Mount Airy, April 27—“Guilty of manslaughter” was the verdict of the jury in Superior court at Dobson this morning in the case of R.F. Simmons and Ewell Smith, the two deputy sheriffs charged with the killing of young Jimmy Sutphin last November near Mt. Airy, when the deputies shot at his car, thinking he had whiskey in it.
The two deputies were sentenced to serve not less than 15 months nor more than 18 months each in the State penitentiary.
Notice of appeal was given and appearance bond was fixed at $5,000 each.
From the front page of The Danbury Reporter, Wednesday, April 28, 1926
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