Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-06
GRAND JURY FAILS
TO |ND|CT LYNCH
FOR MANSLAUGHTER
Was Charged With Giving Fatal
Dose of "Hooch" to
Noah Collins.
BUSY DAY IN SUSSEX COURT

Staff Correspondence OF Every Evening
GEORGETOWN, April 6.--The grand
jury OF Sussex county, which was In
session Monday and Tuesday. ignored
tho bill Of indictment presented to
them charging Harry Lynch OF Rox-
ana, with granddaughter, In connection
with the death OF Noah Collins. aged
rs years, residing at Newfound. whose
death occurred on Sunday, March 10.
as result OF imbibing too freely OF
Lower Delaware "hooch," commonly
called corn stock buck" Lynch was
held on tho charge. in that he was
alleged to have supplied the "hooch"
or corn liquor which caused the death
OF Collins,
Joseph w. Bradley, residing here.
WAS granted a divorce nisi from his
wife, Minnie Bradley. on the ground
OF desertion.
Discussion was reserved by the
Court In the divorce case OF Henry o.
Bennum or near Fairmount. from his
wife. Addie j. Bennum, now a resi-
dent of Philadelphia. Also, in the case
OF William A. Sampson versus Con-
stable Charles 4. Gray OF Bridgey1lle.
the action being a petition ON rule
concerning personal property. The
goods of Sampson were levied upon
and sold by Constable Gray and In
the sale IL was claimed his tools were
disposed of. Under the statute,
Sampson, 1t is contended, could claim
his tools. valued at about SIS.
The following cases have been re-
tired from the court calendar but may
be taken up at any subsequent term
State VS.. William Il. Tappau, James
Watson Clark. William T. Hastings
Lawrence Reynolds. Frank IL. Hitch
ems, desertion and non support; Carl
Johnson. murder; Rodney Lynch
alias Rodney Dsymon, immoral con-
duct: Edward Tittermary. breaking
and entering with intent TO commit
larceny; William White, larceny and
jail breaking.
The following cases have been con.
tinued to the June term: state VS.
John ID. Stewart, charged by his wife
Rosie Stewart. with desertion and non.
support; Alfred Phillips. DagsborS
district, charged with assault with in
tent 10 murder Jesse Hood. colored
William Polite. Lewes and Rehobotf
district, charged by his wife, Mrs
Margaret Polite, with wife, beating.
The cases against Clarence Phillips
indicted for larceny. and William l.
Records. immoral conduct, were noll,
pressed by Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Houston, as well as two count
tor forgery against William f. Taylor
Frank Evans Of Sesford pleade,
, guilty TO assault and battery on Mis-
Bertha Hubbard OF Wilmington,
solicitor for the Volunteers of America
with headquarters at sos SIMPLE,
street, that city. The allegation O
Miss Hubbard, who visited Seaford Z
solicit funds. WAS that Evans com
mitted the alleged assault and batter.
while she wa, boarding at the HON
; OF his mother. A bill ofSindictment Ia
> been returned by the grand jur
against Harry r. Marvel. also Of Sea
ford, charging him with assault O
|. Miss Hubbard. Evans was probate
for two years 20 William Ford Breed
ing, manager Of the New Thear.
Sesford.
Edward Fenner. colored. was cor
9 victed on charge OF selling liquo
and was sentenced 10 pay fine {
:. 500. costs OF prosecution. and be In
e prisoned for six months. secon
V charge was nolle pressed.
d Linden Dale. colored, Of near Ses
= ford pleaded guilty 10 a charge (
l. forgery and was paroled for fyro Nyea,
> 70 John Roy Cannon Of near Seafor
. Dale, II was claimed, found a chez
Il drawn by L. ID. Cannon OF nee
e Seatord. and represented himself
the bank 10 be the one 10 whom il W,
made payable, when the check hi
a been made paYabl. 70 annth her man