Judge Henry P. Lane, after opening the August term of court here Monday afternoon, delivered his charge to the jury, giving to the jurors an able exposition of crimes and the extent of their punishments. After dividing all offenses into two classes, felonies and misdemeanors, he continued by giving a general review of crimes.
Nothing is more important today, said Judge Lane, than the regulation of motor vehicles. The most common form of manslaughter at the present, he continued, is killing persons in this manner. More people were killed by motor vehicles last year than died from typhoid fever.
The liquor traffic was stressed the traffic in narcotic drugs was held up as being almost as serious at that in liquor.
The jury was charged to investigate cruelty to dumb animals and bring to justice any offender of such a nature.
The grand jury was composed of the following men: W.M. Fisher, foreman; W.A. Holland, R.B. McDonald, George A. Boger, R.B. Furr, J.W. Slough, H.C. Clauson, A.G. Clayton, J.C. Hartsell, J.L. Ross, Frank Slough, C.J. Rogers, J.R. Corzine, John Deal, R.Z. Bentley, W.S. Allman, Thomas Blackwelder and J.M. Cauble.
Immediately after the charge to the jury, Luther E. Barnhardt was presented to Judge Lane. Mr. Barnhardt is a graduate of Wake Forest. Judge Lane made a brief speech welcoming him to the bar.
The court then proceeded with the docket at hand. Wayne Jordan, B.Y. Womach and A.G. Cook, all of Warsaw, were first come up and plead guilty to transporting and possessing liquor. A fine of $50 and costs was fixed in this case. B.Y. Womach was charged with driving a car while intoxicated but the court, at the request of the defendants’ council, waived the finding of the bill and allowed Mr. Womach to plead guilty of forcible trespass. In this instance he was fined $25 and costs. A.G. Cook, charged with carrying a concealed weapon, plead guilty to forcible trespass and was fined $50 and the costs.
Luther West and George Phifer, charged with transporting liquor, plead guilty and were fined $50 and costs. Luther West was charged in addition to this with driving a car without lights. In this the defendant entered a plea of nola contendre to the charge of driving the car while intoxicated which plea was accepted by the solicitor. A fine of $25 and costs was fixed.
F.M. Tucker, charged with possessing liquor, was fined $50 and costs.
Sam Ritchie was fined $50 and costs in a gambling charge.
Dave Kiser tendered a plea of forcible trespass and after a prayer for judgement, the case was continued for three years, the defendant to appear at each term and show that he had been “of good behavior.”
George Earnhardt, charged with resisting an officer, plead guilty and was sentenced to 30 days on the roads, not to wear stripes.
Thomas Daniel, Avery Grass and Clyde Christy, on a charge of forcible trespassing, were discharged but were required to show three years good behavior.
From page 5 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Tuesday, August 18, 1925
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