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as compromise" for his injury
! "He said he was interested il
! getting out of town." she said
7 "Then he asked me what wa!
gonna do and l said let the bug
: hop" Mrs. Barber recalled.
The defendant was ordered b.
| the court to pay $40, costs ane
medical expenses for the assault
Ivey McAlster Evans of Wan
. chese was found guilty of driv
ing his motorcycle to the left
of the center line and ordered
to pay a fine of SIS and costs
by the court. Evans had beer
charged, initially, with careless
and reckless driving by the
State.
John Lawrence III appeared
j as a witness for the state and
related that he had observed the
defendants motorcycle on the
afternoon of July 6, while travel
ing south in a truck on the Nags
Head Business Highway near
Kessinger's store.
Lawrence stated that the de-
fendant had made deliberate"
swerve toward a girl with his
Harley Davidson motorcycle and
caused him to apply his brakes
to avoid an accident.
Evans noted on the stand that
he had crossed the center lane
but stated that he did not "intend
to make sport with the girl" He
noted that he was riding with a
friend, j. M. Cudworth, who as
also driving a motorcycle, and
that the swerve was accidental.
Ray Jordan Luther of Eliza
beth City was found guilty of
driving 40 mph in 35 mile zone
by the court. Luther had con-
tended that he had observed his
speed on the afternoon of July
5, while travelling the Nags Head
Business Highway. 81 never
went over 35," he asserted.
Luther's testimony was con-
tradicted by Deputy George
Frank of the Sheriff's Depart
ment, who maintained that he
had clocked the defendant doing
As mph after following him for
six-tenths of a mile.
Continuances were issued in
the cases of State VS.. Rita Nc
Closkey, State VS.. John Norfleet
Wilson and State VS.. Lawrence
R. McCloskey.
The following submissions
were listed by c. S. Meekins,
Clerk of Court:
John Edgar Hollowell, Man.
teo; operating under the influ-
ence, $100 and costs.
William C. Lehr, Gillette, N.
j.; 45 in a 35 zone, $40 and costs.
Lawrence M. Lyons, South
Suffolk, Va; operating motor
vehicle on the beach, SIS and
costs.
Floyd Murray Davenport
Elizabeth City; operating under
the influence, 5000 and costs
(2nd offense).
Robert Jack Newbold, Kurk-
wood, Mo-; disregard of a stoI
sign, $40 and costs.
James N. Monticue, Pittsburg
Pa; disregard of a stop sign
$40 and costs.
Thomas Edward Clark, Aus
lander, Va; SO in a 35 zone, SIT
and costs.
Burleigh H. Wade, Cape Hat
teras; issuing non-valid checl
for $45, payment of check ant
costs of court.
Paul McKenley Kendrick, Man
teo; drunk in a public place, So
and costs.
Dewey Franklin Lenton, Jr
Buxton; operating motor vehicle
at a greater rate of speed thai
prudent under existing condi
tions, $5 and costs.
George Ronald Modem, James
vile; driving to left of centel
lane, not in passing, $40 an'
costs.
John Walter Podolshil, Man
teo; 10 in a 55 zone, $15 ant
costs.
George Samuels, Va. Beach
55 in 35 zone, $50 and costs.
Charlie Lionel Wrightson, Ply
mouth; having beer after hours
$40 and costs.
Roger Cleveland Gard, Mann
Harbor; operating motor vehicl
at a greater rate Of speed tina
prudent under existing condi
tions, $5 and costs.
David Whitley Green, Jr
Swan Quarter; careless and reck
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