The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-22
GARRETT COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT TAKES RECESS
On Account of the Death of
Judge Wagaman's Brother.

The June term of the Circuit Court
for Garrett county recessed on Tues
day of this week until some future
date to be set by Judge Frank w.
Wagaman,who was called to his home
at Hagerstown Tuesday morning by
telegram announcing the sudden and
unexpected death of his brother, Mr..
Charles D. Wagaman. Judge Waga-
man left Oakland on train No. 2 and
Judge Doub, who had been apprised
of the death of Mr.. Wagaman, came
to Oakland and sitting until the after
noon of Tuesday recessed the Court
after sentences had been pronounced
and the petit jurors discharged.
In the appeal case of N. X. Welch,
who was found guilty by a justice for
having maintained a dog without
license tag, was also found guilty by
the Court and sentenced to pay fine
of SIS and costs.
The appeal case of Hurley U. Miller
who had been found guilty by Justice
West for having refused to allow or
permit his child to be vaccinated in
compliance with the school attendance
laws, consumed much of the time of
the Court on Monday when the case
was tried before a jury. The matter
was holly contested by States Attor.
ney W. R. Offutt for the prosecution,
while E. R. Jones represented Mr..
Miller. The case went to the jury
after more than two hours ques
tioning of the witnesses and the ar
gument of counsel. The jury was out
for more than four hours when it re-
turned with verdict of not guilty.
Chambers Spiker, charged with an
assault upon Eugene Bowser, was ad-
judged guilty by the Court and SEN
fenced to pay fine of $40 and costs.
! Sherman Friend, who entered a
plea of guilty to the charge of lar
ceny, was sentenced by the Court to
serve one year in the House of Cor
rection.
Clarence Stephens, indicted and
tried on the charge of bastardy was
found not guilty.
Fred. Young, whose case was occu-
plying the attention of the Court last
Thursday when The Republican went
to press, was found not guilty of
charge of larceny lodged against him
by Jesse Bean.
Dominic Lostroppo, indicted for
having committed the crime of rape
upon little girl at or near Vindex,
was sentenced to serve four years in
the Maryland Penitentiary.
Jacob E. Fazenbaker plead jury
trial when he was arraigped upon an
indictment charging him with incest.
He was found guilty as charged and
the Court paroled him.
Dominic Melovitch, indicted for as,
sault with intent to murder James
Norment, was found guilty of assault
by the jury hearing his case and the
Court fined him $15 and costs.
Pete Claubonis, sale of liquor, was
tried before the Court and found gull
ty. Sentenced to pay fine 500
and costs. Failing to do so he was
sent to Jail.
Another case against Claubonis
upon the same charge, in which SEN
tence was suspended upon condition
that he pay the expense of the wit
nesses while detained in Jail, amount
ing to about $40.
August Gregis was also found
guilty of selling liquor and was fined
500 and costs.
Clarence Miller was tried before
the Court upon two charges for SELL
ing liquor and was fined $500 in each
: case.
Miller's wife and daughter were
also found guilty of the same offense
but in their cases sentence was sus-
pended by the Court.
Ward Lewis confessed having sold
liquor and was fined 500 and costs.
Frank Rinchus, indicted for assault
with intent to murder Julius Pasco,
was found guilty of assault and sen
tence was suspended provided the ira
verser contribute $12 weekly for the
period of fifteen weeks in liquidation
of hospital expenses incurred by rea-
son of the injuries incurred by Pasco.
A number of cases on the civil
trials docket were disposed of as fol-
| lows:
A. R. Martin VS.. Simon Keller,
judgment for $312.85 in favor of Mar,
tin.
The case Of J. U. Stanton VS.. John
Shultz, resulted in a verdict for the
amount claimed by Stanton, $415.94
Amos D. Lee, of Oakland, who
was injured on the State road near
Mountain Lake Park early last fall
when he was struck by an automobile
driven by Roy Browning and who en-
tered suit against Mr.. Browning fol