Milford chronicle., 1907-10-25
OCTOBER PROCEEDINGS
OF KENT COUNTY COURT

Court convened last Monday at Dover.
with Chief Justice Lore and Judge
Pennewill sitting. There were MANY
cases before the Attorney Generals Of
hce, nearly all OF which grew out of
drunken conditions Ofthe participants.
Two cases from Milford, the Lockw wood
shooting affair and the Ryan robbery
case, were both Of this class. and the
former came over from a previous term
OF court. Lockwood plead guilty to
simple assault and was sentenced to
pay $500 and costs, and be imprisoned [
for one year. In the Ryan case the
drunken prosecutor failed to appear
so it was dropped by the State. Thus
already the drunken cases from Mil.
ford, in both Sussex and Kent, have
cost the state more cash than the hotels
pay license.
The Grand Jury found indictments
against five negroes for carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons, and all plead
guilty to the charge, aud were properly
fined. Z
John Darnel, the negro who fractured
the skull of Louis Cohen Of Whining. .
ton, was sentenced to two years in the Z
WOrkhouse. =
Charles Taylor's bond was forfeited. u
Sherman Boyer pleaded guilty to two y
indictments Of assault and battery and Z,
to one Of carrying concealed a deadly e1
weapon, not guilty. Sentence sus. 70
pended. W
State Revenue Collector Chairs was M
at the Court House with a list of per. H
sons who had failed to pay license af- N,
ter being properly notified. They in
elude merchants of all kinds, owners Mi
Of boarding houses and soda water w
fountains. on
The Kent County Court Of General -,
may make a record at the ooI
present term by not having a jury trial. HI.
n all Of the nearly 20 cases so far re- 81.
'orted by the grand jury, pleas of guilty ohs
lave been entered, thus doing away =
nth the necessity Of jury trials.
William H. Decker, whose wedding ~
office at New Castle reminded the Vi
tate Detective that he was wanted for est
le robbery Of Ralph Germans black. 10
NTH shop in this county, was sent. looi
iced to imprisonment of one year and is.
ght months in the penitentiary and WIZ
be logged at the post next Saturday. any
it'll ten lashes. tne
WILDER Carter, Of the Seventh Dis IRON
let, who shot into crowd at a church SOM
'tival near Camden, wouuding a man
the shoulder, was sentenced to two
AIS.
TWO years was likewise the sentence a
Obadiah York, otherwise known as send
e Polk, for shooting a Dover negro mas
ough the leo. owe nronosa 70 hreolI of thu
this flourish of revolvers without De sci
slightest provoeation and rnt so,,,o post.
you law fellows to work ,, avoIoir, til nc
Chief Justice Lore will L
Warner Turner was sentenced TO the 176
.khOuse Tor one year for stealing six mitte
,kens from the farm of Henry childr
gely and Samuel NJ. Harrington. Of the
r Dover. .io.
en- lashes at the public whipping 49, -99
and an imprisonment Of six
this was the sentence handed out 80.
harles Johns Of lower Kent, for lar .uu ~
y. Johns, like practically all the ''1U 81
had pleaded guilty. The
Twin Thompson, for light assault plicate
battery, got off with S25 and costs. Sussex
n lashes at the post and six The v
tbs imprisonment was imposed county
Thomas Lennox, who robbed ing it'll
A. Core Of Dover and admitted to them
len arranged after indictments by its abil
rand jury. indeper
apias was issued for Charles Tay. be nece
hose bail bond was forfeited and aid aga
the name Of J. B. Hughes, an. tute wi
defendant was called. he, too did Monday
'sPond. yember
tir was created in court toward ttonally
ng when the grand jury came in Guiding
batch Of four indictments ship, an
1t Charles Buettner for selling The eve
eating liquors without q license Just lit
ler appeared by council, former ever app
n r. r. Kenney appearing FOR
The cases were marked for, trial PENIS
clock this morning.
'nUe Collector Harry w. Chairs "liilaI
ed in court with Ioro, ,sa.~a America
vendors or mercbo,ts - az Castle, OIL
WIN had failed 70 no, 81 - der the 8
ees. The Iist wos 9rss. TO-, - ciety of c
and Jury and indictments were Prepalatl
although many Of the delin- e'en'. 1
Maid nm before The ,s,,o ~ S,, - old courtI
nblic. The boarding houses of
we're reouired bv tbe collect. - SusS
,r $3.50 each. This is a new The 28rf
Io IN merchantlle license law ers' Instit
nent. The list Of narsnns liable I'm Ar,,,.,..