Milford chronicle., 1902-10-31
Kent County Court.

Last Monday morning Judge Penne-
will sat in Orphans Court. Returns
of several sales were confirmed, and
orders to sell were granted to close
other estates.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was
opened at noon with Chief Justice
Lore and Judge Grubb sitting.
The hotel people presented their APP
plications for license.
The Grand Jury ignored charge Of
larceny brought against Harry Quill
len, Of Dover. The case was a falling
out between a negro aud white gam
bier.
A true bill was found against Will
liam Robinson and Henry Williams
for stealing coal from John Behan's
coal yard in Dover. It was the first
case tried. Robinson was convicted
and sentenced to two months. VIII
liams was acquitted.
Charles Johns, Zach Johns, Thomas
Roat, James Scott, and Richard Rob-
.inson were indicted for robbing a store
at Brenford, all except Robinson were
acquitted, plead guilty.
A charge against Lizzie Stansbury
for assault and battery was ignored.
William Benson was indicted for
larceny of railroad ties from I. Ct. LOT
land lands near Viola. Acquitted.
Lewis Q. Smith, of Dover, who is on
the Regular Republican ticket, was in
dicted for assault and battery on Will
liam George, Of East Dover. Acquitted.
Jackson Poo, a twelve-year-old boy
was indicted for robbing John Har-
rington's store at Harrington. Sent to
Ferris Reform School.
Phillips Vivens, a colored boy was
indicted for stealing two dollars from
his employed at Brenford. He plead
guilty.
Thomas Wooters, of Harrington, a
hard character of that town, was in
dicted for pointing gun and threaten
ing to kill John Paris, policeman.
Fined SAT so.
Jacob R. KilIen, Of Viola, who at
tempt to kill his wife last summer was
indicted for assault with intent 10 cam
init murder. Convicted and sentenced
to two years in Jail
Evan Stout and George Gray were
indicted for entering the hardware store
OF Slaughter & Bice with feloness in
tent. Stout plead guilty and was sen
fenced to three months imprisonment
Gray has escaped from the State. Con
victed.
Nora Davis and Lizzie johnson, tw,
colored women of Dover, were founS
guilty Of assault and battery OH othe
negroes.
! A charge Of larcency against twl
tramps made by Bradford Murphy
was ignored by the Grand Jury.
! Martin Warner, a butcher at Clayton
e was indicted for assaulting and beai
+. lug James II. Wright Of that town
Rum was the cause Of this trouble
!. Sentenced to pay costs only.
e John Benson, a negro who shot iHI
; a party of white men at FELTON, La
a September and killed Arson Hilliar
e was indicted on two counts; first, fl
shooting John Wyatt in the Leg aecon
for murder in the first degree for Kill
ing Arson Hilliard; case being tried.
2, An indictment of murder in tile fir
G. degree was found against Edwal
/ Holiday for the shooting and kiln
q, or Joseph Bailey in Dover last spring
Of Court will be adjourned until Il
Of week following the election, as Il
4. Judges sit as a returning board
&c The Supreme Court has complete
j. its trial list for the October term
d, court and ten cases have been set +
a, trial Two have been withdrawn al
is thirty-four continued. The cases s
ed for trial are as follows:
Samuel J. Levy VS.. William f. Smi
ley, Jr.; Erasmus NJ. Davis VS.. w
liam H. Hurley; Elmer II. Walker !
ur Isabel Matthews; John FL. Stinson
no Willard G. Pierce; the State of De
,er ware for the use Of James II. Chipm
VS.. Josephine B. Bruff, adminisiratl
of James R. Lohand, deceased; ]
Attix vs.. Frank Reedy, Sheriff
Kent county; Everett Robinson, dol
business under the name ann style
E. Robinson & Co. VS.. Daniel
e." Arthur; Gearge A. Millington VS.. De
T. ware General Electric Railway Co
pany, a corporation of the State
Delaware; Joseph P. Tucker VS.. Lee
,er- NJ. Price; Robert B. Gudwell VS.. 10
res. F. CLARK; Sarah Cummins VS.. Jan
me H. Ennis; John Clymef VS.. John
Cain.