Milford chronicle., 1952-09-26
GEORGETOWN


Floyd Clinton Vincent, who was
apprehended by town police and |
state police on Sunday morning, i
was arraigned before Magistrate /
Oscar B. hnig yesterday, charged /
with larceny of two % calibre rlties
from the home of Howard S. Abbot |
on West Market st, about 4:3O Sun
day morning. Mr. Abbott, who is
State Tax Commissioner, was
aroused by a noise and upon inves-
tigation SAW Vincent running away
from the house. He notified police,
who Immediately began investiga-
ton. The stolen guns were found
hidden in the vicinity of the Alb
bott home, together with a bicycle,
which Vincent had used for trans
pOrtation and which he had taken
from in front of a shoe store on.
Market st. In his haste to leave he
lost a shoe. He was apprehended
about 800 at the home of his
grandmother and confessed to the
theft of ire guns, and the bicycle
which is the property of Gail Yea
sey, a young student in the local
high school. He also told officers OF
several other Offenses-Fansacking
the car of Harry Cannon, an en-
plOyee of the State Highway De-
partment and the car of Harry Kane
from which he took a coat and two
pairs of sunglasses. He had taken
a purse from the glove cOmpaIt-
ment of the Cannon car, which con-
tanned, not money, but false teeth.
The false teeth were later left on
the seat of another car belonging
TO Herman Lockwood, which he had
ransacked and taken a lunch box.
Vincent admitted the theft of car
KEYS and miscellaneous articles
from several other cars, all OF
which was recovered by the oftic-
ers. Mr.. CannOn's teeth were re-
turned but state police still have
variety of articleh the owners Of
which are not known at present.
Magistrate King sentenced Vim
I cent to serve months in Sussex
Prison in default of a $4,000 fine
for the theft of the rifles; and 60
Jiays of each of three charges
theft of the bicycle, theft of articles
from the Cannon and Kane auto
mobiles
Shortly after his arraignment
and sentence, police learned that
the ThOro- Clean Cleaning estab-
lishment had been broken into and
suits of clothing stolen; that the
Sussex Finance Company offices
had also been a victim Of attempt
ed breaking and entering as well
as the Georgetown Post Office. In
vestigatiOn is continuing on the last
three cases, but Vincent is said to
have admitted he had tried to gain
admitance to the post office using
a screwdriver as a lever.
Vincent was tried in the court
here during the October Term in
1949 on a joint indictment with
Harvey Vincent and Howard Col
Inns on a charge of breaking and
entering the law offices OF d. j.
LAYTON and Son with intent to COM
mitt larceny. Because OF his age
10 years at the time, he was paroled
for one year and the other two men
sentenced to 8 .lOnths in jail. About
two weeks after being granted the
uarole re broke into the office Ol
the Georgetown Lumber Company
and the office of Layton and Layton
Brought back into court for parol
violation he was sentenced TO
wears in SrseX County Prison Ol
the original charge. In May OF 1876
he was released from prison on
one year parole.
In August 1851 Vincent tried u
enlist in the U. S. Army but wal
turned down for failure to pass th'
I. o. test. Called up again in Aug
ust of this year, he was again turn
ed down for the same reason.
The Council of United Church
Women will hold the first fall meet
ING in Wesley Methodist Church
here. on November 7th. Churcl
women from Sussex County church
es will attend the meeting which !
nIaned as an afternoon event Wit
the theme of world Communlt
Day.. Mrs. Charles r. Cannon 81
will preside.
Details of the program an
sneakers will be announced as 500
as plans have been completed an
the program arranged.
Plans are being completed for
spaghetti diner to be held in tn
VFW Post Home on Depot St, o
Thurday evening. October 9TH troi
& to 8 O'Clock. The proceeds OF N
supper are for the benefit of Troo
No. 1O5 Boy Scouts in Georgetow
and the Scouts are actively engage
in preparations for the supper al
selling tickets in advance.
Thomas Atkins, Commander
RAYMOND REYNOLDS Post No. 29S
presiding over the September NEE