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j Year, in Advapce. - ---\ “FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH.” 4-. • •• Single Copy 5 Cents. VOL. 35 PLYMOUTH, N.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1924 NO. 42 Latimer Found Guilty In Williamston Court After Short Charge By Judge Bond, Jury Takes Case And Returns Verdict In 15 Minutes Vvilliamston, June 17.—State vs Latimer for assault upon Mrs. J. f • jacKson, James Mizelle, 13 year old grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jack son, and Lois Jackson three and one half years old child of J. S. Jack son and the one who was kidnaped, was the next case called in the Super ior court here today and it created much interest in the court room as Latimer is also charged with kidnap ing the little Jackson grandchild which case is now being tried. The first witness called in the case was Mr. J. S. Jackson, the son of Mr. inquiry was that his daughter, Lois, went to live with her grandparents in September 1923, that he had worked in Norfolk for ten years in a shoe store and that he was in Washington, N. C. on May 31, 1924 and that he was the father of Lois Jackson. The next witnes was Mrs. Jackson, the plaintiff, and her testimony was explicit and convincing. She said that she knew' Earl Latimer and that he came to her home May 30th when her husband was in the field about a quarter of a mile away from the house at about eight o’clock in the morning She continued, saying that Latimei stopped his car and worked on .it for some minutes and then came ir. and asked for water, saw the little girl and picked her up and ran to the gate where he was met by a woman who got out of the cai ant. gave the child to her while it was screaming and trying to get away. He then turned and fired at her (Mrs Jackson) and told her if she came any further he would kill her. She further stated that she had not seen the woman in the car until she took the child at the gate. This completed the testimony of the chief witness of the plaintiff. James Mizelle, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jackson, was called and he testified that he was at the home of his grandfather on the 30th of May and witnessed what his grand mother had told. tV*neV»5»nrl n'f onO ■> J. F. Jackson, and his testimony upon and that she and the two ehthlmp. were the only ortW?1 AilCU, mi . ^ -, of the plaintiffs, was put on the I ' stand. He said, “I was working on my ' farm, one fourth of a mile away from the house at eight o’clock in the morning when James Mizelle called me, and said that somebody had come and stolen Lois and shot at his Grandma. “I went to the house and talked a few minutes to my wife and left, fol lowing the car tracks for about one half a mile and found it run in a ditch bank and the front wheel broken, all of this taking about twenty or twenty-five minutes from the time that they had assaulted my wife and grandchildren.” The State then rested its case after the testimony of Mr. Jackson. The defense took the case and the f first witness put on the stand by them was the defendant, Earl Latimer. His . testimony was, “I live in Port Lock, Virginia, and I came from my home on Tuesday A. M. in six and one half hours and reached the Jack son home about four o’clock in the afternoon. “Cora Jackson had been my wife and then she married Mr. Jackson, and she is the mother of the child. Loir Jaekson, whom we took alter reaching the Jackson home about eight o’clock in the morning on May 30th, and she was in the car when I went in the vard. T did not see the children until T was in the yard, but before stopping the car we had seen a child in the vard but it had turned and went back. When James went to the well for water for me, I took up the child, Lois, and carried her and handed her to her riTother.” This completed his testimony, upon inqpiry of the defense, excepting that he added he was on the opposite side of the car from Mrs. J. F. Jackson when he fired the pistol. He was then cross examined by the lawyers for the State and to them he testified that he had lived at Port Lock three or four years, had married Mrs. Jackson twelve years ago and they had one child and she had it now. He stated that he did not know how long since she had gotten a divorce but he thought it was about seven years and he had traveled and lived ir Kansas at the time. And he said that when he had been gene about seven /ears he nan traveled and lived ir tine states that he finally decided o come home and reached Virginir hree or four years ago. He further said that Mrs. Jackson :ame to his home recently and told aim what she wanted done and tha< ,iis wife knew what she had askei him to do, to come to North Carolina mil get her child from the Jacksons. According to his statement, they name to North Carolina in a Dodge lar and when they reached Plymouth drey put up the car curtains so Mr Vackson would not recognize them am ;hen drove past the Jackson home sev eral times on Tuesday, Wednesday ant Thursday and when they saw Mr Jackson in the field they went in. H< said that he went on one side and die woman on the other. In answer to counsel for the statt is to where he spent the night be fore taking the child he said that Mrs. Jackson spent the night at Mrs. Kear’s and that he stayed on the road after going to a negro Biggs’ to star but did not. He denied that Mrs. Jack son went with him. He then admitted that he left his first wife who is now Mrs. Cora Jack son and their child and that he desert ed them. , Biggs, colored, who stated that lie lived one mile from Dardens and one half mile from Jamesville and that he knew Latimer Thursday P. M. Sheriff Reid of Washington county, who arrested Latimer, was called tc the stand. He testified that he arrested the defendant at the hotel at Mackeys after going to his room in the hotel where he found Latimer with his coat and hat off. He said that Latimer told him he was from Elon College and that he denied being the man that le was looking for until he was about one half mile from Mackeys when he confessed that he was the man want ed. Don Gilliam and A. R. Dunning :poke for the state and H. W. Stubbs and W. L. Whitley for the defense. Judge Bond made a very short iharge, giving the case to the jurj at 12:15. The jury, after deliberating for only fifteen minutes returned a verdict of guilty. The kidnaping case in which Earl Latimer was charged with the kid naping of the grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jackson of Dardens and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. •Jackson a few weeks ago from the home of the grandparents, was called this afternoon and it was heard by people from all sections of the county and a great many from the lower end of the county especially. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Jackson are separated, he now lives in Washing ton where he is employed in the A. and P. store and Mrs. Jackson livef in Norfolk and since September 192? their only child, Lois, a little girl of three and one half years of age has resided at the home of her grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F ‘aokson. Earl Latimer is a fc-A-ei husbanc of Mrs. Jackson’s and she said thai RECORDER’S COURT HAD BUSY DAY. The Recorder’s Court convened here J on Monday with Judge Carl L. Bailey . of Roper, presiding. Cattle, automo-' biles, whiskey and weapons kept the i court busy for very near all the day. The following were the cases tried: Will Norman, convicted of driving a j car while under the influence of liquor, was required to pay the cost in ad dition to a fifty dollar fine. A suspend ed sentence of six months on the roads was received, provided Norman does not drive a car again within 12 j ■i 1 months. In case he is caught Oper ating an automobile within that period j he must serve the six months -road sentence. j Sansberry Davenport, charged with removing cattle without a permit, was cost of the action. Lazarus Walker, who failed to dip his cattle as is required, plead guilty ] Willie Blount, convicted of non-sup and paid the cost of the case, ami was taxed with the cost of the trial. Edenton-Mackeys Derry Co., Cap* G. W. Spivey, was arraigned for transporting cattle without permit found guilty anti required to pay the port, was given six months on the roads of Washington County. John Small, upon being convicted of carrying concealed weapons and also tor assault with deadly weapon, was dished out fow-month** on the rrf ibis''' of Washington county. •THE ADLERS VISIT S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Adler and son, Buster, have just returned from South Carolina, where they attended a meeting of the Southeastern Retail Merchants Shoe Association in the city of Charleston. The road distance from here to Charleston is 438 m-iles and Mr. Adler informs us that he made the trip in exactly thirteen hours. After the convention the Adlers made a trip through a great part of the farming section of South Caro 'ina observing crop conditions and j state that they found cotton only just a little in advance of that of his sec tion. In conversation with a number of farmres on the subject of the boll weevil Mi. Adler states that the more progressive farmers of that state are displeased with the old-time spraying machine and that it is not successful. They informed him, how ever, that the new dusting machine j has and is proving an enormous suc jcess. Mr. Adler states that his advice J to the farmers of this section is to provide themselves with dusting ma chines, and predicts that the boll weevil is not here for a few years, but is here permanently. He speaks in high terms of praise of the roads leading into South Caro lina and reports a very pleasant and comfortable trip. SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON he promised to befriend her should she ever need him. He claims that she wanted her little girl and asked him to help her get the child back from its grandpa1 ents and that was why he ■ came to North Carolina with his form ] er wife and took the child as he did. 1 On this particular charge, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. WESTOVER NEWS Mr. Fred Sitterson of Wilson, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Sitterson. Mrs. C. E. and Haywood Swain went to Norfolk Sunday to visit rela tives. Miss Bessie Blount of Plymouth is spending some time with her cousin, Miss Johnnie Spruill. Miss Isabelle Marrow of Southern Pines has been visiitng relatives here. Mrs. T. Gray Courn of Norfolk, has been spending a few days at her country home near this place. Misses Helen and Marjorie Bray of Roper, spent the past week-end with Mrs. T. R. Chesson. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Lamb of Roper were guests of Mrs. R. M. Bate man. . .. „ . , . . I Mr. and lvirs. unanje rwuuiiw uj Plymouth spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robbins. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gurganus of Williamston, were guests of Mrs Sarah Sitterson Sunday. BURIN ESP CHANGES HANDS Mr. C. W. Illount of Mackey.: ha: purchased the McNair Pure Food store from Mr. J. T. McNair who ha been its proprietor for somethin;? like a year. Mr. Blount is a young man of pro gressive ideas a-r.d is very energetic 'Several yearn.atf« he was in the mer cantile business here with his brother. Mr. J. W. Blount who now conducts a similar business at Maekeys. Mr. Blount was a sergeant during the World War with the Eighty First Division and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for heroic service rendered during the latter days of the war. Plymouth people welcome Mr Blount among them. LARGE NUMBER FAILS TO LIST TAXES In interview with the county audi- j tor we have learned that there are : great number of people of the county 1 who have failed to list their property for the year 1924. The law specifically 1 I requires that all property be listed for taxes on or before May 31, 1924, and the penalty for failure to comply , with this law is double taxation. This is something to be considered when ! large estates are involved. As an especial courtesy to the audi tor and to others affected, we are' making these facts known. Property should now be listed at the court house. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale embraced in a certain mor tgage executed by Mary P. Butler on the 21st day of January 1920 to j Mrs. L. M. Hampton, .-aul mortgage being recorded in the office of Register of Deeds of Washington County in Book No. 77 Page 171, the under signed will expose for public sale to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House Door in Plymouth, N. C. Monday, July 21, 1924, at 12 o’clock, noon, the following described tract of land: Lying and being on Third Street in the town of Plymouth, N. C. and bound by Third Street, the lands of P. H. Bell, C. M. Owens, and E. A. Carter. It being a lot fifty feet by two hundred feet. This 17th dav June 1924. MRS L. M. HAMPTON. M rt. L. C. Timebrlake, Assignee of debt. SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON Gotten Assn. Directors Elected \ _ Raleigh, .June 16.—Reports from the poll holders committees of the ten districts in North Carolina reaching the headquarters of the North Caro- j lina Cotton Growers Cooperative As- [ sociation announce the election of the ' followinig directors of the Association for the ensuing year. First district composed of Warren, | Halifax, Northampton, Ilertie, Martin,! Chowan and Hertford counties, W. A. Pierce, Weldon, N. C. Second district composed of Nash and Edgecombe counties, O. K. Taylor, Whitakers, N. C. Third district composed of Onslow, Jones, Pitt, Craven, Beaufort, Pamli co, Washington, and Carteret coun ties, John T. Thorne, Farmville, N. C. Foui't district composed of Duplin, Way; a, Lenoir and Green counties, E. A. Stevens, Goldsboro, N. C. Fifth district composed of Johnston, and Wilson counties, J. P. Parker, SmitMeld, N. C. Sixth district composed of Lee, Har- | nett, Wake, Franklin, Chatham and > Durham counties. It. W. Christian, \ Manchester, N. C. E’.ghth district composed of Rr-be- j son court;-, Dr. G. M. Pate. Rowland N. C. Ninth district composed of Rich mond, Moore, Scotland, Hoke and Montgomery counties, A. McEachcrn, Paeford, N. C. Tenth district composed of Cleve ’and, Cabarrus, Rutherford, Gaston, Union, Trod ell, Rowan, Stanly, Meck lenburg and Anson counties, L. D. Robinson. W. A. Pierce, E. A. Stevens* ft. W. Cl -istir.n, Dr. G. M. _ Pate, A. Me Eachern and L. D. Robinson s^E.ved as Proctors last year and were,ore-elect ed. The now board of directors is com ;c.:ed of strong men, all cotton grow er. as well as successful business men ’.nil bankers, and the membership of the Association is assured of success ful management. The new board will meet this month for organization and such other business as may come be fore them. In the second district W. W. Eagles j who has served the a .• ,c'~ Jon as di-1 rector for the past year asked that j on account of his health his name be i taken from the ticket after he had I been nominated. In the election, how ever, quite a number of compliment ary votes were given Mr. Eagles bv 1 the membership showing their confi- • fence in him. I [forth Carolina, v. a.-...ngton County. in 1 ne Superior Court. NG'iiCE Oi1 EXECUTION SALE. \' L nited Commercial Bank, vs. loseph Gurganus. h By virtue of an execution directed, to ! .he undersigned from the Superior I Jourt of W ashington County in t|ie j ibove entitled action, 1 will on Mon-1 lay, the 4th day of August, 1924, at ] 12 o’clock noon, at the Court House . loot- of said County, sell to the high-1 ist bidder for cash to satisfy said £x- j< icution, all the right, title and. in crest which the said Joseph Gurganus, 1 lefendant, has in the following, de scribed real estate, to-wit: Being an undivided one-eighth (1-8) ; nterest in and to all that tuact or; rarcel of land which descended to said foseph Gurganus as one of the heirs : >f Jno. Thos. Gurganus. Said land be- , ing bounded on the East by the county road leading from Washington to Plymouth, on the south by Wpi. Har rison, on the West by Wm, Bowen and m the North by the Hollis road, con-!. mining 60 acres, more or less. This the 18th dav of Jung, 1024. r J. K. REID,.Sheriff, Washington County. : Zeb Vance Norman, Attorney. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of a power of | sale contained in a certain deed of trust executed by P. H. Darden et als. on the 12th day of March, 1922, and recorded in Book 83, Page 170, Washington County, default having been made in the payment of the notes thereby secured, and application haviiv been made for a sale of said land, the undersigned trustee will ex pose at public sale on the lSfh day July, 1924. at the court house door of Washington County, Norlh Caro lina. at 12 o’clock, noon, to the high est bidder for cash the following land LOCAL NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Lyon of Ayden, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Watts and chil dren of W'illiamston and Mrs. A. L. Booth and children of Rocky Mount, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Horn thal on Main street. Messrs. W. C. Burgess and George Reddick of Belhaven were Plymouth visitors Sunday. Mr. Jim Hackney of Washington was in town Monday. Mr. Rudolph Selby of Belhaven has been in town several days on business. Mr. W. H. Mizelle of Edenton, re presenting the Oakland automobile, has been in the county for quite a few days. Mr. B. F. Bailey of Roper, was in town Monday. A. L. Holmes of Creswell, was u business visitor here Monday. On another page will be found an advertisement of Raiff’s Manufactur ers’ Outlet sale, which began yester day morning. The children from the Odd Fellows Home at Goldsboro will give a con cert in the school auditorium tonight. Make arrangements to attend—-you will spend an evening of enjoym nt and will also help the children. Messrs. W. R. Hardison, F. O. Wat kins, L. T. Paul pud Herman Owens motored to Durham and Hillsboro Sunday. Mr. W. T. Nujmey jnade a business trip to Roper Monday afternoon. Heavy rains in this section are seriously handicapping our farmers in the making of their crops. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Midgett and little daughter, Kathleen, and Mrs. Irene Burgess returned Tuesday from a visit in Norfolk. Mrs. W. F. Ausbon, Mrs. E. G. \yers, Misses Hazel and Hermine and Master Hampton Ausbon motored to Rocky Mount Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Lyon and son, Vlaster Harry, motored to Ayden Sun lav. Mr. H. A. Horton of Hertford, spent he week-end here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Campbell notored to Rocky Mouiffc Sunday. Home grown peaches have made heir appearance on local markets. Out of-town automobile dealers lave been quite numerous during the >ast several days. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Gaylord spent Sunday in Darden witn relatives and 'riends. v Misses Madeline and Mary Stuart ieddick of Spring Hill nd Miss Bessie Vnthony of Florence, S. C., are visit ng Mr. and Mrs. John W. Darden cn Washington street. It is impossible for us to get all :he news, but we would be able to lublish a great deal more if the peo ple would let us know what is going m of interest to them. It is our de sire to publish everything possible of news value and we would appreciate having the people assist us in gather ing it. Lying* and being in the Town of Plymouth, N. C., and bein''- *ots No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 in Block B shown on a map of the subdivision of the Marcia Latham property said map made by A. J. Newberry. C. K. and registered in Book 72, Page 223 in the office of Register of Deeds of Washington County. This the 17th day of -Tv-re, 1924. CLAYTON MOORE, Trustee.
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