Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-12-09

I OnsGA ALVbEtFt % u NI DA-As
Mary Rowley or Mary Davidson. bigamy,
o true bill.
Jno Mininger, larceny, true bill.
The cases VS. A G Price, Hugh and Marg
Strawick, Frank Cluse and A l. Sykes,
were settled.
The case VS. Edward White was continu-
ed.
BALANCE OF CIVIL LIST.
The following civil causes were finished
last week, after we went to press:
Alex Frazier VS. Borough of Butler. Dec
3, 1892 verdict for the plaintiff for $3.50 co.
DIN Mccullough VS. Ed Beighly, ct al.
Dec I'd, verdict for the plaintiff for $50 90.
The Farmers Oil Co vs. Thomas Phillips,
Dec I'd, 1892. verdict for the plaintiff for
the land described in the writ of eiectment.
SHERIFF SALES.
Sheriff Brown this week sold, all the
right, title, etc Of.
III Whitmire and Louisa Whitmire in
properties in Centre twp. to Geo Shoup for
/ SIC; $50; los aud 100.
VIM Kennedy in lot in Butler to VIM
Shoup for $2j.
/ JN Pugh in lot in Jefferson to J n
Kaufhold for $25.
JN Pugh in II acres in Jefferson to j.
N Kaufhold for $25.
J. N Pugh in acres in Jefferson to j n
Kaufhold for $500.
Arthur and Alvina Dourant in lotin But
ler to Frank Kohler for $780,
j Shaw ct alin ITO acres in Slippery
rock to 1st National Bank Of Mercer for
s505.
| ID Osborne in l acre in Butler to Geo
| Reiber for $4, 72j.
| Annie aud Abm Barickman in lot in
Butler to Schenck for $120.
/ M Kelly in % acres in yenango to
John Berg ct al for 500.
M v Kelly in 10 acres in Venango to
Jno Berg & Co for 80.
/ D Il Kelly in 40 acres in Venango to
Jno Berg & Co for s25.
| j Kelly in 40 acres in Venango to
Jno Berg & Co. for s25.
| Sarah Kelly in 240 acres in Venango to
Jno Berg q Co for $25.
| Jas Borland in lot in Butler to Frank
Miller for $25.
Jas Boriand in lot in Butler to NJ Nc
| Junkin for 80
| J Borland in lot in Butler to W Lowry
| for So
| b Z and Emily Hitchcock in so, % and
10 acres in Allegheny twp to Marg Dough
erty for $40, 15 and 20.
w X Osborne in lot in Butler to J C
Foy for SO.
Geo Murray in so acres in Parker to w
| Vinroe for 5000.
j L McGee in lots in Millerstown to G.
Ii Johnson for $40 and 20.
Mary and Chas Fowler in 27 acres in
Washington to J Fowler for $3.50.
A Bonner and A NJ Welsh in lot in
Renfrew to l. + Ganter for $25.
4 M G Rnbh in I00 aoraz in parkar IN III
Schneideman for 800.
NOTES.
At almost every G. P. Court held in this
county and in every county in the State,
the hardest fought cases tried, and the
ones in which the evidence is the most
conflicting. are those regarding division or
boundary lines, and in very few of these
cases is the verdict of the jury satisfactory
| to either or both parties. That fact was
| illustrated in at least two cases tried dur
| ing the late G. p. Court held here, and
these results are due to the obliteration. of
old land marks mistakes made by sur
veyors years ago and those made today;
carelessness, selfishness, etc.; and in all
such cases little adroit evidence is liable
to mislead jury.
The best way to settle these cases would,
we think, be by Commission in Lines or
Boundaries, appointed by the Court and
including all the responsible civil engineers
of the county; each party to a dispute to
select one, and they two to select, or the
Court to appoint, a third and the decision
of this Board to be final Besides the well
known civil engineers and surveyors of this
town, there are several able surveyors
scattered through the county, such as Levi
Porter, Geo. H. Graham,..I. ". Meals, Enos.
Mcdonald, b. +. Hilliard, and Z. L.
Manrhof and others,-t decision of any
three OF whom on a disputed line or
boundary, would in all probability be more
satisfactory than the guess work of jury
from the evidence presented to them; and
| that manner of settling the dispute and
establishing the line would cost but a
fraction of the expense Of suit in Court.
Judge Stowe OF Allegheny county talked
very plainly to the grand jury of that
county Monday. The opening sentences
| of his "charge" were as follows:
| ''There never was a time in the history
of Allegheny county when it became the
| duty of courts and juries to steadily and
strictly seek to enforce the law for the
punishment of offenders and the preserva-
ton of the public peace more than now.
The many acts of personal violence, result
ing in bloodshed and often in murder, the
numerous robberies of bold and apparent
| ly reckless character, committed upon
the most public highways, the burglaries
| and housebreakings by day and by night,
and worse end most alarming of all, the
riots and resistance which have lately oc
CURED within the limits of our county, and
the apparent indifferedce with which the
public seem to look upon the offences, es-
Decially the latter, are calculated to i'm
press one with the idea that our boasted
liberty is fast passing into anarchy, and
there is something radically wrong some
where, either in our system of government
and the laws under which we profess to
live, or in the means provided for protec-
tion to life and property, and their enforce
ment for the detection and punishment OF
crime. Indeed, principles have been late
iy proclaimed IN open court of the most
violent and anarchistic character. in direct
opposition to well settled law, and which,
II allowed to prevail, would be subversive
OF all civil government.
The will of c Double of Franklin twp.
was pr0bated, no letters. but the widow,
Mrs. Harriet Double is named as executrix;
also will of Richard Parker of Fairview
twp no letters; also will of John Cooper of
Jefferson twp. no letters; also will of John
McCaiferty Of Butler and letters to w J
McCafferty
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Henry Doerr to Louisa Doerr 32 acres in
Jefferson for $2700,
Ad Hamilton to G NJ Harrington 80 acres
in Oakland and Concord for $3.50.
Comedy to Chas Comedy 66 acres in
Penn and Forward for $500
Robert Logue to Annie Miller 80 acres
| in Cherry for 1925.
Sarah Miller tn Jas A Mahood acres in