Evening journal., 1908-10-09
CONVICTED OF
LIQUOR SELLING
Two Men Sentenced at George
town for Violating Local
Option Laws
OTHER IMPORTANT CASES

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. oct. 9-Yes-
terday was a busy session Of court
and many criminal cases were tried
The first case to be taken up was
that Of the state vs.. Frederick Dris-
coll. charged with the larceny OF IS
from Mrs. Mary z. Mason. of Dover.
who was conducting a boarding house
at Rehoboth and with whom he was
boarding. He was found guilty and
sentenced to be whipped with fve
lashes and imprisoned for six months.
Much interest was manifested in the
next case tried. that Of the state VS.
Thomas L. Hatfield. charged with SELL
ing liquor TO Howard W. Stanley, a
detective employed by the Anti Saloon
League
Stanley testified that he met Hat
field on the streets in Seaford and
asked him If he knew where he could
get some whiskey. The latter replied
that he had two half pints at his home
which he could have for fifty cents,
and at once went for them on being
told by the detective that he would
take them.
The two men, in company with one
Harry Bigger, then went to a vacant
lot near the town where the whiskey
was delivered and money paid for it
The three emptied one bottle and re-
turned 20 the town.
on the contrary. Hatfield testified
that Stanlev only asked him to let him
have the bottles until ihe next night,
when Stanley would receive a gallon.
which he had ordered, and repay him,
and that the detective sid not give or
offer him any pay for the whiskey rc
ceived. He. however. stated that the
following evening Stanley received tho
whiskey and returned him two half
pints.
After considerable dtliberatlon, the
jury returned to the court room ant
asked 20 be instructed in regard 10
certain phrases Of the local option law.
Chief Justice Lore stated that the court
so construed the law as to regard tho
passing Of intoxicants from one 10 an
other with promises 10 repay, a sale.
and violation of the local option laws.
With this advise the jury retired 70 the
room and shuItv same out. returning
a verdict Of guilty.
HIS counsel. Woodburn Martin. made
an earnest plea in his behalf before
the court and asked tho mercy of the
court He was sentenced to pay a fine
Of $50 and to be imprisoned for three
months.
The state VS.. "Tobe" Barclay. charg-
cd with numbering William Jackson.
an attache Of a circus AT Milford lasr
year was then taken up An IN,
dictment for murder in the first degree
was returned bv the Grand Jury. bu-
the defendant pleaded guilty TO second
degree murder. which was accepted
He was sentenced 20 life imprison-
ment
In the case Of the state VS. Henry
Petit. colored. indicted for assault with
intent to commit murder upon Con-
stable Curtis Stenns of Seafo-d. wro
tired 10 round up O gang Of negro
"crap" shooters. A plea Of guilty oi
common assault was entered. He was
sentenced 20 three wears in the New
Castle workhouse.
In the case of the state VS. Fre1
Drew. colored. indicted for using {.
female child for immoral purposes, 4
plea Of guilty was entered, and the
prisoner sentenced 20 six months in'
prisonment.
John Griffith. charged with robbing =
( freight car. pleaded guilty, and a
sentence Of two wears in the New Cas-
tie workhouse was imposed upon him