The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-06-16
MAN WHO HELD POLICE AT BAY
SENTENCED TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS
Webster House Pleads Guilty
To Charge of Resisting Arrest

Webster House, %, was given Is
months in the House of Correction by
Magistrate H. A. Loraditch, when he
pleaded guilty yesterday morning to
a charge of resisting arrest.
House held authorities at bay for
more than an hour on Tuesday even
ing with a pistol at his barricadcd
apartment home in the Naylor build
ing, corner of Wilson and Liberty
streets.
Sheriff J. S. Teats, who went to
the home Tuesday after the unem-
ployed quarry workers wife had OBJ
tanned a warrant for his arrest on
drunk and disorderly conduct charges,
said House told him Nobody will
take me unless they take me dead"
as he waved a pistol at Teats from
his second-floor window.
Mrs. House told Teats she and her
husband moved into the house on
Tuesday and that her husband had
been drinking during the course Of
the day and started breaking furni-
ture. She then obtained the warrant
from Magistrate Loraditch a inc re-
ported that when she started back to
the house her husband pointed %
calibre target pistol at her and her
two children from the upstairs win
dow
When Teats went to the home to
arrest House the latter pointed the
gun in his direction and shouted that
he would not be taken alive. The sec
ond floor apartment entrance was
locked and Teats said he tried to rea-
son with House from the sidewalk for
more than an hour. City policeman
William Sheets was on the scene by
this time but neither could make any
Roadway. State police were then sum-
moned.
When State Troopers Glen D. Folk
and Milton Hart arrived they called
to House to surrender but he refused.
Teats helped Hart climb through a
transom over the apartment door far
enough to unlock the door. Teats,
Hart, Folk and Sheets then entered
the apartment. House was in bed
room and threw his weapon under the
mattress of bed and made no at
tempt to resist arrest.
Teats said Houses gun was loaded
with nine cartridges, but that he had
not fired it. At one time while still on
the street Teats had persuaded House
to throw down his gun and he with
drew the cartridges, but suddenly de-
cided against it and reloaded while
standing in front of the open window.
At that time Teats said House told
him not to try to come up and get him
as he also had a rifle there.
The disturbance caused more than
the usual interest in the neighborhood
as the first report was to the effect
that convict had barricaded himself
in house that was being moved on
Second street. Housewives began to
close and lock their own entrances.
Lieut. C. w. Magaha, state police
Troop B, commander and First Sgt,
w. E. O'Hara, commander Of the La
Vale barracks arrived on the scene as
House was captured. They were
equipped with tear gas, shotguns and
o+bor riot aoI1ipp,aOt
At the hearing Wednesday morning
House told Magistrate Loraditch that
he didn't intend to use the gun. The
magistrate replied that nobody knew
that but you," and proceeded to pro-
nounce sentence. House was under a
six months parole at the time on a
previous charge of having beaten his
wife Mr.. and Mrs. House resided I'M
til Tuesday at the home on Oak street
which was the scene of a murder and
suicide two weeks ago. At that time
he told representative of The Re-
publican, Were going to get out of
here. This place is too tough for me-"
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