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T^tursday, Jtme 13, 1957
HECORDER'S court
Contractor Fined On Speed Charge;
Local Case Arouses Much Interest
Said County Prosecutor W. La
ment Brown: “I hated to slow
down the contractor who is sla
ted to build the . Southern Pines
town hall, but what could you
do!”
Mr. Brown was referring to
the case of Thomas Everet Saun
ders which came before Judge J.
Vance Rowe in Recorders Court
Monday, in which the contractor
was accused of exceeding the
speed limit and failing to stop at
a stop sign.
Patrolman Frank Swaim^ testi
fying for the state, had said that
he followed Mr. Saunders for
several miles clocking his speed
up to 75 miles an hour at times.
At the crossing of Routes 27 and
705, the contractor slowed down
considerably but failed to come
to a stop. IV. D. Sabiston, counsel
for the defense, while admitting
the undoubted guilt of his client,
stressed the fact that Mr. Saun
ders’ various jobs kept him on
the run from one end of the
county to the other.
Said Judge Rowe, as he hand
ed down his decision—fine and
revocation of license: “Too many
people are in a hurry these days.
They take on more than they can
carry sensibly.”
Longest case of the day was
that of Dorothy Elizabeth Gra
ham, of Southern Pines, accused
of operating an automobile while
under the influence, and careless
>md reckless driving. The de
force was in the hands of H. F.
Seawell Jr., who was also coun
sel for Ashley McC. Williams of
Winston-Salem, and Carthage,
owner of the car and accused of
allowing his car to be improper
ly driven. Both kccused entered
not guilty pleas.
Testifying for the state was a
battery of law enforcement offi
cers from Southern Pines, as well
as Officer Ethridge, jailor, in
Carthage. Their testimony des
cribed the defendant as “very
drunk,” the car, as “rvmning on
the left side of the road.” They
said she refused to stop when sig
nalled, and that, when she did
stop, she pulled away before the
officer codld reach the car. The
next time this happened, accord
ing to Sgt. Stout, he drew his
pistol.
The officers corroborated each
others’ statements that when the
defendant was taken to the po
lice-station, she showed plainly
her intoxicated condition, “stag
gered and had to hold to some
thing.”
Prejudice Implied
The name of Justice of the
Peace L. T. Clark entered the
testimony several times. Mr.
Clark was in the station when
the defendant was brought in
and it developed that she had
written him a letter at the tune
of a former arrest for speeding,
containing some criticism of the
local police.
Bond was refused and the de
fendant alleged she was not al
lowed to telephone her mother,
Mrs. Sally Cole Lawhom. She
was taken to the jail in Carthage
and again, according to her
statement, not allowed to tele
phone. (It was later stated by the
prosecuting attorney, that this is
treatment” for all
driving - under - the-influence
cases.)
The defendant’s statement was
a blanket denial of all charges.
She said she had driven the car
all the way from Ashland Park,
Negro recreation center, where
she and the other occupants of the
car had spent the late afternoon
hours. Coming home around 7:30
p.m. at Manly, she said, a large
dog had run across the road and
it was to avoid striking him that
she swerved the car into the left
lane. She said that she had been
stopped by the officers only the
one time when “a pistol was
shoved into my face.” She said
that, on seeing her driver’s li
cense, the officer had exclaimed.
“Oh, you’re the smart one!” re
ferring, the defendant thought, to
the former arrest and letter.
During the trial it was
brought out by the officers that
they had picked up another of
fender in Southern Pines before
going to Carthage, an item not
recalled by the defendant.
Taking the stand in defense of
her daughter, Mrs. Lawhorn sta
ted that she had tried to go bond
and take her daughter home sev
eral times and it was not until
between one and two o’clock in
the morning that she was re
leased.
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Among the group df character
witnesses appearing for the ac
cused were the Rev. John R.
Funderburg, of Southern Pines,
and Rev. Gilchrist of Laurin-
burg, pastor of the defendant’s
church in Southern Pines.
"Too Many Prominent
People Break Law"
In upholding the law enforce
ment officers and the prosecu
tion’s plea for a conviction.
Judge Rowe called attention to
the good reputation of the defen
dant: “There is no question in
the court’s mind,” he said,
‘about the defendant being a
hne person, testified to, today,
by many good people.”'
‘Indeed,” he said, “it is dis
couraging how many fine, up
standing prominent citizens come
into this court on just this same
charge. We’ve had some of the
best people up in court,” he said,
‘on this charge of driving while
\mder the influence, or speeding;
people who woi^ldn’t think about
breaking any other law. We
wont be able to reduce the acci
dent rate until people’s attitudes
change, and they come to realize
how serious a thing it is to drive
too fast or drive when in an in
toxicated condition.”
Miss Graham, the principal de
fendant, was fined $25 and costs
and her license to drive revoked,
(a sentence appealed at the time).
However, in the case of the own
er of the car, Williams, the judge
gave a verdict of “not guilty.”
Other cases to come before the
court included that of Lee Daniel
Gaddy, 16, Pinehurst, accused of
stealing a used car from the
Pinehurst Garage lot and driving
it without a license. Following
short testimony in which it was
established that the boy was
mentally off balance, the Judge
ruled that he was guilty but di
rected that psychiatric treatment
should be given, at one of the
.state institutions, if so ordered
following examination. Sentence
to be suspended while this was
done.
Fence’ Was Malicious
The charge of careless and
reckless driving and trespass
with malicious destruction of
property turned out to center
around the case of Ken Currie
and Perkins Reeds of near Carth
age, who had been involved in
the ambushing of a car by a wire
fence, as the story seemedA;o tell
it.
Rounding a comer, according
to Reeds, his station wagon had
run off the road, jumped a ditch
and barged through a fence,
to which it was irresistibly drawn.
Currie helped him get back on
the road; neither of them saw
any of the cattle they were ac
cused of allowing to escape.
■Did you tell the o-wner?” they
were asked.
“Tried to find him,” said Reeds.
“They say he live in Pennsyl
vania.” Judgment: not guilty of
malicious trespass; but Reeds
was found guilty of reckless
driving.
Other cases disposed of:
Walter Jenkins, failure to com
ply (continued from previous
Monday) continued to first Mon
day in July when defendant is
required to report to court and
show that he is complying with
judgment or, by doctor’s certifi
cate, the condition of his health.
Arnold Dean Lambert, Rob
bins, and Fred Tahnadge Ellison,
Route 1, Star, careless and reck
less driving, 30 days on roads,
suspended for two years on pay
ment of joint fine of $25 and
costs, non-violation of speeding
and careless and reckless driving
laws during that time.
Marshall Wayne Lowe, Carth
age, fraud and false pretense in
obtaining driver’s license, $25
and costs.
roada
James E. McKinnon, failing to
report accident, improper equip
ment, 30 days on roads, suspend
ed on payment of costs, not to
operate car until it is properly
registered in his name and put
in safe running condition.
James Walter Dortch, West
Virginia, and James Ed Saltz,
Jr., speeding, sci fa on bon|dsman
returnable next Monday.
Charles Junior Little, China
Grove, speeding 68, $15 and
costs.
William Gilmore, Pittsboro, es
caping from prison, 60 days add
ed to sentence, to be served at
expiration of present sentence.
Leon Wilson Rozier, Asheboro,
driving without license, both af
ter and during revocation period,
$50 and costs, license further re
voked.
Gilbert Ronald Jones, Sanford,
speeding 67, $30 including costs.
Floyd Gilbert Barrett, Cartil
age, unlawful possession of illicit
whiskey, $25 including costs.
Ransom Dowdy, Carthage, un-
lawfid possession for sale and
selling, three months on roads,
suspended on payment of $50
and costs and non-violation of
whiskey laws for two years.
Lewis George, Vass, careless
and reckless driving, $25 and
costs.
Mrs. Willie B. Seward, South
ern Pines, driving drunk, foxmd
guilty of driving while under in
fluence of various drugs and
beer, $100 and costs, license re
voked 12 months, fine may be
paid in four monthly install
ments.
James L. Caddell, Clinton Mc-
Caskill, Carthage, unlawful pos
session of seal-broken whiskey,
judgment continued on payment
of costs.
Vonnie Harrington, breaking
and entering residence, found
guilty but not with intent to
i commit felony, six months on
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