The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-01-25
NEGRO'S CUTTING
SPREE COST $I76:
SUSPENDED TERM
William Blackman Just Mustn't
Come Up in Recorders
Court in Three
Years

AAC WIN SuGIAllS SpACC ia WAASA
he slashed two other negroes in a
local beer parlor Friday night a
week ago will cost William Black
man $176.50 in cash, and he has a
suspended road sentence of six
months, provided he happens to get
in Recorder Baum's court again in
three years. 1t only cost him $25
apiece for cutting each negro, the
same one pays for being publicly
drunk on the road, or for allowing
an unlicensed minor to drive a car.
Blackman slashed Willie Nc
Cleese, and Sam Moore, Jr. so bad
ly that they were sent to hospital
for treatment, and the greater
weight of evidence showed him
completely in the wrong. Sam
Moore, Jr., showed he was an in
nocent bystander on the outside of
the building.
Testimony indicated that Black
man while drunk, went into the
diner operated by Mrs. Grathan
Cooper and demanded beer, which
she refused him on the ground that
he was too drunk already. Folks
were dancing and having a good
time to the Elvis Presley records.
Blackman needed beer to get in
proper mood. He got rough with
the lady who runs the place, and
made serious threats.
Willie McCleese, her brother,
came to her defense. Blackman at
tackled him with a knife, punching
a hole in his belly. McCleese then
ousted Blackman, and outside he
found Sam Moore, Jr. in his way.
Surgery on McCleese by DR.. Har-
vey cost SIS, the doctor sending
him to the hospital right away
where there was another bill. Sur
gerry on Moore, Jr. cost $36.
Witnesses who appeared in this
case Were DR.. Harvey; Earl Coop
err and his wife, Grathan, Louise
Spencer and Betty Lou Gallop.
Other cases tried or submitted
this week were: Norman Barnes
of Virginia Beach, beside the costs,
500 fine for driving drunk, a
5000 fine for driving while his Ii
cense was revoked; SIS for failing
to report an accident when he ran
into car operated by young Pres
ton Sears.
Cleston Parker, an old timer in
court, was fined 500 for driving
after his license had been suspend
ed. Wilbur M. Turpin, Coast
Guardsman at Oregon Inlet, was
fined $25 for reckless driving fol-
lowing a mishap at Wanchese. Ed
ward R. Berry of South Norfolk
for dumping trash on the highway,
paid fine of 81. Gilbert E. Gray
of Stumpy Point and Lamb Reid
Basnight of East Lake, each paid
SIS and costs for driving with i'm
proper license tags.
Gilda Stowe Gallop of Wanchese
paid SIS for failing to give proper
sign when starting away from the
curb. ]. Manning Williams, Hubert
B. Guthrie, and Eloise Cox Harris,
for failing to stop at stop signs,
each paid SIS and costs.
Twenty five dollar fines were
paid by Alma E. Cudworth of
Wanchese and B. Joe Holcomb of
the U. S. Wisconsin, for allowing
unlicensed operators to drive their
cars.
Norville Duane Bowyer, for
careless and reckless driving, and
driving at 60 m.p.h., paid $50 and
costs.
Next week, in court on Tuesday,
the following cases are scheduled
to come up: Roscoe Turner, negro,
public drunkenness. David Gaslins
of Buxton, drunken driving. Es-
Their Daniels Govan for reckless
driving in connection with coils
ion with truck driven by Clyde
Hoccoll IF Monfoa