'-_<-_-_-._!,,_"__________________. ______ Dollars, good and lawful money of the United States, ro:n: tlre-sa· -------=-=--=-=--- --------------------= ------....... ___ -=-=-:::-:-::-___________________________--.______- _~_--+-w..i.}~~ respectively made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, and they severally waived the benefit of their Homestead J;Jxemiption as to this obligation, and also ·w aived any claim or right to discharge any liability to the C?mmonwealth arising under this r ecognizance with coup 1s detached from the bonds of this State, to the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia if the said J , ·~ , ----------------------- _ _______ --- . _____ _________ shall make default m the performance of the conditions underwritten. ;4';;'.~vc /4·The-condition of _recornizance is-sudch that if the above bound _____________________ _ V!_ - 0 and shall personally appear before the Circuit Court of Rockingham on the ___~ a y of the ____ ~ thereof, being the___ _____ day of_ ___ --~----- '-"" and .then and there ~ er the Co='.'l}w~th :z_ 7' _____________ ..:._192 ':!' VJ7 at the Court-house thereof, nia concerning a certain ___ Z_~ _--:: wheieof the said __{ ~ - ~ - - ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - s t a n d s charged, and shall not depart thence without the leave of said Court, then the above recognizance shall be void and of no effect, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Taken and acknowledged before me,_ the 7 )~ / ~ C C - S:>}! I' �.. ,. �Commonwealth of Virginia---City, County of(j2_ f~ fL_ ..... J... . . • . .,. .'j;;J.,. .CP..~.•. . . .?i..Dfl..fu ··· [.,.. WHER EAS · · to-wit: of the said .. .. Here inser t name of af, nt or affiants has this day m de compla int and infor tion on oath before me,.. . ~ ........ ~ i ty or C71) ..~.Q\ .... ..... .............. ......Q,u ~le Name of Magistrate Co. . . . that he verily believes for reasons hereinafter st ated in the said ...4-.. . . and State of the said ....... City or County City or County • (a) (b) ed with such still and used, A still, still cap, worm, tubs, fermen ters and other applian ces connect cture of Ardent Spirits, and mash and other sub stances , capable of being u sed, in the manufa ace unlawfull y in the possession of, and unlawfu lly u sed by one ma certain .... .. ... . O.l,J,~j_:1~ ~,~~ ~ ~.. ,S,., ..,,·t J.L ~~ .~,a.~ £ : ~ : J . e nam~ is to the infor ant unknow " Here desc c•b~ f. :ace as in (a) above (c) Ardent Spirits are being 1lawfu lly kept, held, stored, conceal ed, used, and unlawfu lly .... ................ .. .. ......... ....... . a certain vehicle, to-w it: a certain .. .....or.. ..what tran sported in certain baggag e or vehicle, not nut-1, ,\iagon, carriage, buggy, boat, baggage Here describe ... .. ... ... ..... ......... .... .... .. .... .... .. .... ... .... ... ... .. ... .. ... ..... ... ... .. .... .. ... ... .. ...... . by one .............. ................ .... .... .. .... .. .. .... ........... H~re give nan1e, or d{scribe as in (a) above account ~f the followi ng facts And there being reasona ble and probabl e cause for such b ~ 1 stated by the affiant and othm, to-wit, that ~ ······~····· ' ' ~ .~~....~ ..dJj?'-.._ u.~ ~/U k..,..£ Jjj .. ....... ~ ·~·~•··~·~····· · · ·· · · ··~ ·~ ·~•? ~ ( .?.ll...t... ~.. .. . . 9;..... .. :...... Tit!/ Magist.rat, . �AFFIDA VIT FOR A WARRA NT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIR!'TS , ETC. Co mmon wea lth of V irgin ia vs. ~. ~ £. . . . . . . . ... . . . . .... Filed in the Clerk' s O ff ice of th e Court of th e .................. ... .of County or City Name Co urt of th e V irginia, this .clay of ...... ........ ... ............... .. .. 192 ........ Clerk By C. �Ct.?r~ L Commonwealth of Virginia-City, County of to-wit: To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of - ..~ _____ _ Virginia-Greeting: 2r::•.;.~.. .~;.a.CJ?; S{ ,..](... ~.1.....J. Cti. . . wt,,.,.J..j)···o! .... has this day made~mplaint and information on oath before me, ... "MJ... af,..~ WHEREAS ..... Name of Magistrate of the said ..... ....... and State: ~.. .... that he verily believes, that in the said .... ..&. Cit,- or County City or Count,- (a) · · T· t===c~.~ .. . =' ~ That Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully manufactured, sold, kept, stored, possessed, held, used ~~ . .~ .... and concealed in a certain .. . by one (b) '(/'le 0 G~V./e4RJ_/•~=•~~: J• 00 >m, ~om Give name; if name unknown, ay uWhose name is to the informant unknown." A still, still cap, worm, tubs, 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, a« unlawfully in the possession of, and unlawfully u sed by one .~ in a certain ... '?..f-aJ ~ .. ... . .~~~.:~.~o~~.~~-t ~~~~~~ o~e ...... .~~~~·;·~~.~~ ~.~ _ I .. .n:me is. to .... : Here desc·•b~ i::ace as in (a) above ( c) Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully kept, held, stored, concealed, use , old, and unlawfully transported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, to-wit: a certain ..... ...... ................... .. .......... ...... .. .. H ere describe vehicle, anti), wagon, carriage, buggy, boat, baggage or what not by one .. ....... ...... ... ...... .................. ...... ... ........................... ..... ..... ............ .... .. .. ....................... ..... .... .. ........................... Here 1rivc name, or dtscribe 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 desig nated, either in day or nig ht, and seize such ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possessed or used in violation of law, and bring the, same and the person or persons, in whose possessiQ!} 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. .1./.n.r:AiY of ............~.......... ... 192.i . Given ~nder my hand -and seal this ... . - ___ ____.. •~ l\ . ( . ... . . . . . . ·..'//1.i!...~ : ..... . .~ . /:2.1. ~ .... . ~. ~. (SEAL) Title of Maclecrat'!o ' �J . WAR RAN! TO ) EARC H_, FOR ':°RD EN!; . . SPIRI TS, ETC. bIRE CTIO N S 1.-If ~ply Arden t Spirits ~nd contai ners be seized; 10 the Magis trate shall fix .a · time not less , than for , return of date e th from days 30 than · nor more , the h ead i1g of said return . If no claima nt appear ted forfei be to are s article and Spirits th e A rde.nt of to Comm onwea lth. , Any p erson claimin g any larly particu · stating claim n writte a file same must the chara~ ter and 'extent of h·is interes t therein , w here~ n upon the Magis t rate shall ce.rtify th e war ra nt, writte raclaim a nd article s claime d, to the Circui t or Corpo and . tion Cou rt, as the case may be, fo r determ ina tion, declare the unclai med article s forfeit ed. n2.-If still, still cap, worm, tub s, heathe r, ferme and still a with ted connec t ers, or any app \i~nce ng used, or · mash or other substa nce capabl e of bei seized, be , Spirits dent used, in the manuf acture o(Ar yed, th e mash {after t iking a sample ) shall be destro Pro- · an d the fac ts and article s s<iized report ed to the (A •. hibitio n •Dfrect o r a nd Comm onwea lth's Attorn ey. sufcopy of 'this warra nt and proper return . w ill be nficient ~otfce a nd r epo rt). A rd en t Sp irits and contai ers di sposed of a,s •in No . 1 above. ············ . ··· ········ ······· ········ ············ ····· ············ ··· ··· ····· ·· ···· . ·· ·· ··· ········•1 ····· FY l . ' cay ,: ·1· 1111 warran t t 11s ... .. ........ .............. .... E xecute d t I1e wit ...:" ..... ..... ~1 9~. ~. , by sea~c,h ing \ 11 ~· ...... of~ . within stated .. .. .. ~~ ..... ... ., ..... .... .... .. ........... ~ ~ H~re state house, . room, place a nd by seizing the fo llowin g desqib ed Arden t Spi.rits the. anci ·other thin gs th er ein found . (and . ra restinf)g and ,thereo ession s pos· in found person ed nam above by postin g a tru e copy of this warran t a11.d th e ret,urn .herno n on the : -: - -.- the No claiin ' of ow11er ,ship· or interes t in any ofcomsaid things seized· having been fi led herein in ed pliance with the law, the same are hereby adjudg a 1i d: declar ed co nfi'sca ted and forfeit ed to the Com, mq'nw ealth:, Given'· un der my hand th js .... .. ,:.... ,......... .. .. ...... .......... day ·················Ii~~~··~~-~-.·pi~~-~:· · i~ ~~~~~··;~~~;: ··1;o~t:·· . .. ... ...• ... • ..... . . . •. ,..... s as front door of house, door of room or pfcmise of .. ,..... ... :...... .... .. ............ .,.. .. .. .. 192 .... . ......... ,...... '................................... ·-r1i'1~. ·~i ·tM~;;1;t~~t~ Writte n claim of ow nershi p or interes t having been this filed to certai1j , of th e said thin gs herein seized,claim wa rrant, tl1e S;id claim a nd the :things in theto th e particularly describ ed, 'a re her eby certifie d de................. ................. .. .Co urt of this ._:.. ... ..... :... .. ..... :.... for termin ation an d the said thin gs u·nclai med are hereby to adjudg ed . and declar ed confisc ated and forfeit ed · · th e Comm onwea lth. of Given un de r my hand this ....... :...... .... ..:.. ... ..... :..... day \ l 3.-If Arden t Spirits are ~eing t~an spo rted in an ua~ the tomobile, boat, wagon , buggy , or other vehicle , and ved preser be shall ners Arden t Spirit s and contai the th e vehicle shall , be deliere·d to th e Sergea nt of or Direct ition Prohib the to; City, th e facts report ed : Spirits t Arden nd a rney Atto 's th l onwea Comm and above 1 No. in ed provid and containers dispos ed of as be (A copy of this wa rran t ~ncl proper r eturn will sufficie nt report ). 4.-A copy of · this warran t must be posted at th e front on the door of th e room, or place th e Arden t .S pirits may and th e r et urn th ereon door of the hou se, or o n th e premi ses a t the be fo und. See S,ec;tio ns 21)/2 , 22, 23, 23½, 57 and 57½, of Assem bly, 1918, P age 578'. Acts .·· ·· ·.. :··· ···::··· •······· ···:·· ·· •· ····· ·· ·· ··········· ······ ···· ··· ·······,···· ··· ··· ··•····· ··.: ··· ·1·· ····-·:.... ....................................... ..... ...... .......................................... ······ ..... ...... ..... . ··· ····· ······ ···· •· ········•·.·.···········: ······•·"·········•" ... :..... .. .. .................................... .. .... 192.;.... ... .....,............. ............................... ·:r,1ii~.·~i'. M~;;1;t~~i~ .. Given under ·my h~nd this .. .. . /q: . . :. . ............ <lay ~f ~ iE 'X ~ 1f ts ~; •• -~ · • , · 1 .'. ._· , : ~ T1ti;' / ~ :. _·: • • : . .NOT E- '\)nless wa rrant iss ued for :Arde~ t' Spirits is to being tra nsport ed. in vehicle , boat or baggag e; it If be return ee! to' the jurisdi ction fr om which i;5.sued. be issued 'fo r Ar-dent Spirits so transp orted, it · can to executed in ai1y 'part · of the S tate, la,nd return ed any jus ti ce. in any county or city: throug h which they 'Nere· ·c arried. �Arrest Warra nt Comm onwea lth of Virgi · Rockin gham C un , said Count y: To._~ ~' - - - -71V--,t .,..----1,1---=-==----==-___:J= ~ -- • a Consta ble of Co unty, h as this d ay made Where as, ~ ~~Z-.!........c~q ;;;ie_! =~~--==----i..= =--c"X9-~ ~~,-- -of th e said ~~q ?-~~ ~~ ::::....~ ~ --- - - -a Justice of the to com mand yo u fo rth with to These are therefo re, in the name of the Comm on wealth of Virgin ia, C o unty, th e body of the said appreh end and bring before me, or some other Justice c,f the sa id la w. A nd yo u are requir ed to to answe r the said compl aint and to be furthe r dealt with accord in g to _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ summ on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ exa min ati on touchi n g the said to appear and give eviden ce in behalf of the Comm onwea lth , on the offenc e. �Commonwef:h vs. • Commonwealth vs. Arreat Warrant Judgme nt That the Defendant found guilty and fined and costs as follows: Fine Executed the within warrant by arresting Clerk's Fee - - ------- ' •and delivering the body of Justice's Fee Arrest Summonin g Witnesses Witnesses Attendenc e and Mileage Total a Justice of Rockingham County, and by summoning the ~ithin named witnesses in person thi,._2.f d,y of.;f{_,dj/......... 192./.. 4-~--~--'!:aw:~__1 Constable of Rockingham County Justice of the Peace. • �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: Yoiv are hereby com1nanded to summon. to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m. ; on the . .e . f t . . ~a y of ~4:_ · . .?1 19 . to testify and the tne y ;-sp-y in behalf of the Commonwealth.against . ··· ····· ·· ·····••··• ···············•···················· ·····t ~ ~:..... who stands ch~ i:~ and indicted for a felony misdemeanor. . .11.nd this. ·;;":.:~··· . shall not omit under the penalty of £100. .11.nd have then and there this Writ. / . 1 ~;::e: ...~: .. ~ d :~ .~~:. ! 1:n:i:iu;h:~ New1-Record. Harrisonbura, Va. t f}, d7 z~o;::ec~::m:::::l::~ "'--'i.......#---c:,.--:.r< _.e,-c--i.~·T--n ..... .. , Clerk. �xec u to d ~• .2.. 4, / f~ l within Summon s ·- In person. to4 by deliverin g a truo Copy of thEil , -J.-<.t._:a!__ ~ ~ -t, I \0 ,lr. ~ ...... ~\\. ~~ =l ~ N )" ~ ~' ~ �In the Nam e of the Comm onwe alth of Virginia: To the She riff of Rockingh am County , Greetin g: You. a re h ereby comm, anded to su,m,m on. nfham Count y, at the Court to a ppea r before the Ju,dge of' the Circui t Cou,rt of Roclci 19.i. 7 of . . House thereo f, a t 10 o'cloclc, a . m ., on the . c:,{_ _/~d ay h befor e the Grand Ju,ry to testify and tho/,?Jith to say in be}P,lf _ofi tl~ l ~ommo nweaU ~J .. . .. .................................................................................................. ····································= 1 ' . l ~ . ~ / with a nd indicted for a felony rni sdemeanor . of £100. .11.nd hcive then .11.nd this . .... ...... .. ...... .............shall not omit under the pena lty a nd there this Writ. at the Cou,rt House, the Witne ss, J. F. BL.11.J JKB URN, l'lerlc of our sa i d Coiirt, a ;in the ~ ~ ar of the Com '.''°nw ealth 19 k ... .do,y of ... ... ......... . , Clerk. u-...-.........-.......,.._....,.L...--t..-(...A...,._.... ,£1:!.-dd< , ., 1'.j .;y, . . ....·. . . v News- Record. Hllrrisonburg, Va. �~ -- ~ - d -otl/ lj .17 �' t. - 1 •J - al: ~ t P/L-0, ~~ l , . P. J.. r£~ r ~__ J ~ v ~ ' I/ ),J ~ · ( fJJ~) - -~ ll .. l -1(~~6 I 1 0~~ r./ ,.,. . Jc • . 1 . , L· . • . r{\" # • • I ; _) _s ~ .,.-. / )' i., .,.,.,, \. ~ .. \.- "\... l ' ,,,. / ( '\ - - _. - 0 I ,.- ,...),· ; J ~ �\ !. � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Russell Smith Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-002 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Smith https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d07b4b43abe2f54ff0bfaea12cd931a9.pdf f460ec8d072f3bc85f08683e79014723 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I n the Circuit Court of said County: The grand Jurors in and for the body of said oou.nty of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927, upon their oaths do present that Hinton Snyder and Bessie Snyder, within one year next prior to the finding of this indictment, in the said county of Roakingham, did unlawfully and feloniously manufacture distilled ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. ' r This indictment i s found on the testimony of D. H. Dofflemyer, , v w. E. Thurber, and w. T. Rexrode, witnesses sworn ; in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evidence • .- l l •< .j . ., �✓ Manu factu ring Commonwealth v) Indic tmen t ! Hinto n Snyde r and Bessi e Snyde r Felon y Octob er term, 1927 A .True Bill: p~ D. W. Earma n Comm onwea lth's Attor ney l �Co ,:n t :r . ., . .-"· inn . t,t . • " 0 i ,, }" ' ·' -~ ), . T ·" ",r~ l?,1': j ( l/ n. . f;; f ·t f,it 1. t h i:r J 1:'/;1 ,t th , r;q . • ~1.. ~ Hl . .. 0 ,. .,.,., .... n t r ' . . .' 10 U /j O ! 't \) ,., :l h ,:, roo i) d .1w. ... h,:t a .a l 0 ·r t 1.n1e, lf · < t'~-nlf. ,.n ..: , ·k nue1n t} t; ...., Ol' ... ~ t. i .. th ,. ,_1 ' . ' •. ,( ii ·1 of t ' .,,· ·,' f\T t.o he rn 0, _. O.r,f-' , , j' 'l-f P. • ' 'f i J\ ~ - l . -~~ ft1}' cl ,- ~" · ln -:t ,. ·n. Q"lr ·, nt& 1 1t , rr, lA ' n<l ~cle -~i 1-:f 'f: f'.'I I]' n ,1rrM \\ ()t, furt.n "t' hft Td.• :rt. thenoe "r'1thn lt. lPA-..r ~'l o:r· n ~ Y" Q. voi« , . \, llt a. .. T if •I i) - .t(-nt co r • ot, ni.-.t? *•11 r ,.. j ' -i :n ~-· n il V j 1 l)y rn.l_ �·, i - ---- • �'.k'6 1, i a 1 :ln .. ~- - . ~:r n· Hi ,! •J • rl i .: , - ~~~ :1' rn r· o "( ,i", i 1. , I l " ... ~ !. . . f '. (, .. .. .t. f' •. • •• V' ;_~ I, . t.r 1 .. ., .. "•• •. , t ~: t'. .• •' ... - ,-., :... .. , _ ,.. ~ }' if"'t-: \ .. .. ·~.. . ., · , . ,., t : 1 t.• ~ .' ll .. / j ~ -Tl'\ ~-7~ -· ·-· --~:-~-, ./- 1. : ,, ,•~t ,. ' . , ' t' • r,·ro - ... i_r·r. t 1'" 1-•w f by I -t•. 11 ! ). "/ I •t • 1 �• �Commonwealth of Virginia : To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon .. .... .................. ..... ..... .... .... ........... ....... .......... ....... .•••••.......•••••.•• to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham Count;', at the Court House 192.7, day of . Oct.obe:r* thereof, at JO o'clock, a. m. , on the ..... .47:t.1:l to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwea lth ...YJ3_ •.. IIJ:t1:t,9µ before the GRAND JURY J3_ey_<l~~- _l:tl1c1, 1:3e_~~J~ J?µy cl, ~:r. ............ ....... ... who stands charged witb and indicted for a felon y misdemeano r. ... shall not amit under the penalty of £100. And have then "t:ihE.lY. And this . . and there this Writ . Witness, f. F . day of .. Set. P&L PRESS, H11"i1onb11rg, Va . �, ) . Commonweal th { ) vs I I, ,,.,..., .6 - Hinton Snyder and Bessi e Snyp_er I ,... :r 'O (/) C ~ ~ ., Cl) (/J 0 ? Ill )( '1) 0 ::l C H' CD a. • 3 3 r- 0 ::l (/J ,... 0 lji I. ,lt' I "p /,~ ~ t: er a. '< (l) < (D .,_ •!IQo r Ill ., "' I: . (i) -- () 0 'O ~ Oct . 17/ 2 7 . '< .......:r 0 ·~ - t, ( �~ ) ,_,,,~/.,,.( I C/ ~. I / J / / / 1 T; -bf~ lt / --ff - ,,,,. I l COMMONWEALTH 1 ! t l ( l t r- .II"I,_ vs. Felony ( Pro • ) HINTON S J.\Ty])ER & BESSIE SNYD2R .J C.- I( '/t,1/ l f/ ~-Ur L / / I -~ " - ; r - �t- - - .,/ I I, \ .l ; � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Hinton Snyder and Bessie Snyder Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment manufactured ardent spirits 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-003 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Snyder https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d35bd5a29dd65e55715a0caf46abc720.pdf 49b94d7f947e2360ef43c0d665fb98d0 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGI NIA , COUNTY OF ROCKINGH , to-wit : I n the Ci rcuit Court of said County : The grand jurors in and for t he body of said county of Ro~~ ingham and now attending said Court at i t s December term, 1927 , up on the i r oaths do present that I rvi n Tanksley with i n one ye ar next pri or to the finding o:f this i ndictment , in said county of Rocki ngham , did unlawfully manuf a c t u r e , sell , offer , keep , store a nd expose for sale , gi ve away , transport , dispense , solicit , adv ertise and receive orders for arden t spirits , a g ainst the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Vi r gi nia . The jurors afore said , upon the i r oaths aforesaid , do furt her pr esent that Irvin Tanksley within one year next prior to the find ing of this indictment , in the s a i d county of Rockingham , di d unlawfully have i n his pos s e ss i on ardent spirit s , a gai nst the peac e ·and di gnity of the Commonwealth of Virgi nia . Th e jurors aforesaid , upon their oa ths aforesaid , do further present that Irvin Ta nksl ey, within one year next prior to the findi ng of t h is i ndictment , i n th e s ai d county of Rockingham , did u nl awfully receive ardent spirits , a gainst t he peace and. dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia . This indictment i s found on the testimony of Ha rris , Franks . Newman , Michael Scott , c. w. Dove , Paul a rl Tayl or , J . D. Perry , a nd Hu gh Criddle , witne sse s sworn i n Cour t an d sent before the grand jury to give evidence . �B. I . Commonweal tl v) Ind ictment Irvin Tanks l ey .Us de meanor December term , 1 927 A True Bi ll :· crir~ ! . ,f D. \"l . Earman Commonwealth's Attorney �//: COMMONWEALTH . vs. IRVIB TANKSLEY 0 ~ t,. • I ft l J. I I r l t / . . ~ h ~ (Pro.) �'J \ • • I / � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Irvin Tanksley Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of ardent spirits 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-004 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Tanksley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/dcb95435432297b5e94d00df48d2e160.pdf 84d07f382ef4b57d05b0efd3b9288fc0 PDF Text Text COM:MONWE.ALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors in and for the body of sad.d county of Roekingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927, upon their oaths do present that Irvin Tanksley, who was heretofore on the 22d day of January, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibition laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the corporation Court of _; Staunt.on , , Virginia, and who then and there was sentenced to pay a fine of one hundred twenty-five dollars and to serve f or a period of sixty days in Jail, did, within one year next prior to the finding of this indictment, in the said county of Rockingham, unlawfully and feloniously manufacture, sell, offer, keep, store and expose for sale, give away, transport, dispense, solicit, advertise and receive orders for ardent spirits, against t he peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do further present that Irvin Tanksley, who was heretofore on the 22d day ' of January, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibition laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the Corporation Court of Staunton Virginia, and who then and there was sentenced to pay a fine of one hundred twenty five dollars and to serve for a period of sixty days in jail, did, within one year next prior to the finding of this indictment in the said county of Rockingham, unlawfully and feloniously have in his possession ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the Commonweal th of Virginiao The jurors afore said upon their oaths aforesaid do further present that Irvin Tanksley, who was heretofore on the 22d day of January, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibition laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the CDrporation Court of Staunton, Virginia, and who then and there was sentenced to pay a fine of one hundred twenty-five dollars and to serve for a period of sixty ��days in jail, did, within one year next prior to the finding of this indictmen t in the said county of Rockingham, unlawfull y and felonious ly receive ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. c. w. This indictmen t is found on the testimony of Paul Harris, Franks. Newman, tlichael ~ Perry, ~ Dove, Taylor, J. D•. / . ~ ~~I......,.-1~"9 '1!~~~- ..... Hugh Criddle , witnesses the grand jury to give evidence • ., and sent before / �,,,,--2nd offense Commonwealth v) Indictment Irvin Tanksley Felony October term, 1927 • A True Bill: D. W. Earman Commonwealth 's Attorney �r Commonw~ ,1 th of Virg ini • ,t y , to - 'it : Ro ck· fl8hfrn1 C i t r t"l . .rnha-rAd , . Jn,;,_,, 2t, ~ o . end f ~ . in ~~ i :n t ~ n r-r t~ of ~ .~t. . ~1.. l t. on ,-..l(l L, .:n • ,1 .. ·i ( •' · :t RE!Vf'lr 1 r. . a=:e j , J. ~ ___,.._ n i : i u 1H n.ndf? '. /,. . _/} '"' . . - y-. .t,".VIA../2_ ~ --- --- - h .. t ' , ) ., t i ne d or 'J,.( l" • 1. ~ T J' '' n:rt. (' l ' l fH'.:nl , i.tl ~ • .. r:r ,HP i ,, t: If , hi . l' , :F ' ,y ht!ll h .. nnlJ ·.a l } (If)) A. 1 A fo ,f ult: .: n =i.. c n~e ning .~cl a.1h r . it . · e- . t n ds t i.i., :H :f fl vin 1: 1n c 1 lt. 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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to appre- '-"f . hend and bring before m~ 0r some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said J,.,. , ,;., ._, t-L- Ir' to answer the said complain~ mon to be further dealt with according ~ law. And you are required to sum- J,cf~fcl~a,u, ; JU{~ to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this_ ; l - No. 38 . NEWS•RECORD CO •• HARRISO �Com monwealth vs. I } Arrest W arrant ~. Df~ ~/. ......... r..._,,,.,.-- \. ••••••• • ••••••••• •• •• c •• 7 Executed the w ith m . warrant b ". and delivering ti b. y arresting te ody of .... ~ ~~ e ..... ..~· ······· ······························ . . ~ ······~ -· A..J ,umf ' · a Ju stice of Ro~~;-~ . a C . ······· mMing lhe w/11 . m ounly, ond by nn named w itnesses · i n person - ~~ ··· ,B.~ ayof ~ . ·#l'··~'··~· ~~ .~ ··/ ·········.······· · ·············•" ! ���I r P, ). f . , I, , . - vs . l J Felony (Pro_.) I f ' IRVIN TANKSLEY r t ' , V ! .., j: I. Ir.,.. !: I I . -/ 1' f~ >- ,-"" 1 ';; !" { ___ /1 /; fr- ' 't .. "I' .J 4 I .t e " ~ 'fl l - ' , I ~ . ~ ' 1 ,, ./ - -~ �• l • • � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Irivn Tanksley Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment posession and transportation 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Tanksley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/013b13114240653f37abf3774e5bd420.pdf 0b03500a46b01219cbde0f49ff31c7a0 PDF Text Text CO1Jl10?T.'n... T OF VIRGINI , COUNTY OF "W CKIEGJ: 1'.! , t o~wi t : I n the vi rcuit Court of said County : The g rand jurors in a 1c. for the ll ody of sa id county of Rock i n 6 ham and. n ow a ttendi ng sa i d Court a t i ts Dec ember t e r m, 1 927 , ll:pon the i r oaths do present that Irv i n Ta nksl ey , who was her etofore, to-w i t , on the 22d. day of January , 1 926 , convi cted of op erat i ng an automobil e while under the influence of liq_uor in the vorp ora tion Court of the City of Staunton and. was g iven sixty d.ays in jail and a fine of one l und.red. twent;y - fi ve dollars , within one year next :prior t o t.he find.int!; of ti: is in ictment , in said county of Rockin ham , did. unlawfull y operate an automobile whiJe under the influence of ardent spirits , Commonwea ltr. of gainst tLe peace and dignity of the irgini a . This i ndictment is found on the test·mon T,; . C. ~arly , ancl of c. w. Dove urry, witnesses sworn in Court and sent be- fore the grand jury to gi ve evidence . , ,. ._,:. ,..•t-r,,£4.~ .-,•. ~ _,- 1,_~t...--- EC_ _ �second_ Unlawful ope ratio n of car J ommonwealth v. I ndictment j t ~ J l i,vi Irvi n Tanksl ey ['J,.__ c-, \ ~ --~ Felony ,,, :December term, 1927 ~' ~~. - J~ A True Bi ll : ~ ~ ~i D. Vi . Earman ::ommonwealth ' s Attorne �b 9 GiJt c as 1ru a I, 7 The Court instructs the jury that t h ey are the judges of t h e credi bility of the wit n esses, and t hat in determi n ing the weight to b.0-gi ve n to the testimony o.f t he di f ferent witnesses they are authorize d to consider their i nt e rest in the resul t · of t h e case, i f they have any ; t heir relatio nshi p to t he p par ties co n ce r ned; thelr t emper , f eel ing or bia s, i f any has been shown; t heir demeanor while testifying ; t~r intelligen ce; their means of information; and all other circumstan ces appeari ng on t he tri8-J.; and to g ive such credit to t he testimony of t he di ff erent wi t nesses a s unde r all the circumstan ces t h ey seem to be en tit led to, ��--- INSTRUCTION NO. The Court instructs the jury that the burden rests upon the Commonwealth to prove every material disputed fact in the ease, by affirmative evidence, beyond every reasonable doubt; and that if, as to any particular fact, one or more credible witnesses testify in opposition to an equal number of credible witness,s,the jury cannot find such fact to be established. ��INSTRUCTION NO. The Jury are instructed that it is not sufficien t to warrant a convictio n that Tankeasle y may have operated his car after he had one or more drinks. of iile intoxicati ng liquor, unless the effect of such liquor upon him has been shown, fi beyond a reasonabl e doubt, to have impaired his capacity, menaally or- physically , to operate it as he normally would have done. ��In the Name of the Commonwealt h of Virginiar]L .t-A>~ To the Sheriff o f ~ Co~nty, Greeting: You. a,re h ereby commanded to summon ~~ ~~ i•· · · · · · · · · ........ ... .... .. ········ ·· ················· to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court o{ IJJoclcinJham County, at the Court _/ House thereof, at l0o'cloclc, a. m,., on the U ~ a y o ;w•~ 19c2_.y' to t estify and the truth to say in behalf of the D e fendant in the p-.J:;~;~;;~~ ·~/' the Conunon: :.~lt~, .~~~.~~~i~f~ .. ~~~.i~~ ..•••..••........ ... .......... ·······••--··· who stands charg ? d! !ith !F and indicted for a nry- misdemeanor . .11.nd this . . ........... .......... shall not omit under the pena lty of £100 . .11.nd have then and there this Wri t. Witness, J. F .jB, L.11. CI~B UR.N', Clerk of our said Cou,}1' at the Court House, the ~/4,ay of. .. ~. ..... . .. 19;//2 and in the 1ef(iJ., e r of the Commonwealth . .;;.f: 7-1.Ld!t~~ ~~n . . ..... , ~= News-Record, Harrisonburg, Va. JI,_ Clerk. �~ - ~ - �-/F//51 ,, • ( f11:_,, , t4 rv-... - .. y <,t..v"J vl../ l'/J 7 _· I vs. IRV _ IN TANKSIEY llisdemeanar I t - - ·-- ... i . ; • ~ (Pro. ) �• I • J / � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Irvin Tanksely Description An account of the resource Felony; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Felony not guilty operated an automobile under the influence witness testimony 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-006 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Tanksley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/9c8054809dc4f8fc4118b4104b415993.pdf b6b9315054aa335674746b8aa37af992 PDF Text Text -- ,. COMMONWEAIII'H OF VIRGINIA, COIDTTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court o~ said County: The grand jurors in and for t h e body of said county of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927, upon their oaths do present that Luther Tanksley, who was heretofore on t he 21st day of October, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibition laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the Circuit Court of Augusta County, Virginia, and who then and thel :e Sas 1 entenced O'k I"- ~ to pay a fine of fifty dollars, did~ -witkiB &R& ~ , . ' 19'2 '1, neM~ ,rio! t& 1'-he finaing et ~his in~ietment , in the said county of Rockingham, unlawfully and feloniously manuf'acture, sell, offer, keep, store and ex:pose for sale, give away, transport, dispense, solicit, advertise and receive orders for ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do further present that Luth er Tanksley, who was heretofore on the 21st day of October, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibition laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the Circuit Court of Augusta County, Virginia, and who then"""'...,._.. flt!'\- "'"' 4 fifty dollars , ~w~ ~~~~~~.-R-~ i&iiatm€:. , ~ ,F A ... i n the ~~ to pay a fine of 7" ie-~e!'i.&f.l:~ l!-"&l"~!'-'lt'&-&~ -r'!l:-fl,El+:~-&.~~t-s said county of Rockingham, did unlawfully and feloniously have in his possession ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do further present that Luther Tanksley, who was heretofore on the 21st day of October, 1926, convict ed of violating the Prohibition law.s of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the Circuit Court of Augusta County, Virginia, and who then and ther~e wa """ ~ ~ fifty dollars, witaift one ye ar seni:i,!1ced to pay a fine of ... ,, 2. 7, ~ior to t~a fiBdin~ of itft~s iftaie bment in the said county of Rockingham, did unlawfully and feloniously receive ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity ��of the Commonwealth of Virginia. c. w. This indictmen t is found on the testimony ~~- J~~ L. Dirting, ~ w..___,, n,.,..... c.t.%f-; ~ , Dove, ~ s. F. Newma~ witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evidence. �\ I 2nd offence Commonweal th v) Indictment Luther Tanksley Felony October term, 1927 A True Bill: ~ ~¢£ For¢na.n \... D. w. Earman Commonwealth's Attorney L ~ �commonwealth of Virgi nia, Rooki ngham count y, to-w it: Be it remembered , that on t he ~ : -.:.r ~~~ · ?~zi day of ~ ,1927 , a ,s, ~ oa me befor e rre, Harry M. stri ckler , Bail comm ission er, of the said Count y of Rooki ngham , and sever Rlly and respe otive ly aokno wle dged thems elves to be indeb ted to the Commonwe alt h of Virgi nia, in ma nner and form follo wing, that is to say; i n the sum of On.-l :J- /~ ~ W the said ··. ~ ~ dolla rs, and the said q, S,.. - ~ =--'--- 4-"~ ~- - in the sum of ~ dolla rs, to be reepe ot ively ma.de and levie d of their sever al goods and ohatt els, lands and tenem ents, an d they sever ally waivs l the bene fit of their Homestea d Exem ption as this oblig ation , to the use of the comm onwealth of Virg inia, if _the said ,,,~ ~ shall make defau lt in the perfo rmanc e of the oond itione unde rwrit ten. above recog nizan ce is such that if th-~ above ~ - - ~ - - - - = - -'---:--: ---.,...- -.""':"' #-- .. c~ , do and shall perso nally _!l)pea t/bef ore ~~ ~ ~ - Z j ,,._,, Wt-(~ I there to answe r the Commonwealth for and oonoe rning • a certain~ by him oommi tted where with he stand s oharged, or t o any time or times to which t he prOee eding e may be coutinue d or furth er heard , and befor e any aourt or 3udge herea ft er havin g or holdi ng any proce eding .a in conne ction with th e said charg e , and not depar t thenc e w,tho ut leave of court , and be bound under this recogni zance until said charg e is final ly dispo sed of or until it is de0la red void by order of a comp etent court , then this re.cog nizan ce shall be null and void, other wise ,force end virtu e. ��1 Commonwealth of Virginia, T · •t. Rockingham County,J o-wt · BE 1T ------~ REMEMBERED that on the ___L,!{ _day of __ ~_________________ ----- --- - -------- ---~ came befor e me__ 1927 ,----------- ,t_ _)/4_~ -~ - ; , ~-- ------------l- ~ -- ~ -1--------------- -------- of the said county of Rock ngham, and severally and respectively acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia, in manner and form following, that is to say: the said __ )f?<,d,, goo~ ~ _____________ -________________________________ in the sum of lawful -money -of - the -United- States, and the said_: g g- ~ in the sum of__ ~ _____________ ---~-o:~•~~ __________ Dollars of like good and lawful money, to be r espectively made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, and they severally waived the benefit of their Homestead JDxellllption as to this obligation, and also waived any claim or right to discharge any liability t o the Commonwealth arising under this r ecognizance with coupons detached from the bonds of this State, to the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia if the said --~ -~ ----------------- ---shall make default in th, performance of the conditions underwritten. ·T he condition of the above r ecognizance is such that if the above bound--- ~ -~ ----- ---- -- -- -------- - ----------do and shall personally appear before the Circuit Court of Rockingham on tbe __ ~ __ day of the------------- ------------- ~ thereof, being the __ 2,._Q9{_day of_~ ---Term Da'!; ---------------19 2 / , at the Court-house thereof, and then and ther e answer the Commonwealth of Virginia concerning a certain ---~ "£.~ said __ ~ - -~ . - - -------------- stands charged, and shall not depart thence ·without the leave of said Court, then the above recognizance shall be void and of no effect, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Taken and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above written. ��Arrest Warrant COMMONWEA L TH OF VIRGINIA, } TO WIT: ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, To-LL£L .M=4 <3?&,, ~~Whereas, ~~~~ 11 complaint and information on oath before m that- ~ ___:~~ , a Constable of said County : , ,J..L.:.',,LJ...-1---4~~ ~~c£.'.~ii"a..,,;. ,__ id County, has this day made a Justice of the said County, ~ ~ ~;z._- ~ - - -~ - - - -- - - - -- thezf! : ~~ ~ {!z,~±F !£,d',,L, f uC~f ::!4 2~ ~~~·,~~ 1the ::d Cou:ty, did said Coon •, on These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwea lth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to appreefore me, or some her Justice of the said County, the body of the said- - - - - -- ~ to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonweal th, on the examination touching the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this- - - a Lday of_,::_;_-= ~./----~-- he year 19.2=/- df:-;-;.A--f-£,,~ ~~~~ ~ ~ '------J. P. (Seal) No.38 �Common wealth vs. ~ } Arrest Warran t . ~ ~ ············ ········ Executed the within warrant by arrestin'g and delivering th e body of moning the within named witnesses in person, �Arrest Warrant COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, '--'--'--------'-----'""'=----'-¥-.L....L.<....,__.4'Ct,,_,,F - _--.F-_ _ __ _ __ _ , a Constable of said County: aid County, has this day made These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to appre- moo to ----e::~!'...{2~-Lb'Ll.L~~ ~~~~t.JLJ'----i\..,.L-tLJ.LW!~= ~L......~ gear and give. evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said offence. - /7' - Given under my hand and seal this _ No. 38 _ ~~=-;-- - -- - -,1'1.,u the year 194 _ __1___iL\.:z_¥,--t;,,,~~{{f.&,~ '!#-fl?-1 - -- J. P. (Seal) �Commonwealth vs. } Arrest Warrant ~d1~ I Executed the within warrant and delivering the body of 7 arresting �_::1:p4;~ 1rr7 60MMONWEALTH Felony (Pro .:t #1 vs . LUTHER T.l(NKSLEY l I. -r I f ; if, /) I". f, ./ ' :- 1'-' fI --t#· I I- . f; I 1 · '\ t :r ' f 1 t f I' ~- t t } ~ t \ l i.' f , �,_ , • ) � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Luther Tanksley Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment posession 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-007 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Tanksley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b23e234bad5733d9d17376cd9fc4aa69.pdf 50af60dc2063bf4234dc3608b897e2bb PDF Text Text COMMO]lWE.ALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors in and for the body of said county of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927, upon their oaths do present that Luther Tanksley, who was heretofore on the 21st day of October, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibition laws of t he Commonwealth of Virginia, in the Circuit Court of Augusta County, Virginia, and who then and there was sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dollars, did, on or about May 12, 1927, in t he said county of Rockingham , unlawfully and felonious ly manufacture, sell, offer, keep, store and expose f or sale, give away, transport, dispense, solicit, advertise and receive orders for ardent spirits, agai n st t he p eace and dignity of t he Commonwea lth of Virginia. The jurors af oresaid upon their oaths aforesaid do further pre s ent that Luther Tanksley, who was heretofore on the 21st day of October, 1926, convicted of viola ting the Prohibitio n laws of t h e Commonwea lth of Virgi nia, in t he Circuit Court of Augu sta County, Virgi n ia, and who t hen and t here was sentenced to pay a fine of fifty do l lars, did, on or about May 12, 1927, in the said county of Rockingham, unlawfull y and felonious ly have in his possession ardent spirits, against t he i;eace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Vir~ gi nia. The jurors afore s aid upon t h eir oa ths aforesaid do further present that Luther Tanksley, · who was heretofore on the 21st day of October, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibitio n laws of the Commonwea lth of Virginia, in t he Circui t Court of Augusta County, Virgi nia, and who t h en and there was sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dollars, did, on or about May 12, 1927, in the said county of Rockingham, unlawfiilly and f eloniously receive ardent spirits, against t he peace and dignity of the Commonwea lth of Virginia. �\ �This ~ndiotment is found on the testimony of J , W, :A:B~ren9 1 Annie Andrews, H.B. Hook, Pat Thurber, ~ ~ ti,~ ~ ,~ A. P. CoffeyA witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evidenoe. I �r --- !'I o,'1,. . ~ ? "and offence May 12, 1927 " (tr . § i l J " J1 J I l '~ ~ 1 v<, ~ ~ l,__ j ~ -~ ~ ~j ~ " \} ~ 1 f \1 ) ~t ·"'}. ~ ¾ ~ -r-- ~, ~ -.\ ~ ,. f~ 'l~ . -\ ~ ' j '~ 11 ~ ~ -:~A j v) Indictment Luther Tanksley 1 i ) Commonwealth J ? ~, I~ .... Felony October term, 1927 A True Bill: *u ' f/ C'...-. -- /1 o---rt-# n: Foreman ,I ~ ~ '? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_J ,Fl D. W. Earman Commonwealth's At t orney �In the Circuit Cou rt f ' u :ust Cov.nt y , Virgi n i , ebrua r y 23 , 1926 . The Co r onwe a lth of Virgi ni , .). vs ) 1 • . :., . nks ley . ·1 This day c · . e the Ind i ct ent for Felony . ( Viol · t i on of roh i bition · w,- 2nd Offense ) ttorney for t he Co , onwe ....lth ed in court in pers on and by a tto rne y , nd the s · i d de rred t o s~ i d i nd ict ent of law nd the ccused by hi s nd to e ch count t here f r i s i ng upon s a i d de urrer be i n ccused ccuse d t h ereon ttorney nd the questions full - argued it s eens to t he c ou r t t h t the second c ount of s i d indict ent i s not s u ff icient i n 1 vic t the pp ear- to con - t h e s a i d der:mrre r to s •.. i d s e cond c ount s id i nd ict ent i s the re ore sust ined , nd t h e de • urrer t o the first c . s a i d ind i c t ent is ove rruled nd the s i d ac cused be in t of r r i gned the re- on a cknowl edged hi ns elf to b e guilty of the of_en se ch rged i n sa i d first count of said ind ict en t • it i s cons i dered b the j a i l o nothin ..ill be i ng ff ered i n del y of judgment t e court tha t t es i d 1 •• T nksley be c onfi ned in t h i s count y for t he terr f one onth nd t h t he p f i ne of , 50 .oo and t he costs of this prosec ti on . oti on of t h e a ccus ed and with t he as s ent of t he On ttorney f or t he Co , onweul t h and for reason s appea r i ng t o the court i t i s furt her c ons i der ed t hat so Llu ch of this jud i ent as i pos es confi nemen t i n j a i l b e .and t he s ame i s hereb y su spended unt i l the f urther ord er of the court . Copy , Teste Cle rk . In t he Cir c i t Court of ugust Count y , Vi r ·in i a , ootob er 21 , 1926 The Cocr~ onwe · lth of Vi r gi n i ' , ) vs • .!!: . :t anksley . : ) Ind ic t ent for Felony . (Viol · t ion of roh i b i ti on ra , - 2nd Of ense ) ~h i s day c~ e t ~e at t orn ey f r t he Co . onwe 1t h pe red i n cour t in person .bove n nd being rr i gned ple d not ed i nd i ct ent , and wa iving · jury we 1th r e qu i r i ng none t he nd t he accused nd t he ' tters i n d i fferen ce itted to the c ourt , and bein g ful l y he r d p- i l t y t o the ttorne n d. di spute for the C ere s ub- nd i t appe r i ng to the court tha t the viola t i on of the s~atute ch rged i n the ind i ot . ent w-s in dvert - �- ---) �-~- ·ant nd techn ica l only ,it i s c ons i dered by t he court that the s i d T nksley be nd he is hereby requ ire d t o :p y a f i n e of tP 50 .oo and t h e costs of t h is :prosecu t ion , · nd t h t u:pon the p ch rged fro . ~. ent t he reof he b e dis- dures s . _ Copy , Tes te : I -------- ---- 1/- ~ ~ - ---- Clerk . ��State y, ..., , O- i'•it ; Be it .ceme ber<" 1 1-, het on . e ~ ay of , 1927 9 ~~ ~}/4 ;M- fl,C I~ came before ire , an y an severe n. arry st ric l er , Bi r es ectiv ly c ommif's ione r ckno ledGed or s a i d com1ty , emselves o be i n - '. ebte .o -the Co1nr,1on~e" tn. of Virgini a , i n m"nneran d for,.:i foll owi n Cjj _,- / ~ ~ --- -~ - - -- -~ - --i · a rs , goo anc.. l a 1f ul __,~~ ~ - ~ - • ~ 1 i e goo a. an the u.r.a of oney of the i d ~ i n the sum of l av f u l mone to be res ectivel levied of hei r goos an c & e~ , 1 n s an ene "?len t s , an -~ .e several l :,- · a ve d the benefit of t he iT h O:me s+,er d :_· emp · on es tot . i s ob igat ion , to"the · use 6 'f Coinmonwea l th of Vi r · n · i f ~ ~ sa · d of he condi ions underwri The c ond i · on o · ~~ Circuit Cuu.rt of ocki the r eo f , being the Hou<>e he above reco nizence ----- -a.ay C!OIIL i !nes ,o f p rt t 1enc :z:ance unt i cl · re be nul char e i e an he ab ove a he court c erta i n co mmit ed w:t.erewith 1 e ster, s c sr ed , or :1:·1nal l :T be c on ·inued or or ._Tri.d ·e rereafter nav i ng or onne c ion VJ:i!. }_ the s a i 1 re of c ou.r v cb.i ·"by order of a shal v ·r sa l.a t if for s~d c onctrninJ hie · he procee i ngs ma 1n i hou s such --- - - - -1., 27 , on: e--1 ::'urh,er . .e r , ana. b f ore an; cou.r holding any ~roce erfor.1riance do a,d shall personally appe~r before he h m Co . .ty on the first day of t :r..e ne ~t term felony e-z rj g.> · , , ,• er b:7 hiI i me or i n th n hereof , 1: o ans'ler to any ke def u shal ch rge , an (1 no nd be bound un er ttis r0 ogniisp ose d of or un i i is e - ompetent court , t hen t i s reco gnizance vo i , o :t.e r w · se s: al l reme i n ·n ·ull force and �0 �COTuThWNWEALTH V LUTHER T JKSLEY CH RG= TO THE JURY I f you find t he accused , Luther Tanksley, not guilty, you will sey so and no more. I f you find h i m guilty as charged in ·th e indictmen t , t hen you will say so and as certa i n h is punis'1men t by confine ment in the :penitentia ry for a pe riod of not l ess than one ye ar n or more t han five years, or , i n your di scret ion , by confineme nt i n jail for a period of not l ess than six months nor more t na n twelve months and a fine not exce e ding five hundred dollarso �Commonweal th V Luther Tanksley Cha r ge to the Ju:ry �Arrest Warrant COMMONWEAL TH OF VIRGINIA, ~ TO WIT : R OCKINGHAM COUNTY, I To Whereas, l?JJi ~ L . ,a?~ {)r .:/ ~ ~ onstable of said County: P o . the said County, has this day made oath before me~ J r . a Justice of the said County, µ ,, that-----1.2.L::LJ.~~~~ ~~~~ - - -____J(.c.·:. _ _ _:___ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ .,.f/ These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you .forthwith to apprehend an} b~i~ before me, or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said !'4,~ ¾ , to answer the said complaint nd to be further dealt wj th according to law. And you are required to sum- J 1!fi:!::::. ~1,u)f:-~ .. , 77l:i- _ /4 mOn ,, ',-<_., / f, -,1-, • { · r ,,- - /.f. Af-r:J, _ , to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this-----L.._ -_ _ No. 38 N£WS • RECORD co., • HA a.G,.o ,.(u'RG , VA. �Commonwealth vs. } Arrest Warrant Executed the within warrant by arresting and delivering the body of before ........................ .................................. ............... . a Justice of Rockingham County, and by sum- moning the within named witnesses in person, this ... ........ day of ..................... .................. 19 ...... . Constable of Rockingham County. CD > 0 �Th• coar t lns t ruot pre um• Jury, that the pr l oner come to tr l al th t.o be 1nnooe~t. , r e'bu\t.ed 'bf \ha ommo this pr e ewnpt.ion oont.in e ea.1 th bay nd a r ,e a onabl e doub\J eanno\ convlot. unl • s they c r conolle f r om the e v t ot t.b• prl aoner wltb all t.be nece, a r y lle until 11. ls n 1.be Jury nee t.he ""U11 \ tlone of t he i n ictment. �,. �The court instructs the Jury, that the l aw pr aswna s e vety person ohai,-ged i t hcrime, to be innocent, until hls guilt i s es-t.ablished by the Common ea lth beyond any reasonable doubt, and this presumption ot innocence goe s with the pri soner through and appli e s t o every stage thereof. •••ry cue, ��ry, th t the olroumat anc es ot mere au plcl on,. the 11 r t o\ or ul 1t.y, bu\ ~•tor• you ar not · uffloient t o arr Tbe CotU"t ln t. UC oan o nvic only th t th b~t you u h the pr isoner, you tnust b• ctrcum t be ce re con 1 atl sfled from' the \ rvu.~~ i o 1Je lnoonsla~•nt lt.b t.lsft• . t r om t,be evi dence no\ nt 1 h th• r lson r • th• t ao\s are · ui l t, uob �. " ... -- �our t. 1.n t.r ct T t.he J'ury , t h t ob t ct whl oh to t t bll sb 't.b the oh 1n of clr cum t. nc . ul lt. of the at be dl t. l not l y proYed bJ oom · t en\ l eg 1 evlc1 nc•. Jury b ve re on ble dou t proYed ln oner \o u n to any ma t he h t he exclual on ot every ot.be r r e no\ guilty. rl 1 othesl s of ry ta neo• r ct nee• ccue d , n4 it tJa• a ryt be be pr1 oner ' s gull\ to onabl• hypot h al e, th• J mua\ r t n4 him ��In the Name of the Commo nwealth of Virginia: You, are hereby command ed to summon. :.·.·:·::::::::::::······ .~ ----- .~ :.: : : . ::::::::::::::::::::::::.... to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court ~f jf,ocking ha·1:;;,,,.<?6i. ty, at the Court 1 Hou,se thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on the L f.t. ...:z::l:.,_...day of ... .. , __ #d.,I.. , ....... 1 .. 5,7 to~sti~y an::;e':, _:·u::;;z;::zz; :~ainst . . . . . .. . - who stands charge , with and indicted for a felony misdemea ll,{)"'A..11.nd this .. ~ ... ..... -······~ ···········shall not omit under the penalty of £100. .11.nd have then and there this Writ. Witness, J . F L.11.CKBUR.N', Clerk of our said Gour, at the Cou,rt House, the /0.. day of ... ...~ .£I .t. 1 . and in the 1 .d:::b. . ear of the Commonw ealth. News-Record, Harrisonbur~. Va. ? f:¥ :ti d: ~ · · · · · · · · ···· , Clerk �n '.8 '< g, C - Er a J/l ~ C) - i § i I I I I �In the Name of the Comm onwea lth of Virginia; : Z , ~ ~ · To the Sheriff of ~ County , Greeting : You are here y comman ded to sunimon . ... . . . .. . . ... . . . .. .... . . .. . . . . ·· ·············••···• • •• •••••••••• • •• • •••••••••••••UHO• · .. ·.. . ·-. . .l l ~ ( l i ? ~ ~ to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court o¼ ~ kin_gha; ;r5oun ty, at the . Court House thereof~ at 10 o'clock, a. m., on the... / ft.- ~ ay of .. ' ..... ~9 .. ~ to~sti~ y.and .t~.tru .. h .to .sa~.in • ~ who sta nds char_g .Jl.nd this .......... . ~ ••.a~a i: .••...... ith and indicted for a felony '-"\..-.=;;-c... misdem eanor. ~······ shall not omit under the penalty of £100. .Jl.nd have then at the Cou,rt House, the News-Record, Harrisonburg, Va. �xecuted on t he l~th da y or No v, , .. i thin the county of Augusta , by deliverin g a co py of the within summons , in wr it i ng, to Ea rl .. .. or , J . D . Perr ~nd Hugh Cri tt J e , in per son . ot exe cuted ~s to R. P . Wh i t fter due di l i g enc e I f i nd he is not in my ba i l i wick. jlw.l4J-tW ~.I• •~ • A f~ r\._"" -~ ~ ~ ~ ~ · t V • ~ �In the Name of the Commonwealt h of Virginia: To the Sheriff of ~~1ri';~--~,,- You are h ereby commanded to sunimon .. ty, at the Court . ..-fLa ..'. ... 19 .. ~ who stands charged ith and indicted fo r a f elony misdemeanor . .11.nd this .... ~ . .. ··v-•· ···· ... shall not omit under the penalty of' £100 . .11.nd have then a n d there this Writ. L .11.CKBURN, Clerk of our said Gou ·t, at the Court House, the Witness, J. · of the Commonwealth. ......, 1 9 d... ... and in the I.Jr;.-... / ·...... day of'. ... . ~ News-Record, Harriso nbur~. Va. .. ._..,..v,._,...-i,1~-.......~.... .......... , Clerk. �,., -< Q,, ~ -<:: ... Ct> ::; -n Ill ("\ 0 ~ a & Cl) ~ l l 0 ~ > ~ Cl •~ ... -- g ~ s· ,, �YoU, are hereby comm,an ded to summon ... .. . . ./c.. .;·.~ ~·• :~ to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rocking ham C9.U,nty, at the Court House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on the . .. /. .. da,y of .. ~~ !£.,£{......~ ... . .. 19 ... ? to testify and the truth to say in behalf of th~ Common wealth against . i. . 7 ')_ ,.c_.,{.i,/4. . b ··········~~ / ··= )-dJ,, ..................... .............................. ............. A............................ ~ ~,:T who stands charged witji ancl indicted for a felony misd·emea:n;(Tl!.. And this... . ~ ... shall not omit under the penalty of £100. .il.nd have then and there this Writ. Witness, J Fi BLACK BURN, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the /4.. .............. .,?.. day of. ✓ . . d News.Record, Harrisonburg, Va. · ..., 191iZ, ;; ef'~ear oft~ Common,w:::: "'f f/ f ,J.\ii, C- F "t 7 IL �. -----..-·-------------c. ' eli ,•• r g a copy of the ,»-f*hl ' - - - - ---- �In the Name of the Commonwealt h· of Virginia: ,· ~~ To the Sheriff of _I County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon ...............................\....:....... :: ............................................................. .................................. . . .. . ...t2 .Z ...7l,.~ ~··· ····· ·· ~ · lfJhJ_/ ~ ;;;r.~.,i!!!=-:. ;¥_~;,·····b ·· · · · · · · · · · ······ ·· · · · ·. to appear before the judge· of the Circuit Co/ 4a Rockrngham County, at the Co rt House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on the ... ,,./..{;;....;.~ truth to say in 19.o/ to tefiify and the ay of ......... ... .~ ~ · ·· .... ........... behal af the Com onwealth ,againfi....................... .. .......................................................... . _ _ _............................. ....... -.... ... . .... ... - - -·- -·~ ••·. . . . . . . . ., -. ...............7 -........ .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . ... . ..._. ... . .. . . . . . . . ~ who fiands charged with an_d indilled far' a felony And this..... ,Jh'lss, J. ~d~:· · :. . . . . . -mnJ. wa,wr .shali not omit under penalty of .(100. And have then and there this Writ. if. F: BLACKBURN, Clerk of our,said Court, a~~hh Court House, the ... ... / .. ...~/ U A ~ 19.df and in thei f ~ of the Commonwealth. £ i!. : ~ ay of / ~ ~ l l,L,{,<_,c:C-rlL , CM. . �,--. ~. ,,_. •· · # ,1 _/.U I,I • ~ . . .. a . . • ·. •• -T ~ t ~~ . ' -t<-1( . . . . t { j,- ~1 ~ _- ~rt r fi ~~} ~t -~~ri . ., { I\ ~J ~J .• r ' \. . ..-.-.;r r1- 7 . ~ / ft, ' ' ' -- "' ' �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia~ d,/ To the Sheriff of~ County , Greeting : You- are hereby commanded to summon ... ·; J,J ~ ~· 11J · · ···· o,· m . a~ ~ ·· ; ~>1 ty;'__ I p • /IL c : A d ~- 7 ~ ·-?f ~ / . \. -£}"· 7-W .~~· .. . ~ .... ~ 1 - ( , d ' / { /_,, ... . ·~ ·m . (J?.AZ. ··0;~~ · / /.. · ···· ·- ~· · · f· ·. ···· ;- ... .. . . ... .. .. . . .~~- ~~~o,:, 0:'~~,§!Ji:fffa·~•···. •. ~•·<~ ;; to testify and the th to_srJ _Y in b ~hal -;,~ne-_.,c o7 ·········· ················· - - · ~ New,-Record, Harri,onbur~. Va. :,w; ;~.,;a_gainst . .... . ~ · ········· ·· ········· ··············· I �LYecuted on the 14t h day of Nov , 1921, by deliver a true copy of t h e within s~mmons, in wr iting , t onA. P; 9offey, J . W. Criddle, Harry Burnett, and J . F. L. Long, i n oerson . {f;tLl L. r • J4+1~ S . A. C. ~~ ~~ �In the Name of the Commonw ealth of Virginia :/),.1_,, .AA'. / ~ . To the Sheriff of ~ C o u n ty, Greeting: You are hereby com,m,anded to summon. ·. ·.·.•·•· ·: .·.•· • •· : w:Y.3,·•:·.I!i:;;;;;~ to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of__f!:.J)/kj n_tham~z: :_;/ the Court · .19.~ / &..~a,y of . House thereof', at 10 o'clock, a . m., on the who stands char_fft9 "f!-1ith and indicted for a felony n ' T ; ~~ .11.nd this .. . ~ . shall not omit under the penalty of' £100 . .11.nd have then and there this Writ. New,-Record, Harrisonburg, Va. �r xecuted on t he 1 4t h day o f No v . 1927, by delivering a true copy of the wi t hin summons, in writin o H. B. Hook, in p erson . f/JuJ.L4~ /J Jt F~ ' ~ ~~ •. . P. . . C. ~ �In the Name of the Commonwealt h of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You, are h ereby commanded to summon. to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court o( jocking ham faJ!:nty, at the Court .,. . . . ..19 ¥ ~L.~ of House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on the ./ &, .L:Z...A.,ay ~ .-· ,- ~M. °..',.L.~ m.isdemea~ ..... ... ........ shaU not omit under the penalty of £100. .11.nd have then = .. .,,,_. / .l<l--"l....<Z.<,C, and there this Writ /I:a:es; . ~~~B :Jjkn:,:";h:":}~::o;":hel'~::m:::::.i:~'. ~~;; .~ Newa,.Record. H arrisonbura. Va . ..... ~.n ~~ ~~ ., Clerk. �Executed on the 14th day of Nov . 1921, by deliverine a true copy of thP- within summons, in writi !lg , to ul Ha r r is and L. s. Ream s, i n p erson . ~ _ S .A. C. ~ ~ ~ ~~ �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia:/?, ,,. v c (_ To the Sheriff of--tilM:1£i:i;lflba11D 0 You, are hereby commanded to summon. ·• ···•i f?.li:•• • .,.·.·. lf 0:. .•.~.~ ~-.·~ ~···. A:.··. ··.~::~..- ·. :.·.·..·._-.·....... .. . . . to appear be~ore the ~udge of the Circuit Court of~king~an10,unty, at the Court House thereof, at 10 o clock, a . m., on the ~ y of / . ~ · .. .... 19.qi_/, / /,,r;.. to testify and th who sta nds cha,~·ge 'th and indicted for a felony misdemeanor . .11.nd this .. ...... ................... . .....shall not omit under the penalty of .£100. .11.nd hcive then and there this Writ. Witness, J . ~ /!_ L.11. CKB URN, Clerk of our sa,id Cou7/f, at the Cou,rt House, the / ~ / day of ..... ... L ~ . ..., 19 dz/4and in')J.,~ ' ¾ ,ea,-ofthe Commonwe News-Record, Harr isonburg, Va . . .£ . . .7.,.... . ........... ..--7,..__.,..~-~?'7 !th . Clerk. �~ .. ....... I - ' 1. \ ' ' ' \ ' 1.1~1 ~-~ ~t. �In th~ Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: ~ ./ To the Sheriff o'i'"~ Count;:-Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon ........................................................... .............................................. ................................... 1:;;t;; . . . 7: ~ ·~ , ~~ 71 allii.<_, j ········G...-..... ~...... ············· ............... ·............... ........... ... ··f · ·21·~ ~. .... . . .'. 2a.~ to appear before the judge of the Circuit Cour~ a. m., on the ........ /..~ ..d truth to say in behalf of t ... - ~ ·. ·····~ ~ ·7. .. . ......... . ·. ·..·.·. ···· ·· krngham County, at the Court House thereof, at 10 o'clock, ..Jay o/ ...............,,. .....~ 19e>{..7 , to teflify and the Com onwealth a ainfl............ ......... . . ........... ................................................ . ···········••······································ ••··•·~ ~.. .........................~ ... -r.....~ ~ ~~c.,.,. ... ................................................ who flands charged ; !!) / ' ; d;~ditled far a felony And this ...........~ rsdemeafl()r-:- ·············shall not omrt under penalty of .(100. And have then and ~ e this Wrrt. Witness, ] . . BLACKBURN, Clerk of our said Court, at the C Nrt House, the .. ..... .......................... . ... bdA..................., 19d;,._/ and in the · ,l?.z /_?. . .... . .. day of ofthe Commonwealth. • . .... ...,...T._............. . .................................................................., Clerk. �Executed on t he l~ t h day of Nov . 1927, wit hirr t he c oun t y of A,u gus t a , by Ci el i v er ing a tr ue cop y of t r7 . the within summon s , in wr i t 1ng, t o Abe Wal ters , C. W. Ar genbr i ght , Haws Woodson, S . M. Sanger and J no . UJtt) ,QJ'. •\ L. Hoy , i n pe r son . {T _ ~ S . A. 0 . 1~ ,., K. ' j /~ ·., R ., .,;-- o_t ~ ~I ~: ~ 1 \~j ,, ' ~ -~ �In the Name of the Commonwealt h of Virginia: / / / / ~ To the Sheriff of ~ County, Greeting: You, are hereby commanded to sum,mon .. •..~ : : : : : , : : : , , : ,• ; ; 0 · ~ ·. ................... . : :~=• o:. '::., :::::• to testify a n the tr th to say in ····························'/ .: ......... ... .....'. ..... I c7rt .. . ck:::;a=~ • 1;~ t~ behalf of t~e Commonwealth a}!ainst ...................... ~ ~ ...~ ~ · ···· ·················· .. who sta.,nds charJ!e<Jr)vith and indicted for a'fewn;y ' misdemeanor . .Jl.nd t h is .......~ ......... . .. shall not omit under the penalty of £ 1 00. .Jl.nd have then News-Record, H arrisonbura, Va . �! i i l I' i �In tµe Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia n A LAL i ~ To the Sheriff of ~ ~ Count~, Greeting: .~·~ . atkUL/~,•• ·••~ · You, are hereby comm,anded to sunimon . ~/··~···· .. L' i o -~ ~· ~o:::::.-:;::,';; :::1:, :;~'., o:::• ~14~:~;•=~ 0 to testify and the tru-th to say in behalf of the D ef endant in the prosecution of the Common- we~lth,.~laintiff, . affain,"iZ?dILJ.) ·~~ News-Record, HarrisonburQ, ·Va. b •~•,;o~ �Executea on the 14th day of Nov . 1 927, with in t he county of August a , by deliverin g a true copy of the within summons, i n writing, to Andy Gumm, D. E. Si lling e Chas . Cra fton, Ross Argen·br i gh t and J . D. Kennedy , in person . Chio ,J,Jcu;e!m ,A.C. r ~ ' ~ ~l ~1 b "'--3~ ......... ~J �In the N ame of the Commonwealth of Virginia: T o th e Sh eriff of Rockingh am County, Greeting: Yon nre hereby cmnnu,nrZed to su,1nrnon . : : : ::: •: ~ :~ .··· ~~ ~;1;~~h,·~ ·JwJ,ge of the Circu,i,t Co,u ·rt of Roclcinghnm House , at 10 o'clock, a.m ., on the ... I.. t, .~ .. . ,. of ...... d-i,y Cou.,nty, ctt the Court . . .fJ1 .. .~ . . .. . . .19 A ? , to testify u nd the tru.,th to sny i n behalf of the defenda nt in the prosecution of the Common wenUh, Plciinti ff', against . . .il.nd this . ~ ~ ...................... ............. ..................... D efendant . ... -L_ ...........shnU not om-it w1,der the penalty of £100. And hnve then nnd there this lVrit. \ Witness, J. F. BL.ii. CR"B URN, Clerk of ow· sriid Cou,rt, cit the Court House, the Ii rlr,,y of ...... /[r( , .. . , .Z9YJ, and in the li~Lth yecir of the =f:?/.h ~I~ .~ Commonwealth. . . , ·clerk. ��In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You, are h ereby com1nanded to summon . ~ 0: : : : : , , : ; ; : , : ~ : : : ~ : , o:. •::, :~:::• C°'JJ:!J!!;:;;:~~ •. the1 ~~l he truflh to say in ~ ... ith and indicted f'or a felony "YY1;1;S'd-em;ea~ .. shall not omit iinder the penalty of £100. .11.nd this ....... and there this Writ . . BL.11.CKBUR.N', /0.. day of'. ........ ... ·•- ..~. • ......, 1 .11.nd have then Commonwealth . ... , Clerk. New1-Record, Harrisonburg, Va. �E xecute& It , 19':Z.J by de l iver ing a true Co py of th e w ithin Su mmons to._ ·-:-······1n per~on. ~~ ' ~ ~~ �r • , t . . 11 f ,yuu✓rf- a+ ~ I ,IQ)-o()~ p ' ��., .' l l ; .r(,, Cl ·g , ; ,_, ,-(' j r,/ I - -=- 7 " ,,1 I · ? , ,/ /,(. //::,' l~L • ) l .J COMMOID7E&LTH vs. Felony {Pro.) LUTRER TANKSLEY , 1,·~ l·' t' Y J -- 1 . I ' ) ', C/ J I • l, �f· " • ,· .. I ' .f· " / f I I , !... . ... \ O') It i . I -,. t, i ·; ~ l I r I I l ... � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Luther Tanksley Description An account of the resource Felony; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Felony guilty posession 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-008 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Tanksley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a0ac4bbeb7febbe3bc0eb7a7cca04359.pdf e69564df8d93ff75b6629977801b1799 PDF Text Text COMMONWEAilrH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, t o-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors in and for the body of said county of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927, upon their oaths do present that R. L. Welcher and G. G. Wood, within one year next prior to the finding of this indictment, in .· l the , ~aid c9unty of Rockingh~, _d id unl~!{fully manui"acture, sell, ' sale, give ~way, transport, offer, ~eep, store and expo~e fpr ~ dispense , solici t , adve r tise and r eceive orders fo r a r dent s pirits, • ·1 , agai nst t he peace and di gni ~y of t he .Commonwealth of Virginia.. ( . ~ ' do f'µ.rther Tll~ j~r~rs ~foresaid, _upon t heir oat~1s ,.,,aforesaid, . .· pr esent that R. L. Welcher and G. G~ Wo od, wi ~hin one year next prior to t he fi nding of t his i ndictment, in t h e said county of Rock' ingham, did unlawfully ~ave _in ~heir poss~ssion ardent ~pirits, of V+rginia. against the ~ ·ace and dignity of t he Commonwealth . ' The jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further one year next G. Wood, within G. present that R. L. Welcher and J I • in tpe said county of Roc1cprior t 9. the finding of thi ~ indictment, ' t ~ ingham, did unlawf'uliy receive ardent spirits, a gainst the peace and ~ •I dignity of the Commonwealth of Yirgin ia. This indictment is found on the testimony of C. s. w. Dove, F. Newman , and J. L. Dirting , witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evidence. �~ B. I. Commonwealth v) Indictment R. L. Welcher G. G. Wood Misdemeanor October term, 1927 A True Bill: D. w. Earman Commonwealth's Attorney �Co tnrnomn, a 11: , f V 1:rg1n 'l , - Oki gh ro Gounty, to-w i: J!<l ~t -r. Mh -r 4 , <;-ri h,t on t hft «e.7 of _ ~ ,192 7, & H f:W .~ , a s , ~ + ~ ~ - ;; ii ~ o · · h . tor• • • coun t1 l &nd. 1 . r. . • t1'1 ~Jcl~T , o,: . Ot1kb \gh "' · , n ffQV ~~ll . . nd i n t n bound tM· b d b ii1'• ,fl ilin ·o :nt\ hh 1n noru w t :rn oh r i r~ T of tt. ee> 4 011 of .,our t, { Y'C d by oogn i,:ttn ~ VA "J' & +A ·W ~ nt i l ~oti ;r ly e.akn wl.~ dpd T (\8 of the ~oM iti '"' n·~ m < . ~:ri .. tt\n . lm e n cUtion a .,,._ ,e>m?tli · tonetT,. of tho aaid l J.y <lV 1· i n the ~ T . a r r,i':ltte \ nro l ~ 1. , 1.1h h l . p.;r t .f\a. wit ii m ~ 0 ,fl t 1 0l1T t, h r uncl 1: M" n thi n lt.14. T er above. t,h(l { &r ·1th h id oh ' f i.i.; J. .y cU.£'l po {l(\ if Mll 7 ll'h }') hllt. t,e:! ore t nd. . ., l\ d hif. T unt il Jt 1 · '.rEletogn1.r;. na• - ��commonwealth of Virgi nia, Rockin gh.am county , to-wi t: -;& tZ.. ~ !l!,d, ~ ~ 1 1 , f ~ - Be it renl!m bered, that on the 8th day of JUly ,1927, Cocw-J I a,s, ~- cs ll'B be fore me, Harry M. Strick ler, Bail comm ission er, of the said count y of Rockin gham, and sever ally and respe ctivel y acknow ledged thems elves to be indeb ted to the commonwealth of Virgi nia, in manne r < CUov-cf and form follow ing, that is to say; the said ~ in the sum of one thousa nd and five hund.r ed dolla rs, and the said 0 ,£ < ~ in the sum of one, thousa nd and five hundre d dolla rs, i n the eum of one thousa nd and five and the s a i d ~ ~ ._ ~ ~ 1 7 > - t - 1 - ~ ~ ~ ~~ ..,;;,_-t,t ~ tk ~ ff;( hundre d dolla rs, to be respe ctivel y made and levied of their sevar al I A goods and chatt els, lands and tenem ents, and they sever ally waive d the benef it of their Homes tead Exemption as to this oblig ation, to the use of the Commonwealth of Virgi nia, if the s a i d ~ ~ shall make defau lt in the perfor mance of the condi tions under writte n. ~he condi tion of the above recogn izance is such that if the above ~ wcrzcc!.. do and shall perso nally appea r before the Circu it Court of the said county on the first day of the next term thereo f• then and there to answe r the commonwealth f'or and concer ning . ' - ~ ._;;:~_:;...;__by him comm itted wkere with he stands charge d, /4=~-=..;..; -=--=J'l_,,{ a certai n ~YIA •ound or to any time or times to which the procee dings may be contin ued or g furthe r heard , and before any ~ourt or Judge herea fter having or holdin any procee dings in conne ction with the said charg e, and not de part thence witho ut leave of court , and be b01md under this recogn izance until said charge is finall y dispos ed of or until it is declar ed void be null by order of a compe tent Court , then this recogn izanoe shell and void, otherw ise shall remain in full ��Arrest Warrant COMMONWEAL TH OF VIRGINIA, } TO WIT: ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, _\.::'.~~ ,:___- A ~1&.~ ~!;,____ _ __ -1L.~~ .---- - -, a Constable of said County: id County, has this day made ftlrL.l..L---':.~~~tfr:7•~~~1-..L J.~ - - a Justice of the said County, 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- -- -- - - to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this--1-- - - · No. 38 -:=E~ ~ s - . . - - - - --H- he year 19~ �Commonwealth vs. } Arrest Warrant l Executed the within warrant by arresting and delivering the body of before }i.ftu. I!. .. . ~1r~ a Justice of Rockingham ounty, and by sum- moning the within named witnesses in person, M •·· · · · ·· · · 191.7 this .... : .. day of .. .. ~ •· c-1sbh!-of Rockingham County. �Arrest Warrant t TO WIT : COMMONWEAL TH OF VIRGINIA, I ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, ounty, has this day made These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to appreefore me, or some o_ther Justice of the said County, the body of the said----- - t and to be fu ther deal \ w. mo to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commomyealth, on the examination touching the said offence. Given under my hand ~nd seal this-------/-- - - ' - No. 38 =-rLl--==-~...,_------h'--- the year 19--1/ - - - ---+,c--r--"'.,.,,_..."TH." '7"i!-'T,=~'--'----""r-'--=--'-- -1. P. (Seal) �Commonwealth vs. } Arrest Warrant Executed the within warrant by arresting and delivering the body of t . f:f..td . .d .... .. . .. . . .. . ~o~ :::z· "'Ji .. :e;:::i::;,ty, and by summoning the within named witnesses in person, ,.,, I{ ·'"' .... 19'-l ~.a.r~am.11~of ~ · · Rockingham S.--'1 County. �Commonwealth of Virginia : To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon ····· ·· ··· ······· ..... $. ., Jf~. We.:wm~n., ...G..-.. ·· ··········· ···•·" ························ ··•·· ··· ··········· ··· ii./ J)o.ve ..and.. .J..•...L.•...D.i .r .ting. to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof, at JO o'clock, a. m ., on the .. ...17.t h ....... day of . Octob.er.. to testify a; d the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth Y.$ •... R., .... Ji •... W.elc.h e.r . t .hey before the GRAND JURY ... an.d..G.•. .. G: .• .. .Wo.od.. who stands charged with and indicted for a felon y And this 192.7 , misdemeanor. .... ... ...... . .. . shall not omit under the penalty of £JOO. And have then and there this Writ. Witness , /. F. BLACKBURN, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the day of .. ....... ... Oct... . P&L PRESS, Harri1011burg, Va. .... /9 27, and in the li.2.d .. .t..g. !h Vi . .... . l,:IJ;h of the Commonwealth . . . . , Clerk �Commonwealth vs R. L. Welcher & Geo . Wooi >. a. 0 () ID . \ " ::, ....'ai bl) . C L. (I) > 0 ~ (/) C 0 -0 2 ::, 0 (I) X C E E i Cl) 0. C .E ::, I,. Cl) Oct . 17/27 I .... �In the Name of the Commonwealt h of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting : You are hereby comn11anded to summon .... · .· · L .· .·~.·••·?~·.·.·•·····~·.·.·11.·~•••• • •· · · · ······ ·· -; ilff~·• •····•··•· · · · · · ····· · · · ··· • •·••• • • ·:• • • •· · · to appear before the Jud_ge of the Circuit Court ol!}:!!_clcin_gham, J°11lnty, at the Court ~ ' ..... 19~ 1 7 .Mday of H ouse t h ereof: at 10 o'cloclc, a. m., on the ~~.t~-~~~~~lt:e~r.:.~~ll. i ~.~~~~ '..~'..t~~ .~'K:o~~ e··· ·t ··· ~ .11.nd thi s..... ancl -there this Witness, J . /0. 8-~ : : ~ : : : : : ::. ith cind indicted f or a f e onyK.J,a.✓.c....a,cv. ....... shall not omit under the penalty of £ 1 00. .11.nd have then da y of ..... New,.Record. Harr isonburg, Va . �Y.f:.Cutod'J/,,; ,/d , /fi.7 w ith in Summ ons to ~ b y delive r ing 1,,. /~ a tru e Copy o f the ~~ ··-·····_in person . / ~1 ~ · ~~ J ~~~ ~ ~ ' ~ j ~ �- 1· ' • ' t f COMMOmVEA...LTH t t vs. R. L. \1ELCHER & G. G. WOOD - ~~ . . ' '-:..c ,t.r \.:: •..,.. I - i...• \"• J' I ..: "i . ~I c,-. { --" : Lr ..,. '-"I I<:::,. f, I....•• '--- ~ \:;_. : t i· . If l ' t .\ A. ; 1.' llisdemean cr (Pro.) �' ' ' r L '' I I / � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. R. L. Welcher and G. G. Wood Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-009 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Welcher Wood https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0555b24e117691e37e8a85144c354071.pdf 6070f25612002265551569acb50d241b PDF Text Text COMMONVJEALTH OF VIRGINI A, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, t o-vvit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The gr and j urors i n a nd f or the body of said county of Rockingham and now attendin g said Court at its October term, 1927, upon their oa ths do pre s ent that on or about t he 11th day of Septemb er, 1927, in the said county of Rockingh am, did unlawfu lly drive an automob ile while under t h e influen ce of ardent spirits, a gainst t h e :peace a nd di gnity of t h e Commonwe alth of Virginia . ~ . ' I' ~---< ' Th i s i ndic tm ent i s fo und on the t es t i mony of -a . r a,;.... i 4:-:-&, s£,--e witness es sworn in Court and sent before the Grand Jury to give evidence • • • - ~,.t,.,,~ �Unlawful operation of car Commonwealth v) Indictment ~ ' Williams Misdemeanor Oc t ober term, 19 27 f A True Bill: D. w. Earman Commonw ea l th ' s Attorney �1l . () ock,...~~- f lft8 an ustni • n armer t o i • t; fan foll : , t e>t C!N- ~ I,, . ff/,'/ ··--..- -• ;t ~ . .t,;___,~--....- .= -~-~ I for t if!BS,ODe.,,. ~~~ :l t · --' .llRra, th • ft . / 1 4- ~ /J . ~~ . do • nl go di:; an t · l:r '-f I /Ii. . .10 • t.o t.h · e,UI~ ~ 1 ohat1:•l•• i".e \)tin . t of th · 1r v r&.117 ••i"d . qlali ra. 11 - .• , h 1lfl1 1 n t - roao OT c1~ (0, u / ~ " p $ t tm h th 1 l"A.l .1 17 next o t .iT ~o 1 tor a lt. <>tL • a - t -~ OJ' t h1oh ~ r J~ap· ,fl r (IJ'" · it_ 'th hold 4\ ,. ot d• . ,. t 1 •e 1, Aeol . y n l r · r6 - . :r of oo .- TO JA • othe1'• ��In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting : You are h ereby comn11anded to summon .0 .. fl:...~.-. .~ 0. . ~ 1 7 ' ······ ··················· ·· f ······••·· ······················ ··················· •• ·········••··· ·············· ····················•····• ··· ································· ········ ·· to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham Cou,nty, at the Court House thereof, atlOo'cloclc, a. m., on the .!/ ~ . day of ..... ~ to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwe alth against . .., d i ~ ... ~~ who stands charged with ancl indicted for a felony .J.lnd this ..~ ---,r "'~· and there thi;··;;:~;··- ·?I Witness, J . I 7;;!."day of . ... ....... 19c?.::-.J .. . . ...... misdemeanor . shall not omit under the penalty of £100 . .J.lnd have then J, BL.Jl.CKBUR.N', Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the _.&.J . ... , 19~ -} and in the l :4-~ .th yecu· of the Commonwealth . . . . . . . ),7-: / ~ ... . ... . , Clerk. New,-Record, Harri,onbu rg, Va . �axeout•,..f),J:; 7i'Ja r by deliv ering a \rue Copy of the " U::-)C:-·I ~tJh ln Sum mon s.to ~ I n pers ?,~: •~ t2 ,p ~ rt J! J; ;, o/ ~ (t . 1 ~ '1 ~J \. ~ 1i ~\} ~ ~ -~' , �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby comm,anded to summon ...... .......................... e? ?I: Jf~ a :T iZ~; ;;p;_z:;;e ~ .··· ··~·· L~:::::?!l.:~.·..·. ...· . .·.·. ·. ·..· .· · ~~. ~.~~~~~~ ............. .................... / ... .~.~~.~7;:_;;;;~lj~'i);;z;;:::;::::;~.::·: . . . ·:: : :: : :.::·· · ···· · · ith and indicted for a fdri.TIZ!l misdemeanor . .11.nd this······::.;;·· -'v~">">""""'""'1r'············shall not omit under the penalty of £100. .11.nd have then New,-Record, Harrisonburg, Va . �E x e c u t ed.t1/"_d f, /fP..-7 oy d eliv e ring a tr u e c;o pY o f the w ith in s u mmo~ s tof o - ~ ~ · ~~ \n per son I -~ ~ ' ~~ �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You, are hereby com,nanded to su,mmon of Rockin_ffham Cou,nty, at the Cou,rt ...........................d a-yof~ to testify and the tru,th to c&:~ :;,m ;; :J/flth - ..19 ........., a.ffa_inst .. .. . . ·······•• ········· ········································ ··········· ··························· ·············· ··· ·· ·· ············· · · · · · · · · ~··· · ····· •· ········ misdemeanor . .Jl.nd this ... .. ..shall not omit under the penalty of £100 . .Jl.nd have then ancl there this Writ. Witness, J. BLACKBURN, Clerk of our sa.,id CoJjt, at the Court House, the LP. ~ dcty of . .... ... News-Record. Ha rrisonbu rg, Va . . , 1 9 .. 1-. ..., -nd in the 1v/F;_'ff( year of the Commonwea.,lth . Jy ~fr::~ .. ...... ...., Clerk. �• Execu tec½n lla /fl 7 ~ • t;j !_ 2) -~ R wlthln Summ onsto _ _J n person . by delive r ing a true Copy of the ~/? ~I ~ ! ~ �r COMMo:mr~LTH r J. .i;J 'I Jr t 4 . I t __ l! tt vs. FRANK 1u--r ihLLLIA.MS . Misdr. ( Pro.) �-! \ .Ir 1• /" I I � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Frank Williams Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment operated an automobile under the influence 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-010 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Williams https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0e915a715697508805fe394e1e7a8835.pdf 3f61ad6ed4ea8995a016238b0c8e599b PDF Text Text CO rMONWEAI/l1H OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGH.Atl, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors in and for the body of said county of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927, upon their oaths do present t h at Willie Williams, within one year next prior to the finding of this indictmen t, in the s a id county of Rockingham , did unlawfull y have in his possession a still, still cap, worm, tub, fermenter , and other appliances connected with and used in the operation of a still, without having the same registered as required by law, a gai nst t h e peace and di gnity of the Commonwea lth of Virginia. / This indictmen t is found on t he testimony of J. L. Dirting , D. H. Dofflemye r, a nd w. T. Rexrode, witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evidence • . , �Po ss. st ill Commonwe alt h v) In di ctmen t Will ie Will iam s • Misd em ea no r Oc tob er ter m, 19 27 I A Tr ue Bi ll: &~,~ ' A.,-." re na n ~ J.:'-' D. w. Ea rman Co mm on we alt h's At tor ne y �_;//=-,/4~ FEB 1934 COMMONWEAL~ vs. :M:isdr. (Pro. ) WILLIE WILLIAMS • I I - ,, t Ii t ' , y i I\'i ··t,, " '1,:. !' ! !I ~ ~ ,l \ ' i l , j t,v-1,,i,,iA-l) . I ., ,,- �• \ I y � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Willie Williams Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of still 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-011 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Williams https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/854284e3b4e5b26e738fd84afccbcc3f.pdf d82d8c9a62618e9cb33c2e598053597b PDF Text Text COl!MONW LTH OF VIRGINI , Com TY OF ROCKII GI' _M, to- wit : In the ircuit Court of said County: The grand jurors i n nd for tLe body of said. count of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its December term, 1927 , upon their oat11s do :present that Lewis • \"i:ne r within one year next prior to the finding of this i ndict ment, i n said county of Rockingham , di d unla fully o erate an automobile while under tl1e influence of ardent spirits , against the peac e and dignit of the Commonwealth of Virginia . Tl•is indictmen t is found on the testimony of J . Vl . nalters and C. ~r . Dove , witnesses sworn in Court and sent before t e grand jury to give evidence . �Unlawful ope ration of car ommonwcal th v) I ncli c tmen t .,, Lewi s A . r/imer .~isd.e meanor December te r m, 1927 I. .. True Bill : ¢-nm~ l- D. W. Earman . Commonwealth ' s Attorney f �Commonwaal t h ot Y1rgin i,a • R akingh.,..!'ll C.ount; , to -,tt1 t: ro , w ~ ·',, l tHUJt;:;_•,;; ~:: Kn · -~ ----· ~ -~ f (,J'l tt> ht! · nfft,b ;·,f.l d r,o tlv:i ~0111."'lorr rrf.·,f 1 r.h of .r~,1:i_,.. . , ~Ln{S ., 1.hAt in tr.:- fiuro oi· : ~ ~~b .1:1 :rt ,l111. {. Ho ,":u; t,;,, ~.t litl .: -zJ t:i e.1,;- 1rn:l i t~ tr, ~:ay : t h~ s·.;t ~. vtrg:tn n •. · :n ~ r-3 .n.ne r w~r.,ey- - ~ ~- --d oll ,. ,.-:- ,.~~ • -~ ""'' ~ ir, Lr.~,,.,., of ~ ~ il - lla'1'8 , t c 1:., .. .nc'l J. vi,::- ,1 of ·t .. :tr ::.<.~ :•l;- 1, l -),! fl.~ 1 ·h . ;: 7 1:i ei f~ ; .. · ·.' t (, 1 t}'l[--1 1,:d:· 01"1 ''. ~1td.d .:.:..;_~ ve:re l gr. on.~ tu.d eh~tt-ela , f ,;d ;:,c n ~ ·t r} t; ;r • ' i ! :J .; -( 15·1,:, cc11.mion- _t l / ~ _fif. t/1 plw c1E' - ��Arrest Warrant COMMONWEAL TH OF VIRGINIA, } TO WIT : R OCKINGHAM COUNTY, To-----=T_h-'e--'-S"---h_e-'--'rcc.-= i =f=f~ o~r~ a=n=y.,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ , a Constable of said County: Whereas,- - - - - - 'J'---". - ·~w~.--'W ~a=l~t~e=r~A~-- - - - - - - - -Of _the said County, has this day made complaint and information on oath before me,- -~J-.•~\'~~·~K.e - ~i~ ' 1~~e~r~- -- a Justice of the said County, that _ ___L _ ev._1_i s A. W'imerof the said County, on the- ~ I~2~t=h~ - - -day of whiJ:e 1ei 'NoYember 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- - -- - - - Lew i a A . l{imerto answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. And you are required to summon _ .:__,___._____ ~- -- -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- 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 14th �Charged with a Ei sder,wanor . Cor.1r:10 n,1 e al th vs :November Levri R A. Wimer. I5th I927. At HarriHonburg Va. The wi th caae thi R day heard by me , J. W. Ke it e r r1 J ustic e of Ro ckingham Or>unty, a nd the Defendant Found Guilty ns charged in the warrant ancl committed to the Jail of aaid County to be tried ·- f-Aj~J . by the Circuit Court. ~ -· :=- ' V,l r> .c+O =::,~ r: =·;: :.;-. . . , 0 - .... ~ -0 i)'o. ("') .,.,_,_ ::::. o '"' ,,.. § - : ~ s'§; ~ i~ ~ ~ I c,. ~ t:::l =:('\)X : : . ;. ~~ ~ ""'( .i: ~g <>:=.Co : ilti : : ~ j i~[: -~ ~- =JD :_ ~ '° -g ~ : ~ -ru ~ .a~ H' ~ =· o ~~ . ~ ~to : ~ . ,-;:, ~ =. ~ ~ = : 0 ~ -.. n::: : "' . . - ::: ~ • ~ _ ., = =:- } : - : .g:!' · : ;:;; t Q I !~ :::"' ~ j,i ~ :H :, Ii :~ ,... ' !:iS c+ ..... · ~..,.. m . 1+ ~ '. ~i ta ....0 ~ ,. .,. O ' "" ,..,,, ... :q .0 '1 .... ; H~ .I-'!. .~ ' (I :. "H a :; (D ::s° ti ~ II j c+ : -o ~ : (') g § ·O ~ == ~ ::, --.,..-, ;.. "I @ rn ~ ~ = "I "I = ::, ~ ✓- ::s ! . I-'• p. : >1 0 ~ (I! '1 . ~ Ul 0 r.r' aI '1 0 > c+ c+ '< (I ..... H) H) . > 'i 'i ,:_, ~ Ol c+ ..... 0 m I . c+ al c+ ~~ ~J I ~ • • . ,fl), 00 0 <:) (0 01 '-" 0 H (J1 0 (1) al -:_'; 0 ~ • 0 P. �... ' .,I . r l 'vs. ( llisdemean or (Pro.) LBWIS A. WDlER "' • • L ' ' ~ I l 1 ~I I '1- ~ f~ 1• 11' • • l ..... ,.. .. �t t • o . • I. I • • ,,, � 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 &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;</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 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 Commonwealth v. Lewis A. Wimer Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment operated an automobile under the influence 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 An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box7-012 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 Wimer