Person

Ernest Falbush

Man who pleaded guilty in the Clarke Circuit Court in April 1921 to charges of violating the prohibition laws, and was fined $50 with a suspended jail term.

What the sources support

The Clarke Courier of April 21, 1921 reports that Ernest Falbush, recently indicted by the grand jury on charges of violating the prohibition laws, pleaded guilty before Judge Whiting of the Clarke Circuit Court and was fined $50 and given 30 days in jail, the jail sentence suspended until November 1.

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What the source supports

That Ernest Falbush pleaded guilty to a prohibition charge in the Clarke Circuit Court in 1921 and was fined.

Uncertainty

Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The OCR prints "Krnest." The item gives no residence and does not describe the offense beyond the charge.

Source

Reporting

Evidence role: supports. The April 21, 1921 court item.

Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 21, 1921

Clarke Courier · 1921-04-21 (publication)

Locator: Page 1, court item

Relevant passage

Krnest [Ernest] Falbush, who was recently I indicted by the grand jury on charges I ol violating the prohibition laws, 'plead guilty before Judge Whiting, of the Clarke Circuit Court, vester. day, and was lined $50 and given 30 days in jail. The jail sentence was suspended until November 1

Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.

Open source

Source family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.

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