Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-10
LEGAL NEWS.
JUNE QUARTER SESSIONS.

afternoon with Judge Hazen presidIng.
MeSsrs. Jacob 8. Christley and Robert A.
Kinzer were appointed tipstaves TO take the
places of A. j. McCandiess and Henry DiiIi-
man, who had resigned.
A.G. Meals, of Concord twp, was appoint
ed foreman of the Grand Jury.
The constables made their returns, but
their reports contained nothing OF especial
interest.
Various petitions were presented, guar
dians appointed, etc, and the balance OF the
time in court this week. was taken up in the
c. p. Argument List.
GRAND JURY FINDINGS.
Commonwealth versus.
James Sloan, indicted for refusing TO aid
an officer; not true bill and the prosecutor,
]. b. Mathers 10 pay costs.
Mary Mast, assault and battery, and assault;
not a true bill as 10 first count, true bill as
to second count.
III. B. Whitmire, false pretense, a true bill.
Plummer Daubenspeck, forgery a true bill.
James Denny, Agg. A. * B., true bill.
VIM Collins, Ed Reed and Elizabeth
Collins, forcible entry, a true bill.
Edward Sahli. felonous assault, true
bill.
VIM McNamee, John Riseh, Christ Rudder,
Henry Duffy, Chas. Hallstein. +. b.,
true bills.
J s Clark, larceny, true bill.
Leonard Ripper, false pretence, a true bill.
ID I'll Wuller, assault and battery, true
bill.
Pat and Jas Logue. assault and battery.
true bill.
Jno and f A Mcnamara, assault and
battery, a true bill.
J w Reynolds. assault and battery. true
bill.
Jno Mcbride, ( and b, a true bill
Newton Mortland, assault and battery, and
pointing fire arms not true bill as to hrst
count q true bill as to second count.
Joseph Donahue and Patsy Lewis, assault
and battery, and pointing fire arms; not
true bill as to first count, true bill as 10
second count.
Clara Perrin. keeping bawdy house, and
keeping disorderly house; not true Dill
as to first count, true bill as 70 second
count
The Grand Jury finished its work Wednes-
day afternoon.
TRUSTEES SALES.
The VIM Porter property in Petersville |
was sold TO q. ID. and K. NJ. Ramsey for |
$405,O6 and his property in Beaver county |
TO Alva Thompson for sos.
The Edward Frazier property, in Fairyiew |
twp, was sold to Campbell Il Templeton for
1905.
sHERTFF's SALES.
The Il. L. Gibson property, in Butler, !
was sold 10 JEFF BURNER for 500.
The VIM Ralston Il acres. in Muddycreek /
twp, was sold to J. NJ. Leighner for 500.
The Christ Miller property, in Butler, |
was sold to J. +. Lowry for S.
The Samuel Allen 40 acres in Franklin
twp, was sold to III. j. Pisor for s170-
The A. w. Pierce 10 acres, in Butler twp, |
nnIA "a Mru H piayoa faP &i1. and ri |
acres to same for $50.
The L. p. Doyle 100 acres, in Clay twp,
was sold 10 Mary McGrath for 500.
The McDeavitt & Kable lot, in Butler,
was sold to Sim Nixon for So.
The Thomas S. Thompson 60 acres, in
Clearfeld twp, was sold 70 c. Duly for
$500.
The John Mcmillan 15 acres, in Marion
twp, was sold to w. ID. Brandon for $3.50.
The G. J. Biederman lot, in Butler, was
sold to o. NJ. Phillips for $50.
The Fred McNeal ct al 20 acres, in
Forward twp. was sold to It. G. Wallace tor
$1G0.
The Collins So acres, in Parker, was sold
10 Jno ID. Hill for si65.
The w. G.. Christy A acres, in Concord
twp, were sold to Henry Miller for so.
A few pieces were adjourned till Friday.
and the balance of the writs were returned.
NOTES
The inquisition held in the Sherifs office
last week on the Kelly property OF cnango
twp, was an unusual proceeding, as most
OF the Judgment notes given nowadays
waive inquisition. However, Mrs. Sarah
Kelly has life interest in the property,
and there is some doubt as to the validity
Of Sherifs deed, where life estate Is
concerned, without first holding an
in inquisition, whether it be waived in the
note or bond or not.
The Geo. G. Roessing property on North
w Washington street. was bid in at the ad-
iourned public sale of last Sat urday, by
James N. Moore for $24G5.00.
The will OF James Hindman, Of Concord
twp, was probated; no letters; also will Of
Jacob staum, of Forward twp, and letters
granted To Sol. Stamm a. jos. PETER; also
will of Adam Pisor, OF Worth twp; noletters.
VIM Wilson, OF Fairyiew twp, has adopted
William Mulholland.
Adjourned terms OF Court have been fixed
for the trial Of civil causes, for Sept. 18th
and Nov. 2lst.
Samuel NJ Neal was admitted 10 the
practice Of law, Wednesday.
Horace j. Thomas was admitted TO the
practice OF law and sworn in, he having
passed his examination.
The Grand Jury knocked out the Fair
Ground bridge, and recommended some i'm
and repairs on the court house
and county jail.
The application for the transfer Of Mrs.
CANDLES license to Messrs McCrea and Me-
Caaerty was heard Wednesday afternoon.
The ChristIey hotel property was sold at
public sale 10 Samuel Christley for 1900;
the lot in Centreyille 10 DIR. Bard for 500;
the "a acres on the hill 10 w M Humphrey
for 81, ,465. and the So acres 10 Mary Smith
for 81 400.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
, A. III. Benin to Caroline Blinn lot in
Mary Boener TO Chas Fleming IA acres in
Winfield twp for $50.
A. Mitchell TO Emma Baner 80 acres Ia
Concord twp for 5000.
David Patten 10 Annie Thompson "A acres
In Concord twp for $500.
David Patten 10 j. III. Thompson "A acres
In Concord twp for $500.
Butler for $2y7.
Jane Fullerton 10 Mrs. A. +. Stewart lot
Ia Butler for $297.
J. l.. Botsford TO A. Stephens "a acres in
Cherry twp for 1913.
N Wahl TO Markell lot in Evans City
for $500.
Mary G. Boener 10 Jno Mclaughlin lot
in Butler for 81 ,625.
r. l.. Hamilton TO VIM Hamilton 81 acres
In Forward twp for 81, VIM to Il. Il. same
for same.
Maggie Hamilton TO K. 4. Hamilton 9i
acres in Forward twp for $500.
j. N. III 10 N. s. Rahiser lots In Jack
son twp for $500.
Jas Gold to Henry Rinker74 acres in Clay
twp for 5000.
Mary c Boener 10 C. N. Brown 81 acres in
Butler twp for $500.
Henry Moss TO Mamie Stamm lot in
Harmony for $7G2.
Peter Rifer To Ii. ID. Ziegler lot in
Lancaster tor 81 ,450.
Henry Nagle TO Jacob Kline 81 acres in |
Muddycreek twp for 5000.
j. X. Snyder TO Eva McGee 100 acres in |
Cherry twp for $3.50.
Chas Emerling TO A Krause 8 acres in |
Winfield twp for 1915.
Thomas Norris to Christopher Stewart 10 |
acres in Donegal twp for 500.