Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-24
Court Items from front page

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State vs. Robert Worth, Cleve Ingram,
bryant Wall, Seymour Covington; all
charged with gambling; submit; Worth,
Ingram and Wall each fired $25 and
costs, and Covington fined $50 ard costs.
Grand jury returns true bill for MUIR
der against Will Ivey, II members ap-
pearing in open court.
State VS. Twenty Adams Roy Turner
and George Henry Rose; submits to
charge OF gambling. Each fined SIS and
COSTS
State VS. Robert Johnson and Henry
Little; HOUSEKEEPING at Hamlet Tried
by jury. Guilty. Also tried for larceny
and receiving. Jury finds them guilty.
State VS. Wat Hines; retailing. While
jury was out Tuesday a. m. he enters
plea of nolo contendere. On payment of
costs, prayer for judgment is continued
for two years Gives $500 bond to make
appearance at each January and July
term for two years to show good behavior.
State VS. Herbert Pinion; pleads guilty
to mfg. whiskey. Fined 500 and costs
required to give $500 bond to appear at
January and July term for four years to
show good behavior.
State VS. Henry Quick; retailing. Jury
finds him guilty. Sentenced to roads for
six months.
State VS. Harlee Adams and step-son,
Vance Adams; grand jury appears in
court with true bill for burglary. How
ever, they plead guilty to HOUSEKEEPING
and Hariee given two years on roads,
Court orders Vance to be hired out by
Commissioners for six months to dis
Greet farmer.
State VS. John Hubbard or Herbiner; a.
d. w. Jury finds him guilty. Judgment
suspended on payment of costs.
State VS. Henry Little; assault with in
tent to commit rape; jury finds him
guilty.
State VS. Louis Phipp; c. C. W. Jury
finds him not guilty.
State VS. Frank Little; pleads guilty to
gambling. Fined $25 and costs.
State VS. Doc McKoy; pleads guilty to
larceny of auto. Given two years on
roads.
State VS. Wat Morse; pleads guilty to
retailing and keeping intoxicants for sale.
Merchant of West Rockingham. In re-
failing case, he is fined $500 and costs
and required to give $500 bond to ap-
pear at each January and July term for
two years to show good behavior and
that he has not sold alcoholic beverages
or extracts. In second case, prayer for
Judgment is continued to July 1920 term,
costs in both cases to be paid at this
term. The beverages seized to be de-
stroyed.
State VS. Murd McSween; pleads guilty;
fined $25 and costs, upon condition that
he remain off the lands in controversy
until the civil action Is, determined
State VS. Joe A Porter, charged with re-
failing. Jury finds him not guilty
State VS. Will Ivey. This case was be-
gun Wednesday afternoon, and the law
yers, six ir number, began speaking at
3:45 this afternoon. The case will 90 to
the jury before night. Ivey killed Pearl
Wade at Entwistle May 14th, and he is
pleading self-defense The State is ask
ing for verdict of second-degree or man.
slaughter. The jury consists of T. NJ.
Ledbetter, T. B. Baxley, c. ]. Terry, B. c.
Ussery, N. B. Cockman, ]. W. Blue, D. E.
Maske, B. F. Meaaham, T. P. Wood, C..
H. Shaw, A. H. Mcdonald, Clay w. Cow
ington. Speaking for the State this after
noon are Britt, of Lumberton, Cashwell
and Solicitor Brock For the defense
will speak w. r. Jones, F. w. Bynum
and A. M. Stack, of Monroe.
The first case to be taken up Friday
morning at $50 will be another one of
much local interest, and the courtroom
will be filled for this case also. 1t is
State VS. Arch White, and he will be tried
for assault with intent to commit rape.
This case will take all day Friday and
probably go well into Saturday.