Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-03-18
LEGAL NEWS


LEGAL NENS
SENTENCES.
Last Saturday was sentence day and
the courtroom was well filed 70 near
the same. The sentences were as fol
lows:
Linn Early, who plead guilty 10 rape
and inyeying and enticing to have con
nection, was sentenced to pay fine Of
800, costs and undergo lmp- sonment
in the Western Peuitentiary for four
years and six months.
A A Slator, who was convicted OF q
&b, was sentenced to pay fine OF $50
and undergo imprisonment IN the Work
house for six months
Chas Ennis, who the jury found gull
y of defrauding a boarding house keep
er. sentence was suspended until the
27th inst
John Gansko, convicted Of a&b with
attemp to stab, was sentenced TO pay
fine Of so, costs and be imprisoned II
the Workhouse for six moths.
Steve Ellsworth. Alex Reers and Rob
ert Ash. who plead guilty TO the charge
of embracery, were sentenced TO pay
fine Of So each, pay Messrs Goucher
and Scott, special counsel in the case,
and costs.
W p Brown against whom the jury
found verdict of guilty of simple a&b,
was sentenced to pay fine Of $3.50 and
costs
Scott Thompson, who plead guilty 70
a65b, was sentenced TO pay fine OF Sl5o
and costs.
Gotleib Hess has petitioned for di-
vorce for Caroline Hess.
: The will of Philip Vogel was probated
and letters granted to @. f. Vogel.
Letters Of administration have been
granted to Eliza J. Campbell on estate
james p Campbell of Renfrew.
The resignation of George W. Hook
enberry as Overseer OF the Poor Of Cher
twp was accepted.
The Court made an order that here
after all equity cases would be heard on
the Wednesday Of Grand Jury week of
each quarter.
Louisa Martin bought the 90 acres oft
Margaret Martin in Oakland twp. q
Trustees sale for &, 500
John K1umpe plead guilty TO selling
liquor to minors and his license was re
voked
Laura Stewart of Millerstown was ad
judged insane by committee in lunacy
and was taken TO Dixmont by the Sheriff
on Monday.
The will of Thorn az Parker of Buffalo
twp. was probated and letters granted
to w. H. and T. j Parker; also will of
Abram p Brown Of Buffalo twp. and
letters to Harry E. Brown.
Letters of administratio were grant
ed to Anna b. Rieger on estate of Henry
Rieger Of Clearfeld
DR.. Headland, n. C. Mccullough and
John g. Christy were appointed com
mission to inquire into the alleged luna
cy of S. II. Knox of Parker twp.
Richard Jennings has brought suit in
replevin VS. Nicholas Leonard for a |
brown horse, three years-old.
While Sheriff Dodds was taking Linn
Early to the pen last Monday, Linn |
told him of an escape that Shaffer and
Gansko had planned They proposed |
cutting through the floor of the Jail |
bathroom, and getting out through the |
basement Sheriff Dodds promptly |
telegraphed the scheme to his deputies |
and a close watch was kept ON the two
prisoners. An examination Of the floor |
revealed the weak spot, and the men
had evidently been working at it. They |
were taken to to the work house next |
morning.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Vim Hummer to Geo Ort lot in But
Ter for $3.50.
Mary Z Vogely to a Kraus lot in |
Winfield for 800
J L Lowry TO Geo VI Hobaugh acres |
in Butler twp for S817.50
Geo Outer to w Dutter so acers in |
ConnOquenessing for $1,000.
w Outer to l. NJ Raisley rs acres in |
Connoquenessing for $500
John L Shannon to Wendell Hickey 20 |
acres in Clay for $1700.
w 4 Bruner to Eliz BARLEY So acres
in Middlesex for $3.50
Zelienople Elk Co to Edwin Zehner lot |
in jackson for 800.
J l. Miller to w ID Park lot in Valen- |
tia for $500
J L Miller to Fannie Piles lot in Va
lencia for 500
e L Norton to G A Norton lot in Mars
for 1913.
FL Auborn to g d Swain lot in Har
mony for $475.
w + PETER to X Rutter 33 acres in
Lancaster for 1886.
John Dobson to q Il Dobson 3acres in
Adams for $500
A ID Thorn to z Dufford 80 acres in
Butler twp for 1850.
Thos Robinson to T A Wilson lot in
Butler for $3.50
Robert McClung to NJ Porter 2 2acres
in Butler twp for 800.
b L Hockenbery to Thos Anderson, Sr.
% acres in Adams for $1430.