Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-06-13
LEGAL ~ EWS.

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guilty and stephen Allen to pay costs
John NJ. Roth, a&b. Verdict guilty and
sentenced to pay a fine Of $40 and costs and
in the Surety case he was directed to enter
into recog. in $500 to keep the peace, and
pay costs.
D. X. Frazier, adb. Not guilty and John
n. Roth to pay costs.
Mrs II. Heath, selling liquor without Ii
cense. MOL pros allowed on payment o.
costs.
James Simpson, larceny. Not guilty.
Peter Zimmel, ct al agg. ABB. Verdict
guilty and sen ntenced to pay fine OF $40
and costs; and enter into recog. to keep the
peace for one year.
VIM. Aggers, agg. a&b. Verdict guilty
and sentenced to pay flne OF 20 and costs;
and enter into recog. to keep the peace ior
! one year.
VIM. Aggers, Jr. a&b. Not guilty and
P. Zimmel to pay costs.
AL Miller, selling liquor without license.
Defendant not appearing his bail was for
feited.
ARJack, selling liquor without license.
Defendant pleads guilty and Is sentenced
| to pay a fine of $1,000 and is sent to jail for
three months.
| Thos HARRISON plead guilty to ABB and
sentence was suspended till next term, ne
/ to pay costs and enter into recog. IN $lOO
to keep the peace.
| Ray Smith, ABB. Verdict guilty and
sentenced to pay fine OF 80 and costs.
wR Smith, Surety Peace. Case dismiss
| ed, defendant to pay costs.
LII Stepp. violating Act regarding pract-
| ing medicine. Verdict guilty and senten-
ced to pay fine of 81 and COSTS
Burt Dunwoody, rape, etc. Not guilty.
Harry Dawson. fab. Not appearing re-
cog forfeited.
Harry Bauman, same. Not appearing
reeog. forfeited.
BALANCE OF GRAND JURY FINDINGS.
Commonwealth vs.:
Fred Johnston, indicted for selling liquor
without license. A true bill.
VIM. Winslow and Harry Surrena, same.
A true bill.
| L. A. Fair, fab. True bill.
Burt Dunwoody, rape, fab, etc. True
bills.
VIM. Barr, perjury. Not true bill and
Jas. Tracy to pay costs.
L. H. Stepp, violating Act of May Is,
| 1898, regarding practicing medicine.
| true bill.
Ray and Caleb Smith, a&b. true bill.
John NJ. Roth a&b. A true bill.
d. K. Frazier, a&b. A true BILL
The case VS. VIM. Gold for desertiUn was
settled; that against Harry Dawson, con-
tInued; that against Sarah Adams contlnu-
ed: that against ALVIN and Hughey Caroth-
ers settled; that against Lewis Stokey set
| tied.
Thos HARRISON plead guilty TO assault
and battery and sentence was suspended
| till next term.
The Grand Jury acted on 81 bills, and
| ignored six of them; they found the Court
House and in good shape, and commend
| the County Commissioners for their
economical and businesslike administration
of the affairs of the county
MRS. DoUGHERTY'S WILL.
The will of Mrs. Margaret Dougherty, |
late of Butler was probatej last Saturday,
and Herman J. Berg, S. f. Bowser and
VIM. Donnelly are named as executors.
She directs that her debts be paid; that
she be buried in the Freeport cemetery;
gives Mrs. Minick the use of the house and
| lot on Elm st for life, the san to go to
her children, also the interest on $4,000 |
| for life the same to revert to her children;
also her piano aud other articles; to her |
sisters Isabella Cantwel and Elizabeth
Donnelly she gives her homestead, the
same to be sold at their deaths and pro-
ceeds divided according to law, she also |
gives them her personal property; she
gives to ST. Pauls Catholic Orphan Asy- |
| lum in Pittsturg $4,000; to the Sisters of
Mercy on Webster ST., $1,000; to Mercy |
Hospital $1,000; to FreepOrt church 500;
to Freeport cemetery $500; to Sisters ct
Mercy in Wilkes Barre $4,000; to Sister a. |
Cleophas $500; to. her neice Henrietta
Donnelly $4,000; to Henry F. Donnelly
$4,000; to Catharine Ingerson $4,000; to
Mary Jane Donnelly 5000; to Patrick and
Joseph Donnelly 800 each. to Ellen Don
nelly $500; to Henry, James and Stephen
| Donnelly $l0O each; to VIM. Donnelly |
$500; to Margaret and Pauline $100 each;
to Margaret O'Keefe 800; to Mary Dun
lap $10O; to Jane and Cathrine Rodgers
$1O0 each; to Jno. Dunlap $l00; to Henry
L. Donnelly $500; to Ida; James and Susan
| Dcnnelly 500 each; to Thos., Michael,
| Edward, Cath. and Marg. Barrett 800
each; to Frances L. Dougherty 5000; to
Cath and Peter Donnelly 800 each; to
the Priest of the Butler church for the
poor 5000; to the Little Sisters of the Poor
in Allegheny $500; to the Sisters OF the
Good Shepherd on Troy Hill 5000; to Hen
ry J. Cantwell So. 500; to NJ. Paul Douthett
So. 500; and if SO much remains, $4,000 to
St. Mary's church in Freeport for church
school
This will was made April 18th, 1893,
and it named Chas Duffy and Il. j. Berg
as executors. 1t was written by 5. f.
Bowser, and witnessed by him and his
brother A. l..
The next paragraph is this in her own
handwriting, eli any one herein mentioned
think have not done them justice, | ask
their pardon and hope they will pray for
me-"
MARGARET DoUGHRRTY.
In codicil in her own handwriting,
made Sept, Goth, 1898, she reyokes the
conditional bequest to st. Mary's church
in Freeport, and devotes $1,000 for Masses
for the souls ot herself, husband, parents,
brothers aud sisters; also revOkes the ap-
lpointment of Chas. Duffy as an executor
and names 4. S. Bowser in his stead; and
in codicil dated Sept. 2lst, 1894, she
appoints VIM. Donnelly, of Wild Wood, as
one of her executors TO act with others
manned.
In another codicil made April Goth, 1895
she gives the children of Chas. and Mar
garet Minick $1,000 each for their educa-
tion at a convent.
NOTES.
!. The held-over applications for license
will be disposed of next Monday.
Albert Winner was appointed constable
for Karns City vice A. W. Schrecongost,
who moved away.
W. H. Campbell was appointed supervi-
of Concord vice Jas A. McClimens, resign
ed
The will of VIM. FL. Albert of Franklin
twp. was probated and letters granted to
Margaret Albert and Lydia Myers.
Constable Turner, Esq Tom Mcmillan
and several other citizens of Middlesex
twp appeared in Court, Monday morning,
and were questioned regarding the alleged,
illegal sale of liquor in Cooperstown and
vicinity. All had heard this and that. but
none knew anything, and the Constable's
! return was accented.
Tie case of citizens of Butler VS. the Wa
ter Co was taken up in Court last Thurs
day, and continued during part of next
day, when the case was adjourned until Fri
lday, the Dist, at which time the books OF
the company are to be here. The evidence
disclosed bad water this summer and last,
and at other times, ana an inequality OF
rates.
! Judge White of Allegheny county told
the grand iurV of that cOuntV last week