Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-30
LEGAL. NE WS.

Court met Monday for the trial of clvl
| causes and up to the time of our going t
press the following cases have been dispos
| ed Of
Sophia Ross VS. Edwin Meeder, admir-
| April %, jury returns verdict Tor PLAIN
tiff for goods described II writ.
Christ Klingler for use VS. q Douthett
e1r, April 2S jury returns verdict 10
plaintiff for s75S.73.
L.C. Wick VS. VIM Kennedy April 2
defendant copfesses Judgment for So .,
with costs of suit.
Henry Marburger vs. J. K. Kirker, OF
trial.
The following cases were settled: Eliza
beth Lucas VS. A. J. Scott d Co; Caroline
Troutman VS. VIM. Leithold Isabella Haz'
lett vs. VIM. Leasure; W. G. Barron VS. Lo-
renza Carothers; c. J. D. Strohecker VS. j
T. Johnston; Enterprise Oil and Gas Co
vs. National Transit Co; Geo Palm US P.
Schlegal ct al.
The cases of Nicholas Hinchberger Vi
Citizens Gas Co.; o. 6. Mechling VS.
Hallman; Elvira G. Lyon VS. John Berg;
Elizabeth G Davis VS. I J Morrison; Fran
els Freer VS. James Cochran ct al; VIM b
Webb vs Albert Miller were continued.
NoTEs.
I'D Marshall was appointed auditor tc
make distribution of the funds of the es
tate OF VIM Lutz, decd.
VII Peters has petitioned for a divorce
from Naomi Peters, and JOS NJ Dodds from
Grace Hunter Dodds.
Isabel Spohn of Summit twp has petit
toned for benefit of separate earnings act
DD Christy was appointed register as
SCISSOR for Cherry twp, 5; j Campbell for
Fairview twp, "; Geo E Hay tor Penn
twp, S; John Campbell for Adams twp, 5,
Jacob Cooper for jackson twp, E.
We Say of Hilliard made az assign
ment for the benefit of creditors.
Williammine Gibson has petitioned for
the partition of the real estate of Joseph
Knoch late Of Penn twp.
Richard Grant plead guilty to furnishing
liquor to minors and on Sunday.
Reuben McEIvain was appointed Over
seer OF the Poor for the boro of Butler, vice
Geo Vogeley, decd.
J
seer of the Poor for Muddycreek twp, vice
VIM McClymonds, decd.
z Cromling was appointed High Con-
stable OF Petrolia, vice W W Campbell
who refused to serge: and VIM A Flem-
ing was appointed Burgess, vice Jas G.
Lyon who refused to serve.
Letters of administration we're granted
to Mary Maxwell aud j A Snyder on es-
tate of John W Maxwell of Winfield twp,
also to Jacob G Vogeley on estate of Mary
NJ Vogeley of Butler.
The will of David Il Bell Of Butler was
probated, no letters.
Quite a number of the citizens of Centre
Vile were IN town, Monday, as witnesses
in the case of Mrs. Hannah Abernathy
versus Dory Hogue, for assault and battery,
etc., and Esq. Anderson held Dory for
Court.
At hearing before Esq. Keck last Fri
day afternoon young man was held Tor
Court 90 a charge of disorderly conduct.
and at a hearing before Esq. Anderson
half an hour later, another young man
was held on a charge of disturbing
public meeting. These cases grew out of
dispute that occurred between two
young men immediately after services,
some days ago, in Glade Mills Bethel
church in Middlesex township, and
large number of witnesses from that
vicinity were present.
Tony Allen and Mrs. McCune we're 10
Pittsburg, Saturday, on an errand grow
ing out of a novel case. Sometime ago
Gypsy woman calling herself Mary, stopped
at the home of Mrs. Barbara McCune Of
the First Ward, and made heI acquaint-
ance. Mr.. McCune works in the Plate
works and was not at home, and Mrs. McC.
told the woman that her husband was
subject to fits. The Gypsy woman said
she had cure for that, and gave Mrs.
McC. little bag of stuff to put under her
husbands pillow, for which she was paid
$500. She came back next day, and told
Mrs. McC. that the charm would not work
unless she had possession of half of all the
money in the house, the same to be re-
turned on the 25th and Mrs. McC. gave
her fifty some dollars She came back
next day. and said the charm would not
work unless she had all the money in the
house and Mrs McC. gave her all she nad,
$500, the same to be returned on the 10Th.
Saturday the 10Th came around and toe
Gypsy had disappeared, and Mrs. McC.
told her story to Esq. McAboy.
Mrs. Rose Jones and her two children
have sued the Pittsburg and Western,
Railroad company and the Western Union
Telegraph company in Allegheny county,
for 500. 900 damages for the death of H. G.
Jones, Mrs Jones husband. The plain
tiffs allege that en- January %, 1893, while
H. G Jones was employed on the Pitts
burg AMI Western railroad, near Evans
City, he wss thrown against a telegraph
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