Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-01-14
SUPERIOR COURT HEARD ALAKY
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES.
Tccket and Calendar Cleared; Many
Road Sentences; Important Cases
Tried; Grand Jury's Report.

Superior court for the. trial of
criminal and civil cases with Judge B.
F. Long presiding, adjourned Monday
at noon after the criminal docket and
the civil calendar had been cleared.
The criminal cases had been dis
posed of last Wednesday at noon, af-
ter which the civil calendar was tax
en- up. A number of cases were con-
t1nued, several non-suited and several
tried by jury.
Among the interesting cases was
that of John w. Hooker, infant, by
lis next friend, Rodder 3. Hooker,
against Prof. James H. Pace, in which
the plaintiff sued for damages, alleg-
ing that he had been manned and
cruelty whipped by his teacher at the
East Flat Rock school. The Jury
| brought in vedict awarding damages
to the extent of one penny, the cost
to be divided between the litigants.
Probably the hardest fought case
was that. Of the Blue Ridge Interurban
Railway company vs.. the American
Water Works and Guarantee Co., and
the Toxaway Power Co., and that
against II. L. Borland and the Tox-
away Co. In each of these cases the
railway company sued for two tracts
of land on Green River and in eacn
instance the verdict of the jury was
in favor of the plaintiff.
Bub Mitchell was convicted of re-
failing and sentenced to the roads for
six months.
Lola Creasman, pleaded guilty of
cG rrying a concealed weapon and re-
oeiVed sentence of six months -
the roads.
Mack Bryson was convicted of re-
failing and was sentenced to the roads
for three months.
/ Hattie WalkersWas convicted of hav-
ing too much liquor in her possession
s.nd was sentenced to Jail for term
of four months.
There were many road sentences.
the majority of which were given in
last weeks Democrat
Among the civil cases disposed Of
were:
Lena Lewis. Brfs VS. Samuel Urfss
divorce granted
Michael Brothers VS.. r. nj. Pryor,
judgment for $31 and costs.
The judgment of the Supreme court
was confirmed in the cases of j. p.
Embler, administrator, and B. F.. Sta
ton, administrator, VS.. Gloucester
Lumber Co. The judgment In the.
Fimbler case was for So ,789; and in the
Station case $3,313.81. These cases
II resulted from a falling wall, which
4 caused two deaths.
i H. S. Nelson VS.. Gloucester Lumber
Co., non suit.
i A h. Mccall vs., Southern Railway
Co., non suit
/ w. C. Brown VS.. Ohio Hay & Grain
i Co., appeal dismissed.
/ Wetmur & Houston vs.. Ohio Hay e.
Grain Co., appeal dismissed
| French Broad Hustler Co., VS.. o. H
Foster, motion to dismiss and defend.
ants appeal allowed.
H. L. Pace VS.. j. L. Ramsey, non
suit.
T. B. Carson VS.. J. E. Capps, nor
lsuit
Hendersonville Column Co., VS.. Hem
dersonVille Light & Power Co., non
suit
Asheville Construction Co., VS.. Ohio
Hay & Grain Coz, appeal withdrawn.
E. Wflkfe VS.. J. B. Patterson,
non suit
Citizens Bank vs. Laura NJ. Little,
administrator, non suit.
A. H. Young VS.. Hendersonville
Column Co., non suit.
First Bank & Trust Co., VS.. CITY of
| aendersonvile, non suit.
p. P. Johnston VS.. r. p. Corn, non
suit:
w. F. Nickel VS.. VIM. Hall, ncn suit.
,J.sMB. Ward VS.. Hendelfonvflle
Brick Co., non suit.
Joseph Greenlee, assault and bat
terry, sentence to roads stricken out
land fine of SIS and costs imposed.
Blue Ridge Interurban Railway Co.
vs.. Toxaway Power Co., non suit.
". +. Pierece vs.. Southern Railway
Co, non suit.
George Guice, forfeiture stricken
out and case continued, under 500
bond to show good behavior and pay
ment of $25 monthly TO his wife,: - -
Daisy sandersy larceny, guilty, six.
t ydays in Jail. =. rs -
Joe Shester, 4orcibfe. trsspAss. con-
ttnued. on good behayi6iEI under 500
bond. g. s:.:* tsia 2z'~s
c. A. Tabor VS.. w. s. Byers, COM
promise judgment.
w. H. Hyder, administrator, VS..
Southern Railway Co., removed to
Federal court
First Bank & Trust Co., vs.. John H.
Cox, judgment for 81, $50, case result
ing from promisofy notes.
John r. CoMleysxs. L. E. Littlefe1d,
judgment for. 81 ,S00....a.
Quinn Marshall Co., VS.. A o. Jones, >
judgment for $50.
w. Erwin. Ledford, reported in last
weeks Democrat as receiving SEN
tence of nine months. for larceny and
receiving was given road sentence
9of nine years; having been found
guilty of stealing horse.
Grand Jury Reports.
The grand jury made the following
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