May 16,1925.
The new trial hearing for J. J. Tanner for tomorrow, may not happen owing to the large volume of the record in this case. The defendants attorneys said they're 1000 pages of this record haven't been put in order in time for the hearing. After this mass of testimony is put into written shape each side will want time to review it. Tanner is still in jail pending the result of this hearing.
The May Term of City Court convened with a big docket. Judge Blount ordered the audience that no smoking or chewing would be allowed in the court room. A somewhat unusual thing took place when one white man and nine coloreds plead guilty to gambling. All were fined $40 each or 8 months.
Several were found guilty by juries, 3 or 4 others pleaded guilty, a verdict of not guilty in a trial of 2 white men from Adrian, and a jury aquitted another. This ended Monday's session.
Tuesday the trial of criminal cases went on with a number of convictions and in one case, that of a colored boy, 3 seperate counts for having whiskey at a colored church and 2 other charges for the same thing.
The Board of Education voted to consolidate Rehobeth and Green Hill. A petition was filed opposing this by some patrons of the school districts directs Luther Lillard, school superintendent order an election on June 12th at Rehobeth so the voters of that territory can vote on this.
Sunday night Dr. Flint Flanders and Donaldson Perkins left their autos at Flanders home overnight. The next morning all the oil and gas in both autos were bled dry.
Dr. J. G. Carter, Sr., one of the County's wealthiest citizens died at home in Scott Friday morning. He had been sick a few days. He was 79, a Mason, and practiced medicine for 51 years. His children were M. C. Carter, Mrs. Z. T. Houser, Dr. J. G. Carter, Jr., C. R. Carter and Mrs. C. A. Heckle. Two brothers, G. W. and J. Warren Carter and sister Mrs. Nathan Barwick. He was buried at Carter's Chapel.
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