Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
FEBRUARY Term OF The
KENT COUNTY COURTS

The regular February term of thu
Superior Court and Court OF Genera
Sessions, in and for Kent County, met a
Dover last Monday morning with Chic.
Justice James Pennewill and Associate
Judge William H. Boyce, presiding.
The new grand jury for the year, ap-
peared and was sworn in. Former STATE
| Senator and former Mayor of Dover
| William M. Hazel was chosen foreman
of the grand jury.
During the morning session the follow
ing naturalizations were granted by the
court John Nelson, of Hartley Abra'
ham Bank, of Smyrna Lowell Edward
Roland, Edward E. Roland, both Of
Viola George Lundgreen, Wyoming:
William r. Peters, recorder of deeds
William B. Donovan, coroner, and james
Thomas Lowe, register in chancery and
clerk of the Orphans Court, all newly
elected Kent County officials, were pres.
ent in court and gave bond as required
by the law.
The Kent County grand jury complet-
ed its work for the present term late
Tuesday afternoon, having acted on
nineteen bills seventeen of which were
true bills and two ignored. True bills
were returned as IOllOWS
State VS.. Henry Wharton. highway
robbery and assault, plea guilty.
State vs.. Frank S. Green, Jr., nom
support, plea guilty.
State vs.. Edward jackson, larceny
of clothing, ETC., from store of Louis
Morris, at Harrington, plea not guilty.
State VS.. James Hooven, three in
dictments, charging forgery, plea not
guilty.
State VS.. Frank S. Paisley, breaking
and entering warehouse in the nighttime
at Milford, Del, plea guilty.
States VS.. Joseph Tratta, assault and
battery, plea not guilty.
State VS.. Ida Laws, unlawfully sell
ing intoxicating liquors, plea not guilty.
State VS.. William H. Collins, en-
bezzlement, plea not gnilty.
In the case of Frank Clendaniel. of
Milford, indicted for selling Intoxicating
liquors, the jury disagreed. while in the
case of the State VS.. William Harris,
indicted for the larceny of chickens, the
jury returned verdict of not guilty.
Henry Wharton, who robbed former
Postmaster John Hinsley, of Camden,
in December, was given six years i'm
prisonment and to be whipped with
twenty lashes on March 4th, and given
twenty more lashes on the following
Saturday. 1t was one of the heaviest
ever imposed in this court.
Thomas Cooper, colored, plead guilty
to selling intoxicating liquors, and was
sentenced to three months imprison-
ment.
Harvey Williams, colored, indicted for
an assault with intent to commit muir
der. was sentenced to two years inn
Frank Paisley, indicted for breaking
and entering a warehouse at Milford,
was sentenced to two years in the New
Castle County Workhouse.
The non-support case of Mary E. !
Green against Frank S. Green, Jr., pre-
5ented several pathetic phases, particu- |
arly from the fact that the wife was
but Is and the husband but 81. They |
we're married on July "a, 1913, by the
Rev. McDougal, of Smyrna circuit. |
The evidence disclosed that the husband |
lad not treated the wife as he should,
lot because of any violence or unfaith- !
'ulness, which impre ssed the court, and |
brought forth an inquiry from both |
chief Justice Pennewill and Judge Boyce /
IS to the necessity of both trying to
i've together peaceably. This the young
wife claimed could not be. After con-
ulting, the court made an order that
ireen pay his wife So week.