Rocky Mount, N.C., Aug. 19—(By the Associated Press)—Another chapter in the kidnapping of 13 guards in an Atlantic Coast Line restaurant at South Rocky Mount on the night of July 16th, occurred in Municipal Court this morning, when five defendants were arraigned before Judge Lancaster charged with conspiracy, kidnapping and inciting to riot. Probably cause was fund and all were bound over to Nash Superior Court. The bonds of four of the defendants were increased from $500 to $2,000 each, and these had not been given at the close of court this morning. These defendants were R.N. Barnes, a machinist’s helper; John Carbery, a shop helper; Hugh Clarke, a labor foreman; and W.C. Perry, a car inspector.
Merchant Held
The fifth defendant, F. Wilson, a South Rocky Mount merchant, was held on charge of inciting to riot and probable cause was found and he was bound over under a bond of $500, which was given.
Labor leaders are contending that the bonds are excessive and, according to a local union official, legal machinery may be set in motion at once to secure a reduction of the bonds of the four striking shopmen.
The case against A.S. Hawes, who was arrested sometime ago on several charges in connection with alleged efforts to get a railroad official from a local hotel, was not heard at the morning session, but was continued until August 30th.
From the front page of The Fayetteville Observer, Aug. 19, 1922
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