Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-05
CALVIN SNYDER
APPREHENDED BY
SHERIFF'S FORCES
Modern Steam Outfit
Had Capacity Of IS
Gallons Per Day; 1900
Gallons Of Beer Poured
Out; Court Had Heavy
Docket Last Week..

n comparatively heaVy criminal
docket faced Judge C. E. Gooch and
County Prosecutor ]. Allan Dunn
during the past week. Forty-two de-
PENDANTS faced His Honor charged
with a variety of offenses.
Calvin Snider, from Scotch-Irish
township, was convicted for violation
of prohibition laws and sentenced to
a term of II months on the county
roads or pay a fine of $4,000. Snider
had a blockade liquor still of the steam
type in operation in Scotch-Irish when
apprehended by Sheriff Miller's depu-
ties.
According to the officers the still
was an up to date affair capable Of
manufacturing Is gallons of whisky
a day. Eighteen hundred gallons of
beer was found at the still.
Doddie Holshouser was also ON
victed of violating prohibition laws
and fined $4,000 or to serve a SEN
tence of 7 months on roads; his wife
was sentenced to go days in the work
house imperative on a fine of $500.
Claude Potts, likewise convicted for
violation of the state prohibition laws,
was sentenced to 4 months on roads
or pay a fine of $500.
The docket for the week was as
follows:
Jim Hodges, violation motor laws,
costs.
]. F. Carlton, reckless driving, $25;
another case charging defendant with
carrying a concealed weapon mol
pressed upon recommendation Of
sheriff.
Harry Chambers, driving drunk,
70 days on roads or fine of $4,000
and the costs and forbidden to drive
a car in North Carolina for 4 months.
Ed. Hoover, drunk, costs; posses
sion and Transporting, $1,000 and
D. L. Beasley, motor law violation,
$500 and costs.
Grady Johnson, drunk, costs.
Nose Valentine, violation prohibi-
ton laws, 80 days Or $500 and costs.
Pearl Johnson, violation prohibition
laws, 50 days or $500 and costs.
Precious Houston, drunk, costs.
Leo Stiller and Marvin Bailey, as
sault, $1,000 and one-half Of costs.
S. l. Lippard, driving drunk, as
sault with deadly weapon and viola
ton of prohibition laws, ad)udged
guilty and judgment continued to
November 10th, 1881.
James LeGrand, Henry Wofford,
Fred Koontz, David Main, George
Kofera and Brady Helms, illegal train
riding, Koontz Is days in workhouse'
the other defendants IS days.
E. V. Hair, driving drunk, contln-
ued 11-2-31.
7. L. Stirewalt, violation motor
laws, costs.
Clarence Hedspeth, drunk, costs.
Crute Crawford, not guilty.
W. T. Land, drunk and ~disorderly,
5 months on roads to go into effect
if defendant is again found drunk in
Rowan county. -,
R. C. Howell, speeding, $1,000 and
costs.
lin Shoe and Charlie Shoe, larceny
and receiving, 3 IL months on roads
or fine of $500 each.
John Butler, abandonment, prayer
for Judgment continued for ; months
conditioned on defendant living with
wife and conducting himself proper
ly.
Harry Deane, motor law violation,
costs.
7. C. Sipe, motor law violation, $40
and costs.
Claude Potts, violation prohibition
laws, 4 months or $500.
Roy Hess, assault and battery, con-
tinued 11-10-31.
James Burton, trespass, costs or ~
days in workhouse.
Calvin Snider, violation prohibition
laws, e cases) II months on roads
or $4,000 fine.
Alvin Jackson, larceny and receiv-
ing of chickens, 2 years on roads.
Ohio Mason, drunk, costs.
w. H. Wood, violation city ordi-
ance, $500 and costs; driving drunk,
not guilty.
John Sercy, violation prohibition
laws, continued 1851.
Homer Riley, drunk, continued
1861.
J. L. Kirchen, speeding, $500 and
costs.
Doddie Holshouser and Mrs. bod
die Holshouser, violation prohibition
laws, Doddie Holshouser, J months on
roads or $4,000 and costs; Mrs. Hol-