The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-19
DAVID SHANK, BOOTLECGER
FINED $500 AND COSTS
Or Spend Six Months in the
Maryland House of Correction
Others Sentenced by Court

Friday, the 18th, may be considered
unlucky by many; by others the 18th
or Friday seemingly makes little diff
terence, but last Friday, June 18th.
may be looked upon by quite a num-
Der of Garrett countians as being a
lucky day, even though it rained as
per usual, and by others it was the
unluckiest day of their lives, for upon
this day Judge Frank G. Wagaman,
sitting in the Circuit Court of Gar
rett county, passed sentence upon the
untortunateS who had been convicted
of committing crimes during the pre-
ceding days of the week at the ses-
sion of Court.
When Court convened Friday morn
ing, Judge Wagaman directed Sher
1T 1utzy to produce those who were in
his charge and in a few minutes nine
men and boys filed into the court
room.
Luther Soldiers, John Menhorn. Jr.,
and Charles Wilson, none of whom
have yet reached manhood in point of
years, convicted by the Court of boot
Logging, were the first ones called.
Questioning Soldiers, the Court
learned that he had regular employ
ment as trackman on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. The sentence was
that Soldiers was to pay 81 week for
the period of 25 weeks and costs of
prosecution, in lieu of being sent to
some penal institution, and was pa
rolled for the period of three years,
during which time he was to abstain
from further crime and be of good re-
pute.
Menhorn, who gave his age as II
and Wilson, who said he was of the
same age, were told by the Court that
each of them was to pay 81 a week
for 20 weeks and costs of the prosecu-
ton, the payments to begin next week
otherwise a different sentence would
be passed. This the boys agreed to
do. The Court told them that they
must find work, implying that the
money thus paid must be the product
of their own labors.
Elmer Lee, covicted of a statutory
otfense against young girl named
Phillips, residing near Swanton, was
paroled under bond in the sum of $500
with the proviso that he pay the in
jured girl the sum of 81 per week for
five years. The Court stated that it
was his intention at first to sentence
Lee to the penitentiary for the period
of one year.
William Soblasky, who was found
guilty of burning the barn of w. D.
Althouse, at German, was sent to the
Maryland Penitentiay for the term of
four years.
Charles Spring, guilty of stealing
an automobile rim, tire and inner tube
from the car of Cecil Ramsey one
night recently, wa ssent to the Peni-
Tertiary for one year.
James D. Aronhalt, found guilty of
the crime of incest, was given one
year in the Maryland House of Correc-
ton. Aronhalt is a man considerably
past middle-age.
David Shank was given the choice
of either spending six months in the
House Of Correction or paying the
sum of $500 and costs for his exper-
fence as bootlegger, in which bust
ness he was engaged for some time
prior to his arrest about ten days be-
foe the opening of Court.
Fred. Warwick, young man of 81
years, a miner by occupation, and
the sole support of his father and
mother, convicted of burglarizing a
store at Vindex, was paroled for three
years provided he pay the costs of his
prosecution and conduct himself prop
cry for that period of time.
Following the sentence of the pris-
oners Judge Wagaman excused the
petit jury until the 23rd inst, at
which time Judge Doub will be in
Oakland to hear and determine the
case of Miss Orlie Durham against
the executor of her late mothers es-
tate, a bill having been filed several
months ago to set aside the will of
the deceased.
In the report of the court proceed
ings published in The Republican last
Thursday, the name of Harry Kirch-
able appeared as having been indicted
for participating in the theft of ton
of coal from the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. This error on the part of
The Republican is both regretted and
inexplainable. Mr.. Kirchable was the
prosecuting witness in the case and
is one of the staff Of Baltimore and
Ohio detectives,