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Federal Court Jury Acquits ManCharged With Food Stamp ViolationA FayetteCountycharged with violation of the nesslt;,s federal food stamp law, wasman,!a question of credibility of withis store at Minden, the Euretta-Preston Market. Aa he was returning to the market,acquitted Wednesday after 45 minutes of deliberations by a federal court jury.Rubin Puryear of Minden was found innocent after the United States Department of AgriculT. Ross of Adamos Street, puryear said that he passed Berkley, said he worked for the the car of a government agent Department for about 10 days on a hill, out of sight of his in August, 1967, and at thatj store, and that he observed time not only obtained $8 in Ross running up the hill toward cas^ f°r a *10 book of stamps the vehicle. It was on this tripture accused him of giving mori- from Puryear, but bought such that Ross testified that PuryearJin undercover agent in items as cigarettes, light bulbs, purchased the s ta m p s.exchange for food stamps. razor blades and a patent Puryear’s testimony was con-Judge John A Field Jr of medicine. A I SDA officer in firmed by his clerk. Charles the Southern District of West Beckley informed the jury that Whittier, and by a hitchhiker {Virginia in his instructions to stamps are to be used only for he had picked up on the way the jury shortly afternoon, told the purchase of food. hack to Minden, Morgan Jonesthe jury of nine men and three Puryear denied Ross’s state of Harlem Heights. Attorney women that the almost ex- ments, stating he had been at Pat R. Hamilton of Oak HillI elusive issue in the case w as a wholesale house buying for represented Puryear.
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Beckley Post Herald
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Fri, Sep 06, 1968
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