Milford chronicle., 1917-06-29
JUNE SESSION OF The
SUSSEX COUNTY court
Divorces Granted And Criminal
Cases Heard.-No Civil Suits
This Term

With Judges W. H. Boyce and H.
C. Conrad on the bench, the regular
June term of Superior Court and
Court of General Sessions convened
at Georgetown on Monday. Victor
c. Kitchens, of Laurel, was again
chosen foreman of the grand jury.
A degree nisi was granted in the
following divorce cases: To Joseph
NJ. Case from Hattie V. Case; Horace
]. Harmon from Sarah Harmon; Al
bert F. Massey from Mable c. Murry;
Sadie Noell from Joseph NOEL; JOS
ephine l.. Carmine from Levin T..
Carmine.
Final DEGREES have been granted
to the following: Harry H. Tingle
from Bertha H. Tingle; Bessie n.
Hudson from Frank L. Hudson;
Clara NJ. Warrington from Clement
F. Warrington; Orc C.. Downes
from John J. Downes; Bessie May
Barrows from Leonard BarrOws.
The court has ordered that the
civil cases be ommitted from the
trial list at the June term 1918.
John Sparrow, colored, of George
town. charged with the larency Of
valves. spigots. etc. from the steam
mill of former County treasurer
Millard F. Murray, in Dagsboro nun
dred. was found guilty and sentenced
to pay as restitution money the snm
of $4,000 and serve IS months in the
New Castle County WOrkhouse.
George J. O'Conner, of Georgetown
charged with having more than one
quart of spirituOus liquor in his pos
session entered a plea Of guilty Tues
day morning and was sentenced TO
pay a fine of $4,000 and be probated
for the term of two years to Benja-
min Ableman. Two other charges
against him were dropped. O'Connor
was arrested a few days ago by State
Detective Elijah Lynch at his place
of business, the authorities having
been apprised that he had more
spirituous liquor in his place of bus
mess than was permitted under the
new LIQUOR law 1t was stated that
the officer found liquor in the vine
gar receptacles on the table, and
upon making the search found a
quantity which O'Conner told him
was "a soft drink" and was sent
from Louisville, Kentucky.
The case of Ralph Blakely, charged
by his wife, Minnie Blakely, OF
Georgetown. with nonsupport was
continued for the October term. As
he failed to make his appearance,
the bail bond was forfeited.
Larry Johnson, charged with car
rying concealed a deadly weapon en-
tered a plea of guilty, but was pro-
hated tO John II Truitt of George
town for nine months.
Moses Cannon, cOlored, OF Seaford'
charged with carrying concealed a
deadly weapon, pleaded guilty and
was probabted for one year to Mr.
Wiley.
John Warren. of Lewes, charged
with Transporting from Cape May to
Lewes and having in his possession
more than one quart of spirituous
liquor, pleaded guilty, and was fined
s1OO.
William Knowles. charged with
having five gallons of liquor in his
at Lewes, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to pay a hne OF
$1OO.
Dr.. E. F. Farlow, DR.. Joseph
Hitch and DR.. W. S. Hitch OF Laurel
appeared before the court on Monday
and pleaded guilty to issuing prescrip
tions for spirituOus liquor in large
numbers and were each fined 500.
Druggists Williams and Mason, OF
Laurel. we're also fined S100 each by
the court for filling prescriptions for
whiskey in large numbers without
1icausa