Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-03-09
LE11 al NEWS.

convened, MOnuafs the cOust'tp4tS mutt
their returns; the Grand Jury was in
structed as to its duties; Mr.. Hugh
Sproull was appointed foreman and up
to the time of our going to press have
acted on the following bills.
GRAND JURY FINDINGS.
The Grand Jury made its first pre-
sentiment Wednesday morning IN the
following cases, finding
TRUE BILLS.
Samuel J. Graham, f&b; Abe Woods,
larceny; Robert Tolbert, receiving
stolen goods; Peter Schmick, malicious
mischief destroying an oil rig; VIII
liam Radcliff, shooting with intent to
kill and pointing fire arms; Alonzo
Finney, assault and battery with intent
! 10 commit rape and a&b; Thomas
Botzer, a&b; A. P. Stewart, fraudulent
/ embezzling and feloneous stealing;
! George Henkus, obtaining money under
false pretense; and Ad- Fullerton, OBJ
| tanning money under false pretense.
NOT TRUE BILLS
/ Were returned in the cases against
Robert Tobert, larceny; and Frank
! Gall, feloneous rape.
NEW SUITS
Thomas Robinson, Esq. has again
/ brought suit against the Penna. K. K.
! Co. for s25, 900 damages for personal in
! juries sustained by being struck by
| train at the Market St crossing at Har-
risburg, Nov. 81, 1897.
VIM. J. Blakely vs. Wiley and John
| Magee, appeal by defts. from Judgment
rendered by l. n Graham, j. p.
A. G.. BARLEY VS. Purviance Bell ap-
| peal by deft. from judgment rendered
| by R. B. Gilghrist, J. P. The parties
are residents of Wash. twp. BARLEY
bought a team of horses from Bell, Civ
ing his note for $50, and then sold one
of them to - -. Later the horse
| which BARLEY kept appeared to be un-
sound and he wanted Bell to take it
back, the latter refusing to do so.
BARLEY then brought suit before Esq.
Gilghrist for breach of warranty and
the deft. not appearing, judgment of
3110 was rendered against him, to be
used as a set off against the note when
| it fell due.
appeal by deft from Judgment OF
Floc. 10 IeIueu Dy VI. ~ NOhI fOA' u 4
Walter Campbell VS. L. c. Wick, ap-
peal by deft from Judgment of $14S
rendered by R. E. Gilghrist, j. P.
Savilla Lambert VS. Fred. c. Buhl
and wife. appeal by deft. from Il judg
ment of $50 rendered by r. B Gilghrist,
j. p.
Hattie c. Christie VS. Forg. L. Chris
tie, petition for divorce on grounds of
desertion and illtreatment The parties
were married in 1898.
ARGUMENT LIST.
The motion for new trial of Fred
Raucher VS. John McClimans was heard
Tuesday.
+ The motion by the deft. for new
trial in the case of Sarah A. Ramsey,
was refused
New trial was refused in the case Of
w. A Goehring VS. A. " Cunningham
and judgment directed to be entered in
favor of the plf.
The equity case of T. A. Frazier VS.
ID. l., Patterson was continued until
April ~, as was also the motion for
new trial in the case of Wilson VS. Bard.
The equity case of the Road Commits
sioners of Donegal twp. VS. the p. & w.
Ry. Co, was heard Tuesday and held
for further consideration.
The divorce suit of w. L. Coulter VS.
Bertha Coulter was continued on appli-
cation of the plf.
The divorce suits of Lizzie B. Bowers
VS. Alfred G. Bowers, Elizabeth Welsh vs.
Nicholas Welsh, and David H. Cobbett
VS. Caroline Cobbett were heard Tues
day, but not disposed by the Court.
The divorce case of Sadie L. Braun ys
w. f. Braun will be heard Friday.
The motion for a new trial in the
case of McCafferty VS. Pa r. r. Co. has
been argued and held for further con-
sideration by the Court.
NOTES.
l.. X. Cummings, of Mercer twp,
veteran of the 18th Pa. Vols. has been
granted peddlers license.
April 18th will be the last day for fill
ing accounts for the May term.
The will of Emily Best, decd. of
Forward twp, has been probated, no
letters.
A certified copy of the will of Mary
A. Wilson, of Beaver Co; has been
made
On petition of James A. McMarlin, of
Worth twp, for commission in lunacy
on his wife, Ellen, Dr. G. Schoff. j. ID.
Marshall, Esq, and Robt Barron, were
appointed. Mrs. McMarlin was adjudg
ed insane and committed TO the Polk
Institution. Emma Hogue accompany
ing her thither.
Milton Myers has been appointed
guardian of Jennie. Burton and Paul,
minor children of Pearson Cooyert.
decd, of Worth twp, on petition of
their grandfather John Mcconnell,
The case of Com. VS. c. G.. Sickle,
f&b, has been settled for 1895.
G. T. L. McQuistion, Nathaniel Gross
man and John w. 5haffer were appoint
ed viewers on the petition of citizens of
Brady twp. for new road.
A petition for an inquisition to make
partition of the estate of Saml Wright,
decd, Of Connoquenessing twp, has
been granted.
Monday morning petition was pre-
sented by ATTORNEY N. Black to have
j. II. Pontius appointed constable of
Donegal twp. vice John McGarver,
recently elected but failed to qualify.
A similar petition was also presented
by Attorney w. J. Forquer for the ap
pointment of S. s. Shultz The court
decided to appoint Pontius, who had
been defeated by McGarvey by vote
| of G2 to 81.
= Two petitions each signed by nearly
| one hundred citizens of Buffalo twp,
were presented Monday by Attorney, J.
| M. Galbreath, one asking for a review
of road known as the Hannahstown
road leading from that place to the
Saxonburg and Tarentum road because
| it il not well located, and the other ask
ing for the vacation of a road leading
from Hannahstown southwark to an
other road at Walkers creek which
leads to the Saxonbure and Tarentum
road. Nathan Slater, Fred w. Witte
and August Lauer were appointed
viewers in both cases
S. A. Leslie of Middlesex, admr of
Elizabeth Baker, decd. petitioned for
an order confirming the sale Of real
estate to Thos. Baker for $1634 so,
which was granted.
The Henry Yeakel properties in
Saxonburg were sold last Saturday at
o. G.. sale to Archibald Yeakel for $3.50