Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-06-16
LEGAL NEWS.

4 LEGAL NEWS.
Court for the trial Of criminal cases con
vened last Monday, with Judge HazeI
presiding. Ten Of the jurymen asked 4
be excused for various reasons, and The
Court excused four.
i jury was called and "Pegleg' Jack
was brought into court, but he plead gull
ty and was taken back to jail
Livingstone Evans, also accused of lar
ceny, was next brought in and he, too,
plead guilty
Then came the two boys, Frank David
son and John Smith, who robbed store
at UnonVille, and they plead guilty.
Frank said he does not know how old lie
is. but thinks it is five years since he was
discharged from the Soldiers Orphans
Home at Mercer His home was at West
Middlesex, and this is his second appear
auce in the court of this county
John Smith lives on Graham 81 IN But
/. ler he is - years of age. and saiu ne stole
a watch once before but the Esq let him
off because the watch was worth nothing.
Saml Hays. the simple or weak minded
boy who was arrested in Petrolla Tor va
graney, was brought il, and two attorneys
made statements regarding the irresponsi-
bility of himself and ilmiy-said to live
in Westmorelald comfy The Court critl-
cised the making of informations against
lunstIcs. appojatcl counsel aad ordered
the case disposed Of by a jury. jury
was sworn. the Com. had no evidence, and
the Court instructed the jury TO place the
costs on the prosecutor
The other cases disposed OF up to the
time of our going 10 press, ere as follows:
Mack Croft and Silt CubbisJn were
10 "A ivory tEa
but the costs We're put on Croft. John
Hoffman plead guilty John ody was
found not guilty, and costs divided between
him self and Mamie say. Chas Kerr was
found guilty of selling liquor without u
cence. Homer Walker and Nm Th0mp
son we're found guilty Of furnishing liquor
to minors. Ed White was found gailty OF
assault and battery.
Com. VS. FIJI. Calef-on trial
Thursday morning the Court sentenced
Peg-leg Jack to years in the penitentl-
arv: Ed White to 10 months in the work
house; Walker and Thompson to 3 months
each in the worEhouse; Frank Davis to the
| Huntingdon ReiOrmatory: J ohm Smith 10
Morgauza, aud L. Evans TO one year in the
| penitentary.
! Charley Kerr was sentenced to pay
fine of $780, aud be confined ia the work
house for months.
Michael Scanlin was called for trial, and
not appearing his bail was forfeited
BALANCE OF GRAND JURY CASES
Com. VS. Michael Scanlon, indicted for
forcIble entry and surety of the peace; FL
len Daugherty, pros'x. \ true bill.
Com. vs Clements and William Daugh-
erty, A&B, NJ. Scaulon, pros. Not true
bill and ii. Scanlon to pay the costs.
Com. vs. J. c. Williams, assault with in
tent to rape. Not a true bill, and Sarah
J. Trescott sentenced to pay costs.
Com. VS. Nicholas Brell. ABB, and sur
ETY. peace. Not true BILL and John Held
to pay the costs.
Com. VS. John Gill, alias Pegleg Jack,
larceny. true bill.
Com. VS. Ollie Lambert, F&B. a true
| bill.
Com. VS.. Frank Davis, John Smith and
Percy Wuller, larceny and entering store.
A true bill.
In the Rice Bnpp surety Of the peace
| case the costs were divided.
The case VS. Walter Mccall, was eontin-
ued till next term.
NOTES.
| On Monday last, j. y. Patterson asked
the Court for preliminary injuction re-
straining the Reiber brothers from cutting
down their part of the partition cellar wall
between the properties on Main st. on the
grounds that it would so weaken the wall
as to endanger his building. The injunc-
tion was granted, and the case will be |
heard after the jury trials.
The will of Jacob Niblock of Connoque-
Messing was probated and letters granted |
TO Jas B Niblock and Harrison Dyke; also
will of Henry Eitenmiler of Butler and |
letters to Henry Miller; also will OF Geo S |
Campbell of Concord twp. no letters.
The VIII of Clemens Bond was prCbated |
and letters granted to Anna Bond, or |
Vund as they sign it.
Imam ct al have brought suit in eject
ment VS. j n Johnston ct al for 80 acres in |
Penn twp. bounded by Campbell, Wagner
ard Tobin.
Mrs. Ianthe L Richardson was granted
the benefit of the separate earnings act
A petition for the division of Butler twp.
into two election districts was presented
to Court last week, and j. A. Heydrick,
l.. p. Hazlett and J. A. Lowry, were ap-
pointed viewers, 90 report at next term.
" M. DldlbF, J. II. guutIf anu Al. ~.
HeinemaD. were appointed viewers on the |
bridge petition for Summit twp; and A.
Lowry, J. Il. Black, j. l.. Puryis, Thos.
Donahy, G. Duffy, II. Reiber and J O. A.
Kennedy, in the opening of d. Clay street.
The Grand Jury recommended that the
petition of citizens of Jackson twp, to be
annexed to Zelienople borough be granted;
they also recommended many repairs in
Court House and Jail.
The report Of j. Ii. Pisor and G. G. Pill
low, two of the viewers on the division of
Penn twp, into two election Districts rec
ommends the division, and makes an elec-
tion district out of the northwest corner
of the twp, bounded on the east by the
plank road, and on the South by the Grove
road to the three degree, and then a
straight line east to the plank road.
The rule in the Jefferson twp. election
case was dismissed at cost of petitioners.
This makes Mr.. Geopfert the legal collec-
tor of the twp, and he has already secured |
his book.
In the case of the Commonwealth VS. J.
G. Williams charge Of assault and battery
with intent to commit rape, on oath OF Sa
rah j. Trascott proSecutriX, which was
in Court last week, the Grand Jury having
ncdIu lut lIO5tculIlA iitI pibbls
ly ignored the bill of indictment and
directed the prosecutrix, Sarah j. Trascott
should pay the costs The Court in pur-
suance OF this finding of the Grand Jury,
sentenced her to pay the costs and com
mitted her to the custody of the Sheriff
until the sentence should be complied |
with. This result perfectly vindicated the
defendant,J. C. Williams and established his
innocence Of the charge or any part Of it,
and was very gratifying to him as well as
his many friends in Allegheny township
this county and elsewhere, who had full
faith in defendants innocence of the charge |
from the first, and believed from his good
moral character and high standing in ev-
cry respect in his community that this |
prosecution was conceived and proceeded |
in with no honest design and without any |
foundation in truth. X.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS..
VIM D Thompson to Mary Thompson, |
lot in n Washington for $3.50.
j Ii. Melvin to Adam Hechler, l acre in |
Fairview for $1,000.
Roessing to G J Barickman lot in
| Butler for $3.50.
| JOS w ilson, Sr. to Samuel v iison ct
al so acres in Penn for $4,000
Simon Young to W Young 80 acres in
Centre for 81.
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