The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-24
RACK SIDE OF MAIN ST.
IN EDENTON EXPOSED
And Two Prominent Edenton Married Men
Are Under $2,5O0.00 Bonds on
Serious Charge

@| "F.f.E A.N.'A"A'
.,ncrman and Harry
lr,,a. an electrical supply
Il l-,r~. both ui Elcnton, are
.,',~ bonds in the sum OF 81
;uur each ior appearance at
,,r ny>, term OF the Superior .
a~. in Chowan County. .
.~-,d with criminal assault /
r,.a .,,cmpt to commit rape. .
~a PARTICULARS OF the case .
r...t we're partially aired in
~. Recorders Court in Eden
ra Saturday afternoon have |
&.tkcl the town OF Edcnton
I surrounding country and
S.rn stolid responsibility a
;nnsc ui the backSidc OF
! Uar Street in 4 country
. town.
Frank VI. Bond has always been
. rr>.drrrd one Of the most success
most prominent and most intlu-
ra' Young business men in the
. -vn Of Edcuton. Harry Smith, not
=. we'll Known as Mr.. Bond. has also
..g regarded as one of the towns
50 promising young business men.
b., here's what happened. according
.. rnr records of the Recorders
r,.rr.
I'm an Isolated warehouse owned
n +. VI. Bond on the Edcutou wat
r-frour. q, midnight. Arthur Ed
wards. Srycutccn-ycar-oid youth
ua> dopcd or made drunk: Edwards
,ryrntrrn-ycur-old wife and six
.ron-ycur-old girl companion named
Viola White were given strong drink.
and the men attempted criminal as
>aulr upon both women.
The story told by the young wom-
90 was an eye opener for the town
Of Edcntou. They related that on
Thursday night oct. ~. th"y w"r"
om the Edrntou Fair grounds play
r. for dolls at one of th" baby racks
when Mcs~rS. Bond and Smith came
srur. and offered 10 take them home.
Yrnmg Edwards. his wife and Viola
Wa,r are employees OF tn" Edcnton
cotton Mills and not accustomed to
.ravri'ug in fast company. They
sa,v Frank Bond and Harry Smith
only AZ Young men of an upper 50
rial strata and probably considered
.."u>"lvr> highly honored by being
r~-rri an automobile ride in such
r,mparr.
In. recording to the plaintiffs
,'vry rold in court. Instead Of TAX
: them home. the two young men
'nE .hrm 20 the FISH house down OH
-.. water and invited them to come
euI have Il drink. They said they
,.o'.-.rd. but were assured that 1t
r., perfectly alright and that
pro 1:urut society women Of the town
.s,, u"u" IL much. Young Edwards.
.., w.i" Mary and the girl Viola
WHAT'S entered the fish house and
raa. atru into Il small room used
, 400 "Hi~,. Three jugs were pro
eHr. Prom one of these young
""aaIs Wis given about two-thirdS
o. q glass of white liquor. The
'so -.r'> wrrr given drink from
ar"'a,r Iis. In i few moments the
E#n.n;, boy was unconscious and
Flo" vomru were feeling the effects
Of :ar.r drink.
AZ ,u.> Stag" the women were told
'n '".!"w the men into an upper
r"go where they . wruld be shown
"mr'U.ug pretty" They climbed
s,ii'r by the light of a lantern aud
@lu, themselves in 4 furnished bed
""m. Ir>j"ad OF being shown
something pretty" they were sub
.""'"@ to Improper proposals.
Nr> Edwards says she got out of
..' rrom and descended the ladder
WITH 'nr other girl. When they
.'ar.". ,a" lower floor the light
went "'". Bond put his arms around
'T an1 otherwise tried to violate
... person, while Smith seized the
"a.'" girl Mrs. Edwards testified
.''' sin" r"pul>cd Bond aud refused
'i'mr 10 him. and he released
'.'. From the darkness in an end
"' .a" aou>" she heard Il cry from
.'' White girl and going to her
''a. anr nu the floor in the embrace
"' >m'a. She says she kicked
>o'h "'r rhr girl. dragged her out
"' '"r r.a~". dragged her husband out
'' .u" r.a"r and somehow managed
got a"m home ut three o'clock
" 'a" morning.
Iu" rro,cru,riN testified that she
'''". i"r jur police aud that Il thirc
f''.s appeared who claimed to be Il
ai4.