The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-03-25
LEWIS GUILTY OF
MANSLAUCHTER
BY AUTOMOBILE
Leroy Swauger, "a, Avilton, Ac-
quilted on Charge of Statutory
Rape-COurt AdjOurns

George w. Lewis, 90, NndeX, was
found guilty of manslaughter by
automobile, and Leroy Swauger, 81,
Avilton man, was acquitted on a
charge of statutory rape in the two
outstanding cases to come before the
March Term of the Garrett Circuit
court.
The criminal trials came to an end
on Wednesday afternoon, but there
are still some civil cases to be tried,
according to Dwight Slower, States
Attorney.
Lewis was the driver of the auto
mobile which plunged into the Poto-
mac River at Bloomington last Octo-
Der 80 which resulted in the drown
ing of Leona Pearl Maybe, II, of Deer
Park. Mrs. Fern Holt, Hampshire, w.
Va, also an occupant of the car and
Lewis escaped injury.
Testimony brought out the fact
that Lewis had been drinking. Lewis
and Mrs. Holt testified that the Maybe
girl had grabbed the steering wheel
just before they reached the bridge
across the river, causing the car to
swerve and go over the embanlmcnt.
The jury, in bringing in the verdict,
made a recommendation for mercy,
and Judge Henderson passed SEN
tence of 60 days in the Garrett
county jail, but sentence was sus-
pended and the man was placed on
parole for three years.
The charge against Swauger was
brought by Dolores Ellen Mckenzie,
10, of near Avilton, daughter of Min
ME Mae Mckenzie. After deliber-
alton the jury returned mot guilty.
verdict.
Five men entered pleas of guilty
when they were arranged before
Chief Judge William A. Hustler and
Associate Judge Henderson on Mon
day.
They were Joseph 3. Hughes and
Robert Rizer charged with burglary
of the Dusic Wholesale Produce COM
pany; Edison DUR, accused of steal
ing a car; Max Liller, charged with
stealing $35 from Emerson Sebold;
and James Peck, charged with three
false pretense cases.
Hughes and Rizer were ordered to
repay $189,38 to Dusic and pay court
costs and were given a suspended
sentence of one year DUR was given
two-year suspended sentence and
was paroled for three years. Liller
was given a three-year parole, while
Peck was given suspended SEN
tence of a year and paroled for three
years.
Other cases: Arley Michael, assault
with intent to murder; case continued
Ernest CLANCY, charged with sod
omy, pleaded guilty, sentenced with
| held
Harvey c. Warwick, bastardy; plea
of guilty; ordered to pay 5000 pei
month and $1,000 expenses.
Carl Lyle, desertion and non-sup-
port; plea of guilty; given a sus-
pended sentence of three years in
House Of Correction, ordered to seek
employment and to pay $4,000 a
month for support of wife and chill
dren.
Edward Wisserman-f alse pre-
tense; plea of guilty; ordered to pay
STOP and costs of case.
Eugene Coddington and Russell
Stanley, charged with bastardy, re-
quested blood tests, cases continued
Lee NJ. Ellifritz, charged with as
sault and battery in two separate in
dictments. Cases dismissed.
Irwin Sharpless, bastardy, plea OF
guilty; ordered to pay $500 "a month
until child is 16, and $50 confinement
expenses.
A number of other cases, carried
over from previous terms of court
were either ordered continued Oh
marked "stet" OF at standstill.
States Attorney Slower stated that
all who were placed ON parole we're
put in charge of the state division of
parole and probation.