The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-04-05
CHARLES H. LISTON
ADMITTED To BAIL.
Placed Under Bond Of fS2500 for His
appearance at Court in December.
RELEASED FROM JAIL SATURDAY

And Returned to His Home Same Dav
Testimony in the Habeas Corpus
Proceedings EVentful Career
of LuptOn Frantz, the nan Shot
by Liston.
On Saturday afternoon Charles H.
Llston, Of Friendsville, who was in the
Oakland Jail charged with shooting Lup-
ton frantz, was taken into the court on
d writ OF habeas corpus, which hadsbeen
obtained by his counsel, in order to have
the court, with.Judge Henderson on the
bench, admit him to bail. Mr.. Liston
was represented by Gilmor S. Hamill
and Thomas J. Peddicord, whilst States
Attorney Fred. A. Thayer looked after
the interests of the State.
Walter D. Collier, in whose place the
shooting occurred, and one of the wit
nesses who was present at the time,
testified that Frantz had been in his
place for sometime before Liston made
his appearance; that Frantz had re-
Volver which he was Furnishing and
SAID that Liston had indicted him. and
That he proposed to kill Liston and leave
fnendsville that night; that he had
served fifteen years in the penitentiary
and would never be'arrested again: that
IN addition the revolver Frantz had a
razor which he said he intended to use
on two or three people and then skip
out. trantz was very abusive towards
Liston and used insulting language to
nm and said to Liston that he would
Kill him and started to draw his gun
when Liston shot.
Russell R. Friend, barkeeper for Col
Her, testified that Frantz met Liston at
the door and made him come in and told
him he was going to kill him and began
taking his pisSol from his pocket when
Liston shot, Friend being so close that
the powder burnt his face; Friend and
Collier were asked by Frantz to take
him home, saying Il am done for and
want to see Mary" his wife; on the
way whilst walking home Frantz asked
Friend to take his revolver and throw it
away and keep mum about the matter
Edward J. Frantz, of the Schley Ho-
tel, testified that Liston when in Oak
land last week, stopped at his hotel and
one night after retiring called him to his
room and told him how Lup was carry
ing on in Friendsville, and showed him
revolver and said the first time we
meet and have any trouble | am going
to kill him.
L. L. Houck, butcher of Friendsville,
testified that Frantz had threatened to
dynamite his house, and made threats
against Liston which threats he com
municated to Liston few day before
the shooting
Miss Elite Fox, daughter of Frederick
G. Fox, of Friendsville, testified that on
the day of the killing Frantz came in
her fathers store and pulled out So
caIiber revolver and bought Is cart
ridges, saying that he did not want a
box, fifteen being enough for him. He
told her they had an indictment against
him and wanted to take him to Oakland,
but he would show them they could not
and that is what he wanted the cart
ridges for.
After these witnesses were examined
Judge Henderson before whom the hear
inc was had, admitted Liston to bail
in the sum of twenty five hundred dol
lars. with Messrs. H. L. Dean and R.
r. Frazee, of Friendsville, Robert R.
Liston, of Selbysport, and Austin
Brown, of Oakland, as bondsmen.
As soon as the prisoner was released
from custody he returned to his home
at Friendsville, but before leaving Oak
land requested The REPUBLICAN to say
that he felt grateful to everyone who
contributed to his release and that he
would appear at the next regular term
of court for trial.
Regarding Frantz, the unfortunate
man who was shot by Liston, the fol-
lowing was taken from a late issue Of
Connellsville Courier:
Lupton Frantz who a had a checkered |
career in Fayette, Westmoreland, Som
erset and Allegany counties and in many |
cities of the United States, died last
night at the Cottage State Hospital
the result of bullet wound inflicted by
Constable Charles Liston at Friends
Vile. Md, Monday evening. Frantz
was brought to the hospital on train
No sat 6 o clock last evening and died
under an operation at Is O'Clock. Drs.
Y II White and M. B. Shupe were
summoned to the hospital to attend
him Upon making an examination DR..
White who had attended Frantz on pre-
vious occasions. ..said:
49, Won are going to die This |