Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-02
NOVEMBER TERM OF
SUPERIOR COURT OPENED
In HALIFAX MONDAY
With Large Docket Of Criminal and
Civil Cases Bids Fair to Occupy En-
tire Week Criminal Proceedings
Taken up First.
WILL STEWART GETS LIFE SENTENCE

Val ~ PlSoiNih5, Will oIOIiC
record breaking docket whic,
bids fair to consume all of tn
week. The docket includes thre
capital cases and ninety odd case
of a less serious character, viola
tions of the prohibition law pre-
dominating.
Cases disposed of up to thre,
o'clock Thursday afternoon ar,
as follows:
7. M. Edmondson, 0. E. Cher
ry and Jesse L. Clary, charged
with illicit selling of whiskey en-
tered pleas of nolo contender,
and judgment was suspended
upon the payment of costs an(
giving bonds in the amount Of
$3.50. 90 each for their appearance
at the next three terms of court.
These cases arose out of the
grand jury investigation of last
summer and their voluntary re-
turn and submission almost
cleans tie slate of indictments
which were issued at that time.
Joe and Blanche Robinson, col.
ored, larceny, six months in the
state prison for Joe, same time in
the county Jail for his lighter
hued spouse.
Lawrence Collins, larcen ,
eighteen months on the county
roads.
Tom Williams, larceny, eigh-
teen months on the county roads.
J. NJ. Holt, assault and battery,
judgment suspended upon the
payment of costs.
Zeb Smith, selling wine, three
on the county roads.
John Gill, assault and battery,
nine months on the county roads.
John Carpening, carrying con-
cealed weapons, $4,000 fine and
costs.
Henry Smith, resisting officer
and assault and battery, nine
on county roads.
Jesse Moore, selling cigarettes
to a minor, judgment suspended
upon the payment Of costs.
Curtis Kenney, Rufus Bailey
Charlie Mills and Jake Moody
colored crap shooters, $1,000
each and costs.
John Bennett, larceny and re-
ceiving, four months on the
county roads.
Arthur jenkins, carrying con-
cealed weapons, $500 and costs
John Coleman, larceny, prayer
for judgment, judgment con-
tinued.
Bennie Taylor, larceny, six
on the county roads.
M. w. Crocker, R. M. Martin
and A. l.. Cawthorne, transport
ing whiskey, guilty, open for
Judgment. These defendents are
we'll known citizens of Rosemary.
Pending judgment they are con-
fined without bail in the county
Jail.
Willie Battle, carrying conceal
ed weapons, nine months on the
county roads.
Will Stewart, plea of guilty to
second degree burglary, sentenc-
I'd to hard labor in the State Pri-
son for the rest of his natural
life. This is the negro whose at
tempt at forcible entry into the
residence of Mrs. Will Haye, at
Summit, met with shotgun re-
;istance at the hands of theplucky
tender of the Seaboard's pumping
station.
Tallie Richardson, larceny, fif-
teen months on the county roads.
Frances Little, assault and
battery, six months in the county
Jail.
Mack Hudson, larceny, four
months on the county roads.
Bill Jackson, selling whiskey,
guilty, waiting judgment.
Dave Williams, selling whis-
key, guilty, waiting judgment.
Joe Hill, assault and battery,
Judgment suspended upon pay
nent of costs.
John Louis, Louis and Alti-
more Williams, all found guilty
Of violating the prohibition law
open for judgment.
Paul Squire and Alex Faulkner,
ARRAY, $4,000 fine and costs.
As this issue goes to press,
trial of Roger Mills for criminal
assault, the second Of the capital
cases, was just beginning.