Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-10
Civil Term OF Court e
Opened By Judge Parker
Divorce Cases Occupy Much Of Time First Day; Enough
Matters Cleared u . From i ~ y. 1 Mna

Judge r. Hunt Parker returned
here today for a weeks civil session
of Vance Superior Court, following
the week of criminal court last week
and faced q docket congested with
more litigation than there is any
hope or chance of clearing entirely
within the time allotted.
Most of the session today was CON
sumed in the granting of divorces. of
which there were &c on the calendar
Not all of them were tried, but a
number went before juries or were
other wise disposed of in the grant.
ing of separations
No cases of outstanding Importance
or unusual interests are expected to
be tried during the week, although
the court is expected to work through
to Friday or possibly Saturday.
One or two criminal matters were
left over from last week to be clear
ed up today, and some twenty Grim
inal matters were left on the calenda ,
untouched. There is strong probability
that special term of criminal court
will be held in December, and a meet
ing of the Vance Board of County
Commissioners in the next week or
two is expected to make formal re-
quest of Governor TIoey for the spa-
cial term. Prospects are that the c--
ira term will be held probably tho
week of December II, with JUDGE
Parker returning to preside
Seven divorces were granted today,
as follows:
Saoie Ellington VS.. Jonas Ellington
Lonnie A. Harp VS.. Gladys o. Harp.
Otis Grady VS., Aretta Grady.
George Wright VS.. Mary McCrae
Wright
Cornelia Evans Wilson VS.. Harvey
Wilson.
Mary a'Becket VS.. Leon c. a'Beckot.
Joseph Brandon VS.. Leon Hawley
Brandon.
At mid-afternoon today, jury had
a charge of assault on female
against James Wyche, Negro.
Theodore Mills, Negro, pleaded gull
ty to six charges of forgery, and was
given four months in each case, the
latter two to run concurrently with
former sentences.
Abner Benjamin Overton was found
guilty of reckless driving.
The court found Titus Faulkner not
guilty of assault on a female.
Judgment was suspended upon pay
ment of the costs as to Marvin Nit
chell, who pleaded guilty to trespass-
ing.
Virginia Falkner Williams and Mag
gle Wallace Stanley were guilty Of
violating a suspended sentence, and
each was sent to Jail for six months
Included among the cases less seri-
GUS than murder charges which were
disposed of before last weeks term of
criminal court ended was that in
which Jack Manners, white man, was
sentenced to six months on the roads,
for entering B. f.. Stones home near
Bearpond few weeks ago. He is the
man who was befriended by Stone,
and then killed, cooked and ate q
chicken from the farm, as well as
MIXED the cow for the drink, all
after Mr.. Stone had shown him con-
sideration. When he returned from
church, Manners had barricaded him
self in the house. He claimed he mere
ly fastened the door of the room,
where he was asleep under the bed, so
the family would not return to find
him there and become frightened.
On payment of $40 toward the
COSTS the embezzlement charges g.
gainst ]. H. Wynne for allegedly TAX
ing money from Evans Bakery, were
continued to the next term of court
He had paid $3.50 of the $213.45 in