Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
LEGAL NEWS.
THE NEW OFFICERS.

The terms of county officers begin q
; noon of the first Monday of the January
following their election, which this yea
fell on the first day Of the year; the Pro
thonotary and Recorder hold joint com
} mission authorizing them to administer the
oath of office to new officers; and so or
Monday morning, Pro. Brown swore in his
successor Pro. Seaton, and also County
Commissioners Mccullough, Kelly and
Wilson, and County Auditors Allison,
Young and Elliott.
Recorder Dale swore in his successor
Reg and Rec. Wick; Treasurer Martin and
Clerk Criswell.
Sheriff Campbell was sworn in by Reg.
Wick, that afternoon.
Isaac Meals will stay with the County
Commissioners; Alex. Russell win assist
Pro Seaton, and Marsh Deuthett and A.
NJ Campbell will assist Sheriff Campbell.
The County Commissioners have appoint
ed Jacob NJ. Painter Esq, to be their
attorney, and Adam Kamerer, to be janitor.
On Saturday lsst the old board of Com
missioners appointed ]. FL. Pisor, of Worth
| twp, to be Mercantile Appraiser tor this
year. There were fifteen applicants; the
| Board could not agree; the names were
put in hat, and Mr.. Pisor's name was
drawn out by the Clerk.
DIR. j. W. Miller was appointed Jail
physician.
In Allegheny county the new officers
were sworn in on the previous Saturday
Judge Stowe administered the oath of
office to JudgeJ. w. T. White and Thomas
Ewing and Controller James A. Grier
Judge Ewing administered the oath to
Sheriff James r. Richards, Commissioners
James G. Weir, Robert e Mercer and
Dennis J. Boyle. Recorder George NJ. Won
Bonnhorst and Register Samuel P. Conner,
were sworn in by Prothonotary John
Bradley. Treasurer William 5. Brown
and Clerk of Courts George w. Miller were
sworn in by Mr.. Won Bonnhorst. The
assistant district attorney was sw orn in by
Clarence Burleigh, district attorney.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
AT Philadelphia, Saturday, the Supreme
Ceurt filed decisions in large number of
cases heard in Pittsburg, last Fall. The
only Butler county case decided was that !
of Butler Savings Bank VS. Osborne Bros, |
which was affirmed.
In the case of Liggett VS. Shira, appeal |
from common pleas No. l OF Allegheny |
county, judgment was affirmed. In this
case the plaintiff endeayored to have the |
court reform q written agreement between |
himself and defendant, for exploring and |
operating the land of the defendont for oil |
The original lease had been to some extent |
defaced by erasures and interlineation and |
new copy was drawn up and signed by |
both parGies. Liggett afterwards claimed |
to have q different idea as to the meaning |
of the lease than the Interpretation of it |
hold by the defendant, and he endeavored |
to have the court place his Interpretation |
in legal form in the lease. This the lower |
court, as Justice Williams asserts, very |
properly refused to do.
TRIAL LIST FOR NEXT WEEK.
A long term of Court for the trial of
civil causes begins next week, with 81 |
cases on the list.
The cases set down for trial next week
are as follows:
Monday-Butler boro VS. P. q w. r. r.
Co.; Culver VS. Brooks; Kline We Beltz ct al;
Gormley vs. Forst ct al; Watt VS. Elcho Oil
Co.; and simpson VS. DenElson
Tuesday-knaell VS. Elcho Oil Co.; Henry |
VS. Elcho OIL Co.; Hindman VS. Mccoy; |
Harris Drug Go. VS. Jack d Co; Jones VS.
Elcho OIL Co.; and Walker VS. Gibson.
Wednesday VS. Shuffiin; |
Kelly vs Black; Wilson VS. Spencer; White
VS. Osborn; Thomas vs. Knox; and Adams VS.
Brown.
Thursday-McElree VS. Golden; Altman,
Miller & Co. VS. Kennedy; Simpson VS.
Spelane; Lorenz va P R. r Co; Thomp-
son VS. Wuller; and Gould VS. Christy.
Friday-Brackney vs. Butler boro
Gsrman VS. BIain ct al; Boundy VS. Beers
ct all Bushnell VS. Sedwick; Grove VS.
Hardman; and Christy VS. Wilson.
Five cases are set for each day excepting
Saturdays, and the term will continue for
three weeks.
Henry Posey has been returned to Court |
for embezzlement, A. w. Krepps for as
sault and battery, and R. j. Crawford for
F&B.
A deed dated 1919 was put on file last |
week 1t is from Henry Evans, Sheriff, to |
David Donegal for 100 acres In Donegal |
twp. for SOL.
Sheriff Campbell receipted ex-Sheriff |
Brown for the bodies of Antony Andriole, |
Doumont Andriole, Samuel Meals. j. e. |
Meals VIM. r. Hopkins, Fly 3. Posey, and |
Ward Covert; also for the personal proper
ty in the jail.
Geo. NJ. Graham took the official oath as
Coroner of Butler Co., Jan. l, 1894.
Letters of Admin were granted to Eli
Reep and Isaac G.. Pollard on the estate of
Mary Reep.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Jeremiah Richardson to Geo l. Hartzel,
13 acres in jackson for $583.
J. Walter BARLEY ell al, Exr's to Matilda
Conliff, lot in Butler for $1l50
Lizzie V and r G Adams to Robert Al
len, 40 acres in SGpperyrock for $1,000.