The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-20
Two Not Guilty
Pleas Returned
By Jury Here


Criminal Court iuries brought
in two not-guilty pleas just before
pm. Friday as Judge Caro-,
County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare
and Criminal Court Clerk Harry
Dongo wound up week crowded
with cases.
Bobby Lee Stanley, sailor,
charged with reckless driving,
when he ran into Navy truck
early Easter morning while Off
Gals cars were gathered at the
scene of the fatal accident of Cliff
ford Brown. was acquitted after
few minutes deliberation.
Ralph Cunningham, new Mara
thon lawyer, offered to represent
Stanley at last minute and won
his first case before Judge Caro-,
by obtaining a verdict Of mot
guilty"
Stanley had been accused of
running into the Navy truck which
was turning around in the middle
of the highway following the acct
dent in which 1t. Clinton E. Roche
USN. aIlegedly killed Clifford
Brown. Stanley took the stand as
did his passenger and claimed to
be driving only about 40 miles per
hour. State Trooper Frank Cline
who was directing traffic follow
ing the accident had said he was
driving 70 or more miles per hour.
The jury also found Wilbur CT
pic not guilty of the charge of fol-
lowing more closely than was rea-
Sonable and prudent.
In the case of Mrs. Betty 10
Cummings, charged with reckless
driving. hitting a parked junked
truck on Stock Island, the Judge
lifted her license until such lime
as she is considered capable of
driving again.
State Trooper Cline, upon inves-
tigating the accident and talking
with Mrs. Cummings took her to
the Navy hospital psychiatrist for
her nerves. She is now under
treatment. it was brought out.
In the last day of Criminal Court
jury trials, Judge Caro- plowed
through a heavy docket of guilty
pleas and estreated bonds of II
persons who failed to show up in
court.
The forfeiters of bonds we're as
follows:
John Jet, reckless driving and
no drivers license, SIS; Pronto AL
len, reckless driving. SIS: Near
thur Giles, no drivers license, $25:
Harvey Croker Smith, reckless
driving, SIS; Harold Keith Hill
yard, no drivers license. $40;
Fred Palermo, improper license
tag. SIS; Field S. Jones, illegal
passing on bridge, SIS: James
Alex Deverne, reckless driving,
SIS; Walter Echell BronSton, reck.
less driving, SIS; MajCrie Jean
Dolhoff, no drivers license, nolle
processed; Albert Roberts III,
reckless driving, no drivers
license, bond not mentioned: John
j. Fitzgerald, reckless driving.
SIS; Harold Joseph Fluersch, no
drivers license. IS: Annie Mae
Reese. drunkenness, SIS: Tommy
Lee osby. reckless driving. SIS;
Lord Lincoln Harma, reckless
driving, SIS; Roy Ernest Rhodes,
reckless driving. SIS: and H. Ivar
Erickson. failure TO give hand
signal, SO.
The following persons were fin
ed following guilty pleas:
Alphonse v. Tomaino, drunken
driving and reckless driving, $50
or so days; Ramona W. Edwards,
reckless driving. $50: Barton Me-
Gee, no drivers license. five dol.
lars; Villa Mae percell, drunken
ness, SIS: Richard v. BiaHchi,
reckless driving, SIG; Robert r.
James, drunken driving and reck-
less driving, $50, and license re-
yokegi: Howard Stuart Bobb, reck-
less driving, S.. Hollis Peter Hor-
ton. drunkenness. SIS: George Ro-
bert Motel, improper license tag,
IS; E. ]. Anderson. drunkenness,
SIS; Manuel Peter Sosh. reckless
driving. Thelma Davis, drunken
ness, six days sentence 70 begin
from date of arrest. Billie Irving
Bridges, reckless driving, SIS:
Randolph NJ Ridgel, reckless driy-
ing. SIS. Ralph Z. Cain. reckless
driving, SIS.