In Recorder's Court Saturday, March 22, 1924

Old Cases Tried Saturday. . . Some Cases More Than Two Months Old Are Handled in Recorder’s Court

Recorder’s court Saturday was swamped with old cases which had been continued from as far back as the middle of January. One case, that of Gib Thompson, who was first called on January 22, was continued again Saturday until October 22. The day’s docket reads as follows:

Will Stanley, drunkenness, fined $5 and costs.

Thomas Williams, disorderly conduct, fined $5 and costs.

Susie McNeal, boisterous cursing, called and failed to appear.

J.B. Bock, boisterous cursing, fined $5 and costs.

J.B. Bock speeding and reckless driving, sentenced to 30 days on the roads. He appealed and bond was fixed at $100.

J.B. Bock, injury to property, judgment suspended upon payment of the costs of the court and $27.50 to the use of J.L. Knight, for the injury to his property. Bock appealed this case also, and bond was fixed at $50.

James Carrington, injury to property, judgment suspended upon payment of the costs and $3 to Gladys Watson for the injury done. In another case on the same count, Carrington was sentenced to serve 30 days on the roads.

J.A. Ferrell Jr., giving worthless check, judgment suspended upon payment of the costs of the court.

Mike Menkin, drunkenness, fined $5 and costs.

Fletcher Harris, assault and battery, called and failed [to appear].

Katie Hall, using room for immoral purposes. Not having paid the fine assessed on January 11 she was sentenced to serve 30 days in the workhouse.

Gib Thompson was tried Saturday on two old cases of assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Judgment in the first case was suspended upon payment of the of the costs of the court and $25 to Olive Tilley. The other case was continued until October 22.

Lonnie Draughan, violating the sanitary law, judgment suspended.

Doris Long, called on an old case for speeding and reckless driving, failed to appear. she also failed to appear on a charge of violating the automobile laws.

Horace Myers, vagrancy, continued until March 25. This is the second time this case has been continued.

From page 9 of the Durham Morning Herald, March 23, 1924