The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-03
MURDER CASE IN
TYRRELL MOVED
BY JURY SHORTAGE
All Cases Continued. and Cour'
Adjourned This Week by
Judge Stevens

Columbia.-A true bill was re-
turned by the Grand Jury against
Richard Joseph Reynolds, 80,
charged with the murder of Viii
ton Leo Armstrong AZ, when Tyr
rell Superior Court convened Mon
day.
Judge Henry L. Stevens Jr. of
Warsaw presiding over the fall
term here ordered the trial to be
moved to Chowan County Superior
Court-Nov. "a, after having ex-
hausted the regular venire of
jurors. All except four had been
excused by kinship with the de-
PENDANT or of having formed an
opinion about the much publicized
incident. The judge related that
he was convinced it would require
an excessive amount of subpoenas
to get jury here, with exhorbi
tant cost to the taxpayers.
The Indictment is the result of
an investigation by SBI agents in
the drowning of Armstrong at
Simmons Landing on May 10 dur
ing fishing party which included
the defendant and two others,
Rupert Cooper and Thurman Hol-
lis. Cooper and Hollis were sub
poenaed for the hearing and were
present in the court room. Reyn-
olds is out on $4,000 bond signed
by James B. Reynolds and j. V.
Spencer.
During the preliminaries the
father of the victim, A. A. Arm
strong, sat beside the widow at
the front of the court room. Henry
l.. Reynolds, uncle of the defend
ant, was with him and lawyer Carl
L. Bailey. Inability to get a jury
brought the term to an end.
The civil docket was reviewed
with each case continued, one by
consent, one by lack of subpoena
whereabouts unknown); Others
lacking preparedness and attend
ance.
The case of Herbert Hill fol
non-support was continued-un-
able to locate; Marvin Craddock's
for non-support continued, serving
road term; the cases against Fen
tress Bryant, Mckinley Bryant
FELTON, Bryant, Ernest Odds, Will.
ford Odds and Lee Brickhouse fol-
non-support continued for outcome
of blood tests.
Theda Durard Brickhouse, charg.
ed with operating motor vehicle
under influence, the case was or
dered mistrial with the jury re.
porting go. Witnesses for the
state were Patrolman w. E. Brown
of Little, the experimenting officer
and Patrolman J. H. Withers
Brickhouse was not represented by
counsel.
Rodney Lee Brickhouse and Will
ford Odds, charged with setting
fire to and burning 81 Chevrolet
car owned by the former, and
Brickhouse charged with fraudulent
claim of insurance, both pleaded
guilty. Lewis Reiner appeared as
a witness and read affidavits OF
A. E. Pearce, Deputy Fire Mar
shall, stating that the car had beer
paid for and that all claims had
been taken care of by Brickhouse
and due to cooperation by the de-
PENDANTS, asked for leniency. Each
payment of costs and to be on pro-
baton for three years.
Sentences were passed for es-
capees from Creswell Prison Camp
OILS, Roosevelt King, Roy Virgins
and i'm Locklear IL months, and
l. C. Joyner received months to
be added to their current escape
sentences.
A mol pros was made in the case
of Henry Martin McCort.
Ernest Olds, charged with oper-
ating auto without operators Ii.
cense, plead guilty and pair fine
of $25 and costs.
Carrie Dill Spencer, Sam Hollo-
way and Mile Holloway, charged