The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-06-27

of cases listed for trial in JUDGE
L. E. Thomas Municipal Court
Monday morning was a mere 70
the courtroom was filed to ca
pacity with spectators. The scope
of the cases was very wide, and
the variety of the charges ranged
fro mthe most common to the
most serious.
After a series of warnings to
continuous offenders, Judge
Thomas began the much talked
of passing out of straight Jail
sentences TO persons found gull
ty of using profanity on the pub
lie streets. Monday, June ~ was
the first day for this new treat
ment" to habitual users Of vile
profanity, especially in public
places or on the streets. Many Of
tenders came under the axe on
the first day, and many more will
undoubtedly get the treatment
as time moves on, and until the
promiscuous use of profanity in
public is brought to an end In
this community. Propestive often
ders take note.
Among the highhghts OF the
days hearings, was a case IN
volving nine defendants-namely
Willie Miller, Emmett jackson,
George Heard, Isaac White, John
Henry Smith, Ralph Posten, j:
c. White and Nose Williams, all
of whom were charged with dis
orderly conduct, creating dis
turbance. Williams was also
charged with unlawful possession
of 10 lottery tickets.
Testimony in the case as pre-
sented by Officers Jesse Nash ana
fernando Brown, who were the
arresting officers = disclosed the
fact that on Saturday afternoon
ahout 2:3O at 1881 NV Third ave.
which is a poolroom opposite 81.
John Baptist Church, LOUD noise
similar to gun shot or large 1lre
cracker, was heard just as tne
officers drove by the pool room
A funeral was being held at 81;
Iohn Church. The noise crea1eo
cnch a disturbance that many Oh
the people attending the 1unerdI
rushed out of the churcn 10 sec
what had happened. ..;
The officers stopped, invest
oated and inquired Of tn group
Of men what was the noise anu
,ubo did I. The men admitted lnat
the noise came from the back OF
the pool room, but all OF tnem
declined to say VINO was respOn-
cibIe for it.. or who did 1t. Inc
officers again attempted to learn
Who created the loud noise, out
again all of the men "clamneo
,Tn'' and refused to talk. The OH
icers arrested all OF the men anu
charged them with dlsorderly
conduct creating a disturbance.
A total of 16 men were arrest
cd but only nine of them ap-
neared in court for trial. All Oh
the men declared their innocence
in court. and continued 10 insist
that they did not know who was
RESPONSIBLE for the noise. But
Judge Thomas failed to believe
them. inspite of the fact that one
of them. Williams, was represent
ed by Atty. c. c. Crapden' a
White lawyer. After a stern warn
ing. calling attention to the 1acI
that the church and especially
funeral service must be respected
at all times, Judge Thomas hneo
each of the men $25 or 10 days:
Among other cases heard ana
disposed of were the following:
EVELYN Kitchen, Tommy HICKS,
Brady Miller. William Powell ana
Richard Newton, were II
charged with assault and battery.
Kitchen was charged with assault
and battery on Mary Erwin, HICKS
ON Johnny Thomas, Miller ON ms
wife, Laure, Powell on Chrlstne
Pierce and Newton on MS Wlte,
Virginia. Kitchen, Powell and
Newton were each fined SO or
10 days. but Newton's ne was
suspended. Hicks was fined $llO
or "A days and Miller SD or D
days. -
Eddie Webster - charged with
disorderly conduct, creating
disturbance - fined $50 or 20
days. =,
Bessie Bryant charged with
reckless driving and driving with
out a drivers license, fined SIS