The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-05-19

days hearings, but an amazing
total of "a cases was listed on
the docket for trial in Judge L.
E. Thomas Municipal Court
Monday morning. The list in
cluded wide variety of cases.
with defendants coming from
practically all sections of the
community. Coconut Grove. as
usual for Monday morning was
quite popular on the list; Liber-
ty City held its own, with a
goodIy number, but the vast ma
Jority Of those called up for trial
came from the downtown WASH
1ngton Heights area.
For the first time in more than
month, the number of defen-
dants FORGETTING bonds by failing
to appear for trial was less than
~. In fact the number of forfeit
lures was so small that it was
negligible when compared to the
total number of cases listed.
In rapid succession, ruling on
one case after another, the stern
Judge Thomas waded through the
long list of trials, weighing each
case on its individual merits and
making justice prevail in each
one.
The Bailiff, Patrolman Clyde
Lee, was kept busy during the
entire session calling up the cases
and presenting them to the Judge
for trial. Court Clerk Forrest
Reynolds was also kept busy fill
ing case after case, after the de-
cisionS were rendered, as well as
receiving the fines from those de-
PENDANTS who paid the various
levies assessed against them.
Judge Thomas did not take a
recess during the entire hearing.
Court was called to order at $50
am. and the last case was dis
posed of at 11:55 am
Among first time visitors to the
court was Miss Josephine Bron-
son of 1923 NV 10th St, a teacher
in the Dade County school system,
who remained Throughout the en-
tire session.
Highlight of the days hearings
was the case of Theo HollinS, who
was charged with assault and
battery with his hands on a IT.
year-old girl. According to the
testimony of the young woman,
she and another young woman
had been to Cafe Society on Sun
day night, and were walking
home on NV 3rd ave., between
18th and 10Th ST., at about
3 o'clock Monday morning. AS
they approached the vicinity of
st. Agnes Church, the girl said,
Hollins grabbed her around the
neck, checked her severely, threw
her to the ground on the lawn in
front of the church, and attempt
ed to attack her. Her companion,
in the meantime had run across
the street, screaming for help.
The young woman added the fact
that she screamed loudly, scratch
ed him and tussled with him I'M
til she managed to break away
from him. Her screams attracted
the attention of a passerby, who
came upon the scene just as Hol-
Inns fled in the darkness.
The passerby took the woman
back to Cafe Society, where she
told police of the incident and
gave them a complete descrip-
ton of the man. Within short
time Officer Ernest Hayes and his
partner, picked up Hollins near
Dorsey Park, while investigating
another case. The young woman
identified him as the man who
attempted to attack her, and Hol-
Inns was arrested.
HoIlins denied all of the accu-
sationS, explaining that he knew
the young woman in question, ne
had sisters himself, and would
never "stoop so low as to do a
thing like that" The girl ex-
planned further that she knew
Hollins, by sight, she had seen MN
several times, and was positive OF
her Identification. Officer Hayes
testified that when they picked up
HolIins he had several scratches
on his face and hands which ne
could not account for. -.
After hearing all OF the teSti-
rnony. Judge Thomas found Hol-
Inns guilty as charged and nneo