The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-12-12
PLUNKETT FOUND GUILTY;
PRESTON TRIAL REMOVED
Several Prisoners When Called
For Trial, Cal MenhOrn Among
Them, Entered Pleas of Guilty

Enoch Plunkett, Frostburg,
was found guilty of the crime of
rape, Ethel Rosenberger, of Gar
rett county, being the victim of
the mans brutility, upon which
charge he was indicted by the
recent grand jury.
Plunkett went on trial before a jury
Tuesday morning. The witnesses for
both the prosecution and State were
examined during the day and at an
evening session of court the attorneys
made their arguments. The jury was
out about two hours and returned
verdict of guilty about 1880 o'clock.
The verdict carries with it a death
sentence or life Imprisonment. The
jury in it's verdict, however, recon-
mended mercy to the Court.
Bernard Preston, also of the Frost
burg community was indicted for the
same crime and upon the same girl.
Upon motion of his attorneys his case
was removed to Allegany county.
The attack by the two men took
place at a point on the National High
way four miles west of Frostburg, on
June 30. The girl, Ethel Rosenberger,
is said to be but fifteen years of age.
Preston was arrested Immediately fol-
lowing the commission of the crime,
but Plunkett was not apprehended
until August 81, when he was placed
under arrest at Deroit, Mich, whence
he had fled. I
W. J. Ryan, Cumberland, and W.
R. Ofutt, Oakland, were the attor-
neys for the defendant, while States
Attorney Renninger prosecuted the
case with his usual vigor.
Yesterday afternoon the trial of
John D. Browning, indicted more than
two years ago on a charge of selling
intoxicants, was called before a jury.
At the time this paper goes to press
the trial is still in progress.
When called for trial three liquor
violators entered pleas of guilty, three
others were convicted following their
trial, four were found guilty of lar
ceny and one entered a plea of guilty
of the crime of bastardy in cases
taken up at the December term of the
Circuit Court for this county, which
reconvened on Monday morning, with
Judge Albert A. Doub presiding.
Calvin Menhorn, Oakland, was con-
victed by the Court sitting as jury,
of selling liquor. To another indict-
ment charging him with the same Of
tense he worked a surprise by enter
ing a plea of guilty. Another indict-
ment, found by the recent grand jury,
charging him with the same crime, re-
mains to be tried. Menhorn was con-
victed at a previous term of court on
a like charge. Sentence has not yet
been passed.
Alphonse Borella, Oakland, who re-
Gently returned from a 45-day jail
sentence imposed by the United
States Court at Cumberland, was
again convicted of the sale of liquor.
Borella plead his own case before the
Court.
Albert f. Wilson plead guilty to an
Indictment charging him with the
manufacture and possession Of liquor.
Lewis and George Fazenbaker
were indicted jointly for sheep steal
ing, the former entering a plea of
guilty and George stood trial before
the Court. Verdict guilty.
Everett Bray plead guilty to an in
dictment charging bastardy. The
Court required the traverser to enter
into a bond to pay the woman SO per
month for fourteen years for the sup
port of the child.
Thomas Hoover and Elmer Hoover,
charged with stealing tools and other
property from Albert Schlossnagle,
confessed their guilt.
W. L. Casteel and H. A. Sisler,
manufacture of liquor, tried before
a jury; not guilty.
Marcel Grove, arrested about two
weeks ago when he was observed sit
ting on a key along a roadway in the
vicinity of Bloomington by Sheriff
Casteel, Richard West, States At
torney Renninger and Justice Gender,
plead guilty to the charge of impOr-
tation of liquor and was fined $500
and costs by the Court.
Ernest Resh and John Daw, sale
of liquor; jury trial; not guilty.
Bruin Beehler, Oakland, sale of in-
toxicants, plea of guilty confessed.
Charles Madigan, Deer Park, sale
of liquor; tried before the Court; YER
dict not guilty.
Philip Crissinger, who has been a
persistent violator of the liquor law,
indicted for the sale of intoXicants,
was tried before the Court and found
guilty of the charge.