The Robesonian., 1908-07-09

Work Going on Under Diff
culties Interest in Case Of A.
D. Lassiter, Who is Cleared
Many Cases Disposed of and
Gand Jury Returns Many True
Bills Murder Case Today.
A weeks term of Robson Su-
)erlor Court for the trial Of Grim
| inal cases began Monday morn
ing, Judge J. Crawford Bigrs, Cf
Durham, presiding, and Solicitor
| !. A. Sinclair, of Fayetteville,
,eing present to represent the
State. The machinery Of the
court was placed in motion
promptly and many cases had
been disposed Of When court ad-
journed for the day yesterday
afternoon. Holding a criminal
term of court in the opera house
luring the kind Of weather that
has obtained this week is some
hing of a warm proposition, but
| > stuffy court room and July
sun are not causes sufficient to
invoke the laws delay, not, any
way, for a regular term which is
as badly needed as is this one,
though they have knocked out
he special term that was ordered
to follow this week-so all the
lawyers have provided themselves
with these thinner than thin black
near-beer to silk coats, the spec
tators and witnesses are not wear
ing anv coats at all, and the work
goes on.
Mr.. J. S. Oliver is foreman OF
the grand jury, Mr.. G. E. Web.
: ster, officer. The following cases
l have been tried:
f Peter Spry and Van McRae
gambling; not guilty.
John Watson, assault and bat
! terry; some one other than the
t witness answering when the wit
S ness was called, a juror wa
4 withdrawn and mistrial order
= ed. Defendant gave bond ant
case continued.
y Chesley Locklear, retailing, tW
t cases; not guilty.
: Jake Crutchfield, carrying con
n cealed weapon; not guilty.
- R. C. Blue, assault with dead
! ly weapon; guilty; sentenced t
q chain gang for 6 months.
l. Charley Blocker, retailing; nc
= guilty.
j. Tom Lewis, larceny; guilty; 81
, months on chain gang.
: Henry Davis, larceny; not gui
u ty.
is Charlie Gibson, carrying cor
,e cealed weapon; guilty; 60 day
J. on chain gang.
~ Fad Shaw, carrying cOnceale
Z weapon; guilty; three months G
chain gang.
A. D. Lassiter, embezzlemen
not guilty. There was conside
albe Interest in this case by re-
y son of the fact that Mr.. M. GIN
. Kenzie and several kind-hearte
IN men of Lumberton had put up
70 cash bond for Lassiter when |
6 was in Jail here some time az
- and when he failed to send
anV money after he had been
Y work in Wilmington for son
ar time Mr.. Mckenzie, at some e
Z. pense, had him brought back
s: Jail. Lassiter was charged wi
n embezzlement of funds Of Il
te t Carolina Telegraph & Telephol
d Co., Of Red Springs, when
+ was in the employ of that COZ
e. pany several years ago. Wht
lie the trial began Lassiter had I
y: counsel and after it had progres
q: ed a few minutes it seemed tn
Is his conviction was an absolu
ne certainty. But the deus ex n
", china appeared in the person
r Mr.. M. G. Mckenzie. Mr.. NJ
ed Kenzie said doggone the mon
% he had dropped on this aIreaC
A he wanted to see the man e
w fair play, so he told Col. N.
q: Mclean to defend Lassiter a
he would see him paid. A
X. Col. Mclean. whose sympathi
rt, were also enlisted, said he wol
es contribute part of his fee a
l. sailed in and in less than no til
ng the complexion of that case h
od- changed so that-well, anyW;
10: twelve good and lawful men
98: clared that Lassiter was
cts guilty. And Lassiter is W
son grateful. He and his wife, "
for had been in town a few da
1na left yesterday for Wilmingt
W. where Lassiter will resume
ng, former position with the Tt
dis, water Ry. Light & Power
Da- Lassiter says there is more
H. pitality in this town than in ;
ter other town he ever saw.
let Orrin Calder, assault with de
ira ly weapon; not guilty.
age The plea of guilt was ente
ohm in the following cases:
the Sam Surles, sssault with de
r. ly weapon; fined $50 and costs
So; R. c. Blue, carrying conces
.ch, weapon; judgment suspended
w. Minty Lowry, alias Locke
lng, assault; four months in Jail v
for privilege to commissioners
ton hire out.
ell, Fred McCallum, forgery;
So months on chain gang.
,unt Jack Lilly, carrying conce
'.O2; weapon; b months on chain gs
ST. ArdelIa White, assault '