Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
OCTOBER TERM OF THE
SUSSEX COUNTY COURT

With Judges Woolley and Hast
ings on the bench, the October term
of Superior and General Sessions
Court opened at noon in George
town on Monday, October 3rd.
The grand jury was called and John
H. Truitt, of that town, was made
foreman. After being given the
usual instructions, the body retired
and settled down to business.
A true bill was found against
Charles Bird of Seaford, indicted
for selling spirituous liquors to John
Palmer. A plea of guilty was en-
tered and the court sentenced him
to pay fine Of $50 and serve one
month in prison.
Arthur Bradley, colored, pleaded
guilty to the charge of selling whis-
key and was sentenced to pay a
Gne of $50, serve three months in
Jail and pay the cost of prosecution.
Tuesday morning Frank Curbey,
colored, was acquitted of the charge
of stealing a pair of shoes from the
store of James w. Ward at Can
mons.
Mark Powell Of Middleford, was
acquitted of the charge Of larceny
OF a gun from James H. Hill of that
place.
On Wednesday, John Blake, col
ored, charged with breaking into
Richard Beebe's store at Lewes,
pleaded guilty, and was probated
to Eli Robbins of that town.
Frank Lewis, colored, charged
with breaking into the Office Of G
H. Draper, at Milford, was SEN
fenced to three years imprisonment
and receive twenty lashes.
Frank Paisley, white Of Milford, |
was sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment for carrying a revolver.
George Barclay, colored, pleaded /
guilty to carrying deadly weapons,
and was sentenced to two months
Imprisonment in the county Jail, |
and pay the costs of prosecution.
Caleb Bird, colored, was SEN
fenced to four months in Jail, and /
pay costs OF prosecution, for selling
liquor without license.
John Johnson, was convicted Of
selling liquor without a license,
and given ten days in the county
Jail here.
The Grand Jury, was discharged
Wednesday afternoon, after finding
20 true bills, and ignoring eight.
The Petit Jury was also discharged
until Monday morning.
A true bill Of murder in the first
degree was found against Henry
Williams and James Short, cOlored,
Y io murdered John F. Rogers, in
5 fathers field near Georgetown,
"a June 22nd last, and one against
Henry Butler, colored, who muir
dered John Holmes near Woodland
last August.
The Grand Jury visited the Aims
house and Jail Wednesday after
noon and made the following re-
port.
To the Honorable, the Judges of
the Court Of General Sessions now
sitting in and for Sussex County,
October term. |
The Grand Inquest for the body
Of the said County beg leave to
make the following report:
As required by law we have visit
ed all the country property. We
find the Almshouse farm in splendid
and in a nigh state of
We find the buildings
on the farm in as good a condition
as possible, but beg to report, that
IN our opinion, some needed re-
pairs should be at once made, look /
ing to better sanitary conditions.
The inmates are we'll cared for by
Overseer Tyndall and Matron Mrs.
Tyndall, and seemed to be as happy
as such unfortunates can be made.
We find the Jail and its surround {
ings in as good condition as it is {
possible to keep such out of date
In our opinion both the ,
Jail and the County Court House s
should .have such alterations i
and repairs as would meet the re- I
of modern conditions. Z
we recommend such al !
to the County Jail as would
permit the separation of the whites
rom the colored. .
TOHN H. TRUITT, Foreman.
GEO. S. WILLIAMS, Secretary.