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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
Arguitaent Over Power Saw Gets Man 12-Months Term In Recorder’s Court
Melvin Frye of West End,
charged with assaulting Charlie
Honeycutt, also of that area, with
a pocket knife and slashing him
across the stomach, drew a 12
months road sentence in Moore
Recorder’s Court Monday.
Frye, who admitted cutting
Honeycutt but said he did it in
self defense, appealed the sen
tence to Superior Court. Judge J.
Vance Rowe set bond at $750.
The trouble stemmed from a
power saw, testimony indicated.
Honeycutt said that Frye had
come to his house Sunday morn
ing almost two weeks ago and
accxised him of taking the saw.
Honeycutt denied the accusation.
He said that Frye had been
drinking and had made the state
ment: “I’m going to kill someone
before I leave this house and
I’m going to take that saw with
me.”
Honeycutt said he tried to get
away from Frye when he started
slashing with the knife but was
unable to do so. He told the court
that he had attempted to strike
back with a bush axe.
Frye said he had suspected
Honeycutt of stealing the saw
and had gone there between 2:30
and 3 a. m. on the Sunday morn
ing in question,' and had asked
^ipeacefully” for the retxim of
the saw.
He only struck Honeycutt
“after I lost my temper,’’ he said.
He said he had thrown the knife,
which he described as having a
blade about one and one-half
inches long, away in a clump of
bjishes but could not remember
where.
Both men had previous court
records, Frye for having cut an
other man once before in a fight,
and Honeycutt for having en
gaged once before in d fight that
resulted in his getting cut. Hon
eycutt said he had been cut .once
on the neck by accident when his
father had cut at einother man
and had inadvertently struck
him,.
One note of humor cropped up
in the seriousness of the trial.
Shortly after Honeycutt had ex
hibited the still sewed-up wound
to Judge Rowe and Solicitor W.
Lament Brown, a state witness,
Walt McNeill, who lives with’
Honeycutt, said that he had not
actually seen the “stobbing” but
had been dose by.
Frye, he said, “had seemed
pretty tolerable mad’’ when he
first came to the house.
In another case Hubert Stah-
back, as vociferous a witness as
court attendants had ever heard,
denied repeatedly that he sold 20
p6r cent wine as a sideline. “I
work for my money,’’ he said,
after being accused by Southern
Pines policemen of having about
seven quarts for the jjurpose of
sale.
The officers said they had kept
Stanback’s house, in West South
ern Pines, under surveillance for
a number of weeks and had seen
a long procession of visitors go
ing there every night.
Solicitor Brown read a part of
Stanback’s police record to the
court. It showed that he had
been in court 30 times since 1949,
mostly for fighting, and had been
found not guilty only once.
^tanback, who w^s charged
alollg with his wife, Nellie, of
selling the wine, said he and two
friends had bought 15 quarts of
wine “to have a party. . . you
know, to mix martinis and that
soli of thing.”'
X't one point in his testimony
Solicitor Brown requested that
he be cited for contempt of court
because of his loud and insistent
ansers which were obvious eva
sions of the questions put to him.
him not
Judge Rowe found
guilty.
Other cases disposed of:
Beecher A. Brown, public
drunk, state takes nol pros on
payment of costs.
James Curtis Walker, Route 4,
Carthage, overloading truck,
prayer for judgment continued
on payment of fine of $10 and
costs.
Ralph Callicutt, Fort Jacksoh,
driving drunk (third offense),
careless and reckless driving, ac
cident, no valid operator’s li
cense, 90 days on roads, suspend
ed on payment of $200 and costs
and on condition defendant pay
damages to other car.
Frederick B. Williams, Fort
Bragg, driving without pperator’s
license, driving on wrong side of
road, causing accident and in
jury, $25 and costs.
Charles O. McDougal, Carth
age, carrying concealed weapon
(straight razor), $50 and costs.
Roy Burns, Robbins, breaking
and entering and larceny, prayer
for judgment continued on pay
ment of costs and on condition
defendant appear at next term of
Superior Court for further ac
tion because of a violation of his
probation.
James L. Hinson, Carthage,
driving on wrong side of road,
unlawful possession of tax paid
whiskey, prayer for judgment
continued on payment of fine of
$75 and costs.
Della (joins Stanback, South
ern Pines, driving without oper
ator’s license, costs.
William Carlisle, Pinehurst,
public drunk, 30 days on roads,
suspended on payment of fine of
$15 and costs, and on good be
havior conditions for next 12
months.
Jesse W. Banks, Jr., Fort
Bragg, driving without operator’s
license, $25 to include costs.
Ervin Cornelius Smith, Adder,
careless and reckless driving, 30
days on roads, suspended on pay-
driving without
Joe John Beal, Bear Clreek, un>, operator’s license, and Sgt. Fred
lawful possession of illicit whis
key, $10 and costs.
Sgt. Steven J. West, Fort
Bragg, speeding 90, four months
on roads, suspended on payment
I of fine of $150 and costs, and on
Clayton, Jr., aiding and abetting
in driving without operator’s li
cense, joint fine of $15 and costs.
Clarence W. Goins, Pinehurst,
gambling (dice),, 30 days on
further coijidition he not operate
a vehicle on state’s roads for 12
months.
John Hector Terry, West End,
speeding, accident, costs.
Robert Lee Ritter, Greensboro,
careless and reckless driving, no
valid operator’s license, 30 days
on roads, suspended on payment
of- $40 fine and costs.
Johnny Dickerson, Fort Bragg,
driving without Pperator’s li
cense, $25 to include costs.
Mrs. June Dick, Southern
Pines, driving without operator’s
license, costs.
Clyde Cody, Route 2, Carthage,
driving drunk, careless and reck
less driving, no valid operator’s
expense, unlawful possession of
tax paid whiskey, 60 days on
roads, suspended on payment of
$100 fine and costs, license re
voked 12 months. Defendent
filed notice of appeal to Superior
Court, bond set at $350.
Fred Homewood Wagon, Ra
leigh, speeding 85, 60' days on
roads, suspended on payment of
fine of $75 and cost?, license re
voked as required by law.
Allison Caddell, Aberdeen,
driving drunk, careless and reck
less driving, guilty of careless
and reckless driving, not guilty
of driving drunk, $25 and costs.
Edward McMannen, „ Southern
Pines, carnal knowledge (contin
ued from last Monday), nol pros
with leave.
roads, suspended on payment of
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fine of $25 and costs.
Curtis Goins, Pinehurst, gamb
ling, called and failed, capias
issued, returnable next Monday,
sci fa on bondsman.
Robert Wade Cook, capias is
sued, returnable next Monday
Monroe Blue, Eagle Springs,
careless and reckless driving,
cursing on highway, $25 and
costs.
Gilbert McCaskill, Raleigh,
public drunk resisting arrest, 90
days on roads, suspended on
costs and good behavior.
Ernest Johnson, Carthage, at
tempted assault with a deadly
weapon, not guilty.
Charles Brown, Jr., Carthage,
attempted assault with a deadly
weapon, threats, assault and bat
tery, guilty only of assault and
battery, 30 days on roads, sus
pended on payment of $10 and
costs.
NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF MOORE
The undersigned, having quali
fied as administratrix of the es
tate of Jacob McK. Lawhorn, de-
cOased, late of Moore County,
North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
said estate to present them to the
undersigned on or before the 21st
day of September, 1957, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
n ui. T , ^ recovery. All persons in-
Bobby Leonard Frye, Pine- debted to said estate will please
burst, driving without operator’s make immediate payment to the
license, second offense, $25 and undersigned,
costs, appealed to Superior | This 18th day of September.
Court, bond fixed at $100. 11956.
Henry T^eadgill, Southern! SALLIE COLE LAWHORN
Pines, carrying concealed wea- Administratrix
pon, $25 and costs. j s20,27,o4,ll,18,25
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