Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-09-20

and publishing a forged note, was sentenced
10 pay a fine of 800. costs of prosecution,
and be confined in the Western peniten-
tiarv for the term of two 90 years
Chas. Davis. alias Chas Wilson, who had
Mead nollc contendre to the indictments
charging him with larceny, and recelvln
stolen goods, on oath of VIM. Ii. Aber, was
sentenced to pay a fine of 500, costs, restore
property, and be imprisoned IN the pen
itentiarv for three 90 years, and for the
same otfenses. as set forth in the oath of
W j. Marks he was sentenced TO pay "A
fine of 800, costs, restore property, and be
imprisoned for three 90 years. This will
retire Mr. Davis from the business world
for the term of six ycrrs III all.
Martin and Harry Dunlap, found guilty
of assault and battery on oath Of James L.
Plunmer. We're each sentenced To pay a
fine of ten dollars to the Com, costs of
prosecution, and be imprisoned i'll the
Allegheny Co. workhnuse for two t2)
months.
John Gagen. the boy who plead guilty to
larceny and receiving stolen goods on oath
of s c. Arbuckle, was sentenced to pay
fine of one dollar, costs, and be committed
to the Western Penn'a Reform School at
Morganza. Washington Co., Pa, until he
becomes Il years vi i8t' uHltSN ltsuioilg
discharged therefrom.
This ended big weeks work, one that
finished the list, excepting couple of
eases that We're continued, and Court ad-
journed late Saturday evening.
THE CAMPBELL CASE
John Campbell, the horse buyer of Ale
ghenv Co. who was indicted for larceny on
,xcI I,I pt E'yang
who was convicted on the evidence of
Young John Mccoy, was not sentenced, the
Court suspending action till Nov. 4th.
Campbell Is ont on bail and when he went
home he made an information before Alder
man McKelVy, charging Mccoy with hav
ing sworn falsely against him. Detectives
Allen and Turner, of the Gilkinson agency,
started after Mccoy, found that he had left
Evans City after the trial, and then traced
him to Brush Creek, where they arrested
him and took him to Pittsburg
TRIAL LIST FOR NEXT WEEK.
Court convenes next Monday for the
trial of civil causes. The list of causes is
as follows:
p. G. Smith VS.. Grove City Banking Co
Susan Hay VS.. ]. NJ. Marshall, trustee.
Alex. McCrum VS.. Lydia A. Cox ct. al,
Ex'rs.
Agnes Egan VS.. Catharine Ford.
Julia Mclafferty VS.. John Berg ct. al.
Thos Mellon vs. Matthew Storey
L. f. and g. W Hays VS.. NJ. W. Albert
+. G. Boyle VS.. John b. Smithman.
Dalzell Bros. VS.. 2. r. r. Co.
Brackney & Hunt VS.. S. Fl. Huselton.
Com. of Pa for use VS.. G. W Ziegler
ct. al
John Ball VS.. Mary Boyle et al.
James Mclaughlin VS.. John d. Collins
ct al.
Jos. NJ. Emery VS.. Jos. McElroy ct. al
L. H. Mitchell VS.. D. w. Graham
f. NJ. LeasGre vs. Isaac Rice.
Mary L. Carr VS.. P. g. W. X. Il. Co.
John W. Kastor VS.. Geo. W. Watkins.
John G. Heller VS.. Allegheny Coal Co.
Il. w. Miller VS.. John Balfour.
Jarecki Mfg Co. VS.. NJ r. Haymaker.
John Balfour va Il. ". Miller.
Greer McCandless VS.. W. NJ. Humphrey
ct al.
Casper Scheel vs. Nicholas German.
There are two cases of Com. of. Pa. for
use VS.. g. W. Ziegler, which makes %
cases in all. The McCaferty- Berg case has
already been before two or three juries |
The case of Boyle VS.. Smithman involves a |
large sum.
NOTES.
Joseph L. Texter, mail agent on the
and Fairchance postal car, who |
was arrested last Saturday for cutting let |
ters, was released yesterday. His father, |
who resides at Harmony, furnished the |
bail. Textore's method of robbing the |
mails was for some time cleverly conceal |
ed. but through the diligence of Superin- |
tendent Collins, the mail agent was detect |
ed in the act of cutting letters while his |
train was standing at Twenty y-eighth st. |
He confessed his guilt -Pittsburg Times of
W Wednesday.
The suit of John Z. Mortimer against |
Walter &. Crawford is on trial before Judge |
Collier. 1t is alleged that Mortimer gave |
money to pay off liens and judgments, and |
the suit is brought to recover a balance |
left, about which there is dispute. The |
Jury is out in the case of George Rineman |
against Crawford. suit to recover LAID |
sold at Sheriff7s sale and bought by Craw
Iord-Pittsburg Com Gd=ette of Wednes- |
day.
Next day the jury returned verdict of
s35. 80 for plaintiff in the Rineman case, |
md Mortimer took nonsuit.
Christ. Klinger, John Kerr, Jr., and A.
]. Eakin were released from Jail under the |
nsolvent laws.
A. Troutman has appealed from the de
cision of the Co. Commissioners on the as |
sessment for 1889.
W. G. Thompson has brought suit in par |
tition vs. Rob't 6. Crawford and Others for |
six acres in Butler borough.
Letters of administration were granted |
TO Tirzah j. White on estate OF Addison I. |
White, of Butler.
&. W. Tiff Sons & Co. have entered suit |
VS.. NJ. j. Stoughton on note for $500
Robert s Johnston had summons in |
eeetment issued VS.. j. Ii. Livingston and |
f. H. Gaiser for 240 acres in Washington |
TIP.
George Kerstetter had a capias sur Sian
der issued for David Steele.
John Webb petitioned for commission in |
lunacy as to Martin Lowry Webb,-and X. |
Marshall, Esq. was appointed Comm'r to |
take testimony.
The Mars Station school fight was settled |
by the directors agreeing to furnish d
teacher for that point this winter, the |
people to furnish place, with the under |
standing that u school-house is to be built |
there next summer.
The will of James McGuirk, of Venango
Tp, was probated-no letters also will of
Peter Fleeger of Concord Tp.-no letters;
also will of Matthew Morrow, of Concord
Tp.-nO letters; also will of George Geiss
of ZelienOple, and letters to Chas. f. Goeh
ring; also will of Daniel Mclaughlin of
Tp., and letters to Daniel Denny.
Mike Cypher is in Jail on charge of
surety of the peace, and Gabriel Eythe on
same charge.
An effort is being made to have the sen
tences of Harry and Martin Dunlap
mitigated
Frank Hoif is in Jail for costs.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Mary Pfester to TERESA Pfester, II acres
in Oakland for 50, 700.
Alex. Storey to A. l.. Thompson, acres
in Fairview for 81.
James Campbell by Ex'rs to c. A. See,
LOT in Butler for 1900.
George j. McCandless to 4. Y. McCan
dless, 81 acres in Centre for 81.
John Johnston to Margaret Hickey, -
acres in Buffalo for 50, 800.
NJ. +. Bole to David Dale, lots in But
for 81 100.
James Gardner to George Menkin, l2lst
Of GO acres in Buffalo for $l0f.
Theo. HuseltOn to W. f. Reed, lot in
Butler for $500.
James Milford to Mary f. Milford I of