Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-25
LEGAL NEWS
NOTES.

NOTES.
The hearing of the Evans City grave
yard care was fixed for March 3D.
Theodore c. H. Keck and Edgar II.
Negley have registered as law students.
There are now % cases on the Quar-
ter Sessions docket.
Geo. Stepp plead guilty to ABB, but
will not be sentenced until Monday.
There are thirty cases on the argu-
ment list for next week
II divorce cases are to be heard, five
of which are for desertion, three for
cruel and barbarous treatment, one Tor
infdelity.
Miss Eta Moore was appointed TO
transcribe certain dockets In the Reg
lister and Recorders Office
Geo. McCrea was held for Court by
Justice Gilghrist last Thursday, on
charge Of assault preferred by Ida
Strum. ianitor of the Elks hall
CT. L. McQuistion, J. II. Graham
and J. e. Christy were appointed TO lay
out road from Ribold bridge to the
road at Renfrew.
Newly elected Justices must file their
acceptances before March 18th, and they
must accompany their acceptance with
% cents for recording fees
Letters of administration were grant
ed TO Joseph McElhaney on the estate
of John McElhaney of Slipperyrock twp.
The will Of Adam Kradel Of Summit
twp. was probated and letters granted
TO Christena Kradel and John 4. kra-
del
AT the sale Of the old Pine tract last
Thursday, S. Cummings bid in tract
No. |. 20 acres at -. p an acre W. W
Brandon tract No ?, 40 acres at 1923
an acre: Cummings tract No. 3, llU
acres at 81 % an acre; and HI. Ii
Goucher. tract No. A. 20 acres at $500
An acre. -Four hundred and eighty
acres in all were sold, and the sale am
mounted to S4, 95O50 while thirty
wears ago TheO. Huselton bought the
same tract from John Negley, deceased,
for 80. 10000. 1t was then supposed TO
be oil territory Cummings bid IN for
Strong 6S Co. the plaintiffs on the case.
Goucher for the heirs Of Theo. Husel-
ton, and Brandon for
A dispatch from Wheeling in last
Sundays papers said:
"A sensational suit for damages was
instituted here today against Howard
Thompson, Of Butler, Pa, one OF the
proprietors Of the Mcclure hotel here.
The plaintiff is Ross J. Winning OF Bril-
liant O., and he asks go, 900 for the
alienation Of the affections of his wife.
THOMPSON is q wealthy man, and 1t Is
said the suit is based on meeting at
Martins Ferry a few weeks ago of Mrs.
Winning and the defen dant.
That railroad collision is costly as
well as disastrous has been demonstra
ted by the amount of money which the
West Jersey and the Philadelphia az
Reading have paid out as a conse-
ouence of the Atlantic City disaster,
when A persons were killed and large
number injured last summer 1t has
cost the roads thus far about II, 600, 600
to settle claims for damages. and all
the cases have not been settled yet.
The accident was caused by Reading
flyer crashing into West Jersey ex-
cursion train, on which We're the Order
Of Red Men returning from day
outing at the seashore. One OF the
latest claims TO be settled is that OF
Mrs. Samuel Mayta, Of Bridgeton.
She brought suit for 100000 for the
Killing Of her husband and daughter
and the injury Of herself and son The
road has settled with her and the am
ount is said to have been S30, 900
The Supreme Court has sustained
Judges Ewing and Magee OF Allegheny
county IA against Judge White, IN
suit involving a question Of practice in
the sheriff. Office. 1t settles the long
disputed point as to whether second
execution Judgment had precedence
over the first, providing a return day
had passed between the issuing Of the
first execution and the sale Of the goods
levied on This has been the practice as
far as lawyers understand it, but in this
suit Judges Ewing and Magee handed
down majority opinion holding that
the first execution Judgment still con
trolled the writ, though IA in this case.
several return days had passed To
this position Judge White dissented
and handed down minority opinion.
The case was snarl that seemed TO
defy uuraveling, but the final decision
gives entire satisfaction 10 the bar
The opinion il now in the hands Of Pro
thonotary McQuilty Of Pittsburg and
has been carefully reviewed by many |
lawyers who were not connected with
the case.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
NJ Dambach 10 Sophi Meeder lot in
jackson for $225
j Richardson 10 S G Meeder lot in
jackson for 500.
T. j Burnes 10 X j. Wilson ] acre in |
Forward for 81
Jas C. Rsh TO Sarah Gebb 10 acres in |
Allegheny for S3ls.
w Weihl 10 Sidney NJ Weihl lot in |
Zelienople for 81.
Matthias Leblcr 10 ID l. Kennedy lot in |
Butler for ~ 200
NJ T Mccullough 10 Marg A Renno |
lot in Butler for 1900.
s D Puryis 10 Thos A Balph lot in !
Butler for 81, $50.
Chas s Stoner 70 ,Jno b Greer lot in |
Butler for 81 300.
John y Greer 10 Elizabeth j Stoner |
lot in Butler for 81 300.
Jno + Lowry 10 Conrad Shad y acres !
in the Butler twp for 1892 2J
l. ID O'Donnell 10 w Il Gamble 3 acres !
in Allegheny ~, also 81 acres in same
for $4,000
A Seaton to Henry Stineberger lot in
Zclienople for $3.50
Geo Wolford 10 y NJ Steintorf lot in |
Clay for $ll00