Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-19
CASH BOND OF $500
FORFEITED BY COURT
AND MONEY PAID.
Result Reached After Devious
Procedure and Delay of More
Than Year.
ACCUSED DID NOT APPEAR

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Dover. Oct. 1e.--posslby the largest
fnsfeitcd cash bail bond ever turned
Into the treasury of Kent county from
the Court OF General Sessions, was
that of $500. turned over yesterday I'm
the case of Raffele Tavagllone, indtot-
ted by the grand Jury ON October
is. 1920. for Illegal possession of spirit
uous liquors. The defendant was tak-
en- into custody by the town officers
and sixteen to eighteen quarts OF
liquor were found In his possession.
On being arraigned before a local mag
istrate was held IN $500 bail for the
upper court. This ball. shortly after
Tavaglione was arrested, was furnished
in cash by local merchant. the
money being given the merchant for
that purpose, by an attorney in the
case.
AT the October term OF the Court
OF General Sessions, Tavagllone was
present and when arraigned. entered
a plea of not guilty. Continuance TO
the February term, 1921. was allowed
on application 81 his counsel, John ID.
hawkins. on the ground OF absence OF
a material witness. The next day after
this request was made. an application
was made TO the court by Attorney
Hawkins that the continuance be taxi
en- off and a plea of guilty entered.
Counsel evidently discovering that
the sentenced imposed carried with II
a term aof Imprisonment, the plea Of
guilty was withdrawn and the case
continued to the February term, 1921.
Then the case was called and T vag-
lone not answering. the bond was or
dered forfeited and the case continued
with a capias to the April term. The
payment of the bond was not then
forced, and at the April term the case
was again coptiaued to the July term
II wa further continued TO the pres
pnt term, and no assurance that the
defendant would appear. the bond was
ordered paid into court which was
done hv Attorney \. B. Magee, counsel
for / A. Downes, who held the cash
bail.
Work OF Grand Jury.
The grand Jury. yesterday, return i
L. true bills az follows. Walter Petty
john, two indictments FOR larceny and
one for escape from Kent county Jail;
Harvey Johnson, colored. escape from
Kent county Jail same day as escap,
Of pettyiChn. Robinson Il. Bullock
| non support.
The bill against Ernest Seeney ant
| William R. SeeueN, assault and bat
/ terry. was ignored, and the case of vii
| liam Eugene Carter indicted for carry
ing concealed deadly weapon, which
4 was part of the same AFFAIR that tn,
/ Seeney's were implicated in, was noll,
| pressed.
Additional true bills were returne,
as follows: Emmit Richards, unlaw
fully selling Intoxicating liquors; Rob
ert II. Taylor, Eve indictments, utter
ing worthless checks; Lewis Quintor
non-support; Wilham Pleasantor
embezzlement as bailee; Thomas
wingate, embezzlement as hailee; Al
ouzo Newman. attempted larceny; Nes
Y. Oeschler, two indictments, one 70
larceny and the other for embezzle
ment as bailee.
The grand jury will likely conclud
its work for the term today with tn
annual visit to the jail and the Ken
county almshouse.
Court Cases.
At yesterdays session Of cour
Charles W. Pettyjohn. who had plead
ed guilty 10 an Indictment OF carryin
concealed a deadly weapon, was fine
$25, with costs of prosecution.
John Edward Loatman. colored, In
dicted for the illegal possession Of IN
toxicating liquor, having been caugf
With two bottles OF the finished prod
net OF home brew. corn whiskey' an
keg OF mash, with several quarts
, corn whiskey in course of fermenta
ton. pleaded guilty. Although his al
torney. John y. Hawkins, asked tC
I leniency the attorney general calle
the courts attention 10 previous OF
feuse by the defendant in 1915, Of M
lawful sale Of Intoxicating liquors. tn
court imposed a fine OF $50, with cost
and six months Imprisonment in II
, New Castle County Workhouse.