The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-27
LIQUOR Law
VIOLATORS Are
HEAVILY FINED

Operators of nine establishments in
the county were heavily fined Tuesday
by Associate Judge Morgan c. Harris
on charges of having whiskey in their
possession for the purpose of sale.
Two of them were also fined for main
tanning gaming devices.
The fines totaled S8,250 and are be-
lieved to be the heaviest ever levied in
the Circuit Court here. This money,
other than a small percentage slated
by law for the bar library upkeep
from the fines on gaming devices, goes
into the general fund of the county
Commissioners.
All nine defendants, indicted by the
September grand jury, entered guilty
pleas when they appeared before the
court All fines have been paid.
Clark Railey, operator of Peoples
Market, east of Oakland, was fined
$500 and costs; Charles G. and Earl
w. Railey, operators of Stone Tavern,
were fined a total of $1,000; J. Phillips
Thayer, operator of Thayer's Barn,
was fined $1,000; Clarence Savage,
operator of Red Run Lodge, was fined
$1,000; Lee McRobie and Hazel Nc
ROBBIE, near VindeX, were fined $3.50;
William B. Wagner, operator of Bills
Place, route 40. near Grantsville, was
fined $500; Oswald and Gladys Va
nucci, operators of Point View Inn,
were fined $1,000; Lloyd A. Wagner,
operator of the Meshack Browning
club near Grantsville, was fined $1,000
on a whiskey charge and $500 for
maintaining slot machines; Roy II.
Zehner, Arlington, near Grantsville,
was fined $500 on a whiskey charge
and $500 for having slot machines.
Indictments were returned follow
ing information presented by two
members of the State Police, who had
cooperated with Sheriff Paul W.
Fisher over a period of the past sew
eral weeks. Fisher said the two plain
clothes officers had recently assisted
Senator Herbert r. O'Conor with his
Investigations of crime in Baltimore
and other parts of Maryland.
What the final outcome will be con-
corning those who also have licenses
to sell beer will not be determined
until the County Commissioners, sit
ting as a board of License Commits
sioners, meet next Monday.
In this connection all holders of
beer licenses were issued excerpts
from the county beer law by the
Commissioners several months ago
stating that there would be vigorous
effort by the License board and law
enforcement agencies to enforce the
letter and spirit of the law.
One section in particular was men
toned, that mo license shall be issued
in Garrett County if the applicant "a
has Federal Permit for the sale of
any alcoholic beverages other than beer
and if such a permit is obtained sub
sequent to the issuance of the license,
then the license shall be automatically
revoked and the licensee shall be liza
BILE to prosecution for sale without a
license" Last June Sheriff Paul Fish
er made an inspection tour and col
lected federal liquor stamps from II
persons who had purchased them from
the Federal authorities. All were
given warnings at that time.
Sentence Suspended
Several other cases were disposed
of at the September court term, and
the criminal docket was completed
on Tuesday afternoon. Junior Walter
Guthrie was given a suspended sem
tence of from one to three years on
charge of stealing some tools from
a stone quarry near Friendsville,
where he had been employed.
Arie Rounds, of near Grantsvillc,
found guilty on a bastardy charge,
was ordered to pay expenses Of bear
ing the child and to pay $40 per month
toward its maintenance until it be-
came sixteen years of age.