Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-07-20
LEGAL NEWS.


MOTIFS
Walter Mccall, of near Euclid was ar
rested on Wednesday for felonicus rape a
suit of Miss Duffy and was released on
bail same day.
The viii of W. II. Shira Of Parkar twp.
was probsted and letters granted to E. c.
Shirs. also will of Ann f. McElwee o.
Oakland twp and letters to P. A. Nc
Elwee. Letters Of Admin on estate o.
Kate Dougherty were granted to VIM. j.
Dougherty.
The Jury in the case of the com. vs.
| Albert w. Woodley, indicted for the muir
der of Mrs Buchanan of Allegheny, stayed
out for thirty nine hours, and then brought
| in a first degree verdict, which was re-
markable. There are now six men in Al
legheny Co. Jail under sentence of death.
Sylvester Critchlow, the first man tried
| for murder in the Homestead cases, is
| again in Jail in Pittsburg this time on a
less serious cearge. This time he is sued
| by his wife for surety of the peace.
Terence Clune, of Franklin was commit
| ted to Jail lately for non-payment OF tax.
He has been owing school tax to the
amount of 81. He has had no work tor
about year, and has put the collector of
from time to time, an the ground that he
was unable to get any money ahead. The
collector finally gave him certain time
to pay, and on his failure, the arrest was
made.
The arrest and commitment are in
conformity with law, and illustrate an in
teresting phase Of justice. At the end of
80 days the costs, including board in the
Jail, will have amounted to $13 so. Then
in order to secure his discharge, Terence
will have to get out papers under the IN
solvent debtors act, at a cost of 50. This
brings the total expenditure up to SIS 30
and still the school district is minus the 81
for which it started out. 1t Is legal
question whether this case comes under
the insolvent act or not.
A bill in equity was filed in Allegheny
Co. last Thursday, by Hannah Bailey OF
Butler Pa, against J. NJ. Shields, trustee.
and VIM. D., Samuel R., George W.,
John W, Joshua K. and Thomas Bailey.
The plaintiff states that in December, 1888
she made deed giving all her property,
consisting of large amount of land IN
Allegheny and Butler counties, to J. NJ.
Shields as trustee. Shields was to act as
her trustee, manage her estate and pay
her the income. With her consent he
could sell property and invest moneys. In
June 1894, she executed another instru-
ment revoking the trust deed giving her
property to Shields. She says that Shields
sold property of hers in Pittsburg for $26-
600 and has not accounted to her for the
proceeds. He has also refused to pay over
to her So, 900 he received from oil leases,
etc. Shields, she alleges, has acted ar
bitarliy with her and has undertaken to
act not as trustee, but as guardian, claim
ing he has the right to limit her personal
expenses and that she shall only have a
certain amount of income for her personal
use, in disregard of the trust which has no
limitation of the amount of income she is
to have As he is under no bond and she
is capable of ofhandling her own estate she
wants the trust deed declared null and
void. She receives from $500 to $1,000 q
month from oil leases and she has notified
the pipe lines not to pay any more money
to Shields, but to pay it direct to her. She
wants receiver appointed to take charge
of her property and hold it sabject to the
order Of the court, Shields restrained from
collecting money or interfering with the
estate and compelled to give an account
and pay over whatever is due her, and to
reconvey the property to her.
As provision in the trust deed directs
that in case of the plaintiffs death with
out having made will, the trustee should
divide the estate among her heirs-at-law,
the Baileys' they are also joined as defen-
dants.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Jos. E. Davis to Maud J. Kuhns lot in
Butler for $3.50.
Margt Barnhart to W. ]. Lackey acre
in Oakland for $l20.
Il. N. Snyder to Wm. n. Dick lot in
Prospect for $780,
Jno S. Dick to Daniel Beighley lot in
Prospect for $780,
Matthew j. McCandless TO Thomas
Shelatree lot in Butler for $3.50.
C. Frederick to Patterson d Lock
wood 20 acres in Cranberry twp. for 81.
VIM. Geohring to Kate Pfeifer lot in
Forward for $50.
s. Mackey to st. Pauls Ref. church lot
in Butler for 81.
H. j. Smith to Grant Shoemaker lot in
Butler for $3.50
w. O. Hay to Cath. E. Mccall IL acres
in Clinton twp. for 81.