The Republican., 1925-06-18
JUNE TERM OF CRIMINAL
COURT CLOSED THURSDAY
Sentence Passed Upon Several
Who Had Been Found Guilty
of Committing Crimes


journed last Thursday after
noon after a session lasting
from June 1st, upon which day
the grand jury received its in
structions from Chief Judge W.
C. Walsh. Judge Albert A. Doub
presided in place of Judge Walsh
the second and third weeks of
the term and it was the latter
who wound up the term when he
pronounced sentence upon more
than a dozen last Thursday and
declared court adjourned.
Frank Fidler, one of the notorious
Fiddler and Burkholder gang from
Somerset county, Pa, who was on
trial last Thursday when The Repub-
lean went to press on a charge Of
burglary in connection with the series
Of robberies committed in the vicinity
Of Bttinger last November,w found
guilty of the charge against him by
a jury sitting in his case and was
sentenced by the Court to serve three
years in the Maryland Penitentiary.
Two Of his brothers and another man
named Burkholder were found guilty
of the same crime last December and
are now in the Maryland penal insti-
tuition serving sentences of 3 years
each for their share in the crime.
John W. Miller, of near Bittinger,
indicted for stealing horse from the
pasture field of his uncle, Silas Teats,
near Accident, and selling the ami
nal to farmer near Eglon, West Va,
entered a plea of guilty when ar
raigned and on Thursday afternoon
was sentenced to serve 18 months in
the Maryland Penitentiary.
Dewey Clark, a consistent as well
as persistent violator of the State
prohibition laws, for which he was in
dicted by the recent grand jury, and
when arraigned beofre the Court on
Wednesday entered a plea of guilty.
Thursday afternoon sentence was pro-
nounced by the Court who fined him
5000 and six months in the House of
Correction, or eighteen months in the
House Of Correction unless the fine
fine be paid at once. Clark chose to
serve IS months.
Edward Bittinger, for non-support
Of his wife and children and desert
ing his family, will spend one year
in the House of Correction, sentence
to this effect having been passed by
the Court Thursday afternoon.
James Jumper, a Carolina Indian,
who was employed as laborer on
the McIntire building, stole a watch
at the home of James Lonergan while
the dwelling was on fire one night
last winter and has been in jail ever
since, plead guilty to the charge when
arraigned and was sentenced to be
confined in the Maryland Penitentiary
for the term of Is months.
Sentence in the case of Bruce
Browning, indicted for selling liquor,
was suspended for one year provided
the traverser abstains from the use
and handling of the same for that
period of time. Browning is now
serving Federal sentence of ninety
days in the Oakland Jail after hav-
ing been convicted on a like charge
at a recent term of the Federal Court
in Cumberland.
Perry Dennis and Louie Lewis, two
youths, were parolled in the custody
of Sheriff Yutzy for ten days after
they had been found guilty of selling
liquor. Both had been confined in
the Oakland Jail several weeks await
ing trial.
Lewis Capoloso, Spaniard, was
fined $3.50 and costs or six months in
the House of Correction for having in
his possession liquor with the inten-
tion of selling the same.
Joe Bonello. sale of liquor, was
fined $3.50 and costs or will spend six
months in the House of Correction if
the fine is not paid at once.
Dewey Welch and S. E. Bane, in
dicted jointly, the charge against
them being the possession of liquor
for the purpose of sale, were both
convicted. The former was fined 5000
or six months in the House of Cor
rection, and the latter $400 or eight
months in the House of Correction.
These two men were closely allied in
the Illicit liquor business with George
Keith, who left here shortly after he
had given bond for his appearance at
the recent term of court, thus for
feiting his bond Of $780, 1t is said
that Keith owned a number of auto
mobiles in which he transported Ii
quor to a selected group of customers,
using the hut of Eli Acosta as the
depot or headquarters for storage and
shipping purposes.