January term of Superior Court wound up a full week of hard work Saturday afternoon. The criminal docket was far from being cleared, however, there being left about 30 cases not disposed of, leaving sufficient work for another week. None of the capital cases were tried.
The jury found Colonel Cage, Felton Bethea, Son Williams and J.V. Hunt guilty on several counts of breaking into railroad cars in Dunn and stealing therefrom large quantities of cigarettes. Judge Horton sentenced them to the roads for two years each. Bennie Carter and Son Womack were found not guilty upon similar charges.
Watson Page was found guilty of assault on Levi West and after making a clean breast of the whole affair he was given the minimum sentence of four months on the roads. After the jury had said he was guilty, the Judge called him up and asked him if he did the shooting. Page stated that he was guilty but that he committed the act at the instance of William Archie West, Levi’s own brother.
R.F. Jernigan was found not guilty of an assault on Major Smith.
James Redmond pleaded guilty to forcible trespass and was sentenced to the roads for six months.
Junior P. McLamb appealed to the Supreme Court from the sentence of three years at hard labor in State Prison.
Before adjournment of Court Miss Speight, court stenographer, was called home on account of serious illness of her mother. A telegram Saturday stated that her mother died and the Bar and Court sent Miss Speight a telegram of sympathy.
From the front page of the Harnett County News, Lillington, N.C., Jan. 18, 1923
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