Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-04
LEGAL NEWS.


Butler Fair September 6, :, :, 0.
The Tax Collector of Butler took il
about $1,000, OF 1897 taxes lasrSaturday
/ A certified copy of the viii OF Rem
wick! K Fleming Of Beaver Falls has
I been filed.
Al Sing Sing Y. Y Monday Martin
/ Thorn was electrpCuted tor the murder
of VIM. Guldensuppe. year ago
The new jail j. being painted white
and yellow It viii be ready for use
in about q month Charley Kerr IS
cleaning up the rubbish on the streets
and sidewalks.
Caite o number Of the Tax Collector 4
OF the county were in town asst Satur
day. securing their books for tins year,
some were called for Monday, and the
balance were sent out
In the Equity proceedings OF Mrs. ID.
C. Anderson W. Joseph Fleming and
DeHaas Ekas, the court directed that
the preliminary Injunction oe contln-
ued against Joseph Fleming alone, and
That the plaintiff make and deliver to
him n bond in the sum of $1,000, condl-
toned t. the rule Of Court. The case
to beheard Sept 7th.
On Friday last Esq. Anderson and a
Jury, under the Potter County Act of
1861, extended to this county in 1855,
tried the case OF the Commonwealth vs.
VIM. Critchlow. for disturbing relig-
Gus meeting The jury returned yer
dics OF guilty, and on Monday Esq. An
derson sentenced him TO pay hne Of
S25 and costs: amounting in all to near
ly 500.
The coroner's Jury in the case of Sly
man Essi, the Arabian peddler shot and
killed by J NJ. Zimmerman, farmer
of Boggs township Armstrong Co, re
turned this verdict:
1--WE find that the deceased came to
his death from gu1shot would inttict-
ed by J. NJ Zimmerman in defence OF
his wife's honor and virtue, and in his
own defense, and that 1t Is a case OF
iustifable homicide.
Public sentiment favors the verdict
and Zimmerman viii not be prosecuted
unless the friends o. the dead man
should make information.
Judges ). A. McClung and w. D.
Porter. in Common Pleas court No. j.
Allegheny Co. have ruled that no more
charters win be granted TO social clubs
in Allegheny county by that court.
This was brought out by the application
for a license for the Tenth Ward Repub-
lican Protective associotion, Of Aileghe-
nv Organized by few politicians.
The applicants stated that they did not
intend to sell liquor, bat the judges
held that the Supreme court had declar-
ed that a charter. gave social clubs
perpetual license, and as there were
from 900 TO 300 clubs now selling liquor
they did not think it just to the liquor
dealers who paid licenses.
A few days ago Judge Criswell, of
Franklin. in q habeas corpus proceed
ing. ruled that under the witness act
passed in 1851 the defendant IN crllnI-
nal proceeding Is entitled to be heard
by himself and witnesses IN the pre-
liminary hearing before Justice. ID.
B. Hazlett, of Sugarcreek township.
was arrested for illegal liquor selling
and on hearing in the case before
Justice wGs not permitted to testify, nor
were witnesses allowed to testify Tor
him. The case will be tried at the
August term of Quarter Sessions.
Should Judge CIiswells decision hold
hearing before Justices of the Peace
who heretofore have refused to elbow
defendants to testify
Emma Grieb, widow of L. u. Grieb,
and Leslie =. Hazlett, & uardian of
Olive. Mary and Charlotte Grieb, min
or children of L. NJ. GrieD. decd, have
filed q Bill in Equity VS. The Catholic
Mutual Benefit Association and Jennie
Grieb, and allege that the Catholic Mu-
tual Benefit Association gave to L. NJ.
Grieb life insurance policy for $4,000
payable to his wife and children; that
Jennie Grieb advanced the money TO
pay the premiums and taking the poll
CIV as security; that she induced said so
ciety to issue another policy tc her in
lieu of the first one. and gave over TO
the Association the first policy; that
said policy was repudiated by l., III.
Grieb: that Jennie Grieb has been ten
dered the full sum she advanced, but re-
fuses to accept the same and give over
the policy, and the court is asked 10
find and decree that the second policy
is illegal, fraudulent and void; that
said Jennie Grieb, upon receipt of said
Indebtedness, shall reassign and suTren-
der the same; that the first policy be
adjudged and decreed valid, etc
at the July meeting of the Superior
Court in Philadelphia last Friday, quite
a number of decisions were made, and
among them the following cases appeal
ed from this county:
Commonwealth VS. John Roth, judg-
meut affirmed.
Kepple VS. Penn'a Torpedo Co, affirm
ol Id. D-ra di:spptiou
Mann VS. Cowan and Coast. affirmed.
Studebaker vs. New Paschalville Gas
Co, affirmed.
Wiies VS. Peoples Gas Co., reversed,
and yenire facias de novo awarded.
Sherman 81 Johnston vs Thompson,
affirmed.
The Court reversed the decree of
common pleas court No. of Allegheny
county in the case of L. l.. White and
others. trustees of st Peters Roman
Catholic church of Mckeesport, against
VIM H. Smith, collector of delinquent
taxes of McKeesport, and Others, and
decided that q convent and teachers,
residence connected with a parochial
school is subject to taxation. The pro
ceeding in the lower court was by a
bill in equity, which resulted in per
manent Injunction restraining the de
PENDANTS from attempting to collect
taxes on the building.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
R 3 FIandrau to G A McCauley 4
acres in Butler twp for S!05.
Geo Forcht TO A & W K L 40 of an
acre in Summit for 5000.
Char. Aderhold to W. H. Aderhoid
property in Jefferson for $500.
Valentine Rieger to a 81 " Il R 4
| acres in Clearfield for @2500.
| V Rieger to A a W R r 9 acres IN
| Clearfield for $500
| &c Kennedy to J \ Kennedy lot in
| Mars for s400
| c Bergman to P b & l. E r Il lot in
| Jefferson for Si5.
| p Shira ct al d w Shira 135 acres in
| Washington for 81.
| Marriage Licenses.