55 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c3fd07b48b49f5fd8364f4648f1882fd.pdf 0f02a3d1b22f97c61ba4292ea9aa12d4 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHA11, to-wit: In the Circui t Court of said County : The grand jurors of the Commonweal th of Virgin ia in and for t h e body of said county of Rocking ham and now attend ing said Court at its December term, 1932, upon their oaths do presen t that Malcolm Hensle y, who was hereto fore convic ted of violati ng the Prohib ition Laws in the Mayor' s Court of Harrispnb urg, Virgin ia, on April 28, 1930, and who was then and ' .. there sentenc ed to, pay a fine of ,fitty dollar s, did, on November 5, 1932, . in said county of Rocking ham, unlawf ully and felonio usly transp ort ~El aer;e in his i,e99ess ic:m four gallons of ardent spirits (moons hin~ liquor ), agains t the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth qf Virgin ia. This indictm ent is found on t he testimo ny of E. E. Kiser, a witnes s sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give eviden ce. �,--- Trans - 2d Commonweal th v) Indictm ent Mal colm Hensle y Felony December term, 1932 / A True Bill: ;/45&-fo;;~ Witnes s: E. E. Kiser D. W. Earmn Commo nwealth 's Attorn ey �Arrest Warrant on the -- These are therefore, in the n ame of the Comm onweal th of Virginia, to comma nd you forthw ith to appreend and bring before me, or some oth J~st-ic-~ ~~-~~ nty'. -~ ___ --~d~ o~--t~~-s~i~::::: :: :: ::: :::: :::::::::::::::: forth r dealt with accord ing to la . And you are required to sum_mon ---- -- ··-·· ·---- ·· -.. ----- ---.. ,------- ··-- ----- ---- --·- ----- --.. ,.. ______ ,, ____ __ ,___ __ ___ ______ ______ ____________ __ _________ ____________ __,, _______ ____ _______ __ ___ ______ _ --··· ... .. . . .... .· .. ........ ..... ...... .......... ............ .. .. .. ....... .. ... ....... .. ..... ... ..... .... ... ..... ... ... ............ .... .. ..... ........ ....... ... .... ... .. . . to appear and give evidence in behalf of the (2ommonwealth, on the e_;Jmin ation touchin g the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this __ ---~ day of/kr .J£ .~~ --- ------- ___-,in the year 19~b. __ . . Ser vice Press-1 7 0 ~ A'a-:;i.d J. P. (Seal) �STAT E OF VIRG INIA -COU NTY OF ROCK INGH AM, TO-W IT: I, .................. . ....... .... , a Justice of the Peace in and for the Count y of Rocki ngham , State of Virgin ia, do hereby certify that .. .. .. .... ... and ... .. ... . .. .. . ... .. ... ... . ... .. .... .... .. ...... as his suret ..... , have this day acknow ledged themselves indebt ed to the Comm onwea lth of Virgin ia in the sum of .. ......... . .. . ... .... .. . .. .. . ... . .. .. .... Dollar s ( $ ..... ......... ....... ) to be made and levied of their goods and chatte ls, upon this condit ion: That the said .. .... . ...... ..... shall appear before the unders igned or the Circui t Court of Rocki ngham Count y, on the .... .......... day of. .......... ........................ .. , 193 .... , and not leave hence witho ut leave of the said Court , to answe r the charge in thi! warran t, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said Count y upon the within charge . 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I ~ ~ :: Jl~ : ... : I>() I . ~ C: 0 "' 0 ·;; C: ::s V"} u -~ - ·t ~ 3 ~ IS~ �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon .... · · ······ ···· ····· ········ ·····~ · ···· ····· ~ ~ ;· ~· . ······················· . ·· v,. . ~---· __/._T~ to a~,P:J:jefore the Judge of t!J;_ at#'o'clock, a. m., on the to t,<#fy ,nd th~ t=t~ lo .9f.:u1 Courtz ¥~! ~ Count y, at the Court House th~ , f . , .. . . . '!'22/ ~~ who stands charged wit}-; and jndicted for a f elony And this ... .... ~ . -. . ..... . . ..··· ·· · · · ·· m,i&Je~HHH9f'. ....... .shall not omit under penalty of £ 100. And have then and 4 ~~~ Witness, J. ~~ SWITZER, Cin k of our said Court, at the Court Hou se, the ..~ day of : .. · . f ':'. J . v . , Y 19 19 ; j j , and in the 15 7 ~ f the Co1111~0111;,alth. ~ . . . .. . tE=· ~ ~Clerk P a L. PR ESS , IIA RRISON 8 UR G, YA �executed fl' ~ - dnng a true Uopy ot the within Summons to·----=-- ..;;-_tnoerson ~~ l ~~ ~~ �~/4--~' ~ /i ~ Lf-.r.<.."2,~ ,,-t i,4 .r 1932 UtC - "-" COMMONWEAL'IH ) v. Felony (Pro.) MALCOLM HENSLEY f c-,. 6~ ?--~~ ~ 'i/- ~ • • (!:...,t ' ,1;( ,. '""° ff'-· 11...,,, / /7 -/- C I • /, j ~ ;qt ~0 CJ .3. ~ ":_ / df!: , f ~ 7:/ I r �,, / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Malcolm Hensley Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment transported ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-068 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0eeab465c601d7e25d7fa43412de8af6.pdf 2cddcc091fd045b816711b34dc4e82fc PDF Text Text ~:i:i::~:~~:!~!~!~,!_i~!~~~~ ~ To-wit: In the _g_i_~~~!~------ _9_?_~:1-~~- Court of the of ---~-~~!_c:_1_1:~_1:~------· BE IT REMEMBER ED That ..R.t._.Ylt.._]lla_~_IL ___ , Attorney for the Commonwealt h for .-d countv ---- of Rockingham th e sa1 ---------~-• Commonwealt h prosecutes ------------ ----, an d who f or the said in this ibe'half, in his proper pers~n comes into the said Court on this the '. - 2d ______ day ·of_ ____ _ First Count -I~-I!'!~F-_:[ ___ , in the year 19~!, and upon the complaint in writing, verified by the oath of ___ _ __Jf i ~~'- ~--:El~~.llQd_Et ____ , -a competent witness, gives the said Court here to understand and be informed that _;~~~!'__~fs_S!!!.~-- ----------, on the __ .:_p_t~--- day of_ November ______ , in the-year 19~2, in the said __9_q_~1).-~--- of- __!1Q.9ki!;l_gl}~!lL ____ , did unlawfully _________ _ ~~'!~-!~-~J-~_p_q_~~-~~~_i_Q!;l__~Q.PJ1.t __r1:v_e._g_all.a.ns__o:f.._a~.d.ent.._sp.irits_________ _ (moonshine liquor) ------------ ------------ --- - ------------ ------------ -----------~ ------------------- ------------ ------------· ------------ ------------ ------------ -------·-------' -against the peace and ,_9-ignity of the c:pmmonweal 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 ibe 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 afol'esaid, and upon the complaint -in writing afores,aid, further gives Third Count the said Court to understand and be informed th at said ------------ ------------ -----------on the __________ da'y of ------------ --------, in the year 192 __ , in the said ______________ of ________________ :._ _____ , did unlawfully ______ ------------ ------------ ---- against the peace and dignity of ,t he Commonwealt h of Virginia. -------- ~-------------Attorney for the Commonwealt h. VIRGINIA :-.9-~~p.-~y__________ of R_q_~~J_I!g_h_~ __ - _________ -, To-wit: City of Harrisonb urg, This day ~ -·T •-TB~xr9de _______ personally appeared before _me PAlJJ._ll1§l_.M,!_...(p._diUS a _Notar_y_P ublic_ for the __Q.1_ty_______ of ---~-:r;::ri_S.Qru>_ur_g_ _____ , Virginia, and made complaint and information on oath that~l]l~~-JU gg_tp.'jl_________________ __, _________________ _ within twelve .~ onths priorto this date, to-wit on the- - -~j;_l:! ____ d~y of in the _city ___________ of _Harrisonbu r_g . JJ'OV~l>-~~---, 19~2_, 1.-Manufactu red undistiUed ardent -spirits; 2.-Sold ardent spirits; 3.-Transport ed ardent spirits; 4,_,Qwned and had in --~~--- possession a still, still cap, worm, tuib, fermenter, and other appliances connected with a still, and mash and other substances capable of being ui::1ed in the manufacture of ardent spirits; V 5.-Unlarwfull y~ ssess ardet s~ Sworn to this _./2){_ ____ day of ____________ :..._ --------, . ' . 192~ ___Q ~ _liv, ~ 7l .(J. �~ f'U's. J- '1 ,f-LLON~ A If O E'i¥1'- .:JPi111'r.1" · Commonwealth of Virginia vs. } MISDEMEANOR 6 tJ-5(), ti Elmer Higgins I \ Informatio n for Violation Prohibition Law. I Witnesses: John Logan _Harold Ha~ine ___________________ _ Filed---- ---------- ---------- ---- 192 __ ____________________________ Clerk. By ------,---- ~--------- D. C. I �WARRANT OF ARREST STATE OF VIRGINIA , CITY OF H ARRISONBURG, TO-WIT: To Frank L. Dovel, Chief of Po!ice, or any Policeman of said City: Whereas . Jq l1,P: J,,qg~Il . . .... .. ..... has this day made complaint and informa- tion on oath before me, JOHN \V/ . MORRISON , Mayor of said City, that . .. :E.J,..rr1~r.....JiJ on the ... ....J5th ......... . day of in said city, did . Novembe r ggtP: 13.. 2 . ...... .. .... ... ...... , 193 ..... µn.J.a,w.f.µ J :1,y )W,Y.G. iA ..Jti,..~ PQ.$.$~.~~J.911, ... ~.b.Q.ll.t .f.J .Y.8. .. g~JJ.q;ris. ......... . of a r de nt ~J) ~I'i~~' ..... ..... in violation of an ordinance of the said city: These are therefore in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before me, or some other Justice, the body of the said .. 1'.: 1:r~~r.'. ... ~~_g_gi_!l.8. .............................. ..... . to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal this .... 7.th ........ day of .... N.o .v.em b. e.r. .......... . .... ... ....... ... .. , 193.. 2 . . .2 ~ .& ~ c. . .. .. . . [Seal] Mayor �VIRGINIA, CITY OF HARRISONBURG, TO-WIT: I1~: ~? M~/f:·f ;~~✓-)1::J:mt::::rf ~~ ,- me, v;::··~~d·~~;~;;ii;··~~~i"·;~~·~~:::-1/ ! t -;;;:E;;i·~h;;;,selves ~~ · i,/~:a:b~1°:: the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of $.$~.O ·""···•· ·to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, land and tenements, as to which obligation they waive their Homestead and all other exemptions. :T ~1')N T:S:~:::;•;;~ ;~; ~~_::;p~ ;~:;;~ J"} ~~~;~;~;~~· . ~~;~·;;~~~;~·;~~ j;~~:~ ~~: ~~~· .:?:J t ~h~~~~d. ·~h~ii.·~~~· 2. . . . . .... (7 . ~ ..........., 1 1 :,~ r1.':::nt~ :n:~•\;ef~:: .. ·~h~·. .. ~t:h ·~~·~~cl~. without leave, then this recognizance shall be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness t he following signatures and seals this ... ...... ../ .. T,km ,M o,k~w1.i,.i bdo" m, ,s;, / Z ~ ay o de!!;; .~h~;eftr:e;, . .... .. LJ,. ..~ .. . H4£d... do, of ·~~d· ~ ~ ~ 19 3.~ ·· ······ ······[SEAL ] 7:h.-y~.=_ ............. [SEAL] ~ ~- : ' ' ~ Mayor City of Harrisonburg, Va. ...... I- (I) w :::, 0:: p::i 0:: c( lL 0 I- zc( 0:: 0:: c( ~ -1 c., i::i:: z 0 - i - T ~ V') i::i:: i::i:: - "'C: r-' > II .1oiew ·······~ ·~ ~..... <U b.() OS C: ·aC: II < < µ.l l~ ~~~ -~ "J!ef ur ·· :iq1 .lOJ .. ~ C: ~./&. . . ........ ~ - p /; -.... :c:..."' ~... r-' -; \ .; ...... b.() V') ~~ ." 'ii >7U ~'c~ --,,~ ';J::JJO.':I p-eo--a ;i1-e1s . ;JAJ;JS 01 put 'lU-eJ.l-CAI. S!ql uo p;i10u s1s0::, ;i1.p pu-e 'Al!'.) ;)l{l JO l~pu;iq ·$ JO ;iu-g -e ,{i:d 01 p;i2pnfp-e pu-e ' p;i2nq::, si: AlJ!n2 · ···z · ··~ ~zz······ ···· ·· · ······ ·· punoJ ST 1u-epu;ipp ;iq,l �~£JJ6 ~ ~~ ~ { /Jv~ tiJJ~1,,(. "' f.u- ~ Dt.C 1932 di- 1~rl) COMMONWEAL. TH v. ) ELMER HIOOtNS it, 0 / ---~- ~7•.t 1-- fl ~;-~·;2 __. / 9 J.3 -r- ,SCJ., () ~nr J , f'w' #), Infom.atio n (misdr.) Pro. c) ri-1~//;rr /7 �,I / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Elmer Higgins Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posesison of ardent spirits-five gallons Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-069 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Higgins https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e10ff6022a0fe38f0bdb7d3ea41bf46d.pdf e4f9e97aa040b5938fb93d00e9d1a323 PDF Text Text COMJIA:O!f iVEALTH OF VI RGL IA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit : I n t he Circuit Court of said Count y : The jurors oft e Commonwealth of Virg inia i n an d for t he body of said county of Rockingham a nd now attendin g sa id Court at its October term , 19 3 2, upon their o a ths do present that James ("Co rky") Higgi ns, who has heretofo re been convicte d of v iola tin g the Prohibi tion Laws of t he State of Vi rgini a, in the ayor's Court at Harrison burg, Vi rgin i a, to-wit, on Decembe r 3, 1928, and who t ' en and there was senten ce d to pay a fine of Fifty Dollars, did , on or about August 2?, 1932, in said county of Rockingh am, unlawful ly have in his possessi on about one - ha lf gal lon of ardent spiri t s (moons hine liquor), agains t the peace a nd dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia . This indictme nt is found on the testimon y of w. T. Rex- rode, D.S . Shiffle tt, J . R. Logan , ands . V. Shi fflett, witnes se s sworn in Court a nd sent before the grand jury to give evid ence. �---- Poss ' (k. /}"c/"J/✓'I Commonweal t h \... v) Indic t ment /J,,·b .James ( "Gorky" ) Hi gg ins j Mi s demea n or Oct ober t erm , 1932 / Wi tnes ses : w. T. Rexrode s . V. Shi fflett ~ : WR.. Shiff lett Logan D. W. Earman Common weal t h ' s Attorney �Commonwealth of Virginia-City, County of, to-wit: To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of Virginia •-Greeting: WHEREAS M. . / ff~ q ,, 4 .. ..... ..········d9:··· has this day made complaint and information on oath before me, .. .... ...... of the said ® . . /. Name of 1'1.:-i,:istra te ~ 2!:.!'mz. . Title of the said City /County that he verily believes, that in the said City /County and State: (a) That Ardent Spirits are being unl awfully manufactured, so ld , kept. stor ed, possessed, held , used and concealed in a certain .. by one ..... . c ·• • ~~~~;~~;,,~·~~·~~~·; ,~~·· .5 ......... .. .. . ~ ~~::?~·~.-s~,~~;-1,~~~~~~l;;~·•j~·;~··;~;·;~f~;;;,~I~~··~~~~~·~·~;; ·•••····•····•·••···········••••""' (b) A still , still cap, worm , tub s, fermenrt ers and other appliances connected ·w ith s uch still and used , and mash and other sub stances., capable of being u sed . in the manufacture of Ardent Spirits, are unlawfully in the pos- ...~ ~'7...o/.. .. ~ .. session 0£, and unlawfully used by one G ive name, if n ame un kno wn . say, " \ Vhose name is to the informant unknown" m a certin ~ ~ - { /n,,.u.~c ~l······~ .. ·· ·· ··· ······· ·· ···· .. ................. ... ... ... ... .. ..... ........ ... -7 . , Q ···•p\J.·~ ··· ···· ····· ·· ··· ······ · ·· Here describe place as in (a) a bove (c) Ardent Spirits are beirng unlawfull y kept, held, stored , concealed, used, sold , and unlawfully transported m certain baggage or a certain vehicle, to-wit: a certain Herc describe vehicle, auto, wagon, carriage, buggy, boati baggage or what not by one Here Jli vc name, or describe as in (a) above And there being r ea sonable cause for such belief : THESE ARE, THEREFORE, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assi stance, to sea 1·c h the house, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possessed or u sed in violation of law , and bring the same and the person or persons, in whose possession they are fo und , and also any person re sisting, impeding, obstructing, or in any manner hindering or delaying you in the execution of this warrant before me, or some other officer having jurisdiction of the case, to be disposed of and dealt with according to law; and make return1 of this warrant showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular statement and sufficient description of the things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found , if any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of this warrant and the return thereof, as req uired by law. Gi ven und er my hand and seal thi s .. ~ 7 .day oL .. .. (SEAL) '\ - Title of Magistrate I �' WARRA NT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS , ETC. DIRECT IONS ) 1. If only Ard ent Spirits and containers be seized the Magistrat e 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 forfeit ed to Commonw ealth. Any person claiming any of same must file a written claim stating particularly the character and extent of his interest therein, whereupo n the Magistrat e shall certify the warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to the Circuit or Corporati on Court, as the case may be, for determina tion, and declare the unclaimed articles forfeit ed. 2. If still, still cap , worm, tub s, hea ter, fermenter s, ' or any appliance connected with a still and u sed, or mash or other substance capable of being used, in the manufactu re of Ardent Spirits, be seized, the mash (after taking sample) shall be destroyed , and the facts and articles seized reported to the prohibitio n Commissi oner and Commonw ealth's Attorney. (A copy of this warrant and proper return will be a sufficient notice and report.) Ardent Spirits and containers dispos ed of a s in N o. 1 above. 3. If Ardent Spirits are being transporte d in an automobile, boat, wagon, buggy, or other vehicle, th e Ardent Spirits and containers shall be preserved and the vehicle shall be delivered to the Sergeant of the City, the facts reported to the Prohibitio n Com'm issioner and Commonw ealth's Attorney and Ard ent Spirits and containers dispo·s ed of as pros vided in No. 1 ab ove. (A copy of this warrant and proper return will be sufficient report.) The following named officers and persons assisted me in the execution of this warrant: Co mmonwea lth of Virginia . ...............3/.........;;.;···· ······"''''"''''''" Executed the within warrant this ... ....... .. ... .. .. .... ...... .. day . of \..,., _,5: .~ ...... .. ....... K. .. ... . ...r. .. ,19'... ~ by searching the Other than above stated the following are wites: ness ,, 7 within stated .. .. ................. .~ t : : :.~·.........c..~:-,,:-"""'Here st ate house, room, place and by seizing the following described Ardent Spirits a nd o ther thin gs ther ein found (and arresting the above nam ed person found in po sses sion thereof) a nd by pos tin g a tru e copy of thi s warrant and th e return This matter set for hearing on the of hereon on the )t. . . , ~ Given und er my hand this . zt;j· .... f>:: ~:: : of See Sections 21 ½, 22, 23, 23 ½, 57 and 57 ½, Acts of Assembly , 1918, Page 578. .. clay . .. , 193. . ...... ........ .... Title of Magistrate .. .Y. W ritten cla im of ownership or interest having been filed to certain of the said things herein seized, this warrant, the said claim and the things in the claim particular ly de scribed, are hereby certified ......... ... .. ........ .. Court of this ...... . to the for determina tion, and the said things unclaimed are hereby adjudged and de clared confi scated and for fe ited to the Commonw ealth. Given und er my hand this of 4. A copy of this warrant and the return th ereo n must be posted at the front door of the ho use, o r on the door of the room, or on the premises at the place the Ardent Spirits may be found . .. ... .., 193 . No cla im of o wnership or interest in any of the said things seized having been filed herein in compliance with the law, the same are hereby adjudged and declared confiscate d and forfeited to the Commonwealt h . Descriptio n of Ardent Spirits and others things ~ized ....... day ... day 193. ................. Title of M agistrate N O T E.-Unles s warrant issued for Ardent Spirits being tran sported i'n -:eh!cl~, \)Oat, or bag~ag~, it is to be returned to the Junsd1ct1011 from which issued. If iss ued for Ardent Spirits so transporte d, it can b e executed in any part of the State, and returned to any ju stic e in a ny county o r city through which they are carri ed. �Arrest Warrant Commonwealth of Virginia, /. T W't• Rockingham County, I o- 1 • <.-.[ 1 £- ~ C) v~ / ~~ _L ~ -[__p-.;" ' ~•m•~ea Y£#-~ "··rf._._·· · ,_L.__ To a ~ly: Whereas, ........................................ ~.....,.................................................of ~e said Ceunty-, has this day made compla~d information on oath before me,i-······{ZM,· ~7 :;i:h~~~l tt:n~ ~~= ~ -······-·····-····a Justice of the ~~=~ ?✓~ ::a;;:;z;;~-~h~~~;d~;;; These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before, me oJro e other Just~of.}he,said Coy.nty, the body of the said ······.··························································································· .. ...~ ....~ . 7 to answer the said complaint and to to summorL~; : b ~ r,,;,,. further dealt ~ i 8~ ,S ~ ...................................................... according to law. And you are ~uired ...·.~ ···· ·-~ · · · · ··· · · · · ····· t~;;;~;~ ~~d~i~~i~~~ ~f 1;J;i;;;~~~;~;ith;~~ th~~;;;;;;~;;;;~~t~~~hi~~th~;;,;;;; offence. , . Given t:? 2Un d er my h an d an d sea1 th'IS.................. ..........day Of ·····:;_·····················c,··-f-········ j·--·, 1Il th e yea:t;, 19.................. . ~7 H ----~-.' ' . .. . . . ... . . . . . . ...... . . .. ~ L 'SJ~ J. P. [Seal] �STATE OF VIRGIN IA-COU NTY OF ROCKI NGHAM, TO-WIT: I, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham , Virginia, do hereby certl'fy th at his suret.. ......, have this day acknowledg ed themselves indebted to the Commonwe alth of Virginia in the sum of................... . ...................... ........................................ Dollars ($ .......................... .......... ) to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, upon this condition: That the said ............................................................................ shall appear b efore the under, • si gned or the Circuit Court of Ro ~kingham County, on the ....................day of ...................... ...................... ...., 19 ........, and not leave h en ce without leave of the said Court, to answer the chari;;e in this warrant, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said County upon the within charge. Gi ven under my hand this, the ................day of.................................. •·.- •=···········• 19........:···· J. P. f . -=., .= ., ~ = ~ E Q u _. _ _ ~ -ii !! ~..., - . ., 00 E ., ~ ...= ...= "" .9 2 -=... -=., i .... ., ~ -=.....·-., ""...., ~., .,"=""""= u"" E ., I>, Q -=.,ta = .,E ·=" .c:·-= .Ill ... .c:i., ~ ~ ... 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Q ., ~f ., 00 ...= .,., r,., ., l ~ .! u ~ ., r:. .., -....~ ...= bl> = "':., t: < ·== E E = rn i ""; t- ., " .,= ""= ., ...s= <., ;,:: ... .; .., = ~ § u ~ ., ...= ., ~ Q E 1~ ~ ..,., r,., ...--; ~ r"' '= 'ta ~ (j �Commonwealth of Virginia: You are hereby commanded to summon .. ~ ::JJi!:~~r:. t~~'J::~::j;Jlfflr~°.~rt .o~ . to testify and thf tru j to say in behal ✓ . ...~ ... ... . . ..~ . .Lct:;:.::z:r/.ha;s.:~q~e~ti.°.~: - .... a~ ?~~'.~'.at .. t~e .~°.11rt ..~011se 1:er; f~ f the Commonwealth before the GRAND JURY. . • • ~ ·········· ~ ~ ··· ... ....... ....... ·· ·· ·········· ···· who stands charged with and indicted for a felony misdemeanor. And this . .. ~ . . .. .. . ... ..shall not omit under penalty of £I 00. And have then and there this Writ. Witness, J. d,y P of . BERT SWTTZER , Clrrk of our said {',j-, e L. PRE SS , HARRI SO NBUR G, YA 1,7 ':-',nd m th, 15 7!j!!l, at the Court Hous~, thr / /. ~ .~~ • Cl" k �E x ec ut,ed ------------------------------- by de.Ji ver ·1-: g a t lTP r'op1,, each i n person. ~~ ~ J~ l . ~~ "' ~ / �CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY OCT l 7 .... .../1).~.z. ~iC ...../L/?.L/// {_/ has been sworn in open court as a witness before the Grand Jury. . . . 9t~{t,tC~~.~✓e.:. ....... . /" - f1 Clerk. ��.OCT ·-. 1932 C<UlONWEAL'lH V. (} , ff ) Misdemeanor- (Pro.) .TAMES "CORKY1' HIGGINS ,' ' ~. ! , �I ~I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. James Higgins Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor not guilty posession of ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-070 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Higgins https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/89998e6e726e699e14886211ed54c27d.pdf dc2484b8336dbbf45589f46c37603cc2 PDF Text Text COMJIAON EALT H OF VI RGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGU ,: , to - wit : ourt of s aid County : n tie Circuit t 0 Virgini and for the body of said county of Rock i ngham a nd now a tt ending s a id Court a t it s October term , 1932, upon their o at hs do p resent that James Higgins, who was heretofore c onvicted of viola ti ng th e Prohi bi tion Laws of the State of Virg inia, in the :rv;ayor ' s Court at Harr isonburg , Vi rginia , to - wit , on De cemb er 3, 19 28 , and wtlo then a nd th ere was sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dolla rs , d i d on or abou t Sep temb ~r 27 , 1932 , i n said count y , unla wful ly have i n h is possess i on ab ou t three p ints of ardent spiri ts (moonshine liquor }, against the pea ce and di gnity of t he Commonwe a lt h of Virgin i a . / Th is i~ctment i s found on the te s t i mony of John Logan a nd S . F . Newman, wi t nesse s sworn i n Court a nd s ent before the gra nd jur to give e vi denc e. �, , --11 Common wealth v) I ndictment James Hi ggi ns \J. Misdeme anor Oc tober term , 1 9 32 Witnesse s )fo hn R. Loga n S . F. Newma n D. W. Farman CoIDI2on wealth 's Att orney �Arrest Warrant C ommonwealth of Virginia, } . h am C ounty, To-Wit: R oc k mg a&0 T#, ~~t~ WhereaU ~ -1:1::?t ~ .(). . . ~ . . . . . .rO pl,t:~nformation on oatR be£ e me, .... .. .... .. .... :::~h 'P:~~ ha.xv ~ . ~ · e;1:;;; f & J:: ~l, //LE> ~ cr ~ f.2ca (ms~ of the said Cav~as this day made com- ~ .......... ..... . '7://<:~n~~es~ P, 1:t. a .::, ..ea ::r .S.L. ofsaidCo~nty: . .. ... q_ .. {:1 UJ. . . ~~ :;l(fl:u/7.~. : ~~ ~ .. C.~<.-:-rv. ~r. a. w. ~ 7. ~ ~ e tre, f:~'( . /-4 . ~6.~ f l;!~ .~ Q ..~ .t /&.~ . ~ .!?. ?f,h~ :.~£fj, C~ . ~ .... ±-& .... ~ ~~.- ~ o~~~;lth of Virgi ·· a, to command you f~i~h,;;i;h ~~ ~PPre- hend and bring before me, or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said ... ... .... ... ........... .... . ···························· ········ ············ ·················· ·· .. ·· ···· ~ q,~<:-~ ~ ..~ .. .~L.. 7,~ ..~..... ........................ .. to answer the said complaint and to be ~ rther'ii-lait with accor~aw. ~ .... ~...... ... .. (..~ .. mon ...... ........... ........ ... ....... .......... ... .. . r. . .~. . . . ~. ~. . . . . . ···· ············ · · ······· · ······ ...... . . .. . ·········· ·············· ······ ······ ···· ······· to appear and give evidence in behalf o G iven under my hand and seal this . :?.-:- 7 day of Service Press- I 70 And you are required to sum- �STATE OF VIRGINIA-COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, TO-WIT: I, ....... ... .... .. .......... .... .... .. ... .. .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ...... ..... ... .. ... . .., a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham, State of Virginia, do hereby certify that. .......... .. .... ... ..... ........ .. ... .... ... ..... ... ........ .......... ..... .... and . . ... ... . ... .. .. .. ... ... . ... .. . .... .. .. . . ... .. . .. ... ... . . .. . ... .. .. ... . ..... .................. ... .. ........... as his suret ...... , have this day acknowledged · themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of ..... . ..... ... Dollars ( $.. ... ...... ..... ...... ) to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, upon this condition: That the said .... ..... .. ........ ... ;······· ···· ··. ........... shall appear before the ~dersigned or the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, on the .. .. .... ...... day of . ... .. .... ..... ............. . ..... , 193 ... ., and not leave hence without leave of the said Court, to answer the charge in this warrant, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said County upon the within charge. Given under my hand this, the .. .. ... ...... .day of .... ...... ... . :... .. ......... .. ..... .. .. ... ... ... ... ........ , 193 ........ . J.P. ... i:: "'...... "' i:: 1 t"' < ....i:: -g>, -5 ...0. -~ ll ., ... '"., ii: i:: ~ 0 u~ ~ ~ c., .J:: i:: 0 ..i::. ... > ;:l .... ., ~ ~ ., ·;:; §0 § . '! U.t~i ~ ,i 1r~ i u ~: . '61'3- ci: ... -B ., .a ;:l ...0. "' "' J: ~ ,,: : . . ~ ~ """'" ...,. "S ., i .,., bl) i:.t. "' ~ ·.,u"' D >-, .,... ~ .,., ·;:; "' ;;l ... 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JU D:.Ss'J1..S....................................................................... , principal and ..........J.o.hl.L ..:8 ....,S:.1.i."".'.. :e.y.: .......................................... surety, who j t1stified t; his sufficiency, came before me, -··········~~~'=:.f..:f~.Y.........'.·..... P.E:lY...~~.;'...• .... ................................. .....Be~t1....✓.o..· :.J.i.s.s.i.o.ne :.. ....... . .................................................................................. , of the said County of Rockingham, (]. P. or Bail Commissione r) and acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Commonweal th of Virginia each in th e sum of T:7.0 ... 1- LD.RED.... F.IFT.Y ...."'."'·"'·····""·~'· ""·"'·"'·""··""··""'··~·""·"'·"'··'°"·""'·.,,·"'·"'·"'·""·:-e·"'·""·""·""'·· Dollars, ( $.. 25.0 .•.0.0................................ ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the ..ise of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and th ey each severally waved their homestead exemption to their recognizance; yet upon this condition: That if the said .... .J.2..1.1 .~ ...:}J s_:f\J.1$. .................................. .. .. . shall personally appear before the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Courthouse of said County, on the ........... L::>.t...day of the ..0.c.t. b.e.r... l.9.3 2 ............................. Term thereof, being the... .l.'l..th....day of ......... .c.t.o.b.er..,.....1.9.3.2 ...................... , ~ ............ , and at such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before auy court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the said charge, and then and there answer the Commonweal th of Virginia concerning a certain ............ Lli s d.e ·,i.eano.r......................................... whereof the said.......................'!..;;.: e-S•··••l-~tss· ·.-nE· .······································stands charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS ·W HE REOF, I hereunto affix my si ~.?..-....... • ....................................................................., 19 ... 30 day st . ............................. of... ......"':'.~()'l ':?...:........... ��Comm onwea lth of Virgin ia-City , County of, to-wit: To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of Virginia -Greeting: mf~~atma ~'?::,,:: WH E REA S has thi s da h me: Oc oijs,; ;]~·· ·.· .· ___;• City e said . . _ Name of Mairistrate of the said City / County that he verily believes, that in the said City /County a nd St at : (a ) T hat A rd ent Spirits ar e being unlawfull y m a nufactured, sold , kept , stored , poss s eel , held, u sed and concealed in a certain ;$,'r.'.f. ".~ . ... .. ... ~ ..~ ···<:f?.µ···{. .. ~..... } .......... ....... H ere describe the place, house, r oom or boat, as th~ case m av be by one < ............ .... .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. ~ '!. f~ ·o/· 1· k .~-1 .. ...... Give na me, if name unknow n , say, " W hose name is to the infon,,ant unknown" (b) A still, still ca , worm , tubs, ferm ernt ers an d oth er applia nces connected w it h such still and u sed, and ma sh a nd other subst a nces, capa ble of being used , in th e man ufact ure of A rdent Spirits, are unlawfully in the pos- session 0£, and unlawfully u sed by one in a cert in ~~~ r+..,.,,.~.., Here descri be place as in ( a ) above (c ) A rd ent Spirits are being unl awfull y kept, h eld, stored, concealed, u sed . sold, and unlawfully transported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, t o-w it : a certain Here descr ibe veh icle, a uto, wagon , carriage, bugg y, boatJ baggage or what not by o ne H ere ~ive name. or describe as in (a) ahove- A nd th ere being r easonabl e cau se for such belief : TH ESE A R E, THEREFO R E, I N THE NAME O F THE COM110N WEAL TH OF V IRGI N IA, to command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assi sta nce, to search the hou se, place, baggage, boat or vehicle h erein de signated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirit s and their containers and other things apparently possessed or u sed in violation of law, and brin g th e sam e and th e pe rson or pe rsons, in whose possession they a re found, and also any person resisting, impeding, ob stru ctin g, or in any m a nner hindering or delaying you in the ex ecution of thi s ,varrant before me, or s om e oth er offi cer having jurisdiction of the case, to be di sposed of and dealt with according to law; and make r eturn of thi s warrant showing all acts and things done thereund er, with a parti~ular statement and sufficient de scri ption of th e things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found , if any, and if not found in the possession of an y one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of thi s warrant and the return thereof, as required by law. >-- Given under my hand and seal this ..... --2!r.... ay of..... . ~. ... . 193 ... .. ... .. .................. t ..,.; •·• ·· · · · ·· .. ···•· ·· ···· ~ ( H~;;;;:;~ �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 re turn. If no claimant appea r, the Ardent Spirits and articles are to be fo r feited to Commonwealth. Any person claiming any of same must file a written claim stating particularly the character and extent of his interest therein, whereupon the Magistrate shall certify th e warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to the Circuit or Co rpora tion Court, as the case may be,for determination, a nd declare the unclaimed articl es forfe ited. 2. If still, sti ll cap, worm, tub s, hea ter, ferment ers, o r any app liance co nn ected w ith a still an d used. o r mash or other substa nce ca pab le of being used, in the m a nufacture of Ardent Spirits, be seized. th~ mash (after taking sa mple) sha ll be cles troyecl, and the facts a nd articles seized r epo rt ed to th e prohibition Commissioner and Commonwealth 's Attorney. (A copy of this wa r rant and proper r e turn wi ll be a sufficie nt notice and report.) Ardent Spirits and containers di sposed of as in No. 1 ab ove. ~c e~ ". The fo llowing named officers and persons as- WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS, ETC. , ;,ted .U~~~. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . Commonwealth of Virginia . . .. . . . . . ····· ~ ~~ Exec~~ d ~e within warrant this Other than above stated the following are witdesses : of . J... ~~.. ..... with in stat ed .. :::Z.L. ..... . . .... clay .. . ;;;J"J£.-:;J by ;;archmg th e .. .. ~.. ~ .. ~~ Herc state ho use, room , place and by seizin g th e fo llow in g described A rd ent Spirits and o th er thin gs therein found (a nd arr es ting the above nam ed perso n fo und in possessio n th ereof) an d by posting a true copy of thi s warra nt and the ret urn hereon o n th e ······•··· .. ...... .. H ere say place, house, room, boat, auto or T hi s ma tt er se t fo.r hea ring on the ~/?L... . .. .. , 193 .. df No claim of ow ners hip or interes t in any of the said things seized havin g been filed herein in com1 liance with the law, the same a re hereby adjudged "ind dec la red confiscated an d fo rfeited to the Com1'1'1o nwealth. rel en t Spirit s and oth ers things seiz ed ...... clay Given und er my hand this . oiL ... day 193 . ...................... . T itle of Magistrate 3. If Ardent Spirits are being tran sported in an automobile, boat, wagon, buggy, or o th er vehicle, th e Ardent Spirits an d containers shall be preserved . and the vehicle shall be de livered to the Sergeant of the City, th e facts repo rted to the Prohibition Commissioner and Commonwea lth"s Attorney a nd A rdent Spirits and containers di sposed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of this warran t and prop er return will be suffi cient r epo rt.) W ritten cla im o f ownership or interes t hav ing bee n filed to certa in of the said things herein seize,cl this war rant, the said claim a nd the things in th ~ cla im particula rly clescribecl, are hereby certified .. ..................... Court of this to th e .. .. fb r determinat ion , and th e said things unclaimed are iie reby adjudged a nd declare d confi scated and fo rfe ited to the Commonwea lth. Give n under my hand this oL 4. A copy of this warrant and the return th ereo n mu st be posted at the fr ont door of th e house, or on th e door of the room , o r on the prem ises at th e place the A r el ent Spirit s may be fo und. See Secti o ns 21 ½, 22, 23, 23½, 57 an d 57½, Acts of A ssembly, 1918, Page 578. ...... ........ .. .... ... .... clay 193 ....... ..... ... ........ Title of Magistra te Given un der my hand th is ...... ~ ..Z..............day of ;Y'~R#' N OTE.-Un less warrant iss ued for A rd ent Spirits bein g transported in ve hicle, boat, or baggage, it is to be returned to the jurisd iction from which issued. If i~sued for A rd e·nt Spirits so transported, it can be execut ed in a ny part of the State, and returned to a ny jus tice in a ny co unty o r ci ty through w hich th ey are car ri ed. �CIRCUIT COURT OF .R1)~GHAM COUNTY oc1 ......................... t . . . . Term, 19 ..... . µ ,~ ~ . 7 has Been sworn in open court s Jury. witness before the Grand ···· ·······;-·; ··· ·· "'· ···· ··· ··· ··· ·-- ~- ··· ····· ····· ········ ·········· ·· ······ ···· · Clerk. ��J"/4, ·,la ~., 'ti I avi -,~j . • OCT ~ I tJ 3 l . 1932 u CCUMONWEAL'IH ") V. (/ ) Misdemeanor .TAm'S RIGG lNS (Pro.) cf/, 6~,,,_,,~-~ I l �I f � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. James Higgins Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-071 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Higgins https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ef981cb41545990e30a2cca2cced017f.pdf fe9ff21695a8d506592eafc0f454becf PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM , to-wit: I n t he Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors in and for t h e b ody of said County of Rockingham a nd now at tending said Court at its October term, 1932 , upon their o a ths do present tha t R. M. Hof fman, on or about Oc tober 15, 19 32 , in said county, did unlawfully ha ve in h is p ossession about one pint of ardent spirits (moon s hine li Qu or), against the p ea c e a nd dignity of the Common wea lt h of Vi rginia . ✓ This i ndictmen~ _i 1,.o:CPund te stimony of A. s . / ~.J.Ki, 4'l,.........-A. Runion and Lester Runi on, witn esses swor n in Court Lnd sent b efore t he grand jury to g ive evidence . �Pos s Commonwealth v) Indictme nt R. M. Hof fman Mi sdemea nor e c tob e r t erm , 19 32 ✓ Witnesse s/· A. S . Runion Lester Runlon ~ 'j ~ \ D. W. Earman Commonwe alth ' s Attorney �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham Countg, To- Wit: BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the .. .Ci2.£../l . ,._ . . ~~~, / :J. .... day of ........ ~.... , 199..~ principal and .. ....... surety, who justified to . ... . .. -?&d . ...---....~. . ~~~~ ~~ ...... , of the said County of Rockingham, (J . P. or Bail Commissione r) and acknowledged ···· ··· ······ ~ ~........ . to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia each in the sum of .-2_~ Jd -F- ~ -: :_ . . Dollars, ( $ .. ~. .~O . . . .......... ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the ~se of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severally waved their homestead exemption to their recognizance; yet upon this condition: That if the said .... ... m. ~ . .shall personally appear before the Circuit Conrt of Rockingham County, at the Courthouse of said County, on the ......./ .... .... day of the . ..M"..-1.'.. Y..3.....~. . . 19 .3 .~ at Term thereof, being the.... / ~ ..7 day of ....................... such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the said charge, and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virginia concerning a certain ~ ~~ ~~:-::te_:~~~~.........,"... ."'. ... ...".'!C .. '2. ...Y. ...................... whereof the said ..... ~.. ~ f. .. ........ ~ .stands charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN ···········~ WITNESS vVHEREOF, '2..... . .• ·····••··········· l l 9 .... / ""'. f.? . day of... ......... ...... ................. I hereunto affix my signature this ............ ��Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham Countg, To- Wit: . . . L..!i . . dayof.............~................ , 19~ indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia each in the sum of and acknowledged themse ves ~ ... r - ~ ~ .......c. 1Z:..c: .....'.1..... .. ........ ·"···, H . . .......... .. Z ~. :. . Dollars, ($ . ....;;26~ ..... ~.C:. . . ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the :1se of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severally waved their homestead exemption to their re cognizance; ye t upon this condition: T hat if the said ~ / a ./JJ .f,fd . . ... ............ ..... hall personally ap~ the Circnit Court of Rockingham County, at the Conrthouse of said County, on the ....~ ~ ./"'i?:::$i. .~.Term thereof, being the. / ~ 19 3.~ d at ··? before ay-:f the ~.............. ... , ···day of................ such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further h eard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceeding s in connection with charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or u ntil it is declared void by order of a competent court ,. then the above recognizance shall be null and void; other- - --- wise to remain in full force and effect. adi~:~ESS =~:R~ l; ;to affix my signature this 1-.-1-.""r / ~ ~- BAIL COMMISSIONER_) ��Arrest Warrant Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham County, . I T W't• 1 I o- • · ~ To~'* , a ~nstable ol said {Minty: Whereas,·-······-·····- ·····~··· -··············-·····-·············-····································~ ·· ~a1d County, has this day made b~l-!• . . .= -. -- -- · · ·~ ~.£,,~ 1:r~ ~ .~ :::p:;::~t;~~h~~ormaz. fi. ; , a Justice of the of the said County, on the............/~ .....................day of ...........~ ··················-·..··, 198 ..~ in the said County, did ·..·.~ - .·.··.·······.········7,./l, '···; .··:.~ r~ ·~ ··· -.·····..···~ · ~ ··········· " These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before, me or some otl\er Justice of the said County, the body of the said ' .... ... ... . ·.... ........... ... . ..... ..... .... . . . . .... ...... . ... . ... . ..... ..r% ..f?.., .1<>tt...:,~ .;-;; ······· · ·· ·· ··· · · · ······ ···· · ·· ···· ··· · ····· · · · ·· · ·· · · to answer the said complaint and to be furtJier deal;··;{,f';;~;di~·~· to law. And you are required to summon................... ................. •..ff{j'.,J_'···... . . . . . .... . . . . . .... ...;It,'._ 1 I!:,. ,·-·-····-· · ···' . . 1 •········-- ······--······-····-······-·············· to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this ......l~ . ............day of. .......~ ............................, in the year 19. .~.... . · · · · -······· ·-·· · · ·· ·.its\ .,~,..,.,.,. -·······-···························J. P. [Seal] , �STATE OF VIRGINIA-COU NTY OF ROCKI NGHAM, TO-WIT: ,, + a J ustice of the Peace in and for the Co unty of Rockingham, Virginia, do hereby certify th at .................................................................,............................ and his suret ........, have t h is day acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of................... . .............................................................. Dollars ($ .................................... ) to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, upon this condition: That the sald ................ .............................. ;···•·························shall appear before the un der- signed or the Circuit Court of Ro ckingham County, on the .................... day of ............................................ ...., 19 ........, and not leave hence without leave of the said Court, t o answer the charge in this warrant, or to await the a ction of the Grfmd Jury of the said County upon t h e within charge. Given under my hand this, the ................day of ...................................................., 19 ............. '"4 . - J. P. ....,' .,.. E ...s:: ... ., ..~ ~ ...., = -;;., ~ Q - e-·"' u :·-- k i r <, § ") ¾l Cl 0 11 t: i ., Cl .., .,u .., M :,.. = = > S:: ra"l., >,I) ·a tD Q .5 E 1111 cai ..c: u "' .!= ·e .... i ., ..c:· ... •M ...., -., 4~ I&' .,E = ;s= .., .t : ~ ~! r~•. .s ·; ..,. 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VA / .L. . _:__;_. , _ ·lerk ��CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COU NTY OCT 1 7 1s.::2 ···· · ~,:·~~i in-~o~ ~o"•ili,·~:~;·· ( ] . , I ' / . , , __,_•---,--,/ I -/-- ·: j . .., ,. ' 21-1/V ?/ 7 C,,r ... .................:, ........... ..... ... ........... , ... ...V...... .... .. / 1/ Clerk. ��CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY has been sworn in open court as a witness before the Grand Jury. • I ~ '".,i.f' C?r;,/f/ ·;y/~ ,. .. '.(A/. ·· 1 · ... ·• .......... .... ....... .. . . .. T.~ . f .,.,.? t/ !J e; . Clerk. ��CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COU NTY ... .... .. C .. .. .·:..·· ]. .. ,:)_,,) ..... .Term , 19 ..... . ·····•··············4 ·~··4 - ·· ~ ······ ····· Grand has been sworn in open court as a witness before the Jury. ~ ; o/4 /J~ · ·~i~;k:······. r ; .. #.fd '"Ak /··~ �• �.. COMJiONWEAL TH V. ) R. M. HOFFMAN - I t Misdem eanor /j (Pro.) / �1 I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. R.M. Hoffman Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-072 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Hoffman https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/61398236a7f61f387fda5016776c3e4e.pdf b8e2f272bade6bdc58dbfb574aafb54c PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRG-INIA, COUNTY O ROCKI NG' . , to-wit: In the Circui t Court of said County : The gr a nd jurors in and for the body of s a i d County of Rocking ham and no w at t end i ng said Cou rt at its Octobe r ter m, 1932, u pon their oaths do presen t that Walter Keyton , on or a bout Octobe r 8, 1932 , in sai d county , di d unlawf ully transpo rt and have i n his pos ses sion about five gallon s of ardent spirits (moons hi n e liquor ), a gainst the peace and dignity of the Commonweal t h of Virgin ia . ✓ V. E. Luca s , Tl is indictment i s f ound on . V. Sh ' flett, C. R. he t estimon y of c Gahe y, a nd Cha rles Rodger s, witn esses sworn i n Court and sent b efore the gr and jury to give evidenc e . �Tr ans and poss . Com v) Ind ictment Via l t er Key ton Misd emea no r Octo ber term, 1932 / ! ~ Fore man itne sses :~V. E. Luca s S . V. Shi ffle tt '(,c. R. 1,ic Ga he VCh as . Rod gers D. W. Earr ran Commonwe alth 's Atto rney �Commonwealth of Virginia-City, County of, to-wit: To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of Virginia -Greeting: ·OJl!!~ Name of Ma11istra te of the said City /County that he veri ly believes, that in the said City / County and (a) That Ardent Spirits are being unlawfull y m a nufactured , so ld , kept . st ored , posse cealed in a certain iJ:. ·. .Jl-~ d, held, used and con- .()J{;_f ~~ Here describe the place. house. room or boat. as th e case m av be by on . . .. . .. . . d/~~ .kl/?1.. (. 0~ . . . .. ...... .. ... . . . . ... ... . .. ive name, if name unk now n , say, " \1/ hose n ame is to th e mfor111an t unknown" (b) A still , still cap, worm , tub s, n -~ and other substances, capable of being u sed . in ~manufacture session ot and unl awfu ll y u sed by one in a certi1;s;;~ Lt rmernter s and oth er appli ances connect ed w ith such still and u sed, and mash Spirits, are unlawfully in the pos- V- .. 5 ~ .. oo>oo=".. ........ . ~ , ! ,::;__oJsowo, ~,. "W"= "'"" ;, ~~ . c:..b <?~ Here describe p]ace as in (a) abo ve <o do, ;.,fo,=o< . ... . . . . .. . .... . ... . .. .. . ... (c) A rdent Spirits are being unlawfull y kept, h eld, stored, concealed, u sed, sold , and unlawfully transported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, t o-wit: a certain Here describe vehicle, a uto, wagon , carriage, buggy, boat, baggage or what ~ot by one Here ~i ve n ame, or descri be as in (a) ahov~ And there being reasonabl e cause for such belief: THESE ARE, T HEREFO RE, IN THE NAM E OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assistance, to search the house, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possessed or u sed in violation of law, and brin g the same and the person or persons, in whose possession they are found , and also any person re sisting, impeding, obstructin g, or in any manner hindering or delaying you in the execution of this warrant before me , or some other offic er having juri sdiction of the case, to be di sposed of and dealt with according to law ; and make r eturn of thi s wa rra nt showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular statement and sufficient de scription of the things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found, if any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your retu.rn , and post a true copy of this warrant and the return thereof, as required bv law. Given under my hand and seal this 2.?./ . day oL ~ r.3/).#._ ~~193 .. . .. . . ........_ / ~ ~:: �DIRECT IONS 1. If only Ardent Spirits and containers be seized the Magistrat e 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 Commonw ealth. Any person claiming any of same must file a written claim stating particularly the character and extent of his interest therein, whereupo n the Ma gistrate shall certify th e warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to the Circuit or Corporati on Court, as the case may be, for determina tion, and declare the unclaimed articles forfeited . 2. If still, still cap, worm, tub s, heater, ferm ent ers, or any appliance connected with a still and u sed. or mash or other substance capable of being used , in the manufactu re of Ardent Spirits, be seized, the mash (after taking sample) shall be des troyed, and the facts and articles seized reported to the prohibitio n Commissi oner and Commonw ealth's Attorney. (A copy of this warrant and proper return will be a sufficient notice and report.) Ardent Spirits and contain er s dispos ed of a s in No. 1 above. WARRA NT T O SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRIT S, ETC. The following named officers and persons assisted me in the execution of this warrant: Commonw ealth of Virginia (}h ?~ 9: :~ , ...... .... . . . . . . ...... .............. . . . .. 2... ... . ie... ...... .... Execu te~~in warrant of .. .~ thgZ,. . ij.. . ~.'.... ... . . day Other than above stated the following are witnesses: :-:.. ....... .................. ~.. . .. .. , by sea~ching the within stated .. .. ..... ..... ... ... .. ..... ~~ .. .. . Herc state h ou se, room , p lace and by seizing the followin g described Ardent Spirit, a nd other thin gs therein found (and arresting the above named perso n fo und in posses sion thereof) a nd by postin g a tru e copy of thi s wa rrant and th e return hereon on the .... . ...... .. .. ... This m att er se t for hea ring on the of . , 193 .. H ere sa y p lace, house, room , boat, ... ... .. '....... . . . . .... .. ... ... .... ... ... • auto or B aggage, o r a s case may be N o claim o f ow nership or interest in any of the said things seized having been filed herein in compliance with the law, the same are hereby adjudged and declared confiscate d and forfeited to the Commonwealt h . D escription of Ardent Spirits and others things Given und er my ha nd this of.. / 3. If Ardent Spirits are being tran sported in an automobile, boat, wagon, buggy, or other vehicle, th e Ardent Spirits and containers shall be preserved and the vehicle shall be delivered to the Sergeant of the City, the facts reported to the Prohibitio n Com'm issioner and Commonw ealth' s Attorney and Ard ent Spirits and containers disposed of as provided in No. 1 ab ove. (A copy of this warrant and proper return will be sufficient report.) ..... Title of Mag istrate Written claim of ownership or interest having bee n filed to certa in of the said things herein seized, this warrant, the said claim and the things in the claim particular ly described, are hereby certified to the ... ... .. .. .. Court of this .... .. for determina tion, and the said things unclaimed are he reby adjudged and decla red confi scated and for feited to the Commonw ealth. of.. See Sectio ns 21 ½ , 22, 23, 23 ½, 57 and 57 ½ , Acts of A ssembly, 1918, Page 578. .. .. .. ..... ...... .... ..... day . , 193 Given under my hand this 4. A copy of this warrant and the return th ereo n must be posted at the front door of the house, or on the doo r of the room , or on the premises at the place the Ard ent Spirits may be found. .... ..day .. day . , 193 .... ...... .. ... . Title of Magistrate NOTE.-U nless warrant issued for Ardent Spirits being tran sported in vehicle, boat, or baggage, it is to be returned to the jurisdictio n from which issued . If iss ued for Ardent Spirits so tran sported, it can b e executed in any part of the State, and returned to any justic e in any county or city through which they are ca rried. �CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNT Y OCT 1 7 \ 2. . ...... /JJ ,i -~ has been sworn in open court as a witness before the Grand Jury. u ~%'9'::v jff/'/ ······ ··· ··············; ···· ····· ····· ·r··1···•········ ··· ··· ····· ··· Clerk. / / ��CIRCUIT COURT OF R~KINGHAM COUNTY ' ..-....Term, oc1 11 .... ... ............ . ... .. . ....eRt.~ . .~. tJ?d. has been sworn in open court as a Jury. 19 .. itness before the Grand ✓• Clerk. ��CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY OCT 1 7 1932 ~~ =~!!.:~:~.~~:,~~ Jury. Clerk. ��' OC1 \932 ··-· . C<Mv!ONWEA.LTH v. ) WALTER KEYTON Misdemeanor -J ----I I I w ft ff . J; (Pro. ) �I I' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Walter Keyton Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment transportation and posession of ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-001 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Keyton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d3f0ab06ea39b3e4d40f5267ac0e3bf5.pdf cd7fa12089fd278abb5bd21a84d25866 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGL~I A, COUNTY OF ROCKI NGHAM, t o-wit: In the Ci rcuit Court of said County : Th e grand jurors of th e Commonwealth of Virginia in and f or th e b ody of said coun ty of Rocki ngham and no w a tten din g s aid Court a t its October term, 1 9 32, upon their oaths do p re s ent that W. E. Knicely and Harry Hoover , ~ on or ab out October 1 5 , 1932 , in s a i d county, did unlawfully ha ve in t he ir posse ss ion l!b out one-half gallon of ar dent spirits (moonsh ine li quor) and t l1i rty bottles of home brew, agai nst t he peace and di gnity of th e Commo nwea l th of Virgi ni a . .q.a. (' Thi s in dictment is found on t h e testimony of. A.. W. E. Luca s ands . F. Newma n , witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give evi dence. �'-- Poss . Commonwealth v) Indictment I W. E. Kn i c ely \ /~H~~ ~ { rl i sd emea nor October term , 1 932 Wit ness es : W. E. Luca s • F . Newman GALA D . w. Earman Commonwealth ' s Attorney / �Commonwealth of Virginia-€ity, County of,"1oJ~o- wit: (b) A still, still cap, worm, tubs, fermenters and other appliances connected with such still and used, and mash and other substances, capable of being used, in the manufacture of Ardent Spirits, are unlawfully in the possession of, and unlawfully used by one -----------------------------------------·---·-----------··-··-·-·-------·---··-··--·······-·- ·······--······· -----···-·········-·· Give name, if name unknown, say •'Whose name is to the informant unknown ' in a certain ·····-····-·-········-··--······-·· · ···················-·············----------·---··----···----·-----···-·---····-·····---·---·--······-·-··--······--·-····-········--·--·-Here describe place as in (a) above (c) Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully kept, held, stored, concealed, used, sold, and unlawfully transported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, to-wit: a certain Here describe vehicle, auto, wagon, carriage, buggy, boat , baggage or what not by one ___ ·-----····-·------······---·---··--·-···--·-·----···--··-······.··········-----------·-··---·-····-··--··--······---·--···-··--·----·-·-·--·······-··--·----·-··-·--··········-···· Here give name, or describe as in [a] above And there being reasonable cause for such belief: THESE ARE, THEREFORE, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assistance, to search the house, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein desig- · nated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possesd or used in violation of law, and bring the same and the person or persons, in whose possession they are found, and also any person resisting, impeding, obstructing, or in any manner hindering or delaying you in the execution of this warrant before me, or some other officer having jurisdiction of the case, to be disposed of and dealt with according to law; and make return of this warrant showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular statement and sufficient description of the things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found, if al'ly, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of this warrant and the return thereof, as required by law. . Given under my hand and seal this._/J.....day of.. _{2~··-·-· 1~.-~ .. Title of Magistrate �DIRECTIONS I. If only Ard ent Spirits and conta iners be seized, the Magistrate shall fi x a time not less than 10 n.or more th a n 30 d ays from the date of return, for the hea ring of said return. If no claiman~ appea r , the Arde nt Spiri ts and a rticles are to be forfei ted to Commonwealth . An.y person claiming a ny of sa m e must file a written claim stating par ti cul a rly the ch a racte r a nd e xtent of his inte res t th e re in , wh e r eupon th e Magistrate shall ce rtify the warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to th e Circuit or Corporati.on Court, a i> the case m ay b e, for dete rmination, and declare the unclaimed a rticles forfeited. 2. If s till, still c ap, worm, tubs, heater. ferm enters, or a ny appliance connected with a still and used, or mash or o ther .sub st a nce capable of b eing used, in the m a nu facture of Ardent Spirits, b e seized, the m ash (after t a king a sample) shall b e d es troyed, and the fac ts and a rticl es seized repor ted to the Prohibition Commissioner and Com monwealth's Attorney . (A copy of this, w arrant a nd p roper r e turn will b e a sufficient" no tice and repo rt. ) Ardent Spir its and contain-! e r s disposed of as in No. 1 above. r .. 3. If Ar dent Spiri ts a re b eing transported in an a utom obile, b oa t, wagon , bugg y, or other vehicle , th e Ardent Spi r its and containers shall be preserved a nd t he vehicle shall be deliv ered to the Se rgeant of the City, th e facts reporte d t o the Pro hibition Commissioner and Common.wea lth's Attorney and Arde nt Spirits and containers disp osed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of this w a rra nt a nd proper return will be a sufficient report. ) ·' 4. A copy of this warrant ancl the return thereon m ust be post ed at the front door of the h·o use, or on the door of the r oom, o r on the premises at the pla ce the Ardent Spirits may be found. See Sections 21 1-2, 22, 23, 23 1-2, 57 and 57 1-2, Acts of A ssembly, 1918, Page 578. WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS, ETC. The foll9wing nam ed officers and persons assisted me in the execution of this warrant : --~----------------------------------------------- E xecut ed the within warrant this ___ of f_J=-::___ clay Other than above stated the following are witnesses.: -~----~----, 19$..2, by searching the wi thi n st a t ed ___ l::f✓.:t,~----------------H er e sta t e ho u se. r o om , plcce a nd by seizing the foll owing described Ardent Spirits and other things therein found (and arresting th e ab ove n amed person found in possession th er eof) a n d by posting a t r ue copy of this warrant ---· 4 s;;:;r~~~ x: _ _ ~__ 0 and the re turn. h ereon on the __ ..rA.t.~~----- - - ~ - . , - ; ; ; z M .se. r oom .. boat. _ auto or Bagg age, o r a s case may be Thi s m a tter se t for h earing on the ________ day of ----------------------, 192 ____ . No claim of ownership or inte rest in any of the sa id things seized having b een. filed h erein in compliance w ith the law, the same are hereby adjudged and declared confiscated and forfeited t o the Com-m onweal th. Given under my hand this ________________ day as front door of house, door of ro om or premises Descripti on of Ard ent Spirits and other things · L__tg,._ __ {_Z __ ~ u=,:;.-~ ~ of --------------·- -------, 192 ____ , .L;:-__d ,________ _ Title of M agistrate ------ J--~~~-- ~ ~~--------------------- ~~_J_.tf~--------- -------------- ~--~---!Y,~ ----------------- A-:----:-~--::::::::::: i2k'. "t7 ---- _00' ___________________ _ c n . ~ ~~'-';7-./2_,h~-------- . --------------------- ---------·-----------------Given under my hand this ____ J_5_--:__ day of ---~------c:)9$.ks _;. ___A-'-a--~*~---------Title Written claim of owne rship or interest having b een fil ed to certain of the said things herein seized, this warrant, th.e said claim and the things in th e cla im particularly described, are hereby certifi ed to the ________________ Court of this _________ _ for de t ermination, and the sa id things unclaimed are h e reby adjudged and decla red confiscated a nd fo r feit ed to the Commonwe al th. Given. under my hand this _______________ day of - - --------------------, 192 ____ . T itle of Ma gistra t e NOTE. -Unless warrant issued for Ardent Spirits being t[anspor ted in. v ehicle, b oat or baggage, it is t o be r e turned to the jurisdiction from which issued. If issued for Ardent Spirits so transported, it c a n b e executed .in any part of the State, and retu r n ed to a ny ju stice in a ny ooun ty or city throug h which thi.y are carried. �,ie -1934- =#-/~ 71 COMMONWEALTH v. ) (Pro .) JII!sd emea nor W. E. KNICELY HARRC HOOVER j , ., . -·""/"'~ HA TI'IE KNICELEY ~-1 . i.t-et 4 1'1/,tJ/..? \934 �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. W.E. Knicely, Harry Hoover and Hattie Knicely Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of ardent spirits-moonshine and homebrew capias warrant Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-002 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Hoover Knicely https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0c70f90e78d992a2549c75296eb81b4f.pdf 4e3b7714b7a2f88cfb8cbfee13861bd1 PDF Text Text COMMON\VEAL~tl OF VIRGI NI , COUNTY OF ROG I NGHAM , to-wi t : In the Circu it Court of said Count y : The grand juror s of t ~e State of Vi rgi ni a , i n and fort e body of the count y of Rocki ngham , a nd now atten ding said Court at its June term, 1932, upon their oaths prese nt that B. L. Kratz e r, on or about June 12 , 1932, in tl.19 said count y , did unlaw fully opera te an autom obile while under t r e influ ence of arden t spiri ts, aga inst t.e peace and d i gnity of the Commonwea lth of Virgi nia . This indi c tment is found on the r rris , av id iffle tt , an E. estim ony of J. ser , witne sses swor n in Court and sent befor e the grand jury to g i ve evi d en c e . �C ommonwealth v) Indictment . L. ~ratzer isdemeanor June t erm, 1932 rue 111: .r'i t nesses : J . . ·orris av i d Shifflett • E. i ser • r,~ . rm.an Commonweal h 's ttorney �Commonwealth of Virginia} Rockingham County} To- Wit: ··········· .. , 19$...~ ~ .?.A...-1~ ~ ~ / l (J. P. or Bail Commission er) and a 1nowledged thel ._. . ,. : .~ . -~ ves to be indebted to the Commonw ealth of Virginia each in the sum of .... ... .. ............. ... ... .... .... . k.L.. . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . ... ........ ....... ........ Dollars, ($\.. ?. ]Jt/. . .~ .... ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements , for the use of the Commonw ealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severally w ived their homestead exemption to their recogniza nce; yet upon this condition : /7.1 . T~at if the said / . i. v . J ~.) . "2 ... sh: ~rsonal ly appear before the Circuit Court of Rockingh am County, a die Courthou se of said County, on the ......... / .. .......... ..... ........ day of the ............... .. T«m <h«oof, bcing ili, ~ /) ~ , and at such other time or times to which the proceedings may . d,y ~ o) .. ..... . .. . . . , contmued or further heard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connectio n with the said charge, and then and there answer the Commonw ealth of Virginia concernin g a certain .. said t ........ whereof the stands charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competen t court, then the above recogniza nce shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN \VrTNESS WHEREO F, I hereunto affix my signature this ......... .. 1 ... .. ..... .. .......... .. ... ········ ·· ·· ·· ···· ··, 19 . .;2,... day of.y ~ . . . , , . . , ....... ...... . . ( �., �Arrest Warrant These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before, me or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said to law. And you are required .::~::'"4=.:C..C.~-,.e, .•.~ . ..•..................................................................... I to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said �STATE OF VIRGINIA-COU NTY OF ROCKI NGHAM, TO-WIT: I, ............................................ .................................................................................., a Justice of the Peace in and for the -.::: Co unty of Rockingham, Virginia, do hereby certify th at ..................., .............................................: ............................ and -- , C ············•············•·······-·····································••·············· ············•·· ···· ........................ ................................................as his suret........, have this day acknowledged themselves Indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of................... . .,. ..................................................... ..........Dollars ($ .........................•..........) to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, upon this condition: That the said ............................................................................shall appear before the under- signed or the . Circuit Court of Rockingham County, on the .................... day of................................................, 19 ........, and not leave 'hence without leave of the said Court, to answer the charge in this warrant, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of t he s aid County upon the within charge. Given under my hand this, the ................day of......................._. ............................, 19 ............• J. P . .....,' .. CII £ ... .::: . .; it = 0 s s0 u ~·; . .:, . -: ...= ~ "Cl = ....t'= . <... _= .,"' ,., ;,= ... . .;. -= ~ .,. = s .E s Cl 0 "Cl i< Ill ~ 0 0 u -... 'iii �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To t Sheriff of Roe to appear before the Judge of the 5!!:71it ,c ourt of Rockingham County, at the Court Housr therrof, at4Ji' Tcr:ck, a. m., on the/ tJ:.-Z-Jr:io[ to /e,lify ..~ th,'.'"'~ ~~-.. 19 ';!!' k~:t•'' ~ ?- and indicted for a ~ misdemeanor. wi hi who .stands charget Z And this .... .. ... . . ... .. . . ... ...... .... . shall not omit 1mdrr penalty of £100. there this Writ. Witness, J. d,y of I" a ~~~/_~ SWITZER, Cle~k of our /"/ L. PR ESS . HAR RI SON BU RG , VA 19i/r.2; ..,1 sa~ And haw then and f, at the Cou rt House, the .. ./ f...~ m th, I ~ ~, Cl,,,k �e1iveriq; a true t ed T 1 .E .Kiser copy of the ,'lit 1in smmnon to J'.O.rarsh , i'.,,le .Stra';de:-nan, t\deline et 7P le. ~ Wm D.Morris an i ble 3Ye('l1 in Dewutv :ror • J..\.• V • \~ ~ J '¼ 1,~ ' ~ ~ ~ u1- oe1no0x-;- �In the Name of the Comm onwea lth of Virginia: You are hereby commanded to summon , . o t he S eriff o f R o ckingham C oun ty, Greeting: ~ ' . , E~.rn./4 t · ,r.'L/; . . z.i·:Y--::::g :.::~ to appe r before the Judge of the Cit:f_, Court of ( a~ o clock, a. m., on the .l ::r... day of < . County, at thr Court Hou se thereof, ..... .... ;9~ 19 ........ , to testify and the truth to s ·· ··· ······ ··· ·· ···· ···· ····· · · ······ ··· ··/2 who stands char~ w."t~ gdand indicted for a ~ misdem eanor. And this . . ... shall not omit under j)('nalt y of £100. there this Writ. 17 . And have then a11d Witness, ]. ROBERT SWITZER , Clerk of our d,y of ···· · 1, f k,,nd ;nth, 11 , Clerk. P & L. PRE S S , HARRI S O NB URG . VA �oxecmeH // ~,:r: ,;;:::.,.,,g a trueOopY of th < within Summons to._·~ ~ ~ ,-//4; ~- In per~ n. I ~~ ' ~ \"' ~;rl f ¾ �Com mon wea lth of Virginia: ed to summ on ... To the Sheri ff of Rock ingh am Coun ty, Gree ting: .,52.,.-:&.,...~ . / · · · ~ 6 ... .~ .............. ........ ... .............. ·· · · · · ~ · · · ·· ~ · ·<. .... to appear before the Judge of the Circu it C~ o ,rt of R ckin gham Coun ty, at the Cour t Hous e thereof, ~.. day at Q-.1 /'v o,d clock , a. m., on the . ...;.,,,. of . . :f 'J..19 ........ , to testif y and the truth to say in beha lf of the Co monwealth befor e the GRA ND JUR Y ~ :; i : ; ::/ 2 ~ ~ · -o / .. . who ,t~d , c~cg ,d thm ~: :~;. ·· ,nd mdt~ ,hall ,w/ omit und, c p~l ty of £100. And have Ihm ,nd Witn ess , J. ROB ERT SWIT ZER , Clerk of our said Cour t, at the Cour t House, thr . day of~ I 9 3. 2,.---t,-,rd in the I 5.. . .. .. Yf'J the Com monw ealth. I!{ ~✓- p --4-<rd ;;;t;;;:;, P' IL . PIHSS , HMRISO NIURG, YA Cl,ck �rcocIJ i.a p e rson . ~ ~ ~ \ --........ ~ ~ ~ ~\t �~~ /, 0 0 I ;-I I ':J 0 , t) tJ 41, ;f>R_ ~ ; { f ,f I _-2 - I/. __ Ih•I -Jf ____.. I r ��JUN "' 1932 I CCMJONvYEA.LTH i I J v. /J/ -/J. • Misdeme anor B. L. KRA.TZER ...-· 71- (Pro.) I ~-- evU---:P - t ·-,,i•t. 11 rJ d. ry; ~ I 1)(). id , l ., I �l ... --------~ " I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. B.L. Kratzer Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment operated an automobile under the influence Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-003 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Kratzer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/deb4a04aedc89d66f0d82d34a4305526.pdf 832de883821365d22129ee0c337f8703 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA , COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-w it: In t h e Circ uit Cou rt of s a id Cou nty: The gran d juro rs of the Commonwealth of Virg inia , in and for the body of said Cou nty of Rock ingh am, and now attend ing said cou rt at its Apr il term , 1932 , upon thei r oath s do pres ent that Arch Kyg er, on or abo ut Janu ary 20, 1932 , in said Cou nty, did unla wftt la y and felo niou sly man ufac ture dist ille d arde nt spi rits , aga inst the peac e and dign ity of the Commonwea lth of Virg inia . This indi ctm ent is foun d on the test imo ny ot Luc as, Geo rge Law son, and W. T. Rex rode , wit ness es swor n cou rt and sent befo re the gran d jury to give evid ence • . ! w. in E. �v Mfg. Commonwealth v) Indic tmen t Arch Kyger J Felon y April term, 1932 A True Bill: r....u ... ~ . - .trnreman Witnes ses: W. E. Lucas w. T. Rexro de G. A. Lawson D. W. Earman Comm onwea lth's Attor ney �In the Name of the Common wealth of Virginia: , You are hereby commanded to summon To the Sherif £ ,.... . . . .... ~.. . to appear before the Judge of the Cir. uit <;our! of Rockingham at'fit:Jclock , a. m., on the ?-'_J.,:_ ay of . a. ... . . . . . to testify and the truth t~ C~ e alth against ·········· ·............... .......................... ..A ~ P &: L . PR ES S , HARRI SO NBUR G, VA Rockingham County, Greeting: at the Court T-lome thereof, ... .. .. .... 19 ...~2.... , ��Commo nwealth of Virginia: of Rockingha m County, Greeting: You are hereby co-mmanded to summon ... ·"£..~:: : : :~~ • 2~:: :~:-: : ✓.:::v.2<.~~>:: :.·: : : : : ::: : : . . to appear before the Judge of the Cir it C01trt of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on thel f ay of . 19 . to testify and the truth to say in behal of th monwealth before the GRAND JURY ...... .<.U ..,.. a~ .~. . .. ~ .. ....... /.... ... ..~ ~ r.-.-. nd indicted for a felony misdemeanor . ....shall not omit under penalty of £ 100. there this Writ. Witness, f. ROBERT day of f' ~ J( a L. PRUS , HA.RRISONBUi:.G. VA SWI!J-~t .. ..... 19 And have then and Cle~k of our saidJ:2_1rt, at the Court House, thr , and m the 15 0. .~ ~r of the Commonwj alth,. ~ /. I rd , /f c . d ~ d ~ Clerk 1-- �Co ~) 11 . ) t& d1~ ,. ~ /j/ J ,;t · I ~ . �{ l I COr3J ON77EA LTH ' v. Felony . ARCH KYGER d , !-', ,_ L, 6 M-t,e) {Pro.) (mfg.) . r~_j - () ?! J �J '--- ''I / I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Arch Kyger Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment manufactured ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-004 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Kyger https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c70222ea5ee814df326bdbc6c6581a2a.pdf f8c45b70f57d14874732dc4a6419dc27 PDF Text Text Commonwealth of Vir gin ia, Co unt y of Roc kin gha m , to- wit : In the Cir uu it Co urt of sai d Co unt y: The jur or s of t he Commonwea l th of Vir gi ni a, in and for the bod y of sai d cou nty of Roc kin gha m and now atten din g sai d Co urt at i t s .Tun e term , 193 2 , upo n the ir oat hs do pre sen t tha t Ed Lam , on or abo ut the of ~ , 193 2, in sai d cou nty , unl aw ful ly did hav e in his pof ses sio n a sti ll , a sti ll cap , worm , tub , fer men ter , a nd oth er appli anc es con.nee ted , i th and use d in the ope rat ion of a si ll wit ho ut ha vin g the s ame reg ist ere d as reQ uir ed by law , aga ins t the pea ce and dig nit y of the Commonwealth of Vir gin i . ~ 1ay Th is ind ictm ent is fo und on the tes tim ony of G. A. Lawson an d\ . S . Luc as, wit nes ses swo rn in Co urt a nd sen t bef ore he ran d jur y to giv e evi den ce . �Still --- ommonw ealth v) I n die t men t C d 'sdemean or June t erm , 1932 True Bill : ' ' i tnesses: G. A. Lawson VI . E . Lucas D. W• .l:!.;arman Commonweal th ' s .A.ttorney �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham Countg, To- Wi t: BE IT REM EMB ERE D, that on the ....... ~ ~~ d. .~ ay of............ ................................... .........., 19.~ , prin cipa l antj....... ...... ...... ' .::Z -- .................. ···~ sur e~ bo Ju:ti fied to bis suffi cien ;y, c~m e befo re m e ~ .. ~ = them~elves to. be indebted to .f . . ~ . ...... . . . of Roc king ham , the Co~monwe:t:::s,V;r:n~;~n~um :: to be levie d of thei r resp ectiv e good s and chat tels, land s and tene men ts, for the ..:ise of the Com mon wea lth of Virg inia rend ered , and they each seve rally wav ed thei r hom este ad exem ptio n to thei r recogn izan ce; yel upon this cond ition : ~ ,.£ ) ~ _, , A . 4. ... .. ~'< f""' • ..:;~.-.""~ shal i per ~•u ally a~ efo re {I .' . •;;;•,._,-~ ~· ,... ,..;,-:;. 1it Cou rt of Roc king ham Cou nty, at the Cou ; thou se if sitd Co~nt:,.?t irf~ e .... & . .'.:day\:>f the 1 Tha t if the said . ~ , , , ~ 1.t. '!' -, ~ ~- -,fllf - ·/./t:/7 ··········· .. .7. ......... ,......-.TcM I! . U!ere.-,f l beisba the ······ ······· ···· ....... dav -:J of.......... .................... ........................................ ........ , .... , and at such othe r time or time s to whic h the proc eedi ngs may ~ cont inue d or furth er hear d, and befo re any cour t or judg e here afte r havi ng or hold ing any proc eedi ngs in conn ectio n with the said char ge, and then and ther e answ er the Com mon wea lth of Virg inia conc erni ng a cert ain . ... :~ ~ ~ :: :: :: :: : :::: ;~~~::y~d:::;:t::~: decl ared void by orde r of a com pete nt cour t, then the abov e reco gniz ance sha11 be null and void ; othe rwise to rem ain in full forc e and effec t. ~ T N ESS WHE REO F, I here unto affix my sign atur e this .......... / / .... .. day ~~ , ~~ ............... . , of the said County (J. P . or Bail Commission e r) ·· 0£... .................... ............ .... ................. .............. ,19 .... ,, • ~ - - - -· ~ ~ ~ _ , p . ~· .-........ . ��In the Name of the Comm onwe alth of Virginia : You are hereby comma nded to summo n ······/7/;·····f l ··· ·· .. ~f.! : / 4 ~ ~ to appear r · ~ ··· · · · · ~·· ;;-·· ·· . .d ~a ~h 2~ t~ :.;::~: b~fog!Je f udge of tbe Circuit Court of Rockin gbam County , at the Court Hous e tbereof, a~o'c lock , a. m ., on tbe / ~ da y of ~. ... 19 ff..,P - fo t«tify a~d th, t,uth to say CL oz~EALTH agai#.. ... and indicted for a-f,el:mry m isdemea nor . ... . shall not omit under the penalty of £100. P And /Ja ve tben a L. PRESS. H ARRl 50 tH!U Rt- . VA. J . �1/fcL,/ ~ -/ �- I(... r I l l -/ <4, /~ \ { I (rtjt �I r - -1- - --I I ~ + �f COMMO~EAL TH i . v. ] f lj/ -~ Misdemeanor- fl C- (Pro. ) . �' \ / I I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Ed Lam Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor not guilty posession of still Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Lam https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ff4f3e8ae1f8c387801737d6d4794240.pdf c562124fd63649ba9d4898323fa9489f PDF Text Text COivlll10NWIDALTH OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to- wit : In the Cir cui t Co urt of sai d Cou nty : The gra nd jur ors of the Commonwea lth of Vir gin ia, in and for the bod y of sai d cou nty of Roc kin gha m, and now att end ' ing sai d Cou rt at its Ap ril term , 193 2, upo n the ir oat hs do I pre sen t tha t Cla ude Lea ~ on or abo ut March 19, 193 2, in ~ai d cou nty , did unl aw ful ly hav e in his pos ses sio n twe nty -se ven bot Af?t)tt,1T sPit t r.s tle s ofA(.._home bre"!), aga ins t the pea ce and dig nit y of the Commonwea l th of Vir gin ia. I Thi s ind ictm ent is fou nd on the tes tim ony of G. A. Law son , H. S. Harp i n e, a nd W. T. Rex rod e, witn ess es swo rn in Cou rt and sen t bef ore the gra nd jur y to giv e evi den ce. ·/ �Pos s. Commonwealth v) I ndic tme nt Clau de Leab - t Misd eme anor Apr il term , 1932 A True Bill : r U•du1✓ Foreman Witne sses : G. A. Lawson w. T. Rex rode H. S. Harp ine D. w. Earman Com mon wea lth's Atto rney �vf-~r?ll ~ Co mm on we alt h of Vi rgi nia -C ity , County of, to-wit: To the Prohibition Insp ecto rs, Sheriffs, Serg eant s, and all Polic e Officers and Con stables of the Stat e of Virginia -Gr eeti ng: WH ERE AS . .. . . . I L boq, sai d ~ ha s thi s day m a de com plain t and info rmat ion on oath befo re me, . of the said City /Cou nty that he veril y belie ves, that in the said Cit y / Cou nty and Stat e: (a ) Tha t A rd ent Spir its are bein g unla wful ly m an ufac tured , so ld , kept , st ored , poss es e , held, used a nd conceale d in a certa in .. . ~~ ~~~·~u·~~:·~~~~·· ~·~~:.·~;,~ · ~ ~~ .................. ........ . . ........ . by one ... ......... .. ..... . . £~ /4 . . .... ............. unkno wn, say, "\Vho se name is t o the infor11 1ant unkno wn" (b) A still, still cap, worm , tubs , ferm enrte r s and othe r appl ianc es con nect ed w ith such still and u sed, and mas h and othe r sub stanc es, capa ble of bein g u sed , in the man ufac ture of A rden t Spir its, are unla wful ly in the possessi on 0£, and unl awfull y u sed by one .... .. . m a mH n .... ........ ...... .. e./::; ~ . . . . ..~ . ~ . . .. ........ ... . .. ~ """'";:"°' "· •' "::;m• ,;•";;:•• ::~•: c;'° """" ;; Here describ e place as in (a) above (c ) A rden t Spir its are bein g unla w full y kept , h eld, stored, conc ealed , u sed, sold , and unlaw fully trans port ed in certa in bagg age or a certa in vehi cle, to-w it: a certa in Herc describ e vehicle , auto, wagon , carriag e, buggy , boatJ bagga ge or what not by one Here j?iye name. or describ e as in (a) ahov ~ And there bein g rea sona ble caus e for such belie f : THE SE ARE , THE REF ORE , I N THE NAM E OF THE COM MO NW EAL TH OF VIR GIN IA, to com m and you, with all nece ssary and prop er spee d and assi stanc e, to sea rch the hous e, place , bagg age, boat or vehicle here in desig nate d, eithe r i111 day or nigh t, and seize such arde n t spi rits and their cont aine rs and othe r thin gs appa rentl y poss esse d or used in viola tion of law, and brin g the same and the pers on or pers ons, in who se poss ession they are foun d, and also any pers on resis ting , impe ding , obst ructi ng, or in any man ner hind ering or dela ying you in the exec ution of this warr ant befo re me, or some othe r officer havi ng juris dicti on of the case, to be disp osed of and deal t with acco rding to law; and mak e r eturn, of thi s warr ant show ing all acts and thing s done there unde r, with a parti cula r state men t and suffi cient desc ripti on of the thing s seize d and the nam e of the pers on in who se poss essio n foun d, if any, and if not foun d in the poss essio n of a ny one, so state in your retur n, and post a true copy of this warr ant and the retu rn there of, as requ ired by law . tf{.. day of ..... .~ t ... . . . .. 1?3 ········· ····· ···?. ·(4S.·· Give n unde r my hand and seal this ... .l .. ..... . .. ~ ... ....... (SEA L) Title of Magis trate �DIRECTIONS 1. If only Ard ent Spirits and containers be seized the Magistrate shall fix a time not less than 10 nor m or e than 30 days from the date of r eturn for the h earing 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 extent of his interest therein, wh er eupon the Magistrate shall certify the warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to the Circuit or Corporation Court, as the case may b e, for determination, and declare the unclaimed articles for fe ited. 2. If still, still cap, worm, tub s. h eat er, ferment er s, or any appli a nce co nnect ed witl1 a still and u sed. or ma sh or other substance capable of being u sed , in the manufacture of Ardent Spirit s, be seized , the mash (after taking sample ) shall be de stroyed, and the facts and articles seized r eported to the prohibition Commissioner and Commonwealth 's Attorney. (A copy of this warrant and proper re turn w ill be a sufficient notice and report.) Ardent Spirits and co ntainers dispos ed of as in No. 1 above. WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS, ETC. ~~~~; -~~~ ;it;~·;; ·;~;;~~~ --t~;~ :: :: :z:1.::t :· . day The following named officers and persons assisted me in the execution of this warrant: Other than above stated the following are witne sses : ~:it~i: ~ ~ ~~rcl1i.n~--th~ Here state h ou se, ro om , place and by seizing th e foll ow ing describ ed Ardent Spirits and oth er things th er ein fo und (and arrestin g th e ab ove nam ed p er so n found in po ssession thereof ) a nd l~y po stin g a tru e co py of thi s wa rra nt and the r eturn T hi s ma tter se t fo r hea ring on th e • I of her eo n o n the H ere say p1ace, ho use . 1·oom , boat, . 1. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . ..... . . . . , ... day• 193 .. No claim of own ership or interest in any of the said thing s i5 eiz ed having been filed herein in compliance with the law, the same are hereby adjudged and declared confiscated and forfeited to the Commonw ealth. D escri pti o n of Ardent Spirits and others thin g s Given under my hand this of .... ... ...... ..... . .. ... day . .. .. ... ... , 193 Title of Mag istrate 3. If Ard ent Spirits are b eing tran sported in an automobile, boat, wago n, buggy, or other vehicle, th e Ardent Spirits and containers shall be preserved and the vehicle shall be delivered to the Sergeant of the City, the facts reported to the Prohibition Commissioner and Commonwea lth's Attorney and Ardent Spirits and containers disposed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of this warrant and prop er return will be suffi cient report.) \,Yritten claim of ownership or interest having been fil ed to certain of the said things herein seized, this w arrant, the said claim and the things in the claim particularly described, are hereby certified to the ..... Court of this .. for determination, and the said things unclaimed are her eby acl ju<lg ecl and cleclarecl confiscated and forfeited to the Commonwealth. Giv en under my band this of.. 4. A copy of this warrant and the return thereon must be posted a t the front door of the house, or o n the doo r of the room, or on the premises at the p lace the Ard e'n t Spirits may be found. S ee S ection s 21 ½, 22, 23, 23 ½ , 57 and 57½ , Acts of A ssembly, 1918, Page 578. ... day 193. Title of Magistrate N O TE .- Unless warrant issued for Ardent Spirits bein g tra n sported in vehicle, boat, or baggage, it is to be return ee! to the jurisdiction from which issued. If iss ued fo r Ardent Spirits so tran sported, it can be exe cut ed in a ny part of the State, and returnee! to any ju stice in a ny county o r city through which th ey are carried. �to appear)7 ef;:re the Judge of th~ Cj cnit Court o the Court House thereof, at/~o'cU , a. m., on the/ / ~ of. .. .. ..... ...,,_. .£.--"---c::-,_ _ to testify and the truth to say in behalf of t e Commonwealth against 19 .~ ············· ·· ······· •··· : ·•······ ~ ···· £ ~ ..... . who stands charged with and indicted for a felony 'Misdem eanor. And this ........~ - · · ....... ... ..... shall not omit under />enalt y of £100 . there this Writ. . .. . t:/" And have thm aud ;t:/!_, 7 . .. ... Witness, J. ROB RT SWITZE R, Clerk of our said Co .rt, at !hr Court House, the day of . / ·.. . I ... ~ and in ... Pa L. PR ESS , ttAR RISO NtlUR G , VA ;. �} ~ t 0 .., ;. ...: i~ :J (/) 8C .£C ~ - , ...., �Comm onwe alth of Virginia: ~ ~~ ~ '1! ,Zi? t:;;__;;___;;-dLi : ; You are hereby connnanded to smmnon .. .. 11'. £ .. at the Court House thereof, ? 19 ........ , who stands charged J7 : n~ ndicted for a felony misdemeanor. shall not omit under penalty of £100. ,.~~·~·y· .. ... ... And this .... .... . And have then and there this Writ. Witne / j ; ~~ERT SWITZ ER, Clerk. of our said 9 01L_t, at the Court Home, the / day of . .L/..7" V Y.l ,. . 19 7.'., 4-nd in the 15 o the..:,_~mo, ealt~. &7.~ / P a L. PRESS , HMRISONBU RG , YA .. .. .... .... ... ... ... ...... ... ... .. ~ r..; f~ ' Clerk 2--- �~xecute d ~ ~ ~ /b ----- l~ ~ J . ~~ · ~~ �JUN "' 1932 IL ~ /ooo COHMONWEAL T't"l v. Jr ~ i s dr. CIAUD E LFAKE (Pro.) * ·~"' ",; . H1II ~ r- '5 d . P cl \ ? poss. • F �• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Claude Leake Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of ardent spirits-homebrew Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-006 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Leake https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/dac2d5d48ae95bd81961ef7c5d3e84ba.pdf 4c8387a1eab14a62fcc8c4296e7768a4 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wi t: In t he Circu it Court of said Count y: The grand jurors of the Commonwealth of Virgin ia in and for the body of Rockin gham County and now attend ing said Court at its April term, 1932, upon their oa ths do presen t that C. D. May, on or about Apr il 16, 1932, in said county , did unlaw fully operat e an autom obile while under the influe nce of arden t spirit s, again st the peace and dignit y of the Comm onweal th of Virgi nia. This indic tmeht is f ound on the testim ony of W. L. Hoove r, James Mille r, and W. T. Rexrod e, wit nesses sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give eviden ce. -, , l �~ Oc Commonwealth v ) Indictment C . D. May ~ Mi sdemeanor April term, 1932 A True Bill: U~~ zr~n Wi tness~s: W. L. Hoover .Tames Mille r w. T. Rexrode D. w. Earman Commonwealth's Attorney �Arrest Warr ant i Commonwealth of Virginia, To-W it: Rockingham County, , t To.... ....... . . .. ...... .. ... ...................................................................................., a Cons. table of said County: Whereas, .............. t111!.:t..,:£L. . .',z /.. ~. .. . ..... . .......... . . . ...... of the said County, has this day made ::p~:::t;~~~:f:::c:~:~M~:· -. ;;~:-.,;;:= ,- ~:~:~~'.: ~~~: of the said County, on the ......................./..k......... <U'y 6f..........'7:_ .·~ ················, 19............ in the said County, did -~u=~~k..~~ ...................... -... -···-·········· d.c . ~..... 'f - .... . '..-.·..·•······. ··· · · · ·.··· · .···.-·. ·· · · ·····£.~ " These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend a~ ring before, me or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said ..............CP. I ........ 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J .,.. .,. t, 1111 .c:.c: = • ... g:, • ~ - : - Q,I '- :a: LLI ~ ¥ 3 -~ r., .. _! U II " ~ ~ :, .., ., ~ 1l: bO i: .. ... . ~ t <.. 4,) Qj = r., ; 0 e e::S 00 = G,I ..,. < = ~ ... ;: ... ~ ~ .f-JO. /"' .. ~ •" I ...~ < ... ..• -5 ;as = 0 e e0 U .. Qj Q,) r.. - ·; .., - ! 0 ~ ..,_ 'S G,I ~ ... ... ; �to appear before the Ju.dge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof, at~~'clock, a. m., on the to d2. / .day of . .. .. (} %'Ji= 0.~ ... ,,,ufy ,nd th'. -~ th to ,,y ;n b,half of th, ~~m"Z"'.th .................... 19J.' 0, who stands charged with :;;!)_~dieted for a felony misdeme,u,or. And this .. .. ....... ....... ~ .. shall not omit under penalty of £100. And have then and there this Writ. Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER, Cink of our said Court, at the Court Home, the . day of . ........?f c:!t~ . . . 19-,1.~.. , and in the 15 . .? . /7. .~ year of the Commonwealth . .... ..... ............. .... ...... ..... ........ ....... .... ...., Clerk I" a L. PRES, . HARRI SO NBUR G. VA �~ cxec uten " -4" '" _. - ' by deliv erin g a tr ue Copy of the ,J' wi t h in S u m m ons to. (}.,, a,,,; A:{__1n p erson . d i_ ~ r ~ ~() ~~ \ C) ~ r{ .~ ~~ --..... ._~ �- DEC· 1932 - t,k IB O 6 COMMOW.!EALT H v. Mi s dr • C. D. MAY -t~ ~ (2£ ( , ?_ e{/t;d t~iZZ-::e1 r. /IA_,,-t;_p[( t: t (.,.. h1~1~,A I' I .l J 'tOJ- i .:;· , ., _.(. I~ ( Pr O • ) 0 c 'f/ v ~ f&tlr(_ __ .~ -l , �,/ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. C.D. May Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment operated an automobile under the influence Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-007 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries May https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5ec1f2d330d0bddfb119dc398a65fe6e.pdf af559dcbb9c8deeaa77271c0252dff47 PDF Text Text CO 1MONWEALT . OF VIRGINIA , COUNTY OF R CKI NGHAl,! , to - wi t: I n t he Ci rcu it our t of said Cou nty : The grand jur ors of t he Commonw ea lt h of Virg i ni a , in a nd f or t he bod y of sa i d c oun ty of Ro c k ingh am &nd now a tt end i ng sa i d ou r t at its June t erm , 1 932 , upo n the ir oa ths do pre sen t tha t Bes sie lfuu bray and I rene Moubr ay , on or abo ut Jun e 24, 1932 , in sa i d cou nty , did unl awf ully have i n the ir pos ses sion t wen t y-f i ve bo ttle s of ard ent spi rit s ( home brew ) , aga in st t he pea ce and dign ity of the Com mon wea lth of Vir g i n i a . Ti is i n dic tmen t i s f oun d on the tes ti mon y of G• . Lawson , V. E. Luc as, and W. T. Rex rode , witn ess es s wo rn i n Cou rt nd sen t b efo re t he gran d jur to g ive evi den ce. �Poss. ommonwe alth ~ v) Indi c t ment--- --.:::::: ::: Bess ie T1loubra y and Irene Moubra Misdem eanor June term, 1932 . True Bi ll: Wi tnesses : G. A. Lawson W. E. Lucas W. T. Rexrod e D . \'l . Earman Common wealt h ' s Att or ney �IN THE CIRCU IT COURT OF RO CKINGF..AM COUNTY , VI ID INI • COMhONViEALTH OF VIBGI NI , TO THE SHERI FF OF ROCKINGH M COUNTY , Greet in g : You are hereb y c omman ded to s ummon Bessi e I oubr ey- and Irene Moubre !y to appea r befor e the Circu it Court of Roc k ingh~ ·coun ty , Virg inia , on Frida y, the 15th day of ~ly .,1 193 2 , a t 9:30 a . m., to a nswer the Common wealt 1,, h of Virg inia of a certa in misde mean or with which they stand . c harg ed on an. indict men. t re turne d by the Gr a nd .Jury of s aid Count y on July 5 , 1932. Given under my hand this 9th day of July, 19 32 • . ~ A - - ' , Clerk CDU I'O kingh am Co u nty , Va . ~ oxe ~ .,e ~ - J . J , , oeliver ""' a true Copy of th• - ~ . , . . . f _: _ wi t hin S um mons to ..... ~-~-- ---• E a_ ~ i~ ~ ~ //,// / - - -'~JIJ)..1,/Fr:AC j / f ~ ~ ~(/<.4 4 .~ \ �t • �JUN "" 1932 -r/4 r/oJ.-~I U:4/J ttfVj-- ~ Jf ih ~ . 2. tJ , ~ 1-I J o COMMONWEALTH v. Iii sde me ano r (Pr o.} BESS IE MOUBRAY and ffiENE MOUBRA Y 3 {) ~ -5 t:J. I/ c7 / �f l [ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Bessie Moubray and Irene Moubray Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment summons posession of ardent spirits-homebrew Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-008 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Moubray https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/335534ea7ff163d8df3a36c50d922a62.pdf 496207b1b114626ee3e571132b99f1e2 PDF Text Text \ ~~1:1:~:~:~!!~1c_ _:!~:!~!~~~~ ~ To-wit: . ., I • 1 In the __Q!!'_~!:l_i_~----- Court of the __QQ!l_l}:~Y of _____ Roc king ham ---· First Count BE IT REM EMB ERED That J2~--v!~--~~~----, Attor ney for the Commonwealth for th e sa:1:d _Jlount Y--- ---- of ----Rock ingh am . Commonwealth prose --------- -, and who for the said cutes in this behal f, in his prope r perso n comes into the said Court on this the :- 2d __ · __ day 'of_ ____ _ !-~~ ~a-~ ---, in the year 19~~ ' and upon -the complaint in writin g, verifi ed by the oath of ___ _ ?_•__ !_•-- ~-~~ -~--- ----- , a comp etent witne ss, gives the said Cour t here to under stand and be inform ed that __ J'!_~~-!~--~.9-~~------------, on the _}._~~!1__ ___ day o£ _Dec emb er--- - - -, in the year 1~2- , in the said ---~~~I_!~.1-__ of -- -~~<? _~_i_I_! ~~-- - - , did unlaw fully _________ _ -~!.~ -~-n _h1 s _..12.0s sess ion _a_ s t .111.., _st 111 _caQ .. _worm 1.- tub_,__fe:rIQ.~A~!3~i._ __ -~I_!~__Q~_h~r apl} lian ces_ conn eQ.~ed_ 1:71 th_a nd_ used _in_ the_ o-12era t i_o:g __g_f __ _ -~-~-~1 J._l1:_AQ9At-~-Q_g_~ll.ons__9,f'_ ma s.h Jlap__able __or__b.eing__us_e.d_in __th~ _ ___ ma.n ufac ~ure oi arde nt suir it~, and flve ~~ll -again st the peace and digni ty nt spi rits , of fille Commonwe altfi of Vil'gm1a.ons or arde . Second Count And the Attor ney for the Comm onwe alth afore said, who prose cutes as afore said, in the name and by the autho rity afore said, -a nd upon the comp laint in writin g afore said, furth er gives the said Cour t to under stand and he infor med that said ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- --- - -on the __________ day of ____________________ , in the year 192 __ , in the said ______________ of ----- ----- ----- ----- --, did unlawfully ----- --------- ----- ----- ----- --·--- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ~--- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----again st the peace and digni ty of the Comm onwe alth of Virgi nia. ----- -·------------------ And the · Attor ney for the Commonwe alth afore said, who prose cutes as afore said, in the name and by the autho rity afol"esaid, and upon the comp laint in writi ng afore s aid, furth er gives the said _C ourt to under stand and be inform ed th at said ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- on the __________ day of ____________________ , in the year 192 __ , in the said ______________ of ----- ----- ----- ----- --, did unlaw fully __________ ________________________ again st the peace and digni ty of .t he Comm onwe alth of Virgi nia. 1 Third Count - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ ' ---------------Attor ney for the Comm onwe alth. VIRG INIA :---~ ~-~?___________ of ___,!!"~!_1:: ~~-~~~~~------_.: __ , To-w it: This day ___ S. _F • -Newman _, __ perso nally appea red befor e me ~_l.1_3=_!~~--!1__~~.Acys ~oj; ary ~q_l J.c ___ for the --~-1-~¥_______ of __:Ei"~~~!~_(2 !?,~_1!!'.S_______ , Virgi nia, and made comp laint and infor matio n on oath that )J-9_~!?,__4!_-~Q _J._~ _____ ___________ __, _________________ _ withi n twelv e mont hs pr ior to this date, to-wi t on the _...19.th ___ day of . the _____ o.ou_____ nty _____ R~ck ingh am 1n · ___ of --------- ----- - -- .. ?~E!.~~~~!-:_ ___ , 19~2 , 1.-M anufa cture d undistiHed arden t spiri ts ; 2.-So ld arden t spirit s; 3.-Tr ansp orted arden t spirit s; 4.-;Q wned and had in posse ssion a still, still cap, worm , tub, ferme nter, and other applia nces conne cted with a still, and mash and other subst ances capa!ble of being U:!ed in the manufact ure of arden t spirit s; and abo ut five gall ons of arde nt --~!~--- spi rits ; 5.-Un lruwf ully posse ss arden t spirit s. Swor n to this - 27th ___ day of ---: __l!E!!>_8_'!'!>_e£L J1 -- - ~ ~ , t b, G, �~ Poss. sr/LL CL- - _Commonwealth of Virginia vs. } . MISDEMEANOR Noah A. Polk ·- -------- ------Information for Violation Prohibition Law. Witnesses: s. F. Newman w. E. Lucas r·-------------------~-----------------~ Filed ___________________ .:. ________ 192 __ ____________ ___ ______ _______ Clerk. By ___________ _________ D. C. �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham Countg, To- Wit: ~- and acknow ledged ..... Commo nwealth of Virgini a each i\ ~hd um of (S~o ............... ............. E>oll1rrs, ($ . ..... CZ ... ...... ~................... ), ........ . to be levied of their respect ive goods and chattel s, lands and teneme ' nts, for the -..ise of the Commo nwealth of Virgini a rendere d, and they each several ly waved their homest ead exempt ion to their recogniza nce; yel upon this conditi on: That if the said- z / ~ ~L...~C. . . .... . . . . · ·cttit Court of Rockin gham County , at the Courth ouse M shall persona lly appear before id County , on the ... ~ day of the · - /;!f.!1bef/;!r:~ e...~.. .. d;y ~. . . . . . ... .. . .. . ................. . ....... ..................... , ,..,,,,.- .- ...... .... , and at such other time or times to which the procee dings may be continu ed or further heard, and before any court or judge hereaft er having or holding any procee dings in connec tion with the said charge , and then and there answer the Commo nwealth of Virgini a concern ing a certain ~ .~ ~ hereof the said ...... ~....Z1. ..-:.? ~~ ·•·······stan ds charge d, and be bound under said recogni zance until the charge is finally dispose d of or until it is declare d void by order of a compet ent court, then the above recogni zance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN ·w1TNESS vVHEREOF, I hereun to affix my signatu re this ........ ·····~ ~~~y of.. ..................................... ················ ······· ·119 . ~ b - ·-- ~ ~ BAIL COMMISSIONER) �' . �/ tit ! 1lJ. t/!.. ~ta J/'tt " I ~ -- ~ (.,/h,k:w Ci t,,~J,,,,,_,, J,c...t.~.;_ o£C· /t t1P 1932 ~/o t/o t COMMONWEALTH .,2_. PO .JO .r, Jl/"i:3~:r l t t V. l ~ 5nfo raat ion NOAH A. POLK 30 -5 01 ~/ ) tffi_,,. /9- µvl -~/ -- I , u.~ 'f .' (~1s dr.) ,ro. r Lt1-.s1 C.,L J . ' �/ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Noah A. Polk Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of still Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-009 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Polk https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1855497813f3087e20918163e91a12ac.pdf 7c602daf9b92191d010a9b388a3de93a PDF Text Text COiv .10 /EA LTH OF VIRGI I A, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to - wit: I n the Circ uit Cou rt of said Cou nty : The juro rs oft e Co onwe alth of Vi rgi ni a in a n d for t he body of said coun ty of Roc king ham and now atte nding s a id Cou rt a t i ts Octo ber term, 1932 , upon t eir oath s do pres ent that Owen Roa dcap , on or abou t the 8th day of Octo ber, 1932 , in said coun ty, did unla wfu lly and felo niou sly sell t ree bot tles of arde nt s piri ts ( home brew ) , to Ki rby Smi th, a mino r, aga inst the peac e and dign ity of the Commonwe alth of Vir gini a . This indi ctme n W. 1,oye rs , Ambrose is f ound on the test i ~ony of Jess e alte rma n, Kirb y Smi th, and J . C. Coop er, witn esse s swor n i n Cou rt a nd sent b efor e th e gran d jury to g i ve evid enc e. �Sale Commonwe a lth v) Ind ictment Owen Road cap 1--- ~ . ._,f Felo ny Oc tobe r term , 1932 A Fore man 1Wit nes ses : "Jes se W. Moye r Ambr ose Halt erman Kirb y Smit h J . C. Coop er D. W. Earman Commonwe alt h ' s Atto rney �Common wealth of Virginia: To the,JJ!;e r4 You are hereb.y commanded to s~m~oy ~ ~/ ~ ·~·~v.~ / ......... ... . . . .... ~ z~ ~ .~ • •· ·• • • • •·· ~ } ·•••e,~ ....... R~~k::g:am -~ounty, Greeting: ,...... ........ ... ........ ... ....... .......... ...... ...... .. ... .......... . to ap!~ore the Judge of the ~ Court of Roc!Jl'u .County, at the Court House thereof, at o clock, a. m., on the / day of ... . . .. · . . 19 ... ..... , to testify and the truth to }?,' in behalf Comm; nw__eal~h b1or: the GRAND JURY J Ji 5 ;;-- °).._;/)~ ····•······················1.0········ u!;;; :;:;: )~··· · ·•······•····•········ ······· ··· who stands charged ~ it And this ...... and indicted for a felon y misdemeanor. r.: ........ . . ..... . shall not omit under /Jenalty of £100. And have Ihm and there this Writ. Witness,, ~ R__OBfRT SWITZER, Cle~k of our sai~ . o t, at the Court House, the J,y of (!,A/4• P I L. PRE SS , HARRI SO NBURG. V A 19 ff?-,mJ m th, 15 ~ ' ~ ,t·· m7 0/th,~ / ~;i:/;..?_ • ) Cink ~ ��CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKING HAM CO UN TY ncr 17 100...... 2 Term , ..... .... ....... ........ .............. · · · · ·~ 19 ..... . · ·7 1 ~ ~ . . has been swo rn in open cour t as a witness before the Gra nd Jury . Cler k. ��. CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUN TY OCT 1 , · ····· ~~ J ;~ ."·~:·~:.~~ r.~,.Ju't;Y· .-J-- / (tf/4-' 5~;.',-7. , . ... .. ..f'r ... .... ···•········· ······ ······ ··T' Clerk, ��FEB 1934 C<JinMONWEAL TH r i f v. ) Felony (Dro·. OWEN ROADCAP fEB 193..{· i ·. _. �-- : 1_ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Owen Roadcap Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment sold ardent spirits-home brew Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-010 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Roadcap https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/7d080cd59181484ea8282b80a169f522.pdf 4613e7915004d06c54fe7f743d6663d0 PDF Text Text CO ,[ON rE..i.\LTH OF VIRGI NIA , COUNTY OF ROC KINGHAM , to-wi t : In the Ci rcuit Court of said County : he jurors of the ommonweal th of irgini a i n and for t h e body of said county of Rockin ham and now attend ing said Court at its .Tune term , 19-32, upon their oaths do presen t that Layton Rodge rs, on or about May 21, 1932, in said county , did unlaw fully have in his posse ssion about a quart of arden t spirit s (moons hine liquor ), again st the peace and dignit y of t he Commonwealth of Virgin ia . This indict ment is found on the te stimon y of G. A. Lawson , D. V. Shiff lett,/ and .John R. Logan , witne sses sworn in Court and s ent before the grand j ury to gi ve eviden ce . �Poss . Comm onwe alth v) Indic tmen t Layto n Ro dger s I.1isae mean or 1 June term , 1932 . True Bill : Forem an "'itn ess es: G. A . .Laws on D. W. Shi ffle tt Jo hn R. Loga n D. W. Earm an Commonwea lth ' s Atto rney ~ �yf =--,c-MZ ;;, Comm onwea lth of Virgin ia-City , C9unty of, to-wit: To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of Virginia -Greeting: WHEREAS f ... 0 has this day made complaint and information on oath before m e, .. ';;a:uw h "d "lle City 7 -·V· of the said City / County that he verily believes, that in the said City / County and State: (a) That Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully manufactur ed, so ld , kept, stored, poss essed, h d, u sed and concealed in a certain ~ ... ..~. r~c:(P_<. ~ ✓..;,_l ~ .a.,. ~ . .. Here describe the place. ho use. room or ~ .. ~~ ..../. .} ~ case mav be .f .......~.~.. . elk . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . ... . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . .. .. . ... . . . by one ..... ...... ...... ...... .. .. . Give name, if name un known, say, " Vll os na me is to the infor111ant unknown" (h) A sti11, still cap, worm , tu bs, ferm e111ters and other appliance. con nected ·w ith such still and u sed, and mash and other subst ances, capable of being u sed , in th e m anufa ct ure of A rd en t Spirits, are unlawfully in the possession 0£, and unlawfull y u se d by one r- . . .. ~4;;[-. ~........ ... ........... ...... ..... . b~ ... .. . Give name, if name unk no wn , say. " Wh oc;-ia,~e is to the informa nt unknown" 111 a certin .. ~r~ Here. describe place as in (a) above /?~. ········~ ··~·········· (c) Ard ent Spirits are being unlaw full y kept, held, stored, concealed , u sed, sold , and unlawfully transported in certain baggage or a certain veh icle, t o-wit : a certain ....... ... ....... .... ..... ....... .......... ........ ........ .. .. Here describe vehicle, auto, wagon, carriage, buggy, boatJ baggage or what not by one .. ....... ........ . ... ...... ... .... .. .. . Here j(ive name. or describe as in (a) ahovr And th ere being reasonable cause for such belief: THESE ARE, THEREFO RE, IN THE NAME OF TH E COMMON WEALTH O F VIRGINIA , to command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assi stance, to search th e house, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, a nd seize such ardent spirits and their contain ers and other things apparently possessed or u sed in violation of law, and brin g th e same and the person or persons, in whose possession they are found, and also any person resisting, impeding, obstructing , or in any manner hindering or delaying you in the execution of this warrant before me, or some other officer having jurisdiction of the case, to be di sposed of and dealt with according to law; and make r eturnr of thi s warrant showing all acts and things done thereund er, with a particular statement and sufficient de scripti on of the things seiz ed and the name of the person in whose possession found, if any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of thi s warrant and the return thereof, as required by law. Given under my hand and seal this ... ~../. day of. ~ ...... .. .. 193 . . L Ll ¼ ·· ·· 2(-' .. ~ 9 ~ (SEAL) Title of Magistrate �DIRECTIONS I. If only Ard ent Spirits and co nta iners b e seiz ed the Magistrate shall fix a time not less than 10 n or mo re th a n 30 clays from th e elate o f r eturn for the h earing of said return. If no cla imant app ear, the Ardent Spirits and articles are to be for feited to Commonw ealth. Any person claiming any of sam e must file a written claim stating p articularly the character and extent of his interest therein, wh ereupon the M agistra te shall certify th e wa rra nt, written claim and articl es claimed, to th e Circuit or Corpora ti on Court, as the case may b e, for determination, a nd declare th e unclaimed a rticl es forfe ited. 2. If sti ll, st ill cap , wo rm . tub s, h eate r, fc rm en te r s, or a ny app liance co nn ecte d with a still an d used. or m ash or o th er sub sta nce ca pa ble of b ein g used, in th e ma nu fa cture of Ardent Spirit s, b e seized, th e mash (a ft er taking sample ) sh all b e dest roy ed, and th e fact s and a rticles se ized report ed to th e proh ibition Co mmission er and Co mmo n wealth 's Attorn ey. (A copy of this warrant and pro per r eturn w ill be a imffici ent notice a nd report. ) Ard en t Spirits and co ntain ers di sposed o f as . in N o. I ab ove. 3. If Ard ent S pirits a re being tran sported in a n autom obile, boa t, wa gon, buggy, or oth er v ehicle, th e Ard ent S pirits and conta iners shall be preserved and th e v ehicle shall be delivered to the Sergeant of th e City, the fa cts repo rted to the Prohibitio n Com•m ission er and Commonwealth's Attorney a n d Ard ent Spirits and containers disposed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of this warra nt and proper return w ill be sufficient r eport.) The following named officers and persons assis ted me in the execution of this warrant: WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS, ETC. Commonwea lth of Virginia · ~ /- ~ 73zt~ , ~ E x ecut ed th e within warrant this ...... ... of ~ .. .. .... .,19 j_ U.. . .~ . . clay roy ...~ . .. ............... ...... ........ ... .... .. . "ltl~::~ ~~ ~ . ...... ... l f~ .. .. . ··~ ········ ........... .. nesses : searching the wit11111 sta ted .. .... ... / ~.. .... .. ... .. . Herc s t at e hou se, r oon,, place an d by seizin g th e fo llow in g describ ed Ard en t Spirit, a nd o th er thin gs th erein fo un d (a nd a rrest in g th e above nam ed per son found in po ssessio n th ereof) a nd by po st ing a t ru e co py of t hi s wa r ra nt a nd the return T hi s matt C' r se t fo r h ea rin g o n the of he reo n on th e H ere say place, ho use, J·oo m , boa t, D escrip tion of Arde n t Spirits and oth er s thin gs , 193 .. Given und er my ha nd thi s ?~ i ~ ~,J of ... day 193 .. ··· ····· ······ ··· · Title of Magistrate W ritt en cla im of ownership or interest having bee n fi led to ce rta in of t he said thin g s herein seized, this wa rrant, th e said claim and the thing s in th e cla im pa rticul a rly describ ed, are hereby certifi ed to th e .. ... .......... .. Court of this for determin a tion, and th e said things unclaimed a r e hereb y ad judg ed a nd decla red confiscated and fo rfeit ed to th e Commo nwea lth . of.. See Sectio ns 21 ½, 22, 23, 23½ , 57 and 57½ , A cts of A ssembl y, 1918, Pag e 578. .. .... day No cla im of ow n ership or interes t in any of the sa id thin gs seized h avin g been filed herein in compliance w ith the law, the same are hereby adjudged and decla red co nfi scated and forfeited to the Comm onw ealth. Given und er my hand this 4. A copy of thi s w a rrant a nd the r eturn th ereo n mu st be pos ted a t the front door of th e h ouse, or on th e doo r of the room, or on th e premi ses at th e p lace t he Ard e11t Spirits m a y be fo und. .. ... day ... .. , 193. T itle of M agistra te J../.. . f.:'.. ...... )?ive n und er m y hand thi s ...... . T,x.~7 77$~ day of .I _ -~ ~ . than ab ove sta ted t e following are wit- N O T E.-U nl ess warrant issued for Ardent Spirits being tran spo rted in vehicl e, boat, or bag ga ge, it is to be retu rned to · the jurisdictio n from w hi ch issued . If issued fo r A r de nt S pirits so tran spo rted, it ca n b e ex ecut ed in a ny pa rt of th e State, a n d r eturn ed to a ny ju stice in a ny co unty or city th ro ug h w h ich th ey a re ca rri ed. �Arrest Warrant Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham County, ____.~ ~ :1:../-i. .... .} . .... . . . . ... . _ - I- . ~~~ ~ L7 v- cJ ~ - ~- --- To ...... ~ a-Consta15re of said County: Whereas, .......................~ .L..l... . ::.Y.::.................~ .......................7 .....J/. the id County, has this day made · complaint and information on oath before me, .....................r..,..£J.1.. . ... .. ... ~.~.a Justice of the said Cou~ty, that. .................................£.~..-i:::~ ... ..... ..I... ...o...d..r . ~ · ················································································ . of the said County, on the ........ -4...........................day of .............~ .............., 19..J ..7.,in the sai_d County, did . . . ... . .... .... .. ...... . . . , ' 1 . l These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before, me or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said .. .... ... . :..... . . . .. ...... . ...... . . . ........ .... . ...... .. _... .. . . . .. .. ~ -7 +=~ ······+1·~u ct~ - -···········································-'······ to answer the said complaint and to he further dealt with according · law. And you are required to summon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ' ! I to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said offence. Giveii under my hand and seal this.._,4-;,····-··········day oL ..... ·- ············J··· ··· ···- ·······-, · y ar 19. 9-:::.? ....................................................... . ...f . ... ' ··········_ ·····.········J ..........·. ··················J.~P. [Seal] I I �STATE OF VIRGINIA-COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, TO-WIT: a Justice of the Peace In and for the I, County of Rockingham, Virginia, do hereby certify th at .........~ .......................................................: ............................ and ...................................................... ................................................................. ........... as his 11uret ........, have this day acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of................... . ..............................................................Dollars (~ .......................... .......... ) to be made and levied of their goods and chatThat the said ............................ .:...............•.............................shall appear before the under- tels, upon this condition: signed or the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, on the ....................day of ................................................, 19........, and not leave hence without leave of the said Court, to answer the charge in this warrant, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said -County upon the within charge . 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Ill l". «I ... , s= =g ')' :~ i ~ ;; E-< �THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 1'0 THE SHERIFF OF ROCKJNGI-1 AM COUNTY, GREETINGS: We command you, that you tak __ ___ __ 0},;tr;i'~----- if he be found within your baili-wiek, and him safely eep, so that you have his body forthwith before the Circuit Court of Rocking'ham County, at the Court House thereof on ________________ __ __ to answer us of a certain_ indicted. And have then and there this ·writ. ,it the Court House the ___ the Commonwealth. Witne . /4. - , Clerk of our said Court "fo_j,______ day oL-- - ¥ - = - - - , in theJ:ef? year of �COMl\f ON,iVEA LTH �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: You are hereby commanded to summon .. . ~ ~ tr t~~ ~ .= ~C,~~°.t~~. ~r~~ti.°.g: who stands charged wiJ!1 and indicted for a .j.eJ.9wy misdemeanor. And this ..... ... ...t:.R._.. . . ............. shall not omit under penal!)' of £100. And have then and there this Writ. ;BERT SWITZER, Clerk of our said Cp1J2, at the Court House, the day of P 6 L. PRE SS , HAR RIS ON BU RG. VA. " 7 f -,m,1 ;. ,h, l .fit:.1:::r~ / /~ . .. Cl"k �~?<ecu te d ~ .,, .... · 1 within Summons to ::::£(;..- _In ~ . ;tf:;f£: ·~ ~{,; nAri:>,nn ' ~ ~. i -~ ~ ~ ~ :::~ �Com mo nw eal th of Virginia: To th ~,, m;z;,;;µ;11t:;:;;;t!~ ··· herif f of Rock ingh am Cou nty, Gree ting: A / A"-7 ,~ .. / ... if~~ .. to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Cour t of Rockingham Coun ty, at the Court 'House thereof, at Wo ?{iock, a. m., on the -.3- day of 19 ..3.. .. Z-., to testi fy and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth before the GRA ND JUR Y ~ who stands charged with and i thm~~;:;_ ~ · P a L. PRESS . HMtR IS ONSUf\G , Y4 ~~;;1~ •· · ··· icted for a felony misdemeanor. ... shall not omit under penalty of £ 100. ' And have then and �·---- ----- -•-4·. -- -- · - 4 - .. .Jl.&. - .I - - _ __ ... •- "°"-•- ·-.. .SL ·•--.- e8;_C.i 1 .. -.a. ~-- __ _ .,....__.______________ ___ ____ _~ ------ ------ • ,•- • - - ---,- - _. .. _.,,,._,.; ,. .. J ; ·-• ------ · -- • • . .. - ••••-•••---•--•--•• - • ........ .. ,. ... ,. ,. . ,. .... .. .;. ! ....t; ~..•- ~- •;,, i n perso-n , ~\~ \s\ ~ 1i \r. l 1 �[ OCT i COMMONWEALTH v. Misdemean or IA YTON RODGERS , 1932 I (Pro.) �/ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Layton Rodgers Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment summons posession of ardent spirits-moonshine Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-011 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rodgers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fbb441e73516ac493132c35a717c6b06.pdf 433d8c19f4a4df7a577f745974267f55 PDF Text Text Com. monwealth of Virginia ) T . . In the First Count _QJ-~-~~J.-~------ •t .,_ . O·W l : City or Co'Unty of __QC k l.n.gb.fml. ________ ___ ) Court of the C_~1!~-~ y __ of __ Rock i ngham ______ . D : __:11/ --;;iarma n BE IT REME MBER ED That ___ _:_ __:"__________ , Attor ney for the Comm onwea lth .for the said __ Q9J!D-_J y ______ of _l39_ q_1=5:J.~!J.~~--, and who for the sa id Commonwealth prosec utes in this b ehalf, in his prope r per son comes into the said Court on this t he •_ 1 7 t h __ day 'of_ __ __ _ __ p_:r_:t)-____ _, in the year 19~_;3- , and upon the comp laint in writin g, verifi ed by t he oath.o f ___ _ W.! ___ T .! _____ Rexr __ ode _____ _ , a compe t en t w1·tness, gives _·_____ · th e sa1"d Courth ere to under stand . and be inform ed that _____s_qm.__Bo..s_son ____________ , on the --~-Q!:g.___ day of .Janu ary ----- -- - , in the year 1~ - , in the said -- ~-Q\J.IlJ~_y __ of ::._R_QQJ_{:_i _l]. 11~- ---- -, dicL_!mla wfully _________ _ have in hi s spir. -r ts ' _po ss es s i on_ abou t · thre e _a n d_ one - h a lfga l lo n s of a r d e n t --------------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- --------- ---- ~---- -- --- ----- - ----- -- - -again st the peace .and dignit y of t he Commonwe alth of Virgin ia. Second Count And the Attor ney for the Comm onwea lth afores aid, who prosec utes as afores aid, in the · name .and by the autho rity aforesaid, and upon the compl aint in writin g afores aid, furthe r gives the said Court to under stand and be inform ed that said ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- on the ----- ----- day of ----- ----- ----- ---- - , in the year 192 __ , in the said ______________ of _____________________ -, did unlawfully _______________ ________________ -·---- ---- __ ·______ _ again st the peace and dignit y of the Comm onwea lth of Virgin ia. Third Count And the · At torney for the Comm onwea lth afores aid, who prose cutes as afores aid, in the nanie and by the autho rity afores aid, and upon the compl aint in writin g afores1aid, furthe r gives the said Court to under stand and be inform ed t h at said ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- - ----on the __________ day of ----- ----- ----- ----- , in the year 192 __ , in the said ----- ----- ---- of ----- ----~ ----- - ---- - -, did unlaw fully _______________ ___________________ again st the peace and dignit y of -the Comm onwea lth of Virgin ia. __________ __ ur -~ -----------Attor ney for the Comm onwea lth. . Ci ty Ha :r r i son burg VIRG INIA :-__ . · .. _________ _______ of --------- ----- ----- ----- - ,To-w it. This da y _V.:{!. __'12_!._]i~ ~-~~_g.-~ ----- - perso nally appea red before me _l2.~1ll! !J._e__ !!~---l!-Adau s _not ary _ ".JUb l ic __ for the __ g_t_ty_______ of ___ ;lQ::r;r_i OO.P._Q]JJ'_g _____ ,'Virg infa, and made compl aint and informa~ion on oath that -~~-1:!!--B.<2~~-<2!_1 ___________________ _, _______________ __ _ within twelve month s prior to this date, to-wit on the in the ___ Q9_1.!!J..t_y _______ ~f _F_q_q:J5:_i_ng_ll~TIL __ : - 1. --~9_t_Q, ___ day of __,I~A.l!.§ _!:'1 [ ___ , 19~ 3 , Manu factur ed andis tilted arden t spirit s; -2:=Sold at dent spirit s; 4.-d fr anspo rt ed arden t spirit s; ill, stm cap, worm , tub, ferme nter, and other applia nces conne cle "'..,~... of being used in the man- ufactu re of arden t spirit s; 5.-Un latWf ully posses s arden t spirit~ . Sworn to this ----- ----- day of ____ !'_l_>C_i_l_: ___ --c:;r ----- - 1 ~-- ~~ :--,-~ ~ - �~ Commonwealth of Virginia -~,s. } MISDEMEANOR . J Sam Ross on i----- ------ ------ ------ ------ ---------- 1nformation for Violation Prohibition La)Y. Witnesses: w. _T~__3_e_Jfr.P_i~---~--------------~--.11 /L,, ( ._.. _____ {._J ____ ,__ _ _ _ ______ ___ _ Filed ------ ------ ----- - ------ ---- 192 __ ________ ____________________ Clerk. By __________ ,______ ;_ ___ D. C. \ �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham Countg, To- Wit: ....toi!.. '-,J'rjfOC-«;~ his sufficienc.l! came before me ..... f...........~~ snrety, who justified ~ ~~...AL,.,,(_ ..... ...... ~ dged~ a~ (J . P. or Bail Commi ss ione r) . ..... ....................... , of the said County of Rockingham, ~ :um:: eb~edto tbe Co~~onwe::l::s,V;r;in;-i,chQ to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the ase of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and the y each se verally waved their homestead exemption to their re_ cognizance; yel upon this conditi~ . ous:t: :ne:::•l; ~y::!::: ~ .~ '··· ··· , ~ /f.!f!::ffr5erm thereof, being the . .. day of. ...~ the Cimtit ::::,i:f t::c:i:~ 0 .. 193"->-, and at such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the said charge, and then and ther:h::::::h:h:.~:s il~n~.=.,::,:::::: charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; other- ~ wise to remain in full force and effect. s ~ $ 7 WHEREOF, I~ reunto affix my signature this ............ ..............day of... ..................................... . ,19 . ....... . • ��Arrest Warrant _c_"'- ---+--- ----- -- - - ' a Constable of said County : Whereas,~---='--'-------'=''--=--=-..!:::::..,,:c_--=-=-=--==---------a....,½---r--+-\--of the said County , has this day made compl aint and info --,,,.-=...-"-'" ---- - ',,_..,.....,,.::...---_ These are therefo re, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to comm and you forthw ith to appreh end and bri before, me~ .a.Z ~tic e of the said County , the body of the said I to answe r the said compl aint and to be furthe r dealt with according to law. And you are requir ed to summon - - - - to appea r and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the exami nation touchi ng the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this /~~½ J-A: ~ ·, in the year 19'3' 2J , - - -~ = ---=---.¥..-1 - . .--'---".-..L.. ±---= ~--='-= --------"----= - =- -J. P. [Seal] �Commonwea lth vs • . Commonwea lth ················· ····· Judgmen t I cf!~ t!/ouZz__ _ vs. \ A rrest Warrant ···········~-------·· That the D efendant found guilty and fined and costs as follows: Fine Clerk's Fee • mg Executed the wi'th'1n wa and delivering th b rrant by arrest- -c& ~ ~ Justice's Fee f ~ odyof • ·• -'-4/"q~·· ...... . . ... o( ... /;L ;(J ~~ --:·(/J•·-~····~ Arres t Summoning Witness before r-, . a ' justice -~~··R ··· I'\ .L . J · =·-········ oc ngham Count moning the with' .. , Y, and by snm• m named witnesses in person Witnesses Att end ence and Mileage ..... . Total this/ d ~ .q ~ 0 7 ~ Justice of the p~~·~~:······ £ ? J 2 ~ g h a m County yf(fi, ;& , �In the Name of the Commonwealt h of Virginia : You are hereby commanded to summon ... .. a . . . ... .~..... ~..... . . ... T o the S eriff o f Roc k ingham County, Greeting: 1 .r. .. ··-/14······ ····t4·· ·····e f ··•··••· ················ ···· ··· ·· ········ ·· · .:..1r.~... . «.:!... ... cr.y~.Y .... ....... ... . . .. to appear before the Judge of the £j!:_ui~ Court of Rr!ingh m County, at the Court House ,t 9 ,J O o'dock, , . ,n., on th, 1P'J;;i:yof ;J;;,; ... . ... .. . .. . . ... .. t.o..t~st.th an~.. t~·~·-~ru.t~ _'~ say· = · ~lf ~ who stands charged And this .. ... the;;;1"}119 , ~ -·-·::·.·::::·:·::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: ::::: J!!/ ::~ indicted f or a felony mmle-metmr!T'7 · ~ r . .. . shall not omit under penalt y of £100. And have then and ~~~ ~ OBERT SWITZ1 1 ... ..... . ... . .. 19?° . , T H E SERV ICE PR ESS, H ARRISONB URG, VA . Cle~k of our saif/1:::; , at the Court House, the ?.:-f... . ...... . ~d m th, 15~ ~ - - • Clrrk No. 4 57 �d fH<o/ (/ ' I / within Sum anons to Ji by delivering a true Copy o f th e ~ ±. 't: ~Lq In oerson. tl ' ,-..l..."". ~: ~ ~ l ��~ CCM!ONWEAL TH v. j ,, l .: ~ ' t • !. . ,.' 1 i l ) ~~~ Misdr. (Pro.) ff1117 �I ; \ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Sam Rosson Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor not guilty posession of ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-012 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rosson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fdca56b0a7b17620df1f3afd22a7c4be.pdf 20be985bc55d45f15ad4b4288d3a2f96 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: ~he grand jurors in and for the body of said County of Rockingham and now attending said court at its December term, 1931, upon their oaths do present that Ward Ray, on or about the 8t h day of November, 1931, in said County, did unlawfully operate an automobile while under the influence of ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. ~ c..c... This indictment is found on the testimony of ,t:a_t rusffl Lam, 1 illy Lam, James Lam and Sidney Lam, witnesses sworn in court and ~sent before the grand jury to give evi dence. �,.-- oc COMMONWEALTH ' 1 vs WARD RAY - PRO. MISDE:v1EANOR A True Bill 73);_ ....... { (7 D. w. Earman, Com. Atty. �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham Countg, To- Wit: BE IT REM EMB ERED , that on the ........ ..2&'. .~ .. day of.S± e.e?.«:' -.-t. z.:,< ............ .., 19.,l/.. , r:!lta... . . . . ,. . . .. . . . ..... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .,principal and ~ surety, ~ oj .... / . . ified to his sufficiency, came before me,., & ~~ LZ·~~ ;·i·•·d ~ ~ . . . . . . . .~. . ... ... ,of the sai / ···· ·~· - ~ · ·- , - : .· . (J.P. or Bail Commissioner) .............. .................. .... ............... ........ . Count y of Rocki ngham , and ackno wled ed thems elves to be indeb ted to the Comm onwea lth of Virgin ia each in the sum of = ;ed of t~~i~ ~~~ =~• !~=~:~:~;:~~::~: ~•fo::::~:: ~~~==~~: wealt h of Virgi nia rende red, and they each severa lly waive d their home stead exemp tion to their recogni zance ; yet upon this condi tion: That the saidt?JI'~ . . ....?"~ . . . .. . . . . . . .. shall personally appear before if the Circu it Court of Rocki ngham Count y it e Court house of said Count y, on the ...... ~......... day of the b.2$e~ : ;~: : 19~ ' a:d ~; :~~~~;~:;:~:: ::e::~sb::n::i:: ~:=~:ay heard , and before any court or judge herea fter havin g or holdin g any proce eding s in conne ction with the said charg e, and then and there answe r the Comm onwe 1th of Virgi nia conce rning a certai n . ' ......... ...................................where of the said.~ ... ... ....... .... ..... :............. ....................................... stands charg ed, and be bound under said recog nizanc e until the charg e i nally dispo sed of or until it is declar ed void by order of a comp etent court, then the above recogniz::mce shall be null and void; otherwise to remai n in full force and effect . ,-_ . ~ ~ ZN".S~=~~R: oF~ !:e:e unto affix my signature this 9 ~S::: day oL ................ ............. . . ��In the Name of the Comm onwea lth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingh am County, Greeting: You are hereby command ed to summo-ii .. :: :~ :: ::p:::,::::: :~ :,J::, 0/;4:;•:~ : : : ::d ;e: ~ Co,,,t of:;:: ;::;; ;•nty, ,t th, Con,t Hom, :;t 1 to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonw ealth af!.ainst ........ .... .... ..... .. .. .... ..... ·. ~~~ )L- who stands charged with and indicted for a fefu,,,y misdemeanor. And this ... .... ...~ ..... .... .... ...... shall not omit under f1enalt y of £ 100. there this Writ. Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER , Clerk of our sa~ day of ..... . ~ ............. 19 . .-?.?:-; and in the 15 ourf, at the Court T-Io11se, the 6 . year of ..d /.L ......... the Com1110111uealtb:-/ / I" IL. PR ESS . HARRISONB U RG , VA And have then and "' .... ., Clerk ��In the N ame of the Common wealth of Virginia: T o the S heriff of Rocki ngham C ounty, G reeting: You are hereb~ commanjej ........ c(~. ~ 'j 5)fmmon p f • •f ·· ;··· · ..... ;J ··;t;r: ··; ·· JJ;J · - · · · · · · ·· ~ · ·~ ·· · / · ~ •f ~ ~ ~ ~••E::/~·· to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rock~ngha7 at 10 o'clock, a. m ., on the / f ~ to testif y ay of County, at the Court House thereof, r . ~ 7 . ................ 19 :) 22~:/r.;y::: ........ . . .. a~~.. t~·e·~~~~.t~ . t~.. ~.a~ ..i~ .~~~al·f··o·f ··~~~.~~~~~.onwealth .. who stands charged * with_Jj indicted for a .jdmry misdemeanor . And this ................ ~•·········· · ····· ·shall not omit under /Jenalt y of £100 . ~~~ Witne~ !;;ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk. of our said day of ~ ... ... 19 ..3:2....., and in the 15 ~ And ha11r then and ~ 011rt, at the Court House, the /J. ....... . . ........ , Clerk I' a, L. PRESS , HARRI SONBUR G. VA ��In the N ame of the Com mon weal th of Virginia: T o the Sheriff of Ro ckingh am Count y, Greeti ng: You are hereby commanded to summo n to appear before the Judge of the Circui t Court of Roe ingham Count y, at the Court House thereof, at IO o'clock, a. m., on the l f4 day of 19 \-1.'. ;2,. to testif y and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwea lth against .Z ·· · ····· · ··········· ···· · · ·· ·· · ·· •·· · · ··•· · •·· · ········ ·· · ······· · ·· · · ·· · · · ·· · · · 2 2 ~. . 4 ~ who stands charge{/, wit'p and indicted for a {$1:iiny misdem eanor. And this . ..... .. ..4./.<.Y.................. .... . shall not omit under f1enalt y of £100 . there this Writ. And havf' thrn and d Witness, ]. ROBE R T SWITZ ER, Clerk of our ~aid Court, at the Court House, thr /?! day of .. 19. :.J~ and in the 15 . ~ ~ ear of the Commonwealt h. , ,.,./- 7d ,. ... .. P 8 L. PR ESS , HARRI SONBUR G, V A (}_ Al .,/_ r /;::c;z:-;t;,/74v44, ){Ir,. '( '.{ / # s { {/ . C lerk ��In the Name of the Comm onwea lth of Virginia: To the S h eriff of Rockingh am County, Greeting: You are hereby command ed to summon .. to appear before the Judge of the at IO o'clock, a. m., on the /f .... ,'rcuit Court of Roe :ngham County, at the Court House thereof, day of. ...o-~L-6<-- -?'--V. . .... . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. ...... .. . . . 19 ..J. -!c,- .Z to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Co monw alth against ... .... . . . . ... . ...... ......... ...... ....... ...... ..... ....a-:... .. ./f..7 . who stands charged with anj indicted for a ~ -misdemeanor. And this.. ........... shall not omit under /mialt y of £ 100. there this Writ. ALJ. ................ . And h,we then and -4.. Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER ., C lerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the _/ J. day of 19 .J.~and in the 15 ~ 4 yrar t c Comm 7J.Wealt . , ---f--:- ld:-.:.. . . ... ...... , .,. ;..;./.< ... --;,;,-- ..>:.~ P a L. PRE SS, HA RRISO N BUR G, VA l .:0.-("clc rk ��In the Name of the Commonwe alth of Virginia: T o the Sheriff o f Roc king ham County, Greeti ng: You are hereby commanded to summon .. i: . . ·~ . . : . ·rrz ;rlr.K~. . d.. 0(- ·~ ;;4::n:; ~°. Y..:t::;t~ty, 0 :: ;~p:~:l::t:~ ~.: ;:d:L 1 at the Court House trt of /t;t, to t estify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth against ....... · ······· ··· ·· ···· ··· ···· ······ ·: ······ ···· ··········· •·•··· •• ··· ···· ······ ······ ······ · ··· ·? . ? . d . . . .. . tf..7 · ··· · · ······· · who stands charged with and indicted for a f:r1.rmy misdemeanor. shall not omit under /mwlt y of £ 1.00. And this .. .. . ... L . . . . . . . . ... And have thrn and there this Writ. Witness, J. ROB RT SWITZER, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the ear of the Commonwralth. 19 '!. ~ and in the 15 ft, ~ day of .. ... . .Z ~' ..(J/n,.-,r- ./ flf~ t!-N </2</bd I P & L. PR ES 5 , HARRI SO N BU RG , YA ./✓.4.. , :Y ?I Clerk ��Arrest Warrant • I ) �STATE O~IiINIA-COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, TO-WIT: I, m. ..· ··.· ·~ · · ·· ·• ·:· · · · · •· •· · · · · ·· ··· · · · ·· · · · · · .· · •~ ~··• ... ,-1 ........,,..,,,,,. . 81Jstice of the Peace ·in and for the County of Roc~ham, Virginia, do hereby certify th at /.f~·················· ~ · ·····················································and ~ ..... v.J:.1!!1:.7 .................................................................. .......................................................:....................as his surer-····• have this day acknow~~ themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of.................... . r;~~n:·~. Dollars tels, upon this condition: (s.1.fo.. .~~..·d to be made and l~v~ed of their goods and chat- n-~ .·Y\~············· .............. That the said ..... shall appear before the under- ~ /1,.............. signed or t ~ c u i t Court of Rockingham County, on the day o ~.t. .. ./~... ..• t9~.!.., and not leave hence without leave of the said Court, to answer the chari;e in this warrant, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said County upon the within charge. 0 Given under my hand this, the .... /Y. .. day of....~..............................., 19Jf...... ~ •····•·~/(!_.~ £) t. v~,.,,_,,_/' . .................................................................,J.P. ' = . :;; ~' .. ..... . 'J t:: OS OS ii= ~ ~ 4 ~ i ' -~ .; ... ~n -- 1\' ~ I/ ~ ~ 1 1 K.,. ~~! ~ ' :e(.:J i ~ § "') .. ~. .... ., .= i:. .::: ri; u ..,= ~ ~ OS :a... := (fl .... Q ~ ...... 0 a° ~ , .,;: I:) i ~i ~.,. i1 ~ "' Q :,.. == ,. e ~ .,. ~ 1( .... ~ 1:. ~ ........ ., ~ l .5 ... 1 ..... 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Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Ward Ray Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor not guilty operated an automobile under the influence Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Ray https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c1044fae4b4d3794b4d68a085d3b9c08.pdf a4f1dbf0201ea6af2bf51bc831f13c9f PDF Text Text C JVILONY El\.LTF OF VI RG nn , COUNTY OF ROCK I GH 1, to - "it ; In the Circu i t Court of sa i d County : The j ro rs of the Common wealt h of Virg i n i a i n and f or the b ody of sa id county of Rock i ngham s a i d Court nd now a tte nd ing tits J une term, 1932 , upon the ir oa t s do yre sent that R• . Selle r s, on or abou t July 1, 1932, i n s a i d county , did u~l awful ly have i h is ~osses s ion f ive ga llon s of a rdent s irit s , again st the _? e a ce and di gn ity of the Commonwea lt h of Vir g inia . This indict ment i s fo und on t he t e stimon y of W. E. uc a s , G• • Lawso , ~ • . Rex rod , v. itness e sr or and sent be f ore the gr and j ury t o gi ve eviden c e . i ourt �....- Poss . Common weal th v. . Sellers I, i sdemeano r June t erm , 1932 . A True Bill : - Foreman Wit n esses : W. E. Lu c as / G. A. Lawson • '1 Rexrode 1 • D . VI . Ea r man Commonwe a lth ' s Attorney �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham Countg, To- Wit: /:J BEI EMEMBERED, that on the ....... / vr-·· ·/ 4·· ·· . £..y of............ ............................................................ , principal and ..... snret~_justifie d t . .... .F..~ ~··· ···· (J . P. or Bail Commissioner) and acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia each in th e sum of .j-m- c)~Z ~Lc .. ""cDollars, ( $ ~ ~ ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the "J.se of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severally waved their homestead exemption to their re- heard , and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the said ch~rge, and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virgin~:~ g a certain a . ..~. . . .. ~~..~ h e r e o f the said.....................(i?.. ......... ~tands charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. ESS WHEREOF, ~ L ~. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . I hereunto affix my signature this ....... t,~ .............. ········) 1 ................... • ��Commonwealt h of Virginia-Gitr, County of, 1d~~/,,~-wit : To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of Virginia -Greeting: a;,es;/;/ ....... ....... ·· ···· ·· WHEREAS ha s this day made complaint and information on oath before m e, .. l- f th "d City of t he said City / County that h e verily believes, that in th e said City / County and State: (b) A still , still cap, w orm , tub s, fe rm enrters and oth er appli ances connect ed w ith such still and u sed,. and mash a nd _o ther subst ances, capable of being u sed , in the m a nufac tu re of Ardent Spi rit s, are u nlawfully in t:e possession of, and unl awfull y u sed by one . . . ~~ . 11...1~~-- 11 • • • • • •• •• ~ • •• • • • Give name, if n ame unknown . say, "\ Vhose na11e is to the informant unkno wn" in a certi n Here descr ibe place as in (a) above ( c) A rd ent Spi rit s ar e being unl aw full y kept, h eld, stored, co ncea led, u sed, sold, and unlawfully tran sported 111 certa in baggag e or a certa in vehicl e, t o-w it : a certain H ere describe vehicJc, auto, wagon, carriage, buggy, boat 1 baggage or what not by one H ere S?ive nam e. or describe as in ( a) ahov t- A nd th ere being r easonable cau se for such belief : TH E S E A R E, THE R EFOR E, I N THE N AME OF T H E COMMO N W E ALT H OF V IR GI N IA, t o command you, with all necessary and proper speed and assistance, to search the hou se, place, baggage, boat or vehicl e h erein desig nat ed, either in clay or night, and seize such a rd ent spirits a nd t heir co ntainers and other things a ppar ently possessed or u sed in violatio n of law, and brin g th e same and th e person o r persons, in whose possession they are fo und, and a lso any person re sisting, impedi ng , obstru ctin g , or in any m an ner hindering or delaying you in the execution of thi s warrant before me, or som e other offi cer hav in g juri sdicti on of the case, to be di sposed of and dealt w ith according t o law ; and make r eturn of thi s ,varrant show ing a ll acts and things done thereund er, with a particular statem ent and sufficient de 3cripti on of t he thing s seized and the name of the person in whose possession fo und, if any, and if not found in the possession of any on e, so state in your return, and post a true copy of thi s warrant and the return thereof, as required by law. Given under my hand and seal this .. ..... ./ ....day of ... , ....~~- • . .... . .. • . .. .... . • . • •· • · • • ... ... .... . .. . • . • . . . . • . . . .....•. . . .• .. •• . ·• • · •• • •· ..... · · · 1•· •... •• ..• • • . . . • , Title of Magistrate �DIRECTIO NS l. If only Ardent Spirits and co ntainers be seized the Magistrate shall fix a time not less than 10 n or m o r e than 30 days from the date of return for the h ea rin g of said return. If no claimant app ea r, the A r dent Spirits and articles are to be forfeited to Commonwe alth . Any person claiming any of same must file a written claim stating part icula rly the character and exten t of his intere st th er ein, w her eup on the M a gistrate shall certify th e wa rrant, written claim and articles claimed, to th e Circuit o r Co rp oratio n Court, as the case may b e, fo r determina tio n, and declare th e unclai med articles fo r fe ited . 2. Jf still. still ca p, worm, t ub s, hea te r, ferment ers. or a ny appliance connected w ith a still and used. o r mash o r o th er sub stance capab le of b eing used, in th e manufactur e of Ardent Spirits, be seized, th e m as h (after taking sa m ple) sha ll be d es troyed , an d the facts a nd articles seized reported t o the prohibition Commission e r and Commonwe alth's Atto rn ey. (A copy of tl1i s warrant and proper r eturn " ·ill be a suffic"i ent n otice and r eport.) A r dent Spirit s and co ntai ners disposed of as in No. l above. WARRAN T TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT SPIRITS, ETC. The follow ing named officers and persons assisted me in the execution of this warrant : Commonwe alth of Virginia c;; v s. o z t? .... . ... . . . . . . .'. . . ... . . . -: . A ~ ... ~~ . ........................ ;;,c-,:. ··• .. · Executed ~ : 7}11 wa rran t thi s .........../ of .... ..... g?. . . . . . . . . . . ,1<r./...J!,, wit! stated .............. .... - 111 ..... ~: ........ day Other than above stated the fo llowing a re witnes ses: by searching the H erc s tate h ouse, room , p lace .......... .. and by seizin g th e fol low in g desc r ibed A rd en t Spiri t, and o th er things ther ein fo und (a nd ar restin g t h e above nam ed p erso n fo und in po ss essio n the r eof) and by pos t in g a true co py of th is wa rra nt a nd th e r etu rn her eo n o n the ············ ····"'·· Thi s matte r se t fo r h ea r ing on th e of ...... clay . ........... , 193 .. H ere sa y place, house, room. boat, ..... .................... a uto or Baggage, or a s case may be No cla im of owners hip or inter est in any o f the said thin g s seized having been filed herein in complia nce w ith th e law, the same are h er eby adjudged and declared confiscated and forfeited to the Commo nwea lth. D escri ptio n o f A rel ent Spirits and o th er s thin gs Given und er my ha nd thi s of... ...... .clay ........ , 193 .. ·· ···········"· .... ....... .... .. 3. If A rd ent Spirits a r e being tran spo rted in an automobile, boa t, wago n, b uggy, or other vehi cle, the A rd ent Spirits and containers sha ll be preserved and th e vehi cle shall be delivered to t he Sergeant of th e City, the facts r epo rted to the Prohibi t io n Commission er and Commonwe alth's Attorney a n d Ard ent Spirits and contain ers disposed of as pr ovided in o . 1 above. (A copy of thi s warrant and prope r r eturn will be sufficient report.) Ti tle of Magis tr a te Written claim of owne rship or interes t having been fi led to ce rta in o f the said things herein seized, thi s wa rrant, the sai d claim and the things in t he claim pa rticula rly de scr ibed, a r e hereby certified to the ..... . ... ... .. .... .. ........... Court of this .. . fo r determin ati on, and the said thin gs uncla imed a r e he reby adj udged a nd declar ed co n fi scated and fo rfei ted to th e Common wealth . Given under my hand thi s o f.. 4. A copy of thi s wa rra nt and the r eturn th ereon m ust be posted a t the fro nt door of th e h ou se, or o n th e door of the ro om, or on the premises at th e p la ce the A rd ent Spirits m ay be found. S ee S ectio n s 21 ½ , 22, 23, 23½, 57 and 57 ½, Acts of A sse mbly, 1918, Page 578. ..day 193 Title of Magis trate N O TE.-Un less warrant issued for A rd ent Spirits being tran sported in ve hicl e, boat, or baggage, it is to be return ed to the jurisdictio n from w hi ch issued . If issu ed for A r de nt Spirits so tran sported, it can be executed in any pa rt of th e S tate, a nd r et ~rn ecl to any justic e in a ny cou nty o r city thro ugh which th ey are ca rried. �' ( (,t "'I ��In the Name of the Comm onwea lth of Virginia: the Sheriff of Rockingh am Co1:111ty, Greeting: 4-.~ .~ ·······~ -- :,;.,;,/> .i / . / ···.····. ··G··~·~ ~ You are hereby commanded to summon... . AO··•. ·. ·/·.• ✓ A... .. __,,, ..... ·.~.·. ·.·. ·. ·.·. ·.·.i ... ~ .... ·. . . . .. r,7J.... ~~ . .. .u ~. . . . . .. /. . . ..-..... ... ,7 to appear before the Judge of theJ JJP~it Court of at/~-fcf ock, a. m., on the / /~ of .. •¢ •-· ··· ··· ··· · ~/A.~ Count y, at the Court House thereof; ;Jj_- 19 .... .... , to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the . . . . . . . . .. .. ... . ...... . ... . . . ..?a. . . who stands and indicted for a ~ny misdemeanor. And this .. ..... shall not omit under fwnalt·y of £100. A_•. . - -,__.._......,, And havl' thr ,, and there this Writ. l~ . · -ff_ Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER , Clerk of our said Cou · , at the Court House, the . ... "t;,, . . . . . d,y of 19 f, ?;-d in th, 15 7 ym of th'. ~~"'"'."~ '"Ith .. ... , Clerk. P a L. PR ESS . H AR R I SO N BU RG , YA �_:.xe <.:ut ~ ln»ertlefl . �COMMONVlEALTH v. ; t l • ~ Misdemeanor (Pro.} �r ·' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. R.A. Sellers Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Indictment posession of ardent spirits-5 gallons letter to request reduction of jail time due to advanced age/health Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-014 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Sellers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c56f78c238b04e415f6fb94fa8936cb8.pdf fca467b7ee2359af1d5f3f858051aed5 PDF Text Text COMlvIONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA , COUN 'I'Y O I ROCKINGHA M, to - wi t : In the Circu it Cour t f said Coun ty : The jur ors of t he Comm on eal t of Virg i nia in a nd :ftor t he body of sa id coun ty of Rock ingha m a nd now a ttend i ng s a id Cour t at its June term, 1932 , up on their oaths do pr e sent t ha t Ol i n Shan k , who wa s here t of ore, t o - wi t , on ctob er 20 , 192? conv icted of viola ting t e Proh ibiti on Laws of t h e State of ·v .irg i ni a in the Mayor ' s Cour t of . . arris onbu r g , and ho was t hen a nd th0re fi ned said coun ty , ~ 100 , did , on or ab out June _ _ , 1932 , in unla wful ly oper ate a n autom ob ile while unde r t he i nflu ence of a rden t s p irits , a ga i nst of t ~e h e pea ce a nd dign ity omrnonwea lth of Vi rg ini a . This i n di ctme nt is fou nd on the test i mony of E. E. Ki ser and h , P . Cu r r y , witn esses s worn i n Cour t and sent befo re t he gr and jury t o g i ve evide nce . �Ope r at i ng - 2 d offens e Comm onwea l t h v) Indi ct ment (/~ Ol i n Shank r,Ii sd emean o r .June ter m, 1932 A True Bi ll : Wit nesse s E. E. Ki se r . P . Curry D. W. Earma n Comm onwea l t h ' s Attor ney �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham County, To- Wit: BERED, that on the .... /.. ...........~ . . . . . .............. .................. . . ... . . ...C::.. . . . ... ., principal and.... s··u···~····e·· t··y···'·· w ··········~ .u...ss···t..t ifi..¥ .~ .. ~d····t··o··· h. .~ L ~. .. .. .. ufficiency, c'ame bef~re me, . .................... , of the said County of Rockingham, (J. P . or Bail Com missione r) Commonweal th of Virginia each in th e sum of ................ Dollars, ($ ...... ~ ' t:) c) .~~·········· ············ ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the -.ise of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severally waved their homestead exemption to their recognizance; yet upon this conditi That if the said .. e ~---.-.. ............... shall personally appear before ircnit Conrt of Rockingham County, at the Courthouse of said County, on t :~~d =::::: ::e~i::~b::n:h::: ::::::::i::: : ; be ~~ntinned or ;~;;~:: ... / .. ~ t h e heard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ":!.... .day of.................................. I hereunto affix my signature this .... / ... �'v~ . �to appear,, by/ore the Judge of the Circuit Court o at )lfock, a. m., on the ~ day of County, at the Court House thereof, o/ .3 19 ... . ~ to testify and the truth to say in behalf of th Com onwealth before the GRAND JURY · ·· · · ·············· · ··· · · · · ~ ···· ~ · . who stands charged1 · h1 and indicted for a felony misdemeanor. And this _. .. . ... shall not omit under penalty of £100. there this Writ. And have then and Witness , J. ROBERT SWTTZER, Clerk. of our said Court, at the Court House, the day of . ~ 19)k,.,nd in the 15 . ')'_ ear of the Commonwealth. 6 dfLk<-r ~ P I L. PRE SS , H.utRJS O NBURG , VA r/ , Cia k �. ,. , w: - or th e by · d eliveri n g a true cepy withi n sum m on ·------------------------ ------------·-----~ " ·----··------------ ----------·---------- --·- -----------------------·-------·-----.. -·. ea c i1 i n perso11. ~\:;; ~) ~ �In the Name of the Commonwealt h of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: ·· You are hereby commanded to summon ..... to apte r before the Judge of the C~ l Court of Aockingham County, at the Court Hou.se thereof, ~l7, to testify and the truth tu y _in behalf of L mmonwe lth against ........PL.~ . . . . . . . . .,~. A:... . ................ a 'fl)-o'c ock, a. m ., on the / 0:. ay o( ., 19 ;!_ who stands charged '11::..,d indicted for a f..,hrr1 misdemeanor. And this . . . : -<y.. . shall not omit under /mialty of £100 . And have then and f there this Writ. Witness, J. ROBE T S\VITZER, Clerk of our said Co u t, at the Court T-lousr, thr day of 11 ( ..... .. . . {I P & L. P RESS , llA RR I SO NBUR G , VA 19 .7' 'tlnd in the 15 .Z· ( .. 0. . ft �~ II within Sum mon s t o '/)l ~ In per~• . ' ~~ , V ~ I oy aslivennw a true CoP¥ of th g2~ t a ~ �Arrest Warran t i ,Commonwealth of Virginia, To-Wit : Rockingham County, , To fu..fu ..tC...L±,!i<./ .St,.!;:;,.£,. ~ .........., a Constable ~ d County: Whereas, . ..Cl,,JZ.(!.... .......... Cbt..:l Z " : . ~ ~ t ~ i d C ~ , · as this day made ::~p~~~~a$.z=z : . ' : ~~ ~~:~:; t~~ of the said C'6-l:fflty, on the............:............................. day of ......................................................, 19..Y.Z., in the said G.o:imfy, did 9?.: tl. s.±-~. ,....... · · · 7:E · ~~ ~~=~. ~..9. ........ . . . . . . ....... ~ ~ .... Q .,., _ ............................................................................ .............................................................................................. These are therefo re, in the nam/ J he Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthw ith to appreh end and bring before, me or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said ········································································ ····· ················ ··· ······· ········ ·············· ( : l J ~ ...... ~ . . .P-<---<A ....................................................... to answer the said compla int and to be further dealt with according to law. An . ~ <?~ to..S'ummo ri....,,,.... t>U are required ~...........··· ......... ····· .......... ...Clrlf . ·········· ,~·························································- ·······-······-··········· to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examin ation touchin g the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this .......... /. ............... day of.............. . ················· ~; "7")in the year 19 .. ~ ........ . S-:, ..... . . . . . . ... . . -.... . . ..~~,J. V .J. P. [Seal] �STATE OF VIRGI NIA-C OUNT Y OF ROCKI NGHAM . TO-WI T: I, ·······-········ ···• a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingh am, Virginia, do hereby certi1y th at ················· ····.·········································································and ............................................................................as his su ret ........, have this day acknowle dged themselv es lndelited to the Common wealth of Virginia in the sum of ................. .. . ................................................... ...........Dollars ($ .......................... :.........) to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, upon t his condition : That the said ...............~ .................................. .........................shall appear before the undersi gned or the Circu it Court of Rockingh am County, on the ................. ...day of.................................. .............., 19 ........, and not leave h en ce without leave of .the said- Court, to answer the charge In this warrant, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said County upon the within charge. 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Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Olin Shank Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor guilty plead guilty operated an automobile under the influence Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-015 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Shank