The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-09-14
q INDICTMENTS
RETURNED BY
GRAND JURORS
VIM. Floyd Kifer Indicted For
Murder in Axe Staying
At Deer Park

A murder indictment against Will
liam Lloyd Kifer, Mt. Lake Park,
false pretense indictments against
William Wallace and Jerome X. Wal
lace Jr., six indictments for conspira-
cy in the Kitzmiller school strike case,
and other indictments were returned
as the September Term Grand Jury
completed its work on Tuesday eve
ming and adjourned. Kifer was in
dicted for the axe Staying of Phillip
George Ray at Deer Park last April.
Thirty-nine witnesses were exam
ined and % indictments were re-
turned. j. B. Littman, Oakland served
as grand jury foreman, while William
Owens and w. Harold Miller were
named as clerks.
Mrs. Louise Fry and Phillips Thay-
er were indicted on charges of having
gaming tables in their possession at
the places of business on Deep Greek
Lake. James King, Friendsville, was
under three indictments, one for bur-
glary, one for forgery, and one for
false pretense. He is lodged in the
county Jail.
Larceny indictments were returned
against Quinten Murphy, 20, and
Lloyd P. Hopkins, 16, in connection
with the theft of savings bonds valued
at $2,925 belonging to Irene G. Lille
and personal property valued at $500
from Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barnhart
while all were guests at the Savage
Mountain Inn, August 81.
The youths were apprehended in
New Jersey and returned to Oakland
to face charges.
Other indictments include four for
bastardy, one for carnal knowledge,
one for desertion and non-support, one
for breaking and entering and one
for forgery, according to w. Dwight
Slower, States attorney. Warrants for
the arrest of those charged with in
fractions of the laws were in the hand
of Sheriff ]. S. Teats and they We're
being rounded into custody to be
! placed in Jail or furnish bond for their
appearance at the September Term of
| Court.
To the Honorable, The Judges of
the Circuit Court of Garrett County:
The Grand Jury of the State of
Maryland, for the body of Garrett
! County, for the September Term,
1850, has completed its duties and de-
sires to report as follows:
| We have been in session two days,
have examined 80 witnesses, and re-
turned twenty-three presentments
and indictments.
Pursuant to the charge delivered to
the Grand Jury by Judge Henderson
we have carefully considered the evil
dence brought before us, and have
| been governed by our obligation as
Jurors, and our duty to Society in in
sisting in the enforcement of the
! Law, in our action in each instance
! We have tried to weigh all evidence
submitted to us carefully and where
we felt the evidence warranted it,
/ true bills were returned.
A committee from our body eX-
amined the records of the Treasurer's
office and, in our opinion, the books
are well kept and in accordance with
modern accounting methods.
We have inspected the Court House
and the various county offices and
recommend that swinging doors be
installed at the main entrance of the
| Court House in the event of fire, that
| the exposed wiring in the office of
the County Board of Education be
corrected, that the ceiling in the Of
| flee of the County Commissioners be
| repainted and that a new flag be pur-
chased and used for the Court House.
clean and generally in a good con-
dition.
I The Grand Jury in a body made an
! inspection of the Garrett County Jail
and find it to be in good condition,
clean and sanitary. However, we
recommend that a shower be placed
| in between the ladies' ward, insul-
alton of the heating pipes in the base
ment and that the window sills be
| painted.
We had before our body the Sheriff
of Garrett County and the various
/ constables. We believe that the Law
enforcement officers of the County
are generally doing everything pos
sible to enforce the laws. However,
we strongly recommend that the Law
enforcement Officers give more at
, tention to the enforcement of our
gambling and alcoholic beverages
Laws.
We desire to thank his Honor Judge
| Henderson, for his assistance, and
also the States Attorney, w. Dwight
Slower, for his cooperation and as
sistance in the performance of our
duties as Grand Jurors.
Respectfully submitted,
| J. B. LITTMAN
Foreman.