Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-01-10

W S Hollobaugh VS. Peoples Mutual Ac-
cident Assn; verdict for plf for 800.
| Geo HARRISON VS. Dan1 Shuster; verdict
for plf for $7.4I.
Gibbs d Sterrtt Mfg Co. VS. Leslie Haz-
lett, ct al; verdict for defendants.
ON Russell VS. Dean Campbell; settled.
Butler Saving Bank VS. Dean Campbell;
| settled, Also VIM Campbell Jr VS. same;
| settled.
CIV Hoffman vs | Glass, ct al, owncIs,
| etc; settled.
S Mulholland VS. same; settled.
Thos Robinson VS. Worth twp Road
| Supervisors; settled.
ID Moran VS. Mrs A Rattlgan, contin'd.
oP Risher VS. p & w RR Co; plf took
voluntary nonsuit.
A l. Boggs VS. Eureka Oil Co; settled.
Milton Tebay VS. Margaret Mesheimer,
(on trial).
Jno Magee VS. NJ McCrea, compulsory
non-suit granted.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The Supreme Court, sitting at Philadcl-
phia, handed down decisions in n large
number of cases, Monday, and among
them the following from Bntler county:
Allen ct. al. vs.. Gregg for use Of Nc
Candless-judgment of lower Court affirm
ed. This was the second time this case
was before the Supreme Court, and Nc.
Candless has finally won it,
Phillips and Osborne vs. the Coast Bros
Judgment Of lower Court affirmed.
NOTES
Judge McMichal took his seat on the
bench Tuesday afternoon.
All the iurymen swore by the uplilted
hand this week; not one Of them wanted to
be affirmed.
Jas n Moore, Esq, was appointed Com
miss'r in thu Root divorce case.
The verdict in the case Of Jas McLaugh-
lin, ct al, vs. Jno ID Collins ct al, was set
aside and new trial granted.
The case of Martha Thompson w Miller
Wick was referred back to the master, ii
Il Coulter Esq.
In the stated case of the County of But
Ter vs the Orphans Farm School at Zelic-
nople, for taxes on $50 acres Of ground
used for farming purposes, Judge McMich-
| ael entered judgment for the county, and
defendants counsel excepted.
In the stated case of B Il and w w
Mechlng vs Susan Mechling, judgment
was entered for defendant.
| In the case Of Leonard Fox and Jno Fox
| vs. the Com. of Penn'a., appeal from Esq
| Easley's decision fining them for working
| on Sunday, the judgment Of the Justice
was reversed for the reason that he did not
| fine the defendants the full penalty Of the
| law, and also on account of n defect in the
| information
In the case Of Liggett and Haymaker va
| Grcenlee and Leake, the demurrer Of Leakc
was overruled.
Susan Nixon has brot suit for divorce
| from VIM Nixon.
The will of Cath A Gibson Of Clay twp
| was probated and no letters.
= Stanley had SUNNI onB in ejectment is
| sued vs w ii Crawford for one-eighth of
| fifty acres in Middlscx twp.
Brinton Mcclure petitioncd Court for
| discharge from Jail under the insolvcnt
| laws.
County Auditors olfe, Kinzer an d
| Hindman began their labors on Tuesday Of
| this week They are all in good health
and spirits. They first begin on the Treas
urer's books, and ascertain the amounts
received and balance due from the town
ship and borough collectors, exoncrations,
| etc; then they take up the warrants, one
| by one, and after that the special accounts
A late decision Of the State Supreme
| Court, much discussed by the members OF
| the Allegheny County Bar, was that in the
| Knox will case, the deceased, Mrs Knox,
having only signed her first name, Har-
riet, to the will which had no witnesses.
The Orphans Court of the county sustain
| ed the will in these words: "A married
| woman may dispose Of her property by last
will in writing signed by her or manifest
| cd by her mark. The main purpose Is to
show execution Of the paper. There is
nothing in the act to require the full name
to be signcd. The word Harriet may be
regarded as the mark referred to in the act
and if so considered the paper is properly
| executed. If 1t had been an ordinary mark
| IL would have been necessary to prove il
| by witnesses who saw it made, but ii IL
not necessary that they should be subscrib
| ing witnesses. IL was shown that the sig
nature was in the handwriting of the de.
| ceased and therefore the proof Of the exc
| cution Of the paper was ample, and the
paper admitted by tho Register as the last
will of the deceased waB properly 30 dorc."
The Supreme Court affirmed this ruling.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
| NJ Il Bole to W L Reed, 9 lots in Butler
| for 81 100.
Ella Shaner to Il + Hartman, lot in But
| Ter for 81, 500.
Anna Boice to John Mckinley, lot in
II A Seeple to T Krause, lot in Saxon
burg for $400.
| BW Bredin to Philip Clusc, lot in But
| Ter for $500.
w l. Campbell to A A IIoch, lot in Nil
| lerstown for 81 200.
lily Green TO John Bier, lot8 in Butler
Twp. for 1000.
John Bier TO jacob pistorious, 2J acres
in Summit for u, 500.
S w Hays 10 Elizabeth Brandon, 10 acres
in Muddycrcck for 800
| AL Crime to Helwig Crime, IL acres in
| Franklin aud Prospect for $1,000
| a G Mccullough to Jos Kandig, acre
in Butler for 1925.
w S Dershimcr to w ID Brandon, lot in
| Connoquenc8sng for $3.50.
Il Miller to j N Miller, lot in Butler for
1850.
J W Miller to W Phillips, lot in Butler
for s775
| A L laval TO Geo Walter, lot in Butler
| for $3.50.
| G Walter to Susan McQuistion, lot in
Butler for 81 200.
VIM Nanny TO A + keiher lot in But
Ter for $500, and A Il Rciber 10 W W
Nanny came for same.
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