Smyrna times., 1928-10-24
CASES TRIED AT SESSION OF
KENT COUNTY COURT, DOVER
MILDRED E. LODER, SMYRNA, is
GRANTED DECREE NISI
Oakley Potts, Smyrna Negro, Pleads
Guilty on Two Charges and Sen
fenced to Year in Work House


Guilty on Two Charges and Sen
fenced to Year in Work House
A number of cases have ben tried
at the October term of Kent County
Court. DEGREES nisi in divorce have
been granted by the judges to the fol-
Lowing: Mildred E. Loder, an infant,
by her next friend, Blanch C. Locker
man, from Daniel c. Loder; Alvin
Mosley from Carried Mosley; William
H. Collins from Lulu Collins. The di-
vorce case of Henry E. Mag from
Wilhelmina K. Mag was continued,
as was also the case of Henry Yelinek
from Mary Yelinek. In the case of
Christian Hack from whom his wife
secured a divorce last February, there
will likely be no decree as the hus-
abnd and wife are living together. In
the Court of General Sessions the fol-
lowing cases were tried: Raymond
Wilkerson, colored, pleaded guilty to
assault and battery, was given one
years Imprisonment in the New Cas-
tie county workhouse. Oakley Potts,
negro, indicted on two charges resist
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throwing glass on the state highway,
and who had pleaded guilty to both,
was given a sentence of one year in
the New Castle county workhouse,
for resisting an officer. The other
charge was nolle pressed. Elwood
Murray, colored, indicted for carrying
concealed a deadly weapon was given
two years Imprisonment in the work
house and ordered to pay a fine Of
$500. Howard Johnson, colored, who
pleaded guilty to possession of liquor
was fined $50 and sentenced to two
months in the workhouse. Informa-
tions were filed BY the attorney gen
erals office against the following for
automobile offenses in which appeals
had been taken from the justices Of
the peace throughout Kent county:
Joseph =. Raikes, Dover, operating
an automobile while under the infu-
ence Of Intoxicating liquors, who had
taken appeal from the decision of JUS
tice of Peace M. ID. Burton, paid the
SlOO fine and costs on Monday last,
thereby necessitating the dismissal Of
the appeal BY the court and remand
ing the case back to the magistrate
Raikes was also indicted BY the grand
july on Monday for the unlawful
transportation Of liquor, to which in
dictment he pleaded guilty and will be
sentenced at the present term of
court. Florence Hastings, reckless
driving; Louis J. Parker, Jr., operat-
ing motor vehicle without license;
Charles Nv. Parker, reckless driving;
Walter n. Jefferson, reckless driving;
Charles A. Rice, operating motor ve-
hicle while under influence of intoxi-
eating liquor The case Of Clarence
j. Corbin, colored, who shot his wife
at Smyrna Oh the night Of September
20, and from which shooting she died
on September 30, has ben continued
until the February ;erm Of court AZ
the Court of Oyer and Terminer was
rot called for the October term. The
court Oh Wednesday was engaged
practically the entire day in hearing
the case of the State VI. John MI
Stetser, Of Wilmington, the case be-
ing on information Oh an appeal tax
en- from Dr.. WI D. Burton, Dover
magistrate, on the charge Of operat-
ing an automobile on the night Of
February IL, 1928, while under the in
fluence of Intoxicating liquors. The
several State witnesses who testified,
established without a doubt the intox-
icated condition Of Stetser, and his
actions while in Dover on the night
in question, in which he bumped into
one or two cars while pulling out
from in front of Hotel Richardson,
one witness also testifying the car
while proceeding up State street was
wobbling over the road. It was also
shown that the lights on his car were
not burning. Efforts Of the defense
were made to show that drink taken
in the afternoon of the day in ques-
tion which was not denied by Stetser,
could not have affected him three or
four hours afterwards sufficiently to
cause him to operate car recklessly,
several Dover physicians testifying to
this point. Other witnesses testified
as to his being all right on the even
ing of the occurrence. The Jury how
ever, returned unanimous verdict of
guilty. A motion was made for an
arrest of judgment and request for
new trial, the usual four days being
given % file reasons for same.