Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
27 Indictments
Returned In Sussex
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trailer home near Bridgeville
August 1. Brittingham later turned
the .22 rife on himself but though
| he shot three times, he did not
seriously injure himself. His es-
tranged wife had moved to Cor
dova, Md, and Darrell was visit
ing him.
Indicted for second degree MUIR
der were William Edward Daniels,
for the July 18 shooting of Kenneth
Lindale, near Milford, and Timotio
Boez for the death, September IL,
of Colon Marrea Cruz, whom he is
charged with stabbing with poc-
ket knife as they sat in a car on
Route SO, just west of Milford.
Judge Albert Stiftel presided at
the session of court which set UP
the criminal and civil calendars
for the September term. He ap-
pointed w. Virden Macklin, George
/ town, foreman of the grand jury
New members of the grand jury
sworn in by Judge Stiftel were
George Smith, Greenwood; Charles
F.. Burton, Laurel; Harley B.
Mitchell, Millsboro; Ralston Petty
john, Georgetown, and Philip Eli
oft, Milton.
Holdover members were Mrs
Lydia Toadvine, Milford; Margaret
i Manlove, Seaford; Fred NJ Wright
Delmar; Phillip c.. Showell, Selby-
vile, and w. Virden Macklin
Georgetown.
Robert John Hammond was in
dicted for second degree arson at
the property of Joseph Gray on Rt
113, just south of Lincoln, on April
26, at S:15 p. m.
Franklin Delano Barker and
Charles David Littleton were both
indicted for rape of the same wo-
man in Milton, August 27. Indicted
also for rape were Ernest A. Pas
kins, in Bridgeville, August z, and
Charles Edward Fletcher in Sea-
ford, February 8.
/ Indicted for motor vehicle man.
slaughter were Willis Norman But
Ter, for the death of Joseph l.. Ev-
erett as the result of an accident
on Rt. 113, mile north of Ellen
/
Boyce on Rt 13, south of Laurel
on June 20. Boyce died July in
Nanticoke Hospital, Seaford.
Three indictments were returned
against three men for robbery and
assault at the Pine Forest Tavern
on the night of September 8th.
The tavern, on the north side of
Route 20, three miles from Blades,
is owned by William c. Moore.
/ Charged were Jesus Manual So
sa, Rufino Sanches and Santos
Ruiz, and they were accused OF
robbing the cash register of $33
after assaulting Marian Waters
and putting her in fear. They
also were charged with robbing
Oliver T. Neal of $40 and assault
ing William H. Mathews with in
tent to commit robbery.
Clifton Lee Brittingham was in
dicted for grand larceny in the
theft of 600 chickens, valued al
$3.50, from the Whitesville farm OF
the Bryant and Birmingham Feed
Co., on August II.
Harrison Stanley, Elwood Jones
John Wesley Green and Garfield
Collins were indicted for robbery
August IL at Seaford, at which
time, according to the indictment
they did violently assault Albert
Cooper and put him in fear and
stole SIS"
Only two of the 35 or more per-
sons indicted by the Sussex Coun-
ty grand jury, entered pleas OF
guilty when arraigned in Sussex
County Superior Court Monday
noon.
The grand jury returned true
bills in 25 of the 27 indictments
sought by Deputy Attorney General
Frederick P. Whitney, but some oi
the indictments were against three
or more persons.
Most of the accused told Judge
James B. Carey that they didn'i
have attorneys and wanted the
court to appoint someone to rep.
resent them.
Rufino Sanchez, %, himself in
dicted for robbery, acted as inter.
prefer for three other Porto Ric-
ans who couldn't speak English.
Among these was Timotio Boez
charged with murder in the SECOND
degree, who asked for an attorney
through Sanchez. He was accused
of stabbing Colon Marco Cruz in
the chest with pocket knife or
Rt. SO, just west of Milford or
September II.
Sanchez entered mot guilty
pleas for himself, Jesus Manuel an(
Sosa and Santoz Ruez, all of the
Abbott Labor Camp near Laurel
for three counts of robbery at the
Pine Forest Tavern near Blades
September 8th.
Pleading guilty and throwing
themselves on the mercy of the
court were Gerald Vickers, %
charged with burglary in the 4tf
degree at the Wilgus Bowling
Alleys, Bethany Beach, on June
80, and John Wesley Showen, Jr.
45, charged with assault and bat
terry on Edward Bush, July 81, a
Harley Moore's Labor Camp neal
Dagsboro. Judge Carey ordered
pre-sentence investigation in bott