Evening journal., 1902-04-30
PULLENSHORT CASE DISMISSED
Other Gases ia Kent Court Prominent
Philadelphia COupls Married in Doyer


Special to tho Evening Journal.
Dover, April sO.-The Court Of General !
Sessions has disposed Of the FIRST of the
interesting Milford cases before 81. This
one is that OF AleXander's Pullen's al
legged thrashng administered on the pub
lie streets by j. Stanley Short Both
have been prominent in Milford business
and agricultural circles, and Mr.. Short
had been one OF the closest financial and
social friends OF Mr.. Pullcn before the
encounter. The Grand Jury thought there
Twas nothing in Mr.. Pullcn's complaint
hut spite, and refused to indict Mr.
Short.
The cases growing ont OF the Milford
fox hunters attacks ON certain hostile
farmers will come mp this afternoon.
The trial of William III. Purse, tenant
on the farm of Robert II. Cummins. of
Smyrna, for the larceny Of eighty panels
of fence from the farm, came 20 a sudden
end in Court of General Sessions today
Witnesses testified that Purse used up
the fencing for kindling wood during the
winter Mrs Purse was prepared to tes-
tify in her husbands behalf, but was in
formed that the court would not receive
her testimony. Justice Spruance address
ed Attorney General Ward ms TO whether
the prisoner was being tried under the
common law for larceny-a whipping post
! offense. When Mr. Ward replied for lar
ceny. the Judge said. Fence rails are
real estate. when they are part of n boun-
7 dairy fence fixed in the ground as such.
: and are not the subject Of larceny
) George NJ. Jones and Arley b. Magee,
two well known lawyers. asked TO be ap-
pointed counsel for Purse. They declared
that Mr. Cummins was not really the
3 owner of the farm now, although he had
been for fifty years. having giving title
81 TO q relative. Emma l.. Reynolds. during
] a severe illness. Upon this statement
E and the decision Of the court, Purse was
discharged.
That the State courts win make an ef
fort TO break up the practice OF the in.
discriminate carrying OF firearms, was
1 evidenced yesterday, when three mer
r were arraigned for carrying concealed
e deadly weapons. They were Lewis John
e son, Nolan Douglass and Andrew Tilgh
q man. Douglass was acquitted after q
4 hard fight Johnson and 1ilghman were
p fined $25 each, in default Of which they
, were sent to jail for ten days.
% Maude Adams yesterday was arraign
ed on the charge Of stealing jewelry and
r clothes from Mrs. Georgianna johnson
I She was sentenced to pay $3.50 restitution
p money and be imprisoned for thre,
. months. The court was lenient with hci
2 because Of her previous good behavior
Council viii meet next Wednesday
10 evening when it is thought that actor
r viii be taken ON the proposed sewerage
system for this city.
Miss Edith l.. Hooper, organist Of Yves
ley Nj. II. Church, and a well known mu
sician, will give a concert Thursda,
:. evening in the Century Cub rooms.
i. j. COlahan, q retired wholesale gro
y Ger Of Philadelphia, and Miss Raidee Eg
q bert, a well-knOwn musician of philadel
e lphia, were married last evening in Hol
d Cross Catholic Church, Rev Il. II. WA
}. dron performing the ceremony. The brid
r wore white satin dress trimmed wit
n old point lace. A handsome white We
was also worn caught with two damon
ir pendants, the present Of the bridegroom
She carried a bouquet Of lilies Of the va
ley. The best man was j. b. Hartnet
Of Philadelphia, and the ushers were l.. j
Rogers and Il. i. Harvey, both Of Phila
I delphia. The maid of honor was Mis-
= Nj. +. Waldron, sister of Rev. II.
3 Waldron. She Wore an exquisite cow
:, Of cream lace and carried American
o Beauty roses. The couple left Dover thi
J. afternoon for their new home in phila
e delphia where a reception was held. MI
V and Mrs Colahan viii leave on Saturda.
for an extended trip 10 Europe. Man
e Phiadelphians were down to witness IN
n ceremony.
The case Of State VS.. William Prattis
which has been ON the docket for NOR
than a year. has been dropped by orde
a Oh Attorney General Herbert III. Ward.