The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-06-21
FINES IMPOSED IN COURT
ONLIQUORLAW VIOLATORS
Limitation Sentence Imposed by
Court For These OffenSeS

State, Judge Frank w. Wagaman, on
the bench in the Circuit Court at
Oakland, expressed regret that the
prevailing law governing the Courts
action in these cases was such that
he was unable to sentence the traver-
sers to a prison term and that he
would therefore have to be content
in imposing a fine upon each of those
found guilty at this term. That the
law limiting the fine to be imposed
fixed the sum at not more than $500
was another cause for the Court eX-
pressing his regret.
After having reviewed the cases
before him the Court passed senten-
ces upon those found guilty as fol-
lows:
John Nalouse, Of Kitzmiller, whose
trial took place on Wednesday before
the Court sitting as a jury on an in
dictment returned charging him with
the sale Of liquor, the Court imposed
a fine of $500 and costs.
Perry Frantz, OF Oakland, Dewey
Harvey, Of Sand Flat, and John D.
Browning, Of near Thayerville, were
each fined $500 and the costs of pros
ecution in cases where they had been
found guilty of violating the liquor
law.
When the case Of Perry Frantz was
called on last Thursday he elected to
be tried before jury. The body was
out ten minutes and returned a YER
dict finding him guilty Of the sale of
q Intoxicating liquors.
Harvey and Browning, who had
been indicted jointly by The grand
jury for possessing liquor for the
purpose Of sale, were tried before the
Court.
Frank Mushak, of near Kitzmiller,
who was tried earlier in the week on
an Indictment charging nm with hay
ing solI intoxieants unlawfully, was
fined $500 and the costs Of prosecu-
ton
Julius Jordan, Of the Underwood
section Of this county, where he re-
sided with his family consisting Of
his vie and several children until
a few months ago when he went to
the mining town of NlnaeX, in Flee
ton District No. s, late in the past
winter to follow his occupation as a
coal miner, and where on March u,
he became involved in fight with a
Russian miner named Paul Nukusk,
infictiug such wounds that Mul,usk
died in q Cumberland hospital week
later as q result Of his wounds, was
on trial before a jury When this paper
went to press last Thursday and was
found guilty of manslaughter by thd
jury late Thursday evening. Judge
Wagaman sentenced Jordan to the
Maryland Penitentiary for d term Of
five years On Friday morning.
.Other cases disposed Of before the
Court adjourned Saturday evening
were the following:
The appeal case Of Clark Snyder,
appealed from Justice Vests court
who had found Snyder guilty Of the
charge of non-support of his wife and
ordered to pay $3.50 per week for her
support, was ordered nolle pressed
by the States Attorney, Snyder hav-
ing agreed to comply with the order
directing that he pay the stipulated
sum each week.
Three other appeal cases, those of
Noah Tasker, Goddard Doerr and Oh
liver Beachy, involving the truancy Of
their children from school, taken to
the Circuit Court from Justice Vests
court, were ordered nolle pressed by
the State.
Jacob Beeman was discharged from
the custody of his bondsmen when
the indictment charging him with
larceny was dismissed by order Of the
States Attorney.
Wesley Friend and Ollie Dewitt,
indicted jointly with having malici-
ously destroyed property, and who
were tried on the charge before the
Court, were found guilty and each
was sentenced to pay a fine of $40
and the costs of prosecution.
Another case against Clark Sny-
der, which had its origin in the Cir
cult Court when he was indicted by
the grand jury for failing to support
his minor children, who are now in
mates of the orphanage located near
Grantsville, was heard by the Court
who ordered that Snyder, in accord
ance with the agreement he had en-
tered into with the officers Of the in
stitution, pay the sum Of So weekly
for the maintenance Of his three chill
dren who are still in the orphanage.
The hearing of cases on the Grim
inal docket was concluded Friday at
noon, following which the case of