The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-11
MRS. LETTIE ANTHONY NOT
GUILTY OF KILLING FATHER
Verdict Rendered By Jury Last
Night Following Trial During
Day and Evening Sessions >
MANY TALIsMEN CALLED

MAAN AAAAOMGAN OAlAAGD
Indicted at the present term
of court in which the traverser,
Mrs. Lettie Anthony, % years
old, stood charged with the MUIR
der of her father, Aaron Meyer,
SO, of Garrett county, opposite
Wilson, West Va, on the West
ern Maryland Railway, on the
afternoon of February 10, the
woman was placed on trial be-
fore a jury yesterday morning
and at eleven o'clock last night
that body pronounced her not
guilty and she was discharged
from the custody of the sheriff
after having been incarcerated
in Jail since the commission Of
the crime.
When the case was called for trial,
the regular panel of jurymen was
soon exhausted and then the Court
directed Sheriff Haenftling to summon
talismen. A score or more men were
called by the sheriff, but it was nearly
noon before the panel was complete
with Mr.. Guy S. Stanton, Grantsville,
as foreman of the body.
The State had summoned and ex-
amined in court during the trial of the
case thirteen witnesses, while the de-
tense had arrayed nineteen witnesses.
There was no eyewitness to the
tragedy, it having occurred in the
Meyer home where the father resided,
his wife having left him some months
before. Mrs. Anthony lived at Bay
ard and had visited her father. the
day before the tragedy, returning to
Wilson the day of the killing. What
occurred there as related by Mrs. An
thony both at the preliminary hearing
and in open court yesterday agrees
in almost every particular.
The. woman said she acted in self
defense; that he had been drinking
heavily and that he was in a quarrel
some mood, threatening to kill her
with knife he had in his possession.
Seeing a gun within reach she stated
that she picked it up and aiming it
fired, at her father whom she claimed
was advancing toward her. The shoot-
ing occurred in the hallway of the
house.
The case was given to the jury fol-
lowing arguments by the States At
torney and W. R. Offutt, attorney for
the defense, at ten o'clock. After de-
liberating for upwards of an hour the
jury returned it's verdict of not guilty.
During the trial of the case, and in
deed, throuhout the entire week, the
court room has been packed to the
doors by spectators and others inter-
ested in various cases claiming the
attention of the court.
Judges Wagaman and Doub sat in
the case, the former having come to
Oakland Monday, while Judge Doub
arrived here yesterday morning.
State Scores In Appeal Cases
In the two appeal cases of L. VAIN
gold, appealed from the decision Of
Justice Gender, the State filed a mo-
ton that the appeals be dismissed
as the defense had not filed with the
magistrate written notice of appeal
within ten days as required by the
statute. The Court, Judges Waga-
man and Doub, sustained the motion
of States Attorney Dawson and the
decision of Justice Gender, who inn
posed fines aggregating $500 and the
costs of prosecution, stands. 5oi.s
+ The traverser was unprecedented on
two charges, one that he was using
or permitting to be used dealers au-
tomobile tage for purposes other than
the dealers own business. On this
charge fine of 5000 and costs was
imposed.
The second case against Waingold
charged him with causing to be re-
moved, defacing and obliterating the
serial number from a motor vehicle.
In this case fine of $500 and costs
was imposed.
Other Cases Disposed Of
Other cases heard by the Court are
as follows, with sentences yet to be-
imposed: :.
Nelson Wilt, Bear Hill, sale Of
liquor, tried before the Court; guilty.
Charles V. Harvey, two cases OF
selling liquor to minors; not guilty.
Asa Kitzmiller, Hutton, manufac-
ture and possession of liquor; guilty.
Tried before the Court.
Carl Davis, larceny; plea of guilt
confessed.
Carrie Harvey, sale of liquor;. plea
of guilty confessed; paroled by Court
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