Smyrna times., 1922-03-01
SMYRNA CASES BEFORE THE
KENT COUNTY COURT At DOVER
INDICTMENTS AGAINST SMYRNA
FOLKS IGNORED BY JURY
Roger TOtten Former School Statisti-
clan for State Ordered to Pay His
Wife $50 a MOnth-Other Cases

Several Smyrna cases never came /
for trial at the session of court for I
Kent County last week. The follow
ing indictments, all of Smyrna, were
ignored by the grand jury: Michael
Sklut, and Benjamin Franklin Van !
Winkle, permitting minors to be pres
ent at game of chance; William ].
Doughten, unlawfully selling intoxi-
eating liquors; Charles Newnum, un-
lawfully furnishing Intoxicating liq-
uor.
Arthur Brewington and Robert Sui |
livan, two colored men of Dover, who |
entered pleas of guilty before Resident |
Associate Judge w. w. Harrington in
the pleading guilty day court at Dover |
and who in addition to receiving terms |
of Imprisonment, to New Castle Coun- |
ty Workhouse, were ordered to be |
whipped with five lashes on January |
%, were brought into the court to |
have their sentence reimposed, as to |
the whippings, due to the fact that on
January 28, was the day of the bliz-
zard and access to the Jail yard at the
workhouse was impossible. Judge
Harrington resentenced the two men
to be whipped at the workhouse on
Saturday, February 25, five lashes
each.
Albert Harris, cOlored, indicted with
the above two men, as an accomplice
in the larceny of number of musk
rat hides from Harry o. Burris, of
near Dover, pleaded guilty. He was
probated for two years to Henry
Wright, a farmer living on the Bay
Road, near kits Hammock.
The case of the State VS.. Robert
Waters, colored, indicted on two
charges of assault with intent to COM
NIT murder and assault and battery
on Florence Smith, last October, by
shooting her in the face almost COM
pletely tearing away the lower part OF
the jaw and mouth, was taken up for
trial. After two or three witnesses
were called by the State who testified
to the facts in the case which could
not be contradicted, Thomas c. Frame,
Jr., counsel for Waters changed the
plea from not guilty to guilty, and
asked leniency for Waters as his pre-
vious good character had been estab-
lished. Mr.. Frame suggested proba-
ton for Waters. The court imposed a
sentence of two years in the New Cas-
tie County Workhouse and a fine of
$500.
Judge Rice informed Mr.. Frame
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\ consider probation and told Waters ne
\ was fortunate in not being tried for
\ his life, as his offense was a heinous
y one. Judge Rice then imposed SEN
tence of fine of $500 with costs oi
prosecution, and to be imprisoned fol
\ ten years in the New Castle County
n Workhouse, his term expiring Febru-
4 ary 21, 1882.
y In the case of Harry Chaco anC
X John Kervinsky, two young boys who
4 had been indicted on a charge o.
y breaking and entering a dwelling witt
X intent to commit larceny, the jury re
n turned a verdict of guilty withou
II leaving the box, recommending mercy
N The court considering the recommen
n dation imposed a term of imprison
~ ment of 18 months for each.
~ TOtten Case Settlement
W The settlement of the Totten non
n support case was made through tn
n attorneys, r. R. Kenney, counsel fo
~ Totten, and James Hall Anderson
n representing the State for Mrs. Tottel
~ Mrs. Totten did not appear in cour
W but TOtten did and pleaded guilty
n The order of the court was that Tot
81 ten pay for the support of his wife
81 Ruth w. Totten, $50 per month, iirs
N payment to be made May 1. Totte
W then entered into a surety bond o
W $500 for performance of his contract
N 1t was ascertained that Totten an
~ his wife met while at Dover, for
W short time only, in the office of Jane
y Hall Anderson, Totten desiring to as
his deserted wife something regardin
=, some of their effects. In the shol
conversation, Totten still maintaine
an attitude of indifference and Will
his wife gave him to understand sh
would in no way impede his progres
for his future, in whatever vocation h
might choose, but wished for his fl
ture, in whatever vocation he migl
choose, but wished for his future hal
piness and prosperity.
Piner Boyer, colored, indicted fC
carrying concealed, a deadly weapo
pleaded guilty and was sentenced
pay a fine of $25 and committed I
the sheriff until it is paid
In the case of Harry Cassons, alis
Harry Williams, colored, indicted fl
assault and battery on a farmer nan
ed Banning, near FELTON,, last Septen
ber, a jury was summoned and We
dict of guilty rendered.
Final DEGREES in Divorce
Final DEGREES in divorces were sign
ed by the court, in the following caseI