Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-20
ROWAN SUPERIOR COURT.
Judge Justice Presiding. Few Important
Cases to be Tried,

NAV AhohiooJ hAO1i1AhS WIN oooSS
Justice presiding.
The grand jury was called,
sworn, charged by the Judge and
consisted of the following gentle
men:
Paul II Bernhardt, foreman; O
NJ Holshouser, H R Miller, b B
Walton 7 D Brown, Geo W Fes-
perman, D II Mahaley, Walter
Mesimore, Kerr Foster, J w Wea-
YER, John r Crawford, W B Sum-
mersett, R. L. N1block, J L Nor
ris, II D Anger, R B Harris, H H
Goodnight and G A W Sloop.
There was a score or more pris-
oners in jail awaiting court, the
most serious offense with which
any of them is charged is that
against John Anderson, who stab
bed his wife in Dixonville, while
under the influence Of an opiate.
The trial of cases began at once
ana ii is likely she criminal deck
u will DO cleared this week.
The following cases have been
disposed of since Monday noon:
TT Watt and H L Watt, false
p%retense, plead guilty of removing
crop. The prosecutor, j N Day
vault, is taxed with one-fourth
the costs and defendants one
fourth.
Moore McNeely and Addie Will
son, and a, plead guilty. Judg-
ment was continued on payment
Of coat.
Robert Barber, retailing, pleads
guilty. Judgment suspended upon
payment of costs.
Clncy Roberts, gambling, pleads
guilty. Judgment suspended upon
payment of costs.
Lil.iqn Russell, keeping hawdy
house, pleads entity, sentenced to
IS months in Jail, term to begin
next Monday.
Nal Knox, a W d ". pleads gull
ty, and judgment is suspended
upon payment Of costs.
Richard Bowman, John Arey,
and Mrs Katie St~ikeleather, forci-
BILE trespass. Bowman pleads
guilty, jury finds Arey and Mrs
Stlkeleather guilty, and recon-
mends the mercy of the court as
to the latter. Bowman and Arey
are fined $40 costs and one-third
of the costs and Mrs Stikeleather
is taxed with one-third of costs.
N J Saleeby, perjury, W, and
creating disturbance, not guilty
in all cases.
Lizzie Holmes, Jaybird Holmes
and Della Talbert, a W d W, plead
guilty and are fined SIS and costs
except Jaybird.
Willie Thompson, bawdy house,
pleads guilty, sentenced to IS
months in jail, term to begin
Monday.
Maggie Alexander, a W d W,
guilty, four months in jail with
leave to hire.
Will Brown, c C W, pleads gull
ty and is sentenced to two months
on the road.
George Corriher, pleads guilty.
Four months in jail.
Fred Byers, c C W, guilty; four
months on the road,
Charles Fox, a W d W, pleads
guilty, judgment Is suspended
upon payment of costs.
Tom Phifer, a W d W, pleads
guilty and is find SIS and costs.
Arthur Tumlin, ~larcency, gull
ty; four months OF road,
Will Keener, housebreaking;
not guilty.
Joseph Maxwell and John Knox
gambling; plead guilty and are
fined $40 and costs.
Alex Alridge, c c W, pleads gull
ty fined $25 and costs.
Arthur Tune, attempt at rape,
found guilty of assault with dead
ly weapon and fined 1926 and costs
or four months on the roads.
Mary Gibson, SANDER, mol pros.
Defendant to pay cost for which
county is liable.
John Crossett, nuisance pleads
guilty. Fined SIS and costs.
Will Fisher and Claude Boyden,
a W d W, guilty. Two years each
on the roads.
II Townley, l and r, guilty
four months on roads.
Max Misenheimer, gambling.