Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-31
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS
Butler Fair September IS

NEW Slll-
Butler Fair September IS
Elizabeth Collins VS. Parker twp. an
r. J. Hilliard and G. Scott Shakeley
supervisors. summons in trespasS to re
cover $500. claimed for damages I
her house, land and spring 10y drainag
from public road.
James Moore vs. William and Lesli
Demit. ejectment for 30 acres of lanC
in Mercer twp.
Mary A. widow of F. :. Dambach o
| Forward twp. has brought suit in as
| sumpsit against his executrix. Adellf
! PETER, to recover 1916. 56 claimed to be
| due the plaintiff on notes given By the
| decedent, and also $4S3 with interes
! from March 26, 1872, claimed TO be due
| the plaintiff on purchase of land from
her mother, Nancy Hunter by Mr.
| Dambach.
| Geo w. Lindsey vs. Chas. H Parker
appeal by deft from judgment Of r. b
Gilghrist. Esq.
George NJ and Sarah NJ Cote Of the
East End. Pittsburg. has filed bill il
equity va w. R Mccormick, the Pitts
burg lawyer, who has been operating
their farm at Mars (the old James a.
McMarlin farm on the shares charging
him with getting and keeping advance
ments amounting to S326.9l from Cote,
with selling five horses, Il cattle, ma
chinery and produce and keeping the
money. a temporary injunction has
been granted on the defendant restrain
ing him from further sales. a hearing
will be had Sept. :, at which time re
ceiver will probably be appointed. Nc
Cormick is defendant in two lible suits.
NOTES.
What are you going to take to the
Fair?
Ellen J. Brownfield of Clearfeld twp.
has been adjudgel insane by commits
sion composed Of Thomas II. Greer Esq.
DR.. John Z. Byers and Reuben Nc
Elvain and has been committed to the
Warren Pa. asylum.
Dr. }. l. Black of Sarversville, a. b.
G. Mcfarland Esq. and William NJ.
Maxwell, were appointed commission,
to inquire into the mental condition OF
William f. HOLMAN. ageG 20 years, OF
Winfield twp He was adjudged insane
and committed TO Dixmont.
Fredrick Reith was discharged from
jail on giving bond in $500 to appear at
Sept. Court on a charge of f&b
Mary A. Dambach, widow of F. $.
Dambach Of Forward twp. has filed a
petition for partition of his estate.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of James A. Heeter decd of Adams
twp. have been granted to c. M. Hoeter.
The will of Samuel F. Kelley of Par
ker twp has been probated no letters
Jack Heenan who lead the officers a
merry chase. was given hearing before
ESQ Keck Saturday and was held in
$400 bail for trial for aggravated as
suit and battery preferred by High Con
stable Joseph Graham, whom Heenan
kicked in the ribs, and in $500 bail for
resisting an officer, constable w. L.
Brown. In default of bail he was sent
to jail Liquor is to blame
Samuel Beatty Of Renfrew has been
held for court on a charge Of larceny
preferred by County Detective McMar
lin. Beatty is though. to be implicated
with some OF the larcenies that have oc-
Cured at Brownsville. Lately some
parties found some butter in coal
bank. They left it there and watched
it the next night. A man came and
made over the butter, putting on II
different mark The watchers tried to
catch him but he escaped. They swear
Beatty was the man. The bowl used
was identified, as the property of Mrs.
Rev Fulton
John Gold has been arrested for lar
ceny, charged by Adam Rettig.
A hearing will be had Saturday in the
matter of the petition for the transfer
Of the Butler House liquor license to
Giess 81 Keene.
Samuel Walker, Esq, DR.. A. NJ. Ney-
man and Thomas HaZlett, commission
in lunacy on Isaiah Moser examined
him in jail and found him insane.
DIR. w. Fl. Brown, w. L. Graham,
Esq, and Capt. II. A. Ayres. comm1s-
sion. examined Herman Brindinger in
Jail and adjudged him insane.
Newton Kennedy was examined in
Jail by commission composed of r. E.
Young, Esq. DR. A. NJ Neyman, and
Col O. G. Redick and adjudged insane
Butler Fair September 5-S.
The p. 81 w r. r. Co has filed its
indemnity bond in $1,000 TO Sarah Nc
Candless of Pittsburg to secure to her
payment for damages done her proper
erty in Summit twp, by the widening
and strengthening of the railroad.
About ! acre of land is taken
Melzina Reeb of Cranberry twp, who
was brought to Jail for trial under the
charge of disappearing the name of God
and being dangerous person, has been
adiudged insane by a committee com
posed of JAS b. Mates, Esq. DIR. JAS
mine McAlpine and John c. Christy.
She was committed to Dixmont
II. NJ. Park has been appointed in
spector Of elections for Middlesex twp.
vice Chas. Fredley removed.
The will of John Ober, decd, of Con
noquenessing borough has been probat-
ed and letters granted to Maria Ober;
also the will of Elizabeth Anderson, of
Washington twp, with letters to Chas.
Thompson admir-, G. I. A.
Letters of administration on the
estate of George Stahl, of Zelienople,
have been granted to Michael Ziegler.
A girl giving her name as Nellie
Graham, aged 10, of Butler County, go'
lost in the big crowd welcoming the
10th Regt in Pittsburg Tuesday anc
late that night applied for shelter at the
Central Police Station, where she stayed
all night.
Letters of administration on the
estate of George Elmer of Butler have
been granted to Anna NJ Elmer
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
J. w. Starr to John Thomp pson lot il
| Middlesex for $3.50.
f. &. Thompson, guardian to John ii
McDeavit. 81 acres in Brady for $500.
Daniel McDeavitt heirs TO John II
| McDeavitt II acres in Brady for $4,000
John II. McDeavitt to Isaac w. Nc
| Deavitt 80 acres in Brady for $3.50.
James c. Glenn to IL. G. Prior, lot II
| Clay for $500.
Braden and Conway to James G
Glenn lot in Clay for $500.
| A. J Morris to Loyal s. McJunkin
| lot in Butler for $3.50
| Lewis Patterson to Mary A. Vincen
lot in Centreville for $50.
George Kachner Zepheniah Kachnel
30 acres in Jackson for $500
| Matthias Hinchberger to Ellen X
| Iutz LOT in Butler twD for %G;O