High Point, June 13—H.D. Herrin of Albemarle was given a clean bill of health in police court today when Judge Donald C. MacRae dismissed the charge of embezzlement brought against Herrin by Mrs. May Sullivan of this city.
Herrin came here from Baltimore, where he was arrested while a patient in a hospital. He gave bond of $10,000 for his appearance for trial here.
Mrs. Sullivan was the chief witness at the hearing. She testified that in August, 1923, she and Herrin entered into a business agreement whereby she was to advance the money for real estate investments. Herrin, she stated, was to give her 50 per cent of the profits and that the principal was to be returned to her.
Mrs. Sullivan testified that she obtained $5,500 by giving a mortgage on her home, and that this loan was promoted by Herrin. She mentioned a number of real estate transactions which Herrin made with the money she advanced. The witness declared on cross-examination that the actual amount advanced by her without security was $3,719.16, and that of this amount Herrin had paid back only $150. She admitted that he had given her a note for $2,000.
From the front page of The Albemarle Press, Thursday, June 18, 1925
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