The Miami times., 1950-09-16

The cases included several high
lights, but the most notable Of the
lot was probably the case Of Doro-
thy Williams, Milton Walker, Hat
tie Mae Mccormick and Oscar Ben
nett. williams was charged with
carelessly Shooting in the public
street, and with creating a distur-
bance. The others were also charg-
ed with creating disturbances.
According to testimony revealed
during the trial, the case resulted
from a free-for-all argument and
fight between Williams and her boy
friend, Bennett, and Walker and
his girl friends, Mccormick. 1t was
an apparent case of jealously be-
tween the two women over one OF
the men. The melee, advanced to
such a state that the police had to
be called in to quen the distur-
bance. It was further revealed that
Williams had deliberately fired the
gun several times, emptying all OF
the shells it contained. During the
hearing Williams claimed that she
was not shooting at anyone, but
was merely shooting in the air to
scare the others.
The gun and empty shells were
exhibited in the courtroom. Judge
Thomas, as usual, gave very stern
warning to all of the defendants
and to AWilliams in particular, and
then began to throw the book"
Dorothy Williams was fined $40
and cost or 90 days on the charge
of creating a disturbance, and $3.50
and cost and go days, or an addi-
tional 60 days in Jail on the charge
of shooting a gun deliberately in the
public streets. Hattie Mae McCor-
mick was fined $40 and cost or 20
days. Walker and Bennett were
found not guilty.
other cases heard and disposed Of
We're as follows:
Carrie Gallon, James Smith, Jas.
Bragg, Dorothy Mae Smith, Hubert
Miller, James H. Role, Johnny
Davis. Harold Lightburn, Robert
Lee Rifles, Doc Perry, John Wilcox,
Jeff Davis, Charles Watkins, An
tonic Valdez, Erwin Johnson, Lon
ME Johnson, Robert Giles, Joseph
Jerry, Henry Williams, Hollis Hor-
ton, Johnny Mcqueen, Bertha
Owens, Herbert Butler, Richard
Frazier Willie James Johnson,
Theodore McNeally and Elizabeth
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ing drunk or drunk and disorderly
conduct. James Smith, Role, Light
burn, Watkins, Lonnie Johnson,
Giles, Jerry and Henry Williams
were dismissed. Valdez and Nc
Queen received suspended senten-
ces. The others received fines and
sentences ranging from $5 ana cost
or day to $40 and cost or IL days.
Eddie Brown, BObbie Turner, Doc
Perry, Oscar Bradwell and Willie
Cornelius were each charged with
assault and battery. Brown was
on his wife, Arnett Brown, Turner
on Addie Tyson, Perry on his wife,
Nettie, Bradwell on Rudolph Mark,
and Cornelius on Alice Mae John
son. Brown was fined $40 and cost
but his fine was supended. Turner
was fined $40 and cost or 4 days;
Perry, SIS and cost or 10 days,
Bradwell, $40 and cost or days,
and Cornelius SO and cost or 8
days.
Bertha Owens and George Merritt
charged with fighting, and dis
orderly conduct fined $40 and
cost or 20 days each.
Wilbur Boles, Marks Smell, Geo.
Meeks, Richard Gore. Louis King,
William McPhail and Nash Hogan
Were each charged with gambling
by shooting dice. Meeks was also
charged with unlawful possession
of moonshine liquor, and John Cor
nelius Gator was charged with OBJ
structing a police officer while in
performance of his duty, in con-
nection with the same case. Meeks
was fined IS and cost or s days on
the charge Of unlawful possession
OF moonshine liquor, and $40 or
days on the charge OF gambling.