Milford chronicle., 1912-02-23
KENT COUNTY COURT in SESSION.
The Topping RObbres Get Three Years.
One Murder Case This Term.

The Topping RObbres Get Three Years
One Murder Case This Term.
The grand jury at Dover last Monda!
indicted three defendants.
They are as follows
Enos Brooks, murder in the first de
gree in killing George Cooper both blacl
men.
Henry Flamer, black, assault anC
battery on a girl.
George w. Reese, operating a poo
table without a license.
Charles O'Neal,. operating pool table
without a license.
Daniel Downs, assault and battery.
Dock Carter, selling medicines, (three
counts.
Andrew Tilghman, black, breaking
with intent to commit larceny 1.-TWO
indictments.) This is the Wyoming ex-
press and depot robbery.
Alfred Lynch, of the United State
Navy, was released by the court and
went on his way rejoicing. He was ar
rested for causing disturbance on a
Norfolk express and for pulling the bell
rope on the train.
Two divorces, one alleging extreme
cruelty, and other charging desertion,
were granted by degrees nisi in the
Court of General Sessions. Mrs. Mary
C. Tribbitt received a degree from her
husband, Avery Tribbitt after she had
sworn and produced witness who swore,
that her husband had treated her cruelty.
Bessie L. Foraker was given a degree
from her husband, Albert Foraker, on
the charge of desertiOn. An unusual pro-
ceeding occurred when two divorce cases
were withdrawn. They were the cases
of James A. Legar versus Virginia F.
Legar, and Francis Wiley and Mary NJ.
Wiley. Their lawyers had been able
to bring peace in both cases.
Judge Boyce, in Superior Court and
Court of General Sessions announced
that the capital case of Enoch Brooks,
for the murder of George Cooper, would
be tried next Tuesday. The special
jury trial of Mary Emma Haynes against
the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington Railroad Company was set for
Friday March 1st.
Andrew Tilgham, the negro who was
implicated in the Wyoming robbery,
was found guilty and sentenced to three
years at hard labor in the workhouse
and to receive twenty lashes at the
post. Evidence presented at
his trial showed that stolen goods were
found at his home in a gas oven, that
he was accOmplice of Dick Wright, |
white, in carrying out a robbery for
which the authorities are now looking
for Wright, and that he watched while
Wright did the stealing.
The Kent Grand jury indicted at Mon !
day afternoons sessions of Court the |
following defendants
Frederick Jackson milford jewelry
store robbery for breaking and entering
with intent to commit larceny.
William Breckenridge, unlawfully sell
ing spirituous liquor.
Daniel Downs, colored, rape.
Charles Fisher, larceny.
Arthur Holden, selling liquor.
Samuel Pleasanton, larceny.
Harry Barnes and Charles Brown, re-
eeiving stolen goods.
Daniel B. Ennis and Charles Waters,
breaking and entering with intent to
commit larceny.
Three members OF the gang who rob-
bed the jewelry store of B. B. Topping
1t Milford were tried on Wednesday.
Frederick jackson turned states evil
ience and aided the state in convicting
.wo of the others. He received two
,ears and six months at hard labor and
wenty lashes, in addition to which he
must pay back some money to Mr.. Top
ing as his share of the booty taken.
Daniel Ennis, a Milford negro, who has
erved several terms in Jail for selling
quor, was found guilty of breaking into
he store and he received three years at
ard labor and twenty lashes. Charles
Walters, another one of the gang, was
lso found guilty and received the same
unishment. Both he and Ennis will {
ave to pay back some money to Mr.. I
opping. The other two cases have not
cen tried as yet.
The case Of the Legate brothers, who
aused quite a disturbance at Harring-