Milford chronicle., 1930-10-10
THOMAS FLEMING
SENTENCED TO JAIL

Thomas Fleming, of Wilmington,
who on August 80, committed an as
sault and battery on Miss Anna
Catherine Taylor, a nurse in the
Beebe Hospital, Lewes, and after be-
ing elected from the institution threw
missiles and broke some of the win
dows, entered a plea of guilty to as
sault in Court of General Sessions
on Tuesday, and was sentenced to
serve one year in the New Castle
County Workhouse. In entering a
plea to assault Fleming stated that
he also wanted to plead to mental
arrangement. He alleged that he has
been examined by physicians in Will
mington who stated that he was
mentally unbalanced and advised
him to refrain from liquor.
Fleming's reputation was against
him.
Judge Richards, in imposing SEN
tence, warned him to stay away from
Sussex county and told him it
wouldn't be well for him to face the
court here on another charge.
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Eastern Shore Baking Company, of
Salisbury, Md, who was indicted at
the instigation of Sealer of Weights
and Measures Dallas M. Rogers, on
a charge of selling bread weighing
less than one pound, on June 80, to
William A. Market, a Georgetown
merchant, was released by paying
the cost of prosecution. The case
has been retired and may be brought
up at any time if there should be
another violation.
Charles Murphy, of Glendale,
charged with larceny of one dozen
shirts, ten pairs Overalls and many
other articles from the store of John
West, at Glendale, on May II, plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to serve
two years in the New Castle County
Workhouse.
The case against Harrison Moore
and Harry Hastings, of near Bridge
Vile, indicted jointly for larceny of
80 chickens from former sheriff
Harry w. Johnson, of near Cannon,
on September 25, came to sudden
end when Hastings entered a plea of
guilty and Moore, after the jury was
drawn, was released when the prose-
cutting attorney entered a nOlle pro-
seoul when it was shown not suff-
cient evidence had been produced to
continue the case before the jury.
Decision was reached to nolle pro-
sequi when MoOres attorney James
M. Tunnel, made motion to the
court for binding instructions to be
given the jury to return a verdict OF
not guilty.
Hastings, because of his previous
good reputation, was paroled for one
year to Detective DOnaway
James Moore, father of Harrison
Moore, against whom the charge was
dropped, was arraigned on a charge
of breaking into a chicken house OF
George E. Johnson, of the Bridge
vile section. He was caught in the
act of stealing Johnson's chickens.
Judge Richards, in imposing SEN
tence, stated that from what he had
learned he had a bad reputation. He
was sentenced to serve one year In
che New Castle County Workhouse.
James Herman Pierce, living near
Milford, indicted for desertion and
non-support of his wife, was or
dered to pay SO week for their sup
port.
John Tindley, of Selbyville, charg-
ed with assault and battery on David
Mallory, of that town, on September
30, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to serve six months in prison.
Mrs. Rhoda Taylor, living in the
vicinity of Angola, charged with
possession of a quantity of liquor,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
pay fine of $50 and cost of prose-
cution and serve three months in
prison.