The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-09-29
CIRCUIT COURT ADJOURNS
AFTER COMPLETING WORK
Fines and Sentences Melted Out
To Traversers-Twenty-TwO
Taken to Houses of Detention
PERJURERs SENTENCED

The September Term of the Garrett
County Circuit Court adjourned last
Friday evening after Judge Sloan had
passed sentence upon those convicted
and disposing of other matters claim
ing the attention of the Court. Twen-
ty-two prisoners have been taken to
State institutions by Sheriff Haenft-
ling and his deputies to begin serving
the sentences imposed by the Court.
Sam Piacquadio, who confessed his
guilt of attempting to burn dwelling
in Oakland, was sentenced to serve
four years in the Maryland Peniten-
tiary, as was also Valentino Barromeo
found guilty of the same offense and
who was associated with the former
in the crime. Martin Jdback, the other
member of the trio, was sentenced to
serve two years. The men are all of
Connellsville, Pa, and their arrest fol-
lowed the confession of one of the
number who had been picked up on
another charge by Pennsylvania Of
fcer. y
Edward Knox and Walter Fike, who
were indicted for perjury for exhib-
iting to justices of the peace and pro-
curing certificates on scalps of preda-
tory animals after they had once been
paid, entered pleas of guilty and both
were sentenced to serve six months in
the House of Correction.
Charles Smith, for burglarizing the
home of Van Deem, entered plea Of
guilty and was paroled in the custody
of Gaius Harvey until he arrives at
the age of 81 years.
Other cases disposed of by the
Court were as follows:
Charles w. Davis, on an appeal
from Justice Poole of Kitzmiller, who
found him guilty of operating an au-
tomobile while under the influence Of
liquor, was found guilty of the offense
by the Court and Justice Poole's YER
dict and sentence-$110 and costs
sustained.
Samuel Thomas, Sines, who appeal
ed reckless driving charge from JUS
tice Gender, was found guilty and or
dered to pay a fine of $40 and costs.
Lewis Bittinger, bastary, two cases.
Both were tried before juries and in
each case the verdict was guilty. He
was ordered by the Court to pay $3.50
per month to each of the two mothers
for the term of fourteen years.
William Casseday, charged with lar
ceny and receiving stolen goods, was
found not guilty.
John Fazenbaker, indicted for as
sault upon a woman at Bloomington,
and who entered a plea of guilty to
the fifth count in the indictment, was
sentenced to serve six months in the
House of Correction.
Paul Kitzmiller, alias L. R. Kitz-
miller, charger with forgery, entered
a plea of guilty and was sentenced to
serve IS months in the House of Cor
rection.
Charles Walcott and Laura Wal
colt, manufacture of liquor; 5000 and
costs and u monhs in the House Of
Correction.
Charles Mckenzie, manufacture Of
liquor; plea of guilty confessed; fined
S100 and costs.
Harry Reall, Steve Kopan and Gust
Marras, manufacture of liquor; jury
trial; verdict guilty. Sentenced to
pay $3.50 and costs; later reduced to
$500 and costs for Real and Kopan.
Gust Marras failed to appear and
forfeited his bond.
Earl Hinebaugh, manufacture Of
liquor; fined $500 and costs.
Ersel Thomas, bastardy; guilty;
ordered to pay S. per month until
child is IA years of age.
Charles Walcott, sale of liquor;
fined 500 and costs.
Alvin Sines, sale of liquor; plea of
guilty confessed; fined $500 and
costs.
Bradley Bray; sale of liquor and
manufacture of liquor; plea of guilty
confessed; second offense; sentenced
to pay 5000 and costs and serve 6
months in the House of Correction.
Andrew Bruckey, manufacture of
liquor; fined 500 and costs; SEN
tence suspended until March, 1888.
On the charge of sale of liquor he en-
tered a plea of guilty confessed and
was paroled for one year.
Solomon R. Sisler, sale of intoxi-
cants; tried before the Court and was
found guilty; fined 5000 and costs.
In each instance where the fine was
not paid, the traversers were ordered
to spend months in the House of
Correction.