Patrolmen J.C. Cecil, C.S. Wilson Found Guilty of Affray, Nov. 25, 1920

J.A. Cecil and C.S. Wilson, members of the High Point police force, were tried Thursday before Judge O.A. Kirkman in municipal court on the charge of an affray. They were convicted and each fined $5 and half the costs of the case. According to the evidence presented before the trial judge, the trouble occurred at the police station last Friday. Witnesses testified that Wilson called Cecil a d---- liar and Cecil then struck Wilson. The two officers immediately began fighting, but were later parted by policemen, according to the evidence. “Both men are guilty,” said Judge Kirkman after he had heard all the evidence. That was the only case heard in court that day. Bob Ring, white, charged with abandonment and non-support failed to appear in court when his name was called from the docket and his bond of $200 was forfeited. (From the front page of The Review, High Point, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 25, 1920)