Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-12-02
LEGAL NEWS.

| Court met Monday noon for the trial OF
civil causes, and since our report OF last
week the following causes have been dis
posed of.
d White and A J Alcorn VS. BENZ
Masseth ct al, Nov. %, verdict for the
plaintiffs for sSS6.5s.
Oil Wen Supply Co vs. Britain and
Starr, Nov. %, verdict for plaintiff tor
s1439 a
JIM Sloan ct al VS. B Forst d Co eject
ment for a. acres in Worth twp, Nov 2s,
defendants confess Judgment tor the un-
divided one-half OF tie lease, indlspute,
and same interest in the well.
Henry Greenawalt VS. Fred Miller,
Nov 20, verdict, by consent. for plaintiff
| for S5, and the line between the parties
fixed as that run by c F l. McQuistion and
Enos Mcdonald.
b Winner and wife VS. Oakland twp,
Nov Is, compulsory nun-suit granted, ana
motion entertained to TAX Oft same.
f L Delp VS. The High Explosive Co,
Nov 80, verdict for plaintiff for S135 20.
Eva Ditmar VS. Jacob and Henry Reott,
Nov 30, verdict for plaintiff Tor $25.
Jno y Ray admir- VS. Christie, Nov
30, verdict in favor of defendant and
| against plaintiff.
DM Mccullough vs. Ed Beighly ct at,
ION tri2l.)
George Smith VS. Chas Miller, SANDER,
Nov 28, verdict for defendant. Same VS.
Mont Martin, for same, vesdict for defend
ant
Farmers Oil Co VS. Thomas Phillips, (on
triaL)
The case of G BezaIt VS. Thos Lang for
slander was settled.
District Attorney Burleigh of Allegheny
Co., promptly denied a statement made
by Attorney Arg0, one OF the Western law
yers defending the Homestead strikers,
that, after the failure OF conviction IN the
CritchIow case there will be no further
trials of the other indicted strikers. The
district-attorney says that was a foolish
utterance II would not be lawful to
nolle PROSE- any of the cases, and he meant
to try all of those against whom true bill
had been found.
Thos. Liggett Of Allegheny Co., has ask
the Court OF that county, sitting IN Equity,
to annul his lease on the VIM. NJ. Shira
farm.
At Pottsyille, Pa. last Friday, the cases
OF Con .ractor Taylor, Architect Beebe and
the County Commissioners involved III the
800, 900 court house scandal were called
before Judge Bechtel. Hon. John ". Ry- |
on f. w. Bechtel, John 4 Nash, George |
j. Waldinger, Hon. James b. Reilly and |
5. Monroe EHterlile represented the de |
PENDANTS; District Attorney Koch, the |
Commonwealth, and a. W. Thrack and |
c. Henning, the Taxpaye ers' league. The |
accused pleaded guilty and council for |
Beebe and Taylor asked for change OF
venue. Ex-Commissioner Moyor counsel. |
moved for severance OF trial. The mo-
tions was called up this week.
At Pittsburg, last Monday, Frank Gar
win was sentenced by Judge McClung to |
years anu IL months in the peniteniiary.
In answer TO arguments by counsel the
Judge said it was not the purpose OF the
law to reform criminals, but 10 protect
society; and that had the verdict been one
of the first degree he could not have IN
teriered with it. Joseph and Angelo
Zappe, the Italian brothers convicted OF
killing Frank Helmstetter in family row
at Bloomfield on the 4th of July last; and
Geo. StIasser the boy who killed Joseph |
Brand in a family row on the Southside,
in August, were all sentenced to be hung.
The two Italians tried to butt their brains
out when taken back to their cells, but the
boy did not seem to realize his tate.
The Court has appointed adjourned Courts
for the weeks beginning Jan. 8, and Feb.
9, 1898, each term to continue two weeks.
ii. W. Young, has assigned his proper
ty to Joseph 5. Miller for the Benefit of
his creditors. John Findley, ID. A. SUIT
ton and J. d. jackson were appointed ap-
praisers.
Hon. Geo. Ii. Graham, Jury Commission
er, was sworn in.
Emile Chenot, Jean Baptiste Duport,
Edward GaubiD, Vannolhem, formerly of
Belgium; a. A. Bnurnegue, formerly of
France, received their final papers this
week.
Oliver Hodges and Mrs. Mary A Dav
idson are in jail on charges of uigamy.
The will of Margaret Moser of Winfield
twp. was probated and letters granted to
A. g. and w. W. Moser.
Letters of administration were granted
to Alice Dunigan on estate of Patrick
Dunigan OF yeuango twp.
Jury Commissioners Patterson and
Graham, and Sheriff Brown are drawing
juries this week for the January and Feb
ruary terms.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
M q Frank to LII l. Bricker, 65 acres in
Winfield for 81, 300
John Hinchberger to Jacob Henninger,
lot in Butler for $500.