Milford chronicle., 1905-10-27
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
KENT COUNTY COURT.

The fall term Of the Kent county
Court, which convened at Dover last
Monday, has a long criminal calendar
before it and it is possible that it may
be in session longer than usual. One
thing that the Chief Justice has done
should meet with universal approval,
viz: all cases where the prisoner is ar.
raigned for carrying concealed deadly
weapons, the Chef Justice has wasted
noztinle, but has promptly given the
victim thirty days and fine Of S25 ;
making short shift Of such cases.
On Monday the Grand Jury found
tue bills against dozen Of such petty
cases and they were all cleared off with
out a jury trial
The case of Johu &. Truitt by Miss
Griffith was ignored by the Grand Jury
after hearing the evidence of the prose-
cution.
A peace bond case was was heard, i'm
which the parties were Clarence d.
Heaton and Benjamin F. Reichley,
farmers residing near Pennington. This
complaint made against Reichley, by
Heaton. included shooting gun in the
public road, pointing rifle, and threat
ening to kill Healon before the year
was out. But when the court asked
Reichley for his side of the trouble a
different tale was told, which placed
Heaton in as bad a light as Reichley
Heaton denied the accusations of Reich-
ley and wanted to call witnesses to !
prove his side of the case, but the court !
would not allow this. He wanted the
court to read a bill which he had pre-
pared to present to the last session of
the Legislature, requiring a man TO
keep his chickens Off the lands of his
neighbors. The court decided to con-
tinue Heaton's peace bond of 800 until
the next term.
The grand jury returned the follow
ing true bills: Edward Freese, James
Sullivan. Charles Carson, John E.
Loatman and Eugene Flschere, carry
ing concealed deadly weapons; Harry
Fisher and John L. L0atman, assault
and battery. The bill against Leonard
Price, charging him with carrying con.
cealed a deadly weapon, was ignored
State VS.. Harvey Wilson, indicted for
assault and battery on Robert E. Hurd,
one of Dover's police officers, was taken
UP. Wilson pleaded guilty and was
sentenc ced to two months imprisonment
Edward Freese, James Sullivan and ,
Charles Carson, all white men, who
were found in a baggage car on the
Delaware Railroad about month ago,
with revolvers, pleaded guilty and were }
to 20 days imprisonment.
Harry Fisher, a white tramp, indicted
for assault and battery on Walter Par |,
-is, night watchman at Harrington
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
TX months imprisonment.
The grand jury also returned true
bills against John Baynard and Robert q
T. Thompson, colored, for carrying con-
ealed deadly weapons Robert Lewis,
.olored, for assault and battery, and
samuel Kersey, colOred, for larceny.
3aynard pleaded guilty and was SEN d
enced to twenty days imprisonment \
thompson was sentenced to pay fine o.
f S25 and costs, which he did and was W
eleased. Kersey plead guilty to the W
arceny of coat and was sentenced to Il
wo months imprisonment. Lewis en- P
cred plea of not guilty. n
A bill against Andrew Faulkner, for in
ssault and battery, was ignored. vi
Viola Masten pleaded guilty to the m
barge of bigamy and was sentenced to
lree months in Jail and $500 fine.
Ralph Paynter, who was implicated
18th William Kauchman in taking
orse and carriage from Andrew DOno. -
an in Milford, was discharged but NJ NJ
.auchman was sentenced to 3 months l
nprisonment and a fine of $50. 70
Arthur Pettyjohn, for driving off a 70
,rse without the owners consent, was ~
ned $50 and two months imprison- ~
ent. ou
Ernest Smith, eolored, was sentenced ~ ~.
five months imprisonment and ten al
shes fol stealing four chickens. iee
The trial list was gone over and many an
ses disposed of, either by continuance cn'
marking for trial The argument iiis m
t contains 81 causes, 20 Of which are q
e Woodland Beach Sunday law APP %
al cases. The court appointed Joseph pei
Pyle as baiIiff to succeed James Q.
mlinson, deceased.