Smyrna times., 1925-02-25
FEBRUARY COURT IN SESSION
HEARS NUMBER TRIAL CASES
DIVORCE CASE OF NEAR SMYR-
MA ENDS WITH DECREE NISI
Number of Liquor and Dope Cases on
the Calendar, a Number of Which
Were Disposed of Wednesday


fencing of prisoners who had been in
dicted by the Grand Jury of the pres
ent term for various offenses, some
of which were of the most violent as
we'll as shocking. The sentences i'm
posed by the Court clearly indicated
that the Courts are endeavoring to
break up "dope" rings and other
forms of crimes which are on the in
crease in the lower part of the State.
Judges Rice and Rodney sitting at
Dover Wednesday after hearing the
facts in the cases where the prison
ers had entered pleas of guilty"
made it plain that they intended to
give substantial sentences with the
hope that not only the offenders in
the present cases would profit there
by but that others who might have
an inclination to wrong doing would
take warning.
The first cases taken up by the
Court were those of the negroes in
dicted for dope peddling, possession
and sale.
Mary ROlsal, wife of Cornelius
Rolsal who has been looked upon as
being the "ring-leader" in one of the
largest dOpe-peddling transactions in
this section, was the first prisoner to
be sentenced.
After calling attention to the fact
that the Legislature for several years
past had increased the sentence for
dope" peddling, ETC., the Court SEN
fenced the woman to pay fine of ST.
600 and be imprisoned in the New
Castle County WorkhOuse for term
of two years. Her indictment was un-
lawful possession.
Edward Thomas who pleaded gull
ty to unlawfully carrying or deliver
ing a narcotic drug was sentenced to
pay fine of $1,000 and be imprison-
ed in the WOrkhouse for three years.
Frank Flamer, negro, who pleaded
guilty to unlawful possession of mar
cOtic drug, was sentenced to pay a
fine of $1,000 and be imprisoned for a
term of four years in the Workhouse
Cornelius Rolsal, who plead guilty
to unlawful possession of narcotic
drug, was given a fine Of $1,000 and
five years Imprisonment in New Gas
tie County Workhouse.
Isaac Waters, a negro who came
from South Carolina some month.
ago and worked on the State High
way and who plead guilty to robbery
was given a fine of $4,000 and i'm
prisOnment of 10 years and 40 lashei
on the bare back next Saturday a
the WOrkhOuSe. He also is sent t,
the Workhouse.
George YodngblOod, negro, VIII
! was indicted for carrying cOnceale,
a deadly weapon and is supposed t.
have aided Waters in his robbery
was given a fine of 500, two year
Imprisonment in the Workhouse.
Louis Ellerbrook, a middle age
white man who had plead guilty t
two indictments of "SOdOmy," wa
: sentenced on one of the Indictment
= to pay a fine of $1,000 and be i'm
prisoned in the New Castle Count
WorkhOuse for a term Of three year.
Edward Anderson, negro, who plea
guilty to larceny he having been be
fore the Court over a year ago an
recently paroled by the State Parol
Board, was given a sentence of thre
years in the WOrkhOuse and to pa
= restitution money to the amount {
: $500 for goods stolen.
"A D;cborJ T. XN;IIroe q ,,-b;+o ,,,o,
who solicited money from people
! Harrington some months ago on Il
! plea that he was deaf and dumb an
was securing the money for a de;
and dumb institution was found guilt
= by jury of false pretense and give
a sentence of $100 fine and 18 montl
" in the New Castle County Workhous
Richard E. Wilkes who was -four
guilty by jury for false pretense
r was also tried on an Indictment f
% an attempt to escape from Kent COu
or ty Jail on or about January A, lai
Wilkes plead his own case, denyil
any attempt at escape and in view
the fact that prisoners in the Jail w
had seen him saving the bars on t
, night in question and so informed t
, Sheriff and State Detective WhartC
;. denied they had seen him, the jury ]
'''' turned verdict of not guilty.
Homer White, negro, who had pie
guilty to carrying concealed a dead
weapon was sentenced to pay Fl
Of $4,000 and in default of same
imprisoned for a term of two mont
= His fine was paid and he was rele,
ed.
Theodore Harding, negro, who h
plead guilty to the larceny of chi,
ems was given a sentence of
months in the New Castle Cou1
WorkhOuse and ordered to pay res
tuition money of $3.50 to John Carr
the owner Of the chickens.
Y The dope" cases before the Co
were considered the most dangerc
Os that has ever come before the Coz
Deputy-Attorney-General Wiley
making his statement to the Co