The Miami times., 1951-10-20
GOOD MORNING
JUDGE
BY ELLIOTT ] PIEZE

IdSCo lIStSO Oll IllC NAOShNb AOA
trial in Judge L E. Thomas NUM-
cipa Court Monday morning,
when an over-capacity crowd of
spectators jammed the courtroom
from the beginning to the end of
the session. And what a session
it was. All three sections of the
city, downtown Miami, Liberty
City and Coconut Grove, were
well represented, in a large va
riety of charges, and the judge
"threw the book" time and again
throughout the session.. with stern
warnings that heavier fines will
be levied in the future, if certain
defendants are brought back be-
fore him on similar charges. AS
usual Court Clerk Forrest Rey-
nolds was kept busy filing the
dockets and receiving fines from
those defendants paying their way
out of jail. Acting Bailiff, Pa
trolman Mcdowell, was also kept
busy bringing up the long line of
defendants from the detention
room for trial and calling for
those who were out on bonds to
come forward for the same pur-
pose.
Several of the trials may be
listed as highlight cases of the
day, but the most striking of
these was the case of two young
women, who were charged with
lewd and lascivious behaviour.
Testimony in the case revealed
the fact that the two women in
question were nude, and having
unnatural relationship. The
charge was made by the landlady
of the home in which one of the
accused lived. The incident oc-
Cured at NV 5th ave near, 14th
st. Both of the young women de-
MED the charges, but the land
lady, who stated that she suspect
ed something unnatural had been
going on for sometime produced
two witnesses to Substantiate her
charge. Both of the witnesses, one
of whom was a teenage girl, tes-
titled against the two women.
After a stern warning to both,
Judge Thomas sentenced them to
80 days in jail without a fine.
Among other cases heard and
disposed of were the following:
Frank Ferguson and Abe Shubert
were each charged with carrying
concealed weapons. Ferguson was
sentenced to 80 days, SIS or an
additional 80 days. Shubert who
was also charged with disorderly
conduct and resisting arrest, was
fined $50 or 20 days on the first
two charges, and sentenced to 10
days on the second. The 10 days
were suspended.
Willie Ander CamilSe and Har-
old Wells were each charged with
petty larcency. Camisle was
charged with petty larceny in the
sum of fifty cents, property of
Matte Davis. Wells in the sum of
Sl6 property of Mile ThurSton.
CamiSle was sentenced TO 30 days
$50 or an additional 20 days. Wells
was sentenced to 80 days, S35 or
an additional IA days. The 80
days were suspended.
John p. Richardson, Norman
Thompson, James Walden and
Cardell Davis were each charged
with assault and battery. Rich
ardSon. was charged with assault
and battery on his wife, Aretha
Richardson, Thompson on John
King, Walden on Ida Garand and
Davis on Rose Dunell. Richard
son was fined SIS or 6 days, King
was sentenced TO 80 days, WAL
den was fined $50 or 20 days and
Dunell SIS or 10 days.
Pauline LumpkinS, Josie Grims-
ley, Mary Jackson. Lugenia San
derS, RoSalie Clark, Leroy John
son, Charlotte Bingham, Julius
FoulkeS, Cardel Davis and Mae
Rose Smith were each charged
with diSorderly conduct. Lump
kinS was fined SIS. but the fine
was suspended; Josie GrimSley
was fined SIS or 10 days, but her
Iine was also suspended: ASberry
GrimSley was fined $50 or 20 DAYS
Jackson was fined SIS or 10 DAYS.
Sanders and Clark were dismiss
ed; johnson was fined SOS or 10
days Bingham, SIS or IA days.
FoulkeS was dismissed, Davis