Milford chronicle., 1911-10-06
GEORGETOWN.


!, on the bench. the regular October term
n of Superior Court and Court of General
Is Sessions convened here Monday at noon.
e Charles r Jones. OF this town, was made
4 foreman of the grand jury, and after
n being given the usual instructions retired
81 and began to consider the large volumn
e of business brought to their attention.
The following true bills had been
n found by the jury Against Asbury
d Harmon, colored, of near HarbesOn, for
carrying concealed a deadly weapon; Al
fred NJ. Warrington, Jr., assault and bat
a terry; Branson d James, assault with in
tent to commit murder; Claud Thomp-
son, using a female child for immoral
purposes; Lorenzo NJ. Massey, abortion;
( Anna Woodley. cOored, of near Laurel,
larency; Lemon Hearn colored, breaking
Office with intent to commit larcency;
Robert Johnson. colored, of Seaford,
carrying concealed a deadly weapon; John
Boe, colored of Seaford, assault with in
tent to commit murder; Lewis Matthews,
rape; James T. Brown, white, OF Nanti-
coke Hundred, using female child for
immora purposes; Arthur C. Williams,
white, of Seaford, using female child;
Lewis Smith and Ralph King, obstruct-
ing a railroad; Robort o. Trice, white, OF
Seatord, using female child; John Grii- /.
fifth, white, two charges, selling whisky
and breaking store with intent to commit /
larcency; Frank Staliane, white, two .
charges, selling liquors; Isaac J. Short,
colored, murder, OF the first degree.
Bills ignored are, as follows: State vs..
Creighton f. Johnson, white, pointing
pistol at Alfred NJ. Warrington, Jr.; Lewis
Smith, obstructing a railroad Charles
Charles Dixon, malicious mischief.
In accordance with recent ruling of
the court the first day was taken up with
the disposition OF the divorce cases, and
the following were granted DEGREES nisi
Mrs Clara Wharton from William B. {
Wharton, formerly of Milford; Daisey
May Escotiier from DELANEY + EScofiier; {
Pearl Walls, nee Miss Pearl King of near
Milton, from Waiter q Walls: Irene HI [
VI. u
Maud Wright from George H. Wright !
Final DEGREES were given, as follows To S
Mary 3 Short from Thomas W Short: /
Henry Lehmkukl from Doretta c Lehm. t
kukl; Katharine II Anderson from Os. q
car r. Anderson; Gertrude 5. Schultz
from Earnest Schultz; John F. McCabe y
from Lizzie c McCabe: ThomasT Da- t
shields from Martha Dashields. h
The cases of George Clendaniel from h
the February term of this year. charged .
with assault and battery on Alfred 5 Il
Belts, was nOle pressed, as were the cases II
OF JOhnse Carmean, indicted for lewdy a
and licenteously playing and toying with )
a female child; Thomas Short, cOlOred of 7
this town, indicted for assault and bat. ca
terry on one Charles Nelson, also cOlored. b.
The following cases has been continued re
Tor the February term State VS.. Dennis 81
J. Wood. of Glendale, charged with OBJ fe
public road; Charles Jones,
ceiling liquor; Paul Anderson, white, OF +
Georgetown, assault and battery with in VI
ent to commit murder on Benjamin D. at
Wilson; Henry Fucks, white. of Stay. ar
onsville, wife beating; Paul Cullen, nine lil
Indictments for false pretense; Frank IN
white, OF Delmar, two indct- fri
nents, selling liquor.
The cases against Paul Cullen are these
which grew out OF a transaction with the
armers in the vicinity of Frankford and
elbyville the last berry season. Cullen, ~
ihose home is alleged to be at Crisfeld, ~
Id is recognized to be the manager of u'
that is known as the Eastern Shore Pro- 81
uce Company, and acting as such he OF
mployed one W. 0. Hudson to purchase tn
erries for him at the above stated points. IN
esting in Hudson the power, it is claim in
d, to Issue checks, which went to pro- IN
ct, thereby causing the farmers in that 81,
'ctiOn to lose hundreds Of dollars. Each
allotment is separate count, and deals -,
lth the transactions had with a separate vi
dlvdual. We merely made mention
this so the readers may know the rea -
ms for so many charges against him.
At the sessions Tuesday, Thomas Short,
lOred, indicted for assault and battery -
J Charles Nelson, cOlOred, both of this
wn, pleaded guilty to the dharge, but
wing to eXtenuating circumstances he A
as permitted to change his plea to that
not guilty, County Deputy Attorney
sneral Frank NJ Jones entered an nole
esequi. Seiby Kitchens, white, of this
wn, entered plea of guilty to beating
s vile, Ella Kitchens, while in a state
intoxication few weeks ago, and be.
Use OF d pea lOr lenlenCy Oy his wife
d the recommendation Of Deputy At
-ney Jones, he was paroled for two
ars on his own recognizance in the
N of 5000 Asbury Harmon, colored
Harbeson, who few days since was
ked up on the streets of this town bv TIL
tie Detective Walls and found to be
rying a pistol entered a plea to the Stl
urge and was sentenced to paw the cost
persecution and serve two months in Cl
!. mall
plea OF guilty having been entered
the case of Alfred NJ. Warrington. .Jr
ite, charged with Committing an as.
Il and battery on Creighton E john i
at a party on July p, in the vicinity
SeafOrd, he was paroled to his father E
two years the latter entering into
I'd for 5000 for his sons good behavior
ma WoOdley, cOlOred, charged with
larceny Ofabout thirty chickens from
&C II. Waller, of Laurel, entered plea W.
uilty and was paroled to County De- #N
y Attorney General Jones for two MIN
RS, the latter entering into bond for -