The Republican., 1925-12-17
SECOND WEEK OF CIRCUIT
COURT NOW IN SESSION
Criminal Docket Called Monday
MOrning-AdjOurnment May
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ne second week of the December
Term of the Circuit Court for Gar
rett county was called Monday morn
ing with Judge Walsh on the bench at
which time the criminal appeal docket
was taken up and the following cases
heard and determined;
State VS.. George Burkholder, as
sault upon Leslie f. Friend. This
case was appealed from Justice
Vests court when the traverser ask
cd for a jury trial following his ar
rest. Burkholder put up strong de-
fense and in his cross examination
declared that he was entirely inno-
cent Of any wrongdoing The Court,
however. took different view Of the
matter and fined him $50 and costs.
On a charge of being drunk and
disorderly, which was also appealed
from Justice Vests court, Burkhol-
der was fined SO and costs.
Jacob S. Miller failed to respond
when he was called following an ap-
peal from the late Justice James d..
HamilPS court at which Miller was
fined $500 and costs on the charge of
killing two wild deer his bond in the
sum of $500 was forfeited by an or
der Of the Court.
The criminal appeal docket was
completed Monday afternoon and on
Tuesday morning the criminal trials
docket was taken up.
Cleveland Fraley, who was arrested
some weeks ago and has been held in
Jail pending his trial, entered plea
of guilty to the indictment charging
aim with the sale of liquor and was
fined 5000 and costs or three months
in Jail.
In another case against Fraley on
the same charge he was parolled for
the term of three years by the Court.
Jacob Stark, charged in an indict-
1loat wit. larceny and receiving stol-
en- goods, forfeited his bond of $1,000
for his appearance when he failed to
respond when called for trial before
the Court.
Norman and Columbus Bittinger,
father and son, indicted on the charge
Of selling liquor unlawfully, were ar
raigned A plea of guilty to the charge
was entered by Norman Bittinger,
while Columbus Bittinger stood trial
and was found guilty. The Court pa
rolled him for the term Of two years.
Harry Harmell was the principal in
three bootlegging cases, in which he
was found guilty as charged and in
two of them he was fined 5000 each
or to serve six months in the House
of Correction. In the third case he
was parolled.
Calvin Griffith, sale of liquor was
found guilty and was fined 5000 and
costs of six months in the House of
Correction.
Tony Mile, who has been before
the Court on several previous Occa-
sions on bootlcgging charges and who
was arrested few weeks ago by the
State officials on a like charge and
held in Jail for trial, was fined $500 or
six months in the House of Correction
after he had been found guilty by the
Court sitting as jury.
Ward Nair, boy Of about seven
teen years, Of near Oakland, was
found guilty of burglarizing the pool
room of Joseph Helbig and was pa
rolled by the Court upon his promise
to be of good behavior.
Robert X. Pike, of near Friends
vile, was found guilty of a statutory
charge preferred against him by
Clara c. Root. Sentence has been re-
served by the Court.
Clarence Augustus Wilt and Mar
tha D. Wilt, Of near Bond, smoothed
out their differences some time ago
by becoming man and wife and the
charge against the former was dis
missed by the States Attorney when
Wilt agreed to pay the costs Of pros
ccution.
James Harvey was found guilty by
the Court when he was tried on the
indictment charging him with an as
sault upon Mrs. Harvey and will ha
TO pay her the sum OF $15 every two
weeks for an undetermined period.
, James Nelson and Leroy Tasker,
TWO youths residing in the mountains
near Swanton, were indicted for the
malicious destruction Of the contents
of public school building and with
breaking The windows ard otherw Sc
damaging the property # the county
Tho Court sentenced them TO three
years each in The House Of Correc-
ton.
Alvin Tasker, against whom Edith
Simmons appeared as Jhe prosecuting
witness, was found guilty by the
Court.
Frank Swisher. n former emDlOyc