Milford chronicle., 1919-04-18
APRIL COURT PROCEEDINGS

The regular April term of the Su-
perior Court and Court of General Ses-
sions, in and for Sussex County, con-
yened April 7th with Judges Rice and
Heisel on the bench.
Former Secretary of State George
H. Hall was made foreman OF the
Grand Jury and J. Edward Goslee sec
retary. Seven true bills were found
and two ignored, after which the Jury
was discharged before the adjourn
ment of Monday afternoons session
AS usual. the divorce cases were first
taken up and the following were acted
upon:
Ida Virginia Luff VS.. Charles K. Lufr'
decree nisi granted and mother given
custody of the children; Martha 1.
Hollister VS.. Charles A. Hollister, con
tinued; Laura J. Swain VS.. William I.
Swain decision reserved; John Henry
Johnson VS. Estella B. Johnson, decree
nisi granted; Portia H. Wainwright VS..
Granville +. Wainwright, dismissed
on payment of costs; Gale Treat Rog-
ers VS.. Matford Rogers, decree nisi
granted; Minnie L. Blakeley VS.. Ralph
Blakeley, decree nisi granted; George
M. Davis VS.. Minnie J. Davis, contin-
ued; Herman Hall VS.. Gertrude Hall,
dismissed on payment of costs; Mich
,ael w. Johnson VS.. Margaret J. X.
johnson. decree nisi granted; Alydia
williams vs.. Arthur c. Williams, final
decree; Charles W. Palmer VS.. Maggie
W. Palmer. decree nisi granted; Car
mine Rossi VS. Rosario Rossi, final de-
cree; Ira Adams VS.. Amy Adams, final
decree; Ella f. McGee VS.. George w.
McGee and Aletha W. Taylor VS. Will
bert L. Taylor, continued.
Judgment was reversed in certiorari
case OF Edward Stokes VS.. Arthur J.
Hamilton.
Alfred Horsey and Lemon Hearn, |
both cOlored. pleaded guilty to the lar |
ceny of chickens from Willard Hill of 4,
Laurel Horsey was sentenced to pay |
the owner OF the chickens the sum of
$40, pay the cost of prosecution and |
be imprisoned in the workhouse for
nine months. Hearn's sentence was |
to pay Hill $40. receive ten lashes at
the post and be imprisoned one year |
Charles Wilkinson pleaded guilty to /
a charge of using a female child for |
immoral purposes and was sentenced |
to pay fine of 5000 and costs of pros /
ecution.
John Lofand, colored, entered a plea |
OF guilty to a charge of unlawfully /
having spirituous liquors in his pos
ession and was sentenced to pay fine |
of $50, costs of prosecution and be i'm
prisoned for three months.
For stealing 81 from Max Gebhardt |
of Lewes. James Riley, a colored lad |
having plead guilty, was paroled to |
Marshall p. Hazard. OF Lewes ana /
RehOboth hundred, for two years, said |
Hazard to pay Gebhardt from the
prisoners earnings the amount of |
money stolen, also the cost of prosecu- |
tion.
Edward J. Southard of Lewes, hav-
ing plead guilty to the charge of MAX
ing false affidavit as to amount of bus
mess done by him as a merchant, was |
fined SIS and required to pay balance |
on cost of license and cost of prose-
cution.
The case against James Johnson
against whom a true bill was found
at the October term for assault with
intent to commit murder, was nolle
pressed.
The case Of Orville P. M. Layfield,
charged by wife of desertion and non
support, was continued to next term.
Joseph E. Donoway of Millsboro
plead guilty to a charge of desertion
and non-support of his wife and was
ordered by the court to pay to her
every Saturday night the sum of eight
dollars, also to pay the costs of pros
ecution. Donoway gave bond in the
sum of $780,
George Clifton and Mary L. Clifton.
his wife, plead guilty to the larceny Of
81 chickens and 270 pounds Of hog
meat from Elmer ]. Russell, Of North
West Fork Hundred, and were SEN
fenced to five months Imprisonment.
pay restitution money OF $120 each |
and costs Of prosecution.
Israel causey Ross, colored, who