The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-08
FORSYTH SUPERIOR COURT
Cases That Have Been Disposed of il
the Superior Court


The following cases have been dis
posed of in the Superior Court since
our last issue:
State vs.. James Bynum, appeal from |
Mayors Court. Mol Pros.
State VS.. Thomas Stevens assault
and battery; guilty to be imprisoned |
in common jail for six months and
hard work on county roads.
State vs.. Maria Cox, appeal from
Mayors court. Judgement of lower
court affirmed.
State vs.. Charles Galloway. Charles
Bolding. larceny, receiving. Plead
guilty, no sentence.
State VS.. VIII Russell: plead guilty,
judgement suspended on payment OF
cost.
State vs.. J. r. Johnson, larceny,
and receiving. Not guilty.
State vs.. Thomas PoindeXter, same
offense: guilty. TWO years imprison-
ment in the county Jail with hard
work on public roads.
State VS.. Thomas PoindeXter, same
offense: judgement suspended on pay
ment of cost.
State vs.. Henry Wiley, alias Henry
Simmons; guilty. Sentenced to five
years imprisonment in the county Jail
and hard work on the public reads.
State VS.. Robt. Davis, assault and
battery; plead guilty. Fined $1,000
and cost.
The following bills of indictment
were returned in to court by the grand
jury.
State VS.. Nellie Hickman: indict-
ment for larceny and receiving; a true
bill.
State Us. Thomas Davis, in diet
ment for false pretense; true bill.
State VS.. Jasper Curtis, Indictment
a and B; a true bill.
State and Martha Hairston VS.. Gran
vile Oliver, col, an appeal from JUS
Stice of the peace judgement. for baS-
tardy; guilty. The court ordered that
the defendant pay to Martha Hairs
ton $50 in cash, one-third in six
months and one-third in twelve
months and enter into bond of $50
for the maintenance of the child and
pay the cost.
State VS.. John Crutchfield, assault
on w. A Stanford, of Old Richmond
township. Defendant came into court
and plead guilty. No sentence. There
is another charge against Crutchtield
| for a similar offence on Stanford.
State VS.. Albert Scales, COL, larceny
| and receiving. His charge was for
| stealing forty dollars a few days. ago
| from Maj. w. E. Anderson. of this
| city. Scales was found guilty and
sentenced 10 UIe county IOdu lOI Twelve
months.
State VS.. Jasper Curtis, COL, assault
| on his wife. He plead guilty. Judg-
ment was suspended on payment of
| cost.
State VS.. Nettie Hickman. col, was
| tried for stealing a watch from Pris-
ella Smith, col. Not guilty.
State VS.. Calvin Hairston and Lii
lie Green, colored, f. and d. Both
guilty. HairstOn was sentenced to the
| county road for twelve months. De-
PENDANT Green was instructed to leave
| the county within thirty days, other
wise she would he sent to the county
Jail for six months.
State vs. Paul feathers, indicted
] for entering the house of Mr.. Sells, in
Middle,Fork township, with feloneous
intent. DEPENDENT was found guilty
and semitic the county roads for five
years.
State VS.. Reed Morris, was found
guilty of the charge of stealing two
| boxes of cigars, two jars of candy and
| ham of meat from A. Pace, colored.
Defendant was found guilty and sem
| fenced to the public roads for three
years.
State VS.. Tom Davis, colored, of
| Rural Hall, charged with getting
goods from the store of Biting Broth
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| false pretence. Davis made q false
statement that he had tobacco
which he would sell and pay the bill.
Defendant came into court and plead
guilty of the charge. Judgment was
suspended on payment of cost. I'm
less such is done Davis will go to the
public road.
State VS.. Joe Brewer, Indictment for
stealing money from a colored man
r - rI,nr, 1fyr
who brought tobacco to Winston.
Defendant was found guilty and as
signed to the public roads for two
years. In another charge against
Brewer, for a similar offence, judg-
ment was suspended on payment of
cost.
State VS.. johnson Condor, charged
with an assault on Policeman Han
ma Judgment was suspended on pay
| ment of cost. Condor, it will be re-
| membered, was shot in the right leg
| by the policeman. His injuries are
still very painful and may yet result
| in amputation of the limb.
State vs. VIII Banner, colored, found
guilty for stealing banjo from D. E.
Wilkinson. No sentence.
State VS.. J. NJ. r. Griffith, colored.
an appeal from mayors court on the
charge of retailing without license.
Not guilty.
State VS.. Stephen Rogers. colored,
larceny and receiving, alleged that he
stole fifty cents from John Wiley, a
brother prisoner in the county Jail:
not guilty.
State VS.. VIM. Sugg, ARRAY with
Dan Gavagham. Defendant plead
guilty, whereupon the court fined him
$25 and cost.
State VS.. Dudley Grogan and Sam
Scales, colored, affray. Both plead
not guilty but the jury returned this
verdict: Grogan not guilty; Scales
guilty. No sentence.
State VS.. Will Copper, Henry Math-
ews and Ed. Mathews, larceny ard re-
ceiying. Copper plead guilty. .judg-
ment suspended on payment OF cost.
Henry and Ed. Mathews called but
failed to answer.
State VS.. Bob Martin, colofed, as
sault on Lace Fries, colored, Martin
plead guilty ard was sentenced to
work on the public roads for three
months.
State VS.. M. NJ Vckers. Robert
Bell and William Bell, affray. Each
plead not guilty, but the jury said all
were guilty. No sentence.
State VS.. Jasper Blackburn, assault
on Wesley Petree. Defendant plead
guilty. Fines $50 and cost.
State VS.. Milton Coulter, charged
with stealing a bed quilt and pistol
from John,Lomax, section hand on the
Mocksville road; guilty. Sentenced to
the county roads for Is months.
Peter Johnson, colored, charged with
attempting to rob a colored girl, Mary
Anderson. He was found guilty and
sent to the public road for II months.
James Winston, colored, charged
with snatching ten dollars out of the
hands of w. A. Hill, guilty, sentenced
to the county, roads for three Years.