Milford chronicle., 1924-07-04

are expected to duplicate their past
record in the county league, and will
keep all of the clubs busy following
the pace which they are expected to
make.
Millsboro is a town that can boast
of having on an average of one bail
player out of every thirty inhabitants
who is able to make a showing for
himself on any sandlOt. Within the
past five years, two have broken in
to big company and four others have
been given tryOuts in the American
League.
The people of AIillsbOro are eX-
pecting to be playing and dreaming
base ball within the next two or
three weeks. and the Sussex League
is going to be the main topic among
the townspeople.
In ,aeral Sessions Court on Mon
day afternoon, William B. Filings
worth, of Hatboro, Pa, pleaded gull
ty to the charge of desertion and non
support of his wife, Eva Filings
worth, and he was ordered to pay
S12 per week for the support of his
wife and three children, William,
Norwood and Doris EllingswOrth.
The first payment will be made on
Saturday of this week.
Indictments were returned by the
grand jury against the following:
State VS.. Frank Jackson, cOlOred, of
SeafOrd, wife beating; Thomas Mas
on of Seaford, assault on Viola
Church on June 4, this year; George
Tingle of Broad Creek, unlawfully
having liquor in his possession;
Richard NJ. Mitchell, possession of
liquor; James A. Dryden, Dagsboro
district, desertiOn and nOn-support
of his wife, Elizabeth A. Dryden;
George T. Hart, desertion and non
support of his wife, Emma ]. Hart;
McCabe, Baltimore district,
three counts, transportation, sale
and possession of liquor; Frank
Polk, alias Frederick Jackson, muir
der of Richard Chase, alias Richard
at Seaford, on May II, this
year.
Following cases were continued
until the October term: State VS..
John Lauer, of near Bridgeville, pos
session and sale of liquor; John H.
Wells and Arthur J. Heavelow, de-
sertion and non-support; Alfred
Long, Ollie Johnson, Larry w.
Smith, Henry Dunston, Cleve Par
sons, Charles Lynn, Andrew Cannon,
Thomas E. Lynch, Antonio Sardino,
Harry Vinyard, liquor; William A.
Seaford, statuary Offense;
Frederick Polk, Northwest Fork dis
trict, murder; George Tingle, liquor;
Richard B. Mitchell, liquor; James
A. Dryden, desertion and nOn-sup-
port; Edward McCabe, transporta-
tion, possession and sale of liquor;
Alfred B. Maxwell, information on
appeal from William H. Wilson, JUS
tice of peace.
The following cases have been re-
tired: State VS.. c. B. Marvel, sale of
liquor; Walter Wyatt, desertiOn and |
non-support; Barne G. Jones of Will
violation of automobile law
in which he took an appeal from
H. Wilson, a Georgetown |
Justice of the peace, refusing to pay
4 fine.
In the case of the State VS.. George
T. Hart, of Lewes, charged by his
wife, Emma J. Hart, with desertiOn
md non-support, a compromise was
made, the result of which is that
Hart is to pay to his wife on the fif-
eenth of each month the sum of S34.
The payments are to be made thru
he Lewes branch of the Sussex
Trust Company.
Thomas Mason, colored, of Sea-
ord, charged with assault on Viola
church, at Seaford, on June 4, was
on his own recognizance
Until the next term Of court.
Frank jackson, cOlored, who halls
rom Portsmouth, Va, was given a
ury trial on the charge Of beating
lis wife, Mary Jackson, at SeafOrd,
IN June "a. The jury found him gull
v and the court imposed a sentence
# three months in the New Castle
Jounty Workhouse upon him, and
he payment of the cost Of prosecu-
ion. When asked if he had anything
o say, Jackson made a plea before
he court to be as lenient with him
IS possible, and if they could pos
IDLY do so liberate him so that he
night return to the Old Dominion
tate to his relatives. Jackson has
cen in Delaware about a month.
He denied the charge brought
gainst him and pleaded his own
ase to the jury, giving details of the
amily troubles that existed and sta }
ed that it was all brought about by
is mother-in-law, Maggie Williams,
rhom he alleged was always putting
omething into his wife's head to
antalize him. JacksOns plea was
onsidered remarkable for a negro
very limited education. His tears
nd pathetic story related before the
Try in his pleadings failed to move
lem. They were only a short time
before returning to the
lurt room with their verdict
Life Insurance Chas. J. Holzmuel-