The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-21
CRIMINAL DOCKET TAKEN
UP MONDAY in COURT HERE
Few Cases Went To Trial, As
Traversers Entered Pleas OF
Guilty When Arraigned

The criminal docket in the Circuit
Court Of Garrett county with Chief
Judge D. Lindley Sloan on the bench,
was taken up when court convened on
Monday morning. A recess was taken
yesterday at noon and court recon-
vened this morning.
Yesterday morning Judge Sloan
pronounced sentence upon those who
had entered pleas of guilty or had
been found to have violated the law
after trial. But one case was before a
jury and the accused party was found
not guilty as charged.
In passing sentence Judge Sloan
tempered justice with mercy, result
ing in the paroling Of number who
were guilty of crimes committed.
The Trials
On an appeal from Justice Friend,
Asa Glotfelty was found not guilty Oh
having shot female deer, for
which alleged otfense he had been
fined 500 and costs in the Justices
court.
Alphonse Barello; desertion and non
support; guilty by the Court; l year
in the House Of Correction; sentence
suspended upon condition he pay his
wife 81 per week until further orders
by the Court.
Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter
William Thomas Cooper, VindeX
miner. who shot and killed Floyd Har-
vey on July 4 as Harvey was dining
with Cooper's wife, entered a plea Of
manslaughter and was sentenced by
the Court to serve 3 years in the Pen
itentiary.
Burrell Dawson, forgery; 2 eases;
plea Of guilty confessed; 30 days in
jail.
Two Embezzlers Enter Pleas of Guilty
J. Frank Browning, former clerk
collector Of Oakland, entered plea Of
guilty upon arraignment and was SEN
fenced to 8 years in the House Of Cor
rection; sentence, however, was sus-
pended provided he make restitution
of the money embezzled before the
first Monday in December, 1889. The
amount of money embezzled was APP
proXimately $500.
Walter L. Killius, clerk-collector of
Mountain Lake Park, also entered a
plea of guilty when called for trial.
The charge against Killius was the
same as lodged against Browning, the
amount involved being about $500.
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as that in the Browning case.
Garland burst; carnal knowledge;
6 months in the House Of Correction;
sentence suspended for two years.
Case of Assault With Intent to Murder
Kenneth Stewart, assault with in
tent to murder Charles D. Morehead;
plea of guilty confessed; sentenced to
pay a doctors bill of SIG, fined $25 and
costs or serve 60 days in jail.
Garland burst, bastardy; plea of
guilty confessed; support of child.
Pete Foster Tasker; bastardy; plea
Of guilty confessed; support of child.
Liquor Cases Determined
Harry F. Starner; sale of liquor:
pronounced guilty by Court; 500 fine
or six months in House Of Correction.
Byron Gosh; sale of liquor; verdict,
guilty; fined 500 and costs or s
months in House Of Correction.
Emory E. Nail, possession of liquor
for purpose of sale; verdict, guilty;
fined 500 and costs or months in the
House of Correction.
Wilson Wiley, bastardy; guilty;
support of child imposed.
Ralph Custer and Clifton Smith; lar
ceny; jury trial; not guilty.
Robert Stockley, desertion and non
support; verdict guilty by Court; or
dered to pay for support of wife.
Efie A. Liston, possession Of slot
machine; plea of guilty; fined $25
and costs.
Sherman Hare, larceny of a COW;
guilty confessed; sentenced to serve
2 years in House of Correction. Sem
tence suspended.