Nellie Trotter Suing Gilmer's Store for $10,000, Feb. 16, 1925

Accused of Theft, She Sues for $10,000

Greensboro, Feb. 15—A $10,000 damage suit is the result of a girl being arrested in High Point accused of the theft of a 15-cent handkerchief.

Nellie Trotter is plaintiff in the suit, the complaint of which is filed in Guilford Superior Court here, and charges that last December, while in Gilmer’s Store in High Point, she was seized by the arm by G.L. Byerly, employe of the defendant, Gilmers, Inc., while she was inspecting the handkerchief with the prospect of buying it. This was done in the presence of a large number of persons, the complaint states, and she claims that her character was damaged thereby. It is further contended that she was compelled to stay in jail for 24 hours until bail could be arranged and that when the case cam eup in municipal court, she was found not guilty.

From the front page of The Concord Times, Feb. 16, 1925

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