Town and county officers made an early start Saturday morning against law breakers, and before 10 o’clock at night had made 24 arrests—5 white men, 5 colored women and 14 colored men.
Between 9 and 10 o’clock Saturday night, Officers D.M. Barker, R.C. Miller, Vance McGill, Ed. J. Glover and A.H. Prevatt made a wholesale raid on a 3-room house near the county home occupied by Jim McArn, colored, where a general good time was beginning. In this raid 5 negro women and 8 negro men were captured. When the officers entered the house, pistols were seen, and a search revealed five of the deadly weapons loaded. The officers were about to give up their search for whiskey when Miller stepped on a loose board in the floor. Raising the board, 3 half-gallon jars of corn whiskey were found. Other evidence that a quantity of liquor had been handled was several empty containers, glasses and an ice box full of ice and bottle drinks.
One of the negro women who said she hailed from “Nu Yawk” protested when she saw that she was going to lodged in jail, and exclaimed, “I just cawn’t go in that jail.”
One of the officers replied, “Oh! yes you cawn.”
Another dusky one said, “I’se just got to git out’n here, and go to my babies.”
Another said, “Phone No ----- at Fairmont and tell them to come git me.”
In the wee small hours four white men were caught gambling in the Lorraine hotel, mention of which is made elsewhere in this issue.
Luther Prevatt, white, was arrested late Saturday afternoon for being drunk and driving a car while under the influence of whiskey.
Frank Clark, colored, was arrested Saturday morning charged with larceny of leaf tobacco. Harold Evans and Rolly Worley, colored, were arrested at the same time for receiving stolen tobacco.
Two negroes giving their names as Fairley and Bethea were arrested during the afternoon on charges of highway robbery. It is alleged that on or about the 20th of August the negroes held up a son of Mr. Rowland Stephens, who lives near Orrum, with the intention of robbery. Luckily the young man had no money on his person and the negroes fled. The holdup is alleged to have taken place between Fairmont and Orrum, about 9 o’clock at night.
Ed. Toon, negro, was arrested at McDonald during the afternoon for assaulting Ed. DeBerry, also colored, mention of which is made elsewhere in this issue.
From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday Sept. 1, 1924
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