Evening journal., 1921-09-23
squire ACTSIN
Dual CAPACITY
Magistrate Wood Hears
Case and Takes Prisoner
TO Jail
SUPPOSED ROBBERS
BRITISH SAILORS
speelal % The EvenIng Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER. Sept. 2s.-Dover's vet
eran magistrate. Edwin F. Wood,
put one over on the Dover police
force yesterday by actina not only
as committing magistrate but also
by taking an alleged offender per-
sonally to the Kent county jail and
delivering him to the sheriff.
A warrant had been sworn out be-
fore Magistrate Wood for Nolan
Harmon. a Negro boy. charging him
with assault and battery on white
man at the Scott factory. The Of
acer having the warrant went on a
search for Harmon. but failed to
md him. While the officers were
still on the hunt for him, the mother
of Harmon brought her son before
MAGISTRATE Wood, surrendering hlm.
1t being around the noon hour and
no officer in sight. Magistrate Wood
escorted Harmon 10 the jail ana
turned him over to Sheriff Graham
Harmon will face two charges OF as
sauit and battery.
sheriff Graham received word
from the sheriff OF Queen Anne
county at Centreville. Nd, yester-
day to be on the lookout for Roy
Kemp. a Negro who escaped yester-
day from the Centreville jail. II
was supposed he was headed for
Delaware where he formerly lived
Four sturdy-iooking men dressed
in blue suits and dark shirts drifted
into Dover wednesday evening and
shortly after their arrival word was
received froi FELTON, that it was
thought these same mon had at
tempted to break into a store in thai
town Tuesday evening. The men
were located here by Chief Lane and
state Detective Wharton end in the
presence OF Deputy Attorney-Gen-
eral Wiley were Questioned as &c
their whereabouts on Tuesday. They
admitted being at FELTON,, but denied
committing any offense. They
proved to be British sailors, three
brothers, Phillip, Frank and George
Dawson. OF Liverpool. England, anc
W. IS. Collision, of Manchester. Eng
land They had been on the u. S
Shipping Board boat Escambia
They left Dover late Wednesday
evening
Mrs. Paul stevens, OF Leipsic. and
Miss Elsie Saxton. Of near Dover
yesterday entertained at cards a
the Dover Century Club. There wer'
seven tables. guests being presen
from Wilmington, Smyrna. Wyom
ing and Dover. Prizes were won b.
Mrs. Bullock, of Smyrna; Mrs
Charles Hardesty and Mrs. Emerson
Refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. William ]. Benso
are at Buffalo. n. Y, where on Sal
urday they will attend the weddin
OF Mrs. Benson's nephew, Robei
Lewis. Of Elkton. lid. Before rs
turning home they will visit Niagar
Falls and Canada.
Mr. and Mrs John B. Hutton lei
yesterday for Niagara Falls for
stay of a week or ten days.
Mrs. Robert II. Van Dyke an
Miss Mary Fulton left yesterday 70
Indiana, Pa. whore they will spen
several weeks with relatives.
At the funeral OF Private Clarenc
Vinson, of Lebanon, nexs Monda,
at noon. the Revs. Alfred Smith an
Wilson c. Moore will have charge {
the services. Captain II. II. Hanson
of the Walter J.. Fox Post. No.
American Legion, will assist wit
the services. The members of III
Fox Post will attend the funeral
a body.
Mrs. Charles Cole. after twelN
consecutive years service as supei
intendent of st. Paurs M. e. Sunda
school, Camden. has presented n
resignation. She still retains II
position Of mother Of the choir
the church