Charlotte, April 24—Twenty men, handcuffed in pairs, most of them apparently philosophically resigned to their fate and in cheerful holiday spirit, left the city early this morning in a special car attached to one of the southern railway’s fast trains for Atlanta, Ga., where they will serve terms ranging from one to three years, imposed for various infractions of the federal laws, at the recent term of federal court here.
A large delegation of friends and relatives of the prisoners, augmented by a goodly collection of curiosity seekers, made up an odd farewell committee to see the men off for prison.
Most of the prisoners puffed cigarettes in comfortable and satisfied fashion and smiled their good-byes to the crowd. There were a few who didn’t smile. A few who apparently didn’t see the crowd at all, but looked straight ahead from sad, tired, thoughtful eyes, as if peering deeply into the future, or, perhaps, into the past and more happy days.
Three deputy marshals and Assistant District Attorney Frank Patton accompanied the men to prison.
Two well known physicians and a dentist were included in the score of prisoners, having been convicted here last week of violating the Harrison anti-narcotic law. The physicians were: Dr. Frank V. Taylor of Stanley Creek, Dr. M.F. Boyles of Gastonia and Dr. A.V. Boyles, dentist, of Dallas. The latter will serve a year and a day, while the two physicians were sentenced to serve 18 months each. Jack Hunter, young white man, convicted on a charge of violating the anti-narcotic law, has the longest term to serve—three years.
From page 5 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, April 25, 1925
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