The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-30
ROBERT RUSH Gets THREE
YEARS ON REFUND RACKET
Is Heaviest Sentence Imposed At
This Term Of Court, Which Re-
cessed Yesterday Afternoon
WAS ONLY ONE JURY TRIAL

Robert Rush, 10, termed by Chief
Judge D. Lindley Sloan as the ring
leader in the gasoline tax refund
racket, which took more than thous-
and dollars from the State Comptrol-
ler's office before it was discovered to
be racket by the youthful criminal,
was sentenced yesterday to serve three
years in the Maryland House of Cor
rection. This was the heaviest sentence
to be imposed at this term of Court.
The sentence came after Rush,
Blaine Miller and Darl Harding had
been found guilty by the Court on
charges of forgery which grew out of
the scheme of sending in sales slips
showing that gasoline which had been
purchased was being used on farm
for tractors, corn shredders, etc. The
state allows refund of four cents per
gallon on gasoline purchased when it
is not used on the public highways.
Rush admitted to &c claims, some of
which ran as high as S45.00
While under bond for his appear
ance before the Grand Jury he got
into another scrape in Frostburg for
which he was paroled, and although
pleas were made for the parole of the
young man, the Judge passed sentence
as he viewed the degree to which all
three were involved. Blaine Miller
got one year in the House Of Correc-
ton, and Darl Harding, who had al
ready served two months in jail, was
given an additional go days in the
county Jail.
The court term ended temporarily
on Wednesday afternoon, with several
cases to be called on April II. There
was only one jury trial, that being
the case against Oliver Paugh and Ida
Paugh, for sale of liquor. The jury
rendered a verdict of not guilty as to
Oliver Paugh, and guilty as to Ida
Paugh on the first and second counts.
She was fined $3.50, and if the fine was
not paid, sentenced to six months in
the House of Correction.
John Pratt and Arthur Alexander,
on charges of larceny and receiving
stolen goods, entered pleas of guilty
and were each sentenced to one year
in the House of Correction. Pratt and
Alexander were two of those involved
in the chicken stealing at the home OF
Jacob Bethel, at which time Paul
Pratt was shot in the neck by Mr..
Bethel as he attempted to flee with
his companions in an automobile
Pratt was found later in the middle
of the road, apparently showed from
the automobile and left to die. He IS
still in critical condition and partial
ly paralyzed from the effects of the
wound.
Othher cases at this term of court
included:
Samuel Tasker, appeal from Justice
Hart, charge of wife beating in 1887,
bond forfeited when appellant was
called and no answer given.
Icel Boniphant, appeal from Justice
Teller, 1881, charge of stealing dog
and collar; continued.
C. Earl Green, appeal from Justice
Zeller, charge of killing male deer
with less than points; continued.
Leona Knots, appeal from Justice
Pool. assault and beating; continued.
Wilson Wiley, appeal from Justice
Hammond, assault and use of protane
languages; appeal called and no
answer; appeal dismissed, Judgment
affirmed.
George Wayne Harvey, appeal from
Justice Hammond, charge of violation
of automobile laws; continued.
Asa Glotfelty, appeal from Justice
Friend, charge of killing female deer;
to be tried before Court, April II.
Charles Sisler, possession of liquor
for purpose of sale, and Mrs. Charles
Sisler, sale of liquor; both cases con-
tinued.
Robert Stockley, wife beating; stet
by order States Attorney.
George K. Friend, bastardy; tried
before court, verdict guilty; ordered
to pay expenses and funeral expen-
ses of child which died August, 1888,
or to serve one year in House of Cor
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