Milford chronicle., 1943-04-23
TWO HARRINGTON MEN
SLASHED WHEN THEY
CORNER "PEEPING TOM
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slashed in several places. Raughley
sustained a lacerated scalp, a cut
on the left arm about four inches
long and seven inch cash across
/ the stomach. but not deep enough
to lay open his stomach. Williams
had deep cash in the left leg that
required nine stitches. stab wound
in the chest near the heart. which
was glancing blow. several cuts
Oh the hand, and cut on the left
arm. After getting their man down
they started toward town with him.
but getting weak from exhaustion
and loss OF blood, the culprit got
away and is reported to have jump
ed over fence near the rear of
Asbury Methodist Church. The men
were near the Office OF DR.. II. w.
Smith. who patched up their
wounds and ordered them home.
After Mrs. Bullock told her story,
MIR. Powell put in a hurried call
for the police. They were located
out on patrol in a scout car. In
the meantime the wives of the men
went to the Office of DR.. Smith to
he with their husbands. Since this
area is in the dimOut zone. the
streets are very dark and the wo-
men are scared to death and
afraid to venture out after dark.
Many OF their husbands are in the
Army and numerous others work
on night shifts OF industrial plants.
During the past two months re-
ports have been made that a PROV
Ter has been around either molest-
ing women or making insulting re-
marks to them. About two weeks
ago a prOwler was discovered in
the yard of Martin Grier. Mrs.
Grier is alone most of the nights
her husband is railway mail
clerk. She lives on Weiner avenue
next door to the Powell home. Mrs
Grier has big bird dog in the
house for company. She had just
returned from social call and let
the dog out when a strange man
brushed past her and disappeared.
Footprints were discovered along
the house the next morning. This
incident happened near midnight
later the same night Mr.. and Mrs.
+. 5. Richards were awakened by
a noise but soon dismissed it from
their minds thinking it was their
son coming in. but later discovered
their door locked and the son al
ready in bed and then decided a
prOwler was around. Mr.. Richards
has already made it known that
anyone discovered prOwling around
his home. will be shot and ques-
tions asked later. Incidently these
cases all were reported on Satur-
day nights.
State Police of Bridgeville sta
ton were called into the case Sun
day night in connection with the
Plainclothes men Biz
zard and Shannon were assigned
10 the case and at 10 o'clock on
Monday morning had arrested a
Calvin Benson. light
skinned negro about 81 years old.
son of Bayard Deighton, residing in
near the Delaware
state line. The police sleuths took
lin to the apartment of Williams
where both he and Raughley posi-
lively identified the man. II is said
Benson had beautiful black eye
md told the officers he got that fry
ng bacon and eggs-they of course
aughed at him and told him he
leeded a better alibi than that one.
Benson refused to admit the crime.
o he was handcuffed and taken to
'ridgeville. He was given a hear
ng before Magistrate Howard Mar
in of Harrington on Monday af-
ernOon, on an assault and battery
barge. He was placed under bail
nd remanded to Kent county Jail
D await further action.