The Robesonian., 1909-02-04
SUPERIOR COURT.
Two New Attorneys Sworn In
Capital Case Set for Monday
Disposition of Gases.

A tWo-WeekS' term OF Robeson
superior Court began Monday
With Judge w. j. Adams, of
Carthage, on the bench and So
icitor N. A. Sinclair represent
ng the State. Court opened at
10 o'clock, the grand jury was
Impaneled, with Mr.. r. E.
Lewis, of Saddle Tree, as fore :
man, and duly charged. The r
address of Judge Adams cover S
ed about the usual grounds, was |
short and concise, and was pro- {
nounced a good one. His intro
ductory remarks were of a COM
plimentary nature on the new
court house, in which court is
being held for the first time.
He spoke of the marks of prog
ress in the county, one of the
prettiest and finest court houses
IN the State being one of the
notable ones, and he urged the
importance of keeping it clean.
Two new attorneys-Messrs.
w. S. Britt and V. H. Taylor
were admitted to the bar Mon
day. Mr.. Britt is a brother of
Mr.. E. M. Britt, of the law firm
of Wishart & Britt. He has To-
Gated here as a member of that
firm. He obtained his license
just one year from the day on
which he was admitted to the
bar. Mr.. Taylor is from How
ellsville and obtained his license
last fall. He will also locate
here.
Cases have been disposed of
as follows:
A. ]. Marley, assault with
deadly weapon; plead guilty;
judgment suspended on payment
of cost.
Jas. Potter, carrying conceal
ed weapon; plead guilty: fined
$40 and cost.
| A. Mem. Blount, assault with
deadly weapon; judgment sus-
pended on payment OF
cost, upon recommendation
of prosecution. M. B. Hay
wood, assault with deadly
= weapon and carrying concealed
= weapon; same as above.
2 Dougan Mcintosh, retailing;
=, plead guilty; fined $40 and cost.
Russell Lowrie, carrying con-
cealed weapon; plead guilty;
: fined $40 and cost.
t Jim OXendine, carrying con-
: cealed weapon; plead guilty; SIC
+ and cost.
- Cherry Smith, carrying con
cealed weapon and assault with
l. deadly weapon; not guilty as X
d carrying concealed weapon; gull
Ie ty Of assault with deadly weapon
60 SIS and cost.
- Eddie McRae, assault witt
deadly weapon; plead guilty
, four months on roads.
~ Oscar Abbott, assault wit
y deadly weapon; SITS and $25 out
in lay for illness of prosecutor ant
% cost.
h Make McRae, assault wit
deadly weapon; guilty; 5 month
ne on roads; carrying conceale
OF weapon; guilty; judgment sus
g: pended. T.
y N. M. Allen, assault; guilty
- judgment suspended on paymer
!. of cost and defendant recognize
10 in sum of $1OO for his appearane
from term to term for one yea
G. R. Currie and Archie Me
10 vim, assault with deadly wea]
to on; Melvin not taken, Curr
us plead uilty;judgment suspende
ill on payment of cost and reco'
~ nized as witness to July term
, sum of $100.
m. A. E. Mitchell, assault wit
~ deadly weapon; guilty of simp
Il. assault; $40 and cost.
Britton Oxendine, carryir
ay concealed weapon and assau
raj with deadly weapon; plead gu
ty; judgment suspended on pa
-od ment of cost.
an John Hines, assault and be
he terry; plead guilty of simple {
ion sault; judgment suspended
payment of cost.
not Aaron Bethea, burglary; pie
70. guilty; 6 months on roads.
bv H. S. Floyd, assault wi
he deadly weapon; plead guilty
a simple assault; $40 and cost.
yav o. N. Brady, assault wi
las deadly weapon; $40 and cost.
',se D. B. Mckee larceny, jul
led withdrawn and mistrial ordere
too case continued until next ter
raj A. B. McPhatter, retailir
,ite h not guilty.
ont @ Ben Mcleod, assault wi
mt deadly weapon; guilty; 80 da
+ho on roads.
Of Will Long forgery; guilty;
be years in the Stateprison; larcer
,te mol. pros. ; perjury; guilty; JUG
md ment suspended. Will Long
the negro who formerly carr
mail to and from the depot a
for who was arrested here last we
'tv for breaking open a letter a
r. to changing mail order, fully
in. ported in last Thursdays Rol
no sonian. Mr.. S. H. Buck, CHI
net postofice inspector for this d
trict, has been here this week
;ar- connection with this case.
vas Lacy Robertson, assault wi
lall intent to rape; guilty of SIM
ght assault; defendant having be
I'M imprisoned in another case JUG
md ment is suspended on payne
,,oo of cost