The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-24
DISPOSITION MADE OF MANY
CASES THIS WEEK in THE
DARE co. SUPERIOR COURT
Docket Includes Highway Robbery. Bieamy. AS
sauI+. Larceny. Intent to Kll-A Far Departure
From The Old Status Of Dare County Where
Years Elapsed and No Courts Held; Judge
Bundy Works Fast in Three Days.

twenty years ago IL was not I'M
usual for terms of Superior Court
in Dare County to be cancelled out
of lack of cases to try. In fact
nearly two years elapsed once
without a single term of Superior
Court. This week the docket sound
ed like reading from the court cal
endar of some metropolis of the
goddess north which loves to tell
its southern neighbors how to live.
Judge William J. Bundy of
Greenville spent three days in Dare
County without showing the usual
restlessness that drives judges
these days to close up shop with
out having accomplished much.
Judge Bundy did get lot of work
done, and numerous cases were
closed, mostly with mercy prevail
ing heavily, and many cases of a
serious nature were continued for
various reasons. Judge Bundy clos
ed his court Wednesday afternoon
after having reviewed everything
ranging almost to murder. The
docket had many cases of serious
nature-assault with intent to kill,
highway robbery, bigamy, bur-
glary, larceny, stealing cars, es-
cape from prison, driving while
drunk, and even kidnapping. 1t
might look to a stranger that Dare
County is getting to be bad one.
A lot of work was done in this
term of court, and here is list
of cases given consideration:
Divorces were granted John
Jambura of Manns Harbor from
Lila T. Jambura; and to Eleanor
Stowe Austin from Leland Donald
Austin of Hatteras.
Paul Lawrence Davenport, local
negro, was required to leave North
Carolina for period of three years
after Thursday of this week, under
penalty of three years in prison,
suspended for three years. Court
costs were imposed. He was one of
the defendants in the robbery of
Wise's Market at Manteo this
summer and must pay $125 to
Wise's Market. Leon Morgan, CO.
defendant, is still in prison, serving
time for the theft of the Thanks
giving turkeys from the Manteo
School cafeteria. Morgan is to get
three more years from the end of
his present sentence which began in
May 1858, but the sentence of this
week is suspended for a period Of
three years good behavior.
Norman S. Ward came in for a
stiff sentence in the case of beat
ing up Jerry Houston, 16, last win
ter. Judge Bundy gave him a six
months prison sentence. A strong
plea for leniency was later made
by Sheriff Cahoon and other citi-
zens in whom the judge had conf
dence, on the ground that Ward
had recently married and is lead
ing better life, the judge changed
this sentence to two-year SEN
tence, suspended for two years.
Ward was required to pay a $2E
fine, $25 for the use of Jerry Hous-
ton, the court costs, and violate
I no criminal laws for a period Of
two years. Recorder Baum has al
lowed a fine of only $40 for Jerry
Daniels who was co-defendant in
this case, and Ward has appealed
from a similar fine,
Ward was also charged for
failure to support an illegitimate
child, but had asked for a blood
test, and after the case had been
postponed several times the COM
planning witness failed to appear.
so the court ordered the case mol
pressed with leave to take up later
if desired.
Four Elizabeth City youths who
held up and robbed the j. R. Butler
store at Kill Devil Hills during the
summer were sentenced. Robert
4. IlDDS, is 10 SSC tWO years VII
completion of sentence for another
offense in Pasquotank County, and
which he is serving at the East
Carolina Training School. This
sentence was suspended for a peri
cd of three years. No fine or costs
were imposed. Leonard E. Gibbs
got five years in State prison, sus-
pended, and put on probation for
five years, effective on completion
of his term in the Training school.
Ta;madge Ward and Walter Allen,
the other two involved in this case
got two years in prison, suspended
and put on probation for five years
and must pay $50 each to use of
Mrs. Butler who was robbed.
Many Traffic Cases.
In the traffic cases, Indy Ce-
phus Baccus, who failed to yield
the right of way, paid $25 and costs
and got 30-day suspended sem
tence. Luther H. Midget of Wan
CHEESE, who had already lost his
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