Milford chronicle., 1909-10-08
SESSION Of
SUSSEX COUNTY COURT

The largest court held 10 Georgetown
for years began Monday with Judge
Boyce and Conrad on the bench.
Judges WOOley and Hastings not being
able to be there until next Monday.
Nearly 500 summons and subpOenas
have been served and with an extra
jury Of 80 men for the Court Of Oyer
and Terminer. Accommodations have
been hard to get in Georgetown for the
sessions. The Grand Jury started
work at once and have found these in
dIctmeDts, some OF which have been
tried aud convicted. They are;
Page Curtis, assault and battery,
pleaded guilty and sentenced to three
months in the county jail; Charles
6taytOn, carrying cOncealeds deadly
weapons, tried by jary and found not
guilty William L Jefferson, carrying
concealed deadly weapons, pleaded
guilty aud sentenced to 10 days ia the
county jail Edward Waters, assault,
pleaded guilty and sentenced to is
months IN the New Castle WOIkhouse;
William Taylor, carrying concealed
deadly weapons, pleaded guilty and
sentenced to month in the county
jail Arnold Dorman, assault and bat
terry, found guilty by jury and sen
fenced to 8 months in the workhouse
Frank SOckum and Harvey Brown,
larceny, pleaded guilty and probated
to Harry c. Snort Of Nanticoke Hun
dred and Charles L. Moore Of George
town, severally; George DOrman, lar
oeny, pleaded guilty and paroled to
Timothy Townsend of Dsgsboro Hun
dred Albert Hitch. assault and bat
terry, pleaded not guilty Frank Pals
ley, assault and battery, pleaded guilty
and sentenced to 3 months in the
county jail; William Turpin, illegal
sale Of liquor, pleaded not guilty and
case continued; William Griffith, ille-
gal sale Of liquor and lease continued
w ashington Trader, illegal sale OF liq-
uor, pleaded not guilty and jury disa'
greed on verdict on second trial was
found guilty by jury and sentenced to
a fine Of $50 aud months in the work
house; Albert Game, illegal sale Of
LIQUOR, tried by jury and found not
guilty; William Carey, illegal sale OF
LIQUOR; Martin Gordy, illegal sale Of
liquor, tried by jury and found not
guilty: Lawrence Pennington, illegal
sale Of liquor, pleaded not guilty and
,ase continued Olin NJ. Tull, accom-
olice in larceny, pleaded not guilty and
,sse continued; Ernest Greenly, assault )
md battery, pleaded guilty and sen
euced to Is months in the workhOuse;
Jharles Hines, WilLur Hinbs aud DIN [
Y. Tull, larceny, pleaded not guilty q
md case continued; Wilson King, :
Delaney Green and George Gates, L
,reaking into house with intent to ?
ommit larceny; James Foraker, lar a
eny, pleaded not guilty; ElwOod
hastings, larceny, pleaded not guilty;
henry Carter, assault with intent to
iii and murder, pleaded not guilty :
'laTence Qusils, rape; Jessie Wright, h
eseerati0n Of a graveyard Jessie A
Wright, removal Of gravestOnes Clar. h
nee Quails, breaking and entering; j,
Iarvey B. Wills, assault and battery; N
G. Curdy, ObstrucIiDg public 4
lstioe. The bribery cases Of Howard
yhaley and John Barr were set for +,
Ionday and the murder case against s
.orenzo Massey aud the case of rape >
zainst Clarence Quails were set for y,
DesertiOn cases and di. nj
orce suits will be heard this Saturday.
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