The Republican., 1963-03-28
March Term OF
One-Day Duration
Most Truversers Who Filed
Appeals Fail To Appear

The March Term of Court for
most intcnts and purposes was Of
one-day duration, and actually
didn't even take all of the morn
ing hours
There had been only four indict-
ments returned by the March
grand jury and one of these traver-
sers was never apprehended, This
indictment was on bastardy.
Lawrence Cosner and Richard
Boyce, who were indicted on
charges of statutory burglary as a
result of entering the Kitzmiller
school, entered pleas of guilty. AS
sociate Judge Stuart F. Hamill
sentenced Boyce to serve 18
months in the Maryland Institu-
tion for Men, while Cosner also
was given two year sentence
but his sentence was suspended
and he was placed under the SUI
pervision of the parole and pro
baton officer for two-year period.
The third person under indict-
ment was Robert D. Kemp. Of Deer
Park, charged with perjury This
indictment was nolle pressed bv
order of the States Attorney, Fred
A. Thayer, Mr. Thayer explained
that officials in Pennsylvania had
Informed him that Mr. Kemp had
not been convicted of a felony in
that state in 1913. Kemp was
| charged with falsely swearing that
he had never been convicted of
felony. Pennsylvania authorities
said he had been charged with
burglary but had been found to be
a delinquent at that time.
Mrs. Hilda Wilson, of near
Bloomington, who had been charged
with contributing to the neglect
of her children in the juvenile
court last week, had prayed d jury
trial in criminal court, but when
her case was put On the docket and
called for trial she failed to put
in an appearance
Authorities who were informed
the woman had gone to West Vir-
ginia. said they would ask West
/ Virginia authorities to hold her.
Her minor children are under
! jurisdiction of the county welfare
board and the juvenile court.
Disposition of Appeals
The disposition of other appeals:
Robert Lee Coffey. McHenry.
had appealed three decisions of
Trial Magistrate John w. Holman.
Holman had found him guilty Of
driving while under the influence
OF liquor, S10O and costs: reckless
! driving, S25 and costs: and operat-
ing on an expired license, $40 and
costs. Coffey failed to appear in
court and the cases were remanded
to Justice Holman, to execute the
original decisions.
Joseph L. Bethel, Accident and
John L. Bethel, Martinsburg. who
appealed decisions Of Magistrate
Robert Maroney on charges of
spotlighting with firearms in their
| possession had earlier this week
withdrawn their appeals and paid
their fines of S100 and costs in
magistrate court.
Dale Martin Hetrick, Meyersdale,
had entered an appeal from Magis-
trate Edward L. Grove, Grants
! vile, who found him guilty Of
operating motor vehicle while
his license was suspended or re-
Voked and fined him $500 and
costs. He failed to appear in court
and Judge Hamill ordered his bond
OF $500 forfeited.
George Edward Metz. Barton.
appealed decision Of Magistrate
Maroney who found him guilty of
operating a motor vehicle while
his license was suspended or re-
voked and fined him 500 and
costs and thirty days in the coun-
ty jail. Metz failed to appear and
bench warrant was issued to bring
him into court and prepare TO
serve his 80 days in jail
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