Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-05-27
Legal. NEWS
TRIAL LIST.

TRIAL LIST.
Bessie KliHger vs. Jacob Boos issue
awarded by the court, verdict for the
plaintiff
Russell VS. Mccall and Hogan ct al,
issue awarded by the court. verdict for
the plaintiff for all goods mentioned in
- his writ.
Lewis Gantz VS. Gus Griesbach, eject
ment, May 2G, verdict for defendant
for the land described III writ.
VIM. r Ramsey vs. j c. Ramsey
ejecment on trial.
The following cases were continued:
John White VS. ". II. White. !. G.
Martin VS. Kline English vs. CanascettO
to use of Butler Water Co; and English
VS. Butler Water Co.
The following cases Were settled: II.
c. Purviance vs. Sophia Williams, is
sue awarded by the court: Baker vs.
Wolf. assumpsit; and Robert Gregg vs.
W. L. Davis, replevin.
The cases of Hazlett V Mangel;
Campbell vs. Burkhart; J. ;. Brown for
Aillers5own lodge of X. of 2. vs. II. j.
Hoyt; and Sarver and Harrigan were
continued till June term.
The assumpsit case of Martin vs.
Zahnhizer viii he tried June l.
\ motion was made and Amendments
allowed to the Heydrick vs. Bigelow.
ejectment case; also to Munhall vs.
Smith ejectment case; also to the
White VS. White, assumpsit case.
The three Saxonburg SANDER cases
were on the list for Tuesday, but they
went over till next day on account of
the Evans City lot case taking up the
time; and they We're settled yesterday
the prosecutor paying one-UhiTd, and
| the defendant two-thiTds of the record
costs, and each paying their own Wit
nesses.
The case of the Farmers Oil Co. vs.
t. w. Phillips was settled yesterday
for $1,000.
| NOTES.
| McJunkin & Galbreath. attorneys for
| William Seton, this morning issued a
writ of trespass against the Wallace
show and b E. Wallace. A short time
ago while Mr.. Seton was driving along
road large handbill, many Of which
had been scattered broadcast by the
| shows agents, blew in front of his horse
and caused the beast 10 run off, throw
ing Mr.. Seton out, breaking his collar
| bone and injuring him severely.
The will of Jacob Hawk of Fairview
| twp was probated and letters granted
| to w A Fleming; also will of J. J.
| Quigley of Oakland twp. and letters to
p. j. Quilter.
Citizens of Butler twp. have petition
| for a road from E. jefferson st. EXten
sion to the Salt Works, and George II.
Graham, James Caldwell and James L.
Patterson were appointed viewers.
| H L. Keck, Esq, of Greenville, a
member of the Mercer Co. bar, was ad
mitted to practice in the courts OF But
| lep county.
On petition of Maj P Kiefer, Leslie
! p. Hazlett was appointed guardian of
minor child of Susanna Kiefer.
A neat booth and coin n-the-slot
| telephone has been placed in the upper
| corridor of the Court House.
A man named DeLair bad a hearing
before Esq. Gilghrist, Tuesday and was
| held for Court He is accused by
| Walter Rosensteel, of Middlesex twp,
| of stealing money from him, and he
was arrested at Bradford last week by |
| Detective Skillman.
| Esq. Alex Stewart, executor of Daniel |
| Cress, sold the 12 acres near Whites |
town to Milton Cress, Monday, for 1920. |
A rule was granted upon the super |
| visors of Butler twp, to show cause |
why they should not repair the Millers |
town and Mercer roads within the |
| township or show cause why an indict |
ment should not be preferred against |
! them. |
Emanuel Fletcher was appointed |
| Overseer of the Poor of Parker twp, |
vice James Wasson, who was elected |
but did not qualify.
Private sale of real estate by John W |
Croft, guardian of Ida NJ. Marriott, was
confirmed by the court,
Ben. Forquer of Millerstown, filed |
the first application for license, this |
| season.
The rear seats in the court room have |
been raised and the railing has been ex
tended entirely around the bench since |
last court. The court stenographer
now sits inside the railing beside the |
clerk All good improvements.
At meeting of the Bar Association,
of Allegheny Co., last Saturday, at
torney John d. Shafer received 262 of |
the 464 votes cast for Judge, and thus
| received the Endorsement of the Associ
ation which will recommend him to |
| Gov Hastings to fill Judge Ewing's
place for the balance of the year and |
to the Republicans of the county for
nomination at the primary The selec
ton of a judge by the attorneys, is
something of a novelty, but at the same
time they know each other better than
the general public knows any one of
them.
When the trial list was called Mon-(
day morning the following cases were
ready for trial: Ginger VS. Boos; Rus
sell VS. Mccall; Gantz VS. Griesbach;
Grossman VS. Hogan; Heydrick VS. Bige
low; Munhall VS. Smith; Mangel VS.
p R. r; W. T. Ramsey VS. J. C Ram
sey J. NJ Henry VS. Melinda Henry;
BARLEY VS. Phillips; May VS. McCafferty; |
Elliott VS. P. & b. r. R; Swain VS.
Wick: Householder VS. Brenner; Brin I
| ton VS. Clark; Sherman VS. Thompson;
Mann VS. Cowan; Dewire VS. Monks;
Miller VS. Greenewalt; ;Geisler VS. Cypher; |
Miller VS. Boro of Mars; Studebaker vs. |
New Castle Gas CO. Dillimore VS. |
Faubel: Stepp VS. Maisland; Roth VS. |
| Roth q cases.; Larkin VS. Davidson |
| Gruver VS. Cranmer; and Wiles Bruner, |
Osenbaugh and Eckman VS. The |
| Peoples Gas Co, a cases..
| Harry and Monroe Henzey, of Pitts |
| burg, aged % and H. plead guilty to |
| larceny of COW and calf from George |
Painter, of Buffalo twp. They We're
each sentenced to pay costs and a fine |
| of 800, and undergo imprisonment in |
| the Huntington Reformatory.
| The Henzey or Henze boys stole a
| COW and calf from Geo. Painter of Buf-
| falo twp, and took the animals to some
| point near Pittsburg and turned them
over to their father, Ferdinand Henze,
who took them to the stock yards and
offered them for sale. The animals
were recognized, and Henze, ST. avoid
ed arrest by showing receipts or receipt
ed bills for them, but his detention on
the cow case led to his arrest on two
charges of horse stealing and two of
false pretense, and he is now in Jail in
Pittsburg The theft of the cow and
calf was traced to the boys one of whom
lived for several years with Painter,
by Esq Easley for the Buffalo twp,
Protective Association, a new organiZa-
ton.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
A Kaltenbach to John Friskhorn. 81
acres in Connoquenessing for S21j0
Il Rr1I, IN MarrNr Il (.or,roY