Milford chronicle., 1914-02-06
Proceedings OF The
SUSSEX COUNTY court


The regular February term of Supe
nor Court and Court of General Ses
sions convened at Georgetown on Tues
DAY with Associate Judges Boyce anC
Conrad on the bench. After giving the
usual instructions to the new granC
Jury, drawn for the year, they retired
and settle down to work, considering
the business brought to their attention
by Attorney General WOlcott and County
Deputy Attorney General Frank NJ.
Zones, of this town.
Former Representative Charles Overs
Of Bridgeville, was made foreman of
the grand jury.
According to a ruling of the court a
few terms ago. the first order of busi-
ness at the afternoon session was the
disposition, of the divorce cases.
Mrs. Bessie A. Pepper, of Bayville,
was granted a divorce, nisi from her
husband David w. Pepper, on the
ground of desertion. They were married
on September 2, 1911 and the desertion
took place on November of the same
year. The petitioner alleged that her
husband was very quarrelsome and when
she refused to engage in battle of
words with him he would become very
angry. On one of these occasions when
he became very irate he left during the
night Tn II petitioner is a daughter of
Issac Derrickson of Bayville.
Francis NJ. Brereton, of Angola, was
granted a decree from his wife, Minnie
A. Brereton, because of deseration.
Frank E. Carey, of Milton, was grant
ed a decree nisi from Annie L. Carey
formerly Annie L. Webb, on the ground
Of desertion.
Asserting that he had called her his
house flower and watered her every day
was the grounds upon which Mrs.
Florence Magee, nee Miss Florence
Evans, of near Roxens, obtained a dl-
vorce from her husband, Levin Magee,
in Superior Court. Monday afternoon.
Mrs Magee, a pretty girlOf seventeen
summers. was married to Levin Magee
on January IA, 1911. The marital rela
tions according to her story, were un-
pleasant almost from the first, and con-
tinued to be up to the time Of their
separation. Mrs. Magee says after her
marriage to Magee they went to the |
home of his parents, the father and son 4
being engaged in agriculture jointly. /
In the busy season Magee would call on .
his wife to assist in the fields such as
planting corn, hauling fodder, spreading
Fertilizer, etc. The work was too heavy
for her and according to her story she
commenced to become a nervous wreck,
She asserted that her husband seemed 4
to be very much perpleXed because she
would not go out into the field and work
like his sisters who had always been
used to it. Finally he began to be
cruel towards her, according to her
story. He would come in to the house,
and call me his house flower and water
ed me every day. On several occasions
he would take me to the pump and
pump water on me and saturate my
clothing so l would have to go into the
house and change" Her. mother cor
robOrated her statement relative to the 4
thfowing of bucket of water on the
daughter, for on one occasion the cruel
act had Just been committed when the
mother went to the daughters home
for a visit. Itrequired but little further
testimony to satisfy Judges BOyce and
Conrad that a decree was justitiable,
and the same was granted a very few
seconds after the conclusion of the
mothers testimony.
William H. Tilghman, colOred, was
granted a decree nisi from his wife, J
Alice Tilghman. Both reside in the
vicinity of Seaford.
In the case of Howard l. Windsor VS..
Mary r. Windsor, the same being a
petition for the annulment of their mar )
riage the court granted a nisi decree. !
At the time of the marriage both were :
residents of Laurel, but now Windsor I
is living near RehObOth.
In General Sessions Court Tuesday,
after the discharge of the grand jury [
which took place in the morning ses-
ho fnllorrrfr,er n n ffrrrad s
for the next term; State VS.. E.-White, q
charged with assault with intent to com a
nit murder Dan Lynn, peddling with q
out license George Dutton, murder of
Arnold Tennett at Bridgeville last sum- u
mer Thomas Scott, two charges. vicla- {
ton of CA=Ptei l59. vol. q, Laws of =
Delaware Frank Rust, Adams Express 6
Agent, two counts, delivery of liquors f
h violation of Hazel Law William y
Kitchens, violation of Chapter l39, Vol. +
2I Law of Delaware Walter NJ.
Wright and Poverty Wright, six cases,
of factory law Edgar Ross, o
of factory law. \
Charles DickersOn charged with de- 3
ertion and non-support by Rosie Simp- V
er, of Georgetown.
The following true bills were found N
State VS.. WalterT. and Bevery Wright, il
Is charges. violation of the factory =
avs f.; Edgar Cross, of Seaford, violation :
+ factory law Charles Dickerson, Il
I0n-support and desertion Arthur j
4ynch, keeping slot machines Leah j.
Wiley, selling whiskey ; Henry Wiley, y
f this town, charged with ten counts E,
{ selling whiskey Carried Dashields. I
arceny Ollie Hickman and Joseph R. I,
lcCabe, breaking house with intent to Z
ommit larceny; George Murray, keep Y
ig pool-table. re
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