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ST-HER ALD, BECKLEY, W. VA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 1966All-Male Jury Deadlocks On Bastardy CaseAn all-male jury deadlocked dirt road near the Fayetteafter three hours of deliberation Friday over the bastardy case against Odell Herron in Haleigh County Criminal Court.Herron, 35-year-old operator of The Coal City Club, is charged by Miss Lois Jean Collins, 26, of Midway.Defense attorney David T, Kennedy told jorors the case was not a criminal one, but was to determine if Herron is responsible for the support of the child involved.Kennedy described his clientCounty tavern.In defense testimony, Herron admitted to traveling with theing any stops or having any relations with her.Jorors hearing the case were Robert L. Carte, Ted E. Floyd,woman to Biilo’s, but not mak- W. C. Mitchell, Herman Coots,B. B. Allen, Charles Moody, Van C. Allison, Douglas Adams,C. A. McDaniel, William Straub, Joe Culicerto and Fred Friar.All jurors are to return to thecourtroom at 9:30 a.m. Monday when the embezzlement and forgery cases against Mrs. Carolyn Kay Sisk Walker are among cases docketed for trial.as a “married man with afamily.In testimony, Miss Collins, a seven-year employe of Beckley Manufacturing Corp., described events of the night of Feb. 20, 1965 when she allegedly was made pregant by Herron.She said she didn’t have a date with the defendant that night, but both of them were among several persons at the Riviera Club at Sophia who decided to travel to Billo’s in Fayette County after the first establishment closed about, midnight.After leaving some other persons at Sophia, Miss • Collins claimed she and Herron traveled. alone together to aInal I Surrattnfn
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Beckley, West Virginia, US
Sat, Oct 29, 1966
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