The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-13

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No other witnesses appeared for
the defense, Culp stating that he had
had none summoned in this particular
case, whereupon States Attorney
Offutt closed the States case with
brief argument before the jury and
was followed by Ira Culp who stated
that he had been admitted to the
practice of law in the State of Kan
sas where the procedure in cases of
the character then claiming the at
tention of the jury was entirely diff
ferent from the Maryland practice;
that in Kansas copies of all documents
relating to the matters being heard
were necessary as exhibits before the
jury. He quoted freely from the Vol
stead Act and created considerable
amusement by frequently referring to
Hawkins and his gang" intimating
that if any funny businesshad been at
tempted by Hawkins he was prepared
with his rifle to defend his rights as
a citizen under the provisions of the
Fourth Amendment to the Constitu-
ton. Cup did not deny having had
the officers standing up and reaching
toward heaven, but rather gloried in
the fact, as did his son who followed
in a harangue before the jury.
The case was given the jury for
consideration afew minutes before the
noon recess and after being absent for
perhaps ten minutes returned YER
dict of guilty.
This morning the remaining cases
against the Culps were stetted by the
States Attorney. These cases grew
out of indictments found against the
father for assault upon Mr.. and Mrs
Shaw and for selling liquor unlaw-
fully.
Other cases disposed of during the
week We're as follows;
Criminal Appeals
State against Porter Mckenzie.
Mckenzie was arrested at kitZmillar
some time during the past summer
and was tried before Justice Pool on
the charge Of operating an automobile
while under the influence OF liquor.
He was fined 500 and costs by the
Justice and an appeal taken. Coming
into the higher court Mckenzie en-
tered d plea Of guilty.
Porter Junkins, also Of KitZmiller,
arrested in Oakland on the charge of
operating an automobile while intoX-
icated and fined 500 by Justice West
when he was tried, was found not
guilty by jury in the court Tuesday.
Criminal Trials
Creed Paugh, indicted for disturb
ing a public meeting at the Firm
Rock school house, was tried before
the Court sitting as jury and was
found guilty as charged.
William Michael, who gave his home
as Cumberland, and was picked up on
the street here some weeks ago as a
vagrant and given nights lodging
in the county jail, entered plea of
guilty when he was arraigned before
| the Court on an indictment charging
him with the rescue of prisoners from
the Jail. 1t was Michael who passed
saws into the Jail a few weeks age
with which three prisoners, George
Silo, George Sewers and Silas Plat
ter sawed their way to freedom. SilC
was in Jail charged with assault; Sow
ers with attempted robbery and Plat
ter with larceny.
BERTHE Wilt, aged 10 years, of neal
Bond, was the chief witness against
Daniel Wilt, indicted upon a statutory
charge Wilt was tried before the
Court. No verdict has yet been en-,
tered.
Mr.. and Ms. Garfield Bowers, Of
the Anchorage Farm, near Deer Park
tried Jointly upon indictments charg'
ing them with the unlawful sale of in
toxicating liquor, were found guilt!
and fined, the former 5000 and cost:
and the latter 500 and costs. In Z;
second case against Mrs. Bowers the
Court suspended sentence for three
years with warning to the offender
that should she again violate the Law
either by handling liquor or drugs hi
would impose the maximum penalty
f. j. funny, indicter upon tire,
charges of forgery, was tried on on
of the indictments yesterday and
verdict of not guilty was returned.
The grand jury was discharged las
Wednesday evening after making tn
following report to the Court:
To the Honorable, the Judges of tn
Circuit Court for Garrett county:
The grand jury for the Decembe
, term of the Circuit Court for the yea
1923, having been in session for tn
, past three days and having complete
the work required of us, now desir
to report to the Court that we hav
diligently enquired into all violation
of the laws and haveendeavored t
: perform all the duties required of u
aS GRAND iurOrS and tn the hest of on