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The Weekly Sentinel
Thursday, May 20, 1886


                           The Superior Court
                           
                 The Spring Term in Forsyth Ended Monday
                 
                   The Docket Cleared with Celerity by
                   Judge Montgomery and Solicitor Glenn.
                   
              The Spring term of the Superior Court for Forsyth
            county adjourned Monday.
              There were one hundred and sixty two cases on the
            criminal docket, embracing almost all crimes from
            Assault and Battery to murder. The following are a
            list of the more important cases disposed of;
            
              State vs. ANDY TAYLOR, murder, not guilty.
              
              State vs. SQUIRE PARSON, embezzlement, guilty,
            two years in penitentiary.
            
              State vs. SQUIRE PARSONS, false pretences, guilty,
            same judgement as above.
            
              State vs. SAM KELLY, larceny, guilty, five years
            in pententiary.
            
              State vs. R. W. WESTMORELAND, bigamy, guilty, 
            five years in penitentiary.
            
              State vs. C. R. ROYAL, guilty, one year in penitentiary.
              
              State vs. FRANK GIBSON, guilty, two years in pententiary.
              
              State vs. IKE BECK, retailing, six months in jail.
              
              State vs. LINDSEY DALTON, larceny, not guilty.
              
              State vs. A. H. NELL, larceny, not guilty.
              
              In addition to these cases, which were the most 
            interesting, there were fifteen convictions for
            assault and battery, seven for affray, four for
            fornication and adultery, two for trespass, two
            for keeping disorderly house, four for retailing,
            one for bastardy, and one for failing to pay
            Drummers tax.
            
              A. L. PAYNE, the Indian doctor was convicted of
            an assault and battery in three cases. In the first
            two he was required to pay $20 and costs, and in
            the last judgement was suspended on condition that
            he leave forever the County of Forsyth.
            
              The women also who were indicted and convicted
            for keeping baudy houses were required to leave
            the State.
            
              Several defendents were also acquitted. Business
            was dispatched rapidly and the verdicts of the jury
            were approved by the Court, as being correct. Judge
            MONTGOMERY and Solicitor GLENN deserve credit for
            the rapid manner in which they transact business by
            so doing they save a great deal of costs to the
            county.
            
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