Milford chronicle., 1895-04-05
Sussex County Court.

The spring term Of court convened a
! Georgetown last Monday morning will
Chief Justice Charles B Lore and Asso
ciates 1. c. Grubb and D. T Marvel OF
the bench.
George W. Bennum, ,Jr was appointed
page.
Judgment was reversed IN the certiorari
OF State Us. Samuel Brown, with State to
pay costs,
William o. Lynch petit juror from
North West Fork, was excused from any
attendance owing to sickness.
Robert Rust petit juror from George
town hundred, was excused until Wednes
day owing to the death Of his mother,
Witnesses were discharged in the cases
of State VS. George Stuart, larceny; State
VS.. Curtis Brewington State VS.. William
/ J. Wilson.
Capias was ordered issued until October
term of court for George Stuart and Will
liam J Wilson, who broke Jail last No
vember
James Burton pleaded guilty to point
ing a gun at John T. Simpler, a road over
seer in Gumboro hundred. The court
imposed a sentence of $40 and costs.
The court demands punctuality and the
Chief Justice said that in case of absence
of Jurors At the first calling of names that
the Jurors would not get paid for that day
even though they should report little
later. The same would also apply to the
calling of names at any time of the day.
Louis Thoroughbred and Daniel NAPLES
who were charged with assault and bat
terv, were ordered discharged.
The assault and battery case of State
vs.. Mrs. Kate Wiley, was tried on Tues
day and a verdict of not guilty was rem
dered by the jury after an absence of only
a half hour Mrs Wiley was accused by
Mrs. Florence Hastings of coming to her
house entering and assaulting her Mrs.
Wiley swore she went to the door aud
Mrs. Hastings pulled her IN the house and
assaulted her. From the verdict 1t seems
that the jury believed Mrs Wiley's test-
mony as against that of Mrs. Hastings and
all others,
True bills were found on Tuesday by
the Grand Jury against Geo. E. Bradley
and Chas. w Warren for assault and bat
terry, and against Nathaniel H. Brown, OF
Seaford, for writing fire insurance policies
without the necessary certificate from the
State Insurance Commissioner
rhe most amusing case tried for
many years in the Sussex court, and at
the same time the most ridiculous, was
that of State VS.. Joseph B Cannon, col
ored, indicted for carrying a concealed
deadly weaped. Cannon is a tall and
slender black man, who was raised IN
Dagsboro hundred but has been residing
for some years in Philadelphia. He came
down to his fathers house about two
weeks ago, as he stated to-day on the ad
vice of his physician for his health His
father and three or four other colored
friends and relatives swOre positive he
tried to do them all up a day or two after
his arrival Cannon plead his own case
and said the revolver was given him by
his wife Just before he left Philadelphia,
to bring down with him to shoot rabbits.
He said he had more sense in a minute
than his father and all the witnesses APP |
pearing against him would have all their
lives. He also said he was a high-toned
christian gentlemen and would not swear
to a lie for all the world The court could
not hold him and he created a great deal
of merriment. He was a regular circus, |
clown and all Chief Justice Lore no
doubt took great pleasure for once in |
a prisoner. He gave him thirty |
days in the county Jail and ordered him |
20 pay the costs of prosecution He will |
have this time IN which to recuperate his |
health before his return to Philadelphia |
and his family physician.
George E, Bradley plead guilty to as
sault and battery and was fined twenty |
dollars and costs
In the MOselv desertion case the defen-
lant John H. Mosley, ,colored, was ordered |
10 pay his wife one dollar week.