Shelby, Dec. 20—Spectators at recorder’s court here Thursday were furnished some by-play entertainment when an officer and a defendant “mixed” during a hearing. Special Officer Bob Kendrick, long an officer in this county, was on the stand. At the conclusion of his testimony the defendant, Jim Pritchett, without counsel, was permitted to question him.
On one of the officer’s replies Pritchett shot back “You’re a liar.” The officer managed to hold his temper until he got off the stand, but upon doing so immediately “crawled” Pritchett. At the conclusion of the mix-up the officer informed the court that he was ready for trial for the offense, but that he could not stand by and be called a liar in such a manner. As yet, no action has been taken.
Pritchett, sentenced to five months for larceny of an automobile tag, vagrancy and driving without a license, appealed and was remanded to jail in default of bond. While en route to the jail with the prisoner, the officer resented the statement with another encounter. Neither, however, proved of a serious nature.
From the front page of The Concord Times, Monday, Dec. 22, 1924
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