The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-10-30
MANY SENTENCED
TO PRISON FROM
DARE THIS WEEK
Lighter Pleas Accepted in Aufo
Theft Gases; One Prisoner
Required TO Pay Board

look on the court as joke. Many
of them have never had to pay
, fines, being allowed to convent
entity charge them and forget
them. Suspended sentence on sus-
/. pended sentence has been piled up
Yin Recorders court without judy
ment being invoked, in spite of re-
peated violations of which the
court was aware.
But there are some who will
remember for many a day that
= there are judges who can't be
monkeyed with. Judge Chester
Morris held Superior Court this
week. The term concluded Thurs
day at noon after having been re-
cessed during Tuesday, but Judge
Morris won't be forgotten.
A group of prisoners in the Jail
Sunday night jammed the sewer
line with waxed milk cartons, and
flooded the jail, and block off the
courthouse toilets. It took two
men all day Monday to undo the
damage.
The prisoners, delighted with
getting off so lightly, set fire in
the Jail Monday night and this
called out the Fire Department.
Nothing was done about it. Some
how word got to Judge Morris,
and he called the prisoners be-
fore him Thursday. Three prison
ers involved were given heavy adj
ditional time for their part in the
,offense and a fourth along with
the others will stand trial for TAX
ing part, when they get hack from
the roads.
The men, whose names will be
found further on in this article
giving their offenses and sem
fences, received additional time
for their frolic in the Jail as fol-
lows:
Charles Edward Wroten was
given sentences totaling 20 months
more for the Jail offense, giving
him grand total of A months
on the roads.
John T. Payne, who would have
had only eight months to serve
got IL months more and will have
20 months in all on the roads.
David Gaskins had six months,
and will now have IL months to
serve.
Jon Arthur Williams, who be-
cause Of his long record OF of
fenses had already drawn the lin
it, will merely have to stand trial
with the other three.
On Monday divorces were grant
ed Clara Duval Bladen of Manns
Harbor from Richard Frederick
Bladen. Mary Williams Mckinney,
colored of Manteo from Mckinley
.Windley Mckinney.
The long-standing cases against
Robert Anisley, Robert Lee Garrett
and Donald Massie, Norfolk
youths charged with several rob-
berries on the beach was again con-
tinued because the defendants are
serving time in a Virginia prison
for subsequent offenses committed
in Virginia.
THnos. Gray Scarborough of Avon,
who had appealed from Recorders
Court fine of $125 for driving
drunk, and another case of public
drunkness, decided to plead guilty
and pay up. The case cost more
than had ne settled in lower court.
Reuben Smith and Willie Spen-
Ger, who had come up from Re
corders Court on charges of slash
ing each other with knives over
Louvada Latham, and who Smith
has since married, each got $3.50
fines assessed, sentence of Is to
"a months on the roads, suspended
on condition they be good boys for
the next four years, reporting to
court every year, and proving by
the Sheriff they have been good.
The old case against d. A. Rogers
Jr., of Manteo was again continued
because of the illness of Marvin
Daniels, the complaining witness.
Charles E. Wroten of Wanchese
pleaded guilty to have done the job
alone of malicious damage, beating
out tine glasses in Attorney Martin
KeIlogg's car. He also threw him.
self on the mercy Of the court or
two charges of unlawful possession
of the automobiles of others. OF
aiding and abetting a speed ex-
ceeding IS MPH, of public drunk.
enness, careless and reckless driv-
ing.
Woten got four 60-day sentences
ON each Of four charges against
him and one of IS months for ma,
licious damage to Mr.. Kellogg's au.
tomobile. He will have a total of "a
months in prison, assigned to work
the roads. John Thomas Payne who
had been associated with him In
unauthorized use Of the automo.
bile Of Adrian Ayers, was sentenc-
ed six months for driving while his
permit was in a state of suspen-
sion Six months unauthorized use
of automobile, and go days fol-
speeding in excess Of rs nnph.