Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-06-14
COURT NE WS.
GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS.

GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS.
| Commonwealth versus John Raffel
ty. James Finnar, William Levun
and Thomas Kelly, indicted for robbery
and aggravated assault and battery
true bills, two indictments.
John Walker, perjury, Court permi
nolle prosequi to be entered.
Frank Bird and Frank Ellis, fraudu
lently obtaining food and accommoda
! ton at hotel, true bill.
James FL. Argyle, desertion, bal
forfeited, process awarded.
G. H. Moore and w. j. Moore
surety peace, continued, recognlzance II
$500.
j. E. Moore, surety peace, continued.
recognizance in $500.
w. A. Hogue, wiIfully throwing
down fence enclosing land ofanother
true bill
A. C. Weller, forging and uttering
promissory note, true bill.
Michael Maloney, f. and b. true
bill, not arrested.
TAYLOR CarIin, rape and assault and
battery, ignoramus.
Frank Bird and Frank Ellis, larceny,
true bill.
August Winter, f. and B., true bill.
John Gibson, larceny, true bill.
John Gibson, same, ignoramus.
John Martin, wilfully and malicious
ly manning cow belonging to another,
ignoramus and county to pay costs.
John Martin, assault and battery
with intent to commit rape, true bill.
Taylor Carlin, adultery, nolle prose-
qui, allowed on payment ofrecord costs.
Leonard Barrett, f. and b., true
bill, not arrested.
A. G. Glenn, larceny ard receiving
stolen property, true bill.
Thomas H. Thompson, F. and b.,
ignoramus and county to pay costs.
John w. Mccormick, F. and B., ig-
noramus and prosecutor to pay costs.
VIM. Mincer, f. and B., true bill.
Philip Riley, assault and battery, ig-
noramus and prosecutor, z. +. Hogan,
to pay costs.
John Riley, assault and battery with
intent to kill, aggravated assault and
battery, and assault and battery, igno-
ramus on first count and true bill on
second and third counts.
VIM. Thompson, seduction and f.
and B., true bill, not arrested.
John G. Reno, p. Riley. John Riley,
James McFadden and Joseph Nanny,
riot, ignoramus and prosecutor, G. ID.
Baker, to pay costs.
John Smith, perjury, prosecutors
Jacob Wolrord and r. S. Hindman,
true bill.
VIM. Desso, larceny, ignoramus.
James McCleary, furnishing intoxi-
eating liquor to Incorporate persons,
true bill.
NJ B. Mcbride, adultery and forni-
cation, true bill.
Elsie Harris, adultery and fornica-
tion, true bill as to second count
COURT NOTES
All the widows appraisements were
confirmed nisi, and also the final ac-
counts, but the time for filing excep-
tions to some of the accounts was ex
tended to twenty and thirty days.
Letters of administration were grant
ed Monday to Chas. Raabe on estate
of Hannah Raabe, also to Chas O'Don-
nell on estate of S. p. O'Donnell.
Court convened on Monday and is
engaged In the trial Of cases on the
criminal list. The first one taken up
was that of the Commonwealth
against John Gibson, charged with the
larceny of goods from the store of Mr..
Bard, in Centerville. After some evil
dence was heard it became evident
that the defendant was of weak mind,
and the plea of guilty was allowed,
with recommendation for mercy, and
the young man sentenced to only ton
days in Jail.
The case of Michael b. Mcbride, of
Millerstown, was continued until the
September term.
Balance of proceedings next week.