Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-10-07
SFrT.
Legal NEWS.
NOTES

The VIII OF Conrad Schroup of sum
init twp, has been probated, no letters.
Motion Court was held on Saturday.
. Oct 2, Judge Rayburn, of Kittanning
I presiding
! Leave was granted for the reconvey-
ance of the assignment of Lewis Patter-
son to the assignor.
! On petition of Minerva E. Bole for
| support, the Court ordered Clinton d.
! Bole TO pay 1925 TO the petitioner.
H. D. Kirk and John A. Martin were
appointed to appraise the grocery stock
of A. VI. and Sallie Kearns, on petition
of L. NJ. Cochran. assignee.
The deed of Sheriff w. B. Dodds 10
E, A. Totten for 81 acres in Parker twp
for $4,000 was acknow lodged.
Leave your subscription for the
Pamphlet Laws with Treasurer Harper
1t is now misdemeanor punishable
by fine of $1,000 and imprisonment
for two years for any person to confess
judgment against himself In favor of
one not bonatide creditor
James B. Mates, Esq, w. H Brown,
NJ ID. and Oliver Thompson were ap-
po inted a commission in lunacy on
Casper Gerlach, whom they found to be
insane. He was taken to Warren.
The viewers on West Penn street
gave Harvey Colbert $500, VIM. Col
bert 5000, and AL. Roessing $3.50, the
same to be assessed on the street.
Last week the County Commi ssioners
sent out the Assessors Outfits at cost
to the county of about $50; Will e hereto
fore the assessors came to Butler for
them and their pay and milage aggre-
gated about 800.
VIM MechliDg of Franklin twp. is in
jail Oh charge of fornication, and Mrs.
Mary Emma Haag on charge of adul-
terry. The informations were made by
Mr.. Haag.
John G. Jellison, who claims Blairs-
vile as his home had hearing on
charge of horse stealing in Millerstown,
Tuesday, and was committed to jail.
He stole a horse from Harry Gibson.
He plead guilty, Wednesday and said
that couple of girls were after him,
and that he stole the horse to get put
into Jail so that they could be kept
away from him. He will be sentenced,
Saturday.
This county will pay state tax of 4
| mills this year on valuation of So
S22, ,O00-mostly money at interest.
The tax amounts to over SO, 900, which
must be collected and sent to the State
Treasurer: who then will send back
(by the new law $11, 300 to the Coun-
ty Treasurer odd proceeding
Eckert Kalb settled with the new
railroad, last Friday, for 5000. The
railroad took about acres off him,
which makes the price about 1915 an
acre; and the creek is TO run between
the two railroads.
DR.. Salm paid his fine of 500, last
Saturday. He promised to pay it
within 30 days, then go days,
then 80 days, and then Sheriff
Dodds got tired of him. and arrested
him at the West Penn station. few
days ago, and put the nippers on him,
and started for the Jail with him; but
Salm gave in, and made arrangements
for the payment of the fine, which was
for practicing without registering.
The jury in the Shaffer murder trial
at Indiana, Pa, last week, played
pretty good parctical joke on Mr..
Luman Gilbert, one of the court officers
in charge of the jury. The jury occu-
pied room in the Clawson House
which had previously been used by a
| lady connected with the hotel In the
clothes-press were a number of articles
of women's wear Mr.. Coleman, one of
| the juors who is Il smooth faced man,
put on lady's coat, skirt, hat, collar
| and other articles and took seat in
distant part of the room. Then one of
| the jurors called the attention of Mr.
Gilbert to the fact that there was
| woman in the room. 1t only required
| the court officer to make two strides
until he had the supposed woman by
| the arm and he yanked the victim into
| the hall. with the exclamation: How
| in thunder did you get in there?" In
the scuffie the hat of the disguised jury
man fell off. His identity was discov-
cred and he was thrust into the room
| again. But the IL true and honest men
| did not forget to make it warm for their
keeper.
| PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
| Seaton Land Co to B Bolinger, lot
in Zelienople of 5000
AMLusk to John A Gelbach. lot in
Zelienople for 5000
| Julian A Lusk to Agnes S Lusk, lot
in Zelienople for ST.
John Wiley to P B & l. E R R Co,
| lot in Clinton for 800.
Thos A BARLEY to P B & L E R R,
lot in Clinton for S75.
/ Emil Pfabe to P B q L E r R, lot in
Clinton for 800.
Jonn w Gerner to Mary A Fleming,
lot in Saxon City for 1918
Andrew Criley to Jos Criley, 40 acres
in Clearfield for $3.50.
| Eckert Kalo to p & L E r r, lot in
Butler twp for 81, 900.
| ID A Renfrew to Henry Bond, lot in
Renfrew for $3.50.
| D A Renfrew to R NJ Bowser, lot in
Renfrew for $50.
Jas Fl Davis to VIM Fail, lot in
Evansburg for 81.
VIM Fail to Jas H Davis,f51 acres in
Forward for 50, 900.
T C Kennedy to Al Zeigler, lot in
Mars for $3.50.
Chas Duffy to G S Shoup, lot in But
ler for $3.50.
G w Kennedy to Fl Marks, lot in
; Portersville for $3.50.
Elias Goehring to Henry Goehri ing,
20 acres in Forward for $4,000.
Ottie Z Kirk to G w Clendenning, "a
acres in Middlesex for 5000
w E Cunningham to G w Clenden-
ming, 20 acres in Middlesex for 5000,
D II Wuller to Zeigler Lodge l o Q +
lot in Butler for $4,000.
Isaac Hepler to John Spicker, lot in
Oakland for $3.50