Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-03-18
LEGAL NEWS.

The March quarter Sessions met III Onday
with Judge Hazea presiding The list Of
causes was gone over and some cases Were
continued. notably those against Mr.
Hoyt, the Millerstown banker. Tuesday
afternoon James f. Mills was taken into
Court and asked by Judge Hazen if be had
secured Counsel He replied in the mega
tive and was old to be ready for trial by
Friday morning.
THE MILLS CASE.
wednesd " afternoon Mills was again
taken into the Courtroom aud informed by
Judge Hazen that he had appointed Col.
Thompson, Judge McCaEdless, Lev. Nc
QUESTION and W. F. Forquer to defend
him. McCandless and MeQaiSti0n imme-
dately asked for continuance of the
case till June; Mr.. Bowser, for the prose
cution objected To this, and the Court re-
fused the motion and fixed Monday at l
O'Clock, p. NJ, as the time for taking up
the case and also made an order for Sc
curing the attendance of witnesses for the
defense. The other business of the Court
having bsen disposed OF, the jurors were
then dismissed till Monday.
James Britin plead guilty to the charges
| of breaking prison aud larceny ana was re-
manded to Jail for sentence.
| Jesse Smith plead guilty to breach of
prison and was convicted of larceny.
James McClain was acquitted of the
charge of larceny.
Scott Hazen, Larcency, not guilty.
A. D. Cook, A. d B. not guilty but to
pay the costs.
W. L Campbell embezzlement, case
settled.
JF Mills, ] P Black, Jesse Smith.
Jas Britin, breach of prisoo. plead guilty,
Jennie Mechling, embezzlement, settled.
Louis Observation-Disclosures settled.
A KILN. plead guilty to A B and was
cent to the Work House for six months.
NJ NJ Garvey, A q B, plead guilty,
| A ID Cook desertion, settled.
L Sabli, Surity Peace settled.
u Bparnat I" Z" -
& Emrick, ,desertion recog forfeited.
RI Black convicted of d B with in
tent to kill was sent to the Work House
| for one year and fined $50.
sHBRIFF's SALE.
| Nearly all the pieces advertised were
sold by the Sheriff last week, as follows:
All the right. title, etc, of
John Gible in 60 acres in Summit to G
Geible for $500 90
Of El:z Ramsey in so acres in Slippery
rock to " II Crime and W c Douglass for
s2400.
OfJB Mitchell and W NJ Keyser in 81
acres in Franklin to j Stevenson for
$2500
OfW S and Susan s Ralston in acres
in Muddycreek to d r Kennedy and o ID
Meyers for $50.
OF Sophia Knox in SO acres in Clay to II
Schneideman for $l375
OfD A Kamerer in 36 acres in Concord
to A Mitchell for $500.
OF Il Clark in As acres in Concord to
! G Cochran for 800.
OH Clark IN 81 acres in Concord to G
Cochran for 800.
Of John McMahan in Isl acres in Parker
to q Mangel for 500.
OF G Il Gibson in lot in Parker to Robt
Storey for 800
Of A Vance in 46 acres in Allegheny
to A Weller for $50.
OF r Morrow in lot in Harrisville to
Emma Forker for $3.50.
OfC P Johnston in lot in Prospect to d
West for $25.
Off NJ Wick ct al in 12 acres in Butler
twp. to Wick for 1909.
OF Ii w Christie in 40 acres in Butler to
John, Henry A and Louis Berg for $27 ,001
Of A Il Burkhouse in lot in Butler to 5
G Purvis & Co for $175.
OF German Reformed Church in lot in
Butler to A J Naly for $40.
Of w MAYS, admir-, III lot in Butler to
NJ W Mays for $ll00.
Of NJ P Black in lot in Butler to David
Dale for $3.50.
OfM Black in lot in Butler to David
Dale for $3.50
OfMP Black in II acres in Parker twp.
to G Gahegan for $ll0.
All the other writs were returned or
money made in full.
Letters of adm n we're granted to Silas
and ). X. Campbell on estate of ). z.
Campbell decd, of Washington twp; also
toJas. N Steinbrook ON estate OF John NJ
Bixler of Donegal twp.
term of civil court has been ordered
for the 4th Monday of April or the 18th
day.
j. NJ Sloan ct al have brought suit
in ejectment VS. B Forst ct al for AZ acres
in Worth township.
F. X Kohler, Esq, was appointed
commissioner in luhacy in the case of
Jacob Geible, of Butler.
f. G. Parks was appointed constable Of
Allegheny twp. to till the unexpired term
of James Jolly, resigned.
VI. T. McCandless declined to serve as
as supervisor of franklin twp. and Lewis
Albert was appointed in his stead.
The Constable of Cherry twp reported
the road from Pipe stem schaolhouse to
Coaitown, also the road from Christy's
bridge to Sunbury near Samuel Stewards;
also the Hickory mill road on the Hum
mel farm; and the Court made an order GA
the Supervisors of the township.
The constable of Muddycreek twp re-
ported the county bridge at Shaw's, aud
the Court ruled the County Commissioners.
Quarter Sessions docket No. II is now
in use.
The Grand Jury recommended that the
atticof the Jail be changed, but did not state
how, also tnat perforated steel sheet be
placed over the back window, the repair
ing of all the cells, etc.-all of which will
better the matter very little, as the entire
inside of that Jail must be remodeled to
make it either safe; or lit for human beings
to be kept in.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
B A Gibson to W Gibson, SO acres in
Clinton for $500.
Jos Hartman to A Black Jr, 100 acres in
Donegal for $4,000
Vogeley to Sophia Lapham lot in
Butler for $3.50.
6 b Leidecker to Maggie Golf, lot in
Butler for $l400.
II Alternately tn NJ c Soaring, lot in Ne
chanicsburg for $3.50
II W Bame to Frank Latchbaw, lot in
Harmony for $500.
Frank Latchaw to Alice Bame, lot in
Harmony for $500
6 Leslie to Jno t HARRISON, 48 acres
in Middlesex for $780,
Marriage Licenses.
CharleS Parks. s.-.-........ Forward twp
Eva Osenbaugh.
Harvey Turner Greece CITY