Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-09
LEGAL NEWS.

The December term of Quarter Ses-
| sion Court convened at 10 A NJ, Mon
| day The constables throughout the
county reported the roads and index
| boards in general good order. Some in
! dex boards were said TO need repainting
and remarking. No violations of the
/ liquor laws were reported. Constable
/ Dawson, of Mars said there was a ru-
NOR of gambling going on in the boro.
| but he had not been able to locate ii as
yet. Some board walks, in Butler.
were reported as needing guard rails.
Rules were granted on the P. Z. * l.
| Z. r. r. to repair roads and bridges in
Brady and Clay twps., which the rail
road had impaired. Constable knittle,
| of the 3rd ward. Butler. reported the
dangerous condition of the plank road
| bridge. The bridge is long and very
narrow and crossed at either END by the
p B. & L. E and p & w railroads.
| The court suggested that the two rail
roads. the Plank Road Co, Butler bOro
! OF making the Improvements impeTa-
/ lively necessary on the bridge.
W. J. Broaden, of West Sunbury,
was appointed foreman, of the Grand
Jury.
GRAND JURY RETURNS.
The Grand Jury made its first returns
| Tuesday evening, finding true bills
in the following cases: Com
monwealth VS. William Wheeler, a&b;
Sherd, Shull and Otto Fair, larceny.
John Hammerly. larceny; J. b. Dixon,
/ surety Of the peace; G. and L. Moon,
agg a&b, ABB, assault; VIM. Moon,
ABB and assault; Albert Kramer, f&b;
Frederick Beck, ABB and assault; Mil
ton Mushrush, a&tb and a65b with in
| tent to commit rape: Jos. Hammerly,
larceny e counts; Thomas Jefferson,
burglary and larceny; John HamInerly,
receiving stolen goods: Elvira b. Mig
| gle adultery
Wednesday afternoon the Grand
Jury brought in true bills in the cases
of the Com. VS.: Bert Thompson, Geo.
| Forester, Thomas Coxen. Mick Low
ers and Geo. Coxen. burglary and lar
| ceny; Samuel and Jas. Mexican, lar
| ceny: Samuel Taylor, burglary and lar
ceny; w. j. Scanlon, a&b and assault;
Frank Mayhem, malicious mayhem
| Neal Duffy and Al Winner, dis suading 2
witness from testifying: Albert i.
| Winner adultery; Libbie Smith, assault
| mot true bill as to the count of a6b b, }:
Andrew Criley, selling liquor without
| license and furnishing iquOr to men or
known intemperate habits; Will Pat
rick, fornicatioE.
| George Knittle plead guilty TO f&b.
| and was sentenced to pay fine OF 80,
| and pay the prosecutrix $50 and 81 %
| per week from the time of the child's
birth till it died.
/ Joseph Irwin, of Armstrong Co,
plead guilty, on Tuesday, TO the lar
| ceny of a lot of wool from his father,
| and was sentenced 10 pay costs, fine of
$50, restore goods or their value. and 10
undergo imprisonment in the WORK
house for sixty days. The prisoner
| confessed that he had obtained liquor
at Fosters drugstore, in Petrolia, on
prescription of DR.. Andrews.
In the case of the Constable Of Brady
twp vs Road Supervisors Of same, re-
turned for distractions and bad condi-
| ton of a road in that township, the
| supervisors were discharged and the
township ordered to pay the costs and a
rule granted on the property holders tn
| show cause why obstructions should
not be removed.
In the case of Com, VS. NJ. II. Hoch,
the Court made an order providing for
paying the attorneys fees and appoint
ing Esq. John Cunningham, Of Clinton
twp. guardian Of Hochs little dahgh
ter.
TRIAL LIST.
The jury in the Jennie G. Wick vs.
Butler boro., trespass, which went on
trial Dec /, brought in verdict for
the plaintiff for S275, last Saturday.
J. NJ. Elliott VIZ p. B. & T.. f. r. X.
Co Dec. 3, verdict for the plaintiff for
s7O0 A board OF viewers had awarded
Mr.. Elliott 5000 damages and the X.
X. appealed.
SHERIFF SALES.
On Friday. Dec. 3, Sheriff Dodds sold
all the right. title, interest and claim Of
| the following: j.. H. and L. J. Blose
property in Mllierstown 70 " II.
Goucher for $500 Angeline Elliott,
decd, property in Butler to +. Kohler
for -; o. n. Proper property in Adams
twp. to John Balfour for $50; J. A.
Minser property in Adams twp to Mrs
s. J. Foster for $500; r. A. Black prop
erty in Mars to p &. Sutton, trustee,
for 1896; j. f. Currie II acres in Cherry
twp. to John Berg for $275; George
Currie 50 acres in Cherry to John Berg
for $S75; Jacob Thompson 2 acres in
Butler twp. to j. T. Cranmer for $3j.
The executions against Joseph Lieb
Ter were returned by order Of attorney
The claims against w. j. Shoup and
Hartman Runner were paid off.
| On Tuesday sheriff sales were resum
L II Ill he. .trrkA int ~
the following were sold: j. III. Elem
ing, go acres in Connoquenessing twp.
to w. ID. Brandon for 800; J. l.
Hindman to 23S acres in Washington
twp. to Newton Black, in trust, fol
$4,000.
The writs against l. g. Pollard and
ii. d. Williams were returned.
NOTES.
John Murrin has registered as a Law
student
G. z. Welsh W. L. NJ. Wise, equity
was continued.
/ +. S. Clark ys Jos Shirley will b'
heard Saturday, Dec. IL.
G. May ys r. Sieocrt, motion for {
new trial was continued.
E. II. Negley was appointed cour
auditor for the current year.
!. William Eisert was granted natural
ization papers, on Monday.
, On Monday divorce was granted t.
Mrs. Lizzie Smith from John l.. Smith
!. A. Boyer in error VS. d. jackson il
error, certiorari; judgment entered 10
the plaintiff.
The jury in the case OF Mrs. Wick v
Butler boro gave her 1915 for hurting
herself on board walk.
A term Of court for the trial of civi
: cases was ordered this morning to com
: mence Monday, Jan. 81, 1898
p. J. Hamilton W. X. s Hindman
rule on ex'r TO pay money 10 heirs
auditor will make distribution.
Gotlieb Hess, Of Zelienople, on Tues
day, was granted n divorce from hi