The Recorder’s Court of Johnston County was in session three days last week—Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The following criminal cases were disposed of:
--Reuben Holder, a negro from Clayton, charged with simple trespass, was sentenced to jail for a term of 60 days to be discharged upon payment of $25 to the prosecuting witness and the costs of the action.
--James B. Jones and Flonnie Jones, white, of Elevation township, were found guilty of slander. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of costs.
--J.D. Reynolds, a white man of Smithfield, was found guilty of simple trespass and taxed with the cost of the action. From this judgment he took an appeal.
--Walter Powers, a white man of Clayton, was convicted of an assault and given a six months’ road sentence which was to be suspended upon condition that defendant go to church and Sunday school at least three times a month, and that he treats his wife good during the next 12 months. On a charge of trespass, the state took a nol pros with leave on a case against this defendant.
--Wayland Johnson, Albert Griswold, M. G. Hartsell, C. R. Rains and Walter Furlonge, white men of O’Neals township, were found guilty of trespass. Judgment was suspended upon payment of costs.
--Raymond Bridges, a white man of Vance County, was before the court on a charge of rape. There was not sufficient evidence to bind over and the case was tried on a modified—bastardy. On this charge the defendant was found guilty and a fine of $200 was imposed to be paid to the prosecuting witness. He was also charged with payment of costs.
--Curtis Smith, a negro from up Clayton way, was convicted of operating a car while under the influence of whiskey and was sentenced to two months in jail to be suspended upon payment of $25 fine and costs.
--Gurnard Watts, white of Goldsboro, charged with prostitution, was found guilty. Judgment was suspended upon payment of costs.
--Richard Watts, white, of Goldsboro, and Lula Carnegie were charged with prostitution. Richard Watts Plead guilty to the charge and Lula Carnegie was convicted. Judgment in both instances was suspended upon payment of costs.
--Munroe McLamb, Floyd McLamb and Wilbert Ingram, boys from Benson, were convicted of malicious injury to personal property. Prayer for judgment was suspended upon condition that defendants pay prosecuting witness $35 and the costs of the action.
--Lula and Lillie Williams, two white women of Ingrams township, were convicted of prostitution. They were sentenced to jail for a term of 60 days. From this judgment they gave notice of appeal and gave appeal bond of $200.
--Lonnie Cotton of Smithfield was charged with larceny and receiving. He was called and failed.
--Worthey McLeod was charged and convicted of simple assault. He was found guilty and sentenced to 30 days duty on roads.
--Nathaniel Dunstin, negro from Clayton, was found guilty of an assault. Prayer for judgment for two years was continued upon payment of cost.
--John Sanders, white, of Pleasant Grove township, was found guilty of prostitution and sentenced to 60 days in jail. From this judgment the defendant took an appeal to the superior court. His wife, Mamie Sanders, was convicted of a similar offense and was given a four-months jail sentence. She also gave notice of appeal. Their bond was fixed at $200.
--Robert Wilkins, white, of Smithfield township, was found not guilty on a charge of rape.
--Adelaide King, a white woman charged with fornication and adultery, was discharged under a nol pros.
--Hester Wiliford, a white woman claiming New York as her home, was found guilty of drunkenness and making of herself a public nuisance. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail to be discharged after 30 days on the condition that she absent herself from the county.
--O. V. Booker was found guilty of an assault upon a female and in his case judgment was suspended for two years conditioned upon good behavior.
--Frank Anderson, white of Clayton, was found guilty of transporting liquor in violation of the prohibition laws. He was required to pay a fine of $10 and costs.
--Garland Crowder, young white man of Clayton, was convicted of larceny and sentenced to 30 days in jail. He was also required to pay a fine of $16 and the costs of the action.
--Eugene Jackson, young white man of Clayton, was found guilty of larceny and sent to jail for 30 days and required to pay a fine of $15 and the costs of the action.
--Charley Eason, white, of Selma, was found guilty of assault. He was required to give an appearance bond of $300 to appear back in court on the third Tuesday in October for judgment and to pay costs.
--Hallie Sanders, negro of Clayton township, was found guilty of assault, and prayer for judgment was suspended upon payment of costs and $9 to prosecuting witness.
--D. L. Dixon, white, of Princeton, was found not guilty on a charge of assault. He was also acquitted by the court on a charge of prostitution.
--J. T. Lee, white, of Meadow township, was charged with driving a car without legal numbers. The state failed to make out a case and the defendant was discharged.
The Recorder’s Court will be in session here two days this week—Tuesday and Thursday. Both days will be devoted to the trial of criminal cases.
Editor’s Note: How could a rape charge become a child support case? Copilot explains reducing a charge of rape to bastardy this way: The woman accused him of rape. The judge decided the evidence was too weak for a felony charge, but the woman was pregnant or had a child, and the court believed he might be responsible. So the court shifted to the bastardy charge — a much lower standard of proof.
Nol pros—Prosecution decided not to pursue the case.
From the front page of the Smithfield Herald, Aug. 31, 1926
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