Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-03-12
Evidence P|ng Up Against Horny Officers In Federn

ay)-Ths tiny Federal Courtroom &c the
that began Yesterday morng and when
final decision reached that the i'm
mediate future of Horny County Sheriff John Henry eight
his deputies.
Facing having beaten and mstreaed four prs
three Negro and acting under the color
South Carolina officers is the basic issue
The final verdict they were right
in their alleged manhandng prisoners The
decision at least will be the thinking 2-nan all white
South Cal DINA jury.
, Specifically the charges facing Horny officers is five
they abused Cleo Patrick Leonard
Ford and Vernee Negroes Spivey white Only
DEPUTY Roy Higgins charged the Spvey
men 1905 and charges that they held in
rights and privileges secured them
to the Constitution Of the United States rthc
the plaintiffs deprived liberty process
of law; he right privilege their persons while
in the custody OF authority Caro-
ma r cng under the color OF the laws Of South Carolina
right and privilege to be immune violence
color Of ie laws for the obtaining
an ALLEGED crime or crime suspect and not 20 be
under color Of the laws this State"
The Eorry officers who by three differ
e Federal Grand Jries sat with their battery
torneyS and Chief Council Henry seated
the wives of the defendants jury Mondsy
at
= The jury seating nearly Monday morning
Session with some members of the by judge
others
In addition Edens, the Horny employed At
Reuben Keels Florence and Henry
HameT Of Columbia Long the has
substituted for Long the County
Ku Klux Klansmen few years ego Edens was
among the defense attorneys law en-
orcement officers in recent years
witnesses appearing Monday and this
10 testify regarding the of Clio Patrick operator
of place of business Red The case
grew ou OF an incident that occurred at his place October
1885, which Deputy Stanley by another
Negro Leonard Ford Ford serving roads
for his
Eleven witnesses testified Monday white and eight
Negro Two of the white special agents with the u
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division The man was
Junior E!ardee. 5-~
Only of the plaintiffs, Patrick took the stand Mon
D. He testified that he struck in the deputies
night OF the incident place subjected to other
beanss while being held the Horny County jail could not
identify tie deputies who alleged abused
Patrick told the today Deputy Stanley came to his
place and instructed him to what he
told me 10 do and behind return the
driver talking with Mr. STANLEY Late when oosd
around saw Mr. Stanley the floor kicked him n
ran against Ford and pushed Stanley Anob
helped get Ford out of the nace and snnt
IN aer MT Stanleys father He and
away" Patrick " '
Patrick said deputies came to his house and sent Jesse
wilson 10 tell me 10 outside
10 tell what happened They and kicked me
and on the Jail elevator struck n stomach
Wiljcn Negro farmer Red ton
Chaner' small Roy Higgins. James B. Stanley
some oil the deputies who place the night of
the ALLEGED unprovoked ' ~
Raleigh Wilson, who Stanley
saw De OF the deputies kick Patrick Junior and
relative of Stanleys ~ ~ 10 o.
Joe Richardson the witness testified that he saw
fack am Identified Floyd and Smart being present
Special ATTD and w l. HI.to said hev
by the ~ ' poii'
Defense Attorney the two agents if bev had
'" Horace Carter editor of The Loris The
T5o CITY Tribune they took statements from Parc
agent ban told Edens that he took Patrick
Balm said ~ ~ '
Asen Hutto told Edens Il told by my superors to see
Mr. Carter did just that" first to charge that
misconduct. WIZ s'n'y Vi
The II white the jury were warned bv Judge
Ashton n Williams mot about this case
1t is OF wide interest in South
you 70 discuss this case, let me know Immediately