Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21
WILL WHIP SUSSEX
PRISONERS TOMORROW


Determined, Il possible, to pre-
vent southern negroes from making
! Delaware q refuge for committing
crimes, especially the Inherent class
who are usually held Ia check In
their native suites but run wild"
when they come north to work in
the berry fields OF lower Delaware
and then harbor here throughout the
winter, stealing, cutting and shoot
ing, and Oftimes, committing MUIR
der, causing heavy expense on the
taxpayers for court costs, Chief JUS
tice Daniel J. Layton on Saturday
last taught two, at least, a lesson,
when he imprisoned each one for
year In the Sussex county Jail and
gave them ten lashes each to be ad-
ministered by Warden Hugh d.
Smith tomorrow Saturday, NOR
ming.
The first negro TO get sentence was
Ernest Jenet, OF North Carolina,
charged with the larceny of a wrist
watch, valued at $500 from the
home OF Mrs. Famine 3. Hill, at Sea-
ford, on May 3. Mrs. Hill was doing
her spring house cleaning and de-
sired to move a stove from the liv-
Ing room. She noticed two negroes
walking in front Of the home and
called them in to assist her. Her
watch was lying on a mantle. They
moved the stove but when she look
ed for the watch 1t was gone. She
gave a description OF one Of the me-
groes to the police officers of Sea-
ford, who rounded him up and found
that he had thrown the watch in q
pan Of hot ashes at the place where
he had been staying, damaging II
considerably. Investigation by Dep
uty Attorney General Daniel j. Lay
ton, Jr., son Of the. Chief Justice, |
showed that, according to the rec
ords Of the Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation, that he had a record In |
his native state and in Cambridge,
Nd, and also in SeafOrd.
Robert Robertson, another initin-
Grant, evidently from Florida, who
thought he was a free lance" when
he reached Delaware and got en-
ployment in the vicinity Of Selby-
vile, decided he wanted enough
straw hats, a 22-cal. rife to guard
against intrusion and an alarm
clock to wake him up in time to
work in the berry fields. He decided
to go into the store of George E.
Magee and Elmer B. West, trading
as Magee and West, AZ Selbyville, on
June i and ask the price of certain
articles. When their backs were
turned he grabbed the eight straw
hats, in order not to get too sun
fnnwaA rssA fav-.a-IN
and the alarm clock to awake him.
to Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Layton, he has long criminal
record. In 1886 and 1887, he had
three charges of larceny against
him. He also was arrested in Tren-
ton, II. j., for being a desperadO.
However, he will servs one year in
the Sussex county prison and get
ten lashes tomorrow morning.
Milton e. Davis, colored, of Kel-
Ter, Va, was sentenced TO serve three
months for stealing two suit cases
and a quantity Of clothing from
HOskins, near SelbyVille,
On April 10. Had it not been for his
youthful age, he also would have
been given lashes.
AunAC otun0o SACGb " NAG cal . Va
Lewis Wilson. colOTed, Of Bridge
7ille. on April ~ he walked into the
of Luther T. Calhoun
n that town, and pretended he want
ID to buy a phonograph recording
t was played for him, but when he
Jaw Calhoun's back turned. he .
grabbed another record. valued at
&c from the rack. A friend Of Cal
lOnns saw him steal it and report {
d it Immediately to the BridgeVille
fcers who placed Wilson under ar
est. He was given a two months
entence in the county prison.
Leroy Sturgis, 10 years old. of
was sentenced to six
months in prison for stealing an au- p
Omobile tire and wheel from the v
Motor Company on -
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