Milford chronicle., 1947-04-11
SUSSEX GRAND JURY
RETURNS ID TRUE
BILLS AT APRIL TERN
Continued from first psge)

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ing cases: Charles II. MOringstar.
Seaford; Demmie Hooper, Lincoln;
Ralph K. Lewis, Selbyville; Ches-
ter James Rementer, near George
town; John Prevetts, Laurel; John
W. Hooker, Jr., Lewes and Gard
ner B. Hill, Laurel.
Bills were ignored against Will
liam Charles Harris, charged with
desertiOn and nOn-suppOrt; Claude
Kitchens, Laurel, charged with
buying alcoholic liquor for min
or and Wilmer Roosevelt Blake
Bridgeville, assault with intent to
Kill. A true bill was returned in the
case of Norman Edmund Dash
! ields charged with larceny of liq-
uor, valued at $47S.57, from Will
liam WALES of Laurel.
Judges {. j. Speakman and
James B. Carey were on the bench
for the opening session of court
last Monday morning.
In General Sessions Court last
Tuesday morning with Judge Car
ey sitting, pleas of guilty were en-
tered in the following cases: Oci-
clea Green, charged with forgery;
Chester James Rementer, charged
with desertion and nOn-suppOrt of
his wife and two children; Reuben
ID. Holden, charged with possess
sion of alcoholic liquor with intent
to sell same. In the Green case
restitution was promised and an
application for parole was refer
red to Parole Officer Burton, for in
vestigatiOn.
i Pleas of not guilty were entered
in the following cases: Jacob Bur-
ton, Milford, charged with assault
and battery; Ambrose Longacre,
on morals charge; Charles H.
Moringstar, SeafOrd, charged with
desertion and non-support of his
wife, Thelma MOringstar; Demmie
Hooper, charged with desertion
and nOn-suppOrt of his wife, Mary
Hooper; John Prevette, desertion
and non-support of his wife and
four children; John w. Hooker
Jr., desertion and nOn-support OF
his 14-year-old son, Thomas Hook
er; Norman Edmund Dashields
larceny of whiskey valued at
$478.57; Andrew James Kavan-
augh, assault and battery on Rob-
ert Alpheus Edwards; Ralph M
Gooner, issuing worthless checks
Chester j. MOha, charged with at
tempting to break and enter the
home of Mary V. Moha.
CapiaSeS returnable Wednesday
morning were issued for Ralph z
Lewis, Selbyville, charged with de.
sertiOn and nOn-support and fol
Gardner B. Hill, Laurel, charged
with similar offense. Bonds were
ordered forfeited in both cases.
The cases of Morris Grant
charged with escape; Samuel Cur
lett HOwarth. charged with man
slaughter were continued to the
June term. In granting a cOntinu
ance in the case of HGwarth, Judge
Carey warned the attorneys in the
case that a further continuance
would not be granted and the case
must be tried at the June term
This case had been continued from
the October term of court, when
Howarth was indicted for man
slaughter, following a motor boat
accident. which resulted in the
death of J. Burton Purnell of
Bridgeville, who was crushed when
the boat "LewDel," piloted by Cap
tain Howarth. rammed the Anita
Verona" on which Purnell was
riding.
Two sentences were handed
down by Judge Carey. Robert
Price alias Robert Head. charged
with wife beating. entered a plea
of guilty to the charge and was
sentenced to serve nine months in
Sussex county prison and pay the
costs of prosecution. He was warn
ed by Judge Carey that a reap
pearance in court of a similar
charge would bring severer pun
ishment including lashes. Price is
a native of Tennessee, having been
in Delaware about IA months. He
has a long record of offenses rang
ing from drunk and disOrderly
conduct, fighting. assault and lar
Ceny, in several states.
kerbey Phillips, of Laurel. en-
tered a plea of guilty to a charge
of selling liquor without license
and was sentenced to serve six
months in Sussex county prison
and costs of prosecution. The dep.
uty attorney general cited the rec.
ord of Phillips, which included
other violations of the liquor laws
of Delaware and in Virginia.