The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-12
SUPERIOR COURT.
Cases Disposed of Up to Thurs
day of Last Week Some
Things in Judge Lyons Charge
Noted

Noted.
A two-weeks' term of Robson
Superior Court for the trial of
criminal cases began last Mon
day, Judge G. G.. Lyon, of Eliz-
abethtoWn, presiding and So
licitor N. A. Sinclair, of Fay
etteville, being present to repre-
sent the State. In Thursdays
Robesonian a report was made
of the most important work of
the court up to Thursday morn
ing, but is was necessary, on ac-
count of the crowded condition
of the paper, to hold over until
today's paper a report in detail
of the work of the court. Be-
low is given the cases disposed
of up to Thursday. On the in
side pages of this paper will be
found a report of the work of
the court up to the hour of 60
ing to press.
AS was mentioned in last
Mondays paper, Judge Lyon, in
his charge to the grand jury,
covered about the usual ground.
While all that he said would make
profitable reading, it is not pos
sible here to do more than call
attention to some Of the most
important. In charging the
jury that it was their duty to
visit the county home he said
that it was their duty not only
to see that the inmates of the
home have the necessities of
life, but they should see that
comforts are provided; for in
this day of plenty the unfortu-
mates who are the charges of the
county should not be sighted
with bare necessities.
Judge Lyon called attention to
the fact that murder has been on
the increase in North Carolina
for the past several years. He
could see no reason for this, he
said, unless it is because those
guilty of taking human life are
not properly punished. 1t is
the certainty and not the severi-
ty of punishment, he declared,
that deters men from commit
ing crime.
Special attention was called to
the fact that the SANDER of an
innocent woman is an indictable
offence. The man who takes
away the reputation of a woman
for virtue robs her of all she has
to live for and is guilty of q
crime; and no punishment is toe
great, he declared, for the cow
ard who wins the love and con-
fdence of a pure woman and be.
trays her under promise of marri
age.
In calling special attention tt
some offences that are not 81
likely to be brought to the at.
tention of a grand jury as those
which result in injury to others
Judge Lyon charged the jury
that gambling in futures is JUS
as wrong as shooting craps, ant
gamblers of that kind should no
be allowed to escape. He calle(
attention to the fact that blint
tigers are not confined to citie'
and towns, but are often foun(
doing business in back lots j.
the country, debauching mel
and boys; and often the stuf
sold by such tigers is mucl
more dangerous than whiskey
He cited a case where a NAL
had been selling what purporte'
to be wine made from tomatoes
but upon analysis it was foun
that the stuff contained n
alcohol but poison that woul
destroy a mans nervous syster
and make him crazy instead O
drunk.
Mol Pros. with leave or other
wise was entered up to Thursda
in the following cases: job
Watson, assault and battery an
gambling; Rena Ray, assaul
with dealy weapon and carry
ing concealed weapon; Alex. Nj
MILAN, larceny; Jake Harmon
and Brack Thomas, affray; Wi
Bethea, retailing; Brack Thoma'
appeal from cost; R.D. Lancaste
and Jennie Edwards, fornicatio
and adultery ;Robt. Goodson, mu
der; Jennie Edwards, carryin
concealed weapon; VIM. Kell.
carrying concealed weapon; Her
ry Pridgen, abandonment; Ale:
Mcintyre and Maria McPhau
fornication and adultery; HUI
bard Brigham, larceny; G. I
Morgan, assault with dead
weapon; Rafe Lewis, abandol
lnent; Thomas Parnell, assaul
The following cases were co
tinued: Elias Billiard ct al, di
4 turbing religious worship; Cla
ence Stewart, retailing; Csc
Rogers, larceny; Robert Smit
retailing; Charles Livingston,
. sault with deadly weapon; Jol
Lamb, assault with dead
weapon Lloyd Mcneil, carr
% ing concealed weapon; Will FL
rell, assault with intent to ral
Ellis Regan, abandonment; 1
fred Davis, carrying conceal
20 weapon; Ed. Nance and
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