Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-10-16
Sussex County Court Proceedings

nd payment OF fine OF F0O Was IiS 'N
Cleveland Marvel and Twilley Jermah'
10Th white, charged with larceny oil mar
les at Sand Hill Camp, were prooateu ioi
wo years. Marvel TO his father anu 'ei
nan to his brother. o.,
William Outten, white, charged VII"
selling LIQUOR, was acquitted
Frederick Drew, colored' indicted ior
psing female child for immoral purposes
pleaded guilty and was sentenced 70 s'A
months in the wOrkhouse. -,
Frederick Driscoll, white, charged WIN
larceny, was found guilty and sentenced
to be whipped with five lashes ana iln
nrisoned in the workhOuse six months
Thomas L. Hatfield, charged with sell
inc liopor. was found guilty and received
a sentenced of three months and S3O me-
Yielding to public opinion Chiei JuSuee
orc last Tuesday committed the sentence
Of Hatfield. and he walked out OF the jan
a free man and returned to seaiord'
"Toben Barclay, colored, indicted LOT
murder in first degree Of William Jackson
colored. at Milford last year, entered
plea of murder in second degree "nlcn
was accepted and he was sentenced TO iiie
imprisonment. nj.
Henry Pitt, colored, indicted Tor assault
with intent to commit murder on Consla'
ble Curtis Steen at SeafOrd, entered a pea
e ,,,;l,,, 70 common assault, which was
accepted, and he was sentened to three
wears in the workhouse.
Charles w. Warrington, indicted lot
bigamy, pleaded guilty and was sentenced
10 two wears in the workhouse and pay
fine of $500.
John Griffith, indicted for larceny a
plea of guilty entered and sentenced 10
two wears in workhonse and $'z as resV'-
tuition money. ,.s
Elias Roach, alias Boss Walker, indicted
unon two charges for selling whiskey' was
found guilty in both and sentenced to pay
a fine of $50 and imprisonment OF three
months in each Gaze.
Robert Taylor was found guilty oil sell
ing liquor and sentenced to SIX mohlhs
imprisonment and fine OF $50.
Harvey Anderson and Owen Tassel
charged with larceny, we're found guilty
and sentenced to be whipped with twenty
lashes and be imprisoned nine months.
Frank L. Warrington, indicted for sell
, ing whiskey, was found not guilty
Clara Riley, who pleaded guilty to lar
r cenv. was probated to Sheriff Pritchet
b for two years.
O The case Of the State against FRAN
= Hollis. which had been continued for sew
oral terms. was retired on motion oil IN
Attorney General, as was also the case g
It the State against Willard b. Rogers ais
e the case of the State against Edward Allen
e Cless Purcell and RoscO Burton bot
colored, charged with robbing Oeorg
Kahn. a bow peddler, near Milford, wer
found guilty and the court imposed a IN
10 of 500, each to be whipped with twent
lasbes and Imprisonment for two years.
y saIlie Van, colored, of Milford, charge
" with selling liquor, the jury returned
IS verdict of not guilty.
ID William Tingle, colored, OF Milford Il
1. dicted for selling spirituous liquors
IL John Armstrong, a detective empIoye
"a nv the Anti-Saloon League, was ioun
- guilty. and probated for two years to CIer
NJ of the Peace John Green
-, Daniel Ennis, colored, OF Milford, wi
Il was charged with selling spirituous liquo
II to Frank Purnell, a young colored DO
he was found guilty and sentenced to 81
l., months in the workhouse and to pay
ne fine of $50. .
+e Courtland Gibson, cOlored, OF Milior
indicted for illegal sale of intoxicants' W
found guilty and sentenced to four mont
imprisonment and to pay fine of $50.
Frank Purnell, colored, of Milford,
la dicted for selling spirituous liquors
acting as an agent for detective employ
eu bv the Anti-Saloon League, pleaded gull
eek and was probated for two years.
Allen Cirwithen, colOred, OF Miltor
rs charged with selling intoxicants, plead
40. guilty and was prObated for two years
- James Williams, white, Of Milford,
his dieted for selling spirituous liquors, "
me found not guilty.
~ Lewis Purnell, colored, Of Milfor
ne charged with selling Intoxicating liquC
tn, TO John Armstrong, detective, was &C
lth yicted, fined $50 and sent 10 workhou
i've for six months.
er. William PrettymaA, colored, OF Nassa
-ch charged with assault and battery up
RS Samuel D. Ferguson, a private OF Go
Dor pany H, New Castle, during the encan
sb- ment at Rehoboth, was acquitted.
In the Superior Court decree nisi
his granted in the divorce case OF Charles
axe Porter VS.. Mary H. Porter. Both are n
lei residing at Greenwood.
Twenty-one prisoners were sent to
Va. warehouse on Wednesday.