Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-23
LEGAL NEWS.
CRIMINAL COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Last Thursday, John Hammerly was
sentenced for larceny TO pay costs, So
fine, restore goods or their value and
was sent to the workhouse for 60 days.
His son Joseph, who was found guilty
of larceny and receiving stolen goods,
was sentenced to pay costs and fine Of
so in each case and sent to the House
of Correction, at Morganza.
Milton Mushrush. guilty of a&b.
committed on Dora Childs, was last
Thursday sentenced TO pay costs. $50
fine and sent TO the Huntington Re
formatory.
William Truxel. guilty of a&b.. was
sentenced TO pay costs, fine of S25 and
sent to the Huntington Reformatory.
A. w Krepps plead guilty to a&b.
and surety of the peace. The Court
will pass sentence Jan. 10.
Last Thursday the Jury, without
leaving the box, found w. J. Scanlon
guilty of surety of the peace and a&b.,
committed ON mis- wife, Mrs. Scanlon
and her father Samuel Mong, were
discharged in the surety of the peace
cases against them in which Scanlon
was the complainant. That afternoon
the latter was sentenced 70 pay the
costs in all the cases, pay $50 and was
sent to the workhouse for months.
John Roth was tried last Thursday
for aosb., committed on Sheriff Dodds.
in the Jail, was found guilty, and that
afternoon was sentenced to pay the
costs, a fine of $50 and undergo inn
prisonment in the workhouse for 10
months.
George Forester and Homer Lowers,
two of the men who plead guilty in the
Brown burglary case, were each sen
fenced to pay costs, fine OF 500 and
undergo imprisonment IN the Western
Penitentiary for 81 years. Bert Thomp-
son, another of the same gang, was
sentenced to pay costs, 800 fine and
sent to the Penitentiary for q years.
His sentence was lighter because he
was the first one to plead guilty. he
said Ira Preston had planned and
managed the robbery.
A plea of nolle proseque was entered
in the case of Com. VS.. Sherd Shull,
charged with larceny.
VIM Wise plead guilty to fornica-
ton and was sentenced to pay costs and
$15 fine.
Andrew Criley, of Clearfeld twp,
was found guilty of selling liquor with
out license The verdict was brought
in after Court had adjourned Thursday
evening. Sentence will be passed on
the 10th of January.
The following criminal cases were
continued until the March Quarter Ses-
sions: Com. VS. S. and J. Mexican, lar
ceny; A. Mcdonald, rape; p Brown,
a&b: L. Grossman, desertion; P. Tack,
a&b; A. E. Sloan, f&b; a. Palmer,
f&b; A. Dilmore, fab; VIM. Outer,
f&b: w. j. Brown, f&b; w B. Thomp-
son, f&b; and Alex Hays, fdSb.
Will Patrick, Neal Duffy and Ernest
Korn, against whom true bills were
found, were not arrested.
The D. Thompson, alias Stewart,
false pretense; L. Cunningham, may
hem; and ]. W. Todd. forgery cases
were continued because the defen-
dant's are serving time.
The recognizance of JAS Pearce,
charged with cruelty to animals, was
forfeited for non appearance and re-
spited.
NOTES
The will of John Montgomery, late
of Clinton twp, has been probated. nc
letters.
A summons in asSumpsit against W.
K Hamilton was issued by +. A. Miz-
mar for claim of $500.
Old Jimmy Norris, the Joker, got full
in Pittsburg last week, and Is doing ~
days in the workhouse.
The Butler Bar will hold its second
annual banquet at the Ho5el Willard,
Thursday evening, Jan. 6, 1898. Quite
elaborate preparations are being made
and Minerva and Cornucopia dressed In
their Sunday best will undoubtedly
make the affair memorable TO the par
Elephants.
Warrants are out for the arrest of
"Red" Allen of the 1st Ward, who is
l accused -of forging another mans name
| TO some notes and raising some money
| thereby. He left town.
Last Thursday evening about
o'clock man, passing the Jail, heard 9
| noise in the basement He notified the
| Sheriff, who went in and found three OF
| the prisoners in the basement, trying tC
break open the door on the west side.
They had cut through the rotten iron
and wood that forms the floor of the
lower cells, and had but a wooden door
between them and liberty when dis
| covered.
On Thursday last Dr. Johnston plead
| nolle contendre to the charges Of selling
| liquor to men of known intemperate
habits and on Sunday.
Last week Sheriff Dodds and hi:
deputies took Geo. Forester, Henry
Louwers and Bert Thompson to the
penitentiary; Jno. Hamerly, Jno
Erwin, J. Nj. Roth, Thos. Jefferson, Al
Winner, VIM. Scanlen, Jas. Forbes and
Mrs Stewart to the Workhouse; VIM
Truxal and Milton Mussrush to the
Reformatory at Huntington; and Jos
Hamerly TO Morganza.
Letters of adm n. on the estate of S
". Hutchison, late of Cherry twp
were granted to Eliza E. and j. o
Hutchison.
Twice within the past year no writer
instrument has been recorded in Esq
Adams sanctuary ON a business day.
Recently a deed was recorded tina
was made April 1, 1887.
Elmer Snyder was held for court b,
Esq w. A Fleming on a charge of as
sault and battery with intent to com
NIT rape.
Sherd Shull on Monday, petitionet
for writ of Habeas Corpus and wa
released from Jail upon it.
Jos Hammerly, who was sent t.
MorganZa, WAS not received by the au
thorities of that institution because h
was over eighteen years of age.
VIM Gravott of Butler twp. petition
ed for commission of lunacy on hi
son Elmo Earl
J. B. Mates, Esq DR.. r. II. PILLOW
and w. c. Flemming were appointe'
and on monday reported Earl to be insan
and recommended confinement at tn
: State Institution for feeble minde
children at Polk Pa.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
John Forcht to George Forcht, s
acres in Summit twp for $500.
} W Gold TO Henry Gold, 20 acres i
Clay twp for 81.
Zelienople Elk Go to b c Lauth, le
i'll Jackson twp for 81.
SAMUEL Snider to w H Snider,
acres in Clinton for $500.
/ Silas Campbell to n G Younkins, 1C
acres in Parker twp for $1,000.
w T Wick TO John G Broaden, lot i
w Sunbury for S115.
Z n McElree to J C Broaden, lot