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                    <text>OCT

1932

COMMOffl\LTH

v.
ARTHUR LAY -

Felony

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of Virginia:

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You are hereby commanded

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the Commonwealth

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in connection
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declared void by order of a competent

or further
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stands

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��COMiv10NWEALTH
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COUNTYOF ROCKINGF..AJ\1,
to-wit:
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Court

The grand
and now attending
their

oaths

1932,

in said

Floyd

Fultz,

of said
jurors

said

against

in and for

Court

do present

that

County,

County:

at its

October

Arthur

feloniously
the peace

the County of Rockingham
term,

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and dignity

upon

1932,

July

and murder

21,

one

of the Conrro.onwealth

of Virginia.

This

indictment
/
Dr. F. L. Byers,

Daniel,
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Moubray,

Layton

Nevnnan, witnesses
to give

evidence.

Morris,

is

found on the testimony
V
v·
Nora Morris,
Isla Morris,

w. E. vLucas,

sworn in Court

Geo. Lawson,

and sent

before

of R.

v

V
w. Mc-

Bernard
V'
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the grand

jury

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Commonwea 1th
v) Indictment
Arthur

Lay

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Felony
Uctober

term,

1932

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Foreman

Witnesse1.R.
W. McDaniel
,Dr. F. L. Byers
\!Nora Morris
V Isla
Morris
✓ Bernard Moubray
✓ Layton Morris
! • E. Lucas
Geo. Lawson
✓ S. F. Newman

D. W. Earman
Commonwealth's Attorney

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of Rockingham,
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the peace and dignlty of the Com-

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to sell by retail wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, cider, and n. mixture thereof, against

the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth
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COVNT-Y---GREETING:

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