Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-05-30
LEGAL NEWS.

BALANCE or TRIAL LIST FOR NAY TERN.
Kizzia Allen vs. Robert and John Gal
! lsgher, trespass. Settled
J Robert Ekas, guardian, ct al VS. Pitts
! burg Plate Glass Co May %, defendant
/ confesses Judgment for $50, and defendant
to pay record costs.
All other cases on the list were settled,
continued or otherwise disposed Of.
NOTES.
Mrs. VI. J. Hall, of Zelienople, adopted
Florence Covert.
The will of ANA ziah Kelly, late Of
Worth twp, was probated and letters grant
ed TO L. Cecil helly; also will OF TlIhe
Scott late of Fairview, no letters.
Letters of administration were granted
to Margaret Weckbecker on estate OF Geo.
Weckbecker,
The quarter sessions trial list for next
term comprises thirty-four cases. On
Thursday last Harry L. FIndley plead
guilty to larceny, and was sent to Morgan
"a. Assault and battery, surtey Of the
peace and larceny cases comprise the
greater part of the list.
On petition of Nancy Hall commission
consisting of DR.. Eliza Grossman, II. L.
Coulter and l. p Walker was appointed
to inquire into the lunacy Of Maggie VIII
son.
The county Commissioners have reduc-
ed the millage this year from 4 to 3. The
minute" in the Commissioners docBHt
states that owing to the frOsts and the
poor outlook, and believing that
by strict economy we may be able 10
conduct the business of the county on tax
of three mills instead of four which we had
previously determined upon; especially II
the people give us their hearty co-opera-
ti)n in promptly laying their taxes ana
not insisting upon extraordinary expendl-
lures in the construction OF bridges ana
opening of new roads; we, the commls-
sioners of Butler county Pa, do hereby on
motion unanimously agree to reduce the
millage on valuation Tor county purposes
from 4 to mills for the year OF lo95.
John Dindinger, Reuben Shanor and Sol
Dunbar, Committee on the First and Third
ward lines were in Butler last Friday (the
meeting was fixed for shOw-day to suit
Reuben), and they recommended that the
"Island" be annexed to the Third ward.
The line between the wards will hereafter
be Main street and its extension to the
crease the vote of the Third ward by about
one hundred.
There has been some talk in Indiana, Pa.
of prosecuting Judge Harry White for per
Jury but the Messenger there says:-There
are certain inherent difficulties IN prose
cutting a charge OF perjury against Judge
White on account of taking the oath OF
office. Not on account, however, OF lack
of sufficient testimony to warrant prose-
cution, but on account of the peculiar con
ditions existing. He could not properly
be tried on his own court, because he
assists in drawing the jury ald filling the
jury wheel. A change OF venue would be
necessary Such trial could not be heard
by either Judges Barker, DOty or Reyburr.
But perhaps the most cOgent reason may
be briefly summarized by a friend of ours
the other day who, commenting on the
outcome of the contest, summed up his
conclusions by saying 'dog won't eat
dog" "The bearings o this" as Captain
Bunsby remarked on one occasion; 'lies
in the application of it,"
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
WI Sloan to Sextus Sloan % acres in
Clearfield for $l.00.
Milo Stoner to Amos Young 10 acres in
Clay for 5000.
W A Purviarce to n Miller lot in For
ward for $500.
JG Wilhelm to W II Long lot in But
Ter for 9 400.
GH Harley to Jacob Finn IA acres in
in Connoqnenessing for 1000.
OIL Sidler to Anna Ferrero lot in But
Ter for 1000.
JB Bredin to Jas Bredin s2 acres in
Butler for $4,000.