The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-08
Good Morning Judge
News and Views from Miami's Municipal Negro Court
JUDGE L. E. THOMAS, PRESIDING
BY ELLIOTT T. PIEzE Times Staff Writer

Another case which captured
the attention of the courtroom,
was the case of Elijah Latimore,
who was charged with assault and
with assault with a knife ON his
wife, Irma. Testimony in the case
by Officer Miller, disclosed that
the incident occurred last Friday
night at the home of the Lati-
moreS, 100 NV First court. Mil
Ter said Mrs. Latimore told him
that her husband had beaten her
severely about her face and body
and had attempted to cut her on
the upper body, because he claim
ed that she had miSquoted an art
icle which appeared in a local
paper to him-causing him to lose
a bet on the matter. The wife de-
Ned misquoting the article, but
explained that her husband had
misinterpreted what she said
Mrs. Latimore also told the court
hat her husband returned home
after being arrested and cut ur
most Of her clothes so badly tina
hey are no longer any good to her
Mrs. Latimore displayed a bundle
IF cut-up clothing in court as
evidence that her husband had
actually destroyed them.
When asked what he had to say
in the hearing. Latimore told the
court that he had nothing to say,
and exhibited an Indifferent at
itude. But that was the worst
hing that he could have done be-
cause the judge sentenced him to
10 days, $3.50 or an additional 100
days on each charge-making 3
total of 100 days, $500 or an ad
ditiOnal 200 days in Jail. 1t wa:
he stiffest sentence of the entire
ession.
Among other cases heard and
disposed of were the following:
Louise Richardson, Joe Green,
Hilda Monroe, Wesley livery, Jim
my Lee Barnum, Ralph Robinson,
Sammie Lee Shivers, Jesse Tho
mas, Lewis Cook, James Floyd,
Evelyn Floyd, William Jordan,
Wesley Forgey, Lorenzo Farnell,
Eddie Webster, Charles johnson,
Earl MCGOWAN, Samuel Mathis,
William Clifford and Dewitt Nc
Gill were each charged with as
Sault and battery.
Richardson was charged with
assault and battery or Joe Green
and Green on Richardson, Mon
roe on Yvonne johnson, livery on
his wife, Ethel Barnum on ESSie
Whitaker, Robinson on Mildred
Hall, Shivers ON his wife, Lille,
Thomas on his wife, Virginia,
Cook on his wife, Dorothy, James
Floyd and Evelyn Floyd on Eu-
dell Petty, Jordan on Mildred
Dorston, Forgery on Jacqueline
Hunter, Farnen on his wife, livery,
Webster ON Evelyn Kenchon,
Johnson on Doreen Thompson.
MCGOWAN on his wife, Johnny
Mae, Mathis on his wife, Marie,
Clifford on Mary Bowler and Nc
Gill on Beatrice Love.
Cook and johnson We're dis
missed. Forgey and Farnells cases
were continued to August H..
! Monroe and livery received SuS-
pended sentences. ShiverS, Tho
mas and MCGOWAN were fined $40
or 4 days each; McGill was fined
$40 or 8 days; Richardson and
Barnum were fined SIS or 10
days; Clifford, $35 or IA days;
Green was sentenced to S days,
SIS or an additional 80 days; Rob-
inson was sentenced to 80 days,
$25 or an additional 10 days; Jas.
Floyd was sentenced to 3 days $25
or an additional 10 days, but the
three days were suspended; Jor-
dan was sentenced to 80 days, $40
or an additional four days, but the
80 days were suspended; Mathis
and Webster were each sentenced
to 80 days, SIS or an additional
80 days.