The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-14
TOY JACKSON GIVEN
TERM; L. LYDIA FREE
Telephone
Number
90

taken from him. When it was
given to him he loaded it and gave
Mr.. Justus' gun back to him.
With the gun loaded and cock
ed, Jackson then asked for more
money, and Mr.. Justus gave him
35 cents. according to testimony.
The gun went off into the ground,
JustuS said, and something hit
him in the chest.
According to testimony, Jack
son then forced JuStuS to accom-
pany him to his tJackson'S) ia
theirs house, en- route threaten
ing to kill the women there and
burn the house. Finding no one
there, Jackson then threatened to
Kill Jim Jackson, his brother, and
burn his house. Back on the road,
he obtained another dollar from
JuStuS at the point Of the gun.
JUSTUS FLEES AND is
SHOT IN THE BACK
According to testimony, Jack
son then forced JuStus to drive
him up the road in JustuS' truck,
and during the course Of this trip
he fired shots at his father and
brother. After the last shot, JUS
tus left the truck and attempted
to get the gun from Jackson. Fail
ing in this, he fled across the
field and was shot in the back and
leg as he ran.
Others who testified were Tray
is Lamb, CASTOR Jackson, father
Of Toy, Forrest Jackson, his
brother, and Jackson took the
stand in his own defense.
The testimony was to the eff
feet that Tow Jackson was finally
surrounded by his father and 9TH
erS, and shot with a 22 rifle in the
right arm.
DEFENDANT DOES NOT
REMEMBER INCIDENTS
The defendant testified that he
did not remember the shooting of
JustuS. drinking any on that day.
or being shot himself. He said
that he did not remember anything
from Saturday afternoon until
Tuesday night. He said he took a
drink Of liquor and three vernol
tablets for relief for pain in his
leg on Saturday and did not re-
member anything also until Tues
day. a.,
1t was also offered in evidence
that the defendant was injured in
an automobile. accident agout two
or three years ago. lost one leg
and had the other badly injured.
His father. testified that he was
never in trouble prior to the acct
dent. but had not been himself on
a number. of occasions since.
In passing sentence, Judge
Johnston continued prayer for
Judgment in the other charges.
In-the case of James Stepp, who
pleaded to involuntary manslaugh-
ter. Judge Johnston sentenced the
defendant to serve five years,
capias not to issue on condition
the defendant pay doctors and
other. expenses incident to his
fathers death. not to exceed SIPS,
and be of good behavior.
According to testimony at a
coroner's inquest into the death
of John Stepp, evidence was that
the elder man was struck by his
of an argument on October "a,
son with his fist during the course
and died on January Is.
DIRECTED VERDICT
FREES LOLA LYDIA
Mrs. D. w. LYDIA. mother of
Lola and RUDE. was tie first wit
ness to testify in the case against
her son. She said that on Decem-
Der II RUDE came to her home,
which was shared by Lola, while
Lola was in town.
When Lola returned. she said.
he left the house and told her
to tell RUDE not to follow him.
RUDE followed him 35 or 40 steps,
she said, and fired in his direction
twice with a pistol. After threat
ening her, RUDE fired again in the
direction Lola had taken. she said.
Corbett LYDIA. son of Rube. said
a few days prior to his fathers
death. Lola came to his house.
gave him $500 for Rube. and told
him to tell his father to get his
gun and get in the road, that one
of them had to go down. He said
he talked to Lola for some time
and begged him not to kill his
father.
Tom Dedmon, neighbor, said
that he heard three shots, two
from a pistol and that after Rube
was shot Lola appeared with a
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