Evening journal., 1917-03-05
march COURT TERN
IS OPENED TODAY
Judges Boyce and Conrad
Preside Over the
Tribunal
DIVORCE GASES
CALLED FIRST

The March term OF the County Courts
opened today with Judges Royce ana
Conrad ON the bench.
samuel X. Smith is foreman oil ene
Grand Jury In brief charge I'D 'i''s
body. Judge Boyce advised the jurors
"a iako nm the minor cases iirst so as
ia have the way clear for the consider
alton OF any big cases that may CONF
M, later lie reminded the Jurors tiaV
4 ii required the votes Of twelve oil Ono'
number to find true IN. 81
ON linn civil court list there are 80
cases for trial. IL for argument ana 81
divorce eases. Argument IN inc easy
nj Samuel Cangos, convicted at the las1
tcru of court of the murder OF Oa'h'
cri,e Rodesl,v. his sweetheart, for new
trial win be heard next Monday. 30
isronls Rail is Ganges' counsel ana Az
ftornev David j. Rcinhardt VIII repre-
sent the State. ,,,,lo
Apnlication Tor "a new trial was maue
nv Mr. Bali following the conNle'lon
Tbere has been some doubt eNpiesseu
'as 20 Cannes' sanity. and that question:
NAV he raised next Monday IL Is selu
that Canpcs has been under o0seVaIlVn
b, rhvsscians at the workhouse III
no motion for a new trial Is denied 10
h likely that an application TO h"'e
Canges examined by sammy
sion win be made. 49,,
preheh Of the peace cases were taken
-, 0rst In not one of these cases ana
tba oomplainants appear. and the ue
PENDANTS were discharged.
nivorce cases we're called first
Mrs. Dorotbv Irene Lees suit Tor
divorce from her husband Na1 'Ii.,,l
b W Lee, on the ground OF eN'l .I.,
= cruelty, was called first. Inc ~ e.,,
lion was denied. Lee was employ Gu
as conductor by the Wilmington anu
Philadelphia Traction Company
Mrs. Lee testified that she W.
e married November 4, 1871, ana ula'
e her married life was happy one uu'
+ til another woman entered lhen
} Lee. she said, began to treat her III
; differently. On one OCCASION sn'
said. after words over the other Wo'
man. Lee pressed pistol against nel
r. head At midnight that night she
= left the house, she said, with her paoy
Asked if possible collision existed
between the llbellant and defendant
the witness said her husband knew o
her intention to applS for divorce
N Mrs. Orna L. Galloway testified ina
her husband, William Arthur Gallo
u way. had been guilty of a statutory OF
Tense in a New York hotel and wa
D. granted a decree nisi with the Gus
~ tody of the children.
% George A. Thompson, testfying
o his application for divorce from Ma
u bel Kane Thompson, said that h
n wife had registered at "a local hot
lp with another man as man and VIII
IN The case was continued to permit q
presentation of further evidence.
So The case Of Elmer p Collins for {
en- vorce from Agnes Collins on q
ne grounds Of desertion resulted in a d
ne cree nisi being granted.
to Collins testified that the alleged d
er sertiOn occurred very suddenly, TIL
ID upon his return from work one afte
he noon in November. two years ag
iss his wife had left their home
re A contest is promised in the cas-
Die OF Charles ]. McHugh, sometime
,es known as Charles J. Walker. again
Maud Wlnifred Ntzhugh, sometime
&C. known as Maud Winifred Walker {
he the ground of desertion.
,lv The apparent discrepancy in NAM
or is caused It was stated, because q
nd libellant's mother Mrs. McHut
ow married Mr.. Walker, while Charl
was 6 years old. and the boy WI
or. known by his stepfather's name
nj generally as by his own McHugh Is
,as first class machinist in the navy al
II is at present on the Oklahoma. He w
not present in court
Z Juvenile Court Judge William
Prickett represented the libellant al
n. Trc AIgINfFpn
latter brought a suit for non-suppC
against her husband in the Munich
eu Court but the case was dismissI
Iu Judge Prickett stated, because e
dence intimating the commission
hts a statutory offense had been present
ON AT that trial against Mrs. McHugh
and Evidence for the libellant only "
at presented this morning.
lief, one OF the witnesses, Elizabeth
niger told OF visits OF a William \
)er- loney to Mrs McHugh's apartment.
asts der cross-examination by Mr.. Carr
Lw- the witness testified that she was "
p, ACQUAINTED with Maloney Il see h
down there in the second row IT
+. the front" she exclaimed. pointing
the some one in the courtroom
)ou- The accusing finger seemed TO II
lner cate Rural Policeman William III
mas man OF Richardson Park.
ohm pill Immediately arose to his
rev and amid the smiles Of the spectat
+ G. denied he was William Major
son, ''There must be a mistake here so
NC where" he said.
bert The witness admitted that she
SIM made a mistake. The case VIII
continued this afternoon.
AXIS The grand jury presented the fol
~ irg indictments:
eei' I.arceny-Alike Mikurz. Clarence
ONE Ter Charles Scultz. May Miller, ,
iee's Manlove Frank Coney. Nellie III
IN, Howard Lewis. Osborne a. Coo
w 81 81 John Savoy and ODDS Wren.
~ AT Highway robbery--L'llian Wat
Tcbn Killcourse and John H. Wal
Operating motor vehicle without
consent Of The owncr-Wilson H0ga
giyipr Intoxicating liquor {,