Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-10-14
WHAT THE COURT Is DOING.
List of the Cases Disposed Of Sinca
That Published Last Week.

m, Wy - C15oS OlSpOSe0 or Since
That Published Last Week.
Something out of the ordinary FOR
Clerk c. M. Pace. and when court mar.
ters open his eyes the lawyers usually
open theirs, happened in the case
against w. L. Wall, charging gamb-
ing. Through a little technicality 80
the law or some wrinkle with which
people are not familiar his attornev
entered plea of guilty and informed
Inc court that Judgment couldn't bes
pronounced since the defendant in the
magistrates trial was put on the Wit
ness stand inVoluntarily. A motion to
this effect was allowed by the court
and the defendant discharged it
was then that the lawyers and court
attendance and Judge Pace all opened
their eyes and the guilty man went
free. David Gilliland pleaded guilty
and was fined $3.50 for gambling. It
seems that he had no technica1ity
leverage.
Tom Rector. larceny. guilty: fined
+ l$25 and costs.
J. B. Boyd, larceny. guilty in one
case and sentenced to roads for eight
months. Not guilty in two other
cases.
David caunth. larceny. $25 and
costs.
David GiIliland, gambling, pleads
guilty; fined $3.50.
J. A. Garren. forcible trespass, not
guilty.
Wallace Williams, carrying conceal
ed weapon, pleads guilty: Judgment
suspended on payment of costs.
Wallace Williams. removing and
] eoncealing liquor. pleads guilty, sen
/ fenced to roads for four months.
!! D. A. Hughes. removing liquor
! pleads guilty; sentenced to roads for
four months
D. A. Hughesf carrying conceded
weapon. pleads guilty; judgment sua
lpended on payment of the costs.
Clarence Rrysou, retailing, pleads
lguilty in two cases and given sen
Itence of six months on the roads.
Frank Briton, retailing, guilty; sem
lteneed to roads for four months
Horace Buckner, assault, enters
plea of nolo contendere,a Judgment
lsuspendeds on payment of the COSTS
Horace, BHckners earEyingnconcealed
weapon pleads agqilty; fined S25 and
Bennie Gasnel ef retailing. n mol pros
with leave.
/ Will Barten, drunk and disorderly.
pleads guilty. He had voluntarily
worked on the roads SINCE July IA and
therefore was given ttG1 4 only 2lL seven more
days of work. -. -.
Theodore king. ereffai1fng. in three
cases; pleads guilty in two and enter
plea of f.n6loa centendere in other and
given aggregate sentence Of twelve
months n t.C<IaT ca E>ilR
] Quick SkihHery carrying concealed
four mOHths.t .tl ,h4Y4c15
julie gBrysoh. assault, thirty days on
roads. lcIG = b.. saolael c.
julie qBfyEDn, carrying concealed
weapon, three months.
Tom Rector, larceny mistrfa1
Tatum Wiseman, Robert AlexandeF.
Clarence Hill. Joe Summey, gambling.
not guilty.
David Wilson, false pretense. jury
was unable to arrive at verdict ana
i Wilson will stand trial again.
Clarence HILL Carrying concealed
weapon, fined $25 and COSTS
Will Pitts, assault, guilty. judgment
suspended on payment of the costs.
Richard Hts, not guilty
Wallace Anders, forgery, pleads
guilty; judgment suspended op pay
ment of the costs.
= Clarence Simms, retailing; no
guilty.
! Gertie Station, inmate of disorderly
house enters plea of nolo contendeTe
Judgment suspended on payment Of
the costs
Annie Station, keeping disorderIy
house, nolo contendere, judgment
suspended on payment of the costs
/ Caleb Lowman, retailing, given four
months on the roads.
Wave Allison and Villa Parker are
being tried for murder in the second
degree for the killing Of man by the
name of Clayton about a year ago il
4 TFansylania county. This Case was IL
the courts twice in Transylvania but
resulted in mistria1 both times.
Williams Hix Allison, jr., accepted
!! the oath as attorney from Judge ".
! Harding and was admitted to the bar
of North Carolina
Frank Israel Guilty
Frank Israel put up a stubborn hght
in the trial charging him with dealing
illegally with liquor. The jury found
him guilty in one case and he
given sentence of four months from
which he appealed to the Supren
court He entered pleas of guilty in
two other cases and In one Judgment
was suspended and in the other he
was given a sentence of eight months
1t is probable that he will not appea
from the sentence of eight month";
since he pleaded guilty to the charge
Israel has been classed among tbs
"big game in liquor transactions.