Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-26
Kent County Court.


The April term of the Kent county
courts began at Dover Monday with
Chief Justice Lore and Associate JUS
tees Spruance and Boyce on the bench.
Attorney General H. H. Ward and De-
putty Attorney General Robert H. Rich
ards appeared before the courts on be
half of the state for the first time dur
ing their term. Acknowledgement Ward
busted himself with the secret investi-
cations in the attorney generals Office,
while the court swOre in the grand jury
with James P. Hoffecker as foreman
and j. Wesley Stevens as secretary. /
Chief Justice Lore charged the grand
jury dwelling especially on the two
writs calling tor trials for capital crimes, /
evidently referring to the Hearn muir
der case which has so excited lower
Delaware. and for which murder Daniel
Bending is now in Jail and about to
be brought before the grand jury.
All the witness in the Bending case
for the state were in attendance at the
court, but the Encouragement dis
chaged them until Tuesday, as there is
no probability of his taking up his Sc
eret investigation of the murder before
Tuesday afternoon. Bending was al
lowed to see a number of his Harring-
ton neighbors, but their talks were in
the presence of an attendant and he
was only permitted to converse with
his counsel, T. c. Frame, Jr, concern
ing his case.
Captain Joseph L. Bonsail was APP
pointed by the court as bailiff to the
encouragement for Kent county. The
court issued a capias for the apprehen-
sion of Mrs. Anita G. Watkins, the
i woman who lived near Mastens and
+ who got gun ard shot her landlord,
+ John H. Scott, when he came to eject
h her The prisoner was present at the
o beginning of last term, but, becoming
alarmed at the dignity of the court and
the sentences Of her fellow prisoners
Jumped her 81 600 bail bond and hal
not since put in an appearance.
A large number of hotel-keepers anC
druggists made.application before cour
for licenses to sell liquor. They wer
sworn by Clerk Robert S. Downs.
~ James P. Hughes, a well-dresseC
- elderly man, was arraigned for robbins
DR. R. Y. Watson of Milford of dia
mond valued at $500. This is the cas-
10 that caused a stir during the exciting
closing day of the Legislature, whel
Hughes was discovered tampering wit
DR.. Watson's diamond stud, workin
- under an OvereOat across his arm. H
was arrested and taken before the pr,
sident of the Senate. The damon
was never recovered, although Nj
- Watson offered larged reward, an
y he believes there were confederates.
well-dressed young woman, said to |
- Hughes sister. accompanied him int
IL court. Hughes plead not guilty. SEM
tor Kenney, who represents him, aske
eu that the trial be deferred until We,
= nesday morning.
~ James Christian was sentenced
one years imprisonment and twent
~ five lashes by Chief Justice Lore. I
ne pleaded guilty to the theft of a hor
blanket from J.. P. Masten, and of
nu coat from Warden Ward, who had b
iie friended him For the horse blanke
ne Christian will get fifteen lashes, al
oi for the coat ten additional lashes.
-, : The divorce case of Henry Kellu
-ns VS.. Mary Jane Kellum was decided
e, the court issuing a decree of absOlu
~ divorce. James L. Wolcott was t
eis commissioner.
Superior Court adjourned Mond
evening until Wednesday out of resp'
ioi for the late Charles G. Stockley. T
judges and attorneys attended the fur
raj at Georgetown Tuesday.
Use Wednesday the case of Hughes "
taken up Senator Kenney had the
IN tense, and directed his efforts to sh,
''n' the charge as not sustained. DR.. W
soa testified to catching Hughes in
'a' a It, and his evidence was corroberat
ioi by three others The jury could 1
agree, and they were locked up
lrs. night
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