The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-06-24
JUNE TERM CIRCUIT
COURT ADJOURNED FRIDAY
John Coddington, Near Selbys.
port, Given Fl Years In
Penitentiary.

From the time the Circuit Court
for the county recessed on last
Wednesday evening, when the pro-
ceedings were prepared for publication
in last weeks edition of The Rapubli-
can, the following proceedings include
the cases which We're disposed of from
the time the Court convened on last
Thursday morning until the adjourn
ment for the June session at o'clock
on Friday evening.
The Criminal Appeal docket was
taken up for the second time on
Thursday morning with the disposal
as follows:
In the case of Jacob S. Miller, who
appealed from the court of the late
Justice of the Peace James D. Hamill,
who had found him guilty of killing
two deer within the bounds of Garrett
county and had fined him $500 and
costs, was heard before the Court with
a plea of not guilty. The verdict of
Vic OOAI w as llOJ guilty.
In the case Of Dayton Fike, who was
tried before Justice Pool at Kitzmiller
for disorderly conduct and found gull
ty OF the charge, appealed to the
Court and was found guilty and SEN
fenced to st. Mary's Industrial School
for Boys until he attains the age of
81 years.
The Criminal Docket was disposed
of as follows:
State VS.. Truman Harvey, simple
assault and assault and battery.
Tried before the Court. Verdict gull
ty and sentenced to serve four months
time in the House of Correction.
State VS.. Joseph Lawson and Homer
Rodeheaver, liquor to minors. Jury
trial. Verdict guilty. Each fined
5000 and costs of prosecution, and in
default of the payment of the fine to
serve one year each in the House of
Correction.
State vs.. Wesley Fike, forgery.
Plea of not guilty entered. Tried be-
fore the Court. Verdict guilty and
sentenced to St. Mary's Industrial
School for Boys until he arrives at the
age of 81 years.
State VS.. Lawrence Laughlin, false
pretence. Plea of guilty, confessed
by defendant. Sentenced by the
Court to serve six months in the
House of Correction.
State VS.. Harry Davis, larceny and
receiving stolen goods. Plea of gull
ty, confessed to first count of indict-
ment. Sentence suspended for three
years and defendant parolled upon
condition that he pay the costs of
prosecution, be of good behavior, alb
solutely refrain from the purchase
and use of moonshine whiskey and
other Intoxicating liquors and make
his report to the Court at each Jury
Term during the period of three years.
State VS.. Samuel DeCost, carnal
knowledge of female under age of IA
years. Plea of not guilty Tried by
the Jury. Verdict guilty on third
count of indictment. Sentenced by the
Court to undergo confinement in the
Maryland Penitentiary for a period
of one year.
State VS.. John Coddington, carnal
knowledge of a child. Plea of not
guilty entered. Jury trial. Verdict
guilty Sentenced by the Court to
serve 81 years in the Maryland Peni-
tertiary.
State VS.. George Burkholder, sale Of
liquor. Plea of guilty to first count of
indictment. Tried before the Court.
Verdict guilty. Sentenced to pay fine
of $500 and costs.
State VS.. Noah Moon, sale of liquor.
Plea of not guilty. Trial before the
Court. Verdict not guilty.
State VS.. John Townsend, malicious
destruction of property. Plea of not
guilty. GHIcTeu. lTIdl DelOIt lIie
Court. Verdict guilty. Sentenced to
pay fine of $40 and costs of prosecu-
ton and to pay to the prosecuting
witness $500 for the property des-
troyed.
State VS.. Albert Riley, larceny and
receiving stolen goods. Plea not gull
ty. Tried before the Court. Verdict
guilty. Committed to st. Mary's In
dustrial School for Boys until he ar
rives at the age of 81 years.
State VS.. William Welsh, sale of
liquor. Plea not guilty. Tried before
the Court. Verdict guilty. Sentenced
to pay fine of $500 and costs of prose-
cution.
State VS.. Graham Weeks, sale of
liquor. Plea not guilty. Court trial,
verdict not guilty.
State VS.. John D. Browning, sale of
liquor. Plea of guilty to first count
of +o now Ena