Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-15
|ph operator, formerly in
the Western Union Co.,

n this town last Mon
hstance of the postoffice
charged with using the
hdulent purposes. Some
tn he had some circulars
S town, in which he rep
It he had through intense
bst his eyesight and that
b raise from his cooper
b money to enable him to
Philadelphia Infrmary for a
reatment. These circulars
B to various operators over
and in a few davs tele-
e from different points in
Fgarding the man. A des-
him was furnished by the
ess here by which he was
3 as being an operator named
", who has been on. of en-
for some time and who is
AVE a bad reputation. Nc
S eyes are all right. His cir
which he gave the names d.
her, DR.. Servius and S. A.
was proven to be fraudulent,
was arrested and taken to
gh for trial. He is said to
en one of six operators who
Memphis during the yellow
ourge, only two of whom, him.
q one, returned alive, and he
said to be married to a girl
Grenawalt, whose family is now
b Penn township, whose home
E his headquarters while oper-
trough the postoffice here.
e rather unusualjury trial, in the
Collins and wife versus Briscoe,
Is held before Sheriff Donaghy,
lays ago, brought up the ques
the responsibility of married
for debt under the laws of
lvania. By the laws of this
married woman's signature to
Bband's note is absolutely void,
she has petitioned Court and
fclared a femme sole trader.
has only taken advantage of the
Ate earnings" act she is not re-
BILE either for her own debts or
| of her husband, excepting for
ecessaries of life, bought for her
Y. A married woman having
'rty in her own name may buy a
ure carriage, for instance, and if
ealer trusts her and she refuses to
be must look to her husband, and
husband is not responsible, the
: has no remedy at law. So the
Of a married woman is absolutely
as a personal obligation, and even
3 married woman makes a pur-
of real estate in her own name,
ives a note or bond for the pur-
money, it can only be enforced
N, that is against the identical
rty purchased for which the note
,iven, and although the property
sale is insufficient to satisfy the
nent on such note or obliga-
it cannot be enforced as against
property she may own, but the
ly of the creditor is exhausted.
,ade a note of the case referred to
st weeks paper, but it was ac-
tly omitted. The circumstances
about as follows: Some time
uit was brought by John Briscoe
, a Justice of the Peace on a
1ent note given him by Willis
Is and wife, and judgment OBJ
for debt, interest and costs. On
Judgment on execution was placed
nstable Patton's hands. who pro-
d to levy upon and sell the prop
At the sale Mrs. Collins claim
at the property belonged to her,
alton proceeded with the sale, hav-
cen given an indemnifying bond
-iscoe. Mrs. Collins, then had q
8 issued from Court against Pat
n trespass. He was arrested and
bail, and paying no further at
N to the matter judgment was
ned on the cepius against him for
and damages, to be determined
ling to Law. A writ of inquiry
hen issued to the Sheriff to ascer-
by a jury what the costs and
ges amounted to, and jury was
neled by the Sheriff, who, after
1g the case, decided that the
.iff had no cause for action be-
she had not been declared a
e sole trader. 1t will be MOTTO
1T the judgment note in this case
aiken to a Justice of the Peace,
d of being entered at the Pro-
tary's Office. This made the
lent simple one, and nullifed the
n of the exemption laws, stay of
ton, etc., clauses that such notes
ally contain.
NitherspOOn Institute.