Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-15
COURT NEWS.
SHERIFE'S DEEDS.

less III DOnegdI ana lleHrUelu LWDS., 10 -. l..
Riddle for $500.
OF VIM. A. Reed in lot and house in Zelien-
ople to W. d. Brandon for $50.
OF John Stock in house ard lot in Butler
Boro 10 G. OTTO, $50.
OF Sarah Mccoy, E. A. and Jno. Mccoy,
house and lot in Centreville to F. Fisher, 500.
OfP. +. POrterfeld in 90 acres in Allegheny
twp to j. P. Milford, $500.
A. n. Hamor in house and lot in Karns
City to Geo. d. Hamor $50.
0fKennedy and A. Z. Marshall in house and
lot in Butler to S. l.. Riddle 81, 500.
OF \. Donaldson in acres in Clay twp, to
c. w. Wick, $50.
OF Robert O., Alex, Margaret and Sarah A.
Story in 106 acres in Summit twp, to Butler
Savings Bank, 81 800.
All other pieces on the list were returned,
stayed or settled.
LICENSES GRANTED AND HELD UNDER AD-
vIsEMENT.
Butler borough licenses were grant
ed to Chas. BOYLE, Alex Lowry and Henry
Eitenmiller, also to J. J. Fielder and Geo. W.
Campbell, but in these two cases, the County
Detective was directed to make information
against the two proprietors for selling or furn-
ishing liquor to VIM. Schmerker, an alleged
person of Incorporate habits by presentment of
Grand Jury and if this proceeding results in
conviction their licenses will be revoked. All
the applications from Butler for restaurant Ii
censes and Geo. & Jacob Reiber for merchan
license were held under advisement.
Petrolia.-Tavern licenses were granted to
Ed. O'Donnell w. III. Jellison, James L. Clark
j. B. Dougherty.
Millerstown-Ta license was granted to
John Glass. In the cases of Henry Lockhart
and Johnson & Campbell, the Grand Jury
having made return against them for selling
liquor to men of intemperate habits, the
County Detective is directed to make informa-
ton against them accordingly. and until these
charges are disposed of the applications are
held under advisement.
Karns City.-Tavern licenses were granted
to John A. Richey and John Mcclure.
Farview borough.-Tavern license were
granted to James T. Wilson.
Zelienople.-Tavern licenses wer granted
to Henry Stokey and Jacob Shelly.
Harmony-Tavern licences were granted to
Beam & Dindinger and Jacob Feidler, and
merchant to Jacob +. Wise.
Saxonburg.-Tavern licenses were granted to
Francis Laubie, E. f. Muder and JOS. Kohn-
fielder.
Evansburg.-Tavern license were granted to
J. N. Miller and Henry w. Stokey.
Oakland twp.-Tavern, to Isaac Hepler.
Delano.-Tavern, to Lewis Weidhaas.
Carbon Black.-Tavern to Chas. Pfabe.
Middle Lancaster.-Tavern, to VIM. Wahl.
Summit.-Tavern, to Albert Smith.
All other licenses were refused.
GRAND JURY PRESEN TMEN1S.
The Grand Jury of last week made two pre-
sentiments. In the first they present that seven
of the liquor dealers in Butler have within the
year last past in said county, sold intoxicating
liquors to residents of Butler who are not stran-
gers and travellers, also that two of the hotel
keepers of Millerstown did the same and also
sold to men of Incorporate habits also that
two of the hotel keepers of Zelienople sold to
persons other than strangers and travellers
nla hAtnI Ennr EIxrnrN CNUIrf a
same also that three of the hotel keepers
and one wholesale liquor firm in Butler sold to
a man of known Incorporate habits. In their
second presentment they recommend that the
county rebuild what is known as the Freeport
bridge over the Connoquenessing in Butler
borough, build double track bridge nth foot
walks and good approaches; they also present
that the road from Millerstown to Butler from
James Norris on the Lick hill to Karns'
bridge, is too narrow, and therefore unsafe, also
that hotel keeper and wholesale liquor dealer
in Zelienople have wthinithe last year sold in.
toxicating liquors to residents of Zelienople,
other than strangers and travellers. This with
some recommendations regarding the Court
House business complete the presentments.
The presentments regarding selling liquor to
other than strangers and travellers were made
under instructions of the Court regarding tip
pling houses.
TRUE BILLS FOUND BY THE GRAND JURY
LAST WEEK.
Mary f. Smith for concealing the body of a
male bastard child.
William Schmerker for selling liquor to
minors and furnishing liquor to minors.
Peter Kline and John Nancy for larceny.
Michael Maloney, S. S. Snyder, William
Thompson and John McLafferty for fornica-
tion and bastardy.
Daniel Burns for false pretense.
A. G. Weller for forgery.
These with the cases against Robert David
son for A. & B. with intent to kill, etc.
Michael Flinner for obtaining money under
false pretense, two cases.
S. p Miles for embezzlement and larcey and
NJ. n. Miles for embezzlement complete the
trial list for this week,
BILLS IGNORED AND NoLLE uRosEQUE.
All other bills acted upon by the grand jury
were ignored.
The following cases were settled and nolle
prosecute allowed on payment of COSTS
Commonwealth VS.. A. NJ. and Nancy Rey-
nolds for selling liquor withsut license.
John Foos desertiOn, surety of the peace and
aggravated assault and battery.
VIM. Cowan, surety of the peace.
John n. Beam selling liquor without license.
David Foster, aggravated assault and battery.
VIM. Adams, Fremont Hilliard, Charles
Kelley, John Dumass, Newton Hilliard and
Lewis Salebaugh, aggravated assault and
battery.
END OF THE HARTZELL. DAVIDSON CASE.
The case of the commonwealth versus Robert
Davidson for aggravated assault and battery
with intent to kill, Jonas Hartzell, prosecutor,
was ended Monday 'The defendant enters
the plea of dnterfois dcqut, and to this plea the
commonwealth declines to join issue and con-
sequently there is no question of fact to be
tried by jury. The Court, therefore, enter
judgment on the plea for the defendant. and
discharge him from his recognizance." The
above appears on the docket, but we are in
formed that, to settle the matter, Davidson paid
the prosecutor fifty dollars and paid all costs
A Butler County Youth.
John Ramsey is the name of young
man who resides in the classic precincts
of Butler county. John has been un-
fortunate. He came to this city some
months ago, and has been working in
one of the rolling mills. He has been
boarding at the residence of Mrs. Gas
ton on Pittsburg street. He made
good wages, but alas his earnings
were all spent upon "the dear one of
his heart" and he himself asserted
that at would take $50 to cover what
that girl had cost him." Now, taking
these facts into consideration it is no
wonder that he was indebted to his
boarding mistress, and on last Monday
morning she asked him to settle the
balance that was due her-$7.50. He
replied that he would as soon as he
could, and he left the house. On
Wednesday he made up his mind to
depart, and betook himself to the E. Il
p. depot and was about to depart for
Sharon when Officer CASTOR arrested
him. He was taken to Jail, where he
remained until evening, when he ap-
peared before Alderman Platt and not
having any money left his watch as
security for the payment of the bill.
His girl. since hearing of this has de-