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Deacon George Hogue Appeals Sentence on Roads, Sept. 16, 1924

Deacon Appeals His Sentence on Roads

Saturday morning in recorder’s court George Hogue, colored, for years a leading deacon in Shoal Creek church, No. 3 township, was sentenced to eight months on the county roads on several liquor charges preferred against him, and immediately following the sentence an appeal to Superior court was noted.

In the section around George’s home a still was found some weeks back by the officers and upon a search of the house a half pine of liquor was found together, the officers testified, with several other bottled that smelled of the beverage produced from corn. George denied any connection with the still, but testified that he bought a pine in Kings Creek on the road leading to the “rock house,” the half pint being what was left over. The bottles, he said, picked up by his wife and daughters to be used for various purposes around the house. A number of prominent citizens of No. 3 testified to George’s good character and his faithfulness in church duties and work, but Recorder Falls took note of the prosecuting evidence and decided upon the eight months. The appeal was entered by Clyde R. Hoey, the defendant’s lawyer.

At the same court Clarence Burroughs, colored, who a month or more ago used his knife on Cicero Saratt, was given a hearing. Immediately following the cutting Cicero’s feelings toward Clarence were rather heated, but the heat seems to have subsided since and Cicero was loath to attach much blame to Clarence’s act. The judge let Clarence go with a $10 fine with the remark to Cicero that “If you want your head smoothed down, I have no objections.”

From the front page of the Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Tuesday, September 16, 1924

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn97064509/1924-09-16/ed-1/seq-1/#words=SEPT.+16%2C+1924

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