The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-15
SUED FOR SANDER
Mr.. j. G. Fulton by Miss Minnie
Thomas-Court Proceedings.


Tuesday mornings session of court
was taken up in the suit for SANDER,
brought against Mr.. J. G.. Fulton, a
young man, by Miss Minnie Thomas,
daughter of Mr.. j. +. p. Thomas,
of Bellows Creek, this county.
The cases disposed of Monday af-
ternoon are as follows:
State VS.. Martin Price and John
Horton, gambling; Horton came into
open court and plead guilty; assigned
to county roads for 90 days. Price
failed to show up.
State VS.. Isaac Harold, a. and b.;
not guilty.
State VS.. Lewis Petree, assault with
deadly weapon; defendant plead gull
ty; judgment suspended on payment
of cost.
State vs.. Peter Owens, John Nc
Johnson end John Brown, gambling;
Owens and McJohnson plead guilty:
judgment suspended on payment OF
cost. Mol pros as to Brown.
State VS.. Joe Crews, carrying con-
cealed weapon; defendant plead
guilty; judgment suspended on pay
ment of cost.
State vs.. Joe Crews, assault with
deadly weapon; defendant plead gull
ty; Judgment suspended on payment
of cost.
State VS.. Joe Crews, carrying con-
cealed weapon; defendant plead gull
ty; judgment suspended on payment
of cost.
State VS.. Duane Stafford, ARRAY; de-
PENDANT plead guilty; Judgment sus-
pended on payment of cost.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
The suit for SANDER, which was
taken up IN the Superior Court yes
terday and concluded today, was truly
unfortunate for all parties connected
with it.
Miss Minnie Thomas, who claimed
to have been slandered by Mr.. j. f.
Fulton, is is years old, while the de-
PENDANT is about %.
Miss Thomas proved good charac-
ter by the witnesses for the State, but
the evidence produced for the defend
ant was rather damaging and some of
it was too indecent for any lady or
child to hear.
Miss Thomas, with her father and
sister, sat in the court house, heard
all of the evidence and listened to the
lawyers review of the case from begin
ming to end.
Messrs Watson and Buxton repre-
sented the defendant, both of whom
made capital speeches. Solicitor Mott
made the opening address for the
State. Mr.. Clement Manly closed the
argument for the prosecution, He
began speaking about 5:30 yesterday
afternoon and concluded this morn
ing. His speech has received many
commitments. While he was speaking
last evening tears were seen trucking
down the cheeks of several members
of the jury.
The jury returned a verdict of gull
| ty at 1l:45 today, when Judge Bryan
notified Sheriff Macarthur that the
| defendant was in his custody. So
| licitor Mott, however, stated that the
| bond furnished when young Fulton
was indicted would be acceptable IN
til His Honor passed upon the case.
| Mr.. @. B. Watson stated that he hac
some further evidence to furnish thu
| court before His Honor announced thu
| penalty. Judge Bryan informed Mr.
| Watson that he would hear from hin
| this afternoon.
When court met this afternoon Mr
| Watson asked the court to be a
lenient as possible on his client. stat
ing that his father was afflicted ant
poor.
Judge Bryan stated that as tn
young man had conducted himself s.
| admirably on the witness stand b
would only impose a fine OF S25 AM
cost.
HASTEN MURDER TRIAL.
Sheriff Macarthur was instructe
this afternoon to select specia
yenire of 25 men for the trial of Pc