Milford chronicle., 1913-02-07

convened at Georgetown Monday wit
Judges Boyce and Conrad on the Bench
H. P. Cannon, Of Bridgeville, was mad
foreman Of the new Grand Jury whlcl
will consider the cases in the court
this year, and after being given the US
ual instructions retired and settled dow
to work
After dispositions had been made o
the numerous peace bonds upon whicl
/ several had been held, the court grantee
naturalization papers to Joseph Adams
Hungarian, Of Milford.
In the case of the State vs.. Samue
/ McChesney. the twelve year old son o.
Benjamin McChesney, known much bet
ter under the name of ben Chestnut
a pies Of guilty was entered to the
charge of placing an obstruction on the
railroad track between Georgetown anC
Harbeson was prObated for a term OF
six years to Charles S. Ennis, farmer
near HarbesOn, the latter entering intC
$4,000 bond for the boy.
Harry l. Robinson, of Milton, pleaded
guilty to a charge of assault on DR.. r.
H. 7. Wilson, also of that town, and
was fined S22.00 and cost, which was
paid
Charles Nelson, colored. of George
town, pleaded guilty to a charge of the
/ larceny of seven chickens from Mrs.
| Hetty johnson, of Georgetown and was
sentenced to serve 9 months at Green
bank; pay S4.O0 as restitution money
and receive 10 lashes.
Clarence Twilley, white, Of SeafOrd,
charged with committing an assault and
battery on George Mitchell, colored, of
Caaford hofrroa., Aba Hofol Cue
sex and the toll bridge that spans the
Nantieoke River, on the night of Sep
tember IA, last year, was tried and ac-
quilted. This was the first jury trial
of the term, all Of the others having
pleaded guilty to the charges.
Harry and MinOs SOrden, both col
Ored, residing between Cannon's and
Bridgeville, charged with placing a tie
on the railroad track a short distance
from Seaford on the night of December
q, while in an intoxicated condition,
pleaded guilty and were each sentenced
to serve two years in the wOrkhouse.
Former Chief of Police John w.
Baker, of Laurel, who figured mater
tally in the race riot had in that town
several months ago and who was
charged by Miss Roxie Howard with
committing an assault and battery upon
her two or three weeks ago, entered a
plea of guilty and was sentenced to pay
fine Of $1,000 and cost, which was
done.
Lemon Hearn, colored, of Laurel,
who has served a year in the New Cas-
tie County Workhouse, having been
convicted in the Sussex County Courts
in connection with the robbery of the
express Office at Laurel, Tuesday after
noon pleaded guilty to assault Of John
M. Miller, also colored, at Laurel, on
the night of October 20, last year. A
charge Of assault with intent to commit
murder was brought by the State a
gainst Hearn, but the State accepted
his plea, Whereupon the court imposed
a sentence of two years in the New
Castle County Workhouse on him.
William A. Wright, a Moor, of In
dian River hundred, charged with as
sault and battery upon his niece, Alice
M. Norwood, while in a state of intoxi-
cation. entered plea Of guilty and was
sentenced by the court to pay a fine of
$500 and cost of prosecution.
Levin J. Hickman and Jno. Evans, two
white men charged with the larceny of
a large quantity of goods from the store
of Archie M. Lynch, of near Bayard.
in Baltimore hundred, about the middle
of November of last year, entered a
plea of guilty Tuesday afternoon and
were sentenced Wednesday morning.
Evans, whom it was brought out in the
examination seemed to be under the in
fiuence of his uncle, Levin J. Hickman,
was probated to his father, Charles
Evans, for the period of two years upon
entering into bond in the sum S200.00.
Hickman the uncle, was sentenced to
serve one year in the New Castle County
Workhouse, pay as restitution money
the sum of $l68.48, the value of the
goods stolen and recovered and pay the
cost of prosecution.
Wednesday afternoon, Joseph Chris
tevich, German, who about the mid
die of March last year moved to farm
about three miles from Bridgeville from
Pennsylvania, was tried and acquitted
upon the charge of the larceny of about
ten bushels of corn from the premises
of James P. Conoway, on the night of
November 20.
The grand jury completed its work on
Wednesday afternoon and discharged.
Twenty-four true bills were found and
three ignored. The ignored are: Henry
Wiley, colored, two, assault and bat
terry, and George T. Smith, of Milford,
who has been held for several DAYS in
connection with the shooting and killing
of John Belts at Milford recently. By
the ignoring of the bill of indictment
against Smith only one murder case re-
mains, that of William T. Stuart, which
is to be taken up next Monday. Col. r.
G. Houston has been appointed counsel
by the State for the accused man.
Deputy Attorney General Jones has
retired the following cases: State vs..
d. M. Crommett, selling whiskey; Sher-
ry Masten, selling whiskey; Emanuel
Pritchett, assault and battery; Oscar
Talley, larceny; Frank Paisley, selling
whiskey.