Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-06-15
SUPERIOR COURT IS
OPENED FOR TERM
Criminal Docket Started,
With Three Homicide
Cases Waiting
JUDGE CRANMER HERE
Southport Jurist Presiding; Civil
Docket To BE Tried Next Week,
Including Hearing of
Numerous Divorces
JUDGE CRANMER HERE

With Judge F.. II. Cranmer. Of
| Southport, presiding, the June term
Of Vance Superior Court opened here
today The first week is for trial of
criminal cases only, and the second
for civil actions alone.
Solicitor w. II. S. Burgwyn, of
Northampton county, is prosecuting
the criminal docket for the State.
There are three homicide cases for
trial, all the others being of a less
important nature. 1t is expected
that the docket will easily be clear
cd before the end Of the week.
The civil docket contains a large
number of divorce suits, as usual, and
these will be taken up the first thing
next Monday morning. There are al
so some suits involving damage
claims in the sum of several thou
sand dollars. The printed calendar is
rather brief, since a number of &C
tons were continued to avoid inten-
sive work during the heat of the
summer.
Since the six months grand jury is
still intact, Judge Cranmer made no
lengthy charge to that body At the
opening of todays criminal session.
He did charge them, however, to in
vestigate the operation of slot ma
chimes in the county and the matter
of reports of guardians for minors.
The grand jury ends it's service
with this term. It has served at
three criminal terms. January, March
and June. Judge Cranner presided
at the March term, and Judge R.
Hunt Parker was here for the jan
uary session.
Fl. A. Woodlief, Of Kittrell, is fore
man of the grand jury, which numb
ers II, one member, N. II. White, hav-
ing died since the March session.
The other members are w. S. r.
Burwell, John Sorensen, L. r. Wiki
erson, c. H. Parrish, w. H. Best, G..
w. Macon, A. M Massenberg, Chas.
B. Finch j. B. w. Ellington, J. F.
Coghill, B. II. Nelson, c. B. Shot
we'll, e. p. Holloway, J. G. Pickett,
G. r. Hester, c. M. Perry.
AT mid-afternoon, the court had
picked jury to try Herman Wheel
err, L. G. Wheeler, Pdul Wheeler and
Ernest Gill, a Negro, on a charge
of hit and run, ]. d. Whitley being
the alleged victim.
One of the outstanding cases, a
murder charge against Mrs Thelnla
taulkner, Roy Hughes and George
Henry Weston, has been continued.
due to the illness of a witness for the
defense. Miss Virginia Johnson was
found in a dying condition in a room
above the filling station of M. E..
Faulkners garage number of
months ago, and a coroner's iurv
ordered the three held for murder.
death resulting to Miss johnson
from an alleged criminal operation.
Ernest Gill, Negro, entered a plea
Of nolo contendere on a charge of
reckless driving.
maurice Gill, Negro, charged with
breaking and entering and larceny
ana receiving, was sent to the roads
Tor 10 months There was no iurv.
James Perry Negro, was declared
not guilty of reckless driving.
frank Evans, charged with being
drunk and possessing whisky, had
Judgment continued until the next
term of court
The State took a mol pros in tbo
case of Chance Russell charged viii
burglary and assault with q dead1,,
weapon.
The case against r. J. Corbitt. Jr
was continued under a former court
order.
~ M Dilda, charged in five counts
win forgery, was serving a sent
chce on the roads for Jail breaking
ana the cases against him were con-
tinued. Oo'i
buddie Macon, charged in two war
rants with the theft of a car and oh
tanning goods under false pretense
nao cases continued against him as
ne is now serving a road sentence
Tor breaking jail. He and Dido
made the dash for freedom at the
same time, both being captured short
~ a1ter breaking from Vance coun-
~ Jall' after overpowering Jailer w.
S. Strange.