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MINOR COURT CASES.Wesley Herring Gets Even With HisUncle Absalom tor a Beating Whena Boy—An. Old Grudge and CornLiquor-—Gamblers Heavily Taxed.In the recorder's court Friday afternoon Wesley Herring and Ab Sellers of Bethesda appeared for trial. Herring for assault with deadly weapon, having used a chain very freely onSellers; Sellers for assault with deadly weapon, the charge being trying *Lo use his pocketknife on Herring. There were something like twenty witnesses in tiie case. The evidence was that Sellers, Herring's uncle, whipped Her-1 | # . y ^he (Herring) had waited until this late hour, toget even with his old Uncle Absalom'and from the looks of Sellers he mustha\e got about even with him andthen some. As was mentioned inMonday’s Robesonian, Sellers wasbeat up to some extent, his face being pealed in many places. In the case against Herring a fine of $10 andcosts was imposed. Judgment was suspended on payment of costs as to Sellars. The parties involved seemsto have been on the outside of plentv jl Ad orn “iicker,” which no doubt was tiie cause of it all. Sellers *.vas also tried for carrying concealed 7'eapons, but was not found guilty.The firm of McIntyre, I awrence A 1 roc tor appeared for Sellers in both cases and the firm of McLean, Varser lt;£ McLean for Herring in eich case.Chas. A. Koster, James Handell, Wm. Connely and John Cartmore were found gambling* on the advertising car of Howe's Great London circus at the Seaboard station Friday morning bv Chief of Police H* H. Redfern and Recorder Rowland taxed each of them $50 and costs, which amounted to $54 each, or a total of $216. The manager of the advertising car paid the fines for the boys and they went on to the next stop Marion, S. C, The boys thought that a pretty stiff price to have to pay for a little game in thecar of the circus for which they are working.Valley Sampson, Indian, was before Recorder Rowland Saturday on the charge of carrying a concealed weapon and was sentenced to 30 days on the roads. He appealed.
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Robesonian
Lumberton, North Carolina, US
Mon, Oct 06, 1913
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