Milford chronicle., 1910-10-21
ALL DELAWARE COURTS
in SESSION AT Dover

General Sessions Court for Ken
County had q quiet opening on Monday
for the fall term AS result OF th'
many successful raids, several indict
ments were found by the grand jury
and the defendants arrigned for alleged
spesk.easy operations.
Edward Hamilton, the first to be in
dicted, was charged with unlawfully
selling spirituOus liquor Isaac S Gibbs
and GENEVA Baynsrd for assault and
battery; William Hicks and EnOch
Truitt for carrying weapons.
They ignored these bills William Z.
Wiley and Samuel VOshell, for assault
and battery Peter Downs, assault.
In the case Of George Colombo vs..
the State of Delaware, convicted Of a
feloniOus assault on Mary Lefowicy and
sentenced to be hanged, an appeal hav-
ing been taken from the Court Of Oyer
and Terminer Of New Castle County,
judgment Of the court below. was sf
Ermed by the Supreme Court at Dover
on Monday. This sustsins the verdict
of the jury in cOnvicting Colombo, who
was repreived by Governor Pennewill,
pending the decision Of the Supreme
Court, until Friday, December I'd next.
The Supreme Court also handed down
an opinion in the case Of the Delaware
and Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone
20. VS.. MarieDna Jordan, brought on
writ of error to the Superior Court for
damages done to trees on the public
road. The exceptions taken by the de-
tendsnt below, the telephone company,
were dissllewed ard the judgment of
the court below was affirmed.
The grand jury in General Sessions
Court Tuesday returned these true bile:
Leander Deshields, murderOus as
sault and assault and battery Arthur
B. Holden, attempt to commit larceny
Lewis Davis, TWO indictments, one for
assault with intent to commit murder,
and the other for pointing a firesrm
Ambrose DickeTsOn, assault and bat
terry Howard Boyer, assault with in
tent to commit murder Charles, alias
kid" Jones, two Indictments Of as.
sault with intent to commit murder
Daniel B. Ennis, George Lewis, john
Gordy, Alexine Ennis, Thomas Hud
SOD, all for the unlawful selling Of in.
toxicating liquors George Bloomfield,
burning a stable and burning barn,
two indictments. Owing to the boy be
ing only years Of age, the grand jury
that he be sent to the
Ferris Industrial School.
Charles Purnell, assault and battery, |
pleaded guilty and sentenced to one
month in Jail
Luther Boyer, cOlOred, carrying con-
gealed q deadly weapon, pleaded guilty |
and was sentenced to one moHth's i'm
Homer Robinson, alias Homer Trib'
Oett, larceny, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to three months imprison.
nent and ten lsshes.
Isaac L. Gibbs, for assault and bat
cry, was tried and found guilty. He
vas sentenced to six mOnths' impris-
Inment in the WoTkhOuse.
Joseph Smith, former keeper Of the
Beach Hotel, Bowers Beach, indicted
or the unlawful selling Of intoxicating
liquors not appearing when his name
vas called, capias was issued and his
,ail bond forfeited.
In Superior Court, the divorce case
Joseph E. Raikes We. Sarah J. Rsikes
vas heard and the court granted de.
rec nisi. Other divorce cases disposed
4 without hearing, were ss follows
William F. Enright vs., Maggie B. En-
ight, application Withdrawn George
:. Jester VS.. Mary l.. Jester, applica.
ion withdrawn. In the case Of Daniel
}. Keith VS.. Lillian Keith in which
ecree nisi had been granted in October,
300. and would have been made abso-
ate 10 day, the attorney for Keith, in
,Fmed the court that the couple had
ecOme reconciled and asked that the
ecree nisi be set aside. The order was
lade.
The courts adjourned Tuesday even
lg. after two full days work, until
ext Monday morning.