The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-12-14
PROCEEDINGS OF The
LOCAL CRIMINAL COURT
Some Heavy Fines Imposed Hin
Liquor Law ViOlatOrs

On Monday morning before Asso-
ciate Judge Albert A. Doub, the Grim
inal docket of the Circuit Court for
Garrett county was taken up and at
the time this paper goes to press the
following cases had been disposed of:
Appeals.
John Banks, vs.. State. This case
was appealed from Justice Hamill,
who had imposed a fine of 81 upOn
Banks for trespassing and soliciting
trade as a porter for a local hotel
upon the property of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. Judge Doub at
firmed the decision of the Justice.
The case of A. NJ. Nasser, wha was
been fined 500 for operating a carni-
val without license. was called and
the traverser not answering his bond
was forfeited. This case was appealed
from Justice West.
Steve Units, Joseph Units, Frank
Units. John Bobo, Paul Bobo and
David Miller, Of near VindeX, who
appealed from the decision Of Justice
West when he found them guilty\of
assault upon Aubrey Bowers, a miner
who wanted to work at his occupation
and who was assaulted and badly bea-
ten by the six men above named, was
taken up and disposed of on Tuesday.
The Court sentenced Paul BobO, JOS.
Units to serve ten days in the Gar
rett county Jail and David Miller to
serve thirty days in Jail in lieu Of d
fine of SO imposed upon each by the
Justice. and affirmed the verdict Of
Justice West by sentencing John BO
DO. Steve Units and Frank Units to
serve three months each in the Mary
land House of Correction.
Criminal Trials.
State VS.. Dewey Harvey; indicted
for selling liquor; case continued on
account Of the absence Of the prose
cutting witness.
State vs.. George Lichliter; assault
with intent to murder; stet, by order
of the States Attorney.
The case of Julius Hauline, who
was indicted for failing to support
his wife and children. was tried be-
fore the Court and a verdict Of not
guilty was rendered
In the case of the State VS.. James
Daujunas and wife, indicted jointly
for the illegal sale Of liquo", the in
dictment was dismissed IS to the Wo-
man when Danjunas entered plea of
guilty. He was fined $500 and costs
by the Court.
Harry J. Barnard, who has been in
jail since early in the summer and in
dicted at the present term for hav-
ING stolen a sum of money from the
European Hotel in Oakland where he
was a guest for one night. plead gull
ty. His sentence has not been pro-
nounced by the Court.
Harley c. Bowers, a youth Of about
eight wears, indicted for burglary,en-
tered a plea of guilty and the Court
considering his yOuthfulness. suspen-
ded sentence for the period Of five
wears and poroled the boy in the GUS
tody of an uncle.
Alex Allerdice and Dus Doyle, who
were arrested several months aao in
connection with an assault upon c. E.
Hunter, a non-union miner, who was
on his way to work at mine in the
Georges Greek region, were tried be
fore a Jury yesterday afternoon and
after celebrating less than twenty
minutes rendered a verdict Of guilty.
Walter Masters, a youth of KitZ-
miller. who had been indicted at this
term for having stolen an automobile.
the property of Charles Snrague, of
Kitzmiiler, was declared guilty by the
Court. There were many eXtenuating
circumstances in the case and taking
this view Of the matter the Court i'm
posed a fine of 81 and costs.
Albert Poffenbarger entered a
plea of guilty of larceny and receiv-
ing stolen goods and was parolled for
the term of three years.
Lora Whitmer, plead guilty to the
indictment charging him with the sale
Of liquor and was fined $3.50 and costs
by the Court.
On two charges of conducting a
gaming table, Guy limbaugh was
fined 500 in one case and $50 in the
other.
Jonas Harvey, who has been in the
limelight for some time past as a
master of the art in the illegal sale
of Intoxicating liquor, was fined $500
and costs by the Court.