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HATFIELDS ARE ACQI ITTEDFinal Curtain Ranjt Down on Hinxn Election Fraud (\isc.The final curtain whs runs down on the famous Mingo election fraud ca**1 • t Huntington yesterday when the! Jury in the special term of federal court acquitted CJreenway Hatfield. Valentine Hatfield and Noah White of an alleged violation of the election lawn in If* 14. The Jury was unable to agree in the case of Jack Rrewater, i Indicted for a similar charge.The trial which ended yestrrdav afternoon marked the third time the charges have been hoard before the. courts, the first two trials resultedIn “hung Juries. In view of theprominent connection of the men the I case attracted wide attention. Green-j way Hatfield is a brother of former Governor Hatfield, and he is alsoformer sheriff of McDowell county.Judge Varies A. Woods, of thefourth district United States circuit court presided at the trial in Hunt.-! ington. District United States Attor-^ ney Lon H. Kelly, of Charleston, was In charge of the prosecution while the men w ere defended by Senator D. 11. i French, of Rluefield.
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Charleston Mail
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Wed, May 22, 1918
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