The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13
RECORDER CLEARS
WEEK END DOCKET
Edward Mckinney, Charged
With Larceny And Drunk
enness Is Sentenced

Following the disposal OF an un-
usually lengthy docket OF the usual
weekend cases yesterday morn
ing a short session Of recorders
court was held yesterday after
noon.
Most of the violations tried dur
ing the overtime session were OF
a minor nature, consisting OF lq-
uor violations, DRINKS, and other
similar charges.
Of 10 charges scheduled to be
heard during the afternoon, tour
were continued and six were heard.
This was the second afternoon
session held during the past week.
During the morning, Edward
Mckinney, charged with larceny
and receiving, received two months
on the state highways. On a drunk
enness charge, he received an ao-
ditional 80 days.
Joe Craven, of the Blue Clay,
road, found guilty last week OF
violating the liquor law and SEN
fenced to six months on the state
highways, appeared in court to &C.
cept judgment. Judge Alton A. Len
non reduced the sentence to four
months.
Persons charged with violating
the traffic laws were assessed one
half or one-third of court costs.
Henry l.. Downs, of Altavista,
Va, charged with reckless opera
ton of an automobile, with dam
age to personal property resulting,
drew a continuance until Thursday.
Thomas Gore, bell hop, was
found guilty of violating the liquor
law and was given 30 days on the
state highways. He noted a Today
stay of judgment.
Willie McRae and Ben Peacock,
also bell hops, were also found
guilty and were given 80 days on
the state highways each. Each not
ed a Today stay of judgment.
Directed verdicts of not guilty
were handed Leroy Jones, James
Keaton, Dorothy Davis, Lucille
Richardson, Arthur Faison, John
ME Dinkins and Bernice Robinson,
all otherwise unidentified, all
charged with liquor violations.
V. K. Foy, charged with assault
on a female and with ~disorderly
conduct, was given a total of two
months on the state highways.
Louis Todd, FOL Castle street,
charged with two violations of the
liquor law, was given a total of
two months on the state highways.
His counsel requested that he be
sent to the county farm but Judge
Lennon reported the farm is now
filled to overlooking and he h S
been requested by the county com
missioners not to send any prison
ers there for the next 80 days. Todd
noted a Today stay of judgment
and the court said that if, at the
end of that time, there is room for
him at the county farm he will al
ter the sentence to send him there
rather than to the roads.
Rufus Canady, of Whiteville,
charged with operating an automo-
bile while under the influence of in
.toxicants, was given two months
on the state highways. He still has
to face a warrant issued in Co.
lumbus county, charging him with
stealing the automobile he W a S
driving at the time of his arrest
here on the drunken driving
charge.
R. C. Hopkins, charged with vio-
lating the liquor law, was given
two months on the state highways.
Rosa Stanley, who was arrested
over the weekend when she came
running out of her house with a
pitcher filled with whiskey, calling
for officers to arrest Michael Har-
per, whom she said owned t e
whiskey, was found guilty of poss-
essing non-taxpaid liquor and was
sentenced to 80 days. Harper was
found not guilty.
Ida Reddick, sos 18th street, and
Ruth Moore, otherwise unidenti-
We'd, were both found guilty of vio-
lating the liquor law and each was
given a month on the county farm.