Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-11-11
20Cases Tried
During Session
OF PoIiceCourt
DRINKS, Assault And
Driving Gases Are
Before The Mayor

Joseph II. Burwell, colorcd was
tried in police court today FOR care
less and reckless driving and dam
aging the automobile of Nathan
Frank in one Of 25 cases before
Mayor Henry T. Powell.
Burwell was sentenced to four
months, commitment not to issue
upon payment of SIS and costs and
payment Of Sl35 10 Nathan Frank
Tor damages 10 his automobile.
Frank Young. colored tried 70.
public drunkenness. was sentenced
to 80 days.
Tried for puoIi, drunkenness
Raymond LaSSitcv. white. was SEN
tencco To 30 days. commitment no
to issue upon payment of $40 ant
costs. Tried on Il second charge. he
was given Il similar sentence. COM
mi.mCnt rot 10 Issue upon raymen"
Of SIS and costs.
Edward ShCrron and George Har-
grove. coiored. failed 10 appear Oh
separate charges q. public drunken
neSS and their cases were continued.
Kosher Sturdi"ant. cclored. wa:
tried for assault on Christine Whitley
and was sentenced to six months
commitment not to issue upon pay
ment of SIS and costs and on condi-
ton that ne not lie Convicted OF
violating any law in two years.
Tried fer using public place Tor
the purpose of prostitution. he wa.
aGjudged not guilty.
Christine Whitley. colored. wa.
tried on Il similar charge Of prosti-
tuition and was also adiudeed not
guilty. Tried ior public drunken
ness, she was fired !ive dollars ant.
costs.
Tried for public drunkenness.
Dave Vinson. colOrcd, was sentenced
to 30 days. commitment not TO is
sue upon payment Of S25 and costs
Willie Furman Harris. white
tried for public drunkenness, was
sentenced to 30 days to run con-
currently with a 3O-day sentence
given August 20 and now imposed
upon violation of items Of thai
judgment. An appeal was noted and
bond was set AZ 500.
Pcta DlviS was adiuGged no;
guilty o. obtaining a suit o! clothes
rom Percy Lee Davis under false
rrctensc.
'N!lNil CIV J"-hSOll fcdCc, CCiOieN,
was adiudgcd no; guilty If careless
and reckless driving and damaging
the automobile CT Clarence F.
Howard
Prayer for judgment for To1ic
3. Dickerson, white. tried for public
drunkenness. resisting arrest anG
disorcIcrly conduct. was continued
upon payment of SIS and costs. Ar
-.
al 500.
Tried for public drunkenness
George Wright. colorcd, was fined
Sis and costs.
Rachel Owen. colorcd, tried for
assault with a deadly weapon on
Virginia Sturdivant, was sentenced
10 80 days, commitment not 10 is
sue upon payment of S25 and costs.
Ethel Thorpe. coIored, was trieu
for publ!' drunkenness and was
fined five dollars and costs.
Veldrie Long. white, tried for pub
&c drunkenness, was fined five dol
lars and costs.
c. N. Harrington. white, was
tried on charges of giving worth
less checks TO j. B. Huffman and
Marshall Twisdale, and in each case
prayer for JUDGMENT was continued
upon payment of costs, it appearing
TO the court that the checks have
been paid.
The following were tried for pub
lie drunkenness:
Joe Cook, colored. fined $40 and
costs.
Edward Terry, colored, fined five
5ollars>and costs.
Robert Fleming, white, fined sic
and costs.
Henry Herman Hunt, colored.
fined $40 and costs.