The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-22
RUSSELL, TEACHEY
GET PRISON TERMS
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rested some time ago in connection
with the theft and sale of a tire and
other articles belonging to the fed
eral government and in storage at
the local warehouse of the Works
Project administration. y.,--. ,..
At yesterday afternoons session
Earle C. Sanderson, Russell De Leon
Stone, Richard E. Weaver, and Lee
jackson Greer, were admitted to
practice before the federal bar.
A lengthy docket comprising for
the most part violations of the fed
eral government internal revenue
liquor laws was cleared before Judge
Meekins, who adjourned court at 5:45
o'clock until 9 o'clock this morning.
Cases disposed of yesterday after
noon included:
Harlee Williams, liquor laws en-
tered plea of not guilty, jury returns
ed verdict of not guilty.
Charles G. Bogans, conspiracy to
violate liquor laws, mol pros taken
by authority Of the attorney general.
C. w. McCloud and William :.
Acarkin, violating migratory bird
treaty act of 1918, capiases ordered
issued for their arrests, and cases
continued.
Clyde Best, violating of the motor
carrier act, continued.
Clarence Pickett and Frank Ken
nedy, liquor laws, Pickett pleads
guilty, judgment, $1f2.5O penalty,
$500 fine, M year and one day in
Atlanta pe%nitentiary, not to stand
committed for fine and penalty 4;
Frank Canady, s112.50 penalty, 5000
fine, n year and one day in Allan
ia penitentiary, not to stand com.
mitted for fine and penalty, sentence
suspended for 10 months and placed
on probation.
Joseph Bradley, liquor laws, enter.
ed plea OF guilty, $12 penalty 5000
fine, one year and a day in Atlanta
p~enitentiary, not to stand committed
for fine and penalty, sentence sus-
pended for Is months and placed
on probation.
r. L. Billiard, and o. C. Rogers,
liquor laws, entered pleas of guilty,
judgment for each defendant, one
year and a day in Atlanta peniten-
ftiary, sentences suspended for 10
months and both placed on proba-
ton, verdict of not guilty directed
by the court on count two.
Alexander Pierce. liquor laws,
pleads guilty, prayer for judgment
Icontinued. -. ,
George Parker, liquor&laws, pleads
guilty, s69.75 penalty, 5000 fine, sen.
fenced to serve three months, not
to stand committed for fine and
penalty, sentence suspended for 70
months and placed on probation,
Leroy Irwin. liquor laws, pleads
guilty, ,$54 penalty. 5000, fine, one
year and a day in Atlanta peniten-
tiary. not to. stand committed for
fine and penalty sentence. suspended
for IS months and placed on proba-
Sidney A. .Lanier and w.. Carroll
Wooten, sale of sugar without prop.
err permit, former judgment. amended
by striking out fines imposed. .
Austin Reaves and Preston Reaves
liquor laws, prison sentences i'm.
posed April %, 1910, herewith srs.
pended for 18 months and placed IN
probation. '5t"''fs ~ @'1ss - :
Clarence Pickett and Frank, Can.
ady, liquor laws, order of mol pros as
to Pickett directed by the court. az
to Canady count one, $500 penalty.
500 fine, n year and q dav ~
Atlanta penitentiary; oun two
$loo 1lne' one year and a day in At
lanta penitentiary: count three. s5oo
penalty. n year and a day in Al.
lanta penitentiary, not to stand cono-
mitted for fine and penalty.
a Weatherspoon, LIQUOR laws
SIG penalty, 5000 fine, n year ana
a day in Atlanta penitentiarv. not
TO stand committed for fine and
penalty. defendant having alreadv
been In Jail four months awaittns
trial, p~enitentiary sentence orderaS
stricken and defendant to he f,,r+han
DER to the county Jail for three
months. "ee
Matthews Simmons, liquor laws
$zzo.sS penalty, 5000 fine, one wear
and a day in Atlanta penitentiarv
TO stand committed for fine and
penalty. aAo
George Williams, liquor laws.
pleads guilty, $3.50 penalty, 5000
Tine, year and a day in Atlanta
penitentiary not to stand co~r,,t+aa