The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-03-13
Juvenile Study
lis Recommended
By Grand Jury
Investigating Body Questions rs
Witnesses and Returns 30
Indictments In TwO-Day
Session

With the Garrett County grand
jurors for the March term having re-
turned eleven indictments against
nine Juveniles upon its adjournment
ON Tuesday evening, the members in
their report recommended a study of
the juvenile delinquency problem.
The % members of that body urged
the County Commissioners to appoint
a fve-membcr committee to investi-
gate and make a study of conditions,
study steps taken in other counties
to handle the situation and TO make
a written report which should be pre-
scented to the next Grand Jury ses-
sion.
One Of the purposes would be to
study the possibility of establishing
Juvenile Court here. Associate
Judge Morgan c. Harris, to whom
the grand jury made its report,
stated Garrett is one Of only four
Maryland counties without Juvenile
court law
The eleven indictments against
juveniles were among the 80 indict-
mcnts returned by the Grand Jury
during the two-day session. There
were twcnty-siX witnesses before the
investigating body. BENZ. 0. Aiken,
Accident, served as chairman, while
J. Logan Weber, Oakland; and Rob
ert W. Murphy, Friendsville, served
as clerks
States Attorney w. Dwight Slower,
revealed this morning that five indict-
ments were returned against Calvin
Larch, %, who was arrested last week
along with the nine Juveniles. Larch
was charged at the time with receiv-
ing stolen goods from several of the
Youngsters and has been held in the
county jail a. default of $1,000 bond
Indictments were also returned
against Richard William Cline, for
armed robbery in holding up the Var
sity Maid; and Paul Coleman, Jr., for
grand larceny in being charged with
theft of $25200 from Irwin TichnelI
about the same time as the armed
robbery several weeks ago
George Henry Beeman, 20, of near
State Line, and Charles Webster
Fazcnbakcr p, of near Accident both
were indicted ON a charge of grand
larceny Of pIaner belonging to Bert
and Sherman Frazee.
There are six indictments against
the Manhattan hotel and the local
Amvcts club which IS housed in the
same building Two of these indict-
ments are against the nine officers
of the Amvcts club for having game
devices in their possession, and an
other against the nine officers on
possession of liquor for the purpose
of sale. The Amvets club was raided
several weeks ago by Sheriff Paul W.
Fisher and other state and county Of
ticcrs.
The officers named were: Delmar
Dilley, James P. Kcmphfcr, Norman
Wine, Dayton Alexander, John Casti-
low, Thomas 4. Shcche, Jimmie Ly-
ons, Russell Alexander and Harry
Glaze.
An indictment also was returned
against Robert Whitchair who was
acting as steward Of the club at the
time Of the raid, for possession Of
liquor for the purpose of sale.
An Indictment was returned
against Francis L. Shcehc for the sale
Of beer on Sunday, and one against
Thomas and Margaret Shcchc, Oak
land, and William l.. Shcehc, Cum
bcrland, owners of the Manhattan
hotel, for knowingly permitting
gambling in the building owned by
them.
There were no indictments for
bastardy, something unique in the
history Of grand jurics.
The Criminal trials will get under
way on March "a, at 10 o'clock.
To the Honorable, the Judges OF the
Circuit Court for Garrett County:
The Grand Jury for the March Term
Of the Circuit Court for Garrett
County. for the year 1852, having been
in session for the past two days, and
having completed the work required
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