THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 66
Seab Nelson Gets 30 Years
WIFE SLAYER ESCAPES GAS CHAMBER
Seab Nelson, the wife slayer,'
evades the gas chamber and gels
off with 30 yea's in the pen.
If he will be a good prisoner,
he may have to serve much Usa
than this, and might be paroled
in a few years.
The verdict of second degree
murder was returned late today
by the jury composed of the fol-1
lowing: John A. SheKon, M. P !
Watts, Walter Beck, Paul Camp-'
bell, C. C. Kiser, P. O. Frye, N.
F. Christian, C. O- Belles, Gilb?rt]
Duggins, R. C. White, Jim Craig
and Joe Redman. George Rich
ardson was selected as the thir-'
I
teenth juror.
It had been generally under
stood that Nelson was being tried'
for his life, but his Honor, Judge
Bivens, instructed the jury that
they might return ja verdict of
first degree, second degree or
acquittal. 1
The jury was out some two
hours, and then brought in a 2d
degree verdict.
The judge quickly senteni
the prisoner to his prison home.
Thus ended one of most dra
matic criminal episodes occurring
in the county for many years. i
Great interest was shown by
all classes of citizens. Among
, many there w)aa intense feeling
in the case-
Nelson's crime vMo considered
|h« most atrocious that has oc
curred since Campbell, Rhodes
tßul Sheppard were tried for
murder, and escaped the electric
/Chair with prison sentences. To
date two of them a r e loose.
Nelson killed his wife at 10
o'clock on the morning of Oct
ber 7 —just a week ago.
The circumstances involved in
the affair are so bitter and heart
breaking that many people re
fuse to altow you to discuss it in
their presence.
Six little children, survive this
destroyed family—the oldest one
only 8 or 9 y ears o£ age '
A baby 2 months old cries for
Its mama who will' never come
back.
She lies in a new-made grave
•t Pleasant Grove, where October
leaves are falling.
Daddy is gone, too, but daddy
may some time return.
Solicitor Allen Gwyn prosecut
ed, assisted by Attorney Elling
ton. Ralph J. Scott defended
Nelson.
Court adjourned late this af
ternoon.
Other cases disposed of at this
term of criminal court are as
folows:
APPEARANCE DOCKET.
State vs. Levi Ziglar, Bigamy.
Called a"d failed. Capias.
State vs. Frank Jacobs, non
support. Called and failed. Ca
pias.
Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Thursday, October 14, 1937.
State vs. Dewey Golden, pos
session, nol pros, with leave.
State vs. Leslie Nelson, posses
sion of liquor. Off.
State vs. Adam Young, trans
i
porting liquor. Capias.
! State vs. G. R. Stone, operat
ing car while intoxicated. Nol
pros with Uave.
TRIAL DOCKET.
State vs. Reid Joyce, operating
' oar while intoxicated. Continued.
State vs. I. W. Southern, oper
' a ting car while intoxicated, $75
i and cost. Driver's license sus
pended for 12 months.
State vs. George Manis, operat
ing ear intoxicated. $75.00 and
cost. Driver's license suspended
'l2 months.
State vs. Willie Shuff, posses
sion of liquor. Cost and not to
violate prohibition law for three
years.
! State vs. W. E. Ogburn, oper
ating car intoxicated, $75.00 and
cost. Driver's license suspended
12 months.
■ State vs. Oarnett Needham, op
erating car while intoxicated.
$50.00 and cost. Driver's license
suspended 12 months.
I State vs. Kerfie Roberson, pos
session of liquor. $25.00 and
' cost.
State vs. Jesse Alfred Mc-
Kaughan, reckless driving. Court
orders verdict of not guilty.
State vs. John Riggs. Possession
1 of liquor. $25.00 and cost.
State vs. Frank Cain, trans
: porting liquor. $25.00 a"d cost,
> and not violate prohibition law
for 3 years.
I State vs. Charlie Jessup, pos
• session 0 f liquor. $25 CO and the
cost.
i State vs. Ben Neal, possession
■ of liquor. $50.00 and cost and
• not t 0 violate prohibition law fo>
1 .3 years.
Slate vs. Pete Holland, operat
ing car while intoxicated. $75.0 C
> and cost, and driver's license su
|rpcnded 12 months.
't State vs. Sidney W. Cool'c,
reckless d iving and driving
drunk, SIOO 00 and cost. Driver'.
! license suspended 12 months,
"j Stat? vs. Clarence Griffin,
' manslaughter, continued.
'j State vs. Walter Meriitt, oper
ating car while intoxicated, not
■ guilty.
■j State vs. Z:.b Smith, operating
' car wlii'e intoxicated, SIOO 00 and
! cost. Judgment suspended five
" years, driving license suspended
jl2 months.
State vs. Zcb Smith, reckless
1 driving, $25 00 and cost.
State vs. Zob Smith, trans
porting liquor, $"5 00 nnj cost.
State vs. Floyd Bullin, driving
> drunk. $50.00 and cost. Driv
ing license suspended 12 months,
Stiata vs. F'etcher Lawless,
■ Odell Nelson and Posie Nelson
A. D. W., each $50.00 a"d
State vs. Ronalj Cooke, operat
; ing car while intoxicated, calitd
• and failed. Capias.
st'ate vs. Muritis Caudle, a.>
- sault. Judgment suspended v.;>
jon payment of cost.
-1 State vs. Ed Payne, transport
-1 ing liquor, $25 00 and cost, and
show good behavior 3 years.
State vs. Elmer Builin, operat
; car while intoxicated, and as
. sault with deadly weapon. Mis
- trial.
5 State vs. Villard Penn, vio'at
- ing prohibition law, 90 days or
toad, suspended u] on payment ol
- cost within 30 da; s.
1 State vs. Geo. Welch, operat
i' ing car while intoxicated, $75.0(
| and cost. Driver's Mcer.se su
- : pended 12 months.
a | State vs. Garfield Wall, operat
e ing car while intoxicated, 6 moa
|
lon roads.
-1 State vs. Geo. Neal, Mrs. Geo
3 Neal and Malcom Neal, posses
3 sion of liquor. Not guilty as t
! Malcom Neal. Non suit a s ♦
I
>- Mr* > Geo. Neal. Guilty as to Gee
'•' Neal. Judgment pending,
e Neal. Judgment S3OO 00 and cos
in one case, cost in other am
- suspended sentence.
ij
FRANK HANCOCK
OPPOSES REYNOLDS
.CONGRESSMAN OF THE FIFTI
j DISTRICT ENTERS RAC2
n !
FOR THE SENATE—DOUGH
TON WILL NOT RUN—MAR
t SHALL KURFEES ANNOUX
v CES FOR H.INCOCK'S PLACI
—LIVELY YEAR COMING I!
._ POLITICS.
e
Congressman Frank Hancoc
n Tuesday night announced him
,j self a candidate against Senate
r Robert R Reynolds in next June'
primary.
At the same time it was give
0 out definitely is Washington tha
Congressman R. L. Doughton wi
not be in the race.
Marshall Kurfees of Winstor
g Salem says he will be a candidat
for Hancock's seat in Congress.
The year 1938 will doubt les
j be a very lively time for politic.'
In Stokes county both Reynold
and Hancock have strong follow
lt Ing. Anybody's guess would b
as good as another's as to whic'
of this twain of gentlemen ca
( j carry this county.
e
d Nick Stevens
Scores Agaii
I went over to Madison Thurf
a
c'»iy, and sold two grades, I dtdn
want but 38 on my 284 lb. grade
I got 39. The other brought 3'
I sold with old Tom Frank an
'; he sent mo back home satisfied.
Here is what I got:
'' 264 lbs. (S 39.
62 lbs. @ 35.
NICK STEVENS.
114octlw
AT WINSTON
-, OCTOBER 1*
..'STOKES FARMERS URGED TT
. ATTEND TOBACCO CON
I TKOL MEETING T. II
J SEARS ASKS OUR GROWER
D ' TO TAKE NOTICE.
A commits, headed by Senate
Smith of South Carolina, Chair
5-
man of the Senate Agriculture
I Committee wj.l hold a meetin,
next Monday, October 18th, a
110:00 A. M. in Winston-Saleir
n
The meeting will probably b
)f
i held in the courthouse. The pur
I pose of this meeting is to
directly from the farmer
| themselves, their sentiment as t
; ciop ccr.trol The farmer
' over the country have been re
| questing crop control «'>d thi
, committee is holding meetings i
'different sections of the countr
o. |
• trying to finj out the true sent
s
-1 ment that exists for crop contn
to,
at presont. In this way it wi
'o
o be better prepared to take up cro
! control when congress meets.
,' The tobacco farmers in Nort
st
Carolina made a strong fight las
spring for crop control throug
a state compact, but thej* did m
secure what they wanted. If u
M tobacco farmers a 1 e to h iv.? coi
o
trol another yeai, it is very ur;
H ent that they attend this i:i->
E ing and express their views c
f- the matter. Since Stokes is larg'
ft- ly a tobacco county, the fannei
f-1 of this county should be vol
:E interested and make every eifoi
N possible to attend the meeti'.i
j and make known to this commi
tee their wishes a l3 to a contn
ck for tobacco.
n- T. H. SEARS, County Ag
or
.•a New Presbyterian
Preacher Coming
Jn To Stokes
at ———. ■ £
The Rev. Mr. McFall of M
Airy has notified Stckes Presb;
terians that he has found them
new preacher and wi 1 send hii
te
down soon to SU the appoin
me-its formerly supplied by Re
ss
John D. Smith, resigned.
i:; Mrs. Judge Bivens
Judge Bivens was aecompanic
32 at court here this week by M>"
- !l . Bivens, who was formerly Mi.
i
i" Alma Banner of Mt. Airy, an
| from one of Mt. Airy's oldest an
most respected families. Mr
Bivens found quite a number 
" acquaintances among the pconl
■fl
at Danbury.
i't
le, | Card of Thanks
15.; sincerely des'.'e to tbiar
*d all the many friendn who rende
• ltd service in the burial of ei
' lovcj ono, M> s Cov.i M. Joy
I and fo.- the beautiful floral offo
1 ings.
DR. C. W. JOYCE & FAMIL"
N. O. PETREE AND FAMIL'
MRS. AUGUSTA
8 BUTNER PASSE*
0 SHE LIN ED AT *TOBACCC
V,- VILLE—TOM PETREE T.IKK
H. WRONG CAR AT KING -
IS STORK ANTICIPATES WAI
—FARMERS GETTING GOOI
PRICES.
or
ir- King, Oct. 13—Mrs. August
•al But nor, aged 77 years, died at h(
ng | home in Tobaceoville Saturdii
at | following a stroke of paralysi
m. The deceased is survived by thu
be sonij, Edwin Butner of Muaci
ir- Indiana, Tom Butner of Sho«
n J and Hubert Butner of Tobacc
•ri> ville. One daughter, Miss Lu
to, Butner, of Tobaccovil'e, survivi
•t i'also two half brothers, Ben Peti
•e-'of Slioalf/ und Gus of Eno
lis Funeral services was conduct
in at Macedonia church Mond;
ry morning at 11 o'clock and inte
ti- ment followed in the church cem
•ol tery. Rev. J. A. Crews was
•i!l charge of the service.
op 1 Robe't, the young son of M
and Mrs. R. C. White, cut an ug
i
•th gash in his leg with a heavy coi
( st knife while cutting tobacco stu
gh bles Saturday. Three stitch
lot were required t 0 sew up the gas
,n.:! Sidney L. Pulliam has retur
jn ed to his home in Ashebo o aft
rg- spending a week with relativ
.(- here.
on Mr. and Mrs. Coon Guntci
■p.- Madison spent Sunday with r
iiij atives here.
•ry 1 Junior Stone, who is in scho
)it'at Boone, spent the week-end wi
i
ng his parents, Dr. anj M's. G.
lit- Stone.
rol T. S. Petree, Earl Wall ai
Js. P. Christian, Danbury citiz t
gt. visited King last week. Mr. F
I tree, who was the cashier of t
( Bank of King for a number
| years, but who had not been he
| for a long while, got confusi
1 and bearded the wrong strict c
at the corner of Depot and Mu
He was let off at Dalton juncti
and walked back, pretending
im ,
was hunting Indian relics.
j Mr. Christian, while examinii
yard a mile or two out, also wal
the tombstones in an old grav
ed back to town.
!„,j Rebecca Helsab ck, who
i S , attending Meredith College, \v;
j :>3 a week end visitor to her parent
, lc j Dr. and Mrg. R. S. Helsabeck, i
n d IX.n River street.
rs 1 Charlie Brown, of Rural H
p Route 1, was a business visit
o'
,1 0 .' hei e Saturday.
| The stork made a specialty
] boys last. week. Five visits «v
mado and at each home a bour
J
ni; in"; boy was left. This begins
i
0"-, lool: lik.' war. They were: >
>ur ,nd \vi - 3. I' uvey Robe tson, aFO
.Mr. >.111.1 y.i?,. Oscar La'.vs -n,
er- son; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wh
ja Cvin; Mr. and Mrs. James P«ro>
iY,'a son; and Mr. and Mrs. Willi;
xY.jAshburn a
Number 3,318
GRAM) JURY
S MAKES REPORT
LJ RECOMMENDS THAT SALE OF
> COMMODITIES IN SCHOOLS
BE STOPPED—'TOILET FOR
K COLOKED AT COIRT 110 l Si;
>l>! IS RECOMMENDED.
' State of North Carolina,
ita | County uf Stokes.
Ie! To Hlis Honor; E. C. Bivciis.
«*) Judge Pi-siding:
( 1" '' .ind Jury for the Octob
er ~. t- ~n it suj-eiior Court of
:1 -' ..j most respectfully
,:i ' s submits the following report:
co " We acted on o2 bills of indiet-
J ' a ment, 27 of which wire found to
,Cb , be "True Hi Is," 5 nut true bills.
l-| Presentments of "11 criminal
on -1 natur. known to yur body were
' j made a"d acted upon.
a - v j A committee visiter the county
er " | jail anj found conditions good
lc "|both from a stand point of sani
in tat ion and repair.
A committee visited the Sta'e
Prison Camp anj found it to be
S'y'run in a very efficient manner,
>rn jwith sanitary conditions existing
ulj ~ throughout the camp.
10 H A committee visited the county
at
home and found it to kept in
rn " a good condition with the ex
lCr ception of beds of inmates
1
needing attention The coni
l
mittee rrco.nmeniit; that this con
-01 dition be cleared up at encc.
d "| A committee vi-it«i the var
ious offices of tlie county court
' house and found them to be run
itn in a veiy effici >it manner and in
j.-
gt.oj shape.
I The Grand Jury reeomriead
11 that the Honorable Ho; rd of
~s's ' Education of Stokes countv dis-
Pe
continue the sale of randy, chew
tlu ing gum and all soft diir.ks in
1 I public schools of Stokes
ol ' e j county.
' | The Grand Jury recommend
c " j that the Bo.ird ~f County Cora
tin. ' . .
: tn:ssione: s erect a to, et lor col
ion' , , . ~
jcre l poop e in 'he court h use.
W. G. MOORE,
For man of Grand Juy.
Ing
lk-1 Growers in t !ii.• section aro
ve-.very busy preparing a". 1 nwke'-
ling tobacco. They are getting
is| .factory pi ;«..•» this year.
n\' j Three patients lauhiwen. ton
its. sil removal opera'ions in the
on Stone-Helsabeek Clinic last week.
They were: Miss Bitty Eou M.
i • of Va.!o ).lumi S;u' ■ ?ii
tor Xcr'va o G;v: . r.' .«:• j Miss
I!' no Snider, of \ i. ~
of J C-.viiV'ton. and
erf w ;i i pj{; ; t s ;• ef the Ca; •! a
ne- c''ii!i. \v«r> > ; ( Week on
to Ui.-iuess. C ir/ton who's
* • ,"-t '• SO. 'taird -o yum i-o rc
"i;i: '■ v.! i . 1. ve »l\.t he is in
, a ■ . \v n hcal'ii. Mr. Covington
li'■ r i ov c ; abound as }. !i'j j,?, he did
>wn thirty years ago. He like
am he is good fo.- a l.unjicd of
I more.
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