Evening journal., 1918-04-17
PRISONERS PLEAD
BEFORE kent court
One Year Jail Sentence for
White Man Who Deserted
Family
FENCE VIEWERS
ARE APPOINTED

Special TO THE EVENING JOl BNAL.
DOVER Del. April i7.-lu lha Court
OF General Sessions here yesterday an
OF the defendants against whom ind.ct-
ments had been found hy the grand
jury on Monday Wcrc arraigned and
an entered pleas OF not guilty Later In
the day. however. some changed their
pleas to guilty
In the case OF David Rash. Jr. charged
with non-support. capIas was issued.
returnable at the July term OF court
Tn the case of Leo stevens. cOl0rcd.
Indicted on a charge OF assault with in
tent 90 commit murder, 10 is possible
that Stevens may have 90 face "a more
serious charge. as his victim IS seri-
ously IN from The assault and the att
tending physician is fearful lest he viii
not survive the attack. The case was
continued until the July term
Tn the case OF Adam Winters, Negro.
indicted on q charge OF changing "a
money order. a continuance was grant
ed until the July term Winters viii
he sent 60 the New Castle County
Workhouse 20 begin a two years sent
ence for a similar onense 20 which he
pleaded some weeks back
In the case OF Edwin jackson. in-
dicled on the charge OF having in his
possession more than one quart Of i'm
tOXioants. a capias was issued, return
able at the July term of court, he not
having been apprehended.
In the case OF Walter Beddle. white
man, indicted on a charge OF larceny.
who had entered plea of not guilty.
changed his plea TO guilty. and on ap-
plicahon OF his counsel sentence was
withheld
William Gibbs. Negro, entered a plea
Of guilty 20 having in his possession
more than one quart OF intoxicating li-
Quors, and was fned $50 and he inn
prisoned for a term OF three months
in the case of Richard l. Bostic. a
white man. indicted on d charge of
desertion and non-support. who had
entered a plea OF not guilty. changed
his plea 10 guilty. and after a repri-
mand by the court, was sentenced to
one years Imprisonment I'm the Kent
county Jail and pay a fine of 800.
Bostlc has a wife and seevral children.
Herman Bratchcr colored. who was
supposed to have been indicted by the
grand jury on a charge OF Wlfe-bcat-
ing. and was arraigned 10y order OF
the court after the batch ~ bills had
been returned by the grand jury late
Monday afternoon, and had entered a
plea OF not guilty boy his counsel was
much surprised person to be inform
ed that the bill returned by The grand
Jury with The other bills. had been
ignored It being the only bin OF The
i3 80 be ignored. Bratcher was dis
charged
In case OF Joseph Loper. indicted on
a charge OF larceny. was discharged.
The court approved the FOLLOWING
fence viewers for Kent county for 1918
The same having been appointed by ih'
Lew Court
First dislrict-Chwles r. Massey
Thomas Kirby. Alfred l.. Hudson, Jr.
Second distrlot-Iames p. Laiferty
James Denny. George W. Turner.
Third district-Ge0rgc Davis, @. j.
Lanerty John Jacobs.
Fourth districl-Thomas Marvel, Jo-
seph Boyles William II. Marvel.
Fifth district-Nilliam Dyer, A. g.
Massey. Henry p Moore
Sixth disirict-James Townsend, Ed
ward B. Carter. John r. Moore
Seventh dlstrict-Frank O.. Bancroft
B G. Ross. I'd Todd.
Eighth dlstrict-Howard VIA, Charles
w. Neeman John w. killen.
Ninth district-Emmctt Raughlcy
George F. Smith, w s. Bradley.
Tenth district Schuyler g. Kirby
James II. Webb, p. A. Webb jr.
In view OF the fact That none NJ the
criminal business was ready for today
or tomorrow adjournment Of the
courts was taken until Friday morn.
ms.