The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-27
CRELLIN MINER
FOUND GUILTY OF
MANSLAUCHTER
Edison Lewis Convicted in Traf-
fic Death of Oliver COsner
Near Gnegy Church on
January Ist

jury on Tuesday evening found Edi-
son Lewis, 26-year-old Crellin miner,
guilty of manslaughter in the traffic
death of Oliver Franklin Cosner, 20,
of Erwin, w. Va, on January l.
The jury deliberated over two hours
before bringing in it's verdict about
$40 p. m.
Lewis was the driver of a car
which struck and fatally injured Co.'S
ner at Gnegy Church on route 219,
IL miles south of Oakland, about
midnight, January /.
The testimony occupied the greater
part of the afternoon after the jury
had been selected in the morning
Sheriff j. w. Owens and State Po-
lice Corporal Thomas Currie testified
that Lewis failed to stop after the
accident occurred but had later come
to Oakland to give himself up. Both
declared that Lewis told them his
companion, Edwin Faherty, Crellin,
urged him not to stop but that after
arriving home by back roads he had
thought better of it and had gone to
Oakland.
Testifying also were DR.. E. l. Baum
gartner, medical examiner; Ralph
Pritts, owner of a garage near the
scene of the accident, and who
| brought the dead man to Oakland;
Wayne Delaney, Darrell Slaubaugh
and Earl Shipe, companions who were
walking with Cosner at the time of
the accident; and a Mr.. Madden,
farmer of that neighborhood, who had
later talked to Delaney.
Cosner and the three others were
walking north on the highway on the
left, according to law, when the Lewis
car approached, also going north, All
had been at Silver Lake Park pre-
viously.
The left side of the car struck Cos
ner, tossing him about thirty-five
feet. He had broken neck, frac-
tured skull and other injuries. The
other three with him were not
touched. Cosner was married and had
three children.
Other Court Activities
Other cases disposed of by the court
thus far include the following:
Albert Camp, appeal from Justice
Zeller for motor law violation; SEN
tence suspended upon payment of
costs.
Albert Smouse, appeal from Justice
White, hunting with unplugged gun;
plea of guilty, sentence suspended.
John Foley, appeal from Justice
White, hunting with unplugged gun,
plea of guilty, sentence suspended.
: Simon Hoover, desertion and non
support, dismissed.
Staley Rodeheaver, larceny and re-
ceiving stolen goods, continued.
Elmer Korrell, desertion and nom
support; tried before court, verdict
guilty; ordered to pay $3.50 every two
weeks.
Newton Griffith, bastardy; tried
before court, verdict guilty; ordered
to pay SIS per month until child is 16,
and in default to spend one year in
House of Correction. Motion for new
trial made by Griffith's attorney.
William Walter Friend, breaking
and entering, plea of guilty, not yet
sentenced.
Charles WEIGH, embezzlement; plea
of guilty; sentence suspended upon
condition he make restitution of
money obtained while selling appli-
ances for Grover C. Stemple.
Marshall Mckenzie, desertion and
non-support; plea of not guilty; tried
before court, verdict guilty; ordered
to pay $500 every two weeks.
Clifton Clark, desertion and non
support; tried before court, verdict
: guilty; sentenced to House of Correc-
ton for one year; sentence suspended
if he pays $500 per month.
Guy D. Duckworth, manufacture of
liquor; tried before court; plea of
guilty as to possession and fined 500
and costs; given until September term
Of court to pay.
Harry D. Fike, bastardy, tried be-
fore court, verdict guilty; ordered to
pay $4,000 expenses and $500 per
month until child is 16; upon failure
to do so to spend year in House of
correction.
Victor Kelly, bastardy, plea of gull
ty ordered to pay $50 expenses and
Sc per month until child is 16 years
, old; upon failure to do so to spend
year in House of Correction.
Alden Bolyard, breaking and enter
ing; plea of guilty confessed; SEN
tence suspended for period of three
years upon condition he abstain from
use of Intoxicating liquor and make
restitution of property stolen.
Wesley Kunkel, assault and bat
terry; tried before court, verdict
guilty; fined $50 and costs.
In a civil suit case tried before a
jury the Manor Coal company, Johns
town Coal and Coke company and the
: Portage Fuel company were awarded
damages of $1,734.42. The defendant
was the Fidelity and Casualty COM
pany of New York.
Sentence was expected to be passed
sometime today on Edison Lewis, con-
victed of manslaughter Judges on
the bench this week are Associate
Judges w. A. Hustler and Joseph
Mish. Court is expected to adjourn