Smyrna times., 1923-05-02
lIIRT CASES OF INTEREST
'IlNYRNA HEARD At DOVER
INV greenwich WINS S2S6
lrUnICT FROM JOHN L.BRADLEY
T.. Rutb David Gets a Verdict of
9 .'oo far Nursing Nehemiah C.David
i n,oo..sased-COnspiracy to Sell Cars

Rutb David Gets a Verdict of
s .So for Nursing Nehemiah C.David
ins.eased-COnspiracy to Sell Cars
ront County Superior Court in ses-
A' Of Dover last week heard several
WI W.. a number of which were of in
'-s.+ TO Smyrna. One of these was
~ Nv, If Harry T. Greenwell, our we'll
~ meat merchant and live stock
,,.lsr VS.. John L. Bradley, of Smyr-
baing a book account alleged by
rr,.snwpU to be due him, amounting
@2O17 The jury returned a YER
n. for Greenweu for S286.51 being
10 ful amount with interest. An
,ssr case heard by a jury was that
\ lanes K. Morgan VS.. Daniel F.
Im,e. Of Cheswold, for goods alleged
4 have been bought at sale by
Ima The jury returned a verdict in
i,r,r Of Loose. A jury also returned
verdict for $500 in favor of Ruth
nrd of near Smyrna, for services
,s,iered Nehemiah c. David, deceased
irrDg his illness at the home of Mrs.
David. who was a daughter-in-law of
NJ deceased. The suit was brought
original amount of S739.5O against
Horace G. David, administrator of
Nehemiah C. David. but the jury after
Ung into the evidence fixed the set
lsnent at $500 above mentioned.
Conspiracy To Sell Motor Cars
Saturday the case of the State VS..
llm H. Rudolph indicted and tried
for conspiracy to sell motor vehicles
With changed or altered numbers, was
nlmed, Judge Richards charging the
jury which occupied about fifteen or
twenty minutes. The jury retired at
rs and returned at $40 with ver-
Ha Of guilty in manner and form as
Indicted James Salisbury one of
tie counsel for Rudolph, at once made
APPLICATION for a new trial, Monday
being set as the time limit for filing
bis reasons. After the jury had an
iOmced its verdict, Rudolph showed
signs of nervousness. A woman
friend Of RudOlph's who had been at
tending the trial, went to him after
be verdict and leaning on his should
?, sObbed audibly. She, with some
dher friends of Rudolph, followed
im TO the Kent County Jail where he
vas taken by Sheriff Bullock and hi:
equity. Hiram S. Johnson, of Dover
Iei witness for the State told Of
ichaSes Of autos from Rudolph anC
Imam named Harvey Porter, describ
a@ co-conspirator, knowing that the
ln0ers had been changed. johnson
sihed he paid from $3.50 to 5000 70,
-N' In answer to the question as t,
~ ne would know when to get a car
nSon replied that he would be tele
loned to and that they would brinl
-s TO Dover, where ne would NEE
-'n Oy appointment, that he wOul,
y lof them, most generally in cash
y i ne did not have the full amour
4Sn ne would give them checks il
4nent' He admitted further tina
purchased in all between II and 1,
" from Rudolph and Porter.
'af Delivered Mostly At Night
u reply to further questioning b.
IfuV Acknowledgement Finger
UNISON related conversations he ha
y rudolph and Porter at times
- Ia. 9e prices they asked for the cars
alCn Porter and Rudolph woul
\! haI they had to have suficien
~! as they were under heavy ex
- including expense of a LAWYER
n .t'ler and other expenses necessar
~ me JOB. He also stated that tn
. aeIe generally taken to Dover i
|sHI-Vme between 10 and mic
n. and that they would return t
M. Ds'On on the midnight trai
lover. Johnson said re stoppe
~ Dg 3o me crooked" cars about Jar
pp,, !. -'-l' after he had found out thu
ID 5.. Ol q one Of his trips to Dove
ID r .Tn out with the boys" and wa
ssiss5 AnoWn IN Dover. He said h
sT,,J ' !. as he did without promise {
m St. VI immunity in any particula
E,rssoa :, auto Titling Department
acsi f.,i mandy chief in charge, prC
MA .yur'een certificates of cars. O
,a,5 'le numbers had been change,
b. IA. isre also identified by Inspe,
4sto,. ,'' richardson and Josting. il
hsgio,.i 1r the Titling Department
hn5 u been inspected by them an
tgOsl nave been changed from II
Sd H. numbers. johnson also idel
atb 5sd certificates handed mir
5s. I y been admitted as State e,
adolD5 csfs ne had secured fro
sabers a 81 Porter and that Il
aagsd VII III all Of the cars had bee
ehapgssdd en n. ne received them, b.
NM. alVer ne received them.
oS, smyrna Cars Figure in the De
~ 70 n. was made by Mr.. Saul
\ }ss witSo, e admission of the cert
\ tie ov uoot personally proving the
\ that NJ, Notwithstanding Il
We're ttssr1ment, had testified tn