Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-02-16
LEGAL NEWS.
NOTES.

NOTES.
Letters of administration on tn
estate of Adam Smith. decd. Of Butler
have been granted 10 Ida Smith.
/ A. P Stewart. of Butler, has beer
held for court on charge of embeZzle
ment preferred by Frank ?. Hawley.
The election place of the 1st wart
/ Butler, has been changed to l.. I.
/ Wick storeroom, 104 Centre Ave.
/ In the matter of the application of the
/ Department of Charities of Allegheny
( county for the maintenance of Nathan
/ iel Seton at Warren Hospital, part OF
! the evidence was heard last week, and
the rest will be heard, March 9th.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Joseph Erwin, decd OF Far
view twp. have been granted 10 Mrs. E.
c. Erwin.
A term of Common Pleas Court has
the trial of civil cases has been fixed Tor
commence. Monday, April L.
All the County Auditors are ''on
deck" this week, and promise to finish
up before the 4th-of-July.
J. O. Altman. colored, of Butler.
plead guilty Tuesday to the larceny OF
a watch and was setenced TO pay costs,
80 fine and sent to Jail for seven days.
Margaret. Julia, ana Bertha, minor
children of Philomena Nigel, dec-d
petitioned by their father, David Mig
gel for a guardian, and Samuel Shall
ner. of Butler twp, was appointed.
Mr.. Shaffner was also appointed guar
Z .tas1 a Of ono
McCafferty, decd.
An order ~ the court has been made
decreeing that June Quarter Sessions
shall hereafter begin on the third Mon
day of May instead of the first of June.
The information for forgery against
Geo. Dutter has been withdrawn, he
having paid off the note of Mr. Berg.
Yesterday Sheriff Dodds brought Ad.
Fullerton to Butler from the Allegheny
county workhouse to answer charge
Of false pretense.
Letters of administration in the es-
tate of Horatio st. Clair decd of Frank
lin twp. have been granted to Mary y.
St Clair
The will IF S. H. Fleming decd, OF
Buffalo twp. has been probated.
We wish TO correct our report of the
Fauble tax affair published last week.
Mrs. Fauble mad not paid her taxes for
1897. amounting to S51.9S. on demand
and later had sued Tax Collector Jack
for a board bill of $75 she alleged
against him as manager of Inc Oase uall
club and got judgment Lefore Justice
of the peace and placed an execution III
the hands of Constable A. y. McCand-
less. Mr.. Jack satisfied the writ III
coin and then Immediately dlstralned
Sol. 90 in the constable's hands for the
taxes. The court decided the coin to be
in the constructive possession OF me
plf and so legally dist1alnable.
Several defendants to criminal charges
plead guilty and were sentenced IN
court last Friday. Robt Catline plead
to two charges of surety of the peace
perferred by David McMillen and
Maude Beighley, and was sentenced to
pay the costs in both cases and enter
to keep the peace.
Henry Leleighner, of Buffalo township,
plead guilty to charges of adultery and
committed on his step-daugh-
ter Louisa Mochel, and was sentenced
child until seven years old and to give
bond in $500 for the faithful perform
ance of the sentence and to undergo
Imprisonment in the workhouse for
four months.
S NJ Beighley plead guilty to charges
of surety of the peace and assault and
battery and was sentenced to pay the
costs, enter his recog in 5000 to keep
the peace toward =. l.. Eunter, the
and all others, and pay 50
fine.
At previous times Geo. Green had
plead guilty to assault and battery on
Ewd. P. Taylor and was sentenced to
nav 300 fine and to the workhouse for
one year.
James Brady plead guilty to disorderly
conduct and resisting an officer, con-
stable Henry Korn, and was sentenced
so fine and undergo imprisonment IN
county Jail for two months
Peter Benson, surety of the peace,
paid the costs and entered bond in $500
to keep the peace.
There were only twenty-five cases on
the list for trial at the March court and
pleading guilty has disposed of eight of
them.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Fannie Harper to Walter jerks lot in
Butler for $500.
Frank Koch to Edward Rieger lot in
Butler for $500.
Edward Rieger to Frank Koch lot in
Butler for $500.
J..s S. Rodgers to VIM j. Rodgers
2l acres in Donegal for $500
ID. A. ReDfrew to d. l.. ReIfrew lot
in Renfrew for 81.
Eli Henshaw to Alex Walker Jr., 62
acres in Connoquenessing township for
$500.
II. NJ Bentle to II. NJ Wise lots in
Harmony for $500,
Cul II. Templeton to j. H. Tenlpleton
lot in Butler for $1,000.
Geo. J. Krug to J. NJ. Leighner, lot
in Butler for $1,000