Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-01-22
ALBEMARLEssAND STANLY COUNTY.
Travis Burris Convicted of UnIaWfuI|y En-
tiCing a Young Girl From Home.
Enterprise, Jan. 16.

Stanly Enterprise Jan. 16.
i J. T. Earnhardt of Rowan has
been added to the force at the
Climax barber shop.
Two organ men, one Mr.. Ray,
of Salisbury, the other from High
Point, were up before the mayor
the other night having had
too much booze and wild depOTt-
ment on the streets. They were
fined and released. Norwood
item.
The trial of Travis Burris on
Tuesday afternoon for the unlaw-
full enticing away of Mamie Teet-
er from the home of her parents
on the 29tk of December last at
tracted much attention.
The prosecuting witness was
Mamie Ieeter, a pretty and sweet
faced girl of 16, child-like in her
disposition. Travis Bnrris WORK
ed for her parents on their now
building for two or three months,
and while at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Teeter, at Newells, Mecklen-
burg county, his attentions to the
girl won for him her love and
trust. On December 2Sth be
went again to the home, spent tho
night, and while'there he. told the
young ladysthat he had a marriaoo
license in his pocket. he planneI
their departure, and she followed
under the belief that she was to
be married to him that day. \
story was told the parents about
visiting neighbor and a promise
to return in a few hours. The 1t
tie brother of the girl was carried
to the neighbor's house and drop-
ped, being told to tell the neigh
Dor in question that they would
return in few minutes.
But the journey was extended.
When the river was crossed Mss
Teeter tessifies that she asked
Travis to take her home He told
her that he did not have license,
and said that he had a pistol and
q pair of brass knucks with hiui,
and that it would be dangerous
for her father to tackle him. Uu-
d pr his promises the girl acccm-
panied him to Albemarle, where
they lived for one week as man
and wife.
Burris is 25 years Of age, and
on the preliminary hearing test
fies that they had pot lived ~
gether as man &: -
Taeter stated that they had, and
that be postponed marriage from
lay to day, until the Thursday
following she asked him to take
her home. He then told her they
would go to South Carolina OH
the following day and get mar
ried. She testlfes that he had
packed her clothes in his grip,
but she was not we'll enough to
60 on the day set, and her father
came upon the scene to stop fur
ther plans.
The indictment was under the
servant act Of 1901, and the criIn-
inal element was as to whether
the statement of the young man
both to the girl and her parents
were deceptive and fraudule. t
and as to whether the leaving
home was unlawful. The mere
leaving under the intention to
get married would not be unIaw-
full, though the parents objected ;
but If the young mans promises
we're fra udulent and his intentions
were impure such leaving was in
violation Of the statute and un-
lawful.
The jury made up its verdict
within half and honr after The
case was turned over. After
wards, young BurfIs was arraigD-
ed under another bill Of iudict-
mont for carrying concealed wea-
pons, being sentenced to eighteen
months IN roads for both offen-
ses.