French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-12
criminal COURT
CONVENED monday
x,mher OF Gases Disposed Carl
son Called Out-Judge Shaw, of
greensboro, Presiding.

The October term of Henderson
rornJv Superior Court for the trial
=. criminal cases convened Monday
morning with His Honor, Thomas j.
chav of Greensboro, judge of the
twelfth judicial district. presiding.
THE present term was to begin a week
earlier. but the illness of the judge
prevented.
The following grand jurors were Sc
looted: Harley T. Justus. foreman; ;,
" Slattery, w. G. Newman, L. H.
HiII. NJ. w. Livingston, R. K. Osteen,
Rem Capps, J. C. Orr, B. c. Moore. c..
n Nix. q. B. Brevard, H. o. Hudson,
" F. Huntley, T. B. McCrary, ]. T.
Woodfn. F. NJ. Nicholson, w. H. Gray
and G. S Wall.
The Judges charge to the grand jury
WAS brief and to the point. The
Jurors were told what constitutes a
violation of the law, in language so
Main that there could be no possible
misconstructiOn. He gave consider
able time to pistol ''toting," especially
Lv bovs from 15 to Is years of
age and also spoke of the difficulties
encountered in dealing with liquor
eases.
The first case called of any i'm
noItance was that of c. A. Carlson,
formerly Of New Jersey, who was con-
vicJed at the January term on d
charge OF false pretense growing out
Of the alleged defrauding the late DR..
Fu--r out OF about $4,000. Carlson
appealed to tne Supreme court and
III. s-u.auce of the lower court,
namely. i've years in the penitentiary,
Vas upheld. Carlson has since been
out on bond given by the National
Surety Company, of New York, but
when his case was called Monday he
failed TO show up. 1t is understood
that Governor Craig has issued a
respite of thirty days from the 18th
OF this month, and the judgment of
the court was nisi and capias, the
capias to be issued effective NOVem-
ber 13. 1t is stated that the defen-
dant is in Mexico at the present time.
Other cases disposed. of Monday
and Tuesday were as follows:
State VS.. Elmer Graham, hunting on
reservation; not guilty.
State VS.. S. E. Surratt, carrying
concealed weapon; defendant sub
mitled fined SO and costs.
State VS.. John Brooks, assault;
guilty, fined S1O0 and costs.
j. Fisher. assault; defendant plead
guilty and having already served six
months on public roads, on motion o.
the solicitor judgment was suspended
On payment of costs.
State VS.. Emma Arndt, assault; de-
fendant plead guilty.
State VS.. Homer Whitmlre, assault I;
guilty.
State VS.. Joe Greenlee. Frank Car
son, Joe Summey, Guss SeaWrlght
gambling: all plead guilty; Carson
given four months on the roads
Greenlee fined $40 and one-fourth
costs. Seawright fined $40 and one
fourth costs, sentence to be imposed
on Summey later.
State VS.. Bert Schock. failing to pay
pool room licenses; defendant SUD
mirted.
State vs.. Dave Brevard, retailing
defendant appeared and showed gooo
behavior.
State vs.. James Robertson, false pre-
tense; guilty, months on chain
gang.
State VS.. Tom Cox, carrying con-
cealed weapon; guilty
State VS.. Tom Cox. assault; guilty
State VS.. Homer Whitmire, cruelty
to animals; guilty.
State VS.. Leon st. John, running
pool room without license; motion toI
Judgment continued upon payment OF
costs, defendant to give bond III the
sum of $500.
The case of State VS.. John H. Stepp
charged with assault, was on trla
yesterday morning.