The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-11-12
SUPERIOR COURT.

son Superior for the Trial of
Criminal Cases in Session-A
Heavy Docket Some Cases of
Which Disposition has Been
Made.
A two-weeks' term of Robson
Superior Court for the trial of
criminal cases convened Monday
morning, Judge J. Crawford
Biggs, of Durham, presiding, and
quite a number of cases has been
disposed of up to today. Solici-
tor N. A. Sinclair, Of Fayette-
vile, was prevented from being
present the first two days on &C
count of sickness and Mr.. E. j.
Britt acted as solicitor until yes
terday morning, when Mr.. Sin
clair arrived. 1t will be observ-
ed that several civil cases have
been come up for trial so far.
Some of the murder cases will be
reached next week. There are
many cases on the docket, this
being partly due to the fact that
Robson has not been having
more than three weeks of crimi-
nal court, instead of the five
weeks provided for, simply be-
cause the judges have heretofore
refused to hold the second week
of the two-Weeks' terms, but
Judge Biggs has promised to keep
the machinery of the court in
motion for the entire two weeks
this time and much progress will
be made toward clearing the
heavy docket.
The following were sworn as
grand jurors for the term! NJ.
M. Singletary, foreman; L. E.
Whaley, John A. Brown, J. E.
Price, M. B. McBryde, N. H.
Ward, ]. R. Lawson, C. B. Cox,
David Rhodes, J. w. Barnes,
Lonnie Hunt, R. w. Britt, W. A.
Floyd, J. W, Hedgepeth, C. W.
Smith, W. M. Roberts. Walter
Mcmillan, ]. Mack Johnson. D.
B. Mcneil, officer.
The following cases have been
continued:
Elias Billiard ct a., disturbing
religious worship; W. D.Barfield,
larceny; Joseph Oxendine, lar
ceny; ]. 7. Bryant, embezzle.
ment; Frank Lowrie, retailing,
cases; Yancey Franklin, murder
Dan Wallace, murder; Alex Nc.
MILAN, larceny; Alex. LIE Grand
house burning; Colon Purcell, re
failing; Andrew Tyler, assault
and battery; Will Bethea, retail
ing; Clarence Stuart, retailing
S. W. Bohan, disposing of mort.
gagged property; Alex. Hair, re
moving crops; Robert Smith, re-
failing; John Lamb, assault with
deadly weapon; Jim King, retail
ing; VIM. Johnson, retailing;Buc
KellOck, retailing; K. J. Deeve1
and Maggie Woodell, fornicatior
and adultery; Ben Wilson anc
Hattie Bostick, fornication anC
adultery; F. ]. Adams, escape
Owen Ashley, larceny; Dave
Long, Walter Butler, Millar(
DaWkins and Oscar M'White,
drunk.
Mol. Pros. was entered as to tn,
following cases: Med. Walter.
and Hannah Stone, fornicatior
and adultery; Hill Smith, retail
ing, 2 cases; Peter Mcdowell, re
failing; w. R. Byrd and Haiti,
Pridgen, fornication and adultery
Ramon Brooks, assault witt
deadly weapon and retailing
Eugen Nye, false pretense; Ri
Floyd, retailing; H. C. Carter
retailing; Alex. Hair, removing
crops; Joseph Davis, resisting
officer.
Other cases have been disposed
of as follows:
Rena Ray, assault with deadly
weapon-Defendant called anc
failed; forfeiture entered.
Robert Stewart, carrying con
cealed weapon--Defendant plead:
guilty; fined $40 and costs.
Peter Jack Love and EnocE
Hannegan, affray-Plead guilty
fined $40 each and costs but flint
later stricken out.
Rill Floyd, Guilty
3 months on chain gang.
Evander Blue, carrying con
cealed weapon-Pleads guilty
$25 and costs.
Asbury Carter and Malind;
Fields, fornication and adultery
Carter not guilty; Mol. pressed
as to Malinda Fields.
D. K. Hardie and Hal Smith
larceny-Pleads not guilty of lar
ceny and enters plea of nolo con
tendere as to charge of forciblt
trespass; judgment suspended
on payment of costs.
John Brown, retailing-No
guilty.
Sam Britt, assault with deadly
weapon-Pleads guilty; 6 month";
on chain gang.
Wash McEachern and others
gambling-Not guilty.
Frank McRae, retailing-Guil
ty; 6 months on chain gang,
DuBose Ford & Co. and Banl
of Marion VS.. G. E. Morgan ant
wife-Plaintiffs having agreed
to accept $475 in full of all sumI
due on mortage and account ant
said sum having been paid, actor
was dismissed and defendants
taxed with costs.
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
VS.. N. j. McRimmon, H. S. Smith
j. P. Smith and others--Agree(
that the note executed nv N T