Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-09-29
SUPERIOR COURT
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verdict of guilty and Judge Finley
sentenced him to the roads for
six months, but capias not to
issue except at the behest of the
Solicitor. Britt paid the costs
and went away a free man.
The next case tried was also
hard fought. w. H. Wagner,
white man, was charged with
operating a car while drunk. His
Ford and George Entwistle's
Ford collided on Main street in
Rockingham one Sunday after
noon some weeks ago, badly
damaging Entwistle's Car. The
action followed. F. w. Bynnm
assisted the Solicitor, while Sed-
berry & Phillips defended Wag-
ner. Both sides put witnesses to
show that he was and wasn't
drunk. The jury in a few min
'utes reached a verdibt of not
entity.
State VS. ]. S. Dleyken. Charged
with theft of ice cream tubs
from Buttercup Company of
Hamlet. He enters plea of nol0
contendere. Upon recommend.
alton of private prosecution, and
the property having been return
ed, the Judge gives him a sus-
pended sentence of 6 months on
the roads, with capias up to the
Solicito, and he goes free on
paying the costs.
State VS. Oliver and Set Stan
back and Gene Covington, color.
ed. They had plead guilty to
having liquor in their possession,
at a previous term, but judgment
was suspended to this term.
Judge Finley gives each a sus-
pended sentence of IL months on
the roads, capias not to issue ex.
cept on request of Solicitor.
John James Robinson, colored,
pleads guilty to false pretense,
andis sentenced to the roads for
IL months.
State VS. Quincy Covington,
colored boy charged with stealing
/ a watch from Stephen Ellerbe,
colored. Sedberry & Phillips de.
Tended him, and the jury returned
a verdict of not guilty.
Statevs Walter Adams, colored
Defendant enters plea of guilty.
1t appearing that he testified in
| the lower court under duress, the
Judge gives him suspended sen.
tence of 6 months on the roads
and fines him SIS and costs.
State VS. E, N. Keller and M. L.
Tucker, both white men of Rock.
ingham. They were charged
with assaulting each other on
Sunday night of last week at
1.-THE Rockets" Mr.. Tucker
claims Keller came at him with a
! wrench, and that in self-defense
The used a pocket-knife, cutting
Keller in several places. On the
lother hand, Mr.. Keller says he
Twas cut without provocation, and
THAT after he was cut he grabbed
la wrench with which to protect
himself. The case against the
1.-TWO was called by the Solicitor
Wednesday morning, but they
lboth submitted without going in
to the trouble. Judge Finley sus
tpended judgment upon each pay
his costs.
State VS. Wat Ratlif; six months
on roads. Herbert Timmons (;
months on roads.
| Dennis Jessup case continued
Ito January term; under $20O(
4 bond.
/ Ananias Vuncannon; pleads
lguilty to blockading; not yet sen
| fenced.
/ Case against Younger Smith
4 r. L. Sherwood and Frank Ma
nor continued to January term
4 Manor under bond for trial il
/ four cases one for c, c. w. ant
three for a. d. w.
| Pete and Belk Funderbprk ant
/ Richcard Bird fined $40 each ant
IcoStS.
Mary Duke, colored, of Ham
let, pleads guilty to t. & a. Sen
Itenced to IL months on road
Icapias at instance of Solicitor
means she must leave Hamlet.
i Furman Baker, colored, charg
led with stealing a bale of cottol
/ from w. T. Covington a Co. tw'
tweeks ago. Jury finds him guilty
but asks mercy of the Court 81
!; account Of his.children.. Not we
sentenced.
1 Henry Shaw; pleads guilty t
Tetailing. Sentenced same a
y Fred White, to actually serve
) months on roads.
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