The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-31
MARCH TERM WILL LIKELY
ADJOURN THIS AFTERNOON
Heavy Docket Involving Crimi~
nal Matters Disposed Of In
Record Beating Time
MAJORITY PLEAD GUILTY

The present term of the Cir
cult Court, which convened on
Monday of last week when the
grand jury also went into ses-
sion, that body adjourning on
Wednesday after finding sixty
two indictments, will likely adj
journ this afternoon after hear
ing one or two civil cases to be
tried before a jury.
The trial of criminal cases was COM
pleted yesterday afternoon with the
finding of not guilty verdict in the
case of William C. Welch, indicted
for possession and sale of intoxicants
by a jury after an hours delibera-
ton.
Judge Doub was on the bench DUR
ing the week, Judge Sloan being en-
gagged elsewhere in his judicial duties.
At the call of the docket Tuesday
morning when Court convened follow
ing the four-days' recess, the great
majority of those indicted, when ar
raigned before the Court entered pleas
of guilty confessed either in person or
by their attorneys, where the prison.
ers We're fortunate enough to have
some one to represent them.
Liquor Cases Predominant
Elmer Hayes, indicted in 1880, for
the sale of liquor, was dismissed, the
prosecuting witness not appearing.
Playford Gibbs, sale of liquor; plea
of guilty confessed; 500 fine and
costs or six months in the House Of
Correction.
James Fazenbaker, of near Bloom
ington, against whom two indictments
were found, one being for the possess
sion of liquor for the purpose of sale
and the other on the charge of making
sale, entered plea of guilty to both
indictments and was fined $500 and
costs or months in the House Of
Correction.
Oliver C. Miller, sale of liquor; plea
of guilty confessed; $3.50 and costs or
months in the House of Correction.
Robert L. Groves, bastardy; plea Of
guilty confessed.
Raymond Ream and Cecil Rosenber-
ger, stealing chickens; jury trial; YER
diet guilty. The prosecuting witness
was Thomas Wagner, of near Fin
eel. In the trial of the case it devel-
oped that Rosenberger and Ream had
upon two occasions entered the hen
house of Wagner and took about
fifteen of his Rhode Island Reds,
among the birds being a rooster blind
in one eye. The rooster was intro
duced as evidence by the State and
it was proven that the bird was found
in the possession of the traversers.
Ream was recently discharged from
the Maryland Penitentiary after serv-
ing 81 days of three-year term fol-
lowing his conviction in the local
court.
Five youths, Edward Schmidt, Earl
Shuttlesworth, Jesse Shuttlesworth,
Paul Wolfe and Franklin Wolfe, from
the vicinity of Red House, were par
oiled when they confessed having taken
an electric motor belonging to James
Hamilton, farmer at Red House.
Clarence Paugh and Wallace Stahin,
burglary. The two young men were
indicted for having broken into a store
at Vindex and stealing therefrom a
quantity of merchandise. Both con-
fessed their guilt and were sentenced
to serve three years in the Maryland
Penitentiary.
Hold-Up Youths ParOled
Wesley Hatfield, Richmond, Va,
and Harold Russell, Fairmont, who
were implicated in the attempted rob-
berry of the Pritts filling station on
Route so late last year, entered
pleas of guilty confessed and were
paroled by the Court. The other menu
Der of the party, brother of Hatfield,
is now serving prison sentence IN
Virginia for stealing an automobile.
Frank Stewart, desertion and nom
support; plea of guilty confessed; SEN
tence suspended for one year.
Bigamist Pleads Guilty
Edgar F. Cornelius, of Pittsburgh
Pa, who was married in Oakland to
Mrs. Marie Gank, of Keyser, while he
had one wife living in Pittsburgh,
entered a plea of guilty when ar
raigned. Cornelius, at the time OF his
arrest in Pittsburgh, was candidate
for Poor Director but was defeated
at the primary election following. he
said, when arraigned that he was
without funds and did not want law
yer to represent him.
James Hanlin, desertion and nom