The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
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box; that his car stalled, and that
Combs drove up, saw his car
stopped, jumped out and said
'sWhat l didn't do to you last night
I am going to do now" and started
for him. He claimed he shot in self
defense. Combs told on the stand
that he came up, Brickhouse waved
him down, asked him to come over;
that when he was some 10 feet
from the defendent, the defendent
picked up the gun and said II am
going to kill YOU; that he had
tlrned to run when he was shot.
Turner Cohoon and Gus Brick
house testified for the defense as
to happenings at the home of Gus
Brickhouse on the Saturday night
previous to the shooting, that when
Combs told them that he and James
had had an alteration, Turner
testified that he told Combs flames
will get you for that.
Br;ckhouse told that he always
carried gun to shoot snakes while
he was at his work in the woods,
but it was brought out by the
| counsel for the State that it was
an unusual load for shooting
snakes: 1t was brought out that
Brickhouse had been convicted of
carrying a concealed weapon "a
pistol) since the incident.
In charging the Jury Judge
Chester R. Morris told them they
could bring in four verdicts. After
two hours celebrating the jury re-
turned with verdict: Guilty of as
sault with deadly weapon inflict-
ing serious bodily injury not re-
sulting in death. The clause with
intent to kill" was stricken from
the charge. He was sentenced to
the common Jail in Tyrrell County
to be assigned to work on the
roads under the supervision of the
state for two years. The judge die
tated letter to the State Paroles
Board forestalling any request for
parole for the defendent, Brick
house, until the time imposed was
completed.
To get sufficient jurors for the
Brickhouse case additional men
were summoned. The following
jurors were finally selected: James
Smith, Borden McClees, N. A.
Ainsley, G. A. Knowles, Douglas L.
Clough, Seldom Cooper, Travis
Harrell, Evin Brickhouse, Lloyd
Davenport, J. A. Etheridge, L. W.
Reynolds and Gene Simmons. Brick
house was represented by counsel
o. L. Williams of Swan Quarter.
This term of Tyrrell County
Superior Court convened Monday
with Judge Chester R. Morris, of
Coinjock, presiding. The Grand
jury drawn: L. P. Scott, Foreman,
NJ. w. Roughton, Henry E. Smith,
Max Weatherly, R. Bruce Cahoon,
B. F. Spencer, Rommie Phelps,
Joseph Maitland, Alan Carlson,
Clarence H. Bricklouse, c. j.
Liverman, T. D. Brickhouse, Phillip
Swain, Jr., Harold Spencer, G. A.
Beaver, E. L. Phelps. Excused were
Harry Lee Davis, B. NJ. Voliva, j.
A. Bateman, Willie Spencer, Grandy
Brown, M. C. Hill and J. D. Morris.
Dan X. Sawyer was officer to the
Grand Jury, and Ernest S. Brick
house, Deputy to the Sheriff.
An uncontested divorce action
brought by Margaret Gibbs, Negro
VS.. Linwood Gibbs, Negro, based
on two years separation was
granted.
Willoughby Midget, Negro
charged with reckless driving ran
in the side of George G. Owens
warehouse. Sentenced to 80 days,
suspended on IL months good be-
havior, fine $40 and costs.
Elmo Phelps, charged with will
fully failing to provide adequate
support for his two children, ages
eight and nine, brought by his wife,
Sylvia Phelps, was found guilty
and sentenced to II mos. suspended
on three years probation and that
the pay into the office of the Supt.