The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-03-27
SAMUEL B. HADDIX
IS SENTENCED TO
LIFE FOR RAPE
Man Found Guilty in Trial Be-
fore Court on Tuesday; Other
Cases Disposed OF

Samuel Benjamin HaddiX, Al,
woodsman of the Short Run area,
near Kitzmiller, was found guilty of
charge of raping his 13-year-old
daughter Ruth, in the Garrett County
Circuit court on Tuesday, and was
sentenced to life Imprisonment by
Chief Judge William A. Hustler and
Associate Judge George Henderson.
HaddiX, defended by Neil c. Fraley.
and w. D. Slower, was tried before
! the court and did not seek a jury
trial. The court, after hearing all
the testimony in the case, deiberated
only about 10 minutes and then
passed sentence.
HaddiX broke down and wcpt a few
minutes after sentence was passed
and called his 19-year-old son, Sam
uel HaddiX, Jr., of Baltimore, to him
and told the youth to take care of
the family and keep out of trouble"
The man was arrested last month
by Constable Roy Sewers, kitzmillcr,
who investigated complaints from
school teachers about the young girls
nervous condition. The grand jury
indicted HaddiX on charge of rape
and incest but the latter charge was
dismissed.
Haddix moved to the Short Run
area from Elm Grove, W. Va, last
October, States Attorney Dawson
said. Police said his common-law wife,
mother of his son and five daughters,
has been missing several months
from the Elm Grove section. Shortly
before her disappearance authorities
learned HaddiX had married 16-year
old Morgantown, W. Va, girl, who
was in court and testified against him
Tuesday, as did 17-year-old daugh-
! ter.
The man denied the charge when he
was called to the witness stand.
Ringer Not Guilty
Clarence Ringer, of near Keyser
Ridge, charged with assault with in
tent to kill, brought by Ray Georg
and Melchoir Georg, was found not
guilty by jury. The case was COM
pleted Wednesday.
1t was shown that Ringer and
Georg quarreled over line fence and
that Ray Georg was struck on the
head with an axe The man had a
cash three inches long in the back
of his head and spent II days in the
hospital. Ringer claimed he did not
hit Georg with the axe, but during
the argument the man backed into it
as they tusseled.
| Other Trials
State VS.. Milton Herring, bastardy,
motion made for new trial, but mo-
tion denied An appeal taken to the
court of appeals.
State VS.. Ronald Friend, Friends
vile, charge of rape; tried before the
court, verdict not guilty.
State VS.. Clark Hutzcl, bastardy;
petition granted for a blood test to
be made.
Will Serve Sentences
The three members of the mob, ar
rested last year on a charge Of riot
and unlawful assembly, who appealed
from the decision of the court last
September, failed to follow through
on their appeal and We're arrested
last week following the issuance of
bench warrants upon orders Of the
court.
They are Robert Smith, Ed Helmick
and Woodrow Wilson, and they are
now in Jail awaiting trip to the
House of Correction where they will
serve six months each They were
found guilty before the court last
/ September.
Robert Davis, Kitzmillcr, wanted on
burglary charge, was also arrested
last Friday near Pittsburgh, Pa, by
Deputy Sheriff Paul W. Fisher, and
Trooper Milton Hart, and is now in
Jail awaiting hearing.
Juvenile cases, elsewhere in this
issue.
The court is continuing in session
today with several civil cases schcd-