Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-27
LEGAL NEWS.
NOTES.

+ HC Perry OF Pennington is in jail on
a charge of false pretense
A certified copy of the will of Lucy
Hewings, late of Penn Yam n. Y. has
been filed.
/ Letters of administration on the es-
tate of James Kelly late of Clay twp,
haye been granted to J. c. Scott.
W. d. Brandon has issued an execu-
ton attachment VS. Danl Imam, dett,
and the Forest Oil Co, garnishee.
/ Letters of admin were granted 10
Susanuah Partridge on estate of Benony
Partridge, late Of Millerstown.
I The election place OF Clay twp has
been changed from Centre school to
{ the house of c E Broadhead.
! P. C. and | Z Martin have appealed
/ from Judgment given against them
for So 80 in an assumpsIt suit brought
/ by Ed Turner before Esq. A. f. Coch-
I ran of Hooker.
/ Butler borough has filed 81 ia sur
municipal lien for 500 20 against the
] Butler Public Cemetery lot and the
| heils and devisees of Nor bert Foltz ana
Samuel Cunningham
! The Superior Court has reversed the
/ judgement of the Court of this county
/ in the case of Fry vs. Wolfe. and ordered
a new trial. J. N. Galbreath is attor-
ney for Wolfe, the successful appel
liant.
! vi Benson of Millerstown. evidently
crazy, was taken in charge by Sheriff
/ Dodds, Wednesday. W Coulter Esq
! DR. j c Atwell and John G. Christy were
appointed to inquire into his mental
state.
At the hearing of the alleged case
| against DR. Atwell last Monday before
| Esq Keck the charge of rape was drop
! ped, but the Esq. surprised every body
| by holding the young doctor on n charge
of fornication.
c. ii. Matterson of Foxburg has filed
| a bill in equity VS. ". l.. Kier, w. Z.
! Bovard. j. H. Chambers and ;. NJ.
! jackson, his assignee, w. G.. Chambers.
| Mary and Al Heck. Mary J. and James
| Marshall. Lottie and Wade Chambers
and the Safe Deposit and Title Graran-
! ty Co. of KittannIng. The bill sets
| forth that Mr.. Matterson and the defen-
| dants are tenants in common Of farm
of 153 acres, partly in Allegheny twp,
| this county. and partly in Armstrong
| county, ne owning seven elghtS ana the
| defendants one-eighth among them
| He asks that decree of partition be
made and Master appointed to divide
the estate The Guaranty Co. IS guar
dian of the Chambers children.
The Unite States Supreme court has
| decided the Joint Traffic association
railway case in favor of the United
| States and against the railroads. Inc
case Is considered one Of the most i'm
portant that has ever come before the
Supre me court, not only 70 the railroads
but to the general public, and because
of the vast railway properties represent
ed by the traffic association.
The association was formed on No
vember 10, 1895, by 81 railways. re
presenting the great trunk lines and
| their network of branches The pur-
pose of the association as stated In the
articles of agreement. was to esta abilsh
and maintain reasonable and Just rates,
fares rules and regulations on state and
interstate traffic. a similar assocla-
ton on a smaller scale was established
among southwestern roads, known as
| the Trans Missouri association.
These associations were soon attacked
in the courts on the ground that they
were in violation Of the Sherman anti
trust law and also of the interstate com
merce law.
The hearing in the case of Geo. Rel
ber versus the p b l. +. r. r. com
panv for land taken near the transfer
station developed some remarkable DIT
ferances of opinion.
The railroad uses about three acres OF
the old Reiber place. and the three Rel
Der boys testified that they were dam
ages from S35. 600 to S37, coo and two
witnesses for them Messers Hartman
and Mckee put il at $50, coo to s30,OOO,
which would make the land taken be
valued at $40. 600 20 si2, 600 an acre.
One of the witnesses for the r. K. Co.
thoug bit that 81 900 would be very lib
eral damages. another put it ut 81, 100
John G. Graham went into details and
estimated that the acres of the old
placed inside the borough could be cut
up into 100 lots which, in the course OF
time, would all sell at $500 per lot or
| $20 900 in all that the Railroad used IL
| of these lots or 81 400 worth; to which
| be added $400 for moving the house
| 1900 for new wall. 500 for sliding
gronnd and 500 more for new road
making S4, 900 in all, and the viewers
awarded 81 .009 50 to his estimate and
made it 5000 So
The viewers in the case were s. NJ
| Seaton, G.. ID. Swain AlphOnso Krause.
| S. n. Mccullough, VIM Marks, and j.
ID. Magee The case will be appealed
Trial list for civil court beginning
| Monday, Nov. IA. A w. Root VS. w.
J. Marks, issue awarded by the Court;
| A. II. Burr VS. W. H. Crafty same;
Mary f. Broman VS. MI Supply Co
same; G May VS. r Siehert, same; Nancy
| & G. Hill VS. c G. Johnston for use
same; d Wilson VS. w B Bard, same;
Mrs E \ Steele VS. ] A Ritchey, same;
! 5 B Vandermark VS. II G Litzinger; p
! Duncan vs. II FnltZ, assumpsit; Butler
| Water Co for use rs z 5 Clark. appeal
plea. non-assumpsit " II Weigle VS. A.
| G Waters, assuupsit; G. Ii Harley vs. j
/ T Younkers, assumpslt: Il Hogg VS. w
| Bailey, trespass: e Crow ct al exrs, "
| A Wick, appeal; J. Bueher VS. J Ziegler
trespass 9 Lott vs. NJ Ziegler, tres
pass II = Hindmau adm'r vs. & 5 Stoner
sci fa sur judgement; W. a Goehring
for u.s., vs. V Cunningham, assumpsit;
S J Mccall VS. s " Glenn. ex. attach
ment; Laura Pfaif VS. W. Nj. Cowan.
trespass 5 O Ramsey vs. 5 G Ramsey,
4 SCI III SUI n SdHnOu W y ~
Walker, trespass: q ID Roach VS. X
Jones, appeal; Sproul VS. A Nj Gould.
summons in dover. NJ II Thompson vs
G Miller, appeal; \ Z Dueli' vs NJ B
Kerr. trepass; j McCutcheon VS. A B
McCandless, appeal; A l. Weihe for use
vs Garner & Johnston assulnpsit; &
Kennedy vs. Butler Co issue awarded
by Court: Fl Basnecker vs Same, same;
C Mcconnell VS. Slipperyrock State
! Normal School, mechanics lien; j l.
Cooper vs Same. same; First MI. Bank
of Greenville VS. A Turner, trespass;
w Fl Newman vs. NJ Norris, trespass
NJ Headland Va n B Duncan, appeal;
w G Jamison vsJ s McNamee. E Kirch-
Ter VS. Gantz, appeal n Gormley VS.
, vs. J NJ Mckee ejectment; ID q Kelley
VS. g Kelley appeal; NJ NJ Bowers VS.
Ct G Reabel trespass; n J Douthett Va
II s Gibson: ID Burns VS. E @ Fredrick
assumpsit G J d Strohecker vs Z Ram
sey trespass; Thos Robinson VS. Penna
r r Co trespass; II 4 Stauffer vs. Wells
Fargo Co. appeal A Miller VS. J Berg,
assumpsit; W Eicholtz vs. Mrs G Horro-
. bin appeal; Butler Water Co vs G Arm
? er, appeal: Rose b Copeley VS. & w r
r, trespass; E McCafferty admr'x VI
. Penn r Co. trespass a G McQuistion
vs. p Winter, assumpst; NJ Wilson vs.
Fl Seaton, appeal: J Bresleham vs. J Nc
Laughlin, trespas-; G. Roher VS. W {
Hawn trespass.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
O. l.. Snyder to Dan1 OCOnner, 4S