Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-24

| W cine lOr use OF Evans tlCy VS. Gar
ner q Johnston, assumpsit, settled
Tuesday, the defts paying plfs 800 and
the plfs paying record costs.
Cal Kennedy ys Butler county, suit
for damages for opening new road over
defts farm in Adams twp. settled for
E 800.
Neymln vs Norris. trespass, continu-
| ed 70 Dec. Is. because the pifs' son a
material witness Is sick with pneu-
monia
The case Of Stauffer Va Wells Fargo
Ex. Co. was continued
The trsspas- case OF W c Ja1i.on "
J L McNamee aud wife WAS continued
until January on account of sickness of
| Mrs Men aimee.
JH Hstdland vs. y Duncan. as
5umpsit was tried Tuesday. The plf i
tenant on the Dutll farm in Cranberry
twp on which def nad oil leases. and
had contracted 70 pay plf for damages
done his crops. TINS was not fulfilled
and tn jury gave verdict in favor Of
plf for Sl62
The tresDas4 cases Of Rose B Copley
W 2 81 " K z and ThOs Robinson W
Pa K X Co were continued until
January.
II B4snecker vs. Butler Co damage
asked for opening a new road oyer plfs
farm IN Adams twp. was tried Tuesday.
and the jury gave verdict for the plf
for $3.50
Cannon vs. Walker AMI Lewis. tres
pass, was discontinued by the plf.
Martin Bowers Va Geo G Reabel, tres
pass. tried Wednesday and vertict given
for the plf for $40 IN fnll.
E Kirchler VS. Lewis Gantz g: al tres
pass appealed from J p, was tried We'd
nesday and verdict given for the plf for
Sc
The case Of d O ana w Kelly Va
Geo flinner was non suited.
The assumpsit case of Nancy J
Douthett vs. II ) Gibson is on trial
| NEW SUITS.
Richard Campbell W G. F. Hood and
L. i. Norton. ezeclJi on attachment in
satisfaction Of judgment.
J p Jorden W Jas McGilghrist, ca
| pias in tre3pass Plaintiffs claim Of
damages $50 900. Bail required 81 900.
Grand Rapids Furniture Co Of Mich
| igan ~ School District of Parker twp,
7. Fl Allen. = K Walker. X L. Tnr- |
ner. Jas NJ Mahan, e. f. Daubenspeck
and j. w. Everett. directors .assumpsit. |
Plaintiffs claim sj07 10. for furniture |
Tor the new brick school house.
George Howenstein and Cyrus Boyce.
now for use Of Ellen Hays, adm 'nx OF |
jos. Hays, decd, assumpsit Plaintiffs |
claim, 1885 0S.
Rough RIM Mfg Co. Lid va Jas n |
Moore and j A Ransom terre tenant, |
summons in ejectment for house and |
land in Winfield twp.
Mfgrs and Merchants Warehouse Co |
Va h Z DaYis. appeal by deft from judg- !
uent rendered by G 2 Anderson J. p.
5. Graham for use OF Butler Savings |
Bank va ID. A. Renfrew, sci fa snr
| Judgment
yOTEs
The will Of John Kiester, late nf Slip |
peryrock twp. has been granted and let
ters granted TO John = Klester an d J. |
q. Renick: also will Of John Grove late
| OF Forward twp and letters to Rey s
Grove and J. ". Douthett
| Enos Mcdonald, surveyor, Christy |
Robb and Henry Bright were appointed |
| viewers on the petition Of citizens of |
Forward Jackson and Connoq1ene85- |
ing twp3 for a bridge over the Como
quenes.ing creek in Forward twp on !
the road iet1ing fro n the Evans City |
road TO the Butler Harmony road.
Mrs Strlh JDrlen vas PIT in jli last
| FRIDAY on "a charge Of adultery and bas-
| tardy an u yet there James Hc5'l- |
CHRIST wa pnt in Saturday on capas
for damages, but gave bond Tuesday |
and got out and on che f&b case against
| mn ne - ont on bail. Ine prosecutor 1
| In the cases ~ Frank Jordan Of Clarion |
| 20 while dc3ilgnrist IL a widower of |
abont 90 years. aud IL said TO have, /
three daughters who live in Pittsbnrg
or Allegheny. aud are respectable pep-
pie Tue Jordans were married in \
Clarion county, bat mad resided at the /
onerwln mines, in Clay township. where !
Frank Jordan was boiler firrman for
| several years. They had fonr children.
| three sons and one daughter. the latter
| now 10 years old. and the eldest son lJ
Mrs. Jordan is about 80 years OF age
The Superior Court. sitting IN phil'a /
| Monday nOnnally reversed the case Of |
\
this county aud entered Judgment for 4
| plaintiffs and against the defendant for |
| . cents damages and costs. also reversed |
| the case OF Martin & Co. VA the East |
End Oil Co and ordered new trial.
The court al5o grants Swallow new
| trial IN the libel ease
An unusual case Of mistaken identity |
| developed IN criminal court in Pitts. |
Il lsrrW fssrf L~.I 4.
! a Butler county young man, was taken I
| down from the work-houst and tried ON |
q charge of stealing q 800 diamond |
| from the store of r.. NJ 6. Blank Of 1906 |
Penn avenue. IL was alleged that Full !
| lerton was shown the stone by Blank, |
| and when the latter's back was turned /
he returned an imitation, and the !
change was not noticed by the proprie. |
tor until next day The larceny took |
place on May 20 last A description !
was given 10 Detective Thomas Nc |
Quaide three days later. and on July z |
Blank identified Fullerton as the young |
! man who had entered his establishment |
Fullerton having been arrested shortly |,
before Tor larceny in Allegheny. Ful- /
lerton showed that in April Last he wAs
sent to the Jail in Butler county. where !
he remained 81 days he having been
there on the day Blank lost his dia- 4,
mond. Fullerton was acquitted
The will Of Peter Neele ey Of Worth ;
twp. was prohated and letters granted T.
to Sarah 9 Neeley.
At Orphans Cour; Sale Friday last.
the house and lot Of Lewis Ganter,
decd, on Mifilin and Race streets was |
sold to his son Alvip Sale of the re '
maipder of the estate was adjourned 10 :
Monday, Decetnber 3
On petition J II Mcclure, gdn. Of jog
L Forester. minor child Of s 8 For
roster. decd. was given leave 10 sell
wards half interest in real estate in
Prospect
On petition Of Mrs Margt G. atatam
Of Butler. Harry l. Graham Esq was
appointed Commissioners 10 enquire iu-
To the mental condition VI Kebecca
Slater who has been coaHned in DIX
mont for sOIne time past and whose
condition viii not permit her being
brought 70 bntler for inquiry The
commissioner appointed the following
Jurors TO meet Dec 9. J B Greer A u &
Mcfarland. q Il Robinson. 9 A Abrams.
loha Aarrip and Theodore keck-