Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-03-23
LEGAL NEWS.

The Court room was crowded Thursday
| afternoon to hear the case of the Common
wealth VS.. Mrs. Smiley Smith of Butler
| who was indicted for selling liquor without
license and Tor keeping bawdy house, al
| the corner of East Jefferson and Elm Sts
where Mrs. Smith keeps small cigar and
grocery store.
| Quite a number Of men were called a.
| witnesses and they all denied visiting the
house for improper purposes, excepting
two who refused TO answer the question as
| to whether or no they had sexual connec
| tion with Mrs. Smith on the ground that
| il would criminate themselves, and one OF
the men said he had purchased TIVE bot
| ties of beer from her. The ladies, also,
who were called as witnesses, only visited
| the house for ordinary social and business
purposes, and the jury acquitted Mrs. Smith
of the charges against her and put the
costs on the county.
On Thursday VIM. Taylor who plead
guilty to burglary and who is but sixteen
years of age, was committed to the State
Reform School at Morganzs in Washing
ton county; Leonard Dunlap, who plead
guilty TO agg. ABB. and who is but thirteen
years of age Was sent to the same place;
Earnest Korn. who plead guilty to disturb
ing public meeting was also sent to same
place, he is fifteen years of age; Jacob Den
ny who plead guilty TO carrying concealed
weapons and pointing the same, etc. was
sent to the workhouse at Claremont for one
year, and Patsy Lewis who plead guilty to
forcible entry and assault was sentenced
to pay fine of $40 and costs and give sure
ty in $500 for his good behavior for one
year.
The sentence of Lawrence Renno was
suspended till June term.
On Friday Judge Greer heard the sppli
cation of Mrs. Moses Hendrickson for ali
mony, expenses of suit, etc. Ar and Mrs.
II endrickson are each over sixty years of
age and they lived together for forty years
and raised family of nire children. Some
time ago Mrs. FL. went to live with her
daughter, Mrs. laval, claiming that Mr.. b.
abused her, which Mr.. Fl. denied. The
strain of the hearing was too much for Mr..
H. ana there was scene in the Court room.
The case was held under advisement.
NOTES
Tho, will of Casper Frishkorn, late of
Lancaster twp, were probated and letters
granted to John and W. A. Frishkorn.
No letters were granted on the will of
Martha Thompson, late of Fairview twp.
The license court of Allegheny county
disposed of 697 cases last week.
The trial of Prof Hartshorn was begun
at New Castle, Tuesday afternoon and out
Of 25 jurors examined not one was accept
by both sides. A change of venue was
talked Of. Hartshorn will be ably defend
ed, and private counsel for prosecution will
be paid by popular subscription.
A case lately disposed OF in the Orphans
Court of Washington county reveals re-
markable history of women now in the
prime of life. By freak of nature, when
born, the second and third fingers of one of
her hands were webbed togather. A sur
gical operation only PARTLY overcome the
malform alton, but now, what she has all
her life lamented as q deformity, has
brought to her snug little fortune VIII ich
she and her husband may enjoy during
their declining years. The misshaped
fingers identified her as an heiress, and
though for nearly third of century she
had been separated from her friends the
tell-tale mark Of nature perfectly revealed
her identity.
The next grand jury in Alleghen
county will have case from McKeesport
to unravel, on tie return of an alderman
of q complaint " that some person stole
and took away from his premises two
geese and lot OF pigeons, and he suspect
cd the above defendants and on o search
warrant the geese we're found in bag un-
der the bed where the defendants were
sleeping with their throats cut and partly
plucked." The case will go to the grand
jury and they will have TO guess whether
it is case Of murder, suicide or larceny,
and why the poor defendants were partly
plucked.