“Your honor, I don’t believe this man is in any condition for trial.”
So spoke W.L. Cohoon, attorney for Edgar (Toddy) Perry, before Trial Justice Spence Saturday morning on a charge of transporting and having liquor in his possession.
“He is under the influence of liquor right now,” continued Mr. Cohoon, “and wants to take the stand. If I permit him to take the stand as my client in such condition I lay myself open to criticism, and if the court is going to let him go on the stand I want to withdraw from the case.”
Perry’s trial was accordingly postponed to Monday morning. He is the negro who when last in jail attempted to hang himself. Part of the State’s evidence was over a gallon of liquor in three fruit jars and a pp bottle, part of which Perry is alleged to have been carrying on the street in a pail covered with a tow sack and part of which was found concealed in the bedclothes of his baby’s crib. The stuff was so strong that the varnish on the table at the spot where the liquor jars stood turned white during the trial.
Cleveland Smith of East Lake was found guilty of selling liquor and sentenced to four months on the roads. Smith, is who was the alleged partner of Fowler Twiford when the latter is alleged to have sold East Lake Lightning to Hoyt Griffin at the Black Buoy on the Pasquotank River. Smith, like Twiford, noted an appeal and is under bond for appearance at the next term of Superior Court.
Jessie Riddick, colored, for disorderly conduct, drew a fine of $10 and costs, but the court suspended the fine for a period of two years on good behavior and on payment of costs.
Dr. W.H. Williams, for crossing intersecting highways at a greater rate of speed than 10 miles an hour, was required to pay the costs.
From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Saturday evening, Sept. 7, 1922
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