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More News — Mora Advertising — Mora Paid Subscriber* 'S VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. ^_THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 1939 NUMBER 30 ABOVE IS HUBERT MILLER, sentenced to prison in Superior Court today. This picture was taken by The Herald staff photographer a few minutes after Miller had confessed Tuesday night to an attack on a local girl and had also signed a confession saying he was ‘"The Squeezer” who terroriz ed young girls here in 1937. HUBERT MILLER IS SENT TO PRISON FOR ASSAULT HERE "Queer11 Boy Assaults Prominent Young Lady Qn Streets In Early Evening Tuesday; Admits "Squeez er" Activities _i_ Hubert Miller, white boy of Roanoke Rapids, met swift justice in Haljifax County when he was arrested a few minutes | after committing a crime of assault and attempt to rape here Tuesday night, was indicted by the grand jury Wednesday and was tried, convicted ana sentenced today. A jury in Halifax Superior Court found the boy guilty today and Judge R. Hunt Parker fixed sentence at not less than 18 months nor more than three years in prison. Miller, who will be jl6 years old in May, was arrested in Roanoke Rapids by city police Brigman and Erwin just a few minutes after he had knocked down Marjorie Keene, 10 year old High School stu dent, at about 8:30 Tuesday night. The assault took place in front of the Presbyterian Church at the corner of Roanoke Ave. and 5th St. As he threw the girl to the side walk, Miller put his hand over her mouth but she fought him ami scratched him heavily on one sid a of the face. Her screams fright ened the boy, who got up and rart. As Miller crossed the street, hie almost ran into a car driven bjy Shearod Crumpler who caught ja. good look at the boy as the cajr lights were full upon for a moment. Mr. Crumpler parked the car, found out what had happened, got a good description of the assailant from the girl .and gave chase witfi Officer Brigman. Miller, with a cap and sweater and gloves, as described, wals caught a few blocks from thle scene and taken to police head quarters. One side of his face was badly scratched. He first told ol ficers he had hurt his face sliding down a pole outside the High School building, but finally told them he was the one who had at tacked the girl. He said he fol lowed her from the Post Office, a distance of two blocks. He alsjo told the officers what his inten tions were. i Completing the confession, he told them he was the one, who in 1937, had molested young girls. At least six cases were reported of a boy or small man who trailed girls at night, usually when they were alone and grabbed them and at tempted to kiss them. No other advances were then reported. Miller said he was the one who had thus been termed “The Squeez er” and even called one of the girls by name. Altho only about 14 then, Miller was and is big for his age. He has recently been employ* ed by a coal and ice company hero and prior to that worked for a time in a local bowling alley. City police, who did a good job on the arrest of Miller and in get ting a complete confession from him as they piled up evidence a gainst him, say they have been watching him for some time. About a year ago, they caught him with a watch which had been stolen from the home of Mrs. B. J. Dun ning. Miller claimed he bought the watch from somebody at Roanoke Junction and due to lack of more evidence Miller was released. UP<»a/DOW } • • State Highway Patrblman H. W. Rothrock arrived in Roanoke Rapids yesterday to make his headquarters here. He wi'l share an office with Chief of Police Dobbins in if he Municipal Building * ~\ and, for the present, is living at the Smith Hotel, j • • A rifle was found in an abandoned boat Iasi week and is now being held by the Police Depart - ment. The owner may have same by identifying; at the Municipal Building. • • A petition from the Roanoke Rapids Merch-r ants Association was sent to Senator Long this week asking, as a member of the Senate finance committee, to work and vote for a cut in the sales tax from three to two per cent. • • Next week starts National Boy Scout Week . . among other activities the Scouts of troop 142 will have charge of Wood’s Bowling Alley on Wednesday, Feb. 8th, from 4 p.m. until 12. The Boy Scouts will have tickets for sale. i CULLOM MURDER PAGES 2 & 12 \ THIS SECTION MILLER 1 SUICIDE | . $EE PAGE 8 SEC. B ,
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