Smyrna times., 1922-02-22
KENT COURT IN BUSY SESSION
Convened at Dover Menday-Roger
TOtten Indicted by Grand Jury for
NOn-SuppOrt-Oth Cases


The Kent county grand jury, sitting
at Dover Monday at the opening of
. the February term of the Court of
Generals essions, just prior to the
days adjournment, returned a true
bill against Roger L. Totten, former
statlstician of Delaware State Board
OF Education. The charge is non-sup-
port of his wife, Ruth w. Totten
whom he deserted last November bv
elopng with Margaret Hill, a Sussex
county school teacher, later being an
pretended in Wilmington as he was
making his way back to Delaware with
Miss Hill. Contrary to expectations
OF many after Totten and his wife
lett Dover separately-Mrs. Totten
going to her father in New York and
IOtten to his mother in Massachusetts
Mrs. Totten returned to Dover to
appear against her husband. 1t is un-
derstood that TOtten will be in court
When the case is called for trial or
settlement either to-day or tomorrow
The presumption that an agreement
will be reached, when he will be or,
dered by the court to make moathlv
payments to his wife on the non-sun-
port charge.
H. p. Hall Secretary of Grand Jurv
The grand jury for the year sat for
the first time Monday, and M. HAYES
Wilson, Dover, was selected bv tbe
court as foreman. Hervey P. Hall. of
Smyrna, was elected by the grand jury
as secretary. The grand jury com
pleted its work Monday afternoon for
the term, having returned eleven true
bills and ignoring four bills. Because
the petit jury was not summoned to
appear in court until Wednesday, and
there being practically nothing to en-
gage the court, adjournment was TAX
en- until this wednesday, morning.
The following true bills were handed
IN by the grand jury: Harry Cacho and
John Kervinsky, breaking and enter
ing with intent to commit larceny. al
so on additional indictment against
Harry Cacho for carrying concealed a
deadly weapon. To both indictments
the boys entered pleas of not guilty.
Robert Waters, two indictments, one
for assault and battery and and the
other for assault with intnet to COM
nit murder; plea not guilty.-George
Mosley and Samuel Abram, larceny;
plea not guilty.-Albert Harris, lar
ceny, plea not guilty-Harry Street,
non-suppOrt. Plea of guilty entered
by counsel and order made by court
that Street pay SIS per month for sup
port of his two children, and igve $500
bond with approved ecurity.-Sophia
Anderson, alias Sophie Waters, as
sault and battery; plea not guilty
Harry CassOns, alias Harry Williams,
assault and battery, plea, not guilty
Piber Boyer, carrying concealed
deadly weapon; plea not guilty. Most
of the cases have been set for trial
to-day and tomorrow.
Several Divorce Cases to be Heard
The following divorce cases are
listed for hearing in the Superior
Court: Mabel Gould, from Oliver RAY
mond Gould, William Stuart from
Daisy L. Ridley, Caroline |. Sells from
Howard B. Sells; Frederick G. Yenish
from Martha E. Yenish; Annie Rash
from David Rash, Jr., George A. Rich
ardsOn from Bessie Richardson, alias
Bessie Pitts; John Minner Roe from
Edith HOehn Roe; Sarah Jennie Stage
from Solomon Stage; Nelson B. Faulk-
ner from Verina Faulkner, Lillian
Benson from Charles Benson; Myrtle
F. McNatt from Emmett w. McNatt.
There are also ten cases in which de-
crees Nisi are to be granted. On the
Trial list of civil causes, 80 cases are
scheduled, several of which are appeal
cases from justices of the peace.
At Mondays session, John B. Hut
ton, for the Board of Examiners, pre-
sented John B. Jester, a graduate of
Carlisle, Pa, Law School, for admis-
sion to the bar of Kent county as a
regular practitioner. He was admit
ted by the court.