The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-04-02
KOLBFLEISCH IS GUILTY

plea of guilty to the charge of murder
and the Court requested that the State
present enough evidence in the case to
show the defendant guilty of the crime
to which he confessed.
The State called the following wit
nesses: Charles Rexroad, Stewart
Bowman, Corporal Thomas Currie,
Clarence Zimmerman, James Sickle,
George Politz, Emroy Bolden, John
Glotfelty, Hubert Bowman, DIR. N. 1.
Broadwater, and T. F. Baughman, the
latter an agent of the Bureau of
Investigation of the U. S. Department
of Justice, an expert on guns and
cartridges, and ]. W. Owens, deputy
sheriff. ,.....5
DR.. Broadwater and Emroy Bolden
testified as to the extent of wounds,
what caused the woman's death, and
that she had died enroute to a hospital,
just before reaching Frostburg. Kolb-
fieisch was with her at the time she
died.
Stewart Bowman testified going to
the house with Kolbfeisch and Zim-
norman following the shooting and
of placing her in car to bring her to
Oakland. He reported seeing a ladder
in the rear of the house. The ladder
was later supposed to have been placed
there by Kolbfeisch to make it ap-
pear that robbery was the motive.
Hubert Bowman and John Glotfelty
testified seeing Kolbfeisch about 6
o'clock at McHenry, prior to the
murder.
Zimmerman testified hearing the
shot that evening about $50 from the
direction of the Pysell farm and stated
that Noah appeared 10 to Is minutes
later to tell him that ella has been
shot," Zimmerman prepared to go to
the Pysell house but Kolbfeisch stated,
"You better not go, they'll kill you,
too"
Shells Found
Charles Rexroad testified being with
Kolbfeisch at the farm the day of the
Pysell funeral and that while going up
to the mill for some grabs, they found
shotgun shells close to the tree that
had been used as target. Rexroad
quoted Kolbfeisch as saying to him at
that time, "Hide these shells, they'll
search the woods and find them"
James Sickle, in addition to testify
ing that they quarreled frequently
over money and that he mistreated
her, stated that few days before the
murder she wanted port of a feed
check which Noah refused to give her.
Two days before the shooting Sickle
said Kolbfeisch blamed him and two
others living there for stealing some
shotgun shells which he had purchased
at Terra Alta, w. Va, and took after
them with club. He was stopped
then, Sickle said, by Miss Pysell, who
said she would be witness if he
struck them.
Politz, Spear, Currie, and Owens
then told their stories of the confess
sion and how itswas overheard. POLITE
said Kolbfeisch related the story he
said he was going to tell at the trial
in the court and asked Politz to pick
flaws in it so he could arrange per-
feet alibi. He told Politz there were
twenty minutes that he couldn't ac-
count for in his alibi, the time it had
taken him to hide the gun and obtain
the notes from Miss Pysell's room.
The confession was made to Politz
upon three different occasions, telling
parts of the preparation and commits
sion of the crime at different times.
Mr.. Baughman, Department of JUS
tfce, testified that all shells found had
been fired by the same gun. '7',~
No evidence was offered by the de-
tense, and shortly after Judge Sloan
rendered verdict Of guilty Of murder
in the first degree which carries with
it either the death penalty or life i'm
prisonment. Court then adjourned
until Wednesday morning. ',|@ 80.
3. Wednesday morning when court re-
opened the defense attorneys pleaded
for the sentence of life Imprisonment,
which was the fullest mercy possible
under the law. -. %.
The States Attorney said he would
not oppose such sentence. The Court
then recessed for about. half an hour.
In the prosecution of, the case the
States Attorney was assisted by E..
R. Jones and Walter w. Dawson.
Judge Sloan Passes Sentence ?.
In passing sentence Judge Sloan
said:
I'VE. came here yesterday morning
with the expectation of being here for
more than week. Preparations had
been made for the trial of the traver-
ser and nearly 100 witnesses were
summoned. We delayed opening of
court because the counsel for the de-
tense said they wanted further confer
ences with their client and the Wit
nesses who had been summoned, which