COURT WEEK AT DOBSON
. Before • trae bill aw be re
it ml Im Um ipfrofil of
11 of the 18 ■->« of Um j«ry.
And Hi tho com of UlctMrti carry
ing capital ponltteMnt tho bill rat
WL-.m -L t 4 _ iL. I„JM. Ww tk* — *»
Drottfnt to CM Jwft Djr UM vmiri
body compoeing tho pud Jarr.
lb Honor i« fined in • brief, floor
tho Jiff or out offinooo that
with them tho death penalty.
Murder of tho flrot degree,
papa, anon and burglary. Murder
may ho of three Jipni—tho ftrat,
when it la cold blooded and premedi
tated, and earrloa with It tho death
penalty; eerond dagrtt murder la
whore H it matieioualy committed
bat tho element of premeditation ia
aba ant and earrloa with it % lone term
hi prieon; third degree maider, or
mariftla tighter, la whore a life ia taken
by aome unlawful art, each aa speed
ing over the highwaya at aa unlaw,
ful rate and thareby aeeidently kill
ing aoaie child, or other peraon,
where there la no malice or premedi
tation, yet aome unlawful act waa the
eaaae of a death—ouch la termed
■Hmalaughter and the puniahment la
loft largely with the diacretian of the
• in- omer vnn* rapiui crime®,—
rape, tnon and bwihrr—the coort
explained art for the protection of
womanhood and the home. The
—Ha, he explained haa than wiaely
provided lawn carrying extreme
pNtHlw for My crime aralnrt the
liberty and virtue of womanhood and
th* diaturban ce of her home, either
by Tape, barn in* of her honae at nlfhi
which la arson, or burglary at night.
Other ctimea that carry with them
• leaser degree of punishment are
that of aadvetton and the alander of
an Innocent woman. Both theae of
fenaea are c own led aerlooa oaaa In
the eyee of the court and again they
are foond to offer great protection
Hie Honor explained how through
the people have
have aet up courts for the eet
of dlepntee In them ratter
than by physical force exerted by the
. IndHlfcaii And Hta Honor foresee
Ike time when the raaart to physical
TMa
be headed hya i
with • Oodly spirit alive la hia 1
of I
munity by tWr wfM rito ww the
country. His Bmmt tkrtw oat a
hint to tha jury that he
| to It that tha
ba protected fa
tha acta of any per
ta Ma Mart of ililriag
whila drunk -If thU
i aha tha roato of tUi
county aafa for tha an, wan a aad
children tha ttea spa
naxt two weeks wnald ha
tha price." ha
Honor itartod into tha work of tha
day hi • haalnaaa Ifha mannor, first
announcing that tha court would oh
aerve tha following hour*: From tJO
A. M. to 11:80 P. M.. > to • P. M„
and with a twinkle in Ma «yw remark
ed "and such other hour* aa tha court
may find necessary to dispoae of this
docket," which means seae night
seaaions if tha work man to drag
along too slow.
A memorial service was held ta tha
court room Tttseday at two o'clock
in honor of tha ■ salary of two de
ceased members of the Surry county
bar, tha lata Hon. K. L. Haymore aad
tha lata Hon. John H. Dobaon.
The court still haa tauakls trying
to follow the calendar that la
rd under an act of tha
Aa It stands altiisaaaa t
quired to attend court until the day
the case is scheduled, and under this
plan theee witness aa cannot ha gottoa
Wore the grand jury for the purpaaa
of finding true bills. About the
middle of the day oa Monday tha
foreman reported he could not secure
the attendance of any witnaaaaa as
they were net to appear until later
in the week and for that rsaara the
jury was unable to transact very
much business. Aad the lawyers
have not yet figured oat a way to
have the alUiiasts before the grand
jury am the first days of court when
tha calendar calls for their attend
ance on a later day.
(Continued on Page Two).
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Tta Um Mt of Um Mik mmi met tk
That talk Um Um to f.
Uka Um wMa of Um m in Um
way. of fata
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KILLING OF SANDY SLATE
JUSTIFIED
FWmI Officer Win M»tUa
Ftkwnbd Far »■■«—
MacfcaJ.r WWW Mtfcfag
Ml
A preliminary hearing «u given
Mml Officer WU Mathia in
W>— it. V*, teat h>ui4*|f who an
Toeaday before a hat urf kilted San
dy Stela at tea bo**e naar KibUr. V*.
Offiaara Mathia and Davie war. wak
ing a raid in the neighborhood of
Slat*'* hana when H te charfad
Slat* Intorferred with tham, ordering
them away and foltewtee op Ida
thraata by attoaiptteg to afcoot Mat
hia. Hir piatol faited to flra and
Hitlifi shot him four tten, thrct of
tba bolteto taking effect to kia chaat
and killing bin blatantly.
Tba baa ling waa bald bafora thraa
justice* of tba peace of Patrick to—
ty and thay dalibaratad only about
fWa minutaa bafora reaching a de
rision doc taring tba killing to ba Jue
tifiad. Deputy Maraball it Salte
bury waa in attonitenr» at tba haar
teg and bad with btei a forte of If
Federal officer* to aaa that paaea
waa piaaai>ad during tba baa/teg.
Th« eridenee introduced by Um
atoto at tba baaring te Staart caua
ad tba court of inquiry to rwdw a
decision declaring It to ba a caaa of
Justifiable homicide on tba part of
the officer, therefor* no action waa
taken to hold hfan for trial te con
nection with the killing of Slate.
i
to tha city and later nlmii oa boad.
Tba ear la baid by the offlear aa ba
baa iriiww that tka liquor araa ba
in* transported in (t.
And we mfcht aay right bar* that
not aU the liquor la foond comb* In
Moaart Airy. Down la Rlloaa tewn
ahlp afflaara W. W. Aahbwn, A. L.
8ta«rart and J. 8. Pattaraaa ara un
covering aam of tha (Ml. Oa Wat
Sunday tbay mada a raid throagh
tbatar aaattao and captured a etm
pleta roppar outfit iatar aa In tha
day ferine their wadiihia thoy
bad )aat a few baara prarloaa baaa
paDad fraa, Ita cold mtilr to
Haiatb tha thlrat at mm aaffarh*
Father and Son Go To 1
Death in Electric Chair
■ coM blooded
and he
rather I
do.
Ho did sol tppoir mtvo*)! m Im
approached the rhair
by Rot. W. A. Stanbury of the ]
ton Street Mot bod tot Church
Tho Lord la My
ebon tod tbo ■ Motor.
"Men, bo Christians," tbo
man adrtood tho handful of
to aoo him dio. Ho
in recocnHioa to Sheriff
Jackaon, of Now Hanover, who
"Mom ho Christian*. Dont do aay
thing olao. Take car* of yow souls.
God bloaa you all."
After tho strap was applied
his mouth he did not speak
Only tho voice of Sot. Mr. Stanbory
"I am the
Life."
Hi* uii and his lafs war
pod to the bif chair and t lwthtT
■trap vai fastened abeut kia
The mask Ilka leather harwaai
tightened about kia face and into
kia chin leaving only kia noaa and
chin viaibla. The clotk waiad hai
rnet with the sponge in it waa ptme
ad o*er kia ekavan haad. The death
wire waa hiiwri into the place
provided for tt en the tap of the hel
J. H.
it took aa old
get mmm water oat of a
It orer the hateat Dr.
the jab
the ch.
of the
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the firA signal Bad the doe-J
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the awMch.
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