Randolph County AlArchives News.....1934 Winter Circuit Court Cases January 31, 1934
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Roanoke Leader January 31, 1934
Wedowee, Jan. 30. Circuit court closed here on Thursday of last week. A large 
crowd' was in town on Wednesday and Thursday to hear the two murder cases on 
docket, Mr. Charlie Tennant, charged with killing Dave White, was convicted of 
murder in the second degree and given a sentence of ten years in the 
penitentiary. In the case of Robert Green, charged with the killing of Ponie 
Huddleston, the jury deliberated for several hours before bringing in a verdict 
of guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, fixing his punishment at five 
years in the penitentiary. The majority of the cases on the criminal docket were 
for distilling or otherwise violating the prohibition laws. Of those convicted 
for this offense, five received penitentiary sentences ranging from one year and 
a day to five years.

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