The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-12
SUPERIOR COURT.

SUPERIOR COURT. /
Walter Morrison, Colored, Ser
fenced to be Electrocuted Sep
TENDER 1O-First to be SEN
fenced in State Second De-
gree Murder Case Tomorrow
Other Cases Grand Jury's
Report. +.
The criminal term of Robson
Superior Court which began last
Monday will last through this
week. Many cases were dlspos,,
ed of last week and by the end
of this week the heavy docket at
the beginning of court will have
been pretty we'll cleared. Judge
C. C. Lyon and Solicitor N. A. !
Sinclair spent yesterday at their
respective.:homes at Elizabeth
town and Fayetteville, returning
this morning, and court opened
at II O'Clock. /
The trial of Walter Morrison,
colored, for criminal assault uE-
on Polly Rogers, Croatan, was
begun Saturday morning and at
! 1880 o'clock Saturday evening, at
ter being out about 80 minutes,
the jury returned a verdict OF
guilty. The assault was COM
mitted on May 20 last. 1t was
in evidence that the defendant
deceived Polly. Rogers into &C
companying him from her home
near Elrod to a place near by,
where he said man whom she
thought to be her husband was
lying unconscious, and that he
threatened to kill her if she did
not submit. Messrs. Mcintyre,
Lawrence & Proctor assisted
Solicitor Sinclair and Messrs.
C, B. Skipper and T. N. McDiar-
mid were appointed by the court
to defend the prisoner. The fol-
lowing composed the jury: ]. J.
Humphrey, w. C. Britt, R. K.
Sanderson, A. P. Inman, F. W.
Walters, W.P. Pate, B. W. Lovett,
Nv. A. Bullock, letter Pitman, w.
H. Howard, Isham Kinlaw, H.
C. Freeman. az
Immediately after the opening
of court this morning sentence
was passed, the prisoner being
condemned to death in the cleo
= trio chair in the penitentiary a
: Raleigh on the 10th day of mex
September. Urder the new Law
i which requires executions to b.
$ made at the penitentiary it is re
r quired that the judges sentence
: be put in writing. This is tn
p first man sentenced to death il
the State since the new law wen
: into effect.
'' Wingate Lawson, assault wit
deadly weapon guilty; fined $40
and costs or one year on roads
n The case had been been pendin
e three years and the costs wi
amount to about $3.50. He wa
II convicted of shooting D. B. Wal
l. tiers near GAINESVILLE in the IA
+ Of 1906, about some difficulty Owe
" land.
= The sentence OF. 3 months O
- roads passed upon Robe Murph
IS was changed to fine Of $40 an
l. cost.
it Frank Demery, Croatan, al
" duction; guilty; 5 years in Stat
prison. He went to South Care
:, lima with Dossie, 13-year-ol
It daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. T
IS Messemar, who live near Pen
le broke, and lived with her son
v two months.
, Walter McEarn, carrying col
= cealed weapon, assault with dea(
:. ly weapon and disturbing relig
~ Gus worship; guilty; 6 months {
ID roads in first case; judgment s u
n pended in others.
I'd Walter Currie, aiding escape;
~ months on roads.
- Geo. Blue, assault with dead
>. weapon; not guilty.
" Peter Spry, carrying concealt
k weapon; plead guilty; judgmel
suspended; assault with deadl
weapon; IS months on road
Jim Franklin, !. shooting nous
guilty; judgment suspended {
payment of cost.
y Willis Britt, assault with dea
- ly weapon; plead guilty of simp
assault; judgment suspended {
payment of cost.
Will Hunt, Croatan, will be tri,
re tomorrow for the murder of ALI
IL Oxendine atRowland last winte
al Conviction of murder in secor
IN degree will be asked.
u The grand jury made it's r
&c port Friday and was discharge
v !4e Judge Lyon said in a priva
IT, conversation Saturday evenir
that it was the ''workingest
", jury he ever saw, and othe
ia have commented on the excelle.
Vi judgment shown in turin
down so many bills. OF the L
ol bills passed upon 80 were foul
ys to be true bills and SO we
ia turned down. The bill again
e. Mr.. B. c. Todd, of Wishart
es s township, for retailing, in viii,
" there was much interest, w
Ia among the ones turned down.
vi The inmates of the coun
ne a home were found satisfied. T
a. jury recommends that the be