The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-24
MANY SENTENCED
In SUPERIOR COURT
ONLY TWO GIVEN TERMS IN
STATE PENITENTIARY. 9TH
ERS MINOR OFFENSES.

Terrell superior court adjourned
Friday after the shortest and most I'M
eventful term in its history being in
session only four days. The civil bus
mess was finished in one day, and the
criminal docket was taken up We'd
nesday morning and disposed OF in
three days. An outstanding feature OF
the court was that only two prisoners
were sentenced to terms in the state
penitentiary, something that had new
er before happened as heretofore the
court has always contributed quite
number to the population of that in
stitution.
A case in which there was much in
terest was that Of Henry c. Grimes,
charged with violating the prohibition
law. He entered a plea of guilty and
was sentenced by Judge Be. Bell to 80
days in Jail and a fine of $500 and II
mitted to serve the latter on probation
if the fine is paid, Sheriff Woods was
named as the probation officer. Mr..
Grimes began at once to serve the jail
sentence.
Two other cases in which there was
considerable interest, especially on the
part of. residents of the Dover COM
munity, were against DIR. Logan
Thomas and Mr.. L. c. Stokes, both
of whom were charged with carrying
concealed weapons. Verdicts of guilty
were returned against both OF them
and Judge Bell imposed fine OF SlOO
and cost on DIR. Thomas and sos on
Mr.. Stokes. DR.. Thomas did not en-
ploy a lawyer, but plead his own case
before the jury. These cases were an
aftermath OF trouble between DIR.
Thomas and Mr. Stokes recently,
which resulted in the latter being plac-
ed under $500 peace bond on COM
plant of the former. The differences
between them, it is understood, grew
out of the election of teacher for the
Dover school.
Will Covington and Sam Reese, the
two negroes who robbed and burned
the store of Mr.. ]. w. Anderson, six
miles north of Dawson, some weeks
ago, were sentenced from to 3 years
in the penitentiary. For burglarizing
the store of Mr.. ]. A. Sears, near the
Seaboard depot, they were permitted
to enter a plea of guilty to a misde-
meanor, and were sentenced to II
months in the changing.
Other cases in which there were
either convictions or pleas of guilty
and the sentences imposed by Judge
Bell follow: O. L. Fairbanks, robbing
smoke-house, II months or SIS; Bob
Cloud making whisky. II months or
SIS; Charley Green, assault and bat
terry, II months or SIS; Abe Phillips,
stealing peanuts, months or 500;
Oliver Williams, making whisky and
possessing whisky, II months and E
months; |. J. Crumbley, carrying pis-
toll without license, 9 months and $85;
Jesse Northern, assault, ten months;
Hamp Williford, carrying concealed
pistol, 8 months or SOS; Glenn Jones,
carrying a concealed pistol and carry
ing a pistol without license, SIS or
nine months in each case; Walter
Coleman, assault and battery, Il
months; Chatham Evans, assault and
battery, II months or SIS; Lovett
Franklin, COW stealing, II months oil
1890; Al Mulkey, hog stealing, L
months or $500; Molly Myrick, run
ming an automobile without lights, 8
months or $50. Three young men en-
tered pleas OF guilty to gaming and
were sentenced to two months in jail
or $50 each.
The grand jury, which adjourned
Friday, returned 81 indictments.