The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-13
TRIAL OF MOBLEY.
OTHERS IS BEGUN
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E. Skies, o. J. Wilson, and Mrs. J. F.
Parrish, Judge Williams ordered a
recess at 5:25 o'clock until $3.50
o'clock this morning.
Indie Mobley is charged with main
tanning a common nuisance by per-
uniting white men and women and
negro men to frequent her home at
313 Campbell street for immoral pur-
poses.
Rittie Mobley and Maude Taylor
are charged with being Migrants by
reason of being inmates of an al
legged disorderly house.
The three women were convicted
as charged when tried some time ago
before Judge Alton A. Lennon in re-
corder's court. The defendants later
court.
John Schiller is appearing with
David Sinclair, district solicitor. The
attorneys for the state said they had
a total of 26 witnesses, including
neighbors and police officers, ready
to take the stand.
Shortly before adjournment a jury
returned a verdict of guilty against
James Russ, Nathaniel Davis, Will
1io,o Cop,mjo CapioI,s opd Cloropoo
Arts on charges of assault with a
deadly weapon and larceny. The de-
PENDANTS were tried on charges of
assault and highway robbery after
they allegedly beat Willie McIver and
robbed him of $1.75. Sentence was
not Immediately passed by Judge
Williams.
The grand jury returned not a
true bill against Ernest NARROW,
charged with carnal knowledge of a
female, and true bills against the
following four defendants, all charged
with criminal assault, Walter James
Lucas, alias Son Lucas; Ernest
Keith, alias David Kelly; and Wal
ter Sudbury, Jr.
At the afternoon session Annie
Mae Whitfield entered a plea of nolo
contendere to a charge of larceny
and receiving. Judge Williams did
not Immediately pass sentence.
No session of court was held Mon
day, due to observance of Armistice
Day.
Court opened at lilo a. m. and
Judge Williams dispensed with any
charge to the grand jury, of which
Is members were present.
The court announced no divorce
actions will be tried at this term of
court.
District Solicitor David Sinclair
then called the cost docket, on which
there was more than $4,000 in court
cost past dut.
Due to back costs unpaid, capiases
were issued for the following: George
Stevens, w. L. Wolf, Frank Brown,
Victor Joyner, T. M. Hill, John
Halves, Adrian Fountain, Richard
Davis, William Crawford, Charles
Thomas Halsey, Simpson Ulysses
James, Woodrow Bryant, Alvertus
Lee Montgomery, Clyde Williams,
and Alton Roy English.
For failure to make payments as
specified Hulon Thorpe was ordered
to begin serving an 18-month sus
pended sentence.
Cases in which back costs have
not been totally paid but which were
continued because of defendants
were making regular payments on
them or for other reasons were:
Archie Russ, Taft Willetts, Ivey
Midget, Pete Porter, Ramon Porter.
Willie Suggs, j. C. Reaves, John T.
Davis, c. L. Davi-, o. E. Parker,
John Murray, James Redd, E. D.
Elkins, George Thomas Halsey. Wal
ter Hobbs, and David McAllister.
Because he is destitute and unable
to pay costs formerly imposed upon
him, costs were RENTED in the case
of John H. Gurganious.
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ct.
The cases Of James McFadden,
charged with murder; Henry G. Led
better, charged with embezzlement;
and William Peoples and Earl Peo-
pies, charged with murder, were mol
pressed with leave because the de-
PENDANTS have not yet been taken
by law enforcement officers.
Trial Of the following cases was
continued: Ivory Bozeman, charged
with assault with intent to commit
rape; Jimmie Lee Nelson, charged
with murder; Plummer Mcdonald
charged with murder; John Marki-
ton, two charges of violating the
liquor law and one Of maintaining
a common nuisance; o. e. Parker,
drunk; Leroy Casteen, charged with
criminal assault; Alice Williams,
Lonnie Williams and Eva Freeman,
all charged with perjury, ]. Lee
WEIGH, worthless check.
Tom Murray, charged with an as
sault on a female, was called and
failed and judgment was issued
against his bond. Frank Walters,