Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-07-15
LEGAL NEWS.
NOTES

NOIEsS.
The Court House offices now close a
2. NJ, and at noon Saturday.
Emma Gold issued a summons in re
plevin against Henry Liebler for team
of horses valued at $3.50.
NJ. L. Zahnizer ct al, have began ;
suit in trespass against the Pennsyl
vania Torpedo Co.
James Vogeley and A C. Harvey
were appointed appraisers of the as
signed estate of D. a. Heck.
On petition of Frank Marsh, a capias
in trespass was issued against Geo. W
Vogan The plaintiff claims $4,000 dam
ages.
Mrs. Sallie C. Carson has applied foi
divorce from Duncan c. Carson.
Z Edgar Mcfarland has registered as &
law student
On petition of Clarence E. Fleming
J. Harvey Boyd and Robert McClUus
were appointed to appraise the assigned
estate of ]. Fl. Fleming.
J. A. Elliott was exonorated of the
charge Of horse stealing made against
him in Mercer county at the trial
Joseph Harnowitz has been indict ed
for horse stealing on complaint OF
Frank @. Fry.
The County Commissioners were in
Cleveland last week. examining the
work of an iron firm there that makes
a speciality Of county jails
It is reported that an order has been
given the Court House officials and EN-
plovees to wear a uniform consisting of
a white cap and ministerial robe.
4 rule was granted upon Mrs. E.
Lithgow, Mrs r. H. Kirkpatrick and
A NJ Scott to show cause why they
should not bring action OF ejecunent or
be forever barred from claiming any
right or title to land in Karns City oc
cupied by Mrs, Mary Hilliard.
The Ajax Iron Works issued an at
tachment on G. W Henry the National
Supply Co. ct al, and on Monday j. NJ
Starr appeared for the defendant and
made deposition to the effect that they
had not at anytime any property or
money of the plaintiff and prayed that
DC hASlA4AootA-
Our County Commissioners have or
dered a supply of books and forms for
in order to collect the tax
Of three cents a day ON all unnaturaliZ-
ed laborers employed. 1t is not known
how many aliens are employed in this
county.
Quite a number of Parker twp. peo-
pie were in town, Monday. The school
Board of that township proposed build
ing a high or graded school under the
provisions of the act of 1895, but those
to the enterprise secured an in
junction. The evidence was heard by
Judge Greer, Mon day, and the case
will be argued today.
The will OF Henry Householder, late
of Zelienople, was probated, no letters;
also will of Elizabeth Mccoy, of Slip
peryrock; also will of Rose Allinger (or
Kaufman) of Worth twp, and letters
to j. D. Marshall; also will of John
ot Donegal twp, and letters
to Catharine B. Frederick; also will of
John Taylor, of Worth twp.
The Court ordered the County Com
to buy new execution
docket and to place a new copy of
Purdons Digest in the
court room and the offices of the Pro
Clerk of Courts and Regis
ter and Recorder.
On Thursday last John Berg & Co.
entered note against H. G. Heineman
ct al. for $1,000 which with some
smaller notes which have been entered
since aggregate about ten thousand
same day Chas Rebhun entered u
mortgage in his favor against Fl. c.
Heineman ct ux for $500 said to be
collateral security; and there is said to
be an old mortgage for $12, 900, stand
ing on the books. On Friday and
executions were issued
against Fl. G. Heineman and G. VI
Heineman ON the Reiber Kramer and
Savings Bank notes.
The Allegheny CO., jury in the case
Of Phillip Hill, the negro laborer from
the south, who on April 27 shot and
killed George Lawrence, a
white labor boss. on the new p b. & L.
Z. r. r. near Hutton, returned YER
dict of murder in the first degree Tues
day afternoon. The jury was out for
four hours James Hill, brother of
the murderer who was indicted as an
was acquitted.
An action just entered in the United
States Court will test the validity of
the alien tax law. 1t is claimed by the
plaintiff in this case that the act is in
contrayention Of the international treat
les with Great Britain, Of several sec
tons Of the national Constitution and
of the civil rights bill Our alien pop
ulation cannot be taxed in the ordinary
way, and if such tax as this cannot
be levied then the subjects of foreign
Powers are favored above citizens of
the United States.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Jas Kaufman to p 3 d l. E K X, lot
in Clay for $2S5.
Jas Mccullough to Butler Water Co.
4 acres in Butler twp for 81.
l. s Kennedy ct al exr to Free Meth
odist church, lot in Mars for 800.
p G Duff to Z Young, lot in But
Ter for S925
John Staples to.Susan A Dunlap, lo'
in Gallery for $1,000.
F. d. McMillen to Mary o McMillen
3S acres in Middlesex for $1,000
John Vogt to A L Butler, lot in Mar
tinsburg for $275.
Mary A Hoover to w p Brown, LOT
in Butler for 1915.
Thomas Robinson to Josephine Arras
lot in Butler for $3.50
L II Stepp TO J b McJunkin, lot il
Glade Mills for 81.
JB McJunkin to Margaret R Stepp
lot in Glade Mills for ST.
Samuel Staples to Sarah Dunlap 10
in Gallery for $3.50.
A Fehl to G. Dufford lot in Connoque
Messing boro for $3.50
S Allen to Z A Watson / acre in Win
field for 800
w G McCaslin toJ L Wilson 106 acre
in Middlesex.
D A Renfrew to E e Price lot in Ren
frew for 800.
Zelienople Elk Co to NJ d Stewart 10
in jackson for 5000.
II j Klingler to Edith Shira lot i
Butler for S400.
Eva Dittmer to John Wolf lot il
Summit for $3.50
Eliza A Holiday to Lou E Yates, 10
acres in Fairview for $1,000
10 A Sullivan to w B Cochran
property in Butler twp for 800.
Marriage Licenses.
! Chas $ Graham ...... amman. MAJ