The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11
CRIMINAL COURT DOCKET
TAKEN UP ON MONDAY
A Number of Cases Have Been
Tried With Many Yet To Be
Handsome Sentenced

December Term of the Circuit
Court resumed it's session on Mon
day with Chief Judge D. Lindley
! Sloan on the bench, at which time the
petit jurors reported for duty.
In the appeal case of Greeley o.
Janoske, taken to the upper court on
an appeal from Justice Teats, the
judgment of the lower court was af-
firmed and verdict rendered filming
Janoske SIS and costs for neglecting
to secure a license for his dog.
The appeal case of Austin Tasker
charged with assault on Jesse Me-
ROBBIE, was dismissed.
Columbus Mason, of near Swan.
ton, who had been found guilty by
Justice West of obstructing a pub
lie highway, was tried before a jury
and verdict of guilty was returned.
The contention of Mr.. Mason was
that the alleged highway was lane
leading through some property upon
which he was operating saw mill
and that he had his mill set on the
lane but provided another way for
the contending witnesses to pass.
A motion was made for new trial
which will be argued later.
The criminal trial docket, which
comprises more than sixty cases, was
called Tuesday morning and up to
the hour The Republican goes to press
the following cases have been dis
posed of:
Arthur Sweitzer and Lloyd Parish,
indicted jointly for the larceny Of
various house furnishings from the
summer home of Cornelius Maloney
near Swanton, were tried before the
Court, who rendered verdict of gull
ty as to Parish and not guilty as to
Sweitzer.
George Irwin, indicted for the UNI
lawful manufacture of liquor, entered
plea of guilty when arraigned be-.
fore the Court.
John B. King, charged with larceny,
was tried before a jury and verdict
of not guilty returned.
Clyde Glover, indicted for the theft
of lumber alleged as being the prop
erty of A. j. Alexander, was tried be-
fore the Court and found not guilty.
In the trial of the case it was brought
out that the lumber alleged to have
been unlawfully taken by Mr.. Glover
was on the land of Mr.. Collier and
it was taken away with the consent
of the latter. Later Mr.. Glover Of
fered to pay Alexander for the lumber
or return the same which offer was re-
fused.
James Lee johnson was found gull
ty of bastardy and ordered to give
bond for the support of the child or
in default be confined in the Mary
land House of Correction for nine
months. johnson is in Jail and will
likely go to the House of Correction.
Howard C. Shipp entered plea Of
guilty when he was arraigned on the
Indictment charging him with DESERT
ing his family and not supporting his
wife and children. A sentence for this
breach of the law was suspended for
the term of three years provided the
traverser be of good behavior and
supports his wife and children in the
meantime.
Dobey Martin, larceny; plea Of
guilty confessed.
Paul Sanders, indicted for the pos
session of liquor, entered a plea OF
guilty when he was arraigned before
the Court on the indictment charging
him with the offense.
Lawrence Calhoun, indicted for for
gerry, confessed his guilt when taken
before the Court. Calhoun had passed
a number of forged checks on mer-
chants and others.
William H. Lauer, on. the charge Of
desertion and non-support, was tried
before the Court and verdict of not
guilty was rendered as the desertion
charge and guilty as to the non-sup-
port of his child.
Raymond Ream, charged with sod
omy, entered plea of guilty.
Charles thinker" Martin, who re-
Gently moved from Oakland, indicted
for having stolen clothing, etc., the
property of William A. Kimmell, was
tried before the Court and verdict Of
guilty rendered. Martin had been be-
fore the Court on previous occasion
and on like charge when he was
found guilty and sentenced to serve
Is months in the House of Correction.
At the trial it was brought out that
after serving "a days of the sentence
he was paroled.
There remain quite a number of
cases yet to be tried and it is posi-
BILE that court will not adjourn before
Saturday.