The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-10-27
SUPERIOR COURT
IN DARE HEARS A
VARIETY OF CASES
Judge Chester Morris Of Currituek
Presiding; Many Cases
Delayed

For engaging in an affray with
couple of summer vacationists on
Hatteras Island in the Pea Island
jector proved expensive in Superior
Court here this week for Byrum
and Tommy Veal of Buxton and
Carroll Midget of Great Bridge,
Va. Each paid heavy fines and court
costs in addition to receiving sus-
pended sentences of 10 months for
four years and also being placed
on probation for four years.
Judge Chester Morris of Curri-
tuck, presiding over this October
term of criminal court gave the
three defendants reprimands and
remarked that such actions by ma
tives towards summer visitors was
poor advertising for an area that
has long been known for genial
hospitality.
The guilty defendants had
brought counter charges against
Walter Hookes and Scott Mercer,
the upstate vacationists from the
Durham-Raleigh area. They were
charged with assault with
| a deadly weapon, to-wit, a
speargun, but the charges were
changed to affray, and at trial the
charges against Hookes was dis
missed and Mercer was found not
guilty.
The Veais and Midget were like
wise charged with assault, with
deadly weapon. The prosection
claimed it was a gun, the defend
ants claimed it was piece Of pipe.
The charges were reduced to affray
and found guilty in addition to
probation, the suspended sentences,
and reprimand from Judge Morris.
Byrum Veal was fined 500 and
costs plus $25 for a watch that had
been destroyed in the affray; Tom
my Veal was fined SIS and costs
and Midget also was fined SIS
and costs.
Another case presented which
was of considerable interest were
the charges against Edwin Moore
II. He was charged with unlawful
burning and or attempting to burn
the old Patterson Hotel and adj
jacent properties. Motion to move
the case to another county was not
lgranted: however, it was continued
to the next regular term of court
in May, 1862 or possibly special
term in advance of that time. A
Perquimans County jury will hear
the case, instead of a Dare County
jury.
Due to illness, Willie Spencer and
Reuben Smith charged with assault
with deadly weapon and now free,
failed to show that they had been
of good behavior since the last term
of court.
On liquor possession charges, the
Court ruled judgement absolute on
$500 bond against Walter E.
Sharpe, Elizabeth City when he
failed to appear in court.
Charges aginst hospitalized Pearl
Lewark Wise, for speeding 80 miles
an hour from which she had taken
an appeal We're continued.
j. A. Parkinson, Virginia Beach
was found guilty of driving under
the influence. The case in May had
been a mistrial when tried.
| William d. Midget Of Rodanthe
was found not guilty of driving
drunk.
Marvin Taylor of Elizabeth City
was found guilty of traffic viola
tons and improper licenses and
paid fine of $50 and costs.
John Franklin pleaded nolo con-
tendere on charges of trespass and
damage to personal property at
Castor Mann's place on beach. He
was fined SIS and costs.
An Is months road sentence sus-
pended for three years upon pay
ment of $50 and court costs, also
SIC to DIR. w. w. Harvey, Jr., was
ordered against Marshall r. Gibbs
on charges Of assaulting a female
with a deadly weapon.
William Cooke Griffin, Kill Devil
Hills, and John Andrews Taylor, a
vacation employee of the beach
were fined $50 and costs on charges
of speed competition or racing on
the highways.
Raynor L. Twiford was ordered
to pay fine of $3.50 and costs when
found guilty Of violating game law
which involved charges of killing
a deer at night and when the sea-
son was closed.
See COURT, Page Four