“Young Men
Acquitted of Drinking Charge,” from the Hickory
Daily Record, March 10, 1907
Recorder Campbell
Friday afternoon acquitted Lon Hollar, Earl Hedrick and Ben Berry of the charge
of drinking liquor in the union passenger depot and it was unknown today
whether Hollar and Hedrick would be tried for exceeding the speed limit in
Hickory. Since Newton, Conover and Highland probably will have charges against
the men, Hickory authorities may take the position that the young men will have
enough trouble when the other towns get through with them.
All three young men
admitted that they went into the depot at two different times for the purpose
of taking a drink, but contended that they were not permitted to do it. Chief
Lentz saw them with a bottle and Ticket Agent Miller told the court he saw a
bottle lowered by one of the men. The actual act of drinking was not observed
by either witness, and Judge Campbell decided in favor of the defendants.
Hollar and Hedrick
said they made a flying trip to Newton more as a joke than anything else. They
did not really know that the “two Genes” were after them, but they had an
“idea” they were trailing them. The boys had expected to go to Salisbury, they
said.
Their case in
Newton for speeding will come up before County Judge Jesse Sigmon Tuesday.
Dr. K.A. Price will
face trial this afternoon on the charge of abandonment. About 20 witnesses have
been summoned and the case will continue an hour or more, it was thought.
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