Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-01
ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS
Homicide Cases Set For
Trial In Superior Court
So-Called Abortion Hearing Tuesdays Bakers Trial
Due Wednesday; No New Charge Made Grand
Jury; Number of Min or Cases Disposed Of

Two homicide cases that have been
continued from time to time at seve-
raj previous sessions, were today set
for trial at this the March term of
Vance Superior Court, which got I'M
der way today, with Judge Henry A.
Grady presiding.
Charges of murder against Mrs.
Thelma Falkner, Roy Hayes and
George Henry Weston, in connection
with the death Of Virginia johnson,
young white woman, at the Falkner
filling station a mile east of the city,
were set for trial at Tuesdays ses-
sion. Following on Wednesday was
fixed the hearing of the manslaught-
er charges against w. A. Baxter State
highway patrolnan, for the death of
a small Richardson boy on the ma
tional highway where it runs through
North Henderson. On Wednesday al
so was set the case against Marshall
Wheeler, Garland Lockamy and Arch
Joyner charged with breaking into
and robbing the State Grocery Com
pany, wholesale concern, some 18
months ago.
Charges against Marvin Hight that
he embezzled county tax funds while
collecting back taxes are also to be
tried at the Tuesday session.
J. E. Satterwhite was also to be
tried on charges of operating a dis
orderly house, this case having been
continued also oSce before.
After opening the session at 10 a
M, Judge Grady at once got down to
business. He did not charge the six
months" grand jury, in keeping with
a promise he made them at the jan
uary term, in connection with leng-
thy charge at that time. The jury
holds through the first six months of
1887, and will function at the June
court also. j. E. Kimball, of Towns
vile, is foreman of the jury were pre-
sent except G.. w. Knott, who is re-
cuperating in a Durham hospital
from an operation performed last
week, and w. G.. Wynne who has
since moved out of the county. All
others were pr sent.
Continuation was ordered on charg-
es against Buddy Macon of the theft
If an automobile from Motor Sales
Company and obtaining gasoline I'M
der false pretenses from Mrs. w. T.
Claiborne by refusing to settle for
it.
1t was shown that Macon is now
doing a sentence IN the Orange coun-
ty roads.
j. H. Wynne wes before the court
for having failed to comply with a
judgment at the January term in that
he had not made proper settlement
with the Evans Bakery for funds al
legedly embezzlfd. This matter was
continued until ne June term.
Because of tn. absence of witness
charges of the theft of a ham by
Allen Hughes were continued.
Starkey Edwards, charged with
drunken driving, was given a contin-
uance when it developed he is now in
the Veterans hospital at Norfolk.
Robert Jones entered a plea of gull
ty to issuing a worthless check and
a judgment in the mayors court was
affirmed, with costs attached for
both the lower court and the superior
court.
by consent charges were continued
against Charles A. Crane, of a north
ern state, alleging reckless driving,
resulting in collision.
j. M. Strother was allowed to plead
guilty to an assault with a deadly
weapon on E. L. Hudson, and the
recorders judgment in the matter
was affirmed, with costs attached for
both courts.
The afternoon session opened with
taking of evidence in the case of M.
Dorsey Hughes and Daniel Ayscue,
charged with breaking and entering
w. c. Nights Store, and possessing