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The News & Observer
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
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New Hanover grand jury indicts 23 slot machine operators in Wilmington, NC, on Jan. 9. Judge Peebles orders arrests, $200 bonds for March term, and warns of harsher punishment for continued operation after arrest.
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Operators of Slot Machines Hit Hard by the
New Hanover Grand Jury
(Special to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 9.—The grand
jury upon the close of New Hanover Superior
Court this afternoon returned true
bills of indictment against twenty-three
operators of slot machines in the city.
Judge Peebles ordered that the machine
owners be arrested and required to give
bond in the sum of $200 for their appearance
at the March term of court. He
also ordered that the sheriff say to each
defendant arrested that if it shall appear
that after arrest he has continued to unlawfully
operate a slot machine and such
defendant is convicted, his conduct will
be considered a defiance of the law and
he will be punished accordingly.
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Wilmington, N. C.
Event Date
Jan. 9.
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twenty-three operators indicted; ordered arrested and to give $200 bond for march term; warning that continued operation after arrest will lead to punishment if convicted.
Event Details
The grand jury of New Hanover Superior Court returned true bills of indictment against twenty-three operators of slot machines in the city upon closing this afternoon. Judge Peebles ordered arrests and bonds, and instructed the sheriff to warn defendants about consequences of continued unlawful operation.