Milford chronicle., 1902-05-02
Kent County Courts.

The April term of the Kent county
courts began last Monday morning,
with Chief justice Lore and Associate
Judges Spruance and Boyce on the
bench.
John Satterfield, a member Of the
grand jury, was excused, owing to the
serious illness Of his son, James Satter-
field, a law student, who is suffering
from typhoid fever.
Reynolds Clough, student in the
Office Of Attorney Harry R. johnson,
was admitted to the bar.
The Superior Court calendar was
gone over, and 20 cases were marked
for trial, 20 passed, 10 continued and 5
discontinued.
Naturalization papers were granted
to William Ramsey.
The Grand Jury had a score of petty
larceny and assault and battery cases
before it, which should have been set
tied by either a Observation-Disclosures, or
a court convened one day each month
at which the resident Judge of each
county could act upon such cases.
The first was State VS.. Andrew Thigh
man, charged with carrying concealed
deadly weapon. A true bill was
found.
Case No. 2, was State vs.. William
Graft. charged with stealing goods to
value Of dollar. A true bill was found.
Case No. 3, was State VS.. Andrew
Tighman, charged with assault and
battery. 1t was ignored.
Case No. 4, was State VS.. Lewis
Johnson, charged with carrying con-
cealed a deadly weapon. A true bill
was found.
Case No. 5. was State VS.. Nolan Doug
lass, charged with carrying concealed a
deadly weapon. A true bill was found.
Case No. g.. was State vs.. Raymond
kilsOn. charged with assault. Ii was
ignored.
Case No. z, was State vs.. John SOr-
den, VIM. Riley and Harry Wright,
who are tramps that were charged with
highway robbery of an old colOred
man. A true bill was found, and in
their trial VIM. Riley conducted his
own case. He succeeded in getting the
old colOred man confused, and the jury
brought in a verdict of acquittal. The
Judge in discharging them, warned
them not to get before the court again
as they would not get of so easy. The
three have been ia Jail since November
10, 1901, and cost the county $3.50 for
board and clothes.
Case No. 8, was State VS.. VIM. H.
Purse, charged with larceny. A true
bill was found. Plead guilty and SEN
fenced to 30 days.
Case No. 8, was State VS.. John Har-
ris, alias john Horn, of near Camden,
charged with stealing three turkeys
| from VIM. q. Thomas. A true bill was
found and in his arraignment he plead
guilty to killing the turkeys, but not OF
stealing them. He was convicted and
| got three months imprisonment.
Case No. 10 and IL, were State vs..
Maud Adams, for stealing jewelry and
clothes True bills were found in each
case. On arraignment in court she
plead guilty to each charge, and was
sentenced to three months in jail
Case No. u, was State VS.. John r.
Mills, Jacob q. Wilson John Bennett,
and Wilbur E. Mills, charged with as
sault and battery on Bethuel w. Hall.
This was the famous fox hunting case
of Milford Neck, and twenty witnesses
were called before the Grand Jury. A
true bill was found and the trial is in
progress as we go to press.
Case No. Is, was State vs.. George w.
Moore, of near Smyrna, charged with
assault on BERTHE NJ. Cox. Charge was
/ ignored.
Case No. IA, was State VS.. George w.
Moore, charged with assault and bat
terry on Mrs. Elizabeth Cox A true
bill was found.
Case No. rs, was State VS.. Frank A.
Patterson, charged with pointing a gun
at another person. The charge was ig-
nOred.
Case No. Is, was State VS.. John
Stanley Short, charged with assault
and battery on Alexander Pullen il
Milford. The charge was ignored by
the jury.
Cases II to % were against parties il
New Jersey for catching terrapin il
Delaware without license. They will
plead next Monday.