Milford chronicle., 1917-02-23
KENT COUNTY COURT
HEARS DIVORCE CASES
First Day OF Session Finds Num-
Der OF Applications For Sep
aration.


day. Chief Justice Pennewill and AS
sociate Justice Boyce sitting.
The new grand jury for the year
was called, and they all responded
but two, they having been excused
Chief Justice Pennewill announced
that Romulus A. Hopkins had been
selected as foreman. Walker Mifflin
OF Dover was elected secretary.
The greater part of the day was
taken up in hearing divorce applica-
tions, DEGREES nisi being granted in
the following cases:
Hansen Nelson Hesselberg from FL
nora Martha Hesselberg, of Frederick;
grounds, infidelity.
Ella Hammond from Howard Ham
mond; desertion.
Margaret Orvis from William Isaac
Orvis; desertion.
The application of Clement E. Sam
vs.. Mildred A. Sapp was refused. the
allegation of desertion not being fully
substantiated.
The case of Mary E. Goodwin VS..
Benjamin II. Goodwin was heard and |
continued for further hearing, addi- |
tional evidence being required by the !
court on charges of infidelity.
Ihe case of Evelyn Deputy vs.. Jas
II Deputy was dismissed, as a divorce
application by the husband was pend
ing.
The case of George NJ. Paris VS..
Sallie Ann Paris was dismissed.
Other di5orce cases \ ere set for later
in the week.
The grand jury returned true bills
as follows
Oakly Levi Gibbs, larceny; Harvey
and Charles johnson, Jr.
carrying concealed a deadly weapon: ,
Mittile Dutton, two cases of unlawful
sale OF spirituOus liquor; David Brad
ley, larceny; John H. Bailey. embez- s
element; Alexander Boyer, non-sup- I
port; George Fowler, larceny; Chas 7
R. Pryor, nOn-support.
Harvey Hevalow, for carrying con- (
,ealed a deadly weapon, entered a
Plea of guilty, and was ordered to nav
fine of S25 and costs, or imprison- {
nent for three months. f
Charles r. Pryor pleaded guilty to 4
lon-suppOrt, and was ordered to nav f
800 for the support of an illegitimate s.
mid to the father or guardian of
llss Burris, the mother of the child
Naturalization papers were granted p
o Charles z. Berneau, a native of a
rance, who has lived in Delaware n
ince 1907. P
Ernest B. Raughley the new reg W
'ter Of wills, and John J Harrington, pI
he new coroner, offered their official
onds, which were approved by the
Ourt.
Kent County grand jury completed
S work yesterday, after sitting two
avs, and returning IA true bills out -,
Is presented. al
Additional true bills returned were -
lwood jenkins, colored, larceny: AZ
homas Tucker, two cases, one for %, %
ife-beating and the other for non -.
lpport and desertion; Harvey G. e'
ilson, assault and battery; Harry
fingling, assault and battery;
'hn W. Baker, assault and battery. lat
The last three cases grew out of Sc
e shooting on December 3rd, of Of an
'er John W. Baker of this town, by Ha
aryey G.. Wilson, a white man of Nj
over, while Baker was called from Ph
S bed at 3 O'Clock in the morning to 49,
ell a disturbance on Division street. W,
airy NJ. Yingling, who was with re,
ison on the morning in question hv
IS also indicted for an assault on Mi
icer Baker. Ger
4 AAA AAANAN L-AtIAAl vi Oll4AEI BAKER MAS
shooting Wilson during the affrav
-lson has recovered from his
unds.
1t was learned that at first the 49,,
and jury was inclined to ignore the W
against officer Baker. on the "e
)und that lac was discharging his \
-y and was attacked by Wilson and her
lgling while on duty. It was ar at
ed, however, that the officer fired
ZEE shots, the last one of which
5ht not have been necessary. Me-
ieorge Fowler, a boy, pleaded not Phi
lty to the larceny of a horse. bug
and harness of Charles PLAYER
IT Hartly, about February 1st. He ieI
S found guilty by a jury and was we
fenced to one years imprisonment az
the New Castle County workhouse. lasl
llwood Jenkins, cOlored. pleaded
lty to the larceny of a mandolin on
dnesday night Of last week. He
sentenced to six months impris- N
nent in the Kent County Jail, and OF
Saturday, March Sd to be whipped nou
h ten lashes. This is the first dau
ppins 10 be mad in the Kent Coun- VII
all yard for the past ten or twelve woo
RS, as all prisoners sentenced in this
Kent county courts to post pun dau
nent since the law was changed feed
sends long-term prisoners to the Will
? Castle wOrkhouse, have been ular
pped there. The
alter Vincent, colored, a we'll Wes
wn Dover negro, who has many ly S
IS faced the court n charges Of
ng intoxicated liquors, pleaded
ty and was sentenced to one years
risOnment in Kent county iaiI III,
49, s.., ISlcnaIGs' wanted mere was
ene e uIIa"iul h SAFE OF intoxicating even
= -.a,,,, ., VIZ was apprehended at Of h
orios, ~ wv, "u;, was returned mere bein
siuay ~ anu pleau gullty 70 the OF h
~, ne was sentenced 70 -FOUR frien
.',9 az ~ ~ ~ isOnIlehS l IN hent coun- mem
'ii' anu 10 pay nhe OF S5O. Will
Ia. moni