Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-29
LEGAL NEWS.

Court for the trial of civil causes opened
Monday afternoon with Judge Hazen pre-
siding.
The bench. clerk desk, arch and Judge 5
| chair were draped in black in honor OF
Hon John McMichael, decd.
Quite a number of petitions were pre-
, sented. orders made, guardians appointed,
etc., a note of some OF which are made
below.
The following cases We're disposed of up
to the time of our going to press:
Robert S. Hindman VS. Postal Telegraph
Co. April 26 verdict for plaintiff for sou.
Mary Ann Bovard VS. Albert Pew. Yer
dict for the plaintiff for the land scribed
| in the writ to be released upon payment
of $3.50 and costs within twenty days
WI. Daubenspeck VS. J. II. Miller, re-
ceiver. Verdict for the detedant tor Sill.
The case of Armbuster VS. Large was
Settled.
Saturday, May 7th, will be the last day
for filing accounts with the Register anu
Recorder, for presentation at June Term
A plurious order was granted in the case
of the sale of real estate of Ann Men Namara
and the property will be resold-this time
by the Sheriff.
Rufus Patterson. guardian of Sadie
Patterson, was granted leave to sell real
estate.
r B Conn was appointed guardian OF
Martha Cranmer, Harry Cranmer and
Mary Cranmer.
AN Starr was appointed guardian OF
Frank Martin.
Hugh Conway was appointed guardian
of Mary and Catharine Conway.
Sophia Ann Emrick has sued for divorce
from Geo. W. Emrick.
Benz. W. Bredin has brought suit IN
| eiectment VS. the heirs of Matilda }. Nc
| Candless for property fronting on L Jel-
| ferson ST., and the Kittanningrcad IN But
| Ter boro.
Letters of Administration were granted
| to White on estate of L + White, OF
/ Butler.
The will of Jno O'ponnell, of Clearfield
twp, was probated; no letters.
| CT Aldinger has been returned to Court
on a charge Of embezzement, preferred by
Jno G Myers.
The case of the Commonwealth VS.. Mrs:
Cochran, accused of embezzlement by W.
S. Cochran, was heard Friday by Esq. Nc
| Aboy, who held Mrs Cochran for court, on
her own evidence.
The exceptions to the report of Daisy
Cubbison, executor of j. n. Cubbison, oil
| Harrisville, were heard by I. NJ. Baker,
Esq, auditor, last week.
Secretary Harrity has addressed the fol-
lowing to tho county commissioners OF In C
| State:
1T think it proper to request that you
call the particular attention of the chair
man of county committees, and OF others
| who may be in position to give informa-
ton upon the subject, to the Importance
of exercising great care in the matter OF
certifying nominations 20 the State depart
ment, as well as in certifying nominations
| to county commissioners and township
auditors The certifcation of some noml-
nations Of ofLegislative candidates already
| made discloses the fact that sufficient care
has not been taken by those whose duty 1t
has been to certify such nomination. If errors
in certifcation are not avoided confusion
and tronbe will ensue. Instructions sent
by you to the chairman of county
committees aud others connected with
political organizations, will be OF great
L
tions. In this connection venture To sug-
gest that copies of the official form OF
certIfication should be sent out with sdch
| instructions"
Elmer B runer killed Samuel Reese in
Cambri county last August. He was tried
for the crime and convicted ofmurderi III the
first degree, but a new trial was afterwards
| granted When the case wa called Tor
second trial Bruuer's attorn,y entered
plea of guilty of murder, with the under
standing that the court should nix the de
gree. Judge Baker on Monday filed an
opinion; deciding that the murder was IN
the first degree. The decision was great
surprise, as the defense did not imagine
that the court would take upon itself the
responsibility of cordemning Bruner to
death.
A law not generally known, and one
that should be of interest to farmers IN this
State, was enacted and approved by ex-
Governor Hoyt in 1879. The law is to the
effect that any person liable to road tax
who shall transplant to the side of the
public highwa ay on his own premises, any
fruit shade or forest trees, shall be al
lowed by the supervisors Of roads, lin bate
ment of his road tax one dollar for every
four trees set AS the season for trans
plating trees is near at hand it might be
well to hunt this law up and receive some
benefit from it.
Before Judge Over at Pittsburgh
Monday a hearing was begun in the contest
| of the will of the late Anna keitZ, OF Pitts
burgh. The testator died July 9, 1891,
leaving an estate worth about $l3,OOO.
BY her will she gives $1,000 to the ST.
Paurs Evangelical Lutheran church;
so, 900 to the Concordia Orphans Home,
| RI 81 awt,v har
Orphans Home, near West Rockbury,
Mass; 5000 to Leonard Poechler, and 80 To
her sister, Eva Martin. The residue of her
estate is given to her pastor, the Rev.
n icholas Sorgel. The will is contested by
the sister, whose name, however, is Mrs
Eva Domhoff and not Martin as stated in
the will Mrs. Domhof states that she is
the sole heir at-law OF the deceased. she
asserts that her sister was OF unsound
mind and incapable of making will, that
she was 76 years of age when she died and
could not read or write English. She
{ claims that the deceased did not know the
value of her estate nor bad any knowledge
of the homes she made bequests TO. The
, Rev. Mr.. Soergel, who wrote the will 1t Is
charged used undue influence over her and
retained the will in his possession, the
deceased never knowing its contents ex-
, cept what he might have told her when
she made her mark 10 it. An evidence of
her memory was that she did not know
her sisters name, the latter having been
married to Domhoff tor fifteen years.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
E r Boyer to NJ Reed lot in Butler for
81 400.
= + W Kramer to w W whiedon property
in Parker twp for 81, $50.
Ii w Langherst to J J Nolshein "A
acres in Franklin twp for 81 100.
l. q Mitchell TO Nancy PeArce acre
D in Butler for S400
Jas Gribben to Ann Gribben 81 acres in
Jefferson twp for 81, 100.
A Sechler TO ] ID Albert lot in Prospect
for 500.
t A Mitchell to Kamerer 6 acres in
= Concord twp for $l20.
IL Flowers to Ellen Flowers lot in
Harmony fer 5000.
a n Duncan to Abm Flowers 40 acres in
Connoquenessing for 80 $50.
ri Marriage Licenses.
: John Bauder. Portersyille
, | Emma Miller