The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-08
EDENTON CASE
Up TO JURY
Extreme Penalty for Verdict
Asked Is Not More Than
Two Years in Prison

on warrants sworn out Dy .ifS. AT
thur Edwards and Miss Viola Smith,
losed at > o'clock Wednesday after
noon. and the case reached the jur,
shortly after neon Thursday.
Solicitor EhringhauS announced at
he close of Thursdays session that
he would not urge conviction o.
he original charge, but will be sat
iSGcd with 4 verdict of assault upOl
1 female. carrying 4 fine or up t'
w2 years Imprisonment, upon con
.ict:on.
The charge Of Mrs. Edwards an'
Miss White that they had been at
ackcd was denied by Bond an
Smith, who testified that they merel,
gave drinks to the trio OF visitors
who became somewhat drunk, ana
yould have carried them home, e.
ont that the three left the automo
bile of their own accord while th'
defendants and Warner Walker, VIII.
had come to help Smith start hlH
''' ,S o'.. ;,.iao tbo fish bousc fo.
a. w., ..;...,t,.
-" ,,,,I;nu - ,bc testimony of NJ
HC,y'"T W., T,5,,orJs and Miss White
Il" VI a. ,,arm;,c session Wedncs
law. they accompanied Bond ant
Smith to Bonds fish house upol
noD5,. . ;nri,.Iion 70 Edwards to hav
A'0til TSa Io,fas oIso went insid,
=, ,''',' ,I-.., ~oI;oi,otiop and Ed
"' '"''' I: ,I:s. U,Litn norrook of tn,
N"'"S an. o. us 1,Lar docIsred IN;
,Q"o' O", ,,,..,irs ,t Bond's inv
.heS "'"' "r,'', ups ,,d so. somethir
taIloh 10 ''"'' ~
P'G!'H. -, n.,,,or fopnd 4 rooI
Ip$Oai'N' .I' ~, "' Ia5 dro.sor ar
uri"S"'" VIZ" 80 doc,orod ;nvit,
hairs. hohu, tue! "'''4, I,S ,aJ br
hem to lie uo"n Tp'" ., ''' ,nd tbc,
made no tUr'nCI ''' , ,rss wifi,
mmcd'ateIE ""iH'u v.J i,. +ho ipAu
evidently some" N,,S ,SI ui''', ..,i.tc6 he,
nee OF "lUor' noi OJ - tho bottom
town th' I""uG'' "I| T,.,,,nds tho cir
.ccordng TO MIS- i."M%,"Hf ,'re H.. Smith
elapsed ana Was '""9a, go, tbo dark
Who carried h'r """I 1 sL @ ko,,o
ness OF the UnuE"''U -" .,.;soJ tho,
''"''''' ~. .,.,,,., around her. bu
.ried to pnt hS arms a'oT''" ..;eaI ~,
he IouE"t n''" o'' a., - ,rLcrc sb,
ushed o'cN 10 s 'ug '"Sy SSo Found hin
'ad ''tt "r' "%>o,,''1, ,5Iar and half draggcc
mS Va ,"5 ,',,.' ,,. .,,,d down tbc street
"''' ~ '- r,, 4rc noIice.
ScryS'''''7 ,,'i 'Vs t,r, ,d;s,,rcc from tn,
-" i'" .La u;trcss said Smitl
.S" "oU'r' ,"' .rad bcr to sto,
overlook "el '"'%v ",,,,,.,orod 70 Get NJ
rr''i".,iS' 'uu , S%o wont back I,
oInc'' .,':Ia iV' a. drr1ncd her huSbau,
.,, .",I,,''y ,no t,nncam. and. finding Mis-
i"'''' I,.rc IN the floor inside tn
,I;na ~ La.tiIv pnllcd her out, ant
'.''', %r,,nd ,rc husband on the ground.
=. +lf. irncturc Mrs. Edward
o-,;eod Smith arrived with "po
:oomo," She demanded to see hi
badge. but ne did not show IT, lie
,,'E.,I ,b,r engaged in Scufl
.;th tbc officer" and was cut upol
Lo rosr
Thon according to Mrs. Edwards
-. ..,rtcd far home. more than
,:,o ,v.,v with a half-drunk com
''''; M, ~ oitbcr side. 1t was >
,'",y '.",,,a. - > o'clock in the mornin
',a n,',,,' 81, ro, tbore
""I" - ., Ty.ltcr tbc alleged 'pol
" "'' ,,.,s nonlniruopslv abScu
I'm "'''D' H., trio1 # is said that h
, o ,,rt tbo Styta. Attorneys 70
Los I" Jofsrso bowcyer. produced
:ruoJ ~ statement from him corrobor
ing declarations Of Smith that u
,t.u 7 ~ yc.rrb Of 4 mechanic t
'",,, 49,. him. START his automobile, me
r,Ir,ar downtown. and he agreed t
-" -, ,;,, W,,krr's present alb
'S''''' rn, - Io q wb.vticyorei-tm.
'e"'' ," 'y 81, o;,, bowrycr was no
Se''y' I ''J'"
'N,,,":.L.', .:.}. ,o.,;monv and Walker
,I,',.a .,d,,i,tcJ Walkers alterca
S'"''u,It', std. l,;tS Edwards ot the automo
,1 "" w. do,,;cd that he posed us
noI;co ofiircr. Both declared that Ed
,.. pouCV ou.,,'I ,,..' ,ba agrrcssor. and the
a,;bod tbc alleged attack to the lat
ran,. in,oricated condition.
' - rnrtrodiction. the State pro
} ,,,lnd m twa Witnesses who declare
"",'' Sss. ,,Lnn Smith Bond and Wake