Milford chronicle., 1920-10-15
SUSSEX COURT HAS
MUCH CRIMINAL WORK
A NUMBER OF DIVORCE CASES ARE DIS
POSED OF GRAND JURY URGES
SALE OF ALMSHOUSE FARM.
so Per CENT FEEBLE MINDED
THESE TO Be PLACED IN STATE NSTI,
TUITION in SUSSEX 10 GO
TO STATE ALMSHOUSE.

The October term of court in Sus
sex County was a very busy session
Divorce cases occupied the first three
days of last weeks work, and tn,
criminal cases disposed of were of in,
terest from a general view point.
The murder trials were set for We'd
nesday of this week.
In the case of Walter d. Postles
who was charged with assault and
battery by his wife, Florence Z. Pos
ties, nolle prosequi was entered, the
defendast having been killed by boil
er explosion at a wheat threshing near
F'rederica a few months ago.
The case of Fred B. Wilkerson was
continued until the February term
1921
A degree nisi in divorce was grant
ed Daisey A. Frame from her hus-
band, Louis Frame.
The divorce case of Harry r. Phil
lips VS.. Cora NJ Phillips was dismiss
ed on payment of costs by petitioner
Lulu NJ. COnaway was granted de-
cree nisi in divorce from Charles w.
Conaway.
The court refused to grant di-
vOrce to Henry B. Venables from his
wife. Sadie NJ. Venables.
In case of State VS.. Fred B. Will
kerson, under indictment for deser-
tion and non-suppOrt of his wife, Alice
r. WilkersOn, capias was returned
non est and case continued to Febru-
ary term.
Raymond Lewis and Victor Brown.
both colored, plead guilty of the lar
ceny of chickens from Avery ~
Ruark, of Little Greek hundred Lew
is was sentenced to pay SO restitu-
ton money and be imprisoned six
months in the county Jail and Brown
was paroled to Norman N. Elliott for
one year.
Charles Hare plead guilty to the
larceny of slot machine from AL
bert James and was paroled to Josh
ua Hare for two years.
Richard Rockford, alias William
GaynOr, and James j. McGlothen, both
of Philadelphia, plead guilty to
charges of having unlawfully in their
possession a quantity of spirituous
liquor. They were sentenced to be
imprisoned in the county Jail one
and two months respectively and pay
fines of 800 each, in default of the
payment of which two months inn
prisOnment for each will be added.
On charge of nOn-support, Leonard
Armstrong was ordered to pay 81 per
week for the support of Evelyn jeff
eron, his alleged illegitimate child,
payments to begin Monday, Oct. II.
Charged with embezzlement as bail
ees, true bills were found against
John NJ. Pettyjohn and Ella B. Petty
john, former superintendent and ma
tron respectively of the Sussex Coun- /
ty Almshouse. They were each fined
$1,000. which with costs of prosecu-
tion they paid; otherwise be impris-
Oned in wOrkhouse for two years.
Having plead guilty of assaulting (
Joshua Galloway, Oliver Wiley was
required to pay fine and costs amoun-
ting to $36.03.
The case of Rollie R. Murray,
charged with assaulting Bayard
James with intent to commit murder.
was continued to February term.
The case of Carl Johnson, colored,
charged with the murder of Joseph
Cannon, also colored, of North West
Fork hundred, was continued to the
February term.
A true bill was found against Le-
roy ftdIIuOus w lllldul Z. III Idudiif JA.s
and Mary Ellen Graham, all colored,
charged with the murder of Winfield
Sorden, colored, at Greenwood. and
the case was marked for trial We'd
nesday. October 13. Harmon plead
guilty to manslaughter and was SEN
fenced to two years Imprisonment at
the workhouse. Graham plead guilty
to assault and received a years SEN
tence. The woman was freed.
Walter S. Oney, charged with lar
ceny, was paroled to L. Ray Otwell,
of Laurel. for two years.
William Short, colored, who was in
dicted on charge of assaulting Pearl
a young white girl, with in
tent to commit murder. plead gnilty
of assault only and was sentenced to
nine months Imprisonment in work
house and pay costs of prosecution.
Case of State VS.. William b. Tap
pan, charged with desertion and nom
support, was continued to February
term.
A true bill was found against Fred
and Minnie Collins, alia| Min
ME Stewart, both coiored, indicted for
causing the death of Frances Crock |
EFT. year old colored girl, by cruel
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