Additional evidence that Christmas was observed quietly and without an accident or serious infraction of the law was forthcoming in recorder’s court Saturday morning. The cases on the docket comprised one for alleged possession of liquor for purposes of sale, and six involving the imbibing of holiday spirits.
Tom Pritchard, living in the Forks community, was convicted on a charge of violating the Turlington Act, and was put under suspended sentence of four months on the roads and fined $100 and costs. His arrest occurred after a Christmas Eve search of his premises by Sheriff Carmine, in which the sheriff testified he found one pint of liquor and a number of empty five-gallon jugs. The defendant denied vigorously that he had the liquor for purposes of sale. County Justice Sawyer, in passing upon the case, declared that the officers had had may complaints about alleged trafficking in whiskey there, and expressed regret that the evidence did not justify him in dealing more severely with the accused man.
Jerry Sawyer Jr., charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined $10 and costs. Officer Roughton testified that he was a trifle hilarious in front of the Busy Bee Café Christmas Eve, and broke a slot machine. Alex Kinsey and Clifton Carter, both colored, were fined $5 and costs each on charges of simple drunkenness.
Levy Spruill, colored, was let off upon payment of the costs in connection with a little Christmas celebrating in which he was accused of having “slapped over” his wife.
Russel Bowen and Luther Holloman, white youths from Edenton, were fined $10 and costs each on charges of simple possession of liquor. Evidence was that they were about to take a drink in a stable on Matthews street when watchful officers flashed a light on them and broke up the party. “The people at large should be congratulated on the orderly way in which Christmas was observed here,” Judge Sawyer commented at the close of the court session, “and the police force is to be congratulated, too, on the efficient way they handled the situation. It is to the credit of th
e city that there were no accidents here, and that there was no serious violations of the law.” From the front page of the Elizabeth City Daily Advance, Saturday evening, Dec. 26, 1925
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