The Republican., 1947-09-25
CRIMINAL CASES
CONCLUDED FOR
SEPTEMBER TERM

The September term of the Garrett
County Circuit Court concluded
yesterday afternoon with a number
of prisoners arranged before AS
sociate Judge George Henderson for
pleas and sentencing.
William Ray Butler entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of canal
knowledge and was given a suspended
sentence of three years.
William Lee Hottinger entered a
plea of guilty to burglary charge of
the Bachtel filling station on route
/ so.
Hottinger was given sentence of
five years in the Maryland peniten-
tialy on the burglary charge and two
years in the penitentiary on charge
of carrying concealed weapons, both
| sentences to run concurrently.
Mrs. Leasa Alinger, charged on the
same Indictment as Hottinger, en-
tered a plea of not guilty. Charges
against her were dismissed following
Hottinger's sentencing.
| Cleveland Arbogast entered a plea
of guilty to charge of burglary and
was sentenced to two years in the
Maryland House of Correction. Sen
tence was suspended subject to his
good conduct.
Andrew Baker, charge of burglary,
entered a plea of guilty to the first
count of the Indictment
Baker, who is only sixteen years
old, was paroled for three years. He
served term in the Maryland train
! ing school for Boys, according to
States Attorney Walter w. Dawson,
and the judge told him he would give
him one more chance.
George Bittinger, charged with
larceny and receiving stolen goods,
was sentenced to serve 18 months in
! the Maryland House of Correction.
He entered plea of guilty.
James A. Green entered plea of
guilty to charge of larceny and re-
cciving stolen goods and was SEN
fenced to three years. Sentence was
suspended subject to his good be-
| havior.
Edward Dale Savage and John L..
Bethel were jointly indicted on a
charge of larceny and receiving
stolen goods. They entered pleas of
guilty, and Court suspended three
i year sentences on condition the de-
| PENDANTS pay costs Of the case, and
reimburse the prosecuting witness
for $l30 worth of lumber, allegedly
taken from him.
Solomon Tasker entered plea of
guilty to a charge of bigamy. He was
paroled for three years.
{ Other cases disposed of before
| Court adjourned included the follow
ing:
! State VS.. Marco Nance, an appeal
from Magistrate H. A. Loraditch on
a charge of failing to obey the towns
parking ordinance. Tried before a
jury, verdict guilty. Sentenced to pay
I S. and costs of the case.
i State VS.. Clark Hutzel, bastardy,
tried before the court and found
guilty. Ordered to pay 81 per month
| for IA years for support Of child.
State VS.. James Peck, charged with
false pretenses; plea of guilty. Sen
tence was suspended upon payment
of 5000 to the Unemployment Com
pensation department at the rate $5
per week.
State VS.. Arden May, James Hine-
baugh and Edward b. Hinebaugh, on
charge of sale of liquor; case con-
tinucd to March term, due to lack
of witnesses.
State VS.. Ray Cassidy, on assault
and battery charge; plea of guilty
entered given year in the House of
Correction, but sentence suspended
upon good behavior for three year.
Two other appeal cases concerned
hunting and fishing.
Marie Harbrant, Pittsburgh,
charged with fishing in trout waters
(in Todd's damn near Grantsville,
during closed season; tried by jury,
verdict not guilty.
| Raymond Kahl, Accident, charged
with hunting deer with bird shot,
tried by jury, verdict not guilty.
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