The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25
CSSAILANTS OF SPECIAL
OFFICERS GET 3 MONTHS
In The Maryland House of Cor
rectiOn-Other Sentences
Pronounced Friday

The criminal docket of the Deem
Der Term of the Circuit Court for
Garrett county was completed on Fri
day last following the conviction of
George j. Keith and Earl Hanger for
having assaulted Special Officers H.
B. Cunningham and A. C. Murphy
on the evening of December 9Th on
the streets of Oakland.
Following the assault of these two
officers the offenders were placed I'M
der arrest and taken before Justice of
the Peace Edward l. West, where
they prayed trial by jury.
The cases came before the court as
criminal appeals and were docketed
as No. 6, against Keith and No. T.,
against Hanger.
The two officers had been in Oak
land for some weeks gathering evil
dence against those who were en-
gagged in selling moonshine liquor and
other crimes, they being operatives,
of a private detective agency and
were here in the employ of the State.
The evidence at the trial showed that
the assault made upon them was en-
tirely unprovoked and occurred in the
Quality Restaurant on Second street
and on the pavement fronting the
restaurant and in the presence of a
number of witnesses, among whom
were Motor Officer W. D. Casteel and
Sheriff Guy Yutzy. The trial was be-
fore jury. The State was repre-
scented by States Attorney W. r. Of
futt and the defense was handled by
Capt. ]. Philip Roman, of Cumber-
land.
The defense made an effort to show
that Officers Cunningham and Muir
ply, by their actions, invited the at
tack, but failed, while the State very
conclusively proved to the jury that
the men were quiet, unassuming and
- tending strictly to their own affairs
ben they were assaulted and struck
with some blunt instrument in the
hands of their assailants.
Keith came to Oakland a few weeks
ago from Clarksburg, W. Va, where
he said he had been engaged in farm
ing. Prior to that he stated that he
was at one time an officer of the
Canadian Northwest Mounted. Hau-
gers former home was at Terra Alta,
West.
The cases against the two men
were argued for more than an hour
by the attorneys and the jury retired
a little before five o'clock. At eleven
o'clock the same night they rendered
a verdict of guilty and on Friday the
court sentenced them to serve terms
of three months each in the Maryland
House of Correction.
Nay Shockey and Gilbert Kitzmil-
Ter, convicted of burglarizing the res
taurant of E. H. Sheppard at Kitz-
miller, during the first days of the
court, were sentenced Friday morning
to serve six months in the House of
Correction.
Carl Wilson's for assault with in
tent to murder, one year in the House
of Correction. Later his sentence
was suspended upon condition that he
be of good behavior for the period of
three years.
John Menhorn, Jr., one of the two
boys who were arrested and placed in
Jail several weeks ago and indicted
for selling liquor by the December
Grand Jury, was sentenced to pay a
fine of 5000 or go to the House of
Correction for the period of months.
Friday morning Judge Doub suspen-
ded this sentence and parolled young
Menhorn for the period of two years
provided he remain away from pool
rooms, spend his evenings at home
and be of good behavior generally.
The same entries noted above were
made in the case of Charlie Wilson,
who was arrested at the same time
in company with young Menhorn and
upon the same charge.
Toney Miller, selling liquor, was
fined $500 and costs to be paid i'm
mediately or he will spend the next
nine months in the Maryland House
Correction.
Calvin Menhorn and Charles Britt,
indicted jointly for selling liquor,
were tried before a jury who found
them both guilty. Menhorn was fined
$500 and costs or will serve a term of
one year in the House of Correction.
Britt's fine was placed at 5000 or
a months in the House of Correction.
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