Alamance-Caswell County NcArchives Court.....W. E. Hay, Juanita Murray V. 1892 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com February 15, 2008, 6:43 am Source: The Charlotte News Written: 1892 18 Apr 1892 A North Carolina Slander Case A dispatch from Danville to Sunday's Richmond Dispatch says: For the past several days a most interesting case has been on trail in Superior Court in Yanceyville, NC. W.E. Hay had been a suitor of Miss Juanita Murray, a handsome young woman of Alamance County. He was rejected, and, it is alleged, grossly slandered her. She brought suit for slander in Alamance County for the purpose of vindicating her character. Subsequently Hay was indicted for the offence under a North Carolina statute which makes slander a misdeamonor. The criminal case was removed to Caswell County for trial and made a great sensation. Eminent counsel was employed on both sides, and the testimony was intensely interesting. The case was given to the jury today and a verdict of guilty was brought in. This was a complete vindication of Miss Murray, and it was agreed that upon the payment of all costs by Hay, the suit for slander would be withdrawn. Then, upon motion of Miss Murray's counsel, the court suspended judgment in the criminal case. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/alamance/court/wehay305nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb