Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-11
LEGAL NEWS.


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day morning. and the following cases
have been disposed Of
y. Garner vs. Mary Kennedy. sci. ia;
plea, no lien. was settled by the parties
/ -Four cases. one each By J. N Die
trick. j J. Reith- q {. DIetrlck and
! T. C. Reith. against John Sachs ct al.
sci. IA. sur mechanics lien. were tried
! together on Monday The issue was
whether the men could get liens for
work done under sub-contractOrs-
4 Lewis Hazlett leased land for oil and
! gas purposes from the Sarver sisters, IN
Buffalo twp. Hazlett contracted with
Sachs to procure the drilling OF well
| Sachs, after selling interests 10 b Lie
bold. W II. OBrien- ct al sub-con-
tracted with T. Dietrick, who employ
ed the plaintiffs By instruction Of the
Court, the jury, without leaving the
box, found verdicts releasing the Sarv-
ers and HaZlerr from liability, and CIV
| ing the plaintiffs liens on the interests
| Of the other defendants for S312-3i,
/ s25. S., S3I7.3j and S126.s s. respectively
A. Godfrey W J. Brian ct al sci ia.
plea payment, was continued
Mrs Kate Latshaw vs. Bickel and
NAV, was settled.
Frick and Lindsey & Co. W Geo
| Shaffer CT al sssumpsit, plea non as
sumpsit was continued for settlement.
Edward Snees ct al IS T. Baruzdale
ct al. ejectment, plea not guilty. was
continued for settlement.
Clinton twp. VS. Road Commissioners
ct al. issue awarded by the Court, was
continued
Maria Baldauf ct al vs. Butler boro.,
issue awarded by the Court. an appeal
| from viewers return, was discontinued.
The Shearer. Locke, Miller & Co vs.
g e. c D Wise. assumpsit, was settled
After being out all night the jury in
the case of p Brackney vs. W Phil
| lips and " G Core, issue awarded by
| the Court, brought in a verdict Of
| sli2 80 for the plaintiff The defend
ant had formerly been given this
| amount of credit by the Court on note
n dispute.
The following cases were continued: !:
J Bole vs A Craig. assumpsit; Penn a
| Company VS. McCune, ejectment; 2
| Troutman vs. Caroline Troutman, di
vorce; J Dixon ct al vs. Worth twp,
ejectment: w Webb VS. A Miller, Com,
ejectment
The case Of Lewis Hazlett vs. We'd
hos was taken of.
EJ Dodds W. Boeghtley, on trial
NOTES.
The appeal Of VIM. Wood from the
auditors settlement Of Clinton twp. was
continued
In Argument Court, last week, the
case Of K. g. English. admir- w Jennie
Kennedy, nee Osborne, petition to open
Judgment, was settled
A. L. weihe VS. J. G. Garner and j.
y. Johnston, motion to strike off ap-
peal (2 cases. heard Nov. and EIotlon
refused and cases placed on trial list
| for Monday, Nov. %.
The decision in the Fred WeIgel W
Butler Co. was held over pending de
cision of the Superior Court, to be made
soon.
In the cases Of Wiles, Eihman, Bru-
ner and Osenbaugh VS. the Peoples Gas
| Co ct al, motions To take OF the com
! pulsory non suits, formerly imposed,
were anu lNhbJhB Hb' hAI
cases were ordered to be placed on a
trial list.
A capias in assumpsit was issued for
Mary A. Nicklas against John F. Cres5,
with claim of 5000 damages. Cress
and Miss Nicklas year hence were
| happy lovers and all preparations for a
| marriage about the Holidays Of 1896
had been made, when Cress one day
stripped of the engagement ring from
her finger against her will, went away
and married another woman. Bail Of
$500 was required Of Cress. The plain
| tiff lives in Forward tp. and the defend
| ant in Butler.
VIM. Williams plead guilty 10 as
| sault by pointing fire arms when ar
rested not long ago In the Stewart
| house. He said he had very good
! reputation indeed in Butler, and it was
| the first time ne was ever before d
| court. He was sentenced last Thurs
day TO pay fine If 300. costs ond sent
to the workhouse for months.
A stay Of proceedings has been grant
ed ON the mechanics liens-fifteen or
more in number and aggTeg&ting 1890.
| filed against the Slipperyrock State
/ Normal School and jackson and Fulton,
contractors, Of Pittsburg. The defeu
| dants ask that the liens be set aside and
the case will be heard in December.
On petition, Jos. Vanderlin, ESQ. was
| appointed guardian Of Chas j. and
Mary Wuller, minor children Of Daniel
Wuller
The will of Archibald Black, late Of
Donegal twp, has been probated, no
letters: also the will of A. Cuthbert,
late Of Butler, with letters testamen-
tary TO VIM Il. Cuthbert; also will Of
If. w Gallagher, late of Muddycreek
twp, no letters: also will Of John X.
| Giighrist, late of Marion, with John
Mcdowell, admir-. 9. T. A.
Jesse Heydrick, Geo. w Hocken-
berry and James NJ Grossman were
appointed viewers to make report Of a
bridge and its surroundings. which the
citizens Of Marion twp. have petitioned
for on the road leading from New Hope
| to Anandale across the north branch of
Slipperyrock creek. The petition asks
for a steel or iron bridge.
/ VIM. Siebert. D. Cupps and J. McQ
Smith, commission TO examine the new
Fleming bridge oyer Long run, II Win
field twp, found the contracts fulfilled
as specified, and their report was mp
proved by the Court. The bridge cost
1916, and was built by the Pittsburg
Bridge Go. The stone work, done by
NJ. Fleming, cost $11S6.22.
| The assignees Of Lewis Patterson, Of
Slipperyrock twp, have reassigned his
estate back to him.
Ernest Korn and Harry McClymonds,
who recently took night drive with n
Sunbury mans horse and rig without
leave, were held for court on charges Of
larceny. malicious mischief, etc. On
Saturday McClymonds plead guilty and
was sentenced to pay $50 fine and costs.
Ira Preston, Bert Thompson, Geo.
Forester, Thos COxen, Nick Laurens
and George Coxen, the men who recent
ly tortured and robbed Mrs Brown
near Harrisyille, have been held for
burglary.
The charter Of the Mars Cemetery
Assn. has been recorded; also the char
ter of the Prospect Oil and Gas Co.
A rule was made on Eckert Kalb tc
show cause why alimony should not be
granted 10 his wife, Rosanna,
John T.. Atwell petitioned for the ap
pointJnent of guardian over Nancy
Atwell, Of Marion twp, who is ut pre-
sent confined in Dixmont.
On Nov. 4, divorce was granted IN
Minerva T.. Bole from Clinton ID. Bole
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