Milford chronicle., 1952-07-11
Sussex Court Busy
With Minor Cases
(contlnued from irst paEel

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peared in his own behalf, question
ing the witnesses and addressing
the jury. With the jury disagree
ment, Moore will again face trial
on the same charge, at another
term of Court.
Moore, Crawford and Willin, all
white men, were jointly indicted
and found guilty by a jury in the
April Term of Court, on a charge
of robbery of the store of G. P.
Jones' near Delmar, on Oc-
tOber %. 1851. Moore and Willin
were sentenced at that time, to Is
year terms and Crawford drew
10 year sentence. Each of the men,
together with Daniel Boone, col
Ored, serving a life sentence for
the murder of William Holland, of
RehObOth, are under indictment for
attempt to escape and Crawford has
an additional indictment of assault
and battery. On Monday of last
week he pleaded not guilty to the
charge but later changed his plea
to guilty and will receive a sentence
later during this term of Court.
Boone pleaded not guilty to the es-
cape charge, earlier last week and
will be tried later.
Charlie Wilson. of N. w. Fork
Hundred, indicted by the Grand
Jury, charged with carrying a con-
cealed deadly weapon. was arraign-
ed and pleaded guilty. Judge G. r.
Layton. III, sentenced him to pay
prosecution costs and serve l year
in Sussex Prison.
Other indictments returned by
the Grand Jury were: John Thomp-
son, of LincOln-1st degree murder
of William L. Watson, Oil May 16,
this year; Joseph Malloy, carrying
concealed deadly weapon, plea of
guilty entered and parole applica-
tiOn referred for investigation ;
John M. Onlay, operating illegal
still, plea of guilty, application for
parole referred for investigation ;
Cornelius Cirwithian NAPLES. pur-
chasing alcoholic liquor for mi
nor; William Jay McNeal indicted
; on same charge, both pleaded guilty
and parole applications referred for
investigation; Eddie Lee Griffin
carrying concealed deadly weapon
pleaded guilty, parole application
referred for investigation; Lewis
Albert Hastings. sOdomy, plea Of
guilty by defendant (mental exam.
inatiOn by 2 physicians resulted il
admittance to State Hospital fol
ObservatiOn) Edward Turner, pos,
\ session of untaxed alcoholic liquor
plea of guilty entered by d. J. Lay
ton, Jr., attorney and application
Z for parole referred for investiga
ton; George H. Rayne, assault anC
battery of Mary Sue Tingle, pie;
> of guilty entered by attorney Ever
EFT F. Warrington, parole applica
D ton referred for investigation; AL
bert L. Jefferson and Donald f. Ly
Ons, joint indictment. breaking an,
: entering store of Albert ]. Evans
= aTraigned and pleaded guilty. Ap
= plication for parole by their attor
ney Frederick p. Whitney, referr
\ ed for investigation. Nicholas AL
g fonsO Moore, breaking and enterin
: Snow White Laundry and 4 iRdict
: ments for forgery of checks total
o ing $4,000, cases continued to OC
tOber Term.
n Information on anDeals from
i decision of Mag. Millard Murray
v were filed in IL cases all of whic
5. charge trespass on the property {
IS the Antioch A. NJ. f. Church, be
If low Selbyville. Those charged wit
IS tho tresDass include: Eben Tyr,
Elizabeth Tyre, Hershell Shovel
l. John McCray. Minnie Long, Mi
C dred Harmon, Vivian Beckett
D George Beckett. Edward Beckett
l. Elizabeth Beckett and Ben Beckett
st An Information on Appeal fro
l. a decision Of Mag. Ross Collin
le on William Frederick NOwIand wa
dismissed and the bond fOrfeite,
DR.. NOwland was charged wit
driving a car under the influenC
Of liquor on October 2, 1851, a SCI
. Ond Offense. A similar InfOrmatiC
on Appeal for the same charge b,
fore Mag. Murray, was continue
y until such time as the defendan
20 John Mitchell Hudson. Sr.. appeal
A. before the Magistrate again to eI
VI, for a D1pa