Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-09-11
SUPERIOR COURT
ADJOURNED SAT.
Complete Proceedings of the Fall
Unusually
Light-Civil Calendar is Again
Continued.

ufday after having disposed OF one
of the heaviest dockets for many
sessions. The civil calendar was again
continued, because the presiding
Judge, Hon. Benz. Long of States
vile, was fo,ced to go to another
place for a special session and could
not be present The complete pro-
ceedings follow.
Roosevelt Jones, Herbert Myers,
Bess Ferguson, Spence Connolly, vii
Davenport, and John Powell, all col
ored. Not guilty as to Jones. Others
fined $4,000 each and costs.
John Powell, carrying concealed
weapon. Guilty Fined $50 and cost.
w. L. Lenoir and w. M. Osborne,
violation liquor law. Lenoir fined one
penny and half of cost, and Osborne
pay a fine of $50 and half the cost.
M. L. Moffiit, violation dry laws.
Defendant pleads guilty Fined $50
and cost.
Ernest Hicks, carrying concealed
weapon. Pleads guilty. Fined $50 and
cost.
Frank Campbell, forgery. Defen-
dant, mere boy, pleads guilty. Pla-
ced under bond for good behavior
and taxed with the cost
Reid Thomas, larceny. Pleads gull
ty Fined $4,000 and cost and give
bond for good behavior.
Robert Auton, violation liquor law
Pleads guilty. Fined $4,000 and fill
led bond for good behavior.
Allison league, Aiding prisoner to
escape. Judgment suspended on pay
ment of cost.
Harry M. Fry, violating liquor law.
Pleads guilty. Fined $500 and cost.
James Brown, violating the liquor
law. Pleads guilty. Judgment suspen-
ded on payment of cost.
James Brown, violating liquor law
Pleads guilty. Fined $50 and cost.
Gives bond for good behavior.
Hugh Hawkins. Violating liquor
laws. Pleads guilty. Judgment sus-
pended on payment of cost.
D. H. Hodges, violating liquor law
judgment suspended on payment of
cost. Filled bond for good behavior.
w. P. Lee violation of liquor law.
Pleads guilty. Fined $50 and cost.
w. D. Lowrance. Violation of IL
quor law. Fined $50 and cost.
Ira Pennell, violation dry law.
Pleads guilty. Fined $50 and costs.
Spencer Ashley. Liquor case. Fin
ed $50 and costs.
Coy Byers. Larceny. Pleads guilty
Judgment suspended on payment of
cost. Bond for good behavior.
Spencer league, larceny. Pleads
guilty. Judgment suspended on pay
ment of cost.
Ralph Carol, violating liquor law.
Pleads guilty. Judgment suspended
on payment of cost.
A. j. Hicks, fails to list dog for
taxes, etc. Pleads guilty. Judgment
suspended on payment of cost.
N. A. Hicks, operating punch
board. Pleads guilty. Fined SC and
cost.
Bob Clawson, Kale Greer, Walter
Clawson, Clifford Norris and Carl
Davis, trespass Pleads guilty. Judg-
ment suspended on payment of cost.
Geo. Smitherman, carrying con-
cealed weapon. Pleads guilty. Fined
$50 and cost. Bond for goo dbehav-
ior.
Everett Story violating liquor law
pleads guilty. Fined $40 and cost.
Green Miller, secret assault. Gull
ty. Thirty months in state prison.
Appeal.
Silas Triplett, secret assault,
guilty. 20 months in state prison.
j. H. Snapp, house beraking and
larceny. Guilty. IS months in state
prison.
Amos Ward, A. D. W. guilty. Five
months in county Jail.
Scott Horton ((Col.) A. D. W..
not guilty.