Court Hears Dozens Of Minor Cases In Dobson Session
The Dobson Superior Court handles many minor cases as three murder trials await. Judge Schenck plans Thursday adjournment for home. Several defendants face liquor, vagrancy, and drunk and disorderly charges with varied sentences and appeals. The Grand Jury discharged, with county board discussions following its report.
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Grand Jury
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Schenck
Henry McCraw
Gabe McCraw
W. F. Carter
Posey Whittington
Whittington
W. W. Wagoner
C. G. Palmer
Elkin
Bowman
Mount Airy
Recorder’s Court
Hugh
Moir
Bessie
Hattie Bowman
J. K. Epperson
Recorder's Court
North Main School
Friel Vernon
Lewellyn
Dobson Court
Supreme Court
Robert Peters
Walter Carter
John Carpenter
John
Walter Fallen
Jim Hawks
Graves
Enoch Webb
Webb
Bert Branson
Tiney Billings
Major Hodge
H. F. Gwyn
South Street
Gwyn
A. W. Danley
Ararat
Danley
Board of County Commissioners
County Home Inspection Recommends Modern Quarters
A county home committee reports 44 inmates in ten crowded rooms and urges expansion or new quarters, replacement of wooden beds with iron cots, fresh bedding, thorough cleanliness, and better head hygiene. They commend keeper Marion for his management.
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Surry County
Marion
C. B. Webb
D. C. Beamer
F. M. Norman
Committee Finds Clerk of Superior Court Office In Good Condition
The committee reports the Clerk of the Superior Court office is kept in good condition with papers and books properly indexed and in proper files. Signed by John H. Gwyn S. S. Lambert and J. D. Venable.
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Serior Court
John H. Gwyn
S. S. Lambert
J. D. Venable
Grand Jury Reports Jail Condemnations and Repairs Needed
The Grand Jury at April Term of Surry Superior Court visited the jail and urged immediate repairs. They call for grounding a kitchen drain, a new roof, proper drainage at ground level, and replacement of the weakened floor and leaning partitions. Inmates praised court keepers for humane treatment and sanitation, and the panel reasserts unsafe floor and foundation noted at February Term.
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Surry
Grand Jury Committee Recommends Repairs at Court House
We the committee report the grounds and walks are well kept and the Court House is well kept. Leaks in north and south ends cause plaster to fall. recommend repairing leaks, fixing parapet wall to avoid leaks, and removing or painting out black paint on the parapet wall. Vestal Taylor G W White N W Dobbins Committee.
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Court House
Vestal Taylor
G. W. White
N. W. Dobbins
Body of Floyd Collins Retrieved From Sand Cave
In Cave City Kentucky on April 24 the body of explorer Floyd Collins was recovered from the 70 foot Sand Cave shaft after a rescue effort. Miners cleared debris and found food remnants near his remains before hauling him to safety at the shaft foot. Burial plans set for a hill above Crystal Cave per family wishes.
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Floyd Collins
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Barren County
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Floeyd
Wheeler Acquitted in Interior Influence Case
Great Falls Mont April 24 Senator Burton K Wheeler was acquitted of unlawfully using his influence as a senator before the Department of the Interior by a federal jury. The verdict followed a three hour deliberation as Wheeler learned of his acquittal and the birth of a daughter in Washington.
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Department of the Interior
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Washington
Frank S. Dietrich
Thomas J Walsh
Teapot Dome
John L. Slattery
United States
Dietrich
Senator Wheeler
Governor McLean Adopts Extreme-Case Death View
North Carolina Governor A W McLean endorses capital punishment only in extreme cases and would not overturn court judgments. He notes two black defendants Stewart father and son and discusses possible legislative moves toward lethal gas or anesthesia before electrocution.
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North Carolina
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Hoyle Sink
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Governor endorses death penalty amid debate in Raleigh
Governor McLean reaffirmed the death penalty as necessary for societal protection while opposing abolition of the electric chair. He weighs three murder cases including Chatham Evans and considers a May 1 execution date for Jim Collins and Alex Rodman, granting Evans a May 22 respite for mental evaluation.
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McLean
W. A. Stanbury
General Assembly
Stewart
Chatham Evans
Nash County
Jim Collins
Anson County
A. C. Ledberry
Alex Rodman
John Fesperman
Vic P. Fesperman
Mecklenburg Rural Police
Stan
Davie Farmer Plans Fox Raising Venture Near Davie County
Paul Miller of Davie County announced in Winston-Salem that he will start fox farming. He owns ten red foxes and has already earned several hundred dollars from sales. After a hunting incident, Miller found a den of eight kits and captured the mother. The fox family was kept in a corn crib where Old Daddy Fox later joined them before being captured.
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Winston-Salem
Paul Miller
Davie County
Miller
Old Daddy Fox
Old Dad
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