Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-03-02
LEGAL NEWS.

TIE following causes have been disposed
oi since or last report:
James Simpson vs. The Protected Home
Circle. Feb. 26 Verdict for the plainuit
for $547.9l
WI. DeWolf VS. Fairview tsp, ION trial)
Walter jackson, d. Krotzer and J. q.
Campbell vs. the Producers Consolidated
Land and Petroleum Co Verdict for de-
PENDANTS
Mary Birch VS.. the p. & W. r. K.
Co Verdict for plaintiff for $3.50.
ChaS. Z. Smith -. the PlttsbuTg flate
Glass Co. Verdict for plaintiff for s5sl- 2o,
subject to legal question
z. T. Walter rs. A. d. Richards YER
dict for the plaintiff for S277 50
John Balfuur " T Russell and Geo.
Rindfuss. Feb p Defendants move to
amend record, plaintiffs plead surprise,
and case continued.
b. H. Hill 50. John Younkins and Il. :
Gibson Verdict for defendants
Hench ana Dromgold Us G. T White,
Feb % Case settled ny the parties.
W j. Flick vs Juserh Flick, Feb. q
Verdict for plaintiff tor land described III
writ, with SIX cents damages and costs.
Samuel A. Kennedy VS. the Z, IL K.
r Co, Feb. a. Verdict for plaintiff Tor
$3.50.
J. M. Marshall, assignee Of ". J. Gllli-
land rs The Glade Mill Mutual Fire Insu-
rance Co., Feb. q. By direction of Court
verdict for defendant.
Jas McElree VS. P. Golden and ]. g.
Patterson. Verdict by direction Of Conrt
for defendants.
Cyrus Thorn VS.. w. S Williams and. E.
A. TOtten. Plaintiff takes voluntary
non-suit.
NOTES.
Two very important questions Were in
VOWED in the case of Racnael Coulter,
widow OF Joseph Couiter, formerly OF this
county, Us Pine twp, IN Mercer county,
and tired at Mercer lately.
One was. were the supervisors Of tbe
township negligent, and was their neg.i-
gence the cause of this accident The
other question was as to whether the
supervisors were required by law To make
the bridges strong enough to carry traction
engines The law requires that all bridges
should be made sufficiently strong for all
ordinary travel Now the question j.
whether traction engines cone under the
head of ordinary travel Evidence was III
duced TO show that since the year 1883
traction ngines have been traversng that
township, and crossing their bridges. Il
the year 1888 Jos. Coulter notified the
supervisors that the DaugheTty bridge was
not sufficiently strong for him to cross
With bis engine. This bridge was forty
feet long and was built before the war.
The supervisors OF Pine twp met at the
bridge in pursuance Of their notice, made
casual examination of the bridge and gave
Nj Daugherty a contract to rebuild the
bridge. He vas TO shorten the bridge so
that it would be only fourteen feet long,
and was to put in three new maple sili-,
and be was To use some of the old timbers
that the supervisors thought were suti-
cIently strong to put in the new structure.
l. was found after tho Coulter engine
went down that the maple siils were rotten /
and that the old sills were merely a she'll
an inside entirely rotten This was a
case of much importance 10 supervisors al
over the county, and was well and ably
tried by the counsel on both sides. II was
such case as rarely comes into court, and
no feeling OF unpleasantness was notice
a0le from the beginning 10 the end of the
case, and the witnesses were all actuated
by the desire to tell nothing but the truth
After an able charge by the court the jury
went to their room at noou OF Friday. ana
after being out all afternoon aud night the
jury Came into court on Saturday morning
aud rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for
the amount of 81. 99500.
The jury in the case of Miss Christina
Wagner against Allegheny twp. West
mOrelaud Co for $40, 600 damages result
ing from injuries received while drivln
along one of the roads in that township,
where, owing To the bad condition Of the
thoroughfare, her buggy was upset and
she was thrown violently to the ground,
sustaining injuries, brought in verdici Of
S725 tor the plaintiff.
Hon. c. f. Kribbs, Of the Clarion Jeif-r-
son congressional district, has sued he
editor OF one Of the Democratic papers Tor
criminal libel.
The will of Lewis Young of Penn twp.
was prObated and letters granted 10 John
". Young, also will of John 5. Brown OF
Worth twp, no letters; also will OF Mary
Fulton of Middlesex, no letters.
The total cost of the Special and Lncai
election. held in this county Feb, 90, 1894,
was 50 377 81; the items of which are a.
follows:-Registratio of votes $696 81,
for printing Of ballots, etc., 1904 % de
livering ballots and livery hire f39 So for
posting election proclamation $l37 so. for
holding elections 81 S63. H. for tahulating
vote $50 90. During the month Of January
the county paid $500 10 10 jurors. The
county funds are getting low, and collect
ors are requested to get move on.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
G A Abrams TO A Byers lot in Butler
for $400.
Newton Black to Adam L Storey 150
acres in Fairview for SO 56S.
Il W Barnhart to LYDIA a KrotZer 100
acres in Fairview for 81 900.
l. II Fair to Adam RetIig lot in Butler
fp 81 500
II z Piece to Margaret Foster acres in
Butter twp. for $3.50
Geo W Walters 10 S + Marshall Y acres
iu Washington for $500.
Joanna Friess to Chas Fleming acres in
Winfield for 81.
Robt. Allen to Cora p Roenick, 10 acres
in Slipperyrock for $1,000.
JOS. 5. Huddieson to S. p Thompson,
40 acres in Mercer twp for $1,000.
q. a Abrams TO Helen :. kimer, lot in
Butler for $500.
5 NJ. Boyd 10 David A. Wray, lot in
Saxonburg for 81
David A. Wray to Perry Pence, same
for 81.
a. d. Gillespie to Thos. Bell, 10 acres
in Washington Twp for $780,