The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-20
LARCENY TRIALS
FEATURE DOCKET
Two Manslaughter Cases
Heard At Novem-
Der Term

Larceny and receiving, break-in,
and robbery cases featured the
November term of superior court,
terminated Thursday, and presided
over by Judge John ]. Burney.
OF the three manslaughter cases
docketed, two were tried and the
defendants acquitted; the third
was turned over to the military
authorities for handling.
James Lloyd Bellamy, pleading
guilty to larceny and receiving,
received suspended sentence OF
II months on the roads and was
ordered to pay costs. Joseph H.
Tate drew a prison sentence Of
not less than two years nor more
than three years for the same
offense, and received a suspended
sentence of z to 10 years on a
second similar charge.
Fitzhugh Barnhill, pleading not
guilty to larceny and receiving,
was sentenced on two counts and
drew 10 months in jail on the
first and one year on the second.
Henry P. Jones, pleading guilty
on three charges of storebre aking,
larceny and receiving, received a
total sentence of six years on the
roads, and James Savage, found
guilty of storebreaking drew a
four-year term on the roads.
Willie Troy, alias Flower Boy,
was found not guilty of highway
robbery but guilty on charge
of assault with a deadly weapon
and sentenced to 10 months ser
vice on the highways.
Lima Collins, pleading not guilty
to larceny and receiving, drew
a suspended sentence of 10
months on the county farm, but
was ordered to pay $110 to Zacha-
riah Simon and costs. Robert Lee
Rackley was found guilty of the
same offense, and given three to
four years on the county roads.
Horace Davis, found guilty Of
breaking and entering, drew 10
years in State prison.
Giles Bullock, pleading not
guilty to highway robbery, was
handed seven to nine years in
State prison.
Found guilty of attempted high.
way robbery. Freddie Lee John.
son drew from eight to ten years
on the state roads.
Ike and Dave Mintz were found
not guilty of highway robbery.
Johnny Powell, found guilty Of
automobile larceny, drew an 10
months suspended sentence on the
county roads.
Among other cases heard dur
ing the period were: Evangeline
Crawford Sneed, found guilty Of
liquor law violation, sent to the
county Jail for six months: Willie
Freeman and Arnold Cooper, found
guilty Of forcible entry, six months
each on the roads; Virginia Knox.
IL months suspended sentence for
forgery; Johnnie Jones, found
guilty OF assault with a deadly
weapon, suspended II months
sentence on roads and payment
of $50 with costs; John Henry
Robinson, assault with deadly
weapon with intent to kill, II
months on the roads; William Han
sley, guilty criminal assault, IL
months in county jail.
o. H. Reese and Thomas j.
Williams, Jr., were acquitted in
separate manslaughter cases; the
case of Capt. C. E. Smith was
turned over to Wilmington Air
Base authorities for disposition.
Mrs. Ethel Grace Morgan, moth.
err of nine children, was sentenced
to three years in State prison after
she was found guilty of bigamy
The case of Frazier Castle, Ne.
gro, charged with murder. was
continued.
Marjorie Franks, minor, bring
ing suit through her next friend.
Caroline Fleet Franks, won $75o
from the Tide Water Power COM
pany for injuries sustained IN a
bus accident.