Haynes Wilcox Gets 60 Days in Jail, Fine, Spared Chain Gang, Oct. 5, 1925

Judge Orders Wilcox Confined. . . Haynes Wilcox and Brother Les Wilcox Must Spend 60 Days in Jail and Pay Costs of Confinement in Addition to Court Costs—Von Lovette Fined $100 and 1/3rd Costs—Results of Housebreaking, Kidnapping and Assault Charges

Haynes Wilcox, who submitted in Superior Criminal Court here last week to assault with a deadly weapon and forcible trespass in connection with charges of kidnapping one Ben Freeman, assaulting him, and taking money alleged to have been stolen from Wilcox by Freeman, was Saturday morning sentenced by Judge Barnhill to 60 days confinement in the county jail, paying all costs of confinement and one-third of costs in the cases.

For housebreaking, Haynes Wilcox and his brother Les Wilcox were each fined $50 and costs. Von Lovette, who was charged jointly with the Wilcox brothers, was fined $100 and one-third costs in the case of housebreaking. Jim Lovette was found not guilty.

Special pleas to the judge again featured the session of court. Attorneys were asked for a fine and not road sentence. After the judgment was rendered, attorneys asked that the defendants be allowed to make bond and begin sentence December 1st. Judge Barnhill stated that he would allow this provided bond in the sum of $1,000 was made and all fines and costs paid at once.

A jury found the defendants not guilty of retailing whiskey.

From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 1925

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