Milford chronicle., 1909-10-29
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
KENT COUNTY COURT

Absolute DEGREES Of divorce were en-.
tered in Superior Court fually separat.
ing George Strickland from Louisa
Strickland Ellen Lingo from Andrew
Lingo; Clarence S. Harrington from
Hattie Harrington.
Frederick B. Murphy. a special de.
tective officer, was tried and acquitted
ofthe charge ofOffering money to Chris.
TOPPER Scott to vote the Republican
ticket. A second information against
Murphy for making an offer to Samuel
Legar was dropped by the Attorney.
General on the announcement Of Court
That Murphy ought not to be convicted
and he was therefore freed.
1.-The grand jury finished its work on
Tuesday, having found so Indictments
out Of 81 cases considered. In their an.
nual report they urged the court and
the legislators to take more stringent
measures to suppress the growing prac.
tlce OF carrying loaded revolvers and
concealed deadly weapons, nearly one |
third Of the cases acted upon bv the
jury having been "weapOn cases." The
grand jury also urged the same strict 1
and rigid enforcement of law in the {
illicit sales Of liquor. -
The case Of Joseph Broad wav. OF A
Smyrna, charged with violation Of the I
election laws by an alleged offer of p
money to John Scott, for his vote, end.
ed IN BrOadway's acquittal. L
Benson Deveraux, indicted for IN. "
lawfully using naphtha winders on the 81
natural oyster beds Of this State case N
continued until February term.
Robert Marker. indicted for falling NJ
to take out a business license; nolIe al
pros. on Marker paying the license and lit
penalty. wi
Lewis H. Clemens, attempting to Co
obstruct public justice by trying to in
huence witnesses out of the State in a H'
bribery case; case nolIe pros. lai
Clarke and Mcdaniel Of Dover. in. pls
dicted two years ago, for refusing to nu
take out an eating house license under the
An old law, the contention being that {
he keeping aud maintaining Of soda 9ls
water fountain came under that law ut
lolle pros as the law passed at the last din
repealed the old law rels
The State called Leslie johnson. q is a
egro, to plead to an indictment found OF \
gainst him last week for breaking and t
ntering the house Of one Alice Benson. New
ohnsOn was not in court and Attor- cere
ey- General Gray ordered the bond prev
'rfeited. When the bond was secured COuI
le attorney general read it aud much lows
bis surprise found that the commit evel
ng magistrate George w. johnson, of AT
elton, had inserted the following culo
ause for holding Johnson in $500 bail resid
7 court. He, the said Leslie John. extel
is held in $500 bail for entering the Bran
broom Of one Alice Benson, girl OF for Il
out II or II years Of age, at her home A nu
ar FELTON,, about 8 or 10 O'Clock At ance
yht and tickled her feet and made after
r hollow" And everybody laughed. "A
The attorney general withdrew pros. tle
ltiOn in the case Of Nelson Stats OoVe
zen it was discovered that 60, est in
been indicted by the grand jury music
assault and battery was but small stuuy
2, eight years old tsRe
he second trial Of William F. Hart. heetl
= Lotto sharia t,..,to.., q - sons
vened before a jury Wednesday at.
loon, and the court is still proceed
with tie case as we 90 to press. Reg