Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26


Of Delmar. The trial was held iniths
Court Of General Sessions last Tues.
day and he was convicted. On Fri.
day last he was sentenced BY Judge
i W. w HARRINGTON 20 pay the cost oi
/ prosecution ard serve one year IN
the county jail here.
Reside visited the home 81 Mrs.
West on January 26, 1893 and sold
her two royalty deed certificates for
interest In an Oh field 81 Oklahoma,
They never were delivered. At the
same time stock was sold to her
husband, Carl G. West, amounting to
$2,67s. No charge was brought
against him for embezzIement from
Mr.. West. Judge Harrington IN I'M
posing sentence said I'VE are not
going TO stand for you coming down
here and preying on the people ana
getting their money" and conclud-
ed by stating that substantial SEN
tence was to be imposed.
Decision As To New Trial
Announcement was made in court
here last Friday by Chief Justice
Daniel ]. Layton and Judge w. w.
Harrington that a decision Will be
handed down today (Friday) whe-
her or not q new trial is to be
granted to Mrs. May II. Carey and
son, Howard j., convicted OF murder
Of the FIRST degree, and another son,
James A., convicted OF murder IN the
second degree, Of Mrs: Carey's bro
ther, Robert r. Kitchens, at Omar,
a village one mile from Frankford,
this county. on the night Of NOYem-
ber Z. 1927.
The Careys were convicted IN the
Court of Oyer and Terminer here on
Monday, April 8, Of the murder or |
seven years ago. The conviction was |
made possible because OF a confess |
sion of her son, James, on December
6, last year, when he was arrested |
on q robbery charge. II a new trial I
Is not granted and the judges re-
fuse to consider the reeOnmenda-
lion for mercy asked by the jury,
then Mrs, Carey and son, Howard,
will pay the death penalty.
Held For COnft
Horace ]. Downes, Of Laurel, was
10 the Sussex county Jail
IN charge preferred against him
BY Peter c. King Of removing and
8ecreting goods which had been
placed under execution for rent; as
provided In the Revised Code, Sec
ion 1856. DoWnes is being held In
250 bail for the next term of Court
4 General Sessions.
Taxpayers Pay This Bill
Charles Hale and William Wilson,
little Greek District, were commit
ed to the county Jail here last week
Y Magistrate William H. Aydelotte, /,
I Delmar. for ten days, 10 default
{ fine of $500 and costs, charged
y Railroad Detective Oscar N. =
'homas, of Delmar, with illegal =
rain riding.
1t will cost the taxpayers of Sus-
ex county $3.50 for violation Of the :,
Nv on the part of the two mon. The
ne and costs in each case amount q
to $40, while the board OF the :
risoners for the ten days will cost y
le county 500.
ION Singing Laurels n
Notice has been received that the =
georgetown High School Quartet, =
imposed Of Miss Dorothy Jones, 4
iss Ruth Derrickson, Miss Nora :,
arson, Miss Myrtle Parker, Charles "
1rnell, Charles Kohlenberg, Geo. :,
Ynch and Albert Montague, under 4,
reetion of Mrs. William Gibson, :,
i'll receive the national certificate r. r.
+ their singing on Saturday Of last "
eek, in the junior contest sponsor
by the Delaware State Fedora !,
IN of music clubs. They were Civ y
a rating Of ninety-tWO per cent, =.
lich places them on the eligible
t to receive the national award.
Mrs. Essie Rose, aged about 80 3,
ars, wife Of William Rose, pas
nger agent for the PENNSYLVANIA
Iilroad Company, at Milisboro, :"
hit miles south of here, died early
turday morning, following an ILL
IS of several months. Funeral n,
rvices were held on Monday after 4,
on at o'clock, at the late resi- ~ ~
nee, in charge OF the Rev. John A. -
lrk, pastor Of Grace NJ. e. Church, q
llsbOro. Interment was made in
} Brotherhood cemetery in that
Vn. Besides her husband she Is
'Vived by two daughters, Madaline
I Joyce Rose.
lark L. ShOckley, aged 40 years,
many years a widely known far
r OF BrOadkiln District, died on
dnesday Of last week at the home
his daughter, Mrs. Walter Sher-
n, near Milton. Funeral services
re held last Friday afternoon al
0 o'clock in Whites Chapel, lo-
ed on the road from Milton 10
in charge OF the Rev. p.
r. Schauer, pastor Of the Beaver
n Methodist Protestant Church,
HarbesOn. Interment was made
the adjoining churchyard. He is
Vived by the following children:
'ry and Howard ShockIey, of
ladelDhia; Edward Shockley,
r Milton, this county; Mrs. viii
. OFT, Of Lewes; Mrs. William
ie and Mrs. Walter Sherman,
+ Milton.
he adult chorus Of the George
n Choral Society presented the
oriO. "The Crucilxlon," IN Wes-
N. +. Church on Friday night
Tuesday Of this week Il was Civ
n the Avenue Methodist Episco-
Church In Milford.
High School opened
baseball season here on Friday
fnOon with Seaford High, win
over the NantIcoke boys by the
e Of 10 10 8. The county seat