Criminal Assault Charge Dismissed Against Major Bowman Aug. 1, 1925

Bowman Held for the Lesser Charge. . . Criminal Assault Charge is Dismissed for Assault with Intent to Commit Felony

Saturday Hickory Record

Major Wade V. Bowman was bound over to the November term of Catawba Superior court by Recorder M.H. Yount yesterday on a bond of $7,500, probable cause of assault with intent to commit a felony having been found. The charge of a statutory offense was thrown out and the Recorder stated that he did not think the evidence was sufficient to hold the defendant without bail on that warrant. In a measure the court yesterday sustained the action taken in the private trial last Wednesday morning in so far as it did not think the evidence sufficient to hold Bowman for the capital offense.

Solicitor R.L. Huffman, who heard the evidence introduced yesterday afternoon, said over long distance communication from Morganton this morning that he would ask the grand jury in November to return a true bill charging the statutory offense. He made the statement that the conclusion of the evidence yesterday afternoon that, “If Yount turns him loose, I shall get a bench warrant immediately.” He said this morning over the telephone, however, that he would not get a bench warrant charging the capital offense since Bowman was already under bond.

From page 6 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Monday, August 3, 1925

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