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                    <text>~!1:~:~:~!!~J_it:!~!~~~~ ~ To-wit:
In the __C
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_____

Court of the _y_Q~J!.~Y- of ____ J~g_c_~jp.

D-.?1!! ____ •

BE IT REMEMBER ED That _12~--?~__ }~_!'E!.~!_l.____ , Attorney for the Commomvealt h for
the said _____ _9_Q_lJ_n_t.y___ of --~QQ_K:lp b§JL , and who for the said Commonwealt h prosecutes
in this !behalf, in his proper person comes into the said Court on -this the '. ____ J__'7_~£.)._day ·of_ ____ _
First
Count

_A :ri_1____ , in

the year

19&amp;5_:2, and upon the complaint in writing, verified by .the oath of ___ _

_jt!.._J _!..__ R~~J'_QQ~------, a competent witness, gives the said Court here to understand and be
informed that _:Q§.A _tn:_c_~ J__i_~!;-~r_: ____________ , on the _J__q_t_b.____ day of _Ap ril_,_ ________ _,
ih t he year 1923 _, in the said _.c..o.·
Y:--- of -- __p9.9JsJ_n b-_______ , did unlawfully _________ _
--~~_y_e _in _ his _ pos s ession _fou ;r _gall ons _of _ardent _ s_11i r i ts__ _( m._q_g_p._5-.lj~J!.~- -

--~~g__~o r ) _________________________________________ ------ --. ------------ ----- --·------ -

------------ ------------ ------------ · ------------ ------------ ------------ -------·--------

-against the peace and dignity of the Commonweal th of Virginia.

And the, Attorney for the Commonwealt h aforesaid, who prosecutes as aforesaid, in the
name and by the authority aforesaid, and upon the complaint in writing aforesaid, further gives

Second
Count

•
the said Court to understand and be informed that said ----------------------- -----------on the __________ day of ------------ --------, in the year 192 __ , in the said --~--------- -- of
_____ :__ _____________ :_ __ , did unlawfully __________________________________________________ _
against the peace and dignity of the Commonweal th of Virginia.
And the Attorney for the Commonwealt h aforesaid, who prosecutes as aforesaid, in the
name and by the authority aforesaid, and upon the complaint in writing aforesaid, further gives

Third
Count

the said Court to understand and be informed t h at said ------------ ------------ -----------on the __________ day of ------ -- ------------ , in the year 192 __ , in the said ------------ -- of
------------ ------- -- -, did unlawfully --~--- _______ _____________________ against the peace
and dignity of _the Commonwealt h of Virginia.
'
-- - - - - - - - - - _ 1 _ --t- - - - - -- -- _ ,_ -- -- - - - - - - - - - - -- -

Attorney for the Commonwealt h.

VIRGINIA:- ____ Ci ty __ __ ____ of __H_~:rJ'_:l§.PD-.P_\!J'_g__ _________ , To-wit:
T his day

_J~•-_!_•__ !3_~~~-C:_~~--- ---

personally appeared before me I_:~!:!_~~_!l-~ _l~!.._L~~JiUS

no~ary_J)up_lic __ for the--~~~_! _______ of ----- ~!:.:'.~-~~~_5)-~~~-----, Virginia, and made
complaint and information on oath that __)2§._p.__.:.9_~;!._i_~:t;_e_r_: ______________ __, _________________ _
within twelve months prior to this date, to-wi-t on the __ _l_~~_l:!_ __ day of
in the _county ________ of _}3g.9_l~Jp_ 11-~ - __ :

_4PJ:!J._______ , 192-'3 3,

undistilled

orm, tub, f ermen~

and o-ther

substances capa e of being used in~

appliances con

man-

ufacture of arde t spirits;
5.-Unla!WfuU y possess ardent spirits.
Sworn to this -- ~_?-~)l___ day of -'"

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' Information for Violation Prohibition Law.
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____________________________ Clerk.
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�Commonwealth of Virginia,
Rockingham Countg, To- Wit:

surety, who _ i u s t i f i ~ a m e before me, -··· .

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(J. P. or Bail Commission er)

and acknowledged

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,of the said County of Rockingham ,

the Commonweal th of Virginia each in the sum of
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to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the ~se of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severa11y waved their homestead exemption to their recognizance; yel upon this condi~:
That if the said

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...... shall personally appear before

the Circnit Court of Rockingham County, at the Courthouse of said County, on the ...... /

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hea rd, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with
the said charge, and then and there answer the

of Virginia concerning a certain

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charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is ~nally disposed of or until it is
declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recogniz:mce shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

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Com mon weal th of Virg inia City, County of,

to-wit:

To the Prohibition Inspecto rs, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and
Constables of the State of Virg;inia
-Greeti ng:

W H E R EAS
ha s thi s day made compl aint and informat ion on oath before me, ...... .. ...... ... ....
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Name of Mairistra te

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of t he said City / County that he verily believes, that in the said City / County
a nd St ate:
(a) Th at A rdent Spirits are being unlawful ly manufac tured, sold, kept, st ored,
possesse d, held, used and con-

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cealed in a certain
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Give n am e, if n am e unkn own, say, " Whose n ame is t o th t" infortl1.ant unknown"

(h) A still, st ill cap, w orm , tubs, ferme rnters and other applianc es conn ected w
ith such still and u sed, and ma sh
and other subst ance s, capable of being used , in the manufac ture of A rdent Spirits,
are unlawful ly in the possession of, and unlawfull y used by one
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a

certinJ~ ~;. L&lt;e&gt;"9'C4"'-

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Give name. if n ame unknown. say. " \ Vhose n ame is to the in fo rma!1t u nknown
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· · · ·· ·· · ·· · ·· · ••·•··• ···•· ·· ' · ····
H ere describe place as in (a) above

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( c) A rdent Spirits a re being unlawfull y k ept, held , st ored, conceale d, used, sold,
and unlaw fully tran sported in
certain baggage or a certain vehicle, t o-w it : a certain
Here describe vehicle, a uto, wagon, carriage, bu ggy, boa t , baggage or what
not

by on e .... .... .. ...... ..... ............. ...... .. ...... ......... ........ .......... .... ..... ....... ....... .... .... .... .... ........ .... .. ....
..... ...... ..
Here i?ive n a me. or describe as in (a) abov ~

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A nd there being rea sonable cause fo r such belief :
T HESE A RE, THE R E F O R E, I N THE NAME OF THE CO M MON WEALT
H O F VIRGI N IA, to command you, w ith all necessar y and proper speed and assistanc e, to search the
house, place, baggage , boat or vehicle herein desig nated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirits and
th eir containe rs and other thing s
apparent ly possesse d or used i11 violation of law, and bring the same and the
person or persons, in whose possession they are found, and al so any person resisting , impeding , obstruct ing , or
in any m anner hinderin g or delaying you in the executio n of thi s warrant before me, or some other officer h aving
jurisdi ction of the case, to be
di sposed of and dealt w ith accordin g to law ; and make returtll of this warrant
show ing all acts and things done
thereund er, w ith a particula r statemen t and sufficien t descripti on of the things
seized and the name of the person

�DIRECTIONS
1. If only Ardent Spirits and containers be seized
the Magistrate shall fix a time not less than 10
nor more than 30 days from the date of return
for the hearing of said return. If no claimant appear, the Ardent Spirits and articles are to be forfeited to Commonwealth. Any person claiming
any of same must file a written claim stating particularly the _character and exten t of his interest
therein, whereupon the Magistrate shall certify the
warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to the
Ci rcuit or Corporation Court, as the case may be ,
for determination, and declare the unclaim ed articles forfeited.

2. If still, still cap, worm. tub s, h ea ter, ferm ent er s,

or any app liance connected w ith a still and u sed.
or mash o r other sub stance capable of being used,
in the manufacture of Ard ent Spirits, be seized ,
the mash (afte r taking sample) shall be destroyed,
and the facts and articles seized reported to the
prohibition Commissioner and Commonwealth's
Attorney. (A copy of this warrant and proper return will be a sufficient notice and report.) Ardent
Spirits and containers disposed of as in No . l
above.

WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT
SPIRITS, ETC.

The following named officers and p,ersons assisted me in the execution of this warrant:

Commonwealth of Virginia

Exe~;;e wit~~ warra:1~··t~;~
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Other than above stated the following are witn esses:

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within stated

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and by seizing th e following desc rib ed Ardent Spirits
and ot her thing s th er ein found (and arresting the
above name d perso n fo und in po ssession thereof) and
by pos ting a tru e co py of th is warran t and th e retu rn

This matt er set for hearin g on th e .... ............ .... day
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herro n on the
Here say place, house, room, bo:l t,

auto or Baggage, o r a s case may be

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, 193 ..

No claim of ownership or interest in any of the .
sa id things se ized having been filed herein in compliance with the law, the same are hereby adjudged
and declared confisca ted and for feit ed to the Commonwealth.

Description of Ardent Spirits and others thing s

Given under my ha nd thi s
of

..................... clay

.... ...... , 193 ..
Title of Mag istrate

3. If Ardent Spirits are being transported in an auto-

W ritten claim of owners hip or interest having
been filed to certain of the said things herein seized, this warrant, the said claim and the things in
the claim particularly de sc ribed, are hereby certified

mobile, boat, wagon, buggy, or other vehicle, the
Arde nt Spirits and containers shall be preserved
and the vehicle shall be delivered to the Sergeant
of the City, the facts reported to the Prohibition
Comm issioner and Commonwealth's Attorney and
Ardent Sp irits and containers dispo sed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of this warran t a nd
prope r r eturn will be sufficie nt report.)

to the
............ .. ...... Court of this ..
for determination, and the said things unclaim ed are
hereby adjudged a nd declared confiscated and forfeited to the Co mmonwealth.
Given under my l,and thi s
of ..

4. A copy of this warrant and the return thereo n
must be posted at the fr o nt door of th e house, or
on th e door of the room, or on the premises at the
place the Ard ent Spirits may be found.

193 ..
Title of Magistrate

.

See S ections 21½, 22, 23, 23½ , 57 and 57½, Acts of
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If issued for A rd en t Spirits so transported, it can be
executed in any part of the State, and r et urned to a ny
justice in any county o r city through which they a r e
car ri ed .

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t~.at es.~4 •r-~~t
by ~ho:n. "1d

r~r usle o

o t.ie !.!.ndc.n~
.J he.nd t ,is

ssld

...

/S-de.y

re-

to. &lt;lofclld!lnte

a

thnt

t~el~!ams
~

or

s 1ri!a

~1~0

indictm•r.t·•
of

pril,

1!•0 1, witlli,

----'-✓----7z_.
_f_y_.,,,_o:::/_.._
____ ,Jad

o.

�t

�oert1tie

sked tho ~itness

_to

10.

3.

Lewis
Cremer the tollowinp
,

questions

to

I

·,Thionhe mane.tne :follOwinS snn,:re:
Jld he b v• un; othor liquor
somo !Ull! e llon
39

onn

hid in there,

tsore,

end otiek

go o.it

pioco

ebstera

own .ny oth

put it

r 1cr'

urn u.p by the ttumor~

t,;...e r-1ke am\

1.c

Y 8 sir:

creek.

T:'le O\m

of r,round o~t thoro.
YT) o-o

41

go O!lt there

0:.3;1,

t.

1111dturn

Lisu.,t's

S1l'i.:::c.1.~ pool:

up a l~ne

to the

Yes eir,

right

going

:'That, 1! any to in;-. did they k.eop o.;.t there

-!2 ..

oll,
Z11e Jourt:

the:, 1,ept &amp;11 k1nde or li~uor
',Tnose forin ie

tn ZL.n n4 Lestor
tnroa
43.

s .oo ~7

thee !n the falior shook.

JO tho 'il!:sU

40 Q.

h&lt;d

to~-

'!01 "To~ld ....
e ....ide 1 t in t.1..e fodder

o oks

Yes air,

of tile11.
1011

tl:lli.t? A

••hater.

1 tl:.iul

l think. thelr

father

yo,

in.
on t.:t~t

o lt thero.

I thin!:

1 t belongs

._ be.lm£e to 611

it

left

&lt;lid you h P!-en to go up tboroy

i

to them:'!itlng

liqnor

up.

44

:/hoeo liquor

4--&gt; ,.

ilbe-r~ dill. ~• .,.et ti.e 111110r·f

46

Nbero &lt;tid ~no.v keep t :e liquor\

r16'i1-

47

1n i'l:Ollt

,. s it~

01 t " sheep

In 11h.t kind

f

Don obater•s.
./To.:.. m:rn,nt.c.inpoople.

In II str~w

st ct,

sh• d.

eont.i111era~

Jue•. too.
_,o Jou.rt:

.t ...1eh iJf tae , abet re did yc'.l

seen tho~ both ther&amp;.

ov♦r

ane t:.er•?

�•

•
•

•

•

•
•

•

�-f--

':ih ~ elce

'! S Bir:

there t

pl:ioo

tne croo,.

-- 41a t-~

n.n:rwhaTeela•

Cot

tho

n

kept ao.;ie

In t ·1e tree.

llo-•

dad

:eep it

'alf

would be p_.nte r ""ter 1 t ,\'S.S tJot-tled.

gullOnij

or pin ~e,

I'.

tit).

:ocud. •t ioll

49

yo , air.

50 •

n.o :n1t

51

t cl. d,

it t!lere?

{hero did ;"o.

et

1t?

it.

D1dn ''ti want to

.1h.l' did you p11.t 1 t ther•?

.he court:

1t o.11 to :o,,n.

bring

l rive

bi:m. " doUc.r

r-011 ouah clld yo" aell

64
lone,

So e weoJ&lt;e I didn't

fi~ty

M~ I took

h l~.

o.ncl.

It

a wool:?

that

eell

""ob,

nte,

O

yor ,ged five

cu,d eOll&gt;ew eta

lf9,l-

I sold

COTO•

56.
sometlmee

:7hon did ;;1011p •Y D ll then?
57 ~

pootete.

1

:rent 1n a car o few ticen-

t and. wtl.ld h!.eo it

~ue co11r· :

~

it dovm tomt?

;;0\7 wol.lld yol.l bring

,e oll

on S,,.tu.rd~y.

Corry

.I.t in 01J'

"ont emd ·ot

Lt at

p !l'.'I tbeae alle;a.

-::h$t

do yon meor. l&gt;y 6ll

o! you_: &gt;. l!e and

.:&gt;anand. Ralph •
58

.,here

59 •

';11:ero would

'101'-ld you hide

i~?

\

ln the$O e.lloya,

JO~ ue1i.a_1y diapoeo
•

of

ost

up and tto\'/l'l•

of it?

In what

0c ~ate% Jtroat .

a

I

the,a ,ll
60 ~

hat

Jl\llt

e=er.

a1a:imot"?

summer up cu:it.l

I ju.et
~

l,!tst

hllw lons:-

I wo:l&lt;ed :!'or tholll ell

IJ'.lllllllOr.

I was cuught ,

.. o went ,m y..,ux Oon.d,
011 pour thin

ROT. w,:ud

cs.no a,111 thon puur

don •t tnJv, exactl·

it

01.Lt

1nto t,ie

~\. "Dsn1el

out.!

ebster.

.~ !our

'bottles.

1 t -u:o hAlf

Ya'l oan pour lt

g&lt;...J.lor.

th1J.t

�•

•

•

•
•

•

•

�h3 Q

Jid .,.ou kc:~p " fu.m,el

011c out

ont

LtJtJrc

1.t:e et.eep

C.t

ttLed?

A S:1'.4

th~ re
.ei-c dld . ~u :,;acp itT

aJtled. r1

.. o r .. te::-.... '1

t bet..,0011

w,.h1L

1
.,.

0 t .e s:-ro1,o-w.1ing of eu.ch ot

q,uo1;1
t1c:,ua ttc

deteuu-

• ta,
t

be ollol

••d

,et

forth

1.n tne

}

o1

bill

not. peirtt.r,01.t

ci;;

1•.!!"tlO.tl

ot J.Utloul•,u:;1

tr.e a::aid oill

of liq,ior

ttere

plaoo

t ~fl.

t~

t.:led

1'S

t.re

::o i;:-o·:e

~tber

tu 1m., ofteuoc

t,.., t.

llt\)ring

e Uefeud 1nta

ill tt,o s.,;.d ·ulll

or on t eir

but. tbe Cou1·• ovrrrnled

eicn

o· c.1d

,s

er th
a•t

to.rth.

Ati.on::e;

,a.ud t '-

v01 rt

t
.e v.,

.J. t

,._-y~ .,._;, ,,._,

....

il,dic:t:nei..t,

\Ul,..._1

... , _u -,
,-

LtJ.lo&gt;

otift

OX t:.eJ:U

t.

~U,...

Objeatlom:

.

•

~

nd 1c.1·rr.U,t.ed

h D

,

.

ru

··• , ae

~ t.~1

;;, l

ro..:e-cd e. ..,... ,.
,,.,-r...._
.._ ~ r.,,._

wc:'\"c, .on

...1.:1.f18TI80Clra.tmt

-I,no

L.te

-"llau

,

J-~-

.... ~~J
pert,! t ted 1.he OC!:lOTii?IQ:ltb 'a

f.~!. 'LC.11

../,A...-,,,1

tl.,

t.he ~OQm.O!
. .,e ltb'u

th t s1001l1•d

1. ltJl

mi.tf ..clc

'-,.,...,

4

e eha:uld

C B

ie-e1

-1,,,,.,._4,,,.,l...f

u 1-iext J-l'O edtLf.
°'--0.C,..

(),.......,___,..._

;.,:..,~

't.O IYI -tll

a, •t.ltfJ.

~~

r

..
I f

t

the ..
J

,Ctl.Jl

uf

~

~

ti

e Court

t

:,,J

in a

l lc

t-

',.,.

�,.

�'

•

•

'•
Collll:!ono
,10:,.lth
•

::la.r.iel ebeter

and .?:$1 h -:ebotor.
Oortificnte

U

.:e would -rour it

1

iiben wan that?

,

I ..aeon

67 ~

,\

it

,Voll,

I.~rts :::-0:1 r t,co foJ.:oll'ing
auewera:

out,

thert.

.·ce 11 lllJr

two cionthe

been about

h4

A

-Y11111lc G-xnha.;i:i.
Ji!J'mot .Bl" w~e

...,,,. mother wao: in the ro .,

10 aea,

!,rt~•

then, too.

bail

,.'no wu _preaent tha t

in tae
there

Yes sU

A

ago.

the ittorne7

to l'l'hioll he m..'\dotlJO following

quootione

66

case,

pr~pounded ~o tile "1meea

Joc::ion..ealth

notu,,

of this

on the lrial

110. ,;.

t don• t ~no

n !:bere.

I gaeon sae tno-n

whether

s~o d...id,or

.not.

68 ~

1bet ,r.:.o Jll).ndoln$

it

in the

£'3

~

tile

bottle ■~•

nte:-e
Othor eido

:t

ana bron-nt
?0

bring dor-

A

up to the houte,

~L•J

c .. \

?~ .

uilroad.

1d tho;

'·

•o i:ring

1n t!!c v1nev on

I g&lt;&gt;t tb~ liqw&gt;r

11nd we poured it

, sol

r

ill tae bo,olea.

a_ong tne ,.

lroad~

Wt.at

no!lr Uic.Jc·,11111omsI store."

s:.:;-,rher elae

exce..,•

u,

nnd tne woods o~t thero?

how 1:a.r from ~hat sheep

~11011~ o. ;;;tie.

hooe':'

u:od 1t hid

1n ao=e Tines
,1 •••

shed and tee o•raw-&amp;toek

-;o...

•

.&gt;1' tho ~. r,, '.I'. !iS.ilroad.

:&gt;id the;, ceep liqaor

fsrrn 111 about

in your

to •ell,

tomi

it~

~011 (et

:ma hlo.de,i

':"at

:?ailroaJ.f

•74

did

&gt;1\h liouor

llhed?

A

t ..e

lll:eep

.he poornouee

I oouldn' t tell

! Judp.

~oar- liquor

you hr va aootao o Y A
out here by t..-ie stone

tie

s rln

nn.,"'1!1ere ·lee except tn t~e plncos
kept it baok of t"e

,.atep' a house and

, 1o t::e iooa.s -:.'.:.e::-a.I don.1 !: ~o·.r

• o~e woods tt ie.

You kept liquor

bnok ot what E&gt;tepe•

houao.

Juetie

�•

•

•

�•

•

is the one •»ho runs

77 .

Juatis

nover

seen ~step

'tt.er

.4 Yee sir.

the :1 toe:,-?

wi h no li~uor.

ot thet.r

It ~ns back

1

house

•··•.re !t n.s.
11 ve?

Whore doe a ~,top

wooda, ':fn.ere t~o toll

ln

'ront

of tno wata:r..a.n

o bb. lives

inn

hoa..sc up above

:1lgbt

A

gato used

t2:.ere.
1:i:'htCourt :

On the ..~awlo;,.. Roc.d.·1

... e oourt:

,that

.;a tsp..,

J.

~

Yoa si.r .

...a,?Dood

_;step end :ua~is

I d~n 1 t know whot their mother•e n&amp;.tle is.

~step.

.hat

~oa.rt:

used

1e rith~

o be on the

on t!l:!.8 road right

bo~ond wnare t~e toll

,awle;, 3J)rirurs

.'urnp11to·,

:.

gate

Yee air.

here.

80"
I don•t

'10cm below ta.era,

c:d.lo o.nd. a halt.

ltnow what 'IIOods it

maybe two t1.ilee:. from ~tune

':O each ot Wb.ioh P,u.estions

objected,
thereby

was not pertinent

o:! p rtiou.lnrs
larl,

filed

1n tbat

fendants

at wh1eke,

or either

in tho bill

co,u-t overi-aled
tne wt !lleea

jections

aaid

to an.s

to '7ni,·b i.otion

or nr4ent

r e&amp;c ..

1

s

..

and p&amp;.rt1cu.by tbe d -

f&amp;l":L or

ta.r.:!Q it

18

same W!la stored,.
at the
and oach of tbom and permitted

witness

GiVBn under 11 ban4 ._!ue
~
~

elicito~

'drr....,e,_,

u.e-etians

of tno Jou.rt in .o ovorrulin

nnd 30 per::iitt1r.g

i,.,

t:,e :rarw or farms ot

the

""=e&amp;.14

co;i.n.eel oicep!e4.

~._

B~OWthe ator1ng

t-,·,-..............

of the:i., on whion

obJeot1one

a

1n tbe bill

.lttornoy

ap1,-1 te"upon

of 1)6rticul.are

to

opco1t1ed

o;r the ~""1..,,onwe"ltn'e
Q

Judge about

""'Prin,s, ciaytia further."

so~ht

offence

blly

it did not t•nd

the doienda.n~s.

allog1d

,o

I

tbe de •'enil.ants by counsel

~hat ,he evidonee

on tho gr~.nd

1e.

~8 s.boTo e-,.t fort

a!!.ch or B!!.id ob-

to S.'&gt;trller tho

-

/.9·~

de:l'onda.nte

1&gt;:7

els;, of ft,Pr1l,

,._. -=-~•="-'"''.-...,(
.7 Pt IY,~..,_~

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

. Judge.

�•

•
•

•

•

•

•
•

�'

•
Jowr.on;.e l th

va.

c rtlfioaLo
UpO?ltho lirial
propounded

ca~e t .e ::0~011,,Q&amp;lth 'a Attorno.;

o~ th.a

to ti1e 1ntnesa

~o. 5.

,.1u1am

;re.hAm the

5 '

.loa a.ir.

6 -.

tir.tu ;ro!.l.eaw ;tim ther ·?

.11,m \V8s -ch.e le.at

I fUese,

,bout a ooup.e monthe nso, mo.ybc a little

tne~e

!!bot did tte7

b117ef

9

"llle.t did

~!l,07

htJ.ve it

10

l!Off ~l'"~

jars

did

ll

, -,,,t did they

-

r.no did

uo

tb.fl.t?

,

A ,oot

longer.

A

in~

thoy ht.~c·/

11th 1t?

15

Bow ild

A

i:o sir,

20

I d~n•t

.oll,
with 1 .

lhree.

Ponro&lt;l it

.1

l~to

iint

bottles.

t-e li

uor n.ft9,r ~n..., po~e.4

'S.t ~io

he::, es f'ar as l lalOIT•

it.

,,bot color woo it,

..

,\

Jare.

L~wi II ac-1&lt;1ll&lt;,.c, both.

with

it

!!alt gallon

\

IJO,t cUd you know?

lmow-you oa.n acont

lo

baa boon,

J.

hll t &lt;i.id they do ,;ttb

-.:..e bottlen?
14

rt

to,etber.

8 ,..

13

,\

He e,r:d Ir9wis Jrocer eeme

7 '

ll?

questions,

followin

A

it oorroepond

cean

'24,

I couldn't

..l.J.1to.
1n

loore e.nd smell with what ie in

1 moan 19~3.
S41 tor eurc be sold it er wh.~t o do~e

I nev r soen him got an~ ~on~: ~or

it.

�•

•

�f

••
--2--

•
21. :;t

,'/h:,.t did you see

,•.

As far

•

im do with

,u I kno·R, lte had t:ie 11 ruo:r .
Iu pint

"J:lera we.a it'!

2c&gt; .

a.raund

r.:r.L!.atthc1s

24 .,:

1

A

he ~iva it

stable.

m:1erc was that

7lhere rtaa 1t

:'he court:

.1110

know whether

I

'f

by t!lc Co:.nnon·;;ealth1 s Attorney

:::o:m:,onwe~l
th wouJ.d aeo k to convict

in their

possession

!nrme ov1X1odby che·,

months ag,..).

t\i'O

dt:reet.

in the bill
tilero

tho defendants,

thct

tb.e

or oi ther of

or o~ having ardent

th.en tho farm or

at ans pluce other
ardent

cy

of pnrtiou.la:re

is ,, o sta.toment

of a:rdent spirits

or o · ~•lling

to?

mow."

a.nd eao!l of the,., the defendants,

tho ground tlll!t

o! the transportation

':'hnt has been

about

On ·,inter

A

8':l.wthe _person bu.t didn't

objeoted,on

A

wat tr_c pe:r-aon .:.o gaye 1 t to or sold it

~o ffilioh questions

ap1r1ta

say .,1,.et he done

&amp;.nd wben·r

I sur,i_pose. e oonth,

'...·ie C.ourt:

A

the~.

A I aonJ.dn 't

to him or sold 1~-

so:r.ie ti.tie back.

filed

once on ./&amp;ter ~treet.

but I seen him one oven.ing - I don't

The Court:

counsel,

bottles,

l ....een hio :rt th it

.nu,t did he do '71th 1 t?

with it exactl~.

it?

spirits

or of unlawfully

gi v1.ng e.ws.ya.rdent apiri ts, e.nd the Jou.rt o,,.erru.led t.1e ao.id ob-

Jeotiona

and each of them and permitted

abo~e set forth,

obj- otions

to whlch action

t_a witness

of the ~curt

e.nd onoh o! the,o tho defendants
;iven under

~4~

~n~

in so overruling

said

b:, co ;nsol excepted.
'!f .!prU~~

tll£.s _!~day

~

to enswor aa

~

~-

'

"l'uctgo,

�-

&lt;

�•

'o.::oon~eel th

Jo. 6.

.:ertl:f1cate

Jpon tbc ~T1ol c! th-a o~ e, ~b• ~ou::ion~eal~h ~r:pounded to on• J.::.Lielroy,
qu.eations

to

c witneea

whioh tho witness

in its

oob,,lt,

mad&amp; the !ollowini:r

tn.e following
£\.n8"';ters:

•

,.

1 '!es
air.

4 ,

,hon 1&gt;0.eit?

1 thinlr. it

A

:.hero was l'..e nt t_,e tilll•'i

G q

was Pride.

oe_o1·0 Jhri•tmas.

:t hsp;oned

A

down on "'I tar

3t:roct.
7

you?

mi.it " ga.l 1 on •

••

o

,o want ~o eoU

!1011 uoh Ld

~

Juat

half

.;allon

to

.d uor. --

tho Jury how no happenell. to offer

in a ell!" ri;,nt
nnd ,ot

to

side

ta1t1,,,..

oft

e

c=b-

!le offarod

I roo .on I a• pped

to aell

mo lullf

a .,;allon

,10.00.

brin-

it

lll:"OWldoo~e ti~•
You didn't

l

b~

that
1~r

At t e ~o,ccluaior_

b; oo-.u,sel.

night.
A ~lo air.•

of ,.h1ch exa:::int.ti

~ovod t!,!l,t ~ho ,ourt

n. t?:.e i~!endi:.»ts.

etr11to out tbo aaid endenoo

J! i ~ and ine ruot t.n.e .h11°.'lto diaro~t-L.t·d the eat:o.

thl'lt

:1011 thi::&gt;

of liquo:rt

1r11e sitting

probubly

ju.ry what ae so.id

to the

JUet state

9

ut

state

tae

bill

ot pllrticu.lcre

contains

~o atotemon~

and ell

on the grJand
tll.st

tl:.e

Jo=~e-

�••

•
•

•

•

•

•

•

•
'

•

.

•
•

•

�--2-woalt;,
t .e

wo11ld B&lt;!ek to oonv:lot

of:tenco

...,'[)l"sale,

mitted

01

,o.line

~rdent

but tho )ou.:.·t

the witnoea

ap1r1t&amp;

O"i" rru.lc

•.actl

,,.

eitbe::- o! thor.t, of

r of-•rlnf'

nnd 1n ao per:ai•tu.g

ueotions,

ardent

"'=eo.:.d. ol: ject

to snewer t~o aaid iueat-ons

eeoh of said objootions
o&amp;eh vf the said

t:oe socus ,d,

tae defondente,

spirits

ona t.nd. _per-

bnd eaoh of the~,

t,e ffitneez to ,u:u,wer
by oouneel,

.. ';,.! j.l'l"il.
;,ve,,nun.&lt;l.er
~~ /. ' ~;
~ ~
~?'.,
~(

excopted,

;;:W,~~...,
,.'.'11d.-e.

�'

L

�••
•'

VD,

Daniel

,lobster

~ollowlng

lllld J•u.J&gt;b ,iobster.

or this

Upon the

cr1,al

1ueetl~L

.o ahi

"llo you Jalo-, what

leg.er

or for violating

the

To wh1ort question
a

round

ct.Loe, the co :J:JOn•1os.lth, b;; its

oe made t,o !ollonng
the genorsl

tlle defendants

tf'.e Jouri

overr.U

i tho sa d object

~.

a• •••rr-llln~

ine a~id obJection,

t.o &amp;new, r IIXlm a:l the aa1d

oapted,

\'10stion,

:aad. ·•
ob3ected,

~~d

•vio~l f"D o!: the

·1 n and p-e1· 1tt&amp;d t

a.nswe:r the :Juest ..on xs o'oove sot io"·th.
in

J.

o.lph

by oounoel

of purticulara

u d aeek

of

reputation

proili bi ti On la':'la?

thA t in the bill

answer:

to which action

n.,d 1"'

o perci.ttln$

t e defendlllta,

11

ritneae
1~

to

the Jou.rt
c,e n._..oee

l,y 00:.nsel,

ox-

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Com::1omrealth

apon t .. o ar1ul
Attornev,

propo:,,.lad

:following

\l'testlons

o:r tnia

co e,

to "-L,lJo•:el.

tbe :o..r.ionwealtb,

t. 011.tnoes 1 .. its

to wilioh Lhe "1.tnesa

by its

uobalf,

tho

mo.de tne tollo,;11lf'

~n-

S.e.rD:

"3 ..

Lo you

knO""D

~he ro.neral

repiltatio~

x~r h6ndl1n · 11 uor ~n tne City o!

·ood or bad?

reputatio

~

01

::alph Webster

rriaonbur-,

ao. is tha;

If

A I hove hear~ lt oisousooa

that

they

were ll!lndl1ns it •
.. ut ...o.u-t: Do ::ou lmoi'f - w be st.ands geaerull3?

To the prop

fendo.nte,

by counsel

oul tre
oent

that

filed

..nd.l.n

obj oted,

~he ,

City

poaaeeaion

a

~•~.

esoh o:f which

on the

t 1

tih w:nld

in tne
------

seet

~

offence

of ba~ln~

of

in

a

Tr_a~c~-.
l!r--!ll~lll
in t~e
~er
':?'dent a,p1r11.s. or .a1 rucy other of ... n

Ji...._

tile:n. &amp;a ,ao a set

r ..!ing

-----

o ia oo stateaouv1ct1on

of theu,
~1~~

toe de-

'JWid C?l!!t ID t?IO 01)..l-&gt;uf

b~. the )ourt overruled
•
and Per::11t-t.ed the wJ.tncae to a.n,hver t£.e. said
o~

•ueet1ons

by the 00-omonwofllt.1'e .lt.torney

t~e defend.Ante. or eithe~
the!r

ot

to which action

torth,

eaon of a&lt;&gt;id object:1,me

&amp;:ne-~6r 1'!la:i e! t ...c said

and in

20

eaoh of sald ooJectione
"tuestious

o! the cow·t in ao ovo:rperaitti

i".tes-t!.ona. the !ei'endlmts.

•

and each of

g t o 111tnusa

to

1 o0'1!!!lel.

e.x.-

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�oommonweal1ih

~e,?'ti fi.!A'te no. 9 •

Uncn the trial

to John

.o un, '&lt; wi tn3ee

queotion

~o which he made th•

0

10

Q

You testified

w,ia bad tor
geneMl

rop,~t4 tior.?

cllll:lonw•~l

recalled

by 1~, the tollo::1ng

answer:

tollo·.nn,:

t.,e eenon&gt;l rey,it-at!on
ow abo::.t

li1=r·
I,,

c~ o, the

on 1ta boh!U f.

th.at

'land!lne

./

of this

o! .aloh

:.en eoata:T

ollat

ab:ttor
is hie

Bad.•
~

;o too propo;m&lt;iing o~uestion
obj octo d1

tne de!endanta,

h~ com3cl,

""'-.,".,.,,.--:!=""",r--"·
""'•t-t:1!"r,n-n--,-;;.:t·-,,in-tt-imh=-!"tt,n-""""'.r:;;;,,:_a

,;"":::s;::i.!!·~t,JlL,__•~•~·~-tttornaycont iu•d

--10

11.ng or TI4?18'POr~'-'lg

:, utaer

~

...e ;.o

l~h v ,e teat-tmony ao"' •

11

~ut t.10 ~ourt overrulod
joot1on
aet

d per!"litt-ed the Wit-noea

ort,

jeo'tion

to which action
(u1i1 ln c-o p9r 1 tting

~e!ed1.D.tu,

ty ea~e:.
,1Vl),'1

/.-.,•;-,,-,

~

~

-l:.J,SOT

o o.n!.ni'Sl't ..lO ae.id

of tno Cout
t o vti tnoee

in

t ,e sud
uoution.

,o overr.ll1n~

1.0 e:isv,er 8"'11
d

a.11

obas &amp;oove

ob-

ur:-etiJ!!,

the

ezcop!et.
::,;r

'J-

)'ZJ. ~!o -✓~ _d::..y ot
,,,..__..,r

,7,,.,

.!.~ril.

,t.: •,.f

19;.1/ ,.,:.,Z ••
,Jud

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;y.z:i•l

, 11batn·

n o ba Lor.

an4 . ,_~

~ertlf1cnto

::&gt;o(OU.

"5 "'

~10~

t ...a i;enernl

:-epu .. +.

6

d(hJ ebont.

tJan?

.l.

ln

o~ "-1.,h

of corrieonbu:r~:

11~~or boro 1.~ the ~ity

h~ndling

l,

~0.

ef.i.Q&amp; tl:ine,

\

ll

ants.

g!."'t.r.llidthtat tistt:Pe 1u ,.o

1J"!J.,:,...s

1

o'f' pert1c

ll"-""

'

ti·nnepo,~r_,•=,,:;11

1&gt;;1tthe co irt

sat

said

~~

the said

averr.Uo&lt;l

an.n'll'er tne e14

_·o:rttJ, to whiJh

objections

-e

~ · o.r handling

by m,.y of

the -.1 n•~s

ay counae. ,

,..,, the CDJII,on...aalth'

filed

or oither

•i thor

ct1on

fO't'

~d.

o e. eh. of -w.3.ich a.tu1t1 ....-!'lst;1a d.efen&lt;i!lnta,
obJecto4

,eb:ster

•

spi!•ito

ardent

or soll1ng

ap1r1te

e.rd•nt

each of 0,11d object1011a a.'l.d per titted
_~ezt!tna

~f the

8Jld in so periuittlng

end eac~

~

t~e~,

as abGTe

..!ourt 1n st&gt; 07crr 111ng oncll ~f
tlle witness

to an•wer

ee.oh of

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Dim1el ..ebater

and '.leJ.ph ,1ebeter,

ti on tile

po-mded ;.o

A,•

tri!ll

• ;;urr.t,

caee,

of this

on 1:!.s bohs.l ·~ t· o 1"1lllowinP"

a ilitnigas

1•1oot1ono to w!lioh tile witness

the coo:non·m,&amp;J.ti&gt;pro-

g4ye t,,e follo;ring

.:)o you kX10~1the general

rep11t.,l,tico

f.&gt;r hc.nd.11..:tgl!. :uor hel"tt in USrr ...oonb.,s

answers:

of Ri,,lph ~;obeter

, and,

it so,

1s 1.t good

or bnd?
A

26

~

o•il~toJ,

rt has boen boostot!. a 0ood deel.
':hat do yo~ -~e.n b7 Ooost~a; ~

I met.n !t Ma been ~lr-

rwnorod 1 good deal.

20

".'1ocu.14
JOU. say ....
t W&amp;B good

21

rro~ about :&gt;e.niol ~•bater?

ob~ootad 1 CRa.-ti:-t:e
~re\ffld

te1)

or bad?

A.

8,nd.

titc .. es U, no attf!1 ...lunt

..,_...._.J..l...,!!O!f~p
::-tic!ll:.i.-r&amp;~iled

&amp;'bet~~

-:i' tn.e ....o:--:r.on·,--;
"llt ....• s_.....;.ttornay t.htlt

the commonr;cslt:iint'w~~d r.eek to obte1n

bat

the c;ourt overl"lled

.,.,ch of snid obJ .ctione
/

Witness to anawer the snid quostions
~et fortn,

to Which ~ction

said obJaetione

ant!. per- i~od

and oaoh of the~,

of the Court in so ovorralin~

e.n4 in so por~1tt1ng

t..e

t::e

ea above

each of

1t~oea to ana""'r aac~ of

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D&lt;&gt;nlel ,ebeter

and aelph

7ebster.
Oerti:f'iaete

!lo. 12.

M8,.'8TB:

\Wtil

;•eoru,u:y
ever

no.,
11

:J.Ol"?

1924,

see ,nlph

that

during

Webster

10

of ono yeer,

8lld J&gt;S.n ebater,

they

were aelli.ru; it,

_.xplo.1.n v11.lt you mean.

along

period.

or

did you.
of tho~,

or either

sell

.A

Jcoow whether
9

l,

or not.
A

them :1ith it

I have seen

the,-e.

.

rou.ld h..nd. 1w oat

woUld ,o into
11

to peo:,le?

:;ot

.i.

oo tho i,traot.

_bei

places.

'.There wouJ.d tb.oy go•.

A

Into

Deon's

i:&amp;11 ther

, e..od ~P

lie:,.

1' .e

12 "'

Io th,.,.! in Doan' e restall.l'?':Lnt? A. The on .ranco

roe a

tb"t

b•,ak to tno kitchen.

lS

':'he en-t-·ance --o e :l".oc tho

•.

Yao ir .

14

.lhiob

D!Ul 8lld ;ialph,

lJ

~

or a day?

one of thom would c.o th;.t?

back to tbe ldtohaD?

A

1011, I h,ivo seen

both.

Abo 1:

out to people

treet

.1~

d u-lng

A ,ell,

o:'tllD do yoa 8.lpfose
tne p,,et

year?

;;o:i

!l~••seen

About ,io,

I nov~r pe.id ~uob

ttention

O!ten

during

ha,:j

a mlak

oouyle

;a!l,

t.1111ta£ ne.k,
~

I r3cto.:t.

'.f'u&gt;t kind

- two or threa

of containers

•~11ld he. •;e it in bottle e, pint
18 ~
'\'hilt OJ~or wo:ild t::e

ti~a.

"" ld this

11 11or oa in~

\

bot tlet!?
!ltu:ff

~t

o that.

le,

17

the:,

be?

A

'oald

"!&gt;en1to-too~-

~hey

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·:owdid
glo.aa!

thls

...,.,e::ible t 1a !l.ued

it

-t lool&lt;od eo:t

.~ Yes.

~ &lt;

!IO•,,. wnen this

"-ll3 ,one,

pi,se?

21 :!

Y&gt;u have aeon people

the

t

t1.e

liquor

A !lot

1n tne day-ti~•
.o

o:: p

r

c:nmael

tiled.

-;n.nsportin

that

or oither

~, Bellin~,

within

the

actl

City

,t t.,e :oart

in eo pe,-..,1tt1ng

tae

ob~ect•d

the

_;;iven

tlll&lt;lll:r ey

~-

$

/

/-r&gt;-&gt;-

4G,

both

A Yes sir.•
o! w!u.&gt;h -Luestions

an1 eBOh 01'. the:,

on t:?!e ~~und

that

c.l:e bll!

oo.ntai:ls n.o

on.raal ..J.. 's l!t.torne;

,;om::ionwe"l~h woo.id aeok to

o! tho~.

of he.vin6

o! H4rr1aonburg,

ln tnei~

oat

to cna,:er

ourt

the

oonv1ot

possession,
ax-dent
ovor:rtled

tr e lii "tnasa c e:ie-.e~ t:=e

• ea above

or •h•

w1tnoae

~Y co~ee

__ ,,.,, f

one.

tlv t yo11 saw the~, hand out liquor

in 00 ovorr •ling

ta&amp; dofonao.nta.

at

or both?

in VillJr, ¢:.• 1n any wiao diaponeing

u atio~a '1!11 each
,n

.,ebators

Yea sir.

.1

oi tiler

eac=. :,.f aa14 o"b;a:-ctio=.aa..?!.dpor itte:!
said.

O&lt;tt, did y Ht eee

or ,:.i;;i,t-title,

nig.,t.

c7 the ...o

atatemen~

the dofon~~nta,

eJ)1r1ts

1s, :;ou aean

tha propotlllding

·ticulcra

a.i'!1o1eni

to theo'.

and nig~t-ti~o~

t~_e .ie:fen4&amp;nto

tbl.t.

hand !llone;v baolc to tna

d.&amp;;y ,r

Wtl - . 1n t,.e
~!Ult

in

ae oft&amp;n i:s I h.!lvo seon. Lbe 11111or.

t be in t • iay-t;ice

cw.cl th.

23 &lt;

o! like

or ti.'fer&amp;ge.

would oc btlnied

~ 11 nor "38 given

l?2

hore.

aet

:o,-i:i.,

to Which

ob jeoi:ions

ee.cn o! a,nd

!Ind

es.0.1 01' t1'0 01.1id questions.

, axcepud.

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~ h.,.
,-

/~·'~

Z:

~J'~rll,

&lt;i~

$}•

f'
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•

l.92~,4&gt;-tr-Z ;,
,.r~e.

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Oommonweal th
V8,

,DC.-:..1el·:rebater sad _!t.lph. iebeter.

q

, J, ·

l

!Jpon

~

1.,

ti

:O ·r1

pro,,;ui

~a-:torne;;,

I

HO· 13-

Jnrti!laate
,i..

ed. •

t.,e fallOwin;;

o~ t1is

c,i..o,

Tn.J.tes Dopo.t

uoetions

to shioh

t .e ~ommonwetilt.h, .JY its
&amp;

rimees

intro&lt;i=

d t;;,

he 111~det1,e followine-

an-

enre:

1Slph ,Tebs·,or sey thet
A.

Yea s1:.

14 '

Juat

bo aold

st11te to tna

o. :est&amp;'..L'"'T...D.tt!':.ar.-

so :nuch l!gaor

Jury what ;ro« did "eer

!?D. lo .o Ct&gt;rtutt

Ralph ~;eoator w~s sa!tin~

there

eaid he had sold. o1ghty-!ivo

do~endo.nte

B'1f£1o1ect

by oouneel

a a!oaout

,Jo;.□ on,1enlth's

~t

tho aide ot ~.l.c •tove..

ten:.. &amp;pirits

o,

A

rn

z.:r.

J!l:nd..•

_pints ..:,:fli 11.tor -:n ..:overnbe.r ~Nurt Dby,

and each er! thee.

o1)jeote&lt;l on 1.ho ;rro Ul&lt;i th,it

in .he till

Attornoy

hl.:n aa;r?

Yb.ere .;.u-• 38.k:or us.ad to

:"o th.o r.rro;po·uidin~ of w".::tic!\quest1o:ie

the

llay?

on Co\lrt

of J)erti&lt;tl'll"e

:11ed

t:iero

i• no

cy t~•

that the ..,ol'I!nonrronlth ,1.:&gt;uld aeek to convict

or h!.tvin,.,. t:1e C::lt.itca
in t1.oir

or n. • poaeose ...on. -a::-4

....
unless

'°'""""&lt;-'iontly charged.,
,.

d.9.!l ...

,Eh,
• .de~ion

--;en..1...
no ,r10h

Deon. so a4.J.~e4,

evidence

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�Do.n1&amp;1 ,oostor

&amp;nd ~l pil

ooster

.

.;ortitlo:i~rt

;;,an
having

-#

tbe

'1 Is

ct.se,

t,ie vr!tnee•

_aoked

lt~e

ue!'ora,

,f9llOZl

e.nowored:

•. ,e cJOr.monneal th' s .!ttornoy

a ir1 tnesa

::,:i

over

"I to14 t:1ll Sherif!

soen it

Ju;; wl.th t!lO "'1Jldie

.rners-.ipcn

1 cs be?m1-t• t .e

t o de!'endanta,

~t nll-

1 told

r LO ofi

what this

r.im that

one jug
they

arui O :, 1ld-=?"«

Of oou.ns~l,

m.d
OJl

oOTed 1'he Coua"t to

to Us,·• ·,.rd tne ae.id 1Ulswo1·ot tue witnoot

i.'latr 1ct toe Jur,
·rgund t!lf.t

14.

the:·e any apeei .. l cur-J19rlt a.oo:J.t MY ot :aoeo

Juge?"

t.e

of to1s

ro,:~Hm.C..94to tc'Jlia ~?'oce~.

qu,e11t'on:

e tllree

"l'iel

Jo.

it

wee not _per,,1cs1 ~le Mr

t ..e wltnaliJa to testify
~cri-otiora t i.n1

u

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�JKRTIP lCAlS !IC. -'~-

Tt.o follonng
and of the defendant
the evidenoe

e-videnco on bel-.alf of tbe comon1&lt;eal th

reapeotl-vel;.

tl,at was introduced

ae r.ereinafter
denoted, is all of
on tl&gt;o trial ot thi a oaoc.

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!10.

✓

IFS';:;UC?ICNDO. 1.
'l:he co•,rt inst:ruota

no search warrant

Virginia

tte

tile Jury that

authoruing

wltt. the ot.ticel'2

aut~ori:ed

C.4'.'lstme

deeoribing

the

for

th 111£1' to be ••arched

material

faots

constituting

of BUall warrant,

warrant

essential a: and u: t!le ,ur;
affidavit
J,

1')&gt;0D

L. ~irtlng

atoroseid

BD.7 tJf the

jnry

th11t the

and al~hooeh

aceUBod,

euoh obatruoting

home is hie

innie

court further
oaetle,

they

wr.on he •as

in !lie house,

tirno:

omittod

1net:ruots

ars1'.al 1 by J. L.

•

ad

ye~ it the;-

he did eo thinking

search:

1

wife.

the

no JTime against

the aooueed not guilty.

Jury that

be bee the right

be io.,e

the

the Jury are inetruoted

a lll8l1••

to protect

from the evid.enoe

of the officer

toalc hold

et enothor

1:netruota

and tMt

• hat al thollgh

outhorizing

iarel:all

l:arahel l,

and they must find

; • !iaral..ill

that

tu1d

the

t.i,e e'l'i4eDOe tllllt t'.e

fr=

or 1111pe~ing constituted

the "awe of Virginia,

aame;

bel10-.o

or impeded the oftlcel"I',

The

wss 1eeuo4.

l;he court

then

that

o file ere w1tlc 1'11t 11as &amp;ll 111 e£'ll

J:ar6ball

J.

1n

tl:.e &amp;£oreca1d

ertd®oo

of ~hocas J,

the houee

i:hey further

:t.aess

obstructed
thet

""'rrant

the

o1' tr.e '" nae of Thcm:18

an.d U.• oi;ber

irtinl:

bel Se'\7 fra,s

oeeentiala,

aeareh

the otfense

1s to be 1tade - tllll~ no such

wb cb the search

to search

Woe 1ssua:noe

cauEM! for

eubstantielly

tho

briefly

on all af!icleYi t ou ttu:g

be issued

eball

alleging

tho probably

and alleging

is tiled

t;,e i'.ow,e to be eeareh"d.

thereunder,

to w,,Qb ae.id ee&amp;rob

rel,tion

unti 1 there

the nnr.e au at:tid&amp;"lit

•

ot so e pol"fton reaaonnU:,

of

to search

an ot!ioor

of an:, per~on can be ism,ed

Ir•m1eee

in the State

that

that 'h1o wife

ThODaB

et one ti"'~ and 1"-eld 'hi

toolt hiJl ;;w, ont of ita
further

the

bell eve

oo'V8r

trOt the e-ridence

was iU danger

of being

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�injured,

then tbe court

the part

o'f the soid

telle

:ur,that

.'homae • •:arshall

tl11 lewa of tho

against

tho

tnte

of Virginia,

auch action

oonstl tuted

no offense

ru:td tbos, Bho ,ld

him !lot gallt7.

'!'Le foregoing
defendant,

l!eete:

this

wore denied,

7~

two 1netrll0t1ons.
and the defendant

a.a, of June.

on

rsquoetetl

by tho

excepted.

1924.

✓ '1,M~ Juqe.

f1na

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f!

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'11.1.

b:: ., •

'l:.o .,..

oll

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•~L•:!lab.1.11t'1t.li

if .

.J

c.a , o!..:rtl en ., , tiD-btte?•b

�l'he :tollat&lt;lng

Instruction.

granted

of tt.e Co=ouweaJ ~h and or the defenunt,

hereinafter
grantad

denoted
on the

This
the

respecti

o! tho instrlletions

aro all
of thin

trial

at -the req,,.eet
v,,ly,

&lt;18

that

V1aro

request

of

oaeo.

wo• granted

ineLru.otion

at the

CO,:monweblth:
l!iSTRUC'l'1011 llO. l,

"?;no Court

defendants,

or either

iapeded,

that

jury

tc~~. lalowingly

of

resisted,

or in sn7 =.e::-

or obatru~t.~d,

the

if

cindered

or dels;·ed

,ffioera

. ~. l\oxrode,

John uova,

or either

of tl:e , 7.hile

tr.c7 t~d

war1ant issued

by?.

tnnds

their

a eesroh
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.~rgenbr1ght,
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the

tt,•

1nolTUota

find

you '1Ul

wss gr,mted

18 instruotiou

·ohn ,'U.'ll;,

or

in

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tr.'"'1 i;u.ilty.

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e.t the request

of

defendant:
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"'21:e COUl"~ farther

if the

jury

accu.eed.

b•l1eTe

instructs

fro~

t~e

11nn1e ;£.srah:lll,

contain.tne

a.r,d without
the office,

-the ardent

avidencc

any 1ntan\1on

obs•ruct

1;0

IIOaroh,

no offense
el:.ollld find

~este:

thls,L-

7}!'-

the action

s.geinst

her
clay

or shut

then

the
b-Gttle-

fright

or !111rede
the UJlStsi:ra

t~e

ourt

o:r J'1nn1o ll!lral:all

tho laws of Virginia,

tel~s

oonati tuted

and tbey

not guilty."
of ;uno,
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out o! elleer

door ~1thout ,wy Uko intention,
the Jury t.nat

:n:r,that

:.urned over the

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th '8 Attorney •

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to put a etpp to U.0 realstnnoe

bf private

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tlHl1 only

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·arginia,

to b:,, tl,e attornoy

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tho jury

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the aecuood ~.ovod tho 0onrt

oourt

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to oot ~side

tho

vord1c t booo.uae the aa:ne wae oontr .. ry to tr.e law and the
ovidenoe.

and beouau);I'., ot tl,o -retuoal

ot t.hu 0011rt to give

the inet:ruotions

r queatecl. 1'; the oooueed,

him a new , rio.l,

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'llld judgmfflt

entered

"l'OD ea!d

to 111,loh ~otio,n of the oourt
erterin/&gt;
:ieste:

aaid Ju4;,'1llont, tlo
th' a

7'f' day

or June,

verdiot

by the Co11rt.

agalnei

In ov~r:ruling
aoauaed

&amp;D&lt;\t. o award

the aoauaed,

said mGtion.

sod

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of not lees

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by Jaw waa not leas

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m.•e !r.e ""a:roh -:r

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"Commonwealth of V1rg1n.1a - r1ty.
roli 11it101
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Of:f1oers and Constables

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count; r.ae

tE cs

'befor- me,

..nt,

w.u-rant

or a l'om exnot.17 s11Ailar to the

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ooarch in tr.is

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l:ori:fte,

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County ot .1ookir.gltam,

of tho ~tnte

ergtanta.

and all

of \'ir,rinla

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of til.e aa1A
on 0atb

a,,;7 "ade cowr,laint and Iiforc!ltion
,amo of

of tbe said ~OlJilty thst
Count; sod ..,tate:

ag-~ofrate

ho Yor11,

bolleves

Titlo.
tlle.t

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tbe u1d

(a
'l'ilst
:rdent .;ptrits
are beinc ur.1awtuJ.l✓ ,i,anutacturea.
uold, kept, stored.
possesaoa.
held, uoed and conoealod
In
a ce:rtatn __ _
U.ere deaoribe'tlie
place. '1oc.se. room orboaT:"es
the csae m6J be)

bt one
/bl

('G~r~v~e~n~...,=e-,~r·r~n~M~-e
uilk.n01ln. i,cy. 'wtoue""iiiirteTato7;1:te
11:d'orlilllnt unknOY,n J
A still,
otill
011p. ffllno, tubs, :termento:r9 ar,d ot,.o:r

ap&lt;lilll:lces

oonneot~d

w:th

auoh still

ani

used.

and ~ash and

c&gt;ther SU.bator.eest oaT"&gt;sb1e01' .Jel.ng uaed. in +l'Jo Dartufs:o i-u.ro
ot Ardent Sp1:ri ts, are nnlawfu1l.y in n.e noaeanion o~. and
un1.a11fully uood by one

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in a cer~a ... d!lel 11 16 hons,

a,:i

to tho 111:torl!!&amp;Dturu:non • l

oat'buil&lt;!ina.
unlawtu1ly
11:epl,, held, sto:red.
ooncoaled.
~sed. sold, and uolawfuJ.ly
transported in oertsin
ba&amp;gsge or II oe:rtain vehicle,
to-wit:
a certain-~-~==~--

Co) Ardent. Spirits

11re beint

(Eere 411.1&lt;:riho

And there

being

r~a onable

oa·,aa

for auch b&lt;&gt;llef:

in tho n•e of the commonw,alth
all neoesoari Bnd prorer
speed and aeetstanoe.
to searoh the louoe, plaoo, baggage. boat
or Yahicle , ereln d1a.gnated.
either
L. da,, or nl,£ht. and eaue
Thel)e aro.

o:f Virginia.

therefore,

to colDJJ'.andyou,

"1th

auor ardem. ap:.ri .:a ani tl e1r cont!l.l.ne;rs and other tb 1D4a
ap;arently
possessed
or used in violation of Jow. and bring
th• same ond the por~on or persons. in 11hoee possession
theJ
aro foand., •nd "1so any poraoo resisting.
irupelJ.ing, obatructing
os 1n "'v ,unnor hin4erio.;
'&gt;r dela;rin
;ou in tt.a eirec;ition
of

t..u e ws.rrunt befo?'~ •• or ao
ot.'her ottie&amp;r
of the caoe. to be diapoeed
t and aealt 'llir.ll

and mslw r1turn
d.0110 thereunder,

1-.aTing luz1adlcl.tot
aocordinir
to law;
of thie wo.:r,ont ebowina 911 aota a,::id things
witl" particular
et11tet1ont a11d •1lfi'1c ent

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1r 'llh&lt;&gt;ea posse.,alor.

possession
tr1lfl copy

foc.1 '.

1f

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of aey one, so stote

of thic

and tllo name o! tl:c per eon
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ln yo'Ql' retm-n,

and~~•

warrant

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by law.

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and n• eJ. th•~

day of

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Title

The witDeea,

furtr.er

reasonable

statod

beine

was given:

\mereupor1 the aooused.

tbs search
DI&gt;t

wt

all

warrant

t. e r.eetim0c7

etattng

objection,

defeudallt

excepted.

thla

7!: day

o! tb.o •1 t'1esa re\9l!i.g

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to

a aero-ob w1&gt;r:::ant could

ao,oe re .. 8onnble cause for bol iof

tho evid•no•

of Jlllle,

no ground

moved tba

a crime had been cor:,o.J.1,ted: bo.t notflitbstanding

accused's

Teete:

b1 counsel,

on the gronn4 that

be tesnei! •ithottt

thst

thnt under tho heading

c~uae for such belief~

•a~d tr.ere

t,o stri.t.e

cf ".ig!a~rute.

,ma a4e:1tted,

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llcu! .dio 'Nitnoae.
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aUk

T. Rexrodea.

d1d hava the affillavit

&lt;l[)On

9'bich w .us .oa tol

warrant was is.rued.

in this

Which the
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searoh

ows:

o.f. Vlrgln1a--City,

• co.cr.on·.,ealth

wtu,,on the

La aid not have the search

th.,t

under which he made the search

warrant,

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be

11.

of Hocklng.'"laa,

Count,

to..wit
"fkereas, J. ~- Dirt!
• c· 1ef federsl
I.gent of the
said :o:mt; r.as t'll3 4 .; "'8dO COJlll&gt;Uint and inf&lt;&gt;rcation on oath before
•· "!'. J. Ar,!'.enbrt~t.
J. p,
of the said County that he -.erily believes
for tl:o
rc:,eo,oa hereinafter
eta ted l.n the said county lllld
State:
/a)
Ardent spirits
sold, kept, stored,
cealed,
in a certain
b; one lom liaroholl.

are be1ll1&lt; w&gt;l.awfully manufactured,
poaaeQsod, held, used, end condwelling house and outbu1ld1n8B,
loooted at l t. Clinton.

(b)
A st1ll,
otill
oap, •orm. tubs, fo:rmonters and
other appliances
with eueh stil
and used, Md i:,ash
and other substances,
oepablo at being u.eed, in tho
manufacture
of Ardent Sr1rite,
are onlawfully
in the
possession
of, and ·111111-..tull)I"
usod by one Toll&gt;
l.ll&gt;rswll in a oort1&gt;tn !woll 1.ng ~wee and outbuildlngs.
(c)
.crd.ent Spirit a are bolng anlallftllly
kept, held., stored,
concealed.
"'IO&lt;l, aol4, and unlawfally
trsnsported
tu
certain
baggage
or
a
oertain
Tebiele,
,o-wit:
a
certllin
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A..'1dtiere

being reaoonable
ed. pr&gt;b&lt;.bl&lt;S cause :!'or ,rie~
belief,
on accc,,nt of tho .!'ollor.1.ng :!'acts stated l:y the
atfisnt
and othe a, w-.-lt:
upon 1nformst1on and COll!J)lalnt
o:f' citizons.

Thie i~ to certify
that J r.ave tbie day issued e search
warrant to searoh tno aald dwolli!lg house and outbuildiugs
.!'or tho said still
and ardent Spirits,
Gi vtln ,naer &gt;ny bond th ia 16th dey of ~rch,
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/Signed)

J. Argenbright

Jnstico

Whereupon

all

of the

searoh
""-3 no,

the aoouetd. 111oved tr"' Court

teet1111oni of

warrant

boi,J

in accord

vitb

tJ-.1ngs to be searched
eonstitutin;:

of the

r.. ~.

Ron-odes

issued at all,
l•••

1n thi.t

for

thereunder.

the prob .. ~l•

ca11uetor

to

Peace.

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etrilte 001;

with referenoe

to a

because the 3'lid nffidaTit
it

did not allege
the

caterial

t!.e isaunce

the

faeto
of all.Cl.

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excepted.

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poeseesod
or uaod ill violation
o!
law, end brin.g the saa-.e a.'l'ldthe -person or peri30t8, in ..ticae
P0•8eea1on th&lt;&gt;.:, are found, and el.so iJ&gt;y person reaietilll!,
1mpodlng, obstructing.
o:r in n.ny ~ner
binder:Lng or delaying
JOU in tl:.e exeoutlon
of' t~ 's warrant bof'oro me or eou
•~her officer
b'Ying jurisdiction
of the caee, 'to be dinpoaed
•• a.nd dealt with "ooording
to law; and r.iat:e re.,. rn or thia
warrant shOWine Rll acts and tbi~s
done thereander
w1 th
a }l&amp;rticular etateoo,:t and sllff1clent
description
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and tl:e ns.-=.eo!" tLe

perf!o!.l 1n •h"'se 11osau113e1o:i

found, I! 811//, a,id if ~o~ found in the poeseeeionot anono. ao at.ste in :,au.?"" ret11.?':l, and pest a tr..ie cor,7 of tbte
•arrant

t=a retu.:.."ll thereof.

and

G1Ten Wld.er cy hand

as raqaired.

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being reasonsl-1.e cause for ench bol.1e:f"
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(objection
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roosannble

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such belief

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he did have U1e affid.Ov1 t upou which

woe iaeued,

-- City,

County of, ~ocki1gh...,.

'llheroae, J. ~. j).rtini;,
C'.aef Feder&lt;-1 ,igent of lhe as14
C01'11ty baa this 4,._- ll'ade coeylalnt
End in!o:n:oation
on oath
before rr.o, ;'. J.A.rger.brie.ht,
:. p. of the eaid Count;;
tha1. te "l'erily bel1e-.&amp;a :for the r tone her&lt;inafter
etected
1n tbe eaicl co;mt;y and S".;ate:
/a)
Ardent
e.old, kept.
in a certair

Vnrahall,

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wJ,ioh 11ae in the following

f.-r--".

"Couonwor..l th o:f Virginia
to-wit:

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spirits
are bei?l6 -.nls11:f:Jl.ly conu!actrre4,
e!:c.r d., -poese~s.ed, r.~1d, ")f?@d
. .EJJdeonoeulod.
d•el.ii:ng ~&lt;roee a!ld outbuilclingll
b7 0110 o.located c.t •· .Clinton.

/bl A still,
atlll
cap, ..-orm, tuba, :feri:conLera and Ot!Jor
arpl1ances
nth aooh still
=d uaed, and n.slll". 8.l'ld other
subetenoee,
capable o! ceL~ oaed, in the ~anu:f~cture
o:f
Ardent S1irits,
are tlll1'lwi'ully
lti the roeaeaslon
o:f,
aurl anla,r!ully
ueed b;, one -com 1rarahall. in II certai u
dwoll1Pg ho use and outb1l.ildings,

(cl Ardent spirits
aro being llnlaw.full, kept, hel4. etorod,
ooooealod,
u.sed, eold. 8Zld unlarlull;y
trMeported
ln oer~&amp;in
boggage or a certain
,ehicle,
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belio:I', on aooount of the 1!011ov,ins taote stated o:, the
aU.lant l!Xld others,
to-wit:
a,pon lmon,atior
and oO!!lJ)lBillt
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thst I hnve this da;; isll'Ucd a cearoh
warrant to ae.s.rot tbe 11.i.Jd4Mllill&amp; ".ouee .an cu,..bu!ld1nas
!or the aaid still
and ardent spirits.

,ro:, of

&amp;ln&gt;n w:.&lt;!er "" bane ti: ;a l!:tb

(s,gned)

I.I.motiCBJ ,..a
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the

did not set

materl.al

tacts

of suoh warrant,

to tbe

J. Argenbri~ht

;ust1oe

i::ac!e to utrik•

Rexrodes v,tth roferenoe

affidaTit

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out all

o1 tha

and allege

eaco.w

the evlaonoe

eearol, W!lrrant "6cauee

out 1ir1..e
ti tr.ge to te s•arcted

oonatitut.LLa

1924.

l'Ju'eh,

LLe ,robal:le

oubotantinlly

of
tl10

!o:- tl:.orei::n~er;

ct&gt;uee for the

the offponee

1ssu"-l'.loe

in relation

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••t~ l:.ilr.

v.ere ;lnTitod in by~

to the J.a-rllhal

1I11rshall,

did not haTe hio glaases

home I til.al. tho;r

t1,11t when1h,got

and acked him to read

the

in,

F.enode'f

warrant;

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tilmt he surt.ed

to rt"td t:):-e W&amp;rYnllt::::--:-s(.2::rs.Jls:re.ball.

wuo 1n the room with

potatoes,

after

:.er,

Rexrode~.

etartod

"'to

a pan in hor bands J 11 which wao 1&lt;ater aJJd

up the steps,

tbal

snd • ,omaa J.ll&gt;rol.all atart.•d

and ho started

up after

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aoxrodo9
up the

etepa

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breslt

had his

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and Renodef.

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get upstairs
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that
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was liquor;

J-.o.dthe

and did not go into

fann:l.ng the ,e .rtain

catohinl'-

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it

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a:rme around

.e was not sure whether

some kind of a noise,

all;

doo:r s.t

that he he&amp;X'd;.:r. M.arabsl1 say

the bottle.

the Thomas 3 • .rs.rshall
110,tse until

to the

ThQll)lls lJarahall.

.L"ttati1
atennl

door open •
so1r.ethiag

l'lhen he got

arouna;so

the

he did not
o,..e

he saw J.

tl,e liquor

L, Di:rtin;;

push

down
t

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a.t"'fl&gt; 'keep

Wa3, dz lpr h.., d.ewn

he sioolled

said

f""""tlH!

and knew that
i::rs.

•·arshall

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was a daughter
cou.uty.

of Jacob cuator

of near

114. snd t,renty-tive

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708.l'n old.

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siolt!./ hel" bl"Ol:her.

John cuater.

RookinghamCounty,

and ltll'I' four

worlting,

•to'il$he

uia..

men ecmiD.g tawarda

tbe;r 11ore comini, to eee tor

and be oont to the door

tl:.e boueo.

&lt;&gt;nly

tY10

officers

the

huab4nd

In, tl:.et

that

bad 1:, her

potatoes
saiO

"olted

the;, e:i,ae in.

hsndll

to lot
s ran

hlm •••

,mo

ot!icer

to sesrch
tl\st

it,

ao11e flter

with

l:.cr l:.ueband

ln

invited

told. her

thst

'11&amp; 110,100,

she ot

that

ttme

ohe ha4 ao::,e

1!!tiob

tho next meal;

thBt Je=oaea

to ;or.n p. ?unk ir.at he. Rexrode•. ~id not have his glssaee.
him.

when Officer

i'ullk-, to pleaee
uni&lt; started

reocl the warrsnt

to rnua.f,

to aee T.U&gt;l bsd beao-.

upstairs

when ah• got a portion

o:f the

that

she an• l:.er buabmd

half

pint

of ltq""r

=&lt;I. her husband

Colldt,,.

baa

,.!.:rr'nis,

'lh'ch

br~ld&amp;-t.

he ss1J

sw.e, but that

&lt;If

el:e started

olle of her obildren,

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up

iho ste.trs

near

this

rele.n&lt;\ 1ord.

~ o e morn!.ng

Y,IJen

h1a br%k:fo.et;

he had llothing

in

uat

el.o recalled

a !&lt;lla:.l j;.r containing

is alo!J,· tb.e ,1ne

houae and aal&lt;e4 for

"Or hi. , tllat

the warrant.

whlol: !lbe had trotton

were liTing

wostern Rsilroacl

tho1r

she thought.

Md :,:cxrodes

whioh she me poelinB for

allA tor

&amp;

that

that her husband

ho bs:l. a 8e8l'ch wBrrent

her husband

Cl nton,

of tho won ca&amp;1e ur to
w,

Revonue O!fioer.

the State

were in

near~~~

hueb'1nd and she told

that

I

been

looked out of the win~

the dool", John R. 1'u1U". a feae:-al. re•

Rexrodes,

he lc,nng

~m:::e. e1tus.te

'iirg1

tcati:lried

end one of her children

room ot their

tl:.e front

turtbcr

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tl:.st

~ocL1tl&amp;'am

~t.Clintnn,

about
wa7,- llhe

EocltiOghscn

o1 t1'e i;orl'olk

a a at:nnger
a:ftor

wi~h wh.cl:

be cl.111.
na-ve " qUlll"t or liqnor

came to

he a·te hi3
•o pa7 !'or the
'1hlch he would.

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atr"'1gor

liquor

then

liquor.

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i.lexrodea

tr.at

tool&lt;. ru:i.r

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in.

of water

in mioh

out

!:ad hold

of her husband;

in his

ahe 'R!lt

at

he'!' toot,

door flew

tl:P

oountenano

~e4eral.

ReTI&gt;nue 'lcrflcer.
connt7,
J.

rock ins chair

rocking

chair

ao bard

having

had the doctor,

!-.ad an attack
and aloa.,

jar

pu.ahed

wi~h the

PM

the pan

.l

thn t her

and tr1od

fro,:, the ceiling

from

c. :.. D1rUng.
epnt)'

Si:ertf.f

o!

room -..ll&amp;n 3he ca e

of her wi tl&gt;out any oawae,

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1n,;:e
r_:&gt;•:
:•r~ out
!t~l•
siolc.

the

I
t t lmocl!:ed two r'imda out of tho ._)'

that

'1'.homa~~arabal1

tho

o! her arms and aot her down 1n

that

on the floor;

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lfr, "i'unk h11d bold

&lt;10wnetaire

too le hold

takL"lS her b;r the fleall.Y part
the

her

floor;

11J)O!lhor bed; that

L. Dirt in,;

o•er

and knocked

a'-4 'ohn .D&lt;&gt;n,

e of her children

who ·•as

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test1!ied"th~t
o! grippe

or .-in,e-,

the a!te:rnoon

,

he,,"'1a!&gt;,l't hoc;e

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little

not knowing

l.'.r,i!exrodes

and that

were 1D the

and sho

r.&gt;oOI at

went bock downstairs

she then

r,uning

,QWU; that

that

open ag~1nst

of i.;r.Ro=odee;

thought

C.ffice:-

turned

the 1&lt;ate:r oval' the

tha~

the

this

tte

into

the timo,

to keep the mater mi oh was drlJ,pin,,

!!ookingham

,.tQ_,..

l:.!uld, hollering

and m

the door,

with

ani

h011over,

destroy

ahe had her potatoes.

of her band.

husband

ptetol

tbat

closed

and the

uno; that,

she wont up the atapa,

7ou•.

liquor

the door

b,i.t the

liquor,

I.hat ehe had thought

eho ,ad bettor

what she wae doing

oontaini'lg

the

tha~ maybe she was mistaken,

her "1th

shoot

stera.

heBd of the
exactly

family

poesibly

at soon after

I n:..1

"Eal_t,

take

t,o

that

had a r igb t Lo have A S111nll ~uanti ty of

on the steps

Lhonght

do them some gooo,

might

!t

hu3oa11d .,,.ntcd

hoce for

i:1 their

aac:e to her

tbat

upon them ,,o, doing(

insisted

the timo a porson
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tbat

hehad

tl:e raid

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made, had beon l;;ing oo the 1&gt;4 tnthe rrm:t rooe of t':eir
little
ho111O,tat
in tho afternoon,
hla wtle told. b1JD that

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fficer

found

ho invited

~~::uod• and Cttieer

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in/ that

tl.~::i

that he went to the door and_,,

a:rter

had gotten

they

to see it,

ct fie er Roxxodes asked

thc,t

the w,u- ·snt aa he, :rucrodea.

ll.ershnll'a

\\ife

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in preparine

;'Unk to read

hllving

tl,at

ill her

.?ll.'ll: began

ntairs,

a

started

Rexrodsa

he did rot

and 1mmediatoly sta'l'ted
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attor

ot:tioer

pan wlti- the
took hold
and that

'l!&amp;ter and potatoes

of Offioo:r
~iceT

took hold

illlCledintelu let

almost

?unk let

;;o o:r hill;

and hl.mself

upstairs

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d.o.. n belo-• and eoaethlllg

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•l&lt;l Mo

U&gt;l,..

to :p?'atect

my ramil:,;

him that

be protected,

g,e,

that

t=edl11tely

went down atairs;

that

=

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Funk c~tr.• back
got b&amp;O~ into the

l,e

he near4

be took

;'anli:, I em going

hl111that

upon this

that

oh ild

I

?unk toot

;:,:"""'anil aet it

?Wllc

Of:ticer

to O:tficor

ho would guarQlltee

gun ba.ok in tb~ ';.;

and Ctticer

a eoree.111:trom his

1il11t Otficer

he

Rexrode a, and tbJn Officer

that
tii,e

that

l.'&amp;rah,.11

he,

fal.!1Dg 011 tho noor.
and eaid

ltnoclti!IS the

opon,

that

i.e::uodes

heard

roon,, he l'arsball,

/,:.,'}---.,_,,__U....C.-,.....,,

telling

tha

toJ of the

b1III a't&gt;out hi&amp; waist,

of t!JJ,

1.ttiur

and abo::t

th~~!"hn

out of h~S w1.l'o •s hands,

went u,p to tho g~rret,

1;he garrett

Of:"loer

and told

bands,

tl:e door

go of Officer

tha~

ubout

o.p

up the ste1,e,

,v.rodes,

::ie:x:rodes, lolding

"an1:

"41:lC

wife

when he got to the

11exrodes w:.a, o; had broken

steps,

tho

know wha~ was goint}_,_o happen'

hi111, tbs

after

his

to road the ·11srrant started

her with a ;;on ln his

a:tter

been

)~a

that

soon as she atartod

•to heJ:11", that

she~•~

~

1n the ropm at

also

children:

tho time Off1oer
and that

otstooa,

for the next meal, that

potatoes

is s;sall

•nd ooo off

ti::ie,

bis

!:.ar&amp;hall,

Cfficer

room at tho )ime,

Jolin Custer •as

brother-in-law

fron

ce,

wt , e.n, hie glasaev:

did

pan with so• a 11Ste?' a.ad

engagod

~.

Officer

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hands

her

in,

•tt.-.,,~.
tt,a,

l!e::uodea s 1d &lt;!:at he had a searOll
naked

l.PWll'.•1:ere;~

John~~

o1 h11D.

hold

'hie family

as ursnc•.

down, that

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wottJ.d

be put
thhn

a Toice below say •Shoot

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a Revenue ~fleer.

he ,.,_a in

toar

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that

tte,1,

as l:e t;t.ought,

Item coming

Funk

the

atep"

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the a•ops
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her

and called

bis

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he -foUov;ed

wl,en he got to the tor of the et.er•,

in

ana. into

::&gt;irti n,; take h, e aiater

W1ti
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his

sme

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tto

he

11.round iloxrodee

aroru.d lu.4 b:-other-in-la'I';

lower

a nil rush

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very roughly-

the r"id,

tlint 1/r. Rexrodoa

RexrodeP

c opa a,,d tt.at

'l1'P t'e

they cut apart

a.om the

eiokj

!.'.)-a. lfarahalJ.,

follo•ed

•:r. Rexrodea.

a:,:d ~ol:w 7unz •lt;.

that

and saw tho

tu

fo .,nd hie brother-in-law

f'.

test1:f1od

,0

ala ter,

Rexrodee

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brother-in-la•

John ~'IUllc, that

,a.

to eee hie brother-

dQOr; ljllBt l')'.

68id "That is not going
after

;Jirt1

1.::r. Ft1.."lkread. the wurra...'1.t
for u.

1D! th••

"I 11:111 nJ,oot

uars'h.nll

Lo the

C!i&lt;,O

that

l,.

'e brother,

u~ to tJ:e houce m, the eveni.r.g of

end Ll'.

o~e

•.

the rooo, with hJ o bro•her-in-law

who had been hon:e fr&lt;llt&gt;work,

Roxrodos.

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1n-law,

.!tl!'lk

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th • Nn

wh~ wae r

Jobn ouotcr,

that

that

tin,e;

that

ro ,r,; that
1:er tom

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Len or a:ore l'••ra;

that

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nine

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yesra.

en yea •;

•1Ui re!erence

ttat

prob1

t!&gt;cr

1 ti on law;

be ..ould belie••

tl:&amp;t

inter

11111!
!:is wife were harclworkJn&amp;.

1:.arehell

law

tt.At be

roocl;

l1'11Jb

lew &amp;:1dfor

tar truth

thea on oath 1n a csee

1n 1lhl oh

the prtlibltton

.ra.r r.

roplltstlon

ae belng

11:.t,reputation

th.at

ti,aL t.e lme11

and l: la •lle

l!sral.all,

tho prol:1b1tlOD

were not regarded

and !,ad knol.fl hla

ca CCIQJJt7. Tlrgi

oc......,.

kn••t •

t111,i b,

that

1eheir

he bad ll'.11M,n""holl'.aB J. r•nrl!hsll

had kriow

ho had

on oat!, in a ca•• in ,; Joh tt,ey

both

C1!1ltoA,

F-

ls11; tbat

.'.:eorge B1!0~,
t.

ttat

a6-

were not r ga.rded as TlOl~tora

,,, £
frcm

year•

to T1olat1ne

a u that

were \Jlterestecl;

U..1.- b~

:,eeu.

■om six

~r,

tl:at

J'l'Oilo

toat1:!1ed

or-~•

end a

•·here

ion of bo tl:. in tl e a oa:.wi1 t,

ror,utat

h---j,:;

0%'

within a •Ile

tor

1ve4 with reterence

t

rea:de.

&amp;&lt;&gt;M:r"t!ll"'1!f~etl5'ht'

n .... a

linns

hOclc1n;,:halll CoUJlt;', Virginia.

nn4

&gt;:no;rn

the;-

,.._faneer.

ate&amp;; a:4

indutrJ

oos

y01;.11gpeople.

,..
• "·
of •·t.

,&gt;riTer,

Clinton.

teetltied

Virginia.

tbat

LI.st he was • JUetioe

tar . ook.iJ:gl.a•

ow-,t 1 • V1rg1D1a.

one ter,e

!:la Fre .. nt

tera;

five

,ware;

before

J. ll&amp;rBhall
nrai:all

for

fo:c nine

or aix

~

tl,e prol:ibitlo

IJ1 tlto villas:o

11! tt.e

eace.

at l:e !:ad bHII a ;c.z~1oe
• at l:e l:ad kn•11

or ~•n 71 &lt;ra: that

of both :for -.1olat!ng

l:e lived

that

thoma

ho had known iinnle

l:e knew U:• reptit!ltlGD
:ta• and •Ill:

r•l!J'c•ct

�•
•

•

•

•

0

•

•

•
•

�I
to

truth;

that

industrioun

f·

practicln,r
Clinton,

\11rgin1a,

~eaem1&gt;l1

or

Virginia

!18 violatore
cocmunit;

that

err more;
'11:h

respeot

of

tl.at

~r~·...,,..1..,r-:7ears,

tams;

that

he .i.ad l!oen

ll~

at l!t •

that

T!loi..ie l.

~eneral

l:o li'l'ed

a var;,

1'.arBh&amp;ll and J:is

inl',ie

he know tl:eir

!'arsl!ell

to trutt;

that

theJ

law b,

lived;

for

and that

hardvior1&lt;1ng ;young people,-

,

¼Oif

were not regarded
the people

~e,::

I_

in the

reputation
1n • ce~,

wore botr.

/..

I

reputation

the pro"-1bit1on

fta1, the1r

tt .. t he wou.ld bel ieYe

thcl" were lnterested,

generul

i-eeJ,eet to Tl.olatl.ng

1n Yilllch they

I

J"\}--1,...,.J
./,

he md knoYm

of the pi-ohib1t1on

t:ru.th llll8 i;ood;

both

yoa:ra, tl'.at ho t nd kn0\'111 Tho•on h:11r&amp;hall for

some ten ox- twelve

and •1th

-

:!or several

JJ.arehall.

wuty

In " coMJ

be bad been a mo,i;bor of the

troa the ho.;,e

eomo six :;eare

"•r•

1teatified

thirt;-nino

~

&amp;horl d1 at.aaoe

e

far

.
that

the;

,1, "-''-:::\.

r... ;,-

.oodiolne

wi:te, l"innlo

l,

C. I!. !!al::;ton,

Dr.

bel1eYe tl:em botb

and that

end hardworkJ.rg-)

of tho

ion ill the o omc:unity

repntat

tt.o; were interested;

1n winch

law

~heir

•ae good; •.Lat he ""'21•

trntl.

1r. tbe

were not rego..rCed QS viols.tore

law; that

prohibition
for

they

•

tor
in •l- sch

11ldustr1ous,

/

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Teete:

this

'l ;;;
-

da,;- of June,

192•.

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~

In thJ&gt; 1.0 1t ~ottr~ of

Ul.G1 etate:

0

13

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.oolcineJl .c Jount:,,

, ·

.d

lt

re

:a r-od 1h: t u.+cm t, o +,...1 1 ot ... le c

onwo lt.lt to re1...,_t.1n tne 1ealle u.,on 1ts

ntno:,003,

llo~-ins

,ho toat1r1od

•·

t~o

p rt ln/-ro, "'-Odd.
t.~a

e .,.ollo.m:

-

........:.ino-a ... ww:ael

fox d••re!!d~

-

i'l:;...!l.--

';lfh: t

1

is :·oar n rae:

:\. Jttetia

eo.
Yea.

3 •

rn t is yo.u: 'bua1neac?

5 ~

a vo knoam thoo !or

6

l"OU -'Cl&lt;:r.'7thc,y clo. d illtt

1lr1 ve t a:d.

aorae ti::w~

:'he;; 11,·e ,,e,:-e l,

:,-O:.L~

A

t ke a:,aae t

10

H•,:-,:-1-

I don' L l:n.,,, -v, ere the: ..

livo.
7

•

j14 • 0·1,

B •

sone ti~e he~a

th t
9

,r~

,:-a

or

.ot,

boa~ alx r:ee .a

Jnveotl • tin,-~

'iin n '\Vas thtll1

defonli

nta for

~, ~.e n1sQt of this

ride

tro~ble

bo~e

.:..aes
ei:r.

t

r

don't

1mov1wh!lt d• te l.t 71ne,

10 •
11

..t

lZ

,a

t.,ink.

th: t

I t?lin

or.a or

n Olj onoT A I 60, it to

I he.d bed it

1,ou.t one c1'\;;.

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d y be.ore,

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=

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1-1

'

ti:117 £1ret

,J!1d.r;. d!4

~

.,•

.l:'irot . over

15

~

~01~0

b.e.t'G

ppro· oh

;;-011

shoo

~rip?

1:.n1 s Sto~•.

a.nd you. ~ve

thera,

eallp

this

boat ti&lt;tii;g

i lso

wr:.ero I sto., ,

le s l1ttl•

Yee,

;.

them:

You hnd a. br-ind n~w 0~1".

;;-&gt;!lr

..•
...nd ir-1i.:

'1lt ;'be I 'mint :;ou to tok.e n:.e a 1:ide

.rte?" \'l:1110."

lG ..,

,fbr.t tlne

A

17 ~

A!ter

*"°' e•ippe

ot ii y or !iit;ht w e thnt?

c...rt

ver,

n tl.o evo 1ing·.

:,

I told

19

'old

illll?

,en or told

I h:-dn't bello b oic

"
1h&amp;~•ell
right, "

No oir;

on?

lr...c a rae for

oe,

r J Olll.

22 •

Inside

or 011t8id~·,

,1,

lll1'lde-

.,
I

J•1et atop]'Od in

WCL...t

•

4

25 "

ooo.t aove11

.:Old a!J.lph,

A

Dld .,e corae for you later

tne.re.

w s

long,

18

pool

Yee ei.r,

It

down to lOOk :'or .&gt;"J urothor

,.0

.;i'!!'?tOnd, I t."l!nlt,

Dil' .

,rnen did ho ea;; he woui,

lot

yoa mow?

,\

lio didn't

S!&gt;;/.

27 1

/here

w s

)nlph

then':

A

l a.011't l&lt;Oov,,

29 ?

~rner• did JJr.m
a:i.y no vnnted. yau to t.u.1ta hir:i? A He dib..n't

30

Did.'l' t ,Oli os;c 'liil 1'/hore l,e -,,mtod

A

llo air.

--2--

yo11 to

take h11'i?

�r

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•

•

•

I

•

•

"
•

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•

•

•

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�_ne ..,ourt:
sir,

ho ee1d:

Did :"a:i.

32

Then ~1d.

A

liO d!d.11'

7ou wtlah w--3 to

"'ilri vo u.;, north

••,=h!..w

31

33 ,l

~id i.o ilruct

11

e co.ung

A Yoa

t: in."

o t.o tbe ao~ur•':.1 ~

hethor he -;.-:n..eE. to

e ,,.,,, ue

-o?

bno , th: t nighs

ar ,rhor,?

t sz,y,
~

nhcn he e id. d.r1ve hil!l out ~orta

11 r1 ht,

1.~ Stroot,

o\liunt.ry.

!.boit

3~

t

do,,n the oomtry?

cilea

10

A

bout t\'IO or tilrea

11••·
UI ;old

7ihero

37

1t th• t ne i1rat

1"1'1B

t ke him to t o uountr

ont ovc=

t-• ,111?

.!.

,1lan yo

J.1

t.o e.ke .:im?

1

o:

.~

told

you .1e 110.ntod yo,

to

oboll.t t~a ...ill•

0,.1\

•.g ""&lt;1·••

id t

t~.. 11 !:•

~

A Yeo sir.
get out on top of t.no hill,

• n,
••

didn •t

an.y•

:h!lt .a.o 00:...:l.:)n.l;- o ~l

!le so.id:

,·,ne.re did

~ttop

d t_o Kra:ti:cr

right

o d?

ie ~•11 :7ou

on do·m !he

A

!Io;-; tar dld. :,ou ;o &lt;1.mn th t ,-o .11 A Aboat

n li or ;hroo

So

to

)"O'U

YeJ
t7IO

ir-

or

1:110

=d

llea,

.re ;,~ .• f-1lisr

with

t .• e people

living

d.o= that

ro ci?

o :s!r.

DO you tnow in wiu&gt;t nol!;hborhood.

it wae
44

6

yo·• st:rpped?

boc&lt;t. '10.l! ws,· to L1nv1llo.
~owl
_,i.d

r .s

tell

.t

frJm hore

.7ou

to ~invillo.

Five

I su.eas

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tn t ..-lJlb

.n.ou Ud yo:l :fi.!"st le:lm

~•

~ov.:n t.Gere?

~ot 11.0'ml tha=e cr..i1 ♦ lph go-: 1n :.!.a o::.r ....e t-e

=1rst. r

lm!J'll-

47 ,

YOi know whero ~onoi- l ...oiler's

46

M!d ..,0.1

t is aido ot th t

t

o oo, ond th

pl o,:, iu!

b.-.g steep

A

hill?

Eo sir.

ll o ei:-,

just

.l~ll,

d

t lcen
W•1S

50

• ,ai t her,,•

w lk 'Ulcl a,;1.:

nth
~

Olld when !:o co:ie bl.a

.lm.

,/bio~ "'--'Ydid .:.alph 'II l ?

ul

.m,v woods

62

ld ho

p y ,:n;,
53

ro:md thoro?

o u

ttentlon

I kno..

11• 0

ny

cnywuer,

ttent1on.

close.

of cny houaoT A

I dio.n•t

rootateps

"'"i"h

we,:,

di 411't go down in fr out of tr.a car.

.10

•t ne.

I don't

go do1"n 1n tront

,mov;.

of the 011r.

e must b..vo.

d h ve ;;o::e

C:...n't you te-11

r did.n 1 t

not

o:; L ,, eo'111ci of .ii,

toe ro· d, did

~ioln't

If~•

_

,;

w117.. a went.

to ifm.ch

Ho tort

I didn't

tho i:11- otion

co Udn •t yo,i tell

6~.

.. -lpb

a n 110b w y :ie le::"~":'

A

I d.0!"1't mo• .. -

OK 110 where hew e going.
:' 0

OUJ.•t:

.; id

-:JO:J. turn

t le C"-t" &amp;.l"Ound JJO!Orc

::e

oforo hn left.
?ca eir.
A

a~wlong
i 'VO

~~8

te

gOG~.

i,1.8 ao,.;;.e i d~a.

lio1't did

.lOJ.

h poen

I a..:in't

•

uo collld

O t~"ll

:e:s -SJ.r.

l!no7t•

i'.ave boon guna ten

t_e C!l.r

"'".OIZD•

c,r

Did _e toll

'i

or -t ~ 'lri.tne!ls.

O°tjdctiouby

,-""!.

;.)ec_

t 'to

iho .::o"J.rt:

~11e

l at

...ostJ.on w.ia lo ding,

1,,..

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e les.d.in

-n p rt.

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Do

ol

~011,

l

.mo,i where

'JO-.J.

t/leir

.:arm is iO•,m in that

when they o me back.
=-t
ll~

I don't

A

-- whon !liln cam• Mcz,

e--• "' ..tn-

1"&amp;.

•

...... -.I

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a
,.,,,,..

~ho_~
""· ~•n?.
•
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•

did

thoy come iroo'.

~ o

r1..-st 1 eeen

A

Do

on the :1u1.

You atopPO~ r!_" :. cloJe

hi G hcuae.

yc,t se.y

know.

•fh~t direction

64 ~

nei '1tborhoocl.7

l'r1es

t.o t!s

to2D-e!

..

.aia

side

o!

sots

right

doosn' ~ he?

11 vea on the nlll,

G5
dou't

knon.

~G ~

;Ja,r

rar

ie

&gt;riee'

-on t ...e road, r-lgb:t close

a houae 1·rcm tho road1

A

It

t.o t.a.e ro ci.

U7 .._

;;a
they wore o:otting
.;o

'•

ill

?

in

Jh t did
A

z.oth1.ng th

the cnr,-closo

they

to

hr.vo in tl101r

1:!10

o:...r?

ha dat

A

l:o air,

:!bet •ero they c9.rr3-

t I seen.

70 ~

You =de

71 "'°

,7ore you ·n·~cllin~ the ca whr,n the~

an afi'icl.f.A.vit,

dida't

you, that ~hon they got
o t in tho oer?

\!Oll.ldn1t ro,1 eeo w othor the7 h"'"dnnytt1n

:\

I

..

. or n~tT

•

1

73
tna:;XJCl.i log

" g-uano or ~•rt1li:er

b•,g. ru:id ~net =!'llpb 17~8 011rt·,-

ra elr.
74

J1.ln't

75 Q

,lb

you say t~ t boforo wustin ~evier,

t did tbey

.,,... when

,ho-

,rot b o.:?

A

~o e1r,

.A ;.,idn't

lllly any-

tun
76

,lhoro

did

they

t~ll

you. tne'J ·.rented

•
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~• i;o?

A lho.;

said

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the votter:,.

got o·J.t t

Co 1n

77 i

bac.t to

7J

~

.,ho?

79

~

,no wn• dri7ino?

Jh,r1!f

A

Who " e with

~O ,

1 cllil::!'t

1

A J"-1ns .owell•

thosn

A

I cou.ldn't

toll

na with

,uo

them.

off

when :;cu flrt!t

saw tno co.:-. didn't

Jo sit".

.rnon

82 ,

Y••·

:Jovo.

You ho.d you.r 11 ·hts

:;ou.?

A

ttentio:,.

pay 11n7

81""

\lid ;;au 1toet tu1Y oneT

rrieoni&gt;u:g,

it you tu-nod

i,S

off?

tho

,.

!lever

.iu-ned

t,ceo

oft.

as

'.re

-lo

JOU

su.ro of thL.tT

_.. Yoe

I

$.1.r.

ig.n't h!lve tU---ned.

I ..., 1tetd. to

llhoro

•

did you atop?

:..t the pottor:,.

...es.t d d :_.012atop t.._a:e tort
,,n t did tho:, mnt

8G ,

:1tevro-

o etop

.. o le.t

thero

..,_

for:

.l

I n3v&amp;r $3ked 'then.

u7

:llut

did tho:r tel&lt;o wi t'h tho,i when 1,hey got out of t,,o carT

A

:he;

h d

1t rolled

up ,u,der o...e ri:,.

&lt;.&gt;8 '

':Taere d~d be gat thoL seen?

ono o• tho

a c:,

..• l

ph.

it .,.,o

. I toink

dO.l' t lm0&gt;1.

Ed

I nover

Sked him.
89

You did.n' t n, ••

~

:11: t 4.l

90

~•~vein

1' O ,ou:-t:

DG-~1::

.!.

iOl

dtd!t't

~!Ir,

iT .•
di~'t
:'l.'.••

c1role

hs ·o repreaants

no!"-t , doeen't

it.,

J. :ro air-

liid you?

I do~•t

l n•~•r

!mow.

lo~k d,

h;;·,o
one when I tl'tartad

(,&gt;how!.ng .ne wi"tlloaa n sketuh

91 .

this

111 ,ou.r

it

on yellori

!!, rrisonburg.

betwoon here r.:id I.inville·t

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out.

paper).

"'1• c.ratzer

.t

Yea.

step,

,llo•u r me

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th t .11 nt yoa. ·-ent

Jo11, wher. you lo!'t

out b::; the mill.,
·•.sere ,::r •• ries
aonbu ..·g?

over tho i:rot:er

OJ.t

•round c.nd. oame be.ct?

T""nenrou turnad

:.tr. Daohort:

a

h. lf

L. ybe

Street,

g~ t a.om,

yo

bouL t·»o or two o.nd a h!ll! miles

lives,

;.

.,o~d until

out !!•in

bo'lt

.·ro.:i Hsrrl-

:!here •n...e it

you

110.

Hr l:t " ,,110 on ;ou.r wuy bac~?

Yes. al&gt;o-at th.'1.t or throa-4ua..--ters.

.l.

93 i

lie tU?'ned &amp;.rouni.

94 i

ae

tt;..-=te-i

d 4n't

:-ound, ,15

ha?

I a.or: 't
•
" Jlo sir.

'!. he!

l,no,r.

••er.! t

I neve-r

r :r::md..

t~~

rr1aonb-..rg ll?ld .-hen you got out hero
vtb9".re ti.J

po1,ter:;r u.e:ed to
?es

De

yo.1 tu.med. e.round and we,nt baok

1i..1wfv.r did. you tatc,

and lot

• t t11e pottory

l tttoppoi.1 there

I

tho.a out!

I turned

Oilt

~n.d. le·r; thom

t!le ct&gt;rnor

them oat.

97

You lcno" whero

98

You teatliied

t.b.!lt

~t

aa :fnr ..a toe sl'lu.c::hter

1lnughter:7

tho oull

is~
that

r1•1

, d14.n•t 1ou1

!

:. Yes sir,
you too~ tlls~

o

~·o sU'.

:t ·.er
tan,e;i

r~und~

.\

~tor,pud

; .. er• Jaat

t

l&gt;aok of tltst

potto!"7.

-•11
••

I

don• t thln le I mmt CJ17 fw thor thnn :hs t.
'!',e court:
\

100

,

~t

:tow fttr

wouldn't

,i"here was it

wo&lt;Ud th t oe irom

101

,,aoi·s

102-.

,lh::;

103

Jhy did 7ou turn the

tho,• got ocit?
;,

\

':'.11£.tWO.ldn

Jt

went off?

A

.hgl.:tt there.

Yoe.

I &lt;Ion' t 11:now.

oftf

cotor of=.
104

•. os.d 7

bo no '01:,a •t a.11.

yow: l1t,htb

"""s tlult?

the ltrstzer

1.urn t

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I stopped.

I tu..-ned tho

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went oat ~ccident~U7.
106

i: o ,ebetors

106

~id

the7

d1d.n't lo ve tnero·t

e.y ~here

A ?jo.

thoy were going'.

no sir,

l

~ever

naked the:o.
107

'.lid they

~

pny you l or meJ,ing

106 ,l.

!low nu.oh"?

109

mist

A

d!d you d.o tho11 a!ter

'l!~ ;::e=e

111

~- J oa."le

C?l

A Yea.

b)olt b;7

1&gt;.d gotten

the ,,,,bater$

out!

0

a..

t:a !'1:r:C !lMd to te

110

!;rip?

...3.00.

Kopt on oa• +hi$ ro

llt

the

t

a:nd tl:.o i:e:-..!lonite

s~·oo!.

a:id.

Yea sir.

.. torz:.;:.L_:.::C.J.OOl?

'l

113

It

t le et two tlilea~

1o

A

lie r

bo,11: two :,iloe,

l

8".10813 •

114

.,'h,~t

dld :;ou do thlt

1or&lt;

.rn:, didn't

you co .e on bacK to

ll =isonburg?
Oojecti~n

by l!r.

Peohert; ob'ectlon

overruled.;

point

e vod.
::.:..y tl.e line

!..:- • :icohert:

be imlie:- exception?

115

i.:r.

117

•

A

!lo sir.

l.t

the point

th y lort

7ou?

O! course

others

rh t would be two in1lea

Jla.ueero,:n,

sonb"J.rg, tteren't

ll.9

•.

You were by you:eelf~

116

;oa

too 011r,

Yoo air;

'l'IOWth

tt

t

you v;ore in :.1erri-

~aa inside

tlmtt

of tne oorpOt"atlon

J.lr. ~ova e.na ~hina

were comin~ ap tnia ro 4. : llowin£

Yoa dill,c•~ "'""

""® wo.y?

l

!lo Bi::-.

you:r c-~?

?o~oll

and

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!low, who d1d you "1eet on tho wo.y b"o

+20

on the ~ount ~ltnton

Pike\

~herif!

A

to ci"rr1sonburi,,

oova,

121 ,

llehool.
12!2 ~

~ou h,d ~one on do,m tha !.inv&lt;..ll.e o d bout wuero tho

~ark u ..od. to be. ar.d took th~t

b;-1,"fl:y to tho !!OI.Ult Clinton

Cnd •,&lt;ere on your wr.y 'linck ~o JI•.rrisonburg

i.;r.

,iove?

Yes air.

A

183

wnon yon met

!'1,:-e,

«

·,hat

d.id t'.r. i,ove do?

[I•

ved tr.e t'lna.',-11.;hts,

..
•

ubJectlo~

by i:.r.

~orrison;

s~ata.l.nod,

125 :t

'?ou lmow where thoae 'ffood.s r, re down 11ore, t.te ;ral30r

woods?

••

12G

&lt;

I tnov, the ·i::romor wood.a.

':;Mt io o ~poa. 1·oud. isn •t 1 t,

A

127

Yea Bir:

Jot
•

to ~.,,,~ore theao r.oods nre '?

au.ch e vory irood. ro-:d.

aow .-;es 1t tbnt

:iight?

\":ood.aw•r•?

~

!&gt;rett:- ro1.1th•

!

lZS ~
A

12~:.
wi:oi·e these

C!.nyhow;at le at

ured

I!::-. :&gt;oehe:t:
tltr..t the .. r020r

131

~

it wno throe

two miles,

1 t since?

so o of tko 3=1 to a,o.,,

It a.1.:lrt. help
woods 3re

be,..cnd. ♦-.aae:i.bl

P.il""k, cCJ:-

bl;), be ond.

-7;:'.e.!rOl!lar wo:,da are on t .. e lef't-Mnd

trabm:tm: on the

c lea,

wo miloe.

You h·vo m

a1der

guese

ro d to .dom, ne r ,;hert1 lli •

eid.e ef the re d,

1enjllOl1n J:rO?Uerlive.i?

A
I don't knOII w:iere i~•. Cromer lives.
132 i.
r,'h..f\t d!d tho;y e-,y ,then you got Otlt. Gf tho oar?
enid llll.ybe they wcul4 '_phone ~or ce later
on.
!Jidn It

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Zhcy

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of

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I ioh ~ne eld

~

that?

I do~'t rooe~ber wtucn cue.

135 1

g1.1ttu.u out o~ tho car or were

,.._udthe;

cur:
137

L
~

A

till

..n tlle

tnar still

1a

~Lll

&lt;1°'4' •

7bon •.hey 11ot a Llt 0% tuo ce.r, \:lhore did ;.·cu a'lY th t

..,orau•t :here

r.n7 litnts

I tllint

ie

there

w.1ere tl:a7 ,·at ou.t ot tile ce.r?

cno :.n tho ~ornor •

At tne oorner ot t~e two roodo?

.:-. Jeohert1
-Yeu. air.

140

~

;iid

141

~

Could,i't

142:;

t11ey get

out

~

t the cornor,

yo:1 see from the atroet

:IOl'f, wh.t

direc·.1on

llr,ht

I d~ll • t k:\0'1.

go•

did tlioy

directton

,thich

14.-4 •

146

J.t:d 11!.k't

l'rohi\&gt;1 t1oa J.ge,it,

70-=. aa.&lt;e
tl1:;t

·oere c!.Lt'r;•ing begs with
146

.l.nd now 101.

tlobetors

h d :. ilag rJllod

h ,e boon t,10 b f!S,
l&lt;L7

,;&gt;edorol

-:.U:lt,

out of the c:r

rot

the;'

eomething in 't.hot-11 .A !'Jo 11r.

,...Y .int

l dan•t

iieoirte~

it, lph

u.p und.,,r hia sr:ll?
know.

Si~e,

A I don't

It

D10,i.

or •"1c~

on

A :&gt;JJlph.

wt.a r~lled

tc;1, "-'-sn't

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,

befo:,,o ;olm.

;-;hon tll• .ebstera

1 bsg abot1t t~.is

~eicl&lt; on the floo,:-).

f~~e.crt,

it~

of t .e

It "'~

t1Jl miller

( in11oatl!!g

ilia arm.

a

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I d.id..-i' t p 7 :.n:; tt ..11ticn to the b
his

~

he had unJ.er

o.r11.

149,

,:'Iv t I.ind

Mg w:IB it?

0~

I don't

A

·now• It lT'J,S8 beg

t!:ia color.
150

aocothins

11~• lt.

151

It "~• ~:tis ono, -nnen't it?

1;;2

llto. te how .,e lla.d th1a

U.nd of folod. up liltc
153

I wo"3.dn't
it wae empty.

from JO\U observation

1t ""•

a,,ei,r

lie didn't

154

h&lt;ve thot

empt,,

155
A

Yen 11dn't
!'o atr.

156 ,

::J:1• orip that
~

I JU8t

I ~4

an 1 iu

lln, lt

looted.

0

see it

h5.vo one like

got

i:2•

to

LO oor,o on down past

zcr

.o.d,

s

to :oa 1111:e

your eiu-, d.id

:!'ellowa

11

e al.l

in -loo.c-

by J.!r. u•ocert:

sk ;;ou one or t;-;o queetlona.

r:ie

th a the ~sse~b!7

1~v111s theltrstzer

.•asembly

roJd De~ore you got to tho
• •rod

11

Yes sir.

TD other aorde, after

3 _

it

1n yo.~ oar, you Seid?

~rOJ:terY04de ro turthe~
woy froc ff!.rrisonb~g
P r~. r.ro !!lldl,··
'
Yee sir.
2 Ii

D"J.?
-whether

then.

~ht

;oa. tool, these

Jroaa-eXAmination
l ...

0-: tne

bog 1ben he got into

I d14n't

1ngh~m jaunty?

l:now exeotly,

A I don't

\&gt;'lg.

tllio,

00111.1. 70u tell

8:,pfy.

..... I dO.l't tnow.

.o.d,

you have

Pork. !llld than OOntinu.e dorm the

r~:ur wooda? A ~•s etr.

tb.at y,u ~r Tolled

geta 1n.o the ro.d After

on,

tior

le Y1cg t~e i:: t-

p~aei~g ~esembl7 Po.:rt?

A Yea

sir.
4 •

Uow ",.r ic 1t =rom the pottery,

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ao yo11 oit.11 it,
•

or w!v,t

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I 0•11

ohe:nio l labor

tue

ll/e12nonito .ohool

this

c oe since

108 2

ot

on tuie

side

the oall

tr18l?

.teybo&lt;ly elao

~o the ror,d le •ding p st

tor.v,

on the1 r beivl l ·?

159

A

e. ile.

bout

!Jo sir.

\

Yee elr.
Jitnesa

l

dia,:,.1csed.

Cb!:rlea t~ Dove,

t:r.

You ,re ~.

2

Jll,;rlea

lOve, Who w

w1

8

notb.er 1111.nesa, b.ain

., • Do7e. ~bo uerifff

,h 7011 tllo ni!;llt

•• I can't

o,i.toh tho d tend· nts?
ho

l'trk?

'.asecblJ

the

mrdly

dlly

A Yes eu-.
:,011 tried

~hllt

tut

...irct

to
to his

(rero.-ring

rsenee3).

4 !

~11=:- t.nd :!o lor

i!al"r~a:tnlr.uB,

jitney

-:~ -lint

II.riven by"

5

ere apeei

-"•~•"'1

is

yo,,ng

:nd ,~u went

l o:t'ticera

IT!,n

out

·ns :-a,

·1,ent?

n..med Powell?

the ltre.tsor

:!'or tb.e ,.1 ty of

\

.,o· d?

PiCICDd up o

Y•~ sir.
A

!oe Bir

6

1 i

:!'ho .t • dri Ving
Objection

8

ll'ho • •

eoouldn't

soe.

slight

l lg;,t
doon to
turned

hill.

tne,r

bf J.:r. Ooci1ort;
J3

t"" cu

;/ho ,·1ere you -ftor?
aa8te.1nod.

c1r1.. en b7 ~ tep,

:.ll.@ we w.s so1ng ou~ t~e Kr~t:er

for n while,

t ul

:?ord ear?

befo:e
It
li·hte

nod,,...

bat wo oOuJ.dn't see the retloot1on
o, ing o.p a,,er
wcm lite
on ~ll

, ,e bclll;c. this

they lad their

t once,

--12--

11 bts

car

eoen

o~ t~c
.., a o o::iins

oat ruid h&lt;li

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sight

littlo

for

w,.J.soo~g

,r forty

11 nt on~•·
by

bl!t -,,e w.a co:iin-

:rttd•

I tnin~

from 11s, o&gt;td t,.o light

thoy b1d tneir

l1~hts

11

d they a:,ot

oft.

wore tnrned

,,_r ,..,·e you

kl.nd o!

. h-,

13

~ow t~: h d they gotten

on, s.bo1.1t r- a1.1ndrod.

&lt;rOLllld

:urned

12

Jld :followod. ~h•·••

1:c.? A .l. ,.,edge.

n~.y !~oQ yo1.1before ;01.1 t=n•d

rou.."ld! ;.. It t.&gt;oK.abo.1t a .:!inute s.nd u half

!;,,r,

,11at J&gt;)pped t1p

,e.
',11 .. t onae the .lights

10:.

,rp

tr..ia wr.:ii~
.nd I 41d.n'~ :::ee "~·el= llt: at -:m!iil probably
1

1t ,, s thu·t;

rign.t

w.,ilo,

proonbly a undrod er :wo hundred

1~

,i~

lo ,l

~

.,

LO

,;trd.a,

,Jo .L..

tcb the oa='?

Did :;011 try

or two minutes.

Yes.

oo.tctl ~ho:n"i'

• drove ta fast as

,:,o olr.lld. ove::- t ,a r:Ju~h :rod,

';ht

16 ~

lignt

n

Of~

I sean oft

17

ot their

bOO!lce

You loot

u,.

,o oould. see

.l.

we got to -:n.e J 1lro•4,

on until

.e 1 ...

ca?

lt w~u co-.tlng tbia

the light

ebout

ttlO

:.'.h~t W!lS

t')il-

t .e

l st

~~~-

the tloe

it

re,,.obed t,,o Re.ilroo.d?

I e.
;hat

18

,s,

ilroad

1e

bo«t a oo:tple

the W03~Vn1ng Of tte

I tbinit

seen it.

ooulcln • t yo ...·r

2-;;

u1d ,o'-' eee

"

8

out on

I d.l..ln't

••• it,

2l ~

J.ftor

they w~e ru,u,!Jl~
'o;

Yea. cO'llld !ell

l!f;h~-

19 ,

Ullk

mm4red toot.

trom the Jdom Rod?

ron tt.~ 714'.i 1t ju:,ped. np :w&lt;l dowx.,

ver-; foat

J... r.

bout ho~ fer

L"'t1

tilt

.•
_1

Yoe air •

,. going

runnlng-bo

t.1• .Jatop c r re'lclled
--13--

do,m tne -do;:, ..end~

rd,

I -W:~8 or~tohing,

tlle ~1lro'1d

tsere,

,\

!IO Bir,

too, b1.1t

bou.t

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•

• •

•

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--14-th t point,

1eu't.

you nova~ s•w it ngnin':

o ! r from t;io Er t.:?.er

.o d, i.e it';

woald.n' t ave

.nd there

JO air.

A

been

!lo uir.

t. 1115 to h ve 001.ructe,l

11

t O Yidfff

t:r. .JOehert : You are ox.remel;,
24

,7ell,

automobile

tn1rt

could

pnasing

you,

or not,

leadJ.n,;,

have obaervod

the

o! v.n

l1p;ht

down tl1e 3dom no,id th11t ni!Jht';

r

a1ould

to

th".t

I OOuld,
!.Ir, ,nchort:

ailo.ild

I t.tlnk:

ObJoct1on overruled;

~•at.on.

questions

,d o thcr

point

of a l!,.o

Did :,ou eee s:ny ligi:t

25

have obJsatod

e vod

a to tats

nature,

ti:lere?

lio eir.

J.

torobool,

lll:ll

ll'h t did :,au to th~ t way tor?

27

ObJe~tio~;
A

met

ovarr'Jl.cd; point

e expected

J,.,tie

:stop,

sa~e4.

to oatch !.ho:-- on

atopped

hi:n e.nd

t.10

aunt JlinL-ou r1~e-

aenrcned :,1e csr,

n~

/(j

elted him

wbero uo h d been.
Objoction;

ovorrll.l.ed.

28 '!

You are

29 ~

A bot.t how far

familiar

Pnrk naod to be?
30

PlkeT

with
1e it

"ell,

~doc .to ,d?

this

:'.rom the
! woul~

~ror.,er woodo to whore

a~y ~bo-u.t lmlf

?ram th1a ro.-.d tb!!.t goos across
bo:tt how tar

18 it

fron

Yea Bir,
.eeembly

a 11&gt;ilo,

'4"'rom
the l:OIU.lt Clinton

those

&lt;10ods to whore tne pottor,1

:ug?

A I ..,nan• t

!leod to bo'.
;;1 ,

ITTle:-ed1d :,ou get t_ia

aen got tnla lug,
32

ae c•.:c tell.

lfhen:

33 o,I

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t

i:i,;-

o flee.

l.:y

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34. "

gl es t..nd pe ss 1 t

Let' e pour eo=:e out 1n ti.is

tJlo jU17 IL."ld let

th

smell

10

!pour~

it

rO"md.to

::r "' j123).

Yes: sir.

A.

! ,e ~ourt:

a-.s bee!l in y!la."'!'poss6es1on

since?

.ooa~ three

g,..llon,

Yee sir •

•

36

\'h.:.t &amp;1:a ju:;

ia th,.t?

?rob~bl;;

o h.lf

,r more Ir's been t•kon

It

gllloo

-

I tnlnl,

I don't

out.

•~ow.

is not q:u1·o :.t'tul-

J:r.

:ieohert:

•,1aa brought
It ie

just

.:itne~s

ha• been tal&lt;en 011t ainco lt

You.ne!l.n it

to you Oc"before?
like

It !rid boon t!lkon out-

lt was when it woe broueht

to lll4•

dia.rJ.iseed.

1:r. ,\.!'.Curry.

after

being

1nrorn, w, s axe.mined b;,· ;.r.

d.al:;

epeciel

l ~

s :l:tiJ: polio•=

You ere :.ir. A•!'-=ry,

llli.rriaonburg?

iou were ~1th

k

t:::e.r ...O'ld, wora 7011 r.o •

••lf

Tho e1aa

a;ail. ?:r.

~

'r :.n t

1ove tl:e ni~l!t

~e:riff
.,;r.

CUrry?

s wi!~ 1c~?

.

l!=.

ae r.c.s o:1t

on the

Tee au-.

ove ant~.

Funt tnd r:;v-

~s;,-! or .

.

•

4

h'lve boe.n soaewnere
reoUl

of

A Yoe sir.

l?

3

for t~a ~it;

st

bet.:7teenseven nnd tliit!:.t o'cloct,

ca n.e r o• I

It.

Ii

:er .io:id.

7.her&amp; did. .;ou b'J to,

be:,ond .:il:i

oiler's

e

went dorn t111 ltr t-

pl• ae tl:ore.

Did. you a,Qet "-lly one on th.ct ,rip?

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l

Yoa air.

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';'/ho 414 you meet~
;,u.etie

:Jet ,:etop 'e o· r,

'atep • s en.I"? \. Yes air.

9 J

Ill.cl he atop

A

no air; Jcove on _yet.
10 wa ■

e!l,

11
W B

?l.on you met n.i.m. or ,rlnt

:,ou?

drinn;

414 :ou,

414 l1e do?

?owell•

A

ar r.o~ , 'try 'to c tab the cu- th' t .:e-tep

Y•• a~r, •~ turned and tr1~a to catch

drl. ving?

the~-

era ;;ou 11.1oooeetul 1n dol.ng t.,,1t. or not?
12 i
~sr os we im.ew, ~hoy turned axt ~t tte lnbor,tory and went 1n tho

13

Jo ing b~ok, were you gol.ng :rest or slowY

?'0'1d m,.s r ther
11r.

roa,,h

,he

A ~sat.

e.nd ,·o,ill;y.
bout

:,ocllort:

ho-;; :t"aat did :,011.o ,me. -- wh t rate~

•

14
,le stopped

the

15 i

Too

16 '

*o you mow onytillllg

Tr·

a in it

then'!

_..o," a o!!

s couple of feet

it on the llount Ulinton

•nd searched

Ol)r

~

!io one b'lL etep.

about

the lirhte

ft-om tl:o tine

o! our roadster,

r:_ &amp; ~Ott t:

on th&amp; 01:r driven

he met ne until

nnd then

10 tl•ahed

.Jhe,. 7ou m.et hlz:,,? J. Yoe. sir.

aa tooni;n he c~:oe up t.l:e 11.l.U 1'1.thout ~,
hi,:,

1'1 ~e.

by

be got within
them on,
It s.eomed
e

l1thts.

.,..t

on t ,o brow of t .e nUl.
s.;r. JJ.orrieon:

?te hill
WB8 r1s~t

'.'lhrt

the other
on the

hill

hill~
side ot tdo Jim 10ller
the other

.nd ie that
wnere we turned.

d1t!1oulty

•

of the

11t~le

tnie

ti~e

ooller

·:mero you turned?

!l.r.d the ro"1.dw e n~rrow,

1n turning

t,~IWn ua soee

eida

cer,

a

!o =,,,,

fa.rm .

•.

nnd we h'ld ao!lle

on~• touring

1t •

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pl ce.

oo.r.

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.::step car!

ell,

or 'Utee

aeem_odto oe

l.t

.':.!ton- ;011 riot th1s car,
:,,011

r=..tna

the

teot,

olong twel1'e

or.llnar!l::;,

miloo.

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as

o.r met you, was 1t going slow or

,7hen th1

7ou turned

oOUJ.d'. Did t'•e ..:step c r piol&lt; up its

..•

I could.n't

fell,

&amp;X!'ctly s·

•round

Juet

\liok:l:,

:,s

epoed or sl!!.okon its

rt v, a der~.

,e r a run-

on gotn;: do ,u t!:e

.d~r&gt; .t01ld,

ua.
t'1l'l1ed. his

H .d .step

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co,ud

11 hte

you h!-"'14seen the::.?

Objection

Dechert;

by i.r.

Yes eir.

I t':,1!,k ;a

overruled;

h ve e w thee

oOul!

Did :,ot1 see ll-'lY a:ich light at

20

rec ,llection,

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fter

,.

never

&amp;ved.

.e,:-:_,

pleinl,,.

s·.w n,y light,

so my

they pnase4 us .

.:Uch ae&amp;t

on. 1"8"'-X'Ol:' f:ront,
ae•t .

-.;ere ,1ou

I .~a on toe front

by •.r.

..rose-e,cwnlo,.tion

retory

point

or potteey?

or where we:-e yo1,17

r.:orrison:

;,. •1011. l guess

it

or two :md a

18 ~wo oilos

quartor.
?.

x·

l met.n from

to t e I\Ollor tnn,

3 ;c;i

.!ow olose

town?

I """'•

~ho

took you,.

considerable
ra:tory,

~•r• , ou. oross

wh').t !s the dietnnce?

oll,

t ,e _,'1tlrO'li

o~t

it. is

•nd

&amp;

1lilo

ll8r8 you. be .ind t ,e 7/eb&amp;tora ·,illen the;; oame into
t•ll

~r • .Docho:t:
It

L bor. tor:

couple

YOJ.,

I seen no li~ht

~•w lonr did
inutoe,

they :p·,eaod .ia.

it take you to tiu-n nround?

I 1rii,poae·,

$1;&lt;irt? s 1len we got to t!le

ibere " s • llid,y- there.

fer

A Yoe sir-

.doa .. O&lt;td. •t

the l1bo-

and 1'e stol)J)ed &gt;Dd eelced hor.
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i.:::. Jkohert:

Yo

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Your o~r

wh .t 8 O S&gt;.id •

CCJ:)'t tell

4.ri~en nt about tweni,

~1les1

.1u:.ge a0.
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J.ad tbe

.,oll•r

pottOl";:"", c.nd. then

tote

it?

,ro·,ldr.'t

potter;

_,,d thit
little

Ftailro

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l!bo11t " r.iilo

W'lB

lt ·aould h ..ve tuk."n

to h~vs R+.~e tne trip
,inutes,

t&lt;.rm

is

·nd o. "l.l'J..rter fro111 tho

t t

t:1..oso poonle

onl;" ~b~nt ~~and
1&amp;

ro~a.r

.illy

-

ss.r:o apo.oli

a hel!

!lot ooi::inr;

before 7011 r,,t ";;o t·.o soathern

hill

4 crossin~.

I thought

yon .urned

on t:1e hill

l

~es sir.

7 .{'.(,

~hen you C!ll:le 'lP enother

,1Ul,

nt the .!Oller

A I oM&gt;'t ro-

7011,

didn't

f11ro?

member.

:nd .·ou ~rt.veiled

8 :

.oroae?
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Jon•t
1
• r.d

c:,-J..l~•t

A-1.! a mile llbere , 011 eoUl.l.:: ,~ aoe

you remember

tht'tT

I

Yes,

I believe

I do.

the car wo:.tld h1.ve boon eo,:,ing down an incline

it 4'ad or dld not

see whether

.::ould y-ou see tho ea.r?

no obst,ole

in front

,&gt;f t4C

ot

"Q.ll.

""

e llght~

h ••

:"-e Jow:t:

wh•re

•~ 1:0 e1r. :~ere

ooul~

W:J.8

he!U' the sound

o,u-.

':',~e Jou.rt:

It

Could. you toll
ii

,s

W1thin

at

how :: ~r 1t w ~e in 1ront

re c., of SOUlld, I IO&gt;OWthat.

e

o~~ld he~r tho SO'll.0da~ t ~ oa..r ver~ ~lain.13.
T".e ,Jou:rt:
~t

;,id

.uid I under&amp;t i.nd :,ou ~o e,iy that

was r.o tsil-lig.t

lig~t

:.ht on?

A

irot

: 0.0-al-d 38♦ •

D-. Dooa.ert:

to,mrd

t ,e c,:,r bJ ve a t,11-li

on tae

~•tep

oiµ- no it

thei:e

came bn.ck

town?
visible

~t

:.:r. :&gt;oohert:

lt

11th

t I could eee.

DO ti.me after

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you mot the

o:,r did ;·011

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tf..11-light,

see

os I underet,Uld

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it?

11tnoss

ur.

on tho

eitho-:

!tot

.do:i ..~os.d or on the t::ra.t:er ::.o~d,

fter

the;

P'iBSed. \1.8.

dienisaed.

J .J. SUte:,

another

..1 tneee.

bein,. dJ.1,1 sworn, ,,. a

Ye.1 sir.

(!

,,hora do you live·r

Jlose to ~roenmo nt.

:roe.:!'ind it',

17bere dld

l1hera did

at-map.

...ee11 1 t over a~inst
In ~ae

aee it?

J'O!

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woods?

to., were worti!lg nlong the roAd at tmt

timof

Yea

sir.
7

il

l'lh'lt

were

:;01t

doill,;\

,

l'uttinr;

in lir-ht

poles.

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In tae ...or.::i.?lg 01 o YO.G.1DF':
~

ll

uo iou

remember

tfi&amp;

dnto

it wes !ound:

It w s ~1ve or eix weoke ~go, ,me it?

no, r don't.
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Yea sir,

12

stOJUp?

didD't

get oat t:&gt; aee

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Io found 1 ..?

11 Q

/hat was it

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lh t

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w,;a

Joc,o little

in?

t .e jus

D14 l t look like
Ur.

Deohe.rt:

1t ......

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In

t1

ti:iAk,

Jug.

in~

A. In e

tJi.i,

oneT .

In othor

Oo:;, l

words,

8El0k,

Yes •

it loolcod like

,._ ::iilli"'1

ot],e:- Back.st

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liow :l'o.r was this

st""'p

from tllo rood?

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bout tivo,

now many feet

five

feet,

from t.e

iTh t.t kind of ~•nee?

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irhile

.ct,11 fence.

1

you ;-;ere 710,r int'i along

lalo-. cether

,011

these

..

that

__,lph

I don't

.or::unt.

ebeter

and .l6n

I nw two co?Je

tno,r .

l/0.Y •

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l!OWlong were the:,
0bJoot1on;

goneY

A r.ot gone long.

overruled,

o you mow whether

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th· t

t..~e road

defendt..nte,

1;,r0

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it w::.a

I expect

or s1x.

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Jo

fenoe?

;.ho o• two yo=.;

■1

nen

t tint;

bac I&lt;

.re t.::o tllo that ;;::,-usaw, t .a '1ro 70-.::,.g cen on either

o! !..r. Duoho·t!

•re theJ,

or not,

side

the con th~t y~a eow d~.-m there~

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EOi?

th1ni&lt;,

0

.nd tho

ware they
other

dresso4?

h&gt;.d

aap

h".t on,
O:&gt;,

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h""'"tthis

nezt 1:0?':lin~

·I-th t_eae

~•• Objecti~n
A

I think

it

Jochort• overruled;

by l!r,

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e.bollt el •ht O'cloot.,

oloug.

25 q

o r stop,

stop.

or not':'

'..'11•7-r=oo•t goce long witll
..ho·• ,ust

cn.r cM1e out there

,

point savod.

e br d Just

no. 1 didn't

W'nt to object

cer

tho;; co~o baok,

Ob~ection by ~.:r. Deohert;
I think

got there

uoa tile

~e.s.ae-d. to-ro .d. t ...o 110OC..eand tu.med

14-. Dechert:

t .....
e

two ?:lm:t ...,. it?

&gt;/hen the onr oue
'.lid tae

I

point

overruled;

there

is an inte

round. ..:.!!d

e,wed.

·veni,i~

question

I

to,•

Yea,

,th at :iisposi

cnme "own throJ.gh
W1th it,

tic:,

•a•r. de

tbo woode with

i&gt;nd he owne "-P there

it.

aod eeid
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of tbl.e

Jug!

,

I tai:lz

'le on.-:i• up throa
there

w .a l l ctnor

a bo;;,

h the woods

in 1..

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be-in4

put it

~nd Juet

~r. J)e,&gt;l!ert:
7

it aet.

let

=• there

lt

,ou a w 1 t?

tli~t

I ee11n it before

e ~ov~d it,

~bst.

t n boy

B·t

oer..e up t.e~e on~ Jot !t.

,ea _

1 t ,,..,s tu.rned

sher1tt

ovor l ter

Yeo eh·.

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'ille:

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~•re io

wi tnosa.

boin;; :'.irot

d-lly

C • ,r •

::e.e Dir,

t 18 10.u- D\lijinoee?

3 ~•

r.lile

notilor

l'.iller,

re your lniti.

Gh rles

~

Yea air .

disru.aaed.

~itneee

l

John .covo, ;ne deput;-

to Ur.

-~u. :tYe~

o1e1l, I t r:.1.

! li'Te wee~ o?

·aoo..:io;.t0. t ,

0!18

-a ...

\Yest o! ..,.reellQ.ount.

or :tot. find

Ji&lt;.. 10:1,

11.oya th~t

waro e:nployed

th t Aoticed
lookod,

g

and tllis

~on

6 "

~here,

!"8 of liq~or
ma tat~

jug

o. 11 uor·.

.;,omeof

!

So:eo ot t 1e

boy ,,ua tnt first

mo.-:\:&gt;.·. Io vera•

with

e-&lt;olc a1t!1ng

this

,o oo;s went

i

bo;-

:i.p "1d

w s 1D t e euot.

ao you reoeoOer?

tr.a date.

1 would SUJ)pooe lt
Jh t wore you doing·.

B '

l'utti:og

up thoee

eloctr1c

1111,~t

,T~--'1t&lt;Ud

,ou do

polea.
,h t diepoaition

'J •

was Cllde of tho 11•1uor1

d t Jc,: :it

pose
oona

111Ddredfe•t
~~t

ijr more and put it bo&gt;lind an o It troe.

J.f 1 a

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,nd ,et it.
r~• ...oar1.:

:u4 yoa t!o th.st!
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did.

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uove ap. and n• o Qe ont cna ~ot the li1uor.

?,L;-.

•• not

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rt w e !uat over

ve-:/ f .r.

I d.ld:i' t Ju.at :toti~e

tae ...en•iJI.

t ..a.e

aietanae,
You know whotho,: ti1e .ro:oer woods n:re ne:i.r t.nc ~.:.r=

owned~,

! r,

I

t_e ,ebstera in thit

section.

or aot~

't ,!&gt;i!&gt;l,

'a'. u,lj_

--=· :ieoher
/ell

Bavo you an,

t:

no·.•, 1 i;

.:.~

ide

ll pa t of tue country
wi ~ .

vory •ioll

ooque.1ntud

living

•w• ou~h~onbergor

on

t .LOpeople,

of t ..e di.,to.nce~

r.J :.tld.:i't

101o·R

I ho.ve a~urd

propert

theci

r

~ !.

th t I e::i not
of the ,1ebetere

• I don't
seen

icnow

thee.

_r.

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It 1s

~··

!&gt;Ot

~eobo:t:

A~ le ot ~•o or three

Jromer woodo o t4, t
I WO'll.&lt;in't

so.

ir •. isn't

1!,

Obje0t10,1;

ovor.'1led;

I couldn't

&amp;:.y

M&lt;! re we=e

C!).J"Stitere.

t:,1?1,; h&lt;&gt;ut 1t.
l

rly

_v1n it

A I &lt;Ion'\ ta1nk

point

oh t l did,

f..?lrc.ers

5. t"

wor .t

th t tior-n1n;-f

l&gt;lV&amp;d,

Thero ~•ro aeveral

atop there•

t.'l ♦re.

~"•Y h• i

t"" c~r

cars there,

.ho~e were bOV•r..i

bu.:rJ, r:..n4di do' t ;:~t

Gt&lt;&gt;pped• .,. Juat

d14'1't

,a:;~-

pa.rticu-

120,ice.

13"

Tllis liquor
,11 tnees

Ur.

w~s •=ine&lt;I
1 .

from tl:a

ju.11.gelt 1'0ll1d be rr,•r O ile,

;&gt;14 ,o~ see OJ:y one uo.m ,he. ·e J.n

I Jo~•t mo~ th!:.~ I neen

ctleu

" e found ill "lo~ ::J.n;;lla!l county?

Yee sir.

d.1soiaeo4.

De 111t;,, .notller witneos.

,alter
by Lr.

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YQ~ a.r~ !tr.

n,
.:; .I,Gput,-?

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Yes sir.

being "!'irat

duly

BWOrn,

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do you Jmo&gt;t .. !llph

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How 1011 h""ve :,oll tn-om1 him?

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~•re 10~ ~n a reot•ura.nt

aonbu.rg eoco tico
vartt t.on

.. eon or twelve

i\

M:o ...n the

1 1 o

yea.rs.

! ~rl-

if so, "he~.- wbon you overheard

.go,-ll.lld

.eoate:- with :eferonoe

o! ~lph

Yes air.

.l

e oon-

to vioL tintT tae !l"o-

t ~?

tibition

Objoetion
I nll
11••

7obater?

!Jel&gt;u.t:;, do ;you, c:r not,

s« yau t:11a, ~ll.,,,, ;tr.

,n 4rrisonbu:g,
•\nd

:.:r. Deehe:t; suatained.

by

n~w? A 11vo here p ·t c:! t:,e time .

fOll ,.,.,,

II f"-rm dOl'fl1 •bout

::do .•

I belieYo?

you not-. !u1• the F' at how ions-?
8

?r~hib1tion

I will

L.w?

eo,

ia tMt

b. .ndlin6

roputAtion

•ba~e:,

first,

aal!. you,

;0·..1 'mOll hie r"Jpu~a.-:t~ to:

and,1f

..=

_, lph 'll'ebate:r n4

fendll.uta here,

co to _;nlpn

liquor

tug

!o:r r.ol

~he

/e~oter,

Do

'he~e 1n :: rr.l.eonl.i:J..:2,

rood or bad?

Objection.

9 ~·

ile1 l sir,

v1hi&amp;t hes been the ienor.:i.l

:'ho ~ou.::t.:
hotrd

You know :i ...e oeno ~l

~1 nt sm.~r~. yes

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For h!Uld.11ng !1&lt;tuor,

11

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is mst

peo~:e in

Obl~ction

;- ~.

.a.G .Jou.rt:
1'.r tier

prior

It

llQ.ld.
ta th

t

~1,

you sayf

!l,n .ieo,ter?

r•_pu~ tiont

gen,raU,

I !::eve

e~; about

t woul&lt;i think

!e b!s ,·eputotion

=·

1t -,, • b.~4-

good or bad?

Dec:,er' .
i7Ould be -prior to tnie
:.io

;oa

01ctu:"reno.e on t:-.e.

mo.v ·•b t ;,1a ropat

ooc,u-ronoe·

I t'1ink i~

ore ~ex1ng ebout 11 'Uor: oooilegger,

•

of ..tal'Dh

sir.

til•

Th.it 1100:.,t

ropl.ltat1on

tion vr,e
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genore.l. reputa~ion

applios

to both

o! 1; 1.0 ,ebato1·a?

Toe s1r';';11
tness

li.,r.

ins

1.LH1111esed.

John Dove,

~x J:1ined b;v Ur.

Yo"- are

2 ..

Dapnt~ Jheriff

d·.11r eworn,

.ftrat

John

l!r.

~

llOV&amp;!

for

Y&amp;8 ir-

noo~ingll!:J:I :o.nt;?

Yes ei:r.

ille .. , lino " e on 'tno at3.."'lci:

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j'GU

bein~

_ .rmflll,

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...~lie

_no1;het"witness,

Dover c.in4 1'lu!t -•

cot it·:

f 1.lulr,

2

1&lt;1- ":-.

1Uer

l'/h t 414 ;,oa. QO 111Lh 1 t ·.

the a~i,e core.in

, juot

as soon

• honed

to yott, u,d

I t·.u-nod 1t over to r:r;;
a I oo,no b ok-

5

over

1.0

yo:t~

A

I wonld

se.y aboct

tell

oy 1O01t1Dg in tho Ju,:.

ton can't

t;-:o gullonn.

h.trdly

6

in

o ck.

7

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nd !t wJa tu.med 07er to JTOUb;
Yee air.

It

l,tr.

~c rile

1ller?

~,e down behind a tree.

1it11eaa diu.,i~aed.

-a:ntll atto."':l.oon•

4Jou:~en

..U:t.erc.oon aeae1on
Ji:r.

John

ove re-~ llod.

_Jr. 3':rm.n:

stioker

s~mo dn;• ..... .rcil 7, 1924.

/hen vroa it

th.'lt

this

li'luor

r.o.s t,rnoa

tb t 1 pu._t an 1t.
llr.

,;ur111n:

Yoi. !ou:ud it

on robruary

I,.

,i1t,11sa diamieeed,
.. - .. 4.--

l of t!u.o ;-o~r?

ovor

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•e• exru::ined

l;;;,

s.z-.::tr=n

• 1s

2

l{ow old nro you. :091'1.S?

3

aero

1a;yuome is.
4

t!le ~ity

5 ,.

.r0111er?

do yu11 liYe~

I 414 live
I bol1ove

.;.

:,0·1 plod

·.-,ut

twent: -tour.

~,nt.-;:-t?-...r•o:

I live

ct

76 • oat

1.&gt;traet.

where

on '.!,d !fill,

o. :r rriaonbur5?

A.nd

d:J.ly ~worn,

.

l

• Lcrts

belnR ~irst

guilty

to tr ..ueporting

liquor

ho.re in

•. Yes 01,·.

'1l'liehmont liid ;o.i get?

A S1...:ty dl;,s

anll. :50.QO

tine,

6 .,

l1ben ••

2dth o! l st conth

imposed

~OD 7ou?

A 1'ro111t!:»

~p to now.

7

You. mo--n l~et

8

Yoi ~ro r.o",

~orco?

:.r.ia:=ent

t~ •

ot J:..nu.tJ.r.,,

011th or tLo 28th

I believe,

beyond ~ridctmtor

J.

J

nuu.r;.

on tne ro•d

.1. Yas eir.

9

cnd wore br~UP:ht in to-do.y

o t•atity

in this

ce.eo?

YOB

Sir.

10

:.en,,

l.! 1
70a.

,:no~7 • .o.?.

y~

do

b .. ebi!tor

Objcot1on
l!r,

bo,\t 6n7 .ugs O"r.le-1.
cy

aicn: ~h.1.ng

-

t:.&amp;'d...:!.!l .,ebster?

by ~r-

lJeohert:

Deober~.

I sn, his

or sro.md

a.~a si.tomen~

o=ool

and on lHe behl\li"

of objeot1oaI m•.ko the

objoot10,1,

12

~

l!l·.

( fter
J·tdfo'

Jeehert

.:011lo,

l,t

contorrgd

• ott1 •• : :1tot till

.lf,bst:el' md ...,,n. obete- ..·y

ms 11.te.

ms

aver sinoo
Row long

l

1'1th the

;011:t

.u•tion.

t!u:.t

ill the

You :no1f

lph

'?es a:!:r.

h ve ;ou l:llo= ther;',

L

I h

Te

mo,m Don All of

I w~e big &amp;nough. to ro~o~ber.
11

vo you lmo=

.. alph?

Abo,t eirht

or ton

yei r:!.

lb

omied

:&gt;o :,rou lmo11, before

n;, ju;;s 7 J.

"'•brnar;-

Yea sir.

--25--

1 .i:f th1a .v•~r,

'1cothor

tho;-

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•

•

•

•

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•

l

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--.l!t--

16

Hoff C"llY Ju;,a did thor Oll'll? A•

•

Jug •nd one tbrea-sullon
Ia t~ere

!.

I toll!. tho oberiff

ever

eocn it

nn.;,.e ec1~

o.t all.

w;.• h t ..o hsnlle

ono. 1.uo five-P

jw;,

17

"tut

broke ofi" snd

a'j.d-ZS;r

ill

to~

I set"

~

U"'!;ior to • n t?"ttet tne .ury
_,,#-

&lt;

~

g,,.llon

nt

,old

p&lt;&gt;int

.rn.s-:&amp;X]&gt;l/:in.

Ju.et loot et ti, t jur:: end "tate

to the

to

ved .

Su.r.iwhether .. ou ovtr aaw 1~ beto:o.
3.on it

jug

the Jhoriff.

J.Cotion de.,ied;

19'

before I

o:n 1 ...

disreit .rd tho 1~calxop as ~o wh t

off ="- " cola-m-rl:
,-

Ju.gs':

tnJ.s one Jug Looked like

nim tbAt i;be;· !L&lt;id +hree

-r.

bro~a

.J.lon Jugs•

bo ..t '.JlT ':J&lt;ft!:ose

e r-c:t:rt

I told

1ir . .JOeiu,rt ;

Owned one two-59.llon

.1 1 84" ouo n'i!h

on 1 t ex,otly

l1£e

to tho
t e hiwUa

~hie,

jury.

J..:emo.
20

lonf

W\d hr.lf an inoh

refer

~o, ia it,

22 ~

or three-qu:

08 a mold-r2•.r1&lt;,

'?row. Lffla,

7here

23

the potter;-,
Cro~•r'&amp;

1B his

tu-::.!

out to..,rds

wooda,

turn

\

woode,
A.

bo~t -- you go rigllt

to the left,

TU.rn Lo ihe ;i~ht

25

=e ~-• rot

m.de is ub.-:t ;•ou

Yes air.

JOU..ave:- aee

,t

~do~ there,

2~ ,

o:! nn inch

I ht.ve
leo aeon it hid on ; ,o tare,,

wt'..e:redid

seen it W.d 1n the poor-houao

rtors

tn1a

j11~

3-::d you turn off .J\o~o at

tu,:n to tht right

below Jromer•s woodeT

a f~rm in ttere?

out o:,-

A ! 4oa•t

going up.
~

Yee elr,

11Do1r,..i • I

thin le ,o hoe.

You don't 1:now -;moae '·.r:o it is~
.L.CInot oure.
;Jan' a. I tr.in~
e,· h: d poeseeeion of it.
26

(

E7

er.of#(,

I

ae:e

d14

~oa see it

~ore?

A

It is Les:or••

,ind

�I

1·
•

•

1

"

..,
•

-•

•

•

•

•
•

•

•

•
•
•

•

•
•

•

•

•

•

•

•

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--27-b:;r ,.,,. • .Jechort ; o-,or1·uled.

Objoo tion

toster

,/ebater

e.n&lt;I.D n .i•uled

aw :;r :f'rom it.

some o!dder

r s-~ees lt -B thoirs.
28

~

.i!,e.t

s ine

1n tho

1Ma

J.

iToisko,· w e ln the

coon-

ju,g,

"h.iekey.
_ ,e Jourt:

29

Jag?

~

•.. o 1e LeeterY

Vebate:r,

Lester

D .niel

Il

'liebatei-,

e brother.

.niel'

is

,ioboter

ru,d ..~lph

ere all

t.ll"ee brothel'e?

•
Jl ...

Yee eu .

ti.nd yon tun: o!!

woods?

A Yee nlr,

(..?ldgo do..,..
co~n-field

nd thle

of this

to the riot1t.right

'beyond l,!r .... r-0mer1e

l ,ne.
~

18 "1hero?

On he le~t-himd

p ,th.
J.r.

~eoj1e ..:t:

...1e obj oti.on

to

be rulmin.-

to «11 of this

18 i.mde:-atood

by t:'le .. on. ·t

line,
ocns~ine

M

~

:ro-.. often

in it?

A

did you see tha

Onl, once,
~

,ont down there

Ue &amp;nd. ])all.

I don't

re.me1:1ber,, .. o

was down.

37

mm long "I."' was

oontha

fi• t~

A ill,lle

I "' •

"!loul,

I don •t

go, Ju~t.•·
Yes elr.

aotJe ~lt

39

o

up eo,:,e waiskey.

S6 .
else

wh19tey.

jll8 wi til l!lOOnshine wb.ieko;v

:iow did you h p ,,n to aee 1 t?

bottle

Side

,llon

oms

hid in thore

Jow ie'ouJ.d. !le hide

I

too.

1 t J.n the

- -f!.7--

had

foider

eAoifr .,

?!it

1 t in

�•
••

•

••

•
•

•
•

•

•

•

•
•
•

•

•

•

•

·•
,

•

�•
•

•

••
\

•

40 q
"nd turn up by tot

out tho Pike

nnory

creek.

~hey own a pieoe

of ground out thore.
41 2

YO\l e,o out by LiBl:d:,' ll 2"1;:;mlng pool T

f;O out ~uere

~ llrll

nd

lOJ10 to t~e right

"P

Yea &amp;1r,

,ou

golng in.

,f,2

;~oue :t.:..rm
it

.,he ~ourt:

to

of tho

three

43

~nd. Loeter

~rul

t,...did.

'

•

th: t?

"ebstor.

,_

l thin~

:;ou h ppen to

o

OJ)

be

it

~!te1r :fnther

I think

I t.11nt 1t bci.ongs

m,ea ,o

11

lo"t

it to ther.,.

"

·1ng 11 :i_uor

there?

n:p •

l"hoa.e li quo:r n•
;5

l'here

r1 ·ht in fro~t

::&gt;--.=.
~ ebste:- •a.

of the

• r~

aheep

ao-.mt"'1n peopl•.
!n a atra•1 stt:..ck.

ohod..

A Ho.lt ,I gnllon

jars

,.nd

too.
O:,,e Jourt:

~•
48..,

thero~

oroot.

woulli
.9

~·

Toi ch of the \Tebeters

dici ;ou

l

-- dld the,

Yon eir;

H d a hole

pints

after

eTer 888 tl:ere?

•

Jourt:

Jli t else

plnee

ke0r it

ll.JlYWberaolao

k&amp;pt aor,8 111 e hollow

in the troe.

1t srie bottled

:!~l~
up •

50 :i
51

;.

t.eop t.10 111.rJ.or?

In wlut i&lt;ind o:f cont iners?

jugs,

the

A

&lt;1id. I:e i;et tho l1q110:·.

here did they

47

1 '\.!

I did.

•

Nhere did yoa got 1L,
--28--

lph end.

bout tbe

tree t:,ere

1-ga11ar?or

;.m.n •

,1nts.

bout
It

�'••
f

•

'•

...
•'

-•

•
•

•

•
•

•

•

•

•

•
•

•

•
•

•

[

•

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Wzy d1d you

cha Court:

ut ii

DidA•t want to

the~e?

it all to town'il'bnt tind o! irreeee?&gt;t. iid yeu
brin~

ol5

a dollu

I give

bic

lone.

~•~e weeks

nd a

r

Objection
/

1 ei:o, b1

&gt;eobert:

J.'.

or en.done•

tondin~

overr.iJ.ed

the.t ouo-,

Objeotim

h vius

001.n

., ,.,_,...

nd ~pon

ttorney

llm to

:t:;r.

! t,.o

Dechert

~•
{e JD.

d. e. :::otion

,D.

t

tMt t e crtdc.n.co
,_,.,...:.16
..:u
ue.,•blek.er,:: ...1 oreo otl

" s

'"'f

O!

(ta the .onrt):

ourt:

to ot:ri kC 0::1.t

4

lO

.,,. ,w.;..

Jt:::::3-t,

•r"I

COlllUIOUuealth,,~i,oc!,

tbe ch: ··e o~ di peneing

d.d ....i+-•

I sold

n vin • oeen sah ,1tt;ed., the Co!U"t

.... 1&lt;.. (...(,
• 4--,, I
d.'::isaiblc on t c..,Ml1"11:t!o11
tion

nnd ooce ~eota

:,f t &gt;.e Opinion

C4-,.'1,. ~,-.•~-·'

ppliO

oonta.

boon m.:&gt;dl· o the ed::iiBc1on

to a~ow tne s lDs,

-..ile ,,otion,

ell .

::r. aoohe.t:

.n,,..-or or t ,e w1 tnoss

the h,st

.

Ye wi ~h 1&gt;.111&gt;~•-.

nnd I toolr. !if.t;;

aoll

didn't

oy

lf,

n,

i,;

11qsor~

...._ 4

l you aleo

overrule#

Yea.

by ...: . ...iec!'l.ert:

10

the

.. ourt

I

e

o-i.ion in e oh of

t.::e p rtic .LLra,

:,6

oounael !"1' de!cr:ui-:nLe e.xoepted.
vera~ad f'i vo
~ow .u~h did 7ou o y you eoln a wooKt

. llona,
6

67
;octota.

1ght

:ihon did ;.ou P"-7
Row wou.ld yo:i. br!ug

,ent

..n 'tho

A

,.omet1me

it dom1. tOiffl'? .A

on

~

1oof!l"r)" 1.t

t=ia;vin mJ'"

d cot 1t

w

nd wo:ucl :Ude it

up 1n th•••

t

o.Ueys.

In thcae

69

ihoro

wouJ.d ;rou UdtL lly
•

d1s11oao of r.tost of it?

In wh t

�f

.,
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•

•

r
•

•
•

'

•

•

•

•

•

•
•

•
•

...

�~ow long w o th~t

~ne CO'll.rt:
for

then

11 SUllltler.

going

on~

I !u.et don •t

I :vorked.

:no;-., ox-,ctly

ho11

long.
60

s=er

1 ·st

L at s=or.

summer'( .l

lfhe.t

.&gt;p •.antil

I

71..1!

Obj o!ion;

o•an-il&amp;&lt;l.;

...r. Douhart:

J. D··niel

ebster.

po1Jl~ s ¥ed.

I move to atru,o

wo·.ua :,oil pour t~s

011~;

way withoQt spilline
there

01t

64 'i
ahed,

I

w son

Tou OM po:~ it th t

!

ff d

1Y

;.

ll nging

or r.o e, ever

I'll there

bring

,lloep

1n t.e

to yo11r

r.!lY whisuy

we ,1ould r,nu.r 1 t out, there.

L Yee slr.
lll8!'1

into h11l.t gttllon

i_ ••

Q

Did D .n l'lebster,

..!)co?

!'ld o ve tlio

t tie oboep shed?

o,t thero

~=•1

, here did y01l ltoep it'!
ript
be•-;on ~ ■ ,:-,01ters.

,;5

J1a·1er

it,

&gt;1d you keep

one

t.10

.Pour it

cans c.nd. then poar it out in.o the botiJ.ea.
63

•

ou.t

on th t.

poi:lt
l!Ol'I

11

a -i;;ut.

::'ho went on :,our bond?

61 ,!

I '10£ked ror thoa

a th t I

'bs11 then,

lue bean al)&lt;nt two

it

ell.

ontlul ago.

too.

67
l/7 1Jother

wua in tile ltou.ae.

•-e me~ there we li4uor

-7 m.other lflS in the rooc.

in there.

I don't

I g-.1.~ae

mo# whether ene d.id,

or not.
;;:-, t w a Dan cl.oing wl.tn l1,111or in 7011r ncmo~

68

it

int""

o!tlee

to brin 0 do:r., to,m

,/l,ore

t ..e o,lla=

ai,e of ~,,e . l li. '!hill'o

brought,
10

l4llill-o~d?

d1d y~a

j!&amp;t

1 t?

.o ••ll·

A. ,le h d 1 t hid

G~ 1

,d.

it up to tile ilo'13e, Md v,e poured
I'. t • a !:idd.en 1n eoce vlnee
A

?~• c.

&amp;. .1.

a ilro~cl.
--30-

A ~0ur1:1g

near

I got

tne

1n tho

vineo

!1q!l0r

ll&lt;)'B&amp;l:t nd

on

it in tllo bottles.
II.long lhe .&lt;Sllro
1cl.:

d,

1111,..,.a• aiore.

:Vh:lt

�...•'
•

"
•
•
•

•

•
'

•
•

•

•
•

�..1\ t dJ.d :--6use.,

~. Decher~:
r •~id

ick

ll,•o

Vl •

now di•i lJ!.111el .ebtitor

• rocer.

V

-Objection

reno'"od;

o-verrtlod;

He wont on ::.y bond so that

.l.

iek

d•
to go 011 :,our bond~

happen
point

illl.l!:11:i• store~
side ot

on t~• other

w_a do&lt;m there

it

bout

e 70d.

l oo\C.d get oat

=t•

.nd

";:,

72

7" • ._. ,.:,

Stn~e you. h ve. been on tho rO"d. 4.id no o.. !e.r: .. ~ .o-.'.&gt;n.~
.,_,,:z:.,
7-&gt;'-i,,y,.L) "1' , -"' 7•

1

880*

ur.

w.~.

Objsotion;

t.,·.

I eel&lt; th.t

1a 1n,ul11eeJ.ble.

nn:,hori.

s~vod.

th t

of tne witnaes

·na,,or

1.,e

out.

,e ,o-J.:"t:

tr.

It

point

overruled;

caert.:

stric.tan
~

tlo, I didn't.

De"!\e?",:

I .. 111 t lee 1t

Dechart:

~

,;111 as ve

1nto oot1sider
r..Jte point

t1on,

I!!".

,nohert.

no\1 1n tne .event Your

~cnor dooanot do ao.
::ow often

73

th18,

.I.owls?

do 3ro.J s1.1
.,poea

I wo~!d aey five

.\

.,'O'J

h. ve seen th t

ti:oo~.

:ugbe:!o!"t

l ll~vo h":ndled

1t .·i-

t

~=rt.
74 '

Did t!loy ICeep 11,1uor "'1J'Wh&lt;&gt;reelse

shod •.nd tne etr

w-ataek

woods

01t

there?

!n t!te aheeJ)

.::e poo:-h011se

~ .rm is
bout how fr i'.r&lt;ll!I tb t tlnee-i, ehed"i
e.bo;;t
mile. I Ju~ ..e.

1

75

•~o• ,t o,n t:a

Uid th~;

you h"lve spot.en of·.
/

nd t,e

•Nept

out boro

Keo, li4uor
!

cn;;whore elee

I ooaJ.~•t

tell

yo-.i.,

pl ces

iie teJt it b&amp;.ck o! t ..o .....
stoJ;a• house ~nd

•Y t e etone sr~1n6, in ti:o ~ooda there,

woods it id•

--31--

I don't

know whose

�'f
,,

•

•

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•

•

•

•

• •

•

•
•

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•
77

never

Juatla

seen _atep

t!le ono ,1,.0 ran.

is

"1th no liquor.

Yoo air•

•

T

houoo tnere,

w~s bG.ct of ~ne1r

It

rrbero ::.t waa.

..
•

78
V

t;10 jitn•:,?

VIoOda, \lhera

tho

toll

g,:,te uaed to bo, lives

ln e. hou,o

up ~bo,;e

there.

..'

_ .o cour-t:
1!9

,etep,

I don't know nh t tnoir mothor 1 c n.-a

r:.o Jourt:

on t:us

.b

t 1a ri ·it

r::ile snc ~ n li',

1 tlon'
Cl.'

A

· t Stone

fbo two miles.

!ro.1 atone

Y,,11

betora

st, rted

.o le,ve

the st.to,

r,

didn't

ten

6 ...'}

700 further.

yow, conv1ot1on?

;,. tea e1r.

ball?
yoa?

e Covin.r.;ton or Jli-tcn

.l.

Yea eir,

o:-go, diWl 't

Yee sir.

to ia

5
mitil

IQ

bout o.

I don't 1CD0••~ether I .ires Ca.!lTiete4 •

You. ~ot o,1t c.o -fe.r
4

1 julr,o

oy :4.I'. D1.~ahert:

.1!.'ter you we.:e e:rroatod., :;ou. lfffre
:; X~

6 te

c.nl!. wn, on

:.pr1.n .•

Jrot1er, y~" s y ,ou ~ere out on bail
20 sir.

rout

Spri.n,

t l&lt;:nO\Twh ,t woods it is,

Oross-exs.u11na tion
l l

the toll

:-1,!-t here.

ro.d

In whn t o+ber ,,ood ~?
do,m ·oelO\'I t;,ore.

be ond. uhore

is.

:YOllr ·rinl?

.,

Yea sir.

nd h ve been on tno ro• d torco

ainoe 70u. .;,'ero coc.v1o~od?

Yee alr,

7
!:?:O•.

:Co-.i now th t ~n 1eb1tte:r Ii d yoa broui1t
1~~
a!..-, 1tbetho= ~ or not .

•

l&gt;•c.:,

.\

I doa•,;

�•

•

••

•

•

•
•

•

•
•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•
•

•

•

•

•

•

J

,

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•

.,
--33-Yea s1r.
'1ibasa

t:r.

d1anl.ssed,

"11111

~

n!tor

111tr,:h,:o,

!irst

bein8

duly

was

sworn,

ex ;m1nod b;; llr • .: m:m,
1

z

Th!it

'

ia you

Il!lme?

~

aonbu..'i,•

I

3

/4

:'Ille , 11 ttlo

'

~

1ou 11Te

louder.

I live hore 1n town.
~o~hor 1 a. ~on 1 t you?

t L~wie ~romer's

Yes

sir.
5

~

Jo you evor Geo D n ~ebator

6

\Tnen w u the lost

I guess,

A Yee sir.

tnor•Y

you saw ha

time

there?

hna bae'l,

It

about

7 ~

\l'!lo 11"!8there

I.. lilt and .Loma ~roQer

'Cith !l'-11,

tbe:re

•~i:ie

togot!lor ..
8

'1hat

bit

of liquor

did

they

ht,ve~

;.

,ol1,

tho~. ~a !Ar aa I blow.

"1th

9 ~

'Th!;t did

10,

5'.0Wm!1ll1'jars

did

do e.1.th l t?

tho;, bsvo it

11

~

T.1u.t did. they

l!l

~

!T!!o did

15,

th

\"111t did

t?

A

.rit:-i

liqaor

0

b m.

I

1 t 1n•o pint

l'ourad

Lewie end. z, ~.

~

'!::iroe.

71,a

bot ~lee.

both,
utter

a :!r..r
tnoro

the7

:po=ed

1 t !.'!ltO

s I lcno•.v.

in the uouse,

i:nd ;,01t

..

• his

:Jr.!Ollc very

:.Ir. :;&gt;eohort:

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js.ra •

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gseaa,

• .R 1! g; llon

1 ~.

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17

thoy

Ilorr did :;oa Jmo'11! A

ltnOlf you o c.n soent

•

111!

tho:; a.o '111th t

• Ole: it

14

hnd. &lt; little

l eu.&gt;POeo they

llllUlh like

it •

;.:ost or 1 t is whi ta,

.:ow lont: h.,vo you lcllO\ll'Iu,.n l~betor?
'itllo,.. h.1.11when l eee
\.UY dou:it in 70lll'

.:ui.,

.~d

_

t's

1eu •t it?
A

I.bout

" yo r,

I

&amp;bout o.ll,

boat :d:m Oeing up there

couple

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11 ..nor?

ever see :li?.1 aellin.b

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Ju.st s!rite

...:.eetion ou.t.

l! !UOr 1 -...1 J1 •rebater. -selling

ObJootion b.:,

ueche:t;

;._r.

D14 :;o~

li :iuo:-·
1&gt;olnt saved,

ovorru.J.ed;

a~v• ,ou eeen nim selling

~

ths!.

s1noe Jooruw:y

liquor

1, l~2a?

A
I de:,' t me,n

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'24 , I i:,e~

l 9eJ,

11011, I coulin • t a,,y for suro he sold

it,

I never

r.1..mget

seen

~•-

,,chert:

or \'/hat ho done

:ro::- it.

hllt do "1~11 it?

oh&amp;t did. -;;o-:..set

l!l

c.n,-oono;,·

it

Objection

ia runnin,; to thla

line

of

queat1ona,

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Till t

I

23 ll

w.,11 ~~

In

pint

bottles,

Where wee 1~? A

roL!ncl.l'.r, I! ttne\'ls'

stable.

lib t did
wt\h

L

in?

1. ox.otly,

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!o

,~tr

With

Ji::, 0:10 ~venin,;

teen

to him or sold

he give it

- I d.&gt;n't

!::no,. w:1ether

it,

ObJoot1on by llr.
':' ·• Court:

it?

overr~led,

Jeohert;

1.o'h•r•
11:;..s ~r.t

md when?

J.

..a t ~a

bem

ebo-J.t

bee . I s:ippOsd

aoiae ti.~

month.Jtwo

I

on tho

T'1e ,ottt:

.llltro

,ras 1 t?

'.:'1,a t;o,u·t:

IT o

a -c;,e :,eraon lle rave 1t too:-

4

I ~w

"":.!"-b

rt

1,.

poraon tr-it !..i~•t

On

go.

Water Street.
sold 1t to?

~ow.

J.
'111011 "

s it

th~t

7011

=re

1n t .. e J&gt;•mtenti'-'"Y~

J.

t

4.on' t l:now 1r I e~,er w e, l)r not.
3 !

tanti
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You don't
r;;. err not?

know wh"3thor 7ou b ve eve?;"boon in t~e poni!

Bo a1r.
I,.

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t.1.1n1: I h.~T• eTer boon tno:-o.

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tl vo 7011 OJI;' doubt

ebont ever belng thorvr

•n.vpl

ei&gt;itan• 1 r:,,

a :!.

.co?

ill

•

ai:-.
lo. Sever b ve beon 1n ~

/b&amp;t woo·• :;011 in p:r-iaan tor?

A

:Jo

prieon.

:hero h"vo .;-ou been l1rt.n1n
nere 414 , ou ooc::e tr~r.?
11 .%,.

You haYan't

I,.

no et:-.

u~ort»n;

prodw,e

tv14on-~o

-: e :oll!'t;
witnoae

A

11• object

ot bis being
o ca

tAe aorVioe Cl!lo!uno, outtins

2

1111leas thor

ln the pmitontiarr.

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?ros. !

to~b-s~on~o

J.

'lee sir,

I

tor tbo~.

41acie9ed,

:.:.Lto

•

o:,, uiothor

J.tt·. ti elo;o:;.d 14 ti I bor
. ~1 oh

line

obo-.i.t 1'1ve montba.

fitneaa

l •

r neTer

a.1r.

You WOl'I: ,ivc~r d11.11
f • .iielor

.:r.

!

Y1rgini

in the pertltont1u;;.

11:;o ho Woll noTer tllert.

aQ:ueot'llrln: to
By ~ •
rlJl.:!Zl :

G.nd &amp;1x c.onthe,

ln lest

io nU this

~or

Wost ·;1::-gJ.t:19.

think ;ou over woroi

l!obo.t, sc:-a

ui·.
rw,

l:inor::.l,

been 1n a pon1ter.t1:.rJ

t le at you 4a:i't
;,:,-.

rn !U.rrisonb=~

4

ono IV 11 1 t':

vtl.tnoaa.

bt!na

r1rst

duly Porn,

D .n ,u be tel" ~r .lalpb. • , bator

A XO.lph.

evor

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rou euy .illlph

obeter o:!orod

to nell ,on liquor1

A Yoe

air.
4 ~

a 1t?

5

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Of l.at

6

''

,1be~&amp; w:1a ho ut the

ye,:r,

A Yea eir.

19t3?

.A. It

t!.~o?

h!t.p'J)oneddown on .1--ter

vt!"eet.
7

now r.:ni.chdid he

•

1mnt to

sell

;--ou?

-4

offered

to sell

oe h,i.lf a gallon,
6

&lt;

et te

Jt.Bt

,~.

Deabort:

been objocted

JUat st11te to

thl.s :-11:! gu.!on

tc10

o! li~aor?

prob,.bl;v mid ;;ot to

thia

0 ur7

..

tu

b.cm lw h!:lppenoi!. to of!or

lo;m ": ter ..,tree+;.

ol: t:1,o cuxb.

I :-cetton I

!re otlerod

inji.

around aomo

till&gt;II

Y:&gt;::.41dll't

to selloe

B•

topped

il-lt

l z.

fle

}v ...4

·:=.

bey l\c

A

:.e

,Ti tnoae

••

Dechart:

I

...(&gt;Te

ovorrsled:

~!!.,t

t!ue

4

as ;,·ou sa·,v? i

e\"idenee

::o eir.

oe st!-ictcn

out.

po1nt anvod.

d1...,iseed.

~r. John Logan, •notber witnoes.
was e,:aa,inod

A .; id he woaJ.d brins

al.r-

no liqu.or with .;1.i , eo I~r

.NOho

~otion

it'r

n1sht.

th/lt

vroee-oY. l:11n!lt1onb;; i:r.

•

you

I ,:UL ,a.lt:e.

,'hen d14 he s•y 11• would deliver

it

-

of evidunao hc'l8

-DO.

lu

2

line

81.t_mc

to before.

.:..n e. o&gt;-r ri-1.Jt eide

w a .:sittinP

l

Ot' oourse

a.id er.- .,~.., --

Yee air.

~eohort:

I.;r.

"11..t te

o t.10 Jar,

oeing first

dul:v sworn,

b;,- L:.r. .:Arm'Ul,

Howlon5 b;:ve rou been ~n ofrioor
rourtee~ ye re neTt ~ant_ .

for the .ity,

J.:r.

Logan,

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Jlo 70'J. mow tile two de:feniu:nta

,obaterf

A Yee sir,

4

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ve you b:lo&lt;m then?

How lon~ h

I h vo mo~n tho~ betoro

Z

For B ri.,,~t

6

~•ver

so rt

l ;;,e"r•'.

A

~lpll

:ind :lani~l

For n 1ons

tl.!:lo, rell,

wont on the ~orce.

_hey have beon living
A

here,

whLle,

A

tor ho-r. lonr:?

hel'e 1!I '.il:.ttisonburg

I ;,tteea.

rae.

Oh

here.

"14 olose

cround

hore.

7

=a from §ebruars

1924, ~• a uootlag~er?

1, 19:3, to ~ebrUllry l,
to the Q.ueation

Objeotion

o,- ::,.-. J:eohort.

Jbiect!-a~

over-

r'llad i poin~ et•ved .

I ""nt

...,., J~ohe~t:

other
ll

e

&amp;

•t~temont

r.

.. on~ thie

t.l.nk I

~• f...~Y

tt,e Fro.'lio1tiO!l

1 ws!

dia~1esed.

Jromer reoe.J.led,

Jroas-ox1f.l.uu,tl.on
g "':

~t?lY

to

line.

or for V1ol.ting

bootl~;Jgor

,1tnosa

tr.J.a objeotlon

I h ..ve

6.ll

-~ ccr.,pallet
cem~er

cont1nttod,

u.nple.ee nt question

-- Ur. i:orrieon

1r t'WO to HJt :rou, b-il.t I

to do it in Jue-tico

of the \Jnited

e:,;,,n1n1ng.--

to tho client.

au.

Yes

crr:q?

X'as eir.

!l::

1h t kind of' d1nomr~e?
•

A Dienonor

.)o fterti on .

Did :,•ou ever eerve " tel'm in

.l'or l'lll'lt?
lo -

•

l'roo

·:. o~•r A

ble dieow..rge .

t1ie St;te

prison?

Sto,J.ing,

! ol.or't lcno.,,; .1.on•t re&gt;11e111ber
.

Dl.d yoa serve moro th .n one t,n,

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Yan

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c sione preTions

to tn1s?

n.e ax u;tned.

~.

b,i

1

Yoi1 ·r•

atnburg.

J. Yoo sir•

2 -.

r.o sir.

~au.-r.ere sent up on one ooc~ai3n?

ell.

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J.L.Dovel,

C"1ef of ~ol1ca for the 01ty of e rrt-

~&lt;i. h:.V'e been pol.i~ear..m how long,

vo yo~ .now the general repnt~tion

3"

h,incL.ing l1qaor

in the ;1:r

t tton good o~ b d?
hondlin,;

\

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1e ie

or lhrrisonburg?

of~

lph .. ebstar

tor

It SJ, is th t ,·o~-

A I h:l.ve ho~rd it diec~ssed

th t they woro

1 t.

Objaotion

t;; l!.r. :}echert.

~he ~ourt:

no you Jeno~ how ~e otands goneral1yf

.Do yoi1 mel!ll for

/

!Jr. JOV'el!

twont1oth yoer.

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Yes air.

?

h&gt;..ndling 11 iuor?

It

Is th t a -,to thing truo o:r Dl"niel 7ebster!

io not
,L

•ood.
Y•s eir.

..!roe.a-.ex:..min
...t1on by ~::r. ""orr1aon.
l

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2 X
i:nuUty.

.1.es Bir.

=t

1s hle ;imer!ll.

for t-nt:l:r
tineea

ur.
10

il;y

4

Dr:.d.

.ri..ia.:..1.aaea..

.;oJm :.Or-..n :cac!&gt;lled.

-=. ~:

of llalpu • ebe~ar w a
ti'b.~t 1a bis

repnt ... 10,•• U' you mow, in tbia ooa..-

gano:~l

n:n;;s

'!'00&gt;

i;

th'l ! t:,e &amp;ener:l.l

d l'.or bandli:ig l1q.,o:-.

reputatio~i

tt,

:est1~1e~

, • .._

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~d.

reput

tion

o-,, boat D1n ,oooter?

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~ourt llOWJehere?
3 .,

-h1f;;':1ct t. a!lo;.hor rt t:ioes.

Le14e f U-et

Yes sir.

'.nd llloo speci!ll

officer

!or

or ,

tho Jit7

rrlaonburi;?

Yoe air.
Do you know the
5

t

defendants

..JOyou kno1V the generll.l

h 11dling l1~uor
6 ~

llo.v

hore?

Yea

or !!

.reputation

air •
pb

ebstor

tor

hero 1n the Ji t; of U..rrisonbur,::
bout D~?

Se.i:!e t.ain;;,

,,1tnoas d.ismiesod.
Ur.

. .... :urry rec!l.l.l~.

11"
oo t eZL.'l1n.:..t ! on re F..:aed t, ~ . Mm
•OS

\D •

Sir.

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eir.
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Do

;ou. mow t ..o !;Olleral rePllt

liquor
It

hero ln l!arrisonburg,

b~e been booeted

tion

e:f •. lph

, butor

for

and, if ao, le it eood or bad?

_ good deal.

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Wh~i do you mea.n b;, boosted?

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loUJ.d 7ou o y lt we

A

I mom 1b lt e been

~ood o: oed?

il d-

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o air.

U1tneoa d!.o.::J.ssed.

~.

.~. · . :::::iyde.r, en other

,ae omm111ed b7 Ur.

l

,b t

~ "'"' ll1,

re ;our

1111t1ole~
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1 rat d.:.J.l.Ja ror!'l.

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here

U E....rrisnb-.u:

p:roJ.u.co l&gt;.ou.ue. I b.l.ven't
~

I oel1eve

~

yo, loet

,our

!or

limbe

t;wo yeru-a.

so-•

ti,r.o a:,o?

A Yea sir.

.

e. good de l on . :.tor 3troetl

! ve ;rou lo•!9d

5

:.n,wort

done

A Yea air.

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Yea sir.

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/o

Woll, during
i'obrinry

unsil

not.

ovor •••

liq1..or?

A

t~e ~.st ye r. or 'r~

::., l ~2?, durins
,!:!lpl.

7:ebeter

,n,

tn· t
.J

perioi

'•bru r; l, l~:3.
one ye r.

~~

n febstec,

mow 'llh•th•r the; vero ~•ll~ng

did yo,,, or

ot the , eell

~r ~tt.o~

l'tel .... I h ve aoe.1: 'thet::i u ndJ.1.nt it a!ong

up

I tlon 1 t

tttora.

~t. or not.

'j

10

would

.;011lil. L. mi 1: o~t to

eople?

not

A

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toe e reot.

..:ho~

o into pl•oee.

11 •
&lt;-lloy.

12

TE that 1n ~• n's reataurs.nt?

A ~-• ontrcno•

th•t

goes i,,,ot to tno ldtoben .
13

..,.i..oontrcn.:Je goes from t .e atreet

D' Ok' to tne

kitchan"

You ei1·.
1uh :me ot the:J would do t~t?

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bo·.1~ 11,-. often

How ofter.
timen

o weet,

do yoa

S'J

rose

wou2.d :;o;.. e~:,- o-n t.n

I reoko!l,-t\10

or ti1rea

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7.ou h vo aeon 'th~

vere.ge?

times.

A

,iell,

h nd it

couple

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it. t fdru!. o! cont3ille--a

wo:-...1.:!tb1a 11 "r

bo 1!2?

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19

Bow did it reeoi:,ble this
~

gl es?

Yea, 1t loo~ed

sort

of like

llow, 1,hen t211s liouor

20

n:; monoy p~a \

fluid

or bov•r.ge,

h&amp;c1,

th~t.
a1d you see

wouJ.i oo b nd d out.

A Not ~a often

a I hove seen the 111uor.

You b. ve seen peoJ)lo hsnd mon,:,y b101. to th•

, o\1ld ta,,t

.011.

bo 1n t.ce d,S¥-tiloe

:;ou riecn that

you.

•

-t!.rJo An.4 n!gh.t-timo!
1~ness d!s....!.sattd.

b;

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3

t

~bat-,rs

or bo h?

n1,::ht-t110,

cne.

w th&lt;&gt;:oMnd o.it l14uor

both

"..:'es Bir •

rn:n.
De uty,

13
.! l))h

or

in tue .iay o~ ni«;o,~, eitho~

fb.!;.t 1a,

1n tnie

.,ub&amp;ter

during

the p st ye r h ve

any th t ho sold

ao

or not,

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uoh 111:10r

J!l

,ourt

ovorruled;

point o vod,

heard

De.:,?

Yoe air,

oy .,;,•.~echart;

Objeot1on
Ju.at at te

raetc.urmt
•' lph

tb•t•r

to t ...e ;1ury wh t ;o""J.did

the.te on the co!'Der where .....:r•
w

he 11'.'1 8~14 eisnt.

e settino,
•five

~here
pints

t t .e side

of ll,uo:,,

o

.$

t1ru e y?

hear

o be. 1:r.

k1Jr ueod

of tn•iA.ovo,
!lov ,mbor

In

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.ou:~

,,e o

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o! ored 't, t .o ,=:,m,a
ovid no,,
rotirnd

an:! tho o

or its

court

inl.ro4:i.c d or

e .•d tho do.ondc:nt:,

lt!:,

vordiet,

nd rondorod

oUoring

ftor

nd

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t , .r

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u .llty

t ,o !oll0111nr. ··a. 1ot,

s oh: r~

mi,ll'.mont

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,w.

abtstor

in t11J o indiot»or,t

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tho o ~, 1no1:10nt1n

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/Jld tbe.·e

t o

o;at

ill,
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uidB t ..o c id ve::-cUct

the Court to eot

tlon

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coc,o t.ko

o t .e Jury f1 ,d tho 'lco1s,,4 :&gt; niol
, h

o

t~o J'0.17

rr:u"4 b;, oo'.111el,

o h ti..'1? boon

to ooncidor

tu..-nod into

ot t .e ortdcnco

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being

OT&amp;:rr.ilfld

oontr

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el.

r:.OTod

t•.,

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=a. ""-t•

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lie

t,

110111~~ ,_

f

t~- •.tt:
an ~t !e conc1,,., od

0 0

"'1,IO 1th

a .1.not

·euOt&gt;r

obo~

mol

ou.•t th t

-:; t o

t.10

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o ,0.QO o o~. ~ , "ino &amp;~oo:t inod I! t~o .u..'7, :J&gt;d the cooto
1noi o·,t to ~hill r1·oeoo,1t10n .ad th:.t
'\nd

lph

obot~r

orcc ot t le
co t -in 4 ; t
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t to ro~ t e

,r r1vo

ts!""l

t '1!lr ve..:diot,

&lt;&gt; :!U'y 1n

ld de aa!-

o cco ni,o

e

1n t

ez-;1

of

t

J! the

tlon

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~a

1: a

torco

Oonv1Ct

~,o torn

tnth,

o d

o-

t ,o ·oll!t r :intU their

a,_;_(l

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