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ntr11

t.'7tl

to r., d into

s. :,f "l':l!.e-rcont1"'!Uft1'

or•h

o::-t

liver,

en.tar
":illla

~a

.,,~

th

&amp;"Id.

1

llortb

the mai

cct::e.ttin
'JI ·t

!liv~r

on hipw

lllt'!nt_o

y c:1.tied. t·'le •vallfty

•ur'."lpikn•, in

fro

eat~

Ri-;er

in IAid

&amp;t

, i:&lt;&gt;1ht

into

o:Ul Jl.\vcr,
1

to-,,l t, Tilaolc
court

hou a

1

tc

1 o'f

near•

1i-.;_4

~boctt on, an,1

or

tcnm

-rr1

a ii

l:al.t

.1lurg.

miles

-Oc;lc1 1 Cr, ale eoptie■

ot 'Water,

aoutl.

a.u l

o

t ,~ county

1:,\:. y rv

1

at. t. e ~~ o.

~ro
pike

,r

:b oo.s:-;uiitti.1t, of

n e.n.d are .Y•t b t-nM

c:j,.~oaat.t. ll&amp;ic.

J\l

1;00-' •

c:: ••Jl&lt;a=i,t,01

pointa

m.ra

pw:lie

11ll:. 1 •

int

c.

Hun.
ort

t/

lha nui1ar,o.1

the
&amp;I
11

::-.&gt;a,le

pcir.t
,.~

o.

P. Yer,

oro~•

herein:.1't~r

"" r•
~id.

h• aafd

l&gt;l'Pok and C~olc•~ Or e.k, upon 1&gt;LiclJi,ubl1o

Tlftar

,ria.id

er:

that,

~n io tt'd,

=-

Valley

n.n&lt;' th~ 1,0:!rit 1d'lertJ
to- •1 t,

di 'Yfl!'Bl)Otnte,
1

t.~@re

d,

oaid atr

c:oelJQJ

the

s:i.id. liorth

rl"iaonb111•0: tu

•r~

1&amp;1d V&amp;Jle., Tur,i:,Llce

aun,

•

thatt at

,...:.i.! ■ n.::c ter-ninaft"'r

aaid. 00'.D'l "f, ln,dint1t
coaaty

t&gt;t• p'&gt;illt. ,m~~~ , id atr,,_.

at

u ld aoli ty of ftoo ingh.tun:

ot t.

oo

..1.

tho

of

t:to.r,•1111 bning: i!l the

a:

'"'oolc•l!I

tho ■:&gt;.id to1'11 or H&gt;\rriftonbur11,

lU·rnr,

Ld

1011 with

tr

..

:.id lll.a.clc'a

e11ven

11',n or Oru.o7

county r•""•

a d e 14

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o1 t1

Z&amp;!l ■

o·

-:::iJn Co=i&gt;nw•al

t.:

tluot thn e•11d &amp;tl:'e,m, of w tor,

Lo- it.

Tilaak'•

arort&gt;- River,
r•:.:

!lvw

tr

"' Id

1c

Tal1.1able
3J

to

other

-alule

and.

t.J&gt;e 1

«:,m.....~t.t
H'lt

rn.'te:-i
'l')~:,&gt;01

•e,

11.n

to

1•

t •

pu1.•lic 1ene:-a! y wl!ere a ..cea-

X
1&gt;oll•..1t.cdor 1Jon~:v-:1ln,t~d~,
th.t.t tl\9

11aid t1nm o

linr-

t

t ouo1111d in-

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whare

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varn

otht!r

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1t

lie

Valle:,

i.,\110tt1A

tt

l)t~'!'."'"1

(.,t-C-4-,.~d,_

iLr...

and 1'heTa;;er

3&amp;1d stre'"'"'•
i•1nu•.

.....,,,~""'1l,j..-

,tpld eo ~•
·,:--.._
'1@

to-wi~,

p)ll.uta

ai

~ th~l"f~

the

S-f

th,.

Blaolc'a

pm.uJ1J.r.ii &amp;11

....,_..

'l'fl-pal!l1tng

at'ores&amp;14.

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-u.ft.1U1Ht

said

atr8&amp;;..I,

"'1~ u 1la·n .u.ly o ~ta: mat•,

di&lt;'. unlawfu.ll:,

"'tO-Wit, Bl-.ok'•

corrupt.

and ~Ul

of1enei"7"" .u1.... Wlwholeoor.:..o odor,.

• •
•

.co!!Mt

upon ~h~ir oaths
t/.+
•&amp;id 'town 1&gt;f Rar2·iao;Jl.11J..·i a.e ~·oi- ",...i~
, .... ~'1•f

rt.ffllr of

oe-p}u,re: With no11:iru1,

pub·

·.10.llb.ole ;s:se, danp.roua

~~

Jurore

e "61d

t.he 11u lie

::-aby muone nnd 1n the IU&amp;Jl'\Or a!oroo,,14,

L-lt

t

cne

.-:)"-,.-}.

tJ.!tY th&amp;.,

Wl&lt;l th

oox-:upt

au11 atreMl

-.

cOL.1.0e.it ol◊o■ prox-

aa.14 point.■ ...:1or-.

~,.

&lt;!:in

Turnpi.ke

J.l"ld or1·e;:111ve.- ~o,__the 1.1ublto
L.'-&lt;&amp;4.

a.t'c,rer::dd

Valley

&amp;

a :tw, and at

ea1d ~lulc'

oroe•e•

C'!",.e.kf &amp;n-d. Coo.r,;'• Creek

~"".!/,.

•a1d 'II, 1,lii

and

8111d etre&amp;a)

"itll

a:id \lnCJn.f;tJ"~'l.~1"

U-.c

wbt1ro aaid

a11.1d fl'tr~

Jt.m. or Oraaty

t!1&lt;,

':'urn;,1lte

c::r1·1t. road.a oro1,

in cotlt'lot

3 -

etench-

•

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l1'illcmQ:;t to J. f. Houek in pcuuon, bo bei~
,ha eecrotar-y and tteaaUl'Or
or t.:i.a J. ?. l'OllC~ •rtlv. -.:a-ftll';1. • coi--~J'G. J.oa t .. t~o t:-,.. f1f a....r--t "'!b.u-_:--.
ockiu,Pl'Ufl Cor-nt1, 7.ltgini(I., wlt.e~ l\o r.al&lt;i.es,
nd "r'iero t'.1, ---;rlne,lpal o!'!'i.oe
or t!l.8 I ld C0fllO?'Crt1on.h 0c to .. , a'l.11 _,.lO?'Ot 1,e ,atd eec.Ntn.ry IJ'l4 tro;,iau.:.·o:t'B
ltac.e o'! bu.:ila.: .as 11.

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X,

D. ;:. Cro.uoho~.

•

.-pu.t.y tor
.ockir.gaam. Co\.l'ltJ'·

~trif':!

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ind.1at:oont to J. Jt. Dc.'1"llln{t !It. pe!'tl-on, ho b11na t,he .,a.,or of thd to.,u ot ttarri f\Onburt.,
Vi ·~Wa,
m:uio1rd.! c;o.rpo- ...tton in t.~G•~awno'f l.to.r!"iaoc.burg, wh9ro le tho add
~r

:oeU..ea.

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• !&gt;1put1 tor

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In ::~o Ci~cuit

~c ~he. Co..- onwen1-t..h or Vir•ginia,

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thi!l i.:own.

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!one

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11

nuor.oe

or

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and ar4! ye:

eu.id !!lnck'e

~e

:tun,

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milea

Cr C"k;, u:,o

the

on
!'a::iG

th.ere

"'urn.pi.l:e". i:,

sa.., :--o::-U:.

t

aollt,1. o:

into

tte

-.rhic.1 p:..f li

div,::s

:::oant;:

t-•e

e:rosse11 "'la

•:ort!:

River;

~:-eJ.naft~r

tu a!~T'•H.;aic!.. ~rt

River,

.'1.e

♦.1ery ur, :- aa.!d

-;;d lead!Ji

pa! .t 'lee!'.a

:POi?Jto The:-, pu ..!.i.o; co~?1t •. :-0;1.tta croaa
.•t..~C:.
C-:iok'o

,rt th Cook' e

11ear Ti'.aere ea.id cook' o -::r~ek er pties

or ":.i'.e nu!ear.oe

between

flown

( nt~o1ed,

o.t J-;e..rrisonb:.i:-c.

l" rrJ.15,o:1burg,

...ile co.r:.iittin,:

Rter

lp :&gt;"! tt- trite:--..? nJ.icl Qtr

Cc.ck 1 s Creei!: cr.tpties

n1are

fro .. the

ot H.~r~ .. aonvarcj

L1.-;-er '00--T.ta Dn! ...,c'.'e.::.
t:r1e 1&gt;0!--:-: lt'.1!!""" !t

C.:&gt;o!~•a ~=,•k e..-..-,tlas- ln!a

c.':!ek

ueo to flow

d ~.Le •va11.,y

:frQ!:2 a:aid t:rm

of

cnll-

!fl:~r':"'iaonburg tc s. poi:it

Run. ab~ 1...,t one and ah.al!

...

Rur. and tho no!nt

~-:ere

the

in " .i.d ooun~-y at a point

tf&gt;-Wli~. Bla.cl:

at

of

a. co.i..:...0!1ht&amp;hwey cal-

co..u. ..~. 1-e

River

etre

4

hercin-

Ci" e~" a.11! f:-oua :;iJe co--

'to

w~tl'."r fro

ea.ic!. r:o::t~t .R.1o·;,

of -:J.1e co;:;..iaitti~

we.a Md. iq yet

eaid

:...-11' or

the sr,id

preHc ••t:

a~.:-e~ o! nter
snd flowing

''Cook'•

aa.1d

e

oathe

aiG. Otre1

of wu,ter eonti.

streaia

&amp;ai,

11~1.oreth·!

:.

t)1c nu.iimuce

r; o!

('xtendini

ca.led

·-s•er

te.u:,.J. .•6

J1 ye~ a cert~i~

GJ"ae0-'1fCr erk,"

ir. and for

1.1:pontheir

the c.or.....:u
tti

to a point

etrfl..a.:-

of the

;,•car lJl.4,

the

of

town of F.'arrieonOu.rg

1~1t0 iJ::o~.(r

iu

t~

Run .. or

11

no•

o!' R:,ck1:-t,t.::LZC, a::d

cou::.-t nt i-te J 1.U;l ter1n,

&amp;f:e=

ot 9&amp;1'1 Co•.,_,t;y.

Cour,

t":':.n.t,

'-lent ~ .cd,

s..:i1d Valle;;
tf' ..fl point

1&gt;0inte,

Ti..i.!"-

·N:J.ero

to-wi:;.

d1've.!l

s !i 3~a.."'k'a Ru~ 01· G.:-aett;.·
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Turn1'like ci ti::rns

'0-aaa, ao am! re tum:

2 --

of 'this

Cocr10:1W&amp;al~ travel,

the

a.id otr~a:~e o~ •-uter,

that

ti

paaa and re-

to-wi ~, Black I a
of

tJu-ou.'fh a. thickly
Wa'tPr,to--~~valu. ble

eible

uettle&lt;!

country

.Bla,:k 1D Run,

alo

Md DOl.Dollu.t.ed. or cont.'."~ inat~d.i

r1aon'bLirb is .a mln.tc.pali
~:'..e Stnte

of

Virc;,,inic.,

bablt&amp;.nta

2.r:.d had at

that

h1i.e: n popula.tion
ti.

1:.

the

ea.id

:,y t.Le Ccner~,l

ty ctlartereJ

':!lti

1111" atrea.«::! of

Cl"Q~.k. and Cook 1a .~l',,;;ek ia

or Graai,y

t:.A 1!1hati~Mta

"

and the wati,;- fro

o.f

of nen:-ly
i ~ ~l..g

ao

~own o~ Ear-

Aescnbl.Y of

!'iv

tLouea.nd

of Uta n~iaa.nce

___________

:'U:x·tp1ke croeeaa
oou.l.~

c:iurt

t,u..,H•ry

an.ht atre!lm

houao

about

one and a hA.lf miles

1l'I. 0,.1.,Ld:own ( ea.id

.Vc
.....,..........._
1,~ ·......
sh

~'l.lt."lery 100&lt;1.tad in

s~fd

toffl"...)

south

it-

..:lertt-

, l~l4,

att

of th&lt;'

....,nte::1ta of said. eewer boi:tg

~o-: th~ caanu1«ctUl"e o.•: l tttther,

~~L&lt;LC(

!'a::-

•

1

then

tu-1

t.o-t1it,

the J'. P.

~'"11.:..-4•

and. there

41d '..Lnlawf'•.1.!ly

I\

ti3~0

to mix wi~

er.rrt)tioa into

Cook'•

the •a:ce fro~

t.he point

w~ore ~~c u~id

ae~er

the Gaid l!lt1ck 1 s Ru.."'! or Orn.esy C::-eek to +.hr point

r.:-eek co';lt1ea

into

Lortt

3:iv r,

a,, as to render

•,-t.ere

(o.t ~he ~ir.t

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CG..l

'.i'urc.ptxe croett
where

aaid

in cont:i&lt;Ct: \'lit::

said

aaid

Black

o 1 id

po 1nte

11 R~n a..~d at

'fherit

aa1~, strc-o..::1 n.nd wherever
•trea_a)

1

Val eJ :-u...-.-.plj!e co.z:e1 ! . ..::oo.e prox-

d s tr e:,,: ■ nnd -at the

1 ic O'lU.•t!· road&amp; eroe1

ia

thP. aa.id otreLie,

the

said

the pu li~
to-trit,

J.tie -- ,::-~;io:e

pub-

oon:.c

J3ln.c1.;1a

an :&gt;f". C!al! ,,.e :::&gt; Ule pu'b! :.c lJ&amp;U1
o.: re -pna .. 1..,.
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on1d 'l.)".tbl!o hi ·l:Itr.l.ye": a..♦ oo the Jurors
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aford11a.id,
ta

do say

L ar. t.ha:e

3-J...1,

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by 1:ien••1 nnd

Gr.::i.:-s-:f~rt.cX,

&lt;« ..l.ru~ , •-"-...,

t.'lera, l'Cnda.r the
and ·1.&gt;o
~et,
the

e.l!

r.e::le

in the

rau.u:ier .1.!o:-esa1d..

IU\-! co-ok 1 11 cr~olc,

ea.::.e unwholceo

,-.........!.:-

wi~1 noieo~e,
't{&gt;

th"

tho e!.4;.i=ene

o:

ne1 ..h orhooe

Town of Harris::&gt;oburg

.e,

,r..
at

of the Cocnomreal th

o~:ensive

tiler,f;,y

Cl1d u~lawf!tll7

did

-Z:"lf!
•• n::d

contn:-lina.te,

to

corrupt

L~~ unwh.oleooMo odora,

tht11reby,

ot Virgb1ia.

or "/:!:-&amp;inia
and &amp;o~inut

1:m

ar.d fill

hm.B.£'e, '! .\1u.-"")';a.·" ""o::..uon n'...l_s ~c

'the ""o -~2'",...alth

and 'Oaao!is

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dnn,w,troun and orrenaive

an&lt;! t:i1ei-oby, dld unltlTtf\Uly

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STAT~ OF VIRGIN IA.
COU TY OF ROCKINGHAM, to -wit:
I n the circuit court of said county:
The grand jurors in and for the body of said county
of Rockingham and now sttending said court at its April
tarm, 1921., up on their oat hs_, do present that Clarence A.
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indictmen t, in the said county of Rockin g ham, did unlawfully manufactu re , sell , offe r , keep, store and expose for
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and di gnity of the Commonweal th of Virginia .

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present that Clarence A. Baugher within one yea r next

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not v e ry well ac qua inte d -..:1i th it .

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in g ho us e or ro omin g- ho
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ye a r som eti me.
A

~1aa 1 t t his

Ob , y e s , ~ir ; it w"'s t h is
ye · r .
TH •,

.JITN

T

cou

T:

Do you

1

ow in v b t n on tb it

v : I do n't th ink I Kno
te ll if I had my bo ok . w .

COURT:
d te .

~

as .

Of oo urs e, I o ou ld

It 1 no t ne c e s y to be exa
ct a s to the
bo ut when 1a~ it ?

I TN ~3 :

I ,ou ld no t l i e to
t ak e any a cco un t of t h tis y , for I d id no t
e sin ce he ha s be en
aw ay.

M •

~ rob a bly , ve c a n es tab li h
t hat .

THE C U~T: It wo.s sin c e the
fir s t of l ast Jnn ua ry ,
was it no t :
:'"I TN ;q 3 :

T
HT

You l i v e on
A

ir .

CCU
Yo us , yo u liv e he r e in
the to n of
Hnrr i s onb urg , on : e s t Ma rke
t tr eat '?
,'1 S :

Yes , s ir .

·e s t fo.r k et . :.i t r eet , in t hi s
to 7n ?

Ye , s ir .

I be lie ve it w

wa s i cue d .
A

Oh , ye s ,

on y ou r co mp l ain t t h t t hi
s se arc h wor ran t

Ye s , s ir .

~·-by d i d y ou hav e t hi s a e a
rch -- :·'b y di d y ou ho.v e hi
s room
se a rch ed , r s . Do l
r
Q

Beo uu ~·e I sus pic ion e d for o et i e t ha t t he bu s ine s
1a s
go ing on , an d I ru:n ve ry muc
h opp ose d to it .

��4

Mr s . Do lan •
• H.,..................
I ob j ot to t h t st ute m nt
,
sh e sus p ec t ed .

T •

,n
T

flS

to Jho.t

cou T: s t ate rlhat you ob ser ve d , and no
t 1hat yo u
su sp e ot ed .
,b at d i cl yo u ob ser ve t h t
o
a.u
sed yo u
to sus peo t t his ?
'-"' : so many str ange rs go in
was o ar r yi ng naok ag es ou t. 0 in mid ou t, andt hej

"

1IT
M •

COU . . T :
'!i;'J S :

.

Ca r ry ing p a ok ag es ou t '?
Ye s ,

1!-i'

si r .

I ob jec t

'. o t ha t t eo"t i mony Md

sk that

it be s tri c en out .

TH E COU T :
• Hi: . "R :

Do you · ow of you r

Tb e mo tio n i s ov err ule d •

No te on exc ep tio n .
ODD

kno led ge an yth ing

el 9 e t h a t
p romp t ed you to ho.v e t h i u
;ar ra nt is sue d -- t hi s ear
ch 1ar r nt ?
Di d yo u know li qu or w .....s i
n h i s r or.a ·1h en y ou ha d it
i ssu ed ?
' 'he n I h nd it i ssu ed .
Q

Ye s .

Yes , s ir , I d i d .

Q

as a ny bo dy el s e occ up yin g t ha
t ro mo th er t ha n

r . Ba.

No , s ir .

How l ong h ad he b e en in th
at room at the time t he
:-,a s i s sue d.
A

ke ep

h er 1

arrD.Ilt

I o ann ot te ll y ou 1tb at, un
l ess I re fe r to my b oo k t
ha t I
rec ord in .

· ou ld you sup p o e

week , or

mont h , or t ,o mo nth s?

Oh , ye s; he ., . t h ,re p o
c i bl y t 10 mo nth s , mayb e l on
ge r t h an
tha t ; I don ' t k now wh eth er h
..2,
e ha d occ up i d r oom o.

HE COU 4 T:

Du rin g how lo ng
p eop le g oin g in the re anda t i e di d y ou ob ser ve
br ing in ou t p ao ag es ?
• ID ,r· • : . e exc ep t to you
r Hon or• s que ..., ti on
d
s av e tbe p oin t .

��Mr s . Dol an.

cou

T

T: Ye , ir . ( To
qu s tion , r s . Dol an.

6

i tne s s ) . Ans ~1e r t h e

s: rao tio ally eve r s i nce h c ame , I not iced
tha t. It was p ecu li a r to any th ing els
t h t had
eve r happened . s tra nge rs did not come e in
t h ere
to see othe r folk s t hat wer e t he re . I
hea rd hi m -11' • I p t ., : ( Int er r ting ) Don 't tel l
what you hea rd•
WI Tl

TH "' COU RT :

Yes ; you .o an say wha t y ou ho rd .

Mr s . Dolan .
~

IT

Go on ,

..-&gt;; : I say , I hee- rd susp icio us "pho c ls oue
r
the ' pho ne . He o l ed to •l kton , to ne
Dav
is'
sto re; an I t hou ht it , as r a the r susp icio
us .

T!fo COURT :
'Th o w s

bea r d

.:ha t ' pho ne di d y ou he ar him oa ll from ?
t tbe ' p hon e ·: Do you moo. n t~a t you

:n ghe r a t the ' pho ne.

l ITNr, c : Ye~ , o ir; Bau ghe r oul d ooJ.l f
r om y hou e
ove r the pho ne to ·s,1r . Dav is ' stor e , at
'lk ton ,
and ask :for scm~ebody, but h e ou l dn '
t
c
name , and I di n ot t h i nk th t loo· e 1 o 1 the
1ell .
•
I ob j ect to t ha t que st i on und to t he
t oo ,
d e. • k t h at t hey be strick en out .
TR~ COU T: The mo ti on i s ove rrul ed .

r.

,f '

:r; ote

exo ptio n .

Ar e you abl e to s t a to abo ut ho 1 l ong Bau
ghe r ooc upi ed

No. 2 bef ore t his ar es t was mad e?
A No , s ir; not unle ss I refe r to my boo
k th at I keep t he
reco rd o,f t h e roome rs in .
TH:, COURT:

Is t h t t he room he had the whol e tim e
he was t here ?

7I T
T

~

., I

·~s : No, s ir.
t hird floo r .

-Ile

ent fir s t in lo. 12, on t he

con T:

Do y ou s ~y y ou c a n get t h t by r efer r i ng
to y our bo ok:
Ei1 3

Ye ,

ir ; I ha ve

ot it.

THI&lt;' c on T :

You c an get t hat inf orm on by l et ting
her exam ine t he bo ok and c ome b ati
ck .
You oa n go home
d get tha t boo k.

THE COU. T :

Aft e r you hav e fin i sl1ed exam inin g hor

��.Mrs . Dola n .

6

she c an do t hat .
You oan brin g y our boa k here ~h ich d i s
clos es t hat info rmation .

A Yes ,

ir ; I t h i nk

o.

CRo s~- EX fi :N TI ON BY

•

X

How d i d y ou know t he li quo r wa s i n th

A

• hy , I wen t t here and loo k ed .

X

Do you mea n

A

Yes , s ir ; I d i d .

X

TJas the s uit

A No ,

th :t you

r oom'?

o ene d up t he sui t .c ase' ?

cas e loo· ed "?

ir.

X

You h

A

Oh , Y~~ ,

a key to t he r o om y urs elf ?

ir.

I h ave t o all t h e rooms .

How man y r o omer s b ve y ou i n t he hou e?
A "'1e ren t t welv e , but the y ore
n ot DJ.ways ful l .
X You ho.d t welv e to fif te en p ers ons in
t h e hou s e'?
X

A No , s ir ; I c ann ot s y · he the r I d i d
or whe the r I di d n ot .
X You bad t e:a or t vel ve . Di d y ou hav
e a.s man a s hal f
d oz en?
I c ann ot s a:y .
X

\ ell ,

h en y ou ;-, ent i n and loo ked ,wh :t di d y ou
do whe n y ou
fou nd t hi s li quo r .
ha t d i d y ou d o , th en.
A
fo r

I cal led f or , I sup p ose i t was t he s her
iff . - - No ; I cal led
r . Log an .

X

You c a.1. l ed f or , r ·. Log an'?
T

'"' COURT :
I TIP S :

X

C'

;vben . r • Logan c

(Unnn ..,w ered ).

Mr . Log an is a p ol icem an ,

rs . Dola n'?

Yes , sir .

THE COU RT :

I TU

A

You mea n t he p ol i cem an ?

Yes , a ir.
e wh ere

y ou have t h e l:ll quo r?

�•

�rs. Dol an .

A

ere d i d h e h ave it .

x

''h ere di d you h a.ve i t.

Had y ou bot her ed it

7

til t hen .

A No ; n o , ind eed .
X

' hat d i d y ou and ,; r. Log an do , lea ve it
i n t he clo s et or 7h em ?

A

Yes , s ir .

X

You d i d not t ake it out~

A I don ' t t h inK r . Log an

ir . Dil l ard , t h e she ri ff , came .
don ' t thi

ont up t her e and loo k ed at it unt il
I

not p os itiv e of t hat , but I

he d id , he mi ght h ve .

My memory i s not so ood , and I
wou ld not s y pos itiv e whe the r he wen
t up th ere or wha tho r he d i d not .
X
as he t her e fir s t ?
A Yea , ir; he as t he re f i r t 1 Mr .
Log an was t he r e fir s t .
X No-v , . hen y ou wen t i n t he r oom •,as
t he d oor loc ed ?
A Yes , , ir; the do ors are al w ys loo k
ed; some of t he roo mer s
· do n ot loc k the ir d oor s , but his v1
s a l w y s loo k ed .

X

You had a pa ss- ey to the doo r.
A Th ey • e 11 p as~ - k eye , be oau se the
k eys a r e lo t to tho
hou s e up t h ere a nd we hav e to get t hls
kin d .

X
A

One k ey wil l op en mos t DIJ.Y r oom doo r
in t he h ous e.
Yes , s i r .

X

And y ou had a ke y and y ou op ene d h i
s r oom and \ ent in .

A

Yes , s ir .

X

Sp e · ing a out Dav i s ' s tor , in Elk
ton ; you a r e mi stak en ro out
t hat , a ren 't y ouJ The re i s no Dav is'
sto r in El on , i s t h re?

A I don 't know .

He o

l ed El ton

d ask ed f or D vis ' s tor e ,

and t hat ' s a ll I know -- whe the r it
i s in El kt n or "&gt;here it is .
X Had the sea rch w rra nt bee n i ssu ed
when the off ice rs c am e
t he re?
(To t he She riff ) H :ve you ot t hat
s ea rch ,, ran t , .fr .
Dil l rd.

��Yr s. Do lan .

M4.
X
en ter ed ?

I LL RD :

Th ere it is .

8

(In dio a ting .)

Had th e sea roh wa rra nt bee n
i ssu ed wh en th e roo m Ti as

A

Ye a. sir .

X

Bau gh er

A

lfo . si r.

It was r ead to me .
aa no t t he re a t th a t tim e,
wa s he ?

X He wa s wo rk ing he re in tou
n, I be lie ve , wa sn 't he 1
A I sup po se s o.
X

Do n't yo u kno w so:&gt;

A

He wa s aw cy fro m the ho
use·.

Do n't yo u kno w he was wo rki
ng ?
A I do n't know wh ore the y
are -i; ork ing when the y are
aw ay fro m
the ho us e.
X

X

You know he wa s

pl a ce ?

ork ing in town, wh en he had
hi s roo m at y ou t

A Yea, si r; I gu ess be wo rke
d someti me s, a nd som eti me s
he di d
no t hav e wo rk . I ca nn ot s
ay wh eth er he bad Ti ork or no
t, or wh eth er
he wa s wo rki ng or no t.
What tim e of da. y was it when
y ou we nt in the re and fou nd
th at

X

liq uo r.

A It , as right e a rly in the
mo rni ng .
X Af ter Bau gh r h ad g on e;
and

the re wa s nobod y els e in the
roo m

at t ha t tim e• I reo ko n ?
A No , sir ;
X

or bs. ok?

At wbe.t part of the ho use
i s t hat room loo ted , in f
on t

A On th e ea st sid e of the
ho us e.
X On th e ea st sid e. yo u sa
y?

A

Ye s, si r.

��llrs . Do lan .
9

In the fro nt, neo.r the :-:es t M r k et
s tre et ent ran oe1 '
A ell , yes , s ir; it is the f i r,
room to the rig ht, when
you go Ul) the fir s t fl1 ht of sta
irs .
X

X The fir s t r oom t o the ri ght as you
go up the fir st fii ght of
sta irs ?
A

Yes , s ir.

X

n ho made up the bed in t hat ro om
t hat day ?

A

I did .

X

Vha t tim e did you mo.ke

tha t up~

A Well , I thi nk, I had jus t abo ut
:t1n 1sh et and cam e downat a.ir a.

X What tim e did Bau ghe r le ave h1s room
tha t mo rnin g, do y ou
kno wt
A

No , .., 1 r .

REDiltEC T "XAAUN TI N BY U • " RMA
N:
What tim e of day

as the sea rch wa rra nt exe cut ed?

A

ell , I sup pos e, 1 t · was som eth ing tow
ards noo n, abo ut noo n -jus t bef ore noo n -- I o oul dn' t tel
l y ou Jus t the tim e.
Do y ou r ememb er whe the r 1 t was bef
ore or o.ft e r din ner '?
A Oh, it was bef ore din ner •.

You thi nk it
A

~

bef ore d inn er?

Yea , sir .

Do you know wh eth er Baughe r ret urn
ed ? You s a id he usuall y
lef t you r home abo ut sev en o'o loo k,
o~ a bou t t h at ti r e, di d you not ?
No, s ir; I di d not s ay anyt h i ng abo
ut i hat t ime b lef t for
I don 't know.
Aft er he lef t you r home tha t mo rnin
g, d i d y ou see him ba ok
th ere betwee n the n and the tim e the
sea rch var ran t · aa i ssu ed J
A Yes . sir .
Q

Ma'am'?
A

Yes • sir .

��lire. Dola n.

10

llio was with him. anyb ody?
A

No one ,·11th him.
1a.s anyo ne with you when you saw him?

A

Ye s , s ir.
:ho was 1 t'?

A

Mr. Lapa .

Vhere , as he then .
A

7ho. Mr. Logan ·.
No. Mr. :&amp;.u. gher1

A He had went up to his room and oame back down .
Wba t did he have , if anyt hing . with him, or

we.a he oa. r r ying

anyth ing?
A

Ye s ,

ir; he had a pack age with him.

CRO S•EXAMIN TI ON Bl~JUM '•

BY MR •. H J!.l ;R ;

X Do you me an that Mr •. Loga n was thero when Bo.ugh er
oame down
With the p ack age'?
A

X

Yes, s ir.

here were y ou a nd t r. Loga n at that timeY

A In th e parlo r.
X

Did Mr. B N
u ghor s ee y ou a nd Mr. Logan '?

A No. sir.
X · Wh at was Mr. Loga n doing there ?

A

He wa s there becau s e I ha d c nl led h im u p

to . tall him ob out

this , a nd I b u d jus t fini s he d telli ng ,him.
X

Did not Mr. Loga n. or d i d not Mr. Dilla rd. a f ter
th a t, go

out and find Baugh er at his 1ork and arre st him?
A

Sir?

Just as soon as they foun d that liquo r ther e, they went
out and arres ted · r. Baug her. didn 't they ?
X

A

I beg pard onl

��Mrs . Do lan .
Had you at t hat tim e tol d

11

r . Log an a.bo ut the liq uor

bei ng the re:

A

I had ju . t fin ish ed t lli n h im .
Yo us y , now, tha t B ugh er c rune out
of hia roo m vi tb a

pac kag e
A

(In ter pos ing)

Q

And " aclt "

A

Yes , s ir.

Mr. Log=n w

sta ndi ng t h ere .

u her o ne down fro m his room i t
h a pac kag e.

; ha t kin d of a pac age .
A

Looked lik e a qua rt bot tle wrapp ed
up.
And you had tol d Jr. Loga.n th at
t he re was

liq uor in t hat

roo m.

Tha t is what you tel l t hi s jur y;that
t he re was li quo r in
thi s ma n's room , and her e he was oom
ing down wit h a pac kag e und er
his arm rig ht bef ore the off ice r and
the off ic e r did not arr est him ?
A I don ' t know why he di dn' t arre
s t him . Tha t 1as not my
bus ine ss. I cou ld not swe ar whe the
r it -,as wh isk ey or what it was .
I don 't thi nk Mr. Log an had bee n up
t o hi s room .
You had l r. Log an ri ght t her e, the n
, and y ou d i d not say
any thin g to r. Bm1ghe r you r elf ,
ri ght t h ere bef ore the off ice r, di
d
you , abo ut it ?
A

How i s th t.
You di

Q

his roo m?
A

not s a y

wor d to Bau ghe r a.bo ut hav ing li quo
r in

ot t h en, I di d n ot, nor at any tim e
.

men ts.

I tol d him my s ent i-

You bad un off ice r r igh t the re and
the n pr es ent ,
d the re
he was oa rry ing a pac kag e out of
t he ro om, and you did not st op hi m
or say a word to hi m:
A No.
Q

Why di dn ' t you do 1 t .

��Urs. · 01an .
Ther e was no wo.rr an t i s . ued .

o.uth ori t y to do it or n ot.
mrra n t i ssue d

t

•

not

1

n ot know l'lhether he hnd

Lo an t o have o. s e '"' roh

nd to h , ve it sea rche d .

you want a sear ch ~' rr

, hy d i

I

I a sJre·l

I di

12

t, aft e r y ou bad seen it?

o,'7 whet h er he ha d 1bisk ey in t ere .

Hadn ' t y ou be n i n th,r e y ours elf ?
Yes , n ir .
I di d no t

o.

I did n ot

·:h at

You kne

1a

0t1

t hat he was c ur r ying any at the time .

i n t h e pac kage .

it .as in t le r o om?

A · Yes , it .. as i n t ho room , but I c ould n 't say t hat
he had
whis key in t he pack ag e .
I say , y ou knew liqu or
A

Yes ,

a

in t he r om ?

ir .

That i s \-..r hat I am t aJ. ing ab out .

Ther e

as no ne oe ssi ty ,

so f a r as you 'r! ere conc erne d , for a sear ch ,a.rr o.nt1
A
i r?
TH ' COU T :
t hnt.

a s on , I r . H.nmme r.

No u se to dwel l on

· a t time , the ni bt befo re , d i d ,1r . B :u her come
into t he
ro om .
A

I d on ' t

t ime fro

o~ 1h t t · me t hey c ome i n .

a.not er .
·. h a t ti e di

t hey g et up th t morn ing .

A Coul dn ' t tell that .
Di d y ou see h i m ,h n he g ot up!
A

no .
Di d you see hi m

1

en he o

A ;, hen, at no on :-

No , the ni ght befo re.
A

I c ould not tell one

No , s ir ; I d i d not.

e in.

�\

�Mrs . Do lan .

13

Do y ou know .vh eth er he wa
s t h e re the ni gh t b ef ore
at a ll

or no t ?
A I do no t remembe r wh eth
er I see n him t he ni gh t be
fo re or no t.
no y ou co nd uc t t ha t hous e by yo ur
se lf or do you . ha ve he lp ?
A y so n nd I are in partn
er sh ip .
Your so n a nd yo ur se lf a re
in ar tn er sh ip in th e op era
tio n of
1 t, bu t wh o he lp to do
the ·~1o rk in and a rou nd t he
h ou s e?
A ,;e ll, somet ime s I b ve
a gi rl an
Q " ho
A

somet imes I h av en 't.

a s the gi rl y ou ha d he lp
i ~g

I do n 't t h ink I h · d. an y
or I

chamber- wo rk .

Ye a , I ha d .

was ~a sh ing- da y

vo uld n ' d ha ve b e en do ing
th o

I hn d El a or

11t h us sn d t hat ib

DI i.~cT

I ON

~3

ou at t hat ti me ?

hy

ith wo rk ing fo r me .
I ,as do ing t he oh

A

be r .or k .

BY

.he re did yo u sa y th is liq
uo r \ ~s fo

you fi r st f o

!1;

d i t ·1

d in hi s room, wh en

In th e p re ss or clo se t or
wh ate ve r you o
In wh at was it , in the
p re ss or

lit.

cl os et ?

A

In a su it oa s e an d a ha nd
- ba g.

Do t he s e l ook li ke the s am
e t hin gs (in di c ati ng su it
oa se and
be nd -b ad } t ha. t1h e li qu
or wa s in ?
s ne r a s I oa n t el l.
he han d- ba g was bl ao k, an d
th e
su it o se was th e s me co lor
as t his on e ; an d ,I sup p os e
, t he y ar e
th e s e .
A

They ha ve th e s me ge ne ral
appe a r an ce as th e su it oa s
e and
th e hn nd-b ag t h at y ou sa y
in th e ol os et.
Ye s , s ir .
TH • COU T: Di d y ou ev er s
ee t hat h n -b ag and su i t
oa.se be fo re ?
""' I TN 1 3 ' :

Oh, ye s , s ir ; wh en I \·1ould
sw ee p.
Did yo u ev er se e them br ou
gh t in to th e h ou e : Did yo
u ev er

��Mrs. Dol an
J. L .Lo ga n.

14

s ee . r . B ~u ghe r 11 th the m.

..e see

I d on 't r e e • ber .

&lt;-" O

not tel l . I can 't rem mber vhe the
r

t hat

ay

h en t ey go a. y on vis i t s .

any of t h o e t hin s t hat I can en t Jem. ~h y oft en com e in
I c a nn ot reo

l t ho e t h i ng s .

111 you pl ea s e bri ng t hat book ov er
h ~re 1hic h y ou hnv e
s howing whe n Mr . Bau ghe r ·1ent i nt
o room U • 2 , i f y ou p lea se·.
A

itnes s t ol d to s t

d a si e .

And t he Common ie th to f'u r t
p art int ro uoe d J. L. Log an , ~ho , h r m int · n t ho i ssu e u on its
be ing dul y .or n, t sti f l e d as
fol l ows : ·

Mr.

J. L . LOGAN , swo rn, exa min ed on
b eh
rmo.n, tes tif ied :

f of t ho Comm onwe

th by

You a re Mr . J ohn Log an?
A

Ye s , s ir .

You nre a p oli ceman of t he Ci t y of Har
r i onb urg ?
A

Ye s , s ir .

Mr. Log an , ple a se

c ase of you r o n knowl ed ge ?

t "l t e to th e jur y ,: h at y ou kn o'7 a.bo
ut thi s

A

el l , a.lo ng a.bou t t h e f i r s t of th e
mon th , I t h i nk it u s , I
wo.s at d i nne r
d soBeone ' p hon ed to me , ome an
, I d on ' t
0
ho
he m s, a nd s a ys t hn.t 1r • Dol an wan
ted me to oome down r i ght uv o.y .
I s a i d , " I 8IIl at d i nne r , now ; i f
t he r e i s any i mme d i ut tro u ble I
wi ll oome ; i f not , I 111 come aft
er d i nne r . " "\' ell , 11 h s ~.i d ," she
was not in an y i mme di t e hur ry , but
to come by t her e . '' so I
nt
by , and rs. Dol an tol d me tha t in
r oom No . 2 --

MR. HAM '•' : (In te rrup tin g ) Don ' t
st ate wha t r s .
Dol an tol d y ou .
THE COURT :
You n e ed not s t ate 1h at . r • Dol an
tol d y ou .
A (Co ntd .) Well , I Tien t to [rs .
Dol s.n ' s hou se an a sk ed hor
did she ' pho ne for me and s he s o.i
d t hat she d id .
MR.
T

~R:
COU T :

I ob j ect to t hat .

Ob jeo ti on is ove rru led .

�•

�16
M.R. H4 .;.·~R :

It is a con vorsat ion t at occ urr ed
not '
in the p r ese nce of the acc use d hand
i s not bin din g
on
him .

A

(Co ntd .)

She co mp l ai ned of hav ing a qua nti ty
of li quo r in

t he roo m uJ? stai rs, --

I obj ect .

MR .

cou_ T:

TH

1 rs. Dol an h as alr ead
y giv
to t h a t eff ect her sel f and it i s en tes timony
an un i mp ort ant
obj ect ion .

f. LIE . :
I thi nlt i t i s i m ort
exe rci s e my rights i n the ma t t t,
er .

•

(Co ntd . )
at

Th ere was a sea rch

Jr s . Dol an ' s hou s e; a sea rch "' ""rr

nd I

7 8.S

with y ou.

t to

. . . rra nt is sue d for room Uo. 2,

t , as i s sue d and t h ere

fou nd .
' ho

~

as li quo r

Did you exe cut e t h e sea rch ,.,ar
ran t or n

t?

A Mr. Dil l a rd.
Vere you wit h h i m , h e n he exe cut
Yes , s ir.

it'?

I read the war ran t to Ars. Dol an, . and
sea rch e d the

roo m.
I"!

A

at was fou nd in thi s ro om wh en 1 t was
se n.ra hed ?
Thi s hmi -ba g and t hat sui t c ase
( ind ic a tin g) wer e f ou.nd in

t he clo set .
Q

'i b at w s f ound i n

t e han d-b ag .

A

In t he~ hnd- bag ,, thr ee ~ ~~ s of
e~
-t ~
at loo ked jus t lik e
~
4-,, i~ ~_
L. ~
. 'I./.
~ ~
. ·-11
~ ~
,-.U~_f ✓
~ ~~
~

,.~ ~~ 'k .,, ._ ;) ½ ~

tb ut.

, ao
A

,:t ~

L--. )..

yt hi n g el s e fou nd?

, ~ --

--:-,

---,_
.,.
~ -c -, L ~ ~ ~
7t../-p-

towel was in it .

Q

· as t h e re any

A

( Una ns ere d) .

l aun dry mar k on it ·?

A No , •hat -"'OO fou nd in t he sui
t o a s e , .u-. Log an.
If I am not mis taken , t wo p i n ts
and a qu a rt, and s ome shi rts ;
I wou ldn 't be sur e abo ut tha t -- I
thi nk, ~ , o_ p int s a.nd a qu a rt. ~
~a =-6 .._ /l( I
:6;f 2;:;
a4 ;7 ff,t:. ~Z }: fosa~ Jc:
.
z;;;a:,;
~

ry .-

��ir • .Lo

A

16

Ju s t op en up t ha t su
it c as e (i nd ic ti ng
.)

( Su it ca s e op e ne d
by
of li qu or an d on e qu
a r t bott
That i s w hat wa s in
t he re .

i t ne s s , wh o t -ook
ou t t v o p in t bo tt l
es

le h ~ i ng ab ou t 3 i
n ch es of li qu or i n
it )
h ic b

•

'J

s i n th e su it c as e
?

, I T ..!.i3 S : Th i s as i
e au it c as e.
(I nd ic at in g t wo n th
is st uf f he re .
i nt bo tt le s an d t thhe
qu ar t bo tt l e ) .
•
Th e li qu or on t hi s s
i de ?
.. 11:N \J ~:

Ye s ,

ir.

Th at is l e ss t ho.n a
ga J. lo n ?
I T!i S : It wa s n
ot
was l ef t a s it wat sak en ou t of t he su i t oa se ; it
f ou nd .
I t wa s l es s th an a ga
ll on i n t he su it
0

· I TN

S : Ye s , s ir ; t h at
i s al l t hat w as in
c as e ; j us t wh at y ou
th e su it
se e th er e .

• I TM . S:

a rd en t
A

No .

Not qu it e t hr oe p i nt
s t hat y ou fo un d?

D id y ou fi nd an yt h
in g el s e in t he r oo
m t h er e t hat in di ca
te d

ir i ts or n ot ?

he ri ff Di ll ar d se ar
ch ed and

ot a j a r , one li ke t
hat , in
a hu nt in g- co at ha ng
i ng i n t he cl os et ; an
d he got ·t he ..,e bott
l es ou t
of t he bur e au dr aw
er .

I be li ev e y ou rn nt
to th e h ome of Mr s
. Do l an p ri or to t
he
ti me t he warr n·:it ua
s ex ecu te d ?
Y s , s ir ; I

I n r es p on s e t o t hi s
t el ep hone c al l ?
I n e es po ns e to t he
te le ph on o c a l l ; ye
s

, s ir .
Whil e y ou we re t he
re . d i d y ou se e an
yt hi ng of lk i.u gh er
or
r . Lo ga n ?

Q

n ot ,

en t to h er l ome .

A Whil e we

er e in t he r o om t al
ki ng ,

r . Baug h er we nt ou
t , down

��Mr. Loga n.

17

t he fron t steps and a roun d, I supp ose, a round t he hous
e. He woni
down the st e sand I c an 't s~ where he went afte r he
went don tht
step s from wher e I ~as in the fron t room on the wes t s i
d e. I don' t
know 1,1he re he went -- whioh
Did you notic e

a.y he went .

he ther he wa.s c a r rying anyth ing?

A He had a pao age unde r his arm.

migh t have been a news p - er.

Look ed lik e t he pack age

I coul dn't aay as to that, but it

was i n the form of a paokBge.
Q That w

befo r e the wa r rant ·vas i ssued ?

Yes, sir; that

A

.as while I

as in oonv ersut ion

1th her

abou t this liqu or.
·itne ss tol d t o s tand as i de .
And t he Co

onwe

th to fur the r ma inta in the i ssue upon its
ho, bei ng duly swor n, test ifie d as

part intro duce d · • L. Dill ard,

~oll ows:

w. L. DILLARD, sw orn, exam ined by Mr. Earman on beh al f of the
Commonwealth, t estif ied:
Mr. Dill ard, I beli ve the searc h ~a rran t i ns . plac ed in
your
hand s for exec ution by Justi ce Lone rgan, and you d id sea.ro
b room No.
2, in t he h ome of .1.tlr s . Dola n , did y ou not, in exeo
uting that searc h
warr ant?
A

I exec utecl the se a r ch vm.rr ant on March 1st ; yes , s ir.

Just t ell the jury the dat e of the s ea.rob wa rran t o.nd
when
it was execu ted

A Tho se arch

arr a nt

as i ssued March 1st, 1921 , and I u ent
ther e a fout dinn er-ti me, betw een 12 and 1 o•olo ok , to M
r s . Dola n •s.
The p olic eman c rune to me ab out it, and on his info rmat
ion I exec uted
it. I ent up th ere to se e Mr s . Dola n,and went in the
ro o with the
polil eman .
Q

What polic eman do y ou mean , now ?

��nr.
• Lo an .

~

r 1

I

the r oom so -robed an
sea.ro ed t e ro-om.

t

o

I ;.; -flt \11th t h.a

O"Jl an

I \ ent u p

ot t he

out tlli

ou1t on

o

ot t h., koy froo her

l

ol io

olo ot

can out ;

WO bottl es l

ing t ho nur rant. I l oft

r.

tro t. to

You

I

I T ...

alon

.,.

•

ot out t o t o :font

him

ht i

foun-d .

,hot oo.n I

o

l i ttle c hild , is t

,r

I tol

hi

o

oi

On exoout-

r oom 1n c h• r o of

1r .

It 1o c llor the

t hore .

e

boo

t1no

llydo p r o arty.

on t he

oroh. o.n

t hat I :iant o

ai d, "

• ""Jr . Dill r d ,

bout it •n

nid , tton

on t hin , I o · n do. 0
I t l

olio am.an ovor t

I

ho

1m to

1n

o

, o starte ,, out throu [.!h the hell
ho

to do s o et h ing obout t his . "

t hat I hoo. t h

r ., :1or

t~ ro I t r n t hnt

tr~ t . •- t ho ol

the houoa tot

room.

I.

i h "'treot ?

n wor in

ber t l cr o .

nnd

th re .

outh

r . B~ugbo r

ovor· .11t h mo to hi

l

0...11&lt;1

c. Conrad

ropc rty. •

On .. orth --1 h

I . ont tb.ron

omo 1

r o oor

~1h o

bn11 in.., t .o h ou • s .

1

con ,

On

01 1 b

--

nt over on 1h o. t io

C. C. Conrod ; y e •

b c.lt p orob .

M

•· Lo nn

dr oaaor.

in th

r . C nr:

yd o

(Oontd.• )

_o om

to the

ot out of t

o -on t h r

b re

TH CO

A

to t

in o. c ont tl t h

t he ,: hiakey . the o ont enta t hat we oo ld•

o l l er I 13

mi u p

oor •Jh1lo I •• n

w nt int o t h
o.nd thos e

o i r e t o h ~a

bott lo • . r . Lo an opone 1 t h olooot n
h lo.h oont in d t ho .., bottl 0 ( i n i o ~t in"') .

pt

0

bar

~~

oonroh od t he r oom.

r .• Lo a.n oponad tho oloriot

an

ca .

it

n1

18

a room in t h ro

h ,r 1 - it

1

gav o

r.

1lla rd

ro .

• Dilla rd · - - I told

ot

oco

o..

tu f ov r

t of

Ho ooJ. • n1

him th t I .kno\ h.

r.ry

ould 11 : e
htld it •

o wo 1ent on ovor to hie room

�-

~-

--

- -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -

-----

�Mr. Di lla rd .

19

and wh en we go t ov er t he re
, he s a id a fe llo w gave
i t t o him bu t he
di

d no t kn ow who it wa s -he d i d n ot kn ow t h e fe llo
w. He wa nt ed to
know if t he re was s ometh
in g we o ou ld do wi th ou t
ge tti ng h i m in to
tro ub le an d wi th ou t br in
gi ng him dow n. I t old him
th at th er e wo.s
no th ing we o·ou.ld do . Mr
. Ba ug he r oame wi th me
on do /:/n to th e sh e ri ff 's
of fic e, an d p oli ce ma n Lo
ga n st ai d ba ck th er e an d
br ou ht th e wh isk ey
do wn . or th e o on tai ne rs
of wh is ke y down .
Q

A

to you know wh os e cl ot hes t he y
ar e in th at su it oa se 1

I d o no t kn ow wh o s e cl ot
he s t h ey a re , ge ntl em en
. I jud ge
th ey a re Mr. Ba ug hte r' s
cl ot he s. In f a.c t, he wo
nte d th e cl ot he s,
at fi r s t, bu t I wo ul dn 't
le t th e cl ot he s go ou t of
th e su it oa ee .
I h av e it d o,1 n he re (re
a di ng ) "C• • Bo.ug h er ,
Ho. r r i s onbu rg , Vi rg i ni a ; ag o , 2 9 y e ·"rs ; re
gi s ter ed ; 11 an d th e d a t e
of t h i s i s "Jan ua r y
3l s.t

."

1

•

r. ff 1 R :

WI TN •SS :
HE CO U T :

.:b at er e y ou re ad in g f ro
m.
I am re ad i ng fro m a pamph
le t.

en tif io o.ti on oa.rd ! ,,
~ - ~ f .id
4
.;-,..-..~~'he re di d y ou get th at ?

A Th at
th er e. an d

Hl S

An

..

in th e s ui t aa se .

I al s o h s.v e some pio tu re a
in
I Jud ge t ho.t it is hi s ba
by ' s pi at ur e. Th er e ar
e ol ot he e

he re t hat sh ow .

MR . RAM:? ER :

That wa s in th e su it c as
e?
I TN · S : It wa s in t he s
ui t os ae .
-- 11 .c ,E it ~ Th ere wa s no th in g
in the gr ip . ex cept t he s
e th re e (in d i c at ing ) an d
t hi s to we l· t h e
~
;4
t
btll an oe wa s cl ot he s• sh
irt s. pa nt s, &amp;o .
I am of op in io n
MR . H

• , RMA1I ~

Do n't ex pr es s yo ur op in io
n •.
JI TN s :I wi ll no t exp
re s i.:t my op in io n. I do n'
t
supp os e t he r e is an y qu
es
tio
n
ab
ou
t
it
be
in
g
Baughe r's . I d on 't th in
he ,11 11 de ny 1t . I
h av e t h t much co n~
id en ca in

him .

Th at is al l.

��Mr. D ill ar d.

20

N:

Th at comp le te s t he Co
mrn oi).we al th ' s c a.s e, ex
ce pt
on e or tw o qu es t io ns
I wi sh to as k rs . Do
la n.
TH

oou

T:

You ge nt lem en

M• • HA?, : ~R:
BY MR .

J.:J

may

go on .

One m in ut e, pl e as e,

ir .

Rl.lAN :

M r. D ill ar d, yo u ha.d th
is 11 qu or an al ys ed , or
s ome of 1t , di d

yo u?
A

Ye s, s ir .
TH;, COURT : Do yo u wa
nt ·ro f. Jo hn sto n br ou
ght he re
to pr ov e th e an al ys is ?

: ~R : I tak e it t ha
ge nt le m en (J ur y , kn owt it is ap p le br an dy . These
to lmow i ·t . Do n' t yo u,en ou gh ab ou t ap pl e bran dy
Mr. D111 nr d? You
as k l r. D ill a rd ab ou +.
n
t he ~ y si a . - Le t Dca
ill a rd
te st if y as to th e ano.l
ys ~s'~""'?i;: ipl i
-?I~-~~~
~~~~
M · • . ILL RD : Th e an
~
al ys is is 54 p er oe nt
al co ho l.
\
TH COU T : :h' if ty -f ou r er oe
nt a.l ao hol ?
·,? I TH ·::.s : Ye s, s ir ; 64
fa al co ho l; it wa s t ak
dn fr om
one of th e s e ha lf ga
3~ll on j ar s.

MR.

1 ~..:"

TH

COU T : Le t Mr . Di ll ar
d st a t e wh at ki nd of
liq uo r it is .

I Tii • 0 : "Koo nsh in e n ;
no
ub t ab ou t it . It is
ah in e." J on e of it do
"Koonis
Thia ia
wh at th e an al ys is as ap pl e br an dy .
Fr om th is oa n, on e of t ak en fro m (in di c a tin g) .
th e ha lf- ga llo n

MEM O:

JUROR:

ca n' s.
Li qu ~r pa ss ed to th e Ju
ry fo r in sp ec tio n.

Th at 's a pp le br on dy ;
an d
EY ery bi t of it 1s apt hi s is th e sam e
pl e br an dy .
Jit ne ss to l d to s ta nd
as id e.
· And th e Commonwe al th
to fu rt h r main ta i n th
re c a ll ed Mary A. Do lan
e i ss ue u pon it s part
who fu rt he r te st if ie d
as fo llo ws :
MR S . DOLA11 re ca lle d,
ex tJm ine d by Ur . Ea.l'lllan
, fu rt he r
te s ti fi ed on beha l f
of th e Commonweal th , as
fo llo .we : ·
H ve y ou he re yo ur bo
ok in wh ich yo u ke pt
th e r ec or d &lt;&gt;"f
wh en rir . Be.ug he r we nt
in to ro om No . 2?
A Ye s. si r.

th in g.

~

t
t

��r s . Dol an

·::ho.t d oe s tha.t bo o
A

( f ter in p ect i n

21

s how.
boo· )

It sh ows t hat h e ,ent i nto roo

No .

2 i n F eb rua ry , I oonno t remember th e d o.te .

Q You hav e the b ook wi t h

ou.

Yes , s ir.

Jus t get it from t h o book.
A The book sh ow s February 1st .
Febru ry 1 s t ?
Yes , s ir .

A

C OS - EX H N TION BY M • R .11.f'" :
X

Sp eaking about . r .

u gher coming dm n v1 ith a pac kage u nder

h i s a rm ; he fr equ entl y went in nnd ou t of y our h ome

1th hi s ove r -

lls und er hi s a rm of morni ngs , d i dn 't h e , or d o you kn ow t
h at?

I h

d l y ev er s e e ony of t h e b oys go out .

X

R. ven ' t y ou se en him g oing out and comi ng i n with h is ov er
l l s , wi t h bi s p ck~ e unde r h i s a rm ?
os sibl y a t noon I

A

X

id .

And this :as a t n oon ?

ir :X

The ooo as i on v1b en y ou and

r . Logan

o&amp;-rJ hi m was

jus t ab ou t

no on , msn ' t it :-

A Yes , a ir .
' itnes s t old to s t and as i d e .

•

I d o not t h in

I have p r ov e n t he quant i t y of

l i quor in t hes e v ar i ous cont aine rs he r e .
I •

Let the r eoo rd show t h a t i n t h e sui t oa se in
which y ou found t hat li t t le bo ok with Bnugh e r' s n ame i n t here
were

two pi nt e .

��22

n

o . .T :

, re -t wo pin ts

_r .
n

111

d

t -ot i f1 d t h t

o uar t in ono .

a.

in t o oth er

tw - h

· .re
f - czll on

Jo.rs ful l ruid ono t o.r n orl y ful l.
~

•

i nt- bot tles Md a qu rt-b ot tle 1ero in the

oui t ocu:i e •
•
Tbi ' b ,ing

ll t ho ev1.d onc o 1n tho o "'0, th

no ev i c oc .1ha.t ovc r, the

f'on dcn t of or1 n -

ous ed t creu on , by cou nsel, mov o

tho

Cou rt to 1ns truo t the Jur y aa fol lory a:

T.ho

ou r t ins tru ct

to tos tify i n t n1~ o
i n not to

oonolu sio n

s to bio

8

t

ju y t

t t h - fai lur v o th
ct1Sed
orc~te s no nr m tio n a.gr 1nnt J i m,
1

eon aidf'lrod by t l, ,m i n ar r ivin g nt t b
oir

1lt .
iJ • 2 •

The Cou rt ins tru ct3 t he jury tha t eve
n tho ugh the y may bel iev e
from the evi den ce tha t the whi ske y wae
foun d in a room whi ch the acc use d occ upi ed at nig ht, sti ll the y
can not con vic t unl ess the
Commonwealth has pro ved bey ond all r eas
onable dou bt tha t the liqu or
was in the exc lus ive pos ses sio n of the
acc use d, and tha t no oth er
per son had acc ess , or mea ns of acc ess
, to the room11

�...

-

�~~~~~ - ,s ~ M~~

~ ,- /, h.:t ~~~~~~--~A
',C 9, tlle e;i•ifl g ef -whie;Ji;i ifiei111uo ttous , and

23

ea:on of tnem ,

t.he,,

a,:t t e l!Bef £ 011 :t; 1',e 9 etm11 en•J1w@ ltb ob J e etud, nl11Gh otij eotto
n tlie eou1

-

sustaJ,ped a e to Instt ao tton il1 •

&amp; z cfou:e d. bu above !

~

t'b .ohioi\ -ee1iio n

eoart m sasta: 1.n1ag Uu alril• ••••a of tifo attbfh 89 IOi ttte c0mlQ.QBWe e.l:ta and tn re.rastng Ito gi•e atd:d fm?th ttotto n
No. z, t1IG auoas a&amp;,
~ :t; b a

ORAL I N TRUC'£ ION BY TH&gt;i COURT

The Cour t, Gentl eman of t he Jury ,

111 giv e you, orall y , this

f urthe r i ns truct i on :

It 1a, of c our e , oontr ary t o t he l aw f or Dnyone t o st or e or ke ep ar dent sp irit s f or s l e .
nd t he s t at ut e p r o-

~

vide s t h- t the p osses sion of mor e t han one ull on of a rd ent sp
i r its
shDJ. 1 r ais e th e pr esump tion t h t t h a rd ent sp i ri ta u er o des i gned
for sal e , and pu t s upon tho ac cus ed the burden of r ebut t i ng tha
t
pr esump tion.

The posse ss ion of ar dent spiri ts i n exce ss of one gallo n
of i .t self r ai s es t he pr esump tion t hat b e ha.d it f or s al e , and
puts

upon t he ac cused t he burde n of rebu tting t hat ;resumptio n, after
tbe
evide nce of p oss ess ion has b n intro duced .
It is contra ry to l aw to trans p ort ard ent spiri ts from one
4
po i nt to unoth er withi n the St at e , or f r om .._
p oint withi n or without the St at e to n poi nt wi thin t he St ate, no mutt er how gr eat
or
how short t he dista nce may be . ._ o i f t he jury beli v o fr om the
evi.:.
denoe t h t t he ac cus ed in t hi s case brought t his liquo r to t he
pl ac e
whe r e he had his room,

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l aw , rega r dless of t he quant ity.

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,
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:1hio h sh 1 be s t a ted •.
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and qun ntit y crf
ite oont ent e , om oo f orth , ond oont o.i n1ng a r
o t many .roqu 1r ooon ts
a. t o 7h ioh t or e 1 no evid noe in t hi..., oaoo •
. o, i f t 1e j ury be l1 ov e fro :i th ovid noe t h
t t ho aooua ed 1n
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Baug her,
gui lty as charged in t he ind ictm ent and
fix h ie pub iehm ont at
four mon ths con fi neme nt in j a il and a fine
of four hund r ed doll a rs
H. H. We ave r, Fore man . •
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��The Court instr ucts the jury that
even thoug h they may belie ve from the evide nce that the whisk
ey
was found in a room which the accus ed occup ied at night , still
they canno t convi ct the accus ed unles s the Commonwealth has
prove d beyon d all reaso nable doubt that the liquo r was in the
exclu sive posse ssion of accus ed, a.nd that no other perso n had
acces s, or means of acces s, to the room.

WARD SWANK
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HARRISON BURG, VA.

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Commonwealth TB. Cl arence Baugher
To Chemica l Annlysi s of Beverage • •••••••• ••••• $3. 50
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                    <text>COMUONWT&lt;'...JtLTH O:B1 VL. GDIIA ,
COUNTY OF ROCK I NGHAM, to-wi t:

In the Cir ct1it Cour t of sa i d Collrlty:
The grand ju.rors in and for the bouy of said County of Rocking ham and now at tending said Court at its February t erm , 1924 , upon their
oat h~ QO pr e sent t hnt Clare nce J . Davis, Ire na Dav is , S . E. Vi and s, and
Rosa Via nds,

within one

y ear next _pr ior to the find ing of t his indict-

ment, · in the said Count y of Eockingh am , did unl1;1.wful ly manufv. ct L1r e , sell,
offer, keep, sto r e and e.Arpo se for s ale , g ive away, transpo rt, disp ens e,
so li c it , a..dver tise and receive ord ers for a rdent spir i ts, against the
peace and d i gnity of the Commonwea l th of Virgini a.
'l'he juro'r s a f oresaid up on their oaths afo resaid. do further
_present t hat Clare nce J . Dav is , Ire na Davis ,
Viands , within one

s.

E . Vian ds, and Rosa

ear next prd.or to t he fin ing of this i nd ictment ,

in the sa id County of Ro ck i ngham , did unlawfu l ly have in the l r possessi on
ard ent spirits , agai n st the poo. c e a.nd dignity of the Commonw ealth of
Virginia .
And the jtirors aforesa id upon their oaths a foresaid do fur·tber
present that Clarence J.Davis , Irena Davi s, S. ".V iands, and Ro sa Vi ands ,
within one year ne xt prior to the finding of t h1s indictme nt , in the
sai d Co u:o,t y of n oc kinglmm , did unlawf u.ll y receive arde 11t spirits ,
a.gai n st t he pa:ice and dignit y of t he Commonw ealth of Virgi n ia .

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Hoover; H . A, Shiffle tt , Charles ~aton, and Clyde Shiffle tt, wi t nesses
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of the said county of Rockingham, and severally and respectiveily acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia, in manner and form following, tha,t is to say: the said
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g~4-lawfu1; ,noney-of-tlre 1:Jnicted States,a.nd the said __________________ __ _________________ _
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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 detached from the bonds of this State, to the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia if the ' said

_£,j.~-~--~_,_.✓-1L~ ___ __ ______________ shall make default in the performance of the
conditions underwritten.

The condition of the above r ecognizance is such that if tlle above b o u n d _ ~ ~ - - - - -

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and shall personally appear before the Circuit

Court -o f Rockingham on the ___ ./_~day of the ___C ~ ~----------------Term next
thereof, being .the __ /__Z____ day o L - - ~ - - - - - - 1 9 2 ~, at the Court-house thereof,
and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virginia concerning a c e r t a i n _ ~
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depart thence without the leave of said Court, then the above r ecognizance shall be void and of no
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Commonwealth of Virginia, l T
Rockingham County, j o-wi ·
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REMEMBERE D

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came before n1e ____ __ ________ __ ___ ______ _____ ---------

of the said county of Rockingham, and severally and r espectiveily acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia, in manner and form following, tlmt is to say : the saiJ

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in the sum of

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_gQQ.d-a-Rd-ia:w fttl-m.oney of the Omted States, and the- said ____ - ____ -

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Dollars of like good and lawful money, io be

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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

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conditions underwritten.
The condition of the above r ecognizance is such that if the above bound __ ~ _

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and shall per sonally appear before the Circuit

Court of Rockingham on fuc __ J ' ! / : ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T e r m next
thereof, being the_L2 ____ day of_ _____________________ _______ 192_), at the Court-house thereof,
and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virginia concerning a certain __ ______________ where$ - - ~-------------- stands cha1~ged, and shall not
of the said ___c . g ~
depart thence without the leave of said Court, then the above r ecognizance 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.

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BE IT REMEMBERED that on the __________
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of the said county of Rockingham, and severally and respectiveay acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia, in manner and form following, tha,t is to say : the said

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good and lawful money of the United States, and the said _____________________________________ _
in the sum ,of_ _______________________________________ Dolla.rs 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 detached from the bonds of this State, to the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia if the said

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eonditions underwritten.
Jz:;ndition of t~e above r ecognizance is such that if the above bound _____________________ _
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Court o.f Rockingham on the_J~_da.y of the ____
thereof, being the __

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and shall personally appear before the Circuit

/_2___ day o L - ~ _______ 192 3

Term next

, at the Court-house thereof,

and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virginia conceming a c e r t a i n ~ ~ ~where-

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of the said ___

stands chariged, 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 remain in full force and virtue.
Taken and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above written._ _

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Commonwealth of Virginia, lT
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of the said county of Rockingha m, and severally and respective[ y acknowled ged themselves to be indebted to the Com.momvea]th of Vjrginia, in manner and form following, tha,t is to say: the said
in the sum of

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irrn-t.tth'lie~Sffitttf:fflfl-&lt;OO':lf'-=_====== ~~==-=~ -_;______, __ Dollars of like good and lawful money, to be
respectivel y made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, and they
severally waived the benefit or their Homestead Exemption as to this obligation, and also waived any
claim or right to discharge any liability to the Commonw ealth arising under this recognizan ce with
coupons detached from the bonds of this State, to the use of the Commonw ealth of Virginia if the said

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conditions underwritt en.

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The condition of the above r ecognizance is such that if the above bound __ _
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and shall personally appear before the Circuit

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Court ,o f Rockingha m on the __ L~_da y of the ___

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at the Court-hous e thereof,

and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virginia concerning a certain ~~ ~ hereof the said _____ ~_,__

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stands cha1~ged, 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 remain in fu]l force and virtue.
Taken and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above written.

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�Arrest Warrant
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,

, a Constable of said County:

complaint and information on oath before me,-1.&lt;~~

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to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, o the examination touching the said offence.
Given under my hand a~d seal this___a~

No. 38

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�~l1HE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRG INIA.
1'0 THE SHER IFF OF ROCK INGJI AM COUN TY, GREE TING
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found within your bailiwick, and him safely keep, so that you have
hwbocly forlhv ,itfrbe fore the
Circui t Court of Rocki ngham County, at the· Court House thereo
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answe r us of a certai n __~ ~ - ~ - - - - w h e r e o f he
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indicted.
And have then and there this -w rit.

,Vitnc ss J. F. Blackb urn, Clerk of our said Court

•at the Court House the ____ l_~-~ ---- day oL- ----~ ~-~- - ---, in the
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1'0 1'HE SHERIFF OF ROCKJNGH.1JM COUNTY, GREETINGS:

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found within your bailiwick, and him safely keep, so that you have htrl&gt;ody forthwith before the
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Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court. House thereof on 0if_l~--~~-~-

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to answer us of a certain_~_':::"_~~------whereof he stands

indicted.
And have then and there this ·writ.

Witness J. F. Blackburn, Clerk of our said Court

at the Court House the ___ }._:J_~-- - - day

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And have then and ther e this ·writ .

Witn ess J. F. Blac kbur n, Cler k of our said
Cou rt
,at the Cou rt Hou se the ___ /_3 _~- -day of_ __ _
in the l~.Y. year of
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�In the Name of the Common wealth of Virginia:
To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting:
YOU,

are h ereby comrnaniled to sumnwn .

to rippear bef'ore the Judge of' the Circuit Court of' Rockingha m, County, cit the Cou,rt
Rou,se thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m ., on the .... ../. .. fr:.................. day of . .
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who stands chargecl i:tt,~
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...shall not mnit under the penalty of' £100 . .11.nd have then
a,nrl there this Writ. /
Witness, J. F. BL.11.CJCBURN, Clerk of ou,r sa,id Cou,rt, at the Cou,rt Rouse, the

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who stancl s chnrJ! ed w1,th and indict ecl for a 'fr!l7J7'17{F
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                    <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 a ttending said oourt at its December term,
1931, upon their oaths do present that Clarence Payne, john R.
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Conley and H; P. Layman, within one year next prior

to the finding of this indictment, in the said County, did unlawfully and feloniously manufacture distilled ardent spirits, againa
the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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                    <text>COMMONWEALTH OF VI RGINI A
COUNTY OF ROC KI NGHAM, to-wit :
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In the Circrr it Court of the County of Rockin gham :
BE IT RE!'/IEMBERED, that D. W. :Ea r man, Attorn ey f or the
Commo nwealth for th e s a id County of Ro ckingham , and who for the
Commo nwealth prosec utes in this beha lf, in his prope r person comes
int o the s a id Court on this the 23d day of Octob er, in the year,
1931, and upon the c ompla int . in writin g, verifi ed by the oa t h of
. T. Rexro de, a compet ent witne ss, gi ves the s aid Court here to
unders tand an.d be inform ed tha t Claren ce Roadc ap, on the 11th da y
of Septem ber, in the year 1931, in the sa id County of Ro c ki ngham ,
did unlaw fully ha ve in his posse ssion one compl ete ten gallon stil
and 50 ga llons of ma s h , aga inst the peac e a nd di gnity of the Commo

' weal t h of Virgin i a .
Attorn ey for the Commonwealth
VIRGI NI A, City of Ha rris onburg , to-wi t:
This day W. T. Rexrod e, perso nally app eared before me,
" Eva W. Long, a notary publ ic f or th e City of Harris on burg, Va.,
and ma de compla int an d informa tion on oa th tha t Claren c e Roa dc ap
within twelve mon ths pr ior to t his da t e , to-wi t, on the 11th day
of Septem ber , 1931, di d unlawf ully ha ve in his pos sessio n one
compl ete ten gallon still and 50 gallon s of ma sh.

~ Sworn t o this 23d day of Octob er, 1911.

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COM OF VIRGI NI A

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CLARENCE ROADC AP

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Prohibition Law.

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THE

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�STATE OF VIRGINIA-COUNTY

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leave hence without leave of the said Court, to answer the ch ..rge in this warrant, or to await the action of the
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Charge

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CLARENCE 7/ILLIAMS

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to the Jury

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Clarence

Williams

�COMMONNEALTH
OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTYOF ROCKINGHAM,
to-wit:
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Court

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of said

jurors

and for

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said

oaths

do present

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monwealth

in said

H. Boice,

at its

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against

of Rockingham

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county,

Williams,

Williams,

feloniously

1933,

the peace

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November

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on the testimony

of James

of Virginia.

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jury

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evidence.

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sworn in Court

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before

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