In Person County Superior Court, Oct. 27, 1926

Superior Court Has Light Docket. . . Only 21 Cases on State Docket, Which Was Finished in One Day. . . Stanfield vs Gobbel

Person County Superior Court finished the State docket in one day, only 21 cases being on the docket. Judge Daniels disposed of them as follows:

--Leo Day, liquor, Nol prosed with leave.

--Roy Thaxton, larceny, six months to work in court house and jail.

--Eugene Knott, immorality. Sentenced to 12 months on roads, sentence suspended upon payment of $40 to Bettie Warren, and his remainder of good behavior. Capias to issue at request of Solicitor.

--O.L. Bell, liquor. Fined $15 and costs.

--Effie Moon, driving automobile while under influence of liquor. Fined $50 and cost.

--Tom Webb, carrying concealed weapon. Judgement suspended upon payment of cost.

--Henry Hayes, beating wife. Judgment suspended upon payment of cost. Defendant allowed to appear in April term of Court, 1927, and pay cost.

--Tom Williams and Tom Semmons, gambling. Not guilty.

--John Cates and Charlie Cates, disturbing religious worship. Fined $10 and costs, each to pay half of cost.

--Carl Winstead and Roy Dixon, larceny. Six month sin jail, to be hired out and pay J. H. Foushee $33.

--Waddell Gobble and Weldon Atkins, gambling. Fined $10 and cost.

--John Brooks, beating wife. Six months on Durham county roads.

--W.C. Barnett, fishing in Town pond. Bond was fixed at $50 for his appearnae at next term of Court.

--Bud Wright, carrying a concealed weapon. Six months on Durham county roads.

--W.P. Eastwood, driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor. Bond fixed at $100 for his appearance at next term of Court.

--Oscar E. Pearce, skipping hotel bill. Compromised by paying hotel bill and cost.

--Effie Moon, liquor. Fined $20 and cost.

Having finished the State docket, Court adjourned Tuesday morning until Wednesday morning, when the Civil docket was taken up. Tlhe case of Stanfield vs Gobbel was the first thing on the docket, and it occupied the time of the Court until Saturday morning. The jury failing to agree, a mistrial was ordered.

From the front page of The Roxboro Courier, Wednesday evening, October 27, 1926

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