The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-06-11
CRIMINAL CASES In The
COURT NOW BEING TRIED
Several Convictions Have Been
Obtained and Sentences
Pronounced by Court

peal docket was taken up in the Cir
cult Court for Garrett county with
Associate Judge Albert A. Doub, of
Cumberland presiding. A large num-
Der of cases have been disposed of
and last night the Court was in ses-
sion until nine o'clock, engaged in try
ing case before a jury which had
been empanelled early in the after
noon.
An appeal case, that of G. J. Lee,
appealed from the court of Justice E.
l. West, involving the question of the
legality of keeping a minor child out
of the public school, was the first case
and this was nolIe pressed by the
State.
Joseph Ameen Of Westernport, who
was arrested at Kitzmiller some time
ago, tried and convicted by Justice
Pool on the charge of peddling goods
without license, had his appeal case
heard by the Court who found him
guilty and Ameen was fined $40 and
costs.
These were the only two appeal
cases appearing, following which the
criminal docket was called and dis
posed of as follows:
State VS.. George Erwin, who had
been arrested after his indictment by
the recent grand jury on the charge
of possessing liquor for the purpose
of sale, had his trial before the Court,
adjudged guilty and fined 5000 and
costs.
Frank Fidler, the last of the quar-
tet indicted in connection with the
burglarizing Of the cellars, diaries
and sugar houses of farmers residing
IN the Bittinger section of the county,
and whose arrest was made over in
Somerset county, Pa, his home coun-
ty, several weeks ago, following which
he was brought to Oakland and lodg-
ed in Jail, was tried Tuesday before
fshe Court Verdict guilty; sentence
t yet pronounced. Fiddler is one of
The three brothers along with another
Pennsylvania named Burkholder, in
dicted at the December term of last
year, charged with the crimes. All
except Frank was captured at the
time, tried and sentenced to the Mary
land Penitentiary, where they are now
serving their terms.
Silas Platter, of the section of coun-
try known as New Germany, who was
surprised early in the spring as he
was attempting to burglarize the gen
eral store of P. P. McAndrews, was
indicted upon the evidence of Mr.. Nc
Andrews, entered a plea of guilty
when arraigned before the Court, who
parolled the man for the term of three
years. Platter is looked upon as not
being wholly accountable for his ac-
tions by those who know him.
Burtin Holler, of Oakland, indicted
for bastardy, when arraigned entered
a plea of guilty and submitted his
case to the Court, who required Holler
to enter into bond for the payment
of SIS each month for fourteen years
for the support of the child and an ad-
ditional sum approximating $50 for
medical attention for the mother.
Dewey Clark, looked upon as one
of the chief bootleggers of the COM
munity, indicted recently, was assess
ed fine of 5000 and costs or eighteen
months in the House of Correction,
Alfred Sidney Northcraft, a man of
go years of age, living near Bloom
ington, indicted charged with statu-
tory rape, tried before a jury, was
found not guilty.
Silas Platter, one of the two OF
three prisoners who broke Jail early
last December and who was later re-
arretsed, was indicted for breach of
prison. A demurrer to the indictment
as found was sustained and the case
went over.
Charles Dunithan, young man re-
siding along the State line in the vi
entity of the old Chisholm Mill prop
erty, who was arrested early in the
past winter on the charge of stealing
pieces of jewelry and other valuables
from house in that part of the coun-
ty, was indicted as charged and upon
being arraigned confessed his guilt
Ihe Court committed him to the Ma.
"a and Training School for Boys until
ne arrives at the age of twenty-one
years.
Porter Junkins, of Kitzmiller, OF
the indictment charging him with hav.
ing sold a quantity of liquor, chose tc
be tried before a jury yesterday wher
his case was reached on the docket
The trial of this case consumed the
greater part Of the day and was Civ.
en- to the jury after three o'clock The
verdict was not guilty.
Henry Schiminger. Meshack. Harry