Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-12-15
CRIMINAL COURT.

i ne case Oh LbWlS bdSJldUs IL NOlh
man in the Plate Glass Works. charged
| with desertion by his wife Mary wa:
heard Thursday, Mr.. Bastian seemed tC
be in fault and the court ordered hin
to pay his wife 81 30 per week for the
support of her and family and commit
ted him to the custody of the Sheriff
until he gave bond to do so which was
entered Saturday.
The indictment of malicious mischief
against Peter Schmick has been
quashed.
CG Sickle, accused of f&b, entered
recognizance in $500 to appear when
wanted and the case was settled.
Geo Bergbichler, charged wit as
sault and battery gave recog. to keep
the peace for one year.
The case of feloneous a&b against
John Wilson was settled.
The a&b and surety of the peace
cases agains. Jas Sweeny We're settled
TRIALS
Court convened Monday morning for
the trial of criminal cases. The first
called were those against Catharne r
Davis and Robt Downer, both charged
with a6tb by Hans II Davis, husband Of
Catherine Mr.. Davis is 81 years old, a
veteran of the Civil and Mexican wars.
Oct 7th last he drew s4S pension at
Butler. went to mis- home in Oakland
twp. There he said that his wife and
Downer, a youth of 30 years. stopping
with them took his money and Downer
at Mrs. Davis instigatiCn, knocked him
down with a chair. The jury found
them guilty and the courts sentence to
both was pay costs, S25 fine, and work
House for five months. AS Mrs. Davis
was being taken out of the court room
by the Sheriff she met Old Hans and
kissing him said We'll, goodbye!
may never see you again, | don't bear
you any i'll will
Com. VS. II G Perry, false pretenses
charged by w. p Royal was tried Mon
day and the jury returned a verdict of
not guilty, the plaintiff to pay one-third
of the costs and the deft two-thirds
Com. VS. Frank Smith or John Evans,
colored, assault with intent to rob, went
to trial Monday. Some Italians work
ing on the B. R. railroad near Carbon
Centre identified Evans as one of several
negroes who attempted to hold them up
on the night of Nov. 3, last. The
Italians got away and the negroes did
some shooting and Evans was shot
through the left thigh. He was after
wards found lying in Reiger's barn near
by Tuesday the jury found him
guilty.
He was sentenced to pay costs, 800
fine and sent TO the work house for 20
months.
The case against f NJ Fritz, constable
of and restaurant keeper in Petrolia,
for selling intoxicating liquor without
license and also to minors was tried
Tuesday. 1t was proven Mr. Fritz had
sold ambrosia and the question at issue
was whether it is an Intoxicating
liquor. On his agreeing to quit selling
it and to pay all the costs, the jury by
direction of the court gave verdict of
mot guilty"
Tuesday James McGilghrist was tried
and found guilty of fornication with
Mrs. Sarah Jordan. A trespass suit for
$50, 900 for alternating the wife's affec-
tions, is pending in which McGilghrist
is deft and Mrs Jordan's husband, j.
p, is plf McGilghrist was sentenced
to pay the costs and 800 fine.
Swift Memo was acquitted of the
charge of carrying concealed weapons
"A small pistol-and the costs were di-
vided between him and the prosecutrix,
Mrs. + NJ Karns
Com VS. Elzie Turk, f&b. was tried
Wednesday and the jury gave verdict
of mot guilty" and county pay the
costs.
Wednec lay the jury in the aggravat
ed a&b case against Samuel Kinsey, IL
which John Stoughton was prosecut or
brought in verdict of not guilty ant
prosecutor pay the casts. Stoughtor
had blamed Kinsey with knocking hin
down off the latter's porch when h'
| went to ask for wages due. The parties
live at the Kildoo mine near Euclid.
Charles Goodrich of Karns City ac
cused of larceny Of 80 bill by w II
H Riddle, was acquitted by the jury
Wednesday.
In the case of Com. vs. VIM Grennell
of Summit, accused of larceny by Frank
| Hinchberger, the jury returned yer
| dict of not guilty Grennel was ac
cused of entering Hinchbergers field
husking corn and hauling it away.
This morning the jury in the case
against Fred Zeigler, station agent a
Mars accused of a&b by VIM McCor
| mick, brought in verdict Of not guilty
and prosecutor pay the costs.
The perjury case vs w NJ Cowan OF
| Mercer twp. has been continued until
March term.
| SHERIFF'S SALES.
Friday Sheriff Dodds sold 60 acres il
| Clinton belonging to Eli Anderson to
o Thompson for 800. Also 60 acres o
J c Scott, administrator of Jas Kelly
in Clay twp. to Robt Story for 800
| NEW SUITS.
w G Russell VS. w f Campbell deft
| and John and Dan1 Younkins and Y
Thompson garnishees, execution attach
| ment.
WE Kline VS. p. q w. r. r. Co. e
al, indemnity bond of deft in $500 file
to secure damage to plf. for entering
upon his land in Forward twp
NOTES.
In the foreign attachment case o
Penn Plate Glass Co VS. f w and f |
Forman of Minnesota, the plf files ;
claim of $7236. 40 balance due on glas
delivered to the deft
| Charles NJ Miller of Butler and NJ Y
Riley of st. Joe Station have registered
as law students
The Jury Commissioners have thei
lists completed but have not yet file
the wheel
At Franklin, Pa, Friday, the jury i
the Wheaton murder case found vel
dict of second degree, after 30 ballots
but it was an II to 1 jury for first de
gree.
On Friday afternoon last the Crane
Jury was driven out to the Kearn'
) crossing on the Bessie r. R-a yer,
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