Milford chronicle., 1940-07-05
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terry on Thomas CULLEN. at Days
boro. on May 4. BY ahootlng him ID
! tn abdomen. was sentenced TO serve
eight months in the county prison
Tunnel, along with a number Of
ether negroes were at the liquor es-
tablishment Of Howard Lynch, near
Dagsboro, when a fight took place
1t is alleged, in front OF the place
Il Of business. Tunnel, angerei,
rushed into the establishment and
began 10 fire recklessiy. -Four shots
were fred, some of which came near
hitting Lynch, the proprietor. Lynch,
it Is said. operated a separate
apartment for the negroes at his
establishment and that accounted
for the presence of a number Of them
about the establishment II is said
that he has closed the separate
apartment formerly used by the ne
grOes since the trouble.
George ". Lord, formerly Of Fed
eralsburs, Md, but now living about
three miles southwest of George
town, was acquitted In the Court of
General Sessions at Georgetown last
Monday in the only jury trial at this
term of court, Of assault and bat
terry on Willie Cranfleld, of George
town, at the home of Lord on Mem
orial Day. Cranfield, who was Wis
iting relatives, went TO the Lord
home, none Of whom he knew, to
ascertain IL they would take him to
Georgetown, as 1t was raining at the
time. When he approached the Lord
home four dogs turned against him,
1t is claimed, one of them biting
him on the leg. He drew a knife,
stabbed the dog In two places and
attempted to cut its throat. Mrs |
Lord claimed that later he drew a |
knife on her. shortly after her hus-
band had returned home from work. |
Lord cOrrobOrated the testimony |
and stated that when Cranfield pull
ed the knife he grabbed a rife near
by in the kitchen and struck him
back of the head. After visiting the
Lord home, none Of whom he knew,
and was attacked by the dogs and
cutting one of them, Cranfield re-
turned to the home of some rela-
lives. Lord, upon investigation,
learned where Cranfield had gone
and confronted him with the stab
bing of his dog, valued at 10000. He
asked Cranfleld to, go TO his home
and ascertain the condition of the
log. 1t was then that the alterca-
ion took place in which Cranfield
irew back to strike Mrs. Lord when
Ter husband intervented and knock
d the intruder down.
Charles Seye, formerly of Phila-
lelphia. but for the past few months
at Milford. pleaded guilty
n court to stealing a radio from
George Schaeffer of this city, on
June 90, and was sentenced to. serve
wo months in the county prison.
David Kay. of Cambridge, Md, in
licted or Monday of last week, in
he Court of General Sessions on
,harge of distributing and being con-
lected in keeping gambling devices
n connection with lower Delaware
;arnivals. was liberated from the
charge. Deputy Attorney General
Daniel ]. Layton, Jr.. nolle pressed
he indictment
The grand jury on Wednesday af-
.ernOOn ignored a bill against the
Volunteer Fire Company
'or operating gambling devices at
heir carnival, now in progress; but
indicted one of the members, Daniel
J. Carey, for operating one of the
wheels. His case was continued to
he October term of court. On Mon
lay the grand jury ignored bills of
Indictment against Raymond Muir {
-ay. Harvey Daisey. William P. Tru-
1t and Francis Gum. Jr., of the
Volunteer Fire Company d
IN charges of operating wheels The
Indictment ignored against the fire.
men was drawn against Thurl Long,
he president