Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-05-15
PROCEEDINGS OF SUPERIOR COURT.
Barber Junction Cases Gaf Off Light.
No Chalu Gang Sentences.

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The Rowan Superior Court dis
posed of quite a number of mat
ters of varioas kinds last week and
adjourned yesterday. AnNng the
cases disposed Of were the follow
i;g:
The jury in the whiskey cas- g
found the leading defendants
guilty. Thursday afternoon,
after summarizing and express
sing himself unqualifi.dly
against the violation Of the Stat
prohibition law for perhaps an
hour ard half Judge Allen pro.
nounced senta,.ces in the cases.
Among other things Judge Allen
stated that Salisbury had repu-
tation elsewhere OF being strong
LIQUOR town. He had more evil
dence that IT was icing handled
than he hsd eeen III two yearR.
Three witnesses be had observed
VIII had testlti 4 da:l!,g tha curt
showed that thev Wefe drinking.
He stated that the public Gays We
judges, the courts aid the officers
are nos doing their dnSy. "and we
are not he added, "s;ness We Sc
that thu law is enforced" Tb:
light sentences foiltw: Pethei
from Lands and Daucan firm
Granlta Q1=rry three months l.
iail. Barber junction Club L ft-e
of $500 Judgm ai.s consinuen
one yesr in the matter of the four
defendants to prove their good
behavior before the courts.
The case of Jim Howell, ID
which he was found guilty Of lar
ceny in the Row.n County Court
some time ago. and sentenced to
four months on the roads but ap-
pea!ed to the Superior Court, was
tried and cleared.
John r Hanna, murder OF
J :hn II Hanna, plead guilty Of
man.slaughter; sentenced to two
years to be hired ont.
Earl Cafe, W. II. LyerlY, fer.
gerry, plead guilty; judgment sus
pend ID upon payment Of costs.
Chas. Southern, breaking into
dwelling, plead guilty; judgment
Suspended.
Jno. R, Hanna, carrying COT
cealed weapon, plead guilty;
Judgment continued upon pay
ment of costs.
Tom Miller, larceny, plead
guilty of for,il le trespass; judg-
mens suspended upon payment of
costs.
Dave Hanna. larceny, not gull
ty.
Baxter Sheets, larceny, found
guilty; four months on roads.
Paul Barber, Henry Smith,
Will Lee aud J % Porter, larce eny;
plead guilty. Others found gull
ty of receiving stolen goods Lee
got IL months On road, Barber
and Smith six months on road,
Joe Porter. woman, ]2 months,
to be hired out or worked on
road.
VII Martin, incest, mol pros
with leave,
WI Martin and LILLIAN Mar
tin, incest, mol pros with leave.
ORAND JURY. OEf I III.
To the Hon o. II. Allen, Sa'is-
bury, N. G.
We, the grand Jury of May term,
1912, Superior court of Rowan
county. North Carolina, beg to
report as follows:
We have disposed of all busi--
ness brought US by the solicitor
or received from other sources.
We visited the county Jail AID
find same to be IN good sanitary
condition and prlsoners repe rt
good treatment aud plenty of sub
stantial food. In said jail We
found the female department
over.crowded and would recon-
mend that not less than two cells
be built in basement aud same be
padded to be used for the insane
prisoners.
We have visited, by commit
tees, both chain gangs and find
same doing good work for the
county, and their apartments 30
be commodios and sanitary, and
prisoners report good treatment
and we'll fed.
We have visited the county
home, in body, which is in