The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-18
SECOND WEEK CRIMINAL COURT
Many Cases Disposed of Before the !
Court and by Juries.

ne SeCOIlG week VI Iue CTlHllIldl
court for this county with Judge R..
R. Henderson presiding, was begun
Monday morning and has been in
progress since, the probabilities being
that the term will end today.
Since the last issue OF The Repub-
lican the following cases have been
disposed Of:
Criminal Appeals.
/. State VS.. Elwood Hinebaugh, dis
orderly conduct; stet by order of the
State.
2. State VS.. Emroy Bolden; same;
same entry.
Criminal Trials.
l. State VS.. Harvey Hetrick; bas-
tardy; stet.
5. State VS.. Truman West; assault;
stet upon payment of the costs by the
traverser.
IS. State VS.. Asa Bittinger; bas-
tardy; tried before the Court; verdict
not guilty.
IA. State VS.. Peter Wilt, nd No. 10,
State VS.. Floyd Wilt, who were indict-
ed charged with having committed an
assault with intent to murder a man
named Warwick and neighbor of the
Wits, was tried before the Court and
a verdict of guilty of assault and bat
terry was found. In these cases the
Court suspended sentence for the term
of three years, the traversers each to
pay one-fourth the costs of prosecu-
ton.
16. State vs. Dayton Sisler, indicted
charged with having committed upon
Foster Friend, of near Friendsville,
an assault with intent to murder,
was taken up on Saturday last be-
fore jury, and verdict of not gull
ty was rendered.
II. State VS.. Florence Ryan, who in
the indicted was charged with having
forged and passed a worthless check
at the Offutt store in Oakland some
time during the month of August or
September, attracted the attention of
hundreds of people from various sec
lions of the county who jammed the
court room from the time the case
was called on Thursday until it was
terminated by verdict of not guilty
by the jury sitting in the matter. In
this case nearly hundred witnesses
| this case nearly hundred witnesses
were summoned, themajority of whom
being for the defense
IS. State VS.. William George Wag-
ner, who was convicted of having COM
mitted the crime of perjury in making
application for a marriage license at
the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in Oakland had been tried and
the verdict rendered as stated in these
columns last week, was called up for
sentence on Monday by the Court
Wagner is a man way beyond middle
life and taking this into considera-
| ton the Court suspended sentence for
the term of three years provided the
traverser will support his wife if she
will live with him.
Case No. % on the Civil Docket, in
which Mrs. Annie C. Baker is the CON-
plainant, and the Board of County
Commissioners of Garrett county, is
the defendant, has been moved to AL
legany county for trial. The case is
one concerning the building of a pub
lie county road through the property
of Mrs. Baker, who contends that the
public does not require the building OF
such and that in the event it is con-
structed she will suffer damages.
Case No. II on the Civil Docket
wherein Charles R. Savedge is the
complainant and the Railroad Admin
istration is the defendant, was taken
up before jury Tuesday morning af-
ter battle royal between the attor-
neys on points of law. For the Rail-
road Administration the Messrs. Ham
i'll, of Oakland, and Col. George A
Pearre, of Cumberland, appear, while
Mr.. Savedge is being represented by
Messrs. .Thayer and Renninger &
Offutt. The cause of action was the
alleged killing and manning of cattle
belonging to Savedge by the agents of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at a
crossing near Deer Park. About 20
witnesses for the defendant company
were heard and half that number for
the complainant were summoned and
testified. Argument in the matter
was made to the jury at the after
noon session of court yesterday and at
I five o'clock after a deliberation extend
ing over few minutes the jury came
in with its verdict for $512.50 in favor
of Mr.. Savedge.
This morning the case of the Terra
Alta Bank VS.. Clarence F. Foy will
be taken up before jury.
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