Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-17
LEGAL NEW 5.

Court met Monday afternoon with
Judges Hazen and McMichael pre-
siding
The list Of Jurors. and Trial list
were called over aud the case of Me-
Clsfferty va Berg taken up before
Judge Hazen, aud that of Davis VS.
Albert ct al before Judge McMichael.
The case of T. II Lyon vs Thos. nj
| Marshall ct al, known as the Mar
shall oil farm case was one OF the
FIRST on the list, and "Old Tom" and
A. NJ. Brown, Esq, of Pittshurg.
were here TO attend to it, but it was
continued till Thursday.
Busipess in the Courtroom has
been interiered with this week by a
lack of heat in the room. The sup
ply of gas was short Wednesday
morning consequently no steam could
be generated the Courtroom was ike
q barn. and Court had to adjourn tor
several hours.
The following cases on the list for
this week were disposed of up to
Wednesday evening
Daniel, John aud Grace McClaffer-
ty, Jas. Dugau ct al VS. John Berg q
| Co, ct al. Ejectment; Feb l6, yer
dict for the plaintiffs for the 30 ecEe
tract, and for the defendants tor the
80 acre tract
Riddle vs. Armstrong, continued.
Wilson Va Brown, continued.
McEIroy VS. KliDgensmith, contin-
| ued
Marterer VS. Adderhold, continued.
Abrams vs. McElroy, Continued.
Hanuah Craw ord vs. Chas Herr,
Wm. Bnrns, ct al Ejectment; Feb.
| IL. verdict for defendants. This was
the Petrolia case.
Hoffman Il Parr VS. Ann Stalker,
disc oDtinued.
Brady twp School Board vs John
Dunn and Hugh Grossman. Feb.
I3. called and defendants confess judg-
men; for $73 and record costs.
Robert Davis and wife vs j. d.
Albert and Jos Coulter Trespass.
verdict in favor of plainIlfis aud
against j d. Albert for s32 40, and
verdict in favor of Jos Coulter.
Steiner l. Voegtley vs. r. B Tay-
lor Feb Is. verdict for plaintiffs fot
$412 80
Jos Emery tvs Jos. McElroy.
On trial before Hazen, Judge.
John P Gettman VS. Henry Betz
Ejectment; on trlsi before Nc Michael,
Judge.
Goldinger vs Asa A J Campbell
repieviD ior COW aud c4lf, continued
on account OF sickness of plaintiff.
Although but one week remains for
the filing OF applications for license
but three have as yet been fled. The
PenDsylvania DiotiIIiog Co wants q
wholesale license in Buffalo Twp. +
Srrahecker wants a hotel license 10
Zelienople and Samuel Mnlholland
one in Saxonbu
Elizabeth Maitland by her father
George Maitland had a capias sur
slander issued for James Harvey, and
required bail in $1,000. Miss Maiz
land accuses Mr. Harvey Of making
some very rough remarks about her.
Peter McGrady has been returned
to Court on charges OF seduction and
F e. B, preferred by Gertrude Blatt;
William ID. Crawford for collecting
money by fraudulent representation
on oath Of o f. Black; 8. E. Byere
for forgery on oath of john Berg.
Letters of administration were
granted to Albert Adderhold on estate
of Washington Warneck of Saxon.
burg also TO Mary Sherman on estate
of John Sherman of Washington TIP
also to w A Stein on estate Of A lien
Wilson of Butler county. also to r.
A Hartley on estate OF John Sny der
Sr. Of Mercer Twp.
James A Armstrong has brough,
suit in tjectment vs. T. w Phillips,
d Osborne and the Mutual Gas Fue
Co. for 80 acres of land in Jefferson
Twp.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Fl. "A Moorhead decided property in
Butler to Franklin Miller for $3.50.
H. Langbaus decided property il
Zelienople to q. Fl. Knauff for $1,000
G. c. Knauif decided property II
ZelienopIe to Fl. Lenghaus for $1,000
| w. j Burton decided l43 acres il
Butler twp, to w. Barley for So.
696 so.