The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-10-06
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Jim May Begins Suit
for $1O,OGO Damages
alleges Z. b. Morris, E. /. Mungo and
u. J. Adams Falsely Arrested Him

jim J. May, of Davidson county
started. proceedings in Guflford Supe,
T!or court Friday against q. B. Nor
RS, OF Davidson, and 81. Mungo and
GeorgesJ. James, of Guilford county.
70 recover damages in the sum of
41O'OQ0. The plaintiff alleges that he
was fasely arrested at his ~hcne one
night about March IL, 1921.
Many declares in his complaint that
on or about March II, 1921, while he
was at his home in Davidson county.
IN the night time undressed. and in
oed' he was WroAgfully, unawfulIv.
Wantonly and willfuly forced to oct
out OF his bed and dress, and against
ms VIII and consent and protest, hand.
cu1Ied and forced to get into an auto
mobile and brought to the citv of
High Point by the defendants. and
thereby humiliated, threatened, as
sauited and injured by the defend
ants.
Continuing he alleges that the de-
PENDANTS came into his home, armed
with pistols and handouts, charging
him with the larceny Of certain chick
ems in or about High Point and pre-
tending to- have a warrant for his
arrest, forced him to get out Of his
bed where he was asleep, threatening
to shoot him unless he did go, and
with force and violence and over his
protest, locked and securely fastened
handouts on both of his wrists. fas-
Fenlng them .0gether and with threats
and violence, forced him into an auto
mobile and carried to High Point,
where he was confronted with certain
negroes and a great many other per-
sons and the public, when and where
he was thereby further insulted, as
saulted, hu1niliated and wrongfullv
imprisoned and restrained of his lib
erty, until finally after some time he
was told he was the wrong man and
not guilty Of the charge and was
again put into the automobile of the
defendants and carried back to and
left at his home
May contends, in his complaint. that
the pretended arrest was made by the
defendants in Davidson county with
out legal process and with no other
authority than a warrant of the n1uni-
clpai court of the city of High Point
on which the court seal was not af-y
1iXed. and which warrant was not di-
rected to any officer except to the, chief
of police of High Point or other law
ful officer Of Guilford county. He
Mrs. Dyer told him to keep her, and,
declares that he was not guilty o.
the lIarcenv of any chickens as charged
in the said warrant; or of any other
offense.
The plaintiff then declares that he
is Informed and believes, at the time
Of the alleged fake arrest the war
rant was not signed by any person or
officer authorized to issue such war
rants, and therefore not issued to
any officer of any county.
The compaint concludes by dcclar-
ing. that the plaintiff is informed, and
believes said warrant was caused to
be issued, if issued at all, without any
information or even suspicion that
plaintiff was guilty of the charge and
was obtained without probable cause
and with malice and said prosecution
on the part Of the defendants was
therefore wrongful wanton, wiIIfuI,
frivolous and malicious
May wants $4,000 actual damages
and $1,000 punitive damages.
In the pretended warrant the plain
tiff declares that the value of the
chickens stolen was SO.