The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-03-10

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Judge Armfield closed the Febru-
airy term of Forsyth Superior Court
at two O'Clock to-day. During the
week 100 cases were disposed.
The grand jury made their report
to the Judge stating that they as a
body had passed upon all matters
given by the Solicitor. Seventy-fve
true bills and fifteen not true were
returned. They report the jail well
kept and as clean as could be expect
ed with the 35 prisoners now confin-
ed there in three cages.
This they consider too many for
the number of cages. They also ad-
! wise that the iron cages re replaced
with steel ones for safety; also that
another floor be laid on the one in
the east room which is very thin,
that three steel cages be put in the
| third floor i'll the front room.
A committee visited the poor house
| and all the inmate reported plenty
to eat. The insane, however, were
| found without sufficient clothing aud
bedding, and the room they occupy
not comfortably heated. Objections
were also made to an insane white
boy being kept in u room with three
women.
The following were sentenced to
the penitentiary:
John Smith, col, three years; Tyler
Patterson, COL, larceny and receiv-
ing, two years; Cate Walker, colored,
larceny and receiving, one year; T.
L. Hairston, colored, larceny and re-
ceiving, ten years; James Scott,
stealing watch from W. T. Vog1er &
Son, five years; Grant Fennel, steal
ing chickens from Mr.. C. H.
Hauser at Old Town, tour years;
Monroe Thomas, COL, stealing chick
ems from Hotel Quincy, two years;
Will Brown, COL, stealing chickens
from a wagon at Farmers Ware
house, four years; Grant Hine, steal
ing chickens from G. A. Reynolds,
two years; Bowlen Brooks, stealing
money from Mr.. Walker, of .Davie
county, FIVE years; Preston Veach,
for perjury and false pretence, two
years.
Solicitor Settle made two powerful
speeches yesterday in the Valentine
Walker ease. He plead earnestly in
favor of Walker but the jury were
only fifteen minutes deciding that
Valentine was justifable in giving
Walker a blow with his billy at the
time he did In his charge to the
jury Judge Armfield made the evi-
dence very plain and in his remarks
asked the question: "Who is that
knows better when or how hard to
strike a man than "a policeman?''
Walker is considered "a bad man
by every member of the police force,
and they are of the opinion that the
decision of the court will teach him a
lesson
The jury in the Brown Lewis rob-
berry case after being out for day
and night returned the case to the
Judge yesterday evening on the
ground that they could not come to
/ an agreement.
The following cases were disposed
of since the last report:
State VS.. Ennch Dabney, gam pling,
mol pros with leave.
State vs. C. Hamlin. neglect of duty
as Justice OF the Peace, continued for
the State.
| State VS.. Jordan Rogers, forcible
trespass, plead guilty; judgement
suspended on payment of cost.
State vs. Maggie Conrad, COL,
concealing birth of child; sentenced
to twelve months in the county jail
witq the privilege of hiring out.
/ State VS.. A. L. Stipe, appeal from
Mayors court, failure to work the
public road in East Salem; guilty
| fined 1926 and cost, all amounts to
$50.
State vs. Thos Snow, plead guilty
judgement suspended on payment o
cost.
| State VS.. Ann Petree, Mary Hod
gin and Mollie HINT, keeping disor
derly house; mol pros with leave.
State VS.. Alex Miller, mol pros will
leave.
State VS.. Green Scales and jamie
Holt, warrant, mol pros with leave.
State vs.. Hugh Patrick and Ed
Jones, affray; Patrick guilty, sis
months on county roads; Jones no
guilty.
II State vs. Milton Livingood, war
rant; mol pros.
State VS.. Preston Veach, false pre-
tense, pleads guilty; another case fol
perjury, pleads guilty, no sentence.
State VS.. Abraham Keen, embezzle
ment, defendant recognized in tn,
sum of 5000 for his appearance Al
the next term of conrt.
State vs. Richard Royster, assault
guilty; four months on count,
. road.
6 State VS.. Walter Tuttle and Jacl
Brown, affray; defendant Brown
plead guilty. After a hearing Tuttl
was found guilty.
II State vs.. Frank Page, larceny AM
receiving, guilty.
State VS.. Jim Beacham, Berry Cole
man and Hump Patrick, affray
Beacham pleads guilty.
State VS.. Tip Hairston, assault
pleads guilty.
State VS. Arthur Dale, larceny an,
receiving, guilty, four years in peni
. tentiary.
State vs.. Charles SHEPPARD, larcen,
and receiving guilty, Is months o.
county roads.