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Two MenDefectiveDelinquentsBoth Have Been Confined In State Institution; Other Case Also HeardTwo local men were formally tie-• ■dared defective delinquents by,•Chief Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer,t1 “■ in Circuit Court this morning and:'[committed to Patuxent institution; c? until they have recovered suffic-’ -jiently for release. jThey were Calvin Lidie Jr.,; •! Frederick, and Bruce William Gra-'I bill, of near Middletown. Both have “=been confined to the institution for ; examination after receiving five-ijyear House of Correction terms, j Udie, sentenced for breaking and! Centering and larceny in August ofi ■11955, did not oppose the commit-! 5'mem to Patuxent. GrabHl,- sentene-i r[ed on a charge of assault with in-! *;tent to carnally know a six-year j tjold girl, fought it and maintained; 5 [ he is not a defective delinquent, j j Br. Harold Boslow, director of j Patuxent, testified the findings of i his staff had determined both were defective delinquents. In the Lidie case, he pointed out the man had been involved with the law over a; k period of time and it was felt most; inf his offenses were on the basis; iof his emotional difficulties.‘j The psychiatrist said of GrabiU; 11that he had been involved in two;other cases involving molestation-.iof young giris. Sherman P. Bowers,;iattorney for GrabilL called several] former employers of the man, who :gave him a good reputation as a '[farm worker. GrabiU. 33. said that ‘lit the Court would give him a breakhe would go straight and he didn't ‘jfeel he needed treatment. :.1 Judge Schnauffer pointed out! J GrabiU had been involved in tfael ’iother cases in 1945 and 1948 and; jsaid the man undoubtedly had a: J tendency to molest young children. | iHe said he definitely felt GrabiU jneeded treatment. He urged both! J Lidie and GrabiU to take advantage! Iof the treatment offered, Thomas? -| S. Glass represented Lidie. *j State's Attorney Samuel W. Bar-4.jrick presented the State’s case. } • A previous good record stoodj Melvin J. Gorman, 23, Rocky ! Springs, in good stead after he pleaded guilty to forging a check for $87 and passing it at Grimes’ store at Lewistown. The judge suspended a three-year House of Cor-•irection sentence upon provision that restitution is made immediately and he placed Gorman on probation.Staley Grimes, the store operator, said he attempted to telephone Wil-ford G. Blank, of the same area, whose name Gorman signed to the ; check, after the man gave it to [him but was unable to reach him! for several hours. When the mer-[ chant learned Blank did not sign | the check. State Police were called and Gorman taken into custody j the same night, with the result that j about S64 was recovered, j Gorman said he had a job wait-jing for him and didn't know why She gave the check. He said he had been drinking. Mr. Bowers was hisattorney.Wheu some question arose as to the pleas and the method of trial]—by Court or jury—the judge postponed trial #£ the case of Stewart |Edward Snyder, this city, until May 110- Snyder is charged with assault jwith intent to kill his wife and also iwith assault and battery. Mr. [Glass was appointed by the Court • to represent the defendant.
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Frederick, Maryland, US
Tue, Apr 30, 1957
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