Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-03-28
LEGAL. NEWS.
LICENSES GRANTED AND REFUSED.

| court, that he then expected that the Con
| stitutional Amendment election would set
tie the matter, but we all know the result
! of that election, and that the laws regard
lug the sale of liquors had not been chang
| ed; the duties of the court were the same
now as then, the question of granting or
refusing license was for the legislature and
not the court, and that many good people
had been misled in this matter; then he
quoted Judge Agnew's decision on the dis
cretion OF the court, each case must stand
| on its own merits, each Of the applicants
| here had stated under oath that he
| had observed the laws in the management
| of his business but yet there was too much
drunkenness in Butler county; he hoped
none of the applicants feared the pirates
who attacked their business aud again
| warned them. \ license is monopoly,
none dared sell in violation of the law, and
yet there was too much drunkenness in
the streets and alleys of Butler, in Saxon
burg, in Evans City and i'll towns where
there are no licensed houses; licensed
men of intemperate habits, men visibly af
fected, or on election days and he wonld
inquire stringently as to their observance
of the law, was happy TO say that the char
acter of the applicants as sworn to by their
neighbors was good
Then he opened the docket and read his
decisions as follows
WHOLESALE.
Geo Reiber and jacob Reiber, Butler,
bond approved and license granted.
Geo W Campbell and John ID Brown,
Butler, on due consideration license refus-
ed.
Bauerlein Brewing Co., refused.
J L Keil, refused
Fanny E Gamble, granted.
John MO Smith, refused
Jas Cogan, Millerstown, Withdrawn. 1
Geo Stahl, Zelienople granted.
Jos b Graham, st Joe, refused.
RETAIL.
Jno L Lowry, Butler, granted
Hy l. Beck and J Ii Faubel, Butler, |
granted.
II Eitenmiller and IL Leiboid, granted |
W IL Reihing, granted.
Geo Farquhar, Evans City, granted.
Jno n Miller, Evans City, granted.
Samuel Beam, Harmony, granted.
Jno Dolan, Millorstown granted.
Aug and Adolf Hoch, Millerstown, grant
ed
CM Burnett, Petrolia, granted.
W II Jellison, %
Chas Wetzol, Saxonburg, granted.
Christian Robb, - refused.
Francis Laube, jf. Saxonburg, granted.
Chas Stokey; Zelienople, granted.
III W Stokey,
z Nicklas, Petersville, withdrawn.
Geo Hochley, Saxon Sta, refu sed.
Pat Shields, CT Belt, refused.
David Stewart, Renfrew, granted
And the Clerk of Courts was directed to
issue the licenses, bearing date of April
I'd, provided the fees were paid, and lcen-
ses lifted within fifteen days, otherwise
the licenses to be revoked
LICENSES IN LAWRENCE co.
A dispatch from New Castle, dated last
Thursday said:-The liquor license ques-
ton is settled for another year. OF the 81
applicants only three were refused. two
because the houses were not necessary,
and the other for the violation of the law.
In the latter ease Judge McMichael made
an important ruling. The evidence shown
in the application Of W. W. Simpson to
keep hotel at Edinburg said that last
summer Mr.. Simpson, who had license
last year, had sold liquor to two minors.
The minors were placed on the stand, and
swore that they had been asked by Mr..
Simpson if they were of age, and they told
him they were. Their Misrepresentation
was successful, and they secured the liquor
and drank it in the house.
The Judge then remarked, there is no
necessity for preceding further in this case.
Mr.. Simpson, perhaps, innOcently violated
the law, and the boys should be punished
fer misrepresentation, but this does not
excuse the fact that Mr.. Simpson has vio-
lated the law and the license is therefore
refused"
At tho session of Court last Friday,
Judge Hazen refused to approve of the in
quest held by Esq. Easley on the bodies of
Peter Sostaris and Peter Sillak, the two |
men killed by land slide on the new rail |
road, and adds in his order ''An inquest |
should not be held if the cause of the death |
be not doubtful and there is no reason to |
suspect that il duplicates any one. An in
quest should only be held when there are |
suspicious circumstances attending the |
DEATH" The costs in this case, aggregating |
about $35, will, therefore, not be paid.
The Fred Ross property in Butler Twp. |
was bid i'll by Sarah Ross, last Friday, for
$l0l.
A. G. Egbert and others had summons |
i'll eiectment issued vs.. the Hundred Foot
Oil Co. for 10 acres i'll Lancaster Twp, |
bounded north by John Wurster, east by
Michael Wehr, etc, and John $. Campbell
and II. W. Christie had summons in eject
ment issued VS.. A. f. Barnhart and others
for 20 acres in Connoquenessing Twp,
bounded north by J. c. Brandon, east by
j. III. Mckinney, etc.
The will of Samuel Kerr, of Harrisville
was probated and letters to Allkey Kerr;
also will of Elizabeth Magill, of Harrisville
no letters; also will of Peter Rhodes, OF
Sunbury-no letters; also will of Solomon
Whitmire, of Oakland Twp-no letters;
also will of George Stevenson and letters
to A. Il. Stevenson.
Letters OF administration were granted
to Elizabeth Collins on estate of Ann Mac
namara, Of Parker Twp.
The co. Commissioners are working on
the school duplicates and have about half
of them completed. They will have them
all yeady by the middle of April.
A. Mechling was appointed Burgess of
Sunbury, A. o. Eberhart was appointed
Constable of Butler Twp, and Wm. j.
Dumbaugh, supervisor of Butler Twp.
Letters Of administration We're granted
to Adam Smith OH the estate of Michael
Smith, decd.
A man 70 years Of age, and lady of 90,
took out license to marry, last Saturday.
On Friday last L. Z. Cousins, convicted
of larceny at last term, was sentenced to
| the Work House for one year.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
A. Fleeger to G. A. Titley, lot in Millers-
| town for $1,000.
James Bredin, trustee, to Oil Well Supply
Co, lot in Butler for $500
b. f. Hilliard to NJ. S. Hilliard, acres
in Washington TIP. for 81.
Mary Dill to NJ L. Mong, lot in Petrolia
for 5000
W. S. McCrea to NJ. W. Shannon, . lots
in Butler for $500.
S. IL. Piersol and +. Reiber TO S. W.
Crawford, l64 acres in Forward for $1,000.
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