The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-06-17
CRIMINAL CASES IN THE
COURT NOW BEING TRIED
Several Convictions Have Beer
Obtained and Sentences
Pronounced By Court.

The June Term of the Circuit
Court convened on Monday last with
Associate Judge Albert A. Doub pre-
siding, when the criminal appeal dock
ct was taken up, and at the time
The Republican goes to press this
morning the docket is not completed
but the following is the result of the
cases heard at this time:
In the case of Dayton Fike, who had
appealed to the Court after he had
been tried and convicted by Magis-
trate Poole, at Kitzmiller, for dis
orderly conduct, was found guilty by
the Court and fined $1,000.
Andrew Wolf, who had been pro-
nounced guilty by Magistrate E. 1.
West for killing muskrat out of sea-
son and fined $500 and costs, was
heard by the Court and was found to
be not guilty.
Lafayette Weinberg, who had been
fined $500 and costs by Magistrate
for driving an automobile recklessly
and who was fined $500 and costs
for the offense reconsidered the APP
peal and it was dismissed by order of
the appellants attorney.
Following the appeal docket the
criminal docket was taken up and
disposed of as follows:
State VS.. Orval Savage, larceny.
Stet.
State VS.. Jacob Stark, larceny and
receiving stolen goods. Continued.
State VS.. Leslie Savage, larceny,
Stet.
State VS.. George Beeman, forgery.
Plea of guilty, confessed by the de-
PENDANT.
State VS.. Gazette Orban, sale of
liquor Sentenced by the Court to
pay fine of $500 and costs of prose-
cution.
State VS.. Gazette Orban, sale of
liquor. Sentenced by the Court to pay
a fine of 5000 and costs.
State VS.. Gazette Orban, Liquor to
minors. Sentenced to pay fine of
$500 and costs.
State VS.. Lora Whitmore, sale of
liquor. Sentenced to pay a fine of
5000 and costs.
State VS.. Truman Harvey, simple
assault and assault and battery Gull
ty.
State VS.. John Wilburn, sale of
liquor. Verdict guilty.
State VS.. Carl Hunter, desertion
and non support. Verdict guilty.
Ordered to pay to his wife, Ruth Hun
Ter, $4,000 per MONTH for the period
of one year.
State VS.. Edgar Maybe, desertion
and non support. Verdict guilty.
Ordered to pay to his wife, Jennie
Maybe, $500 per month for the
period of one year.
State VS.. Earl Harvey, larceny and
receiving stolen goods. Verdict not
guilty.
State VS.. Dayton Fike, malicious
destruction of property. Submitted
to the Court on the plea of guilty.
State VS.. Lawrence Laughlin, false
pretence. Plea of guilty on first count
of Indictment.
State VS.. Ernest Coddington and
Orval Coddington, burglary. Verdict
guilty. Sentence postponed until sec
ond Monday in September.
State VS.. Ermin Savage, Russell
Ryland and Theodore Wilson, burg
larry. Plea of guilty entered and SEN
tence suspended for five years.
State VS.. Joseph Hipp, false pre-
tence. Verdict guilty. Sentence sus-
pended for three years.
State VS.. John Coddington, carnal
knowledge of female between ages of
IA and 16 years. Plea of guilty, con-
fessed.
State VS.. John Coddington, bastar-
dy. Plea of guilty, confessed by the
defendant.
State VS.. Paul Silbaugh, carnal
knowledge of female between ages of
IA and 16 years. Plea of guilty, con-
fessed by defendant Sentence sus-
pended and paroled for period of 10
years, providing he pay costs of prose-
cution, and the sum of $40 to Mrs.
Gatterman within 80 days from date,
that he forthwith marry the prosecu-
ing witness, Orpha Gatterman, pro-
vide her with proper home and living,
etc.
State VS.. Paul Silbaugh, bastardy.
Plea Of guilty, confessed. Sentence
suspended and parolled upon payment
of costs of his prosecution within 80
days.
State VS.. Irwin Beachy, bastardy,
submitted to Court, verdict not guilty.
State VS.. Ray Right, sale of liquor.
Plea of guilty. Sentenced to pay a
fine of $500 and costs of prosecution.
State VS.. Samuel Bittinger, possess