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Sordid Court Case Scars Five and a Half Street Slum
In People's Night Court Magistrate Edward J. Smith acquitted James Branison Herbert Thompson and Maxton Butler all colored in a complex assault and robbery case tied to a Five and a half street slum block. White complainants Douglas and Smith testified they were lured for beer and attacked. witnesses contested veracity. Other denials and swift verdicts followed including fines for contempt of court and not guilty findings for unrelated larceny and reckless driving charges.
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People's Night Court
Edward J. Smith
James Branison
Herbert Thompson
Maxton Butler
Frank T. Smith
Paul R. Douglas
Frederick
Thompson
Butler
Edels PF Nikiryk
Manuel VW Weinberg
Bill Hooper
Douglas
Smith
Nikirk
Winey
Lica
Geraldine Thompson
Charles A. Price
Justice of the Peace
Walter J Davis
Joece Bracheirs
Fidareburg
Harry A Zeigler
Mt Airy
Ernest Stitley
Raymond Maugn
Brashears
Stitely
Nathaniel Jones
Ridgeville
E Austin James
Morgan Hutchison
Tunnel Inn
Hutchison
Sxoung
Inn
Neghbor
Autenna
Biles
Paul G Bowie
Phobus Avenue
Thomas S Glass
Paul H. Clemson
RFD 2
Nolle
Ikark
Paul Moossburg
Clemson
James Hamis
Dundalk
W C. Staley
Richard F. Morris
Michigan
Morris
Humas
Baltamore
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