Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-12-22
LEGAL NEWS.


The case Of Com. " rank NIZZel OF
Butler. charged with larceny of a pair
of pants by Harry Bickel was tried last
Thursday and the jury gave a verdict
of not guilty and prosecutor to pay all
costs
The case of Com. V Chas Weidhas
larceny. was continued until March
Term 1899.
Peter kim plead guilty to charge of
admitting minors TO a billiard room
and entered recog. in $500 to appear at
March term.
The case of ; 4 Ramsey vs. : c Ram
sey, was continued until Jan 20, 1893;
that of Stryhecker V Ramsey to Jan.
p, 1899 and that Of Eicholtz V Hor-
robin 10 the January term also.
The trespass case ofAE Duell and wife
vs. Kerr d Sons. druggists Of Mars, for
damages for selling medicine .balsam
Of fir which made Mrs Duell sick, was
tried last week and Friday the jury re
turned a verdict in favor Of the defend
ant
In the trespass case Of " II Neyman
vs. Morris Norris, tried Saturday the
Jury gave verdict in favor Of the deft.
Monday morning. The parties live in
Oakland twp. Norris hogs got into Ney-
man 5 corn and partly destroyed it for
which the plf. asked $40 damages The
defence set up was that the hogs did
not belong to the dett, but to his
daughter. hence the verdict.
The trespass case of Christian Lotz v
\ " Zeigler, went to trial Monday and
the Jury gave a verdict for the plf for
SO damages Tuesday The parties live
on adjoining farms in Jackson twp.
and the suit was brought to recover
damages for obstructing an old road
over the defts'. farm The defence was
that the plf.. had no right over the road,
but the jury decided it mad been used
without interruption for twenty one
years, a right TO use thus rising by
In the assumpsit suit Of W 4 Goehr
ing for use W. DR.. a Y Cunningham, the
Jury gave "a verdict for the plaintiff tor
SOP - The parties drilled a well on
the Rape farm in jackson twp. which
turned ont to be a duster. The cost of /
drilling was something over Sl40O. I
Goehring held half interest for drill /
ing and supposed Cunningham held the
other malt The latter claimed he own
ed but three eighths and paid for that {
much, saying Albert Winter Of Zelle- /
nOple owned the remaining eighth. The 1
jury found the title of the eighth in :
question to be in the deft. and found |
accordingly.
John Buehler VS. Joseph Ziegler, tres
pass, tried Tuesday and Wednesday /.
and verdict given for the plf. for -. .
The parties are old residents Of Jackson /
twp, who own adjoining farIAs. The /
suit was brought for taking down a |
division fence and for changing the bed |
Of a run 50 chat its waters washed out /
the lands cf the plf.
G d Roach, real estate agent, sued
Mrs. Kate Jones of Middlesex twp, for
his commission, 800, for selling a
house in Aspinwall Pa, for the deft
Roach introduced a prospective buyer
to the deft. who afterwards concluded |
the sale without the plf 5. aid and with
out taking the matter ont Of his hands.
The jury found verdict for the pIf. Tor
S108, principal and interest.
Butler Water Co. VS. Geo Arner, as
sumpsit TO recover rental for water
furnished the deft. as proprietor Of
Wick House, Butler, during salt
water period, verdict in favor Of deft.
for 81 80.
JM Wilson VS. Harvey Seaton, as
sumpsit for price of railroad ties de
iyered the deft at Harmony, verdict
for plf. for $f6520.
NEW SUITS.
Ester Hutchinson vs r II Gold, sci fa
,ur Judgment TO revive aud continue |
lien.
ArcDougaI a. Jobnston and FROST
Rrae I,s e \ SDartzIander foreion at-
-acbment to attach Goods and lands Of |
left in the nossession Of Martha A |
owartzlander.
cacu,itv Trust and Safe Danosft Co |
" John b Reilly. summons in assump.
iii for payuent of two notes amounting |
TO TlO23.GI.
NOTES.
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Mr. and Mrs. Malvin II Christley |
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Yesterday Mrs. Sarah Jordan, who |
had plead guilty TO adultery and bas- |
tardy was sentenced TO pay the costs |
and $50
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At Philadelphia Thursday the Supe
ri9r Court made some decisions, and
them one in the case of Hazlett !
Va Mangel, the judgment IN which was
affirmed.
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