Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-28
LEGAL. NEWS.
CAUSES TRIED.


John 5. McElvain VS. the Pennsylvania
r Z. Co. trespass- Jan. u, verdict for
the plaintiff for $500.
Wm. II. Walker VS. the Pennsylvania
e. Co. trespass Jan. %, verdict for the
plsintiff for $3.50 These cases wers for
damage. sustained az the wreck az Harbi
son Station on the West Penn r.
John Kineh VS. Phillip Bickel trespass
Jan. -, verdict tor the plaintiff Tor 500.
l.. r. Troutman vs.. J. A. Heydriek et
al, j ec.nent. Jan, q, plaintiff takes
EOn-suit.
Jos. Mangel vs. Wm. Marks ct al, tres
pass-jury out.
Wm. Muuhall ct ST, vs VIZ. Il. Schmidt
ct al, ejectment-on trial.
The cases of Nicholas Reott vs. Christian
Michaels, trespass & esses) and VIM. N IN
bau ct al ys VIZ. II. smith ct al, We're
continued.
The cases Of Samuel 4. Pur7is IS y. Il.
O'Brien, assumpsit; Thomas u. Caldwell! ct
al IS Harry Hinchberger ct al, mechanics
lien were settled.
The case Of Z. q. Dewitt d Co rs A. D.
Marshall, as=umpsit, was continued
NOTES.
Louisa q. Conlin has petitioned Tor
divorce from Owen C0nlin.
Robert Gregg has brought suit in replev-
in IS W. E. Davis, Henry hoTl and Con
stable Nanny for one cooking stove, three
beds and bedding, lounge, ch4n, kitchen
furniture, etc. ----~ -----
George Carrie, an old soldier, was grant
ed a pedlers License.
The charter for the Butler Board Of
Trade was recorded in the office oi the Reg
lister and Recorder.
Catharine NJ Roth, by her next friend
d. Frazier, has brought suit IN rep!evil
ys John II. and d. F. Roth for furniture.
etc, valued at 800
Samuel Crider was appointed conztabia
of Evans City for the unexpired term OF
Charles Lynch, resign ed.
Elmer E. Boil was reappointed County
Detective, aud the salary fixed AZ SGD per
month.
a charter for the Euclid Oil and Gas Co
was recorded this week.
The will OF Th0m2s Watson Of Winfield
\
Robert Watson and J. II. Gal5reath.
At tFrankln-Monday, Judge Cris@eii
granted 26 licenses and held over ten.
Letters Of administration we're granted
to James Mclaughlin on estate OF Hdgh
Mclaughlin Of Mercer twp; also to Thomas
Graham On estate Of Jane shannon OF Goa
noquenessing twp,
The Charter for the Butler County Gen
eral Hospital has been record ed.
Saturday will be the last day for filing
accounts with the Register for presenta-
tion at next term.
Wm. Kepple, W. S. Kepple and A. D..
Kepple have brought suit IN trespass vs.
the Pennsylvania Torpedo Cs., and calm
damages in $500.
Levi Bickel had a hearing before Esq.
GilghrIst, Tuesday, on charge OF .bigamy
and was held Tor Court.in $500; Sam Kerr
or Jcnes was fued IS and costs for assault
and battery; W l. Coulter, arrested for
forgery on oath Of VIM. Kennedy. will have
hearing this afternoon.
Jury Commissioners EbsrharL and Crib
ben finished their work for this year last
week, aud now 7G0 names are reposiug -
the wheel OF chance and choice.
In this connection Gribben tells an in
teresting story
When in Harmony sometime ago be was
criticized by his party friends there for not
putting tho names Of any Democrats of
that town in the wheel for 1896. Gribbsu
asserted that he had, and that more thsn
fair proportion Of the NAMES put in tue
wheel for tha. town that year were Demo.
crats, that tho proportion he had secured
was 8 TO 7, or something like that. But
they said that not single Democrat had
been drawn while several Republicans had
That puzzled Grbben so much that he took
the trouble to 20 over the names left over
IN the wheel, and there found those Of all
the Democrats, while all the Republican
had been drawn out. 1t was an odd fea-
ture Of chance, and one that may never
happen again.