Smyrna times., 1929-10-30
KENT COUNTY COURT SETTLES
CASES WITHOUT JURY TRIAL


CASES WITHOUT JURY TRIAL
RECORD UNKNOWN IN COURT
DUE TO PLEAS OF GUILTY
Petit Jury Discharged from Furth-
er Duty Last Wednesday-COurt
Passes Number of Sentences
With the discharging of the reg
ular panel of petit jurors summon
ed for the Kent county court of
General Sessions and Superior
Court at Dover, Wednesday by
Chief Justice Pennewillfi from fur
ther attendance at this term of
of court, the Chief Justice remark
ed that it was certainly a record
unknown in Kent county, where q
court had convened but where
there had not been at least one
jury trial during the term. The
reason for this unprecedented oc-
currence was due to the fact that
in all of the cases in the Court of
General Sessions, pleas of guilty
lad been entered obviating the
necessity of jury trials. In the Su-
perior Court but one case which
had been scheduled for trial by
jury was settled, thus relieving the
necessity of a jury trial in that
court. Sentences imposed by Chief
Justice Pennewill sitting alone in
the Court of General Sessions in
cluded the following: Clarisa Ferg-
Ison, alias Clarissa Ferguson Nal
lay, alias Clarissa List, alleged
bigamous wife of Paul List, West
Dover farmer, who had pleaded
guilty to an Indictment of bigarny
was given a fine of S4O0 and SEN
fenced to ten months in the New
1 Castle county workhouse.
i Woodland Beach Liquor Cases
Anna Milbourne, who had beer
indicted for illegal possession OF
spirituous liquors secured by Fed.
eral officers at Woodland Beach
last Summer pleaded guilty to the
charge and was given a fine of $50
and costs with a three months jai
sentence. In lieu of serving the
sentence, she was probated for one
year to State Detective D. u
Wharton. John B. Harmon, in.
dicted on two charges, one of un,
lawful transportation of liquor auC
the carrying concealed Of a deadly
weapon, was given a fine of $50 il
the liquor case and a fine of $50 il
the weapon case. Both fines anc
costs were paid. Enolds Otwell
Indicted for unlawful transporta
tion of liquor, was given a fine OF
$50 and costs which were paid Ed
/ gar Harris, who pleaded guilty to
illegal possession of liquor was
given a fine of $50 and sentenced
to eight months imprisonment il
the workhouse. Joseph Norman
who pleased guilty to a charge Of
carrying concealed a revolver, was
given fine of S25 and sentenced
to 10 months imprisonment. Dan.
iel Oliver also pleading guilty tC
carrying a revolver concealed, was
given a fine Of $25 and five months
Imprisonment in Kent jail Know.
les Harmon, charged with illega
possession of spirituous liquor, was
given a fine of S25 and a three
months sentence.
Life Sentence on Murder Charge
Leander Townsend, negro, indict-
ed for first degree murder Monday
morning in Court of Oyer anC
Terminer pleaded guilty to murder
in the second degree. He was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment. Town
send shot and killed William Pow
ell, negro, at Milford on August IS
Amos Simmons, negro, charged
with driving off a car without the
consent OF the owner, breaking Ja1
and stealing car, was sentenced
/ in Court of General Sessions tC
two years for driving the car of
and 1S months for escaping Jail
the third charge being dropped
Simmons was in Jail awaiting trial
for driving off the car when he es-
capped and stole the same car he
was charged with driving off in
the first instant. Mckinley Pur-
nell, negro, indicted for larceny of
chickens at Milford and who plead
ed guilty to the indictment. was
sentenced to one year in the New
Castle County Workhouse and on
Saturday next receive ten lashes
at the whipping post.
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