Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-01-01
LEGAL NEWS.
AS TO LICENSE.


A dispatch from Pittsbnrg, dated Mon
day, says:
licenses the Clerk of the Court discovered
that the last State Legislature had am end
ed the wrong law, thereby endangering
the chances for every applicant for license
By technical blunder no end of confus.
ion il threatened to license applicants and
License Judges throughout the State.
On June 10, 1891. the Legislature pass
ed an act intending to amend the Brooks
law, to allow saloon keepers to have
bondsmen from any part of the county IN
stead of ward or township.
The amendment was TO the Act approved
Nav "a 1887, whereas the Brooks law was
approved May l3, 1887. The Act amend
ed was one providing for wholesale liquor
licenses and, as q result, the Judges can
refuse all license applications because they
do not conform to the law.
NOTES.
The case of Chas. Rebhune VS. Butler
borough for damages for the opening of
Howard st. rs the first on the list for
January term.
Is it not about time that the so-called
"Pekins Detective Agency" of Pittsburg
was wiped out of existancef Last week
the time of the Lawrence county court was
occupied from Tuesday noon until Thurs
day night in hearing the evidence against
two Italians who had been in Jail for about
two months and who were charged with
attempting to wreck a train on the E. d 2.
r. R. The prosecution was brought on
the strength of evidence furnished by the
Perkins Agency. At the trial last week
members of Mr.. Perkins force swore pos
itively that the accused Italians had con-
fessed to them that they had placed the OBJ,
struction on the track. On the other and
good and reliable citizens gave evidence
that the prisoners could not speak, mnch
less understand the English language.
After nearing all the evidence the jury, to
the satisfaction of all fair-minded people
who had paid any attention to the case,
returned verdict of not guilty. We have
been making some inquiries into the
methods employed by Mr.. Perkins corps
of detectives, and if one half is true that is
charged against them, their proper place
is in the workho use. 1t seems that the
services of "John Barleycorn" are frequent
" called upon by these alleged detectives
in their efforts to extOrt confessions from
their victims From the present outlook
some of Mr.. Perkins gang are likely to
have Justice meted out to them before
Judge Hazen completes his present term
of urt.-New Castle Guardian.
At New Castle, Monday, Ed. Shaffer,
one of the boodlers, was released from Jail
upon payment of 81 50,-$l50 of which
was costs. Downing and Tate will proba
bly, be released next week.
In Pittsburg, Monday, an execution was
issued VS.. W. P. Griffith for 500 900 at suit
of Robert Allen Sr., Mr.. Griffiths account of
the matter is as follows.-''I knew moth
ing of the proceeding until to-day when a
friend informed of me the judgment enter
ed against me. The suit was filed and the
summons served while was in Idaho. The
summons were mislaid and forgotten until
I made inquiries for it, I have instructed
my attorney, Willis J.. McCook, to begin
proceedings to have the suit opened so
that mav make defense.
I'm March, 1890, when I drilled my first
well at Wildwood, l made an optional con
tract with Mr.. Allen for iorty-four farms
in Butler county, on any one or all of
which l might drill for oil. 1t was not
obligatory upon me to accept any of these
farms, and as they were not oil farms |
did not close any of the options. The op-
tions lapsed in September. Now Mr.. Al
len simply means to try to force me to
fulfill a contract which l am not bound to
carry out. His suit for $4,000 is based
on the assumption that by my failure to
close the options he has been damaged to
the extent of $500 for each farm. He ask
ed me once what was going to do in the
case, and told him nothing as they
were not oil farms. He did not then say
anything about suing me. l am advised
that was not boun to accept any of the
farms. We will let the court determine
that"
W. G.. Crawford, ESQ.,, Mr.. Aliens attor-
ney, also issued an execution against P.
c. Bryne and U. G. McGaw for ST. 800.
On Wednesday the Co. Com'rs app oint-
ed Mr. r .. Lewis of Washington twp.
to be Mercantile Appraiser. There were
q applicants.
Letters of admin were granted to j W
Bortmas on estate of E W Hays late of
Penn twp, also to d r Douthett on esta te
of Sarah A Snow, late of Penn twp.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
f Summers to Casper Bloom lot in zs-
lienople for $1,000.
WIN Laug tn John Doerr lots IN HAN
nahstown for $3.50.
C Walter to Jere Richardson 80 acres in
Jackson for $500.
b F PETER to Geo Milliman, Sr- lot IN
Harmony for $500.
W B Dodds, atty toe G Badger % acres
in Muddycreek for $446.
Martha Boyer to q G Badger % acres IN
Muddycreek for 1923.
p Daubenspeck to Z A Goehring lot IN
Butler for $500.
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