Milford chronicle., 1912-02-09
Proceedings OF The
sussex COUNTY court

ana conrad on the Bench.
Daniel Short of Laurel was chosen fore
man of the Grand Jury, and after the bod
had been given the usual instruction b
the Court they retired and settled dow
to work on the bills presented to ther
by Deputy Attorney General F. M. Jones
and returned the following true bills
State vs.. Sarah L. Morris, colored, as
sault with intent to commit murder
George Showels, larceny Robert Morris
four indictments, selling liquor; ElwoO
Cannon, selling liquor; Thomas Kimble
assault and battery; Sherry Masten
selling liquor; Henry Wiley, two Charge
selling liquor; Frank R. Kitchens, car
rying concealed a deadly weapon.
Bills were ignored, as follows: Stat'
VS.. Mary J. O'Neal of Glendale, charged
with an assault with intent to commit
murder on Charles Lindale; Marshall L.
Mitchell of Georgetown, charged with
permitting boys under Is years of age
tOremain in pool room Elijah W. White,
charged with same offence and also one
for keeping windows obscured William
H. johnson of DagsborO Hundred charg-
ed withmanufacturing without a license ;
Joshua Handy Elliott, manufacturing
without license.
Deputy Attorney General Jones had
the following cases continued for the
April term of court: State vs. Henry
Fuchs of Staytonsville, wife beating /;
Paul Cullen, nine charges, obtaining
goods under false pretense Joseph Reed,
pointing pistol; for selling whiskey, AL
bertJ. Evans, Frank Stalinus, Sylvester
Sharp, George Walker, Benjamin Will
liams, George Wolford, Ira Leonard,
Edward Williams, Cummings Woolford,
George Woolford, Jr., Alexander Grif-
fifth, Henry Ellingsworth, Frank Wool
ford, Reuben Woolford, Boyce Fisher,
D. M. Crommitt.
The cases against Dennis ]. Wood of
Glendale, charged with obstructing a
public road, and Orem Trice and Arthur
Williams of Seaford, indicted for using
a female child, as well as that of Paul
Anderson of Georgetown, charged with
assault with intent to commit murder on
Benjamin D. Wilson of Georgetown, who
a few weeks ago was killed by kick
from a mule, were nolle prosecuted. The
State retired the case against Charles
Jones, indicted for unlawfully selling
spirituOus liquor.
Following the usual custom, the first
cases to be disposed of were those who,
because of minor offenses, were held in
bond to keep the peace. The most i'm
portant of these was that of Purnell
Messick, an aged man, of Laurel, who
for some time had been confined in jail
because of alleged threats made against
his daughter, Mrs. Martha Morgan, with
whom he resided. The case was dis
missed by Judge Conrad because of the
failure of the complainant to make her
appearance.
According to ruling few terms ago
the trial of the divorce cases was the
next order of business. The first to be
taken up was that of Mrs. Nettie M.
Tull, of Laurel, VS.. Adolphus Tull, charg-
ng him with habitual drunkenness. She
a divorce nisi and was given
he custody of her three children, aged
}, and 3 years respectively.
Joseph E. Warren, of Milford, was
granted a nisi degree from his wife,
lula B. Warren, on the ground of will
'ull desertion.
Final DEGREES were given as follows:
70 Lizzie NJ Morris from William H.
doris; Gertrude S. Schultz from Ernest r
schultz; John B. Ennis, of Glendale,
rom Margaret A. Ennis. In the case
f Maud Wright VS.. George H. Wright,
fter partial hearing, was dismissed.
Of the twenty-nine cases on the Su-
erior Court trial list, fifteen are con-
inued, two discontinued, two non pros
ed, five settled and five marked for trial.
In the case of the State VS.. Sarah L. a
iorris, of MillsborO, charged with assault b.
nth intent to commit murder, the jury ri
eturned a verdict of not guilty. .
George Showels, colored, charged with III
irceny, was released under $500 bond, m
III HIS case VIII COlllG vi dL Tie ApIll oil
,rm of court. ~
Robert Harris, colored, against whom q
lere were four charges of selling whis- al
sy, pleaded guilty to two and was found or
lilty in one. He was sentenced to one M
ear at the Workhouse and to pay a fine no
$3.50 and costs of prosecution. The ~ ~
her case was nolle pressed. III
William Elliott was tried on the charge
selling whiskey, but was acquitted.
Annie Woodley, colored, convicted at
e October term of court last year for
ealing chickens, but was paroled to log
utyMAttorney-General Jones, was Ri
ought into court and sentenced on the me
charge, having broken her parole, pa
serve six months at the Workhouse up
d pay the cost of prosecution. ers
ElwOOd Cannon, colored, of Laurel, is
IS convicted of selling liquor and SEN yea
need to serve four months at Green min
nix, pay fine of $50 and cost of pros sec
1tion. gOi