Milford chronicle., 1938-10-07
GRAND
JURY RETURNS
SEVERAL BILLS


trict, selling liquor without license
on July / to Richard G. Long of the
Delaware Liquor Commission force;
Elmer Bertrand, of Lewes, assault
and battery on Elwood L. Wescoat,
of Five Points, near Lewes, on July
10; William Wallace. Northwest
Fork District, attempting to break
and enter the home Of Huey West on
May 81; Rance Beckham, Northwest
Fork District, receiving stolen goods
"a suit of clothing-on May 2; Free
Simpler, Baltimore District, assault
with intent to rob, on July 3, Andrew
Campbell; William X. Baker, Little
Creek District, non-support of his
two children, Anna Mae, age years
and Corinna Fac, age 20 months;
Dorsey Johnson, of Blades. impris-
oned for assault and battery on Mag
istrate Patrick H. Hearn of Delmar,
at the February term of court and
given a six months sentence, charg-
ed with escaping from the Sussex
county Jail on April 6; Pete Collins,
SeafOrd district, larceny OF three
chickens from Mrs. Martha Jones, OF
near Bridgeville, on July IL; Louis
Randel, Nanticoke District, two
charges, possession and sale of liz
uor on September IS; Howard W.
Smith, Little Creek District, forging
a check for $500 on the County
Trust Company, of fredericksburg,
Md; Edna Hammond, larceny.
The grand jury on Tuesday return
ed additional true bills of indictment
In the Court of General Sessions, as
follows: Edna Hammond, larceny OF
4 pocketbook containing $500 from
rom Williams in Baltimore District
IN August %; James Abutock, of
lear Georgetown, assault with intent
o murder Everett Locates, Of
on July 8. by shooting
lin in the arm and side with a pis-
oil; Rodney w. Gordy, OF Blades,
assault and battery on August on
Dolores Wedding; Harry Watson, ,
ssault with intent to murder Will }
ert Boyce, near Lewes. on Septem- ,
er 4; Anna Brown Fields, Little I
.reek District, assault with intent to |
murder London Janeratte on July /
8; William E. Elliott, Cedar Creek
district, non support of his three S
hildren, Gertrude, age 13 years, t
ertha, age IL years, and Marie, age t
years; Hugie Taylor, Jr., desertion
nd non-support of his wife, Mrs. :
florence Taylor, at Seaford, on Au-
ust 10; Sable Patrick, Dagsboro 9
district, assault and battery on Har- e
Ison Mason on August 4; James \
lack Fennell, of Seaford, first de-
rec murder of Mary Murray on Au- q
ust 8; John Shovel. Jr., of Selby- a
lille, assaulting Constable James Z.
Vilgus, and also for assault and bat G
cry on Lula Chopper; William Fran f
is Jewell. Broad Creek District, two
harges, issuing worthless checks; Y
.arl H. lowell and Russell j. o. +
eal, Nanticoke District, false pre-
,nses: Lawrence G. Murray, Little '
reek District. embezzlement OF ST. 4
DO worth of oil stock and $3.50 in u
ash from former Recorder of Deeds n
ohm w. King of Laurel. v
In Superior Court at Georgetown b.
4 Monday a decree nisi in divorce
as granted the following: George
Bennett from Mrs. Regina Ben
TT, desertion; Mrs. Ethel Condie
Owland from Henry James Row
nd, desertion; Richard D. Mathis II
ON Dorothy Richards Mathis, de- e.
rtion; Mrs. Anna J. Cooper from "
bland D. Cooper. cruelty; Remnant 81
lroeder from Mrs. Alice NJ. Shroe- X
r, adultery; Mrs. Kathryn L. H. OF
iltbank from Cornelius NJ. Wilt &c
nix. cruelty: Mrs. Ruth Carpenter al
lstings from John Paul Hastings, III
sertion. :"