The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10
CRIMINAL COURT.
Cases AS Disposed of Last Week.

Inc Criminal Court In HALIFAX last
week, Judge T. III. Sutton presiding,
called and disposed of the following
cases
State VS.. James Rufin, failing to list
taxes, 60 days in Jail with lease to
county commissioners to hire him out.
L. j. Fitzpatrick, allowed prisoner to
escape. Motion to quash overruled.
Trial and verdict of guilty. Motion
for new trial overruled. Eight months
IN county Jail. Defendant appealed.
Appeal bond $25, appearance bond
$500. In default of bond defendant
went to Jail. Later he gave bond.
J. c. Observation-Disclosures
500.
James Pierce and Bob Arlington
affray-pleaded guilty-Pierce in jail
80 days with leave to hire out, and Ar
rington discharged.
Fred Willis-c. c. w.-trial-verdict
q months In jail with leave to hire
out.
George Rhodes failing to list
trial-verdict guilty. Judgment sus-
pended on payment of cost.
William Daniel-failing to list-sub-
mltted-]udgment 80 days In Jail with
leave to hire out.
Wilson falling to list
submitted-judgment 80 days In Jail
with leave to hire out.
Joe Turrentine- to list-sub-
acknowledgement 80 days in Jail with
leave to hire out.
r. L. Fenner-indecent exposure
judgment suspended on payment of
cost.
Emanuel Archer and Willie Randall
and battery-trial with ver-
dict of guilty-judgment suspended on
payment of cost,
Thomas neutrality-suspicious.
10 months in State pris-
on.
George Rhodes attempt at stealing
neutrality-suspicious. 60 days in
Jail with leave to hire out.
Jim acknowledgements
months in county Jail.
Robert Scott, Mack Willlams-as-
sault with deadly weapon-trial and
verdict of guilty-judgment suspend
ed on payment of entire cost by Mack
Williams.
George Day-larceny-trial and YER
dict Of Acknowledgements 6 months in
Jail with leave to hire out.
Howard Alston-assault and battery
suspended on
payment of cost.
John J. Jones and w. 7. Garner
selling liquor to mlnors-submitted-
judgment suspended on payment of
cost.
Ed. Walker and Frank Richards
affray Observation-Disclosures suspend
ed on payment cost.
Lewis Turner-felOniOus assault
trial and verdict of simple assault
judgment suspended on payment OF
cost.
"Elic" Gunter-larcency submitted
suspended.
Micheal O'Brien-tramp-su
ed-judgment suspended.
Tom -assault-trial and YER
dict of guilty-judgment suspended
an payment of cost.
Elijah Whitaker-c. c. W. and as
sault- Observation-Disclosures suspend
ed with cost.
Elijah Williams & Howard Burnett
-larceny-triaI and verdict of guilty
as to Williams-judgment years in
State prison.
Jim Pete and Ed Jones-assault-
trial and verdict guilty as to Pete
Judgement suspended with cost.
Lewis Turner, Walter Moore, Jerry
Johnson, Gerry Branch, Tom Reynolds
all submitted but Moore-he was not
guilty.
Lawrence Daniel-assault-s
ed-]udgment suspended with cost.
Arthur wilkins, Norfeet Wilkins,
Joe Iyey-larceny-trial and verdict
guilty-Joe Ivey to State prison Is
months and Norfeet Williams II
months.
Willis Harris crop-sub-
acknowledgement suspended on pay
ment of cost.
Jacob Webb-removing crop-sub-
Acknowledgements suspended with cost.
Sam Milan-larceny-trial and ver-
dict guilty-judgment IL months In
State prison.
Robert Scott-c. c. w.-guilty-iudg-
ment 80 days in Jail with leave to hire
out.