Miss Maude Little Had No Trouble Bossing 12 Men on Jury, Oct. 17, 1926

Woman Bosses 12 Men. . . She is Miss Little of Mecklenburg, and She Is a Deputy Sheriff

Charlotte, Oct. 15 (AP)—Miss Maude Little is one of the few women in North Carolina ever to boss 12 men, most of them married, and get away with it.

And Miss Little possesses no other charm than the title of Deputy Sheriff. It all came about like this.

Sheriff Little happened to be available when all the male deputies were engaged in court duties, so she was asked to take charge of the jury, conduct the 12 members to their hotel and back again when they decided they couldn’t agree upon a case.

She reported that the men behaved nicely and didn’t try to escape or discuss the case with outsiders, while the jury expressed themselves well pleased with their fair guardian.

From page 9 of the Goldsboro News, Sunday morning, Oct. 17, 1926

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