Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-04
LEGAL NEWS.
TRIAL LIST.

! Trial LIST.
Saturday afternoon the jury in the
case of James 7. and Albert Hamilton
fthe Hamilton Bottle Works. VS. the i.
b. &s L. f. railroad gave verdict OF
$40. 500 for the plf. The case had been
on trial since Thursday The Bessemel
railroad was built on trestle work over
the bottle works property in Butler IN
1897. 1t does not touch the buildings,
/ but comes within q few feet or them
viewers awarded Hamiltons SlI32l
damages. The award was appealed and
tried before Judge J. d. Shatfer yeal
ago. The jury gave 4 verdict of Slo625
Judge Shaffer refused the defts. new
trial and they appealed to the Supreme
Court. which sent the case back for re
trial, resulting in Saturdays verdict.
Clarence Walker and J. NJ. Galbreath
tried the case for Hamiltons.
NEW SUITS
JH. McCafferty and j. d. Stevenson
have appealed from judgments rendered
against them by c. L. Anderson, Esq,
in favor OF II. Rennick for 1886, and in
favor of J. NJ Hassett for $500.
Geo. A. Spang vs. J. C. Garner and J.
y.
amount of claim $4OO
MOTIFS.
motion for Il new trial has been
made in the case of ThOs. G.. Rhodes rs
Cherry twp. in which verdict of $4,000
was given for the plf. The motion will
be argued at next Argument Court
Matilda Kiester. widow, has petition
ed for partition of the real estate OF
John K1ester. decd, of Slipperyrock
twp. On motion of the petitioner Isaac
Meals was appointed guardian of Lester
John, and Benjamin Kelly; Don ,. ana
Kiester Grove; and Margaretta, Mariet-
IA T.. Anna. NJ. T, Horace and Ernest
Kiester. minors interested in the estate.
Robert Stewart, OF Mercer Co, a
veteran of the i69th Pa. Vols, has been
granted peddler's license
The damage suit of Copley VS. P. &
w. railroad was fixed for trial on the
23d of May and that of I. Robinson VS.
the Penn'a railroad for the 29th. The
Braun divorce case is the Goth.
Mathew J. McCandless has been held
for court charged with aggravated as
sault and battery by his wife.
The will of VIM Cleland of Porters-
Vile was probated, and letters granted
to Harriet Cleland; also will of Jacob
Fried OF Harmony, no letters: also will
of Geo Oliver. no letters: also Will OF
John L. Shannon of Connoquenessing
twp. and letters to O. G. Shannon.
T. C. Campbell, Esq, has filed his re
port as auditor of the accounts of ).
nj
Hieronymus The Hieronymus estate
amounted to about S250O
William Wilson, who was arrested
last week charged with rape by Wilda
Lambert of Walters station, and after
wards released on bail, was again arrested
on another charge of rape preferred by
Viola Lambert, mother of Vida. VIII
son could not get bail on this last charge
and is now in Jail Wednesday he had
the whole Lambert family, consisting
of the father Denias Lambert, wife and
three daughters arrested for keeping
disorderly house. All except one daugh-
ter, who is sick, are now in in Jail.
The Cleland will case was settled
yesterday by the heirs agreeing to pay
the two eldest children 1920 each.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Hezekiah Covert to James Gold 50
acres III Muddycreek for @2500.
j. NJ. Black, assignee, to Fl. ii. Ale
bach, ad1n'r, 60 acres in Allegheny for
$500
Jennie Marsh to Christina Dletz lot
in Karns City for $3.50.
j. H. Fitch to Margt Owens lot in
Mercer for $4S6.
D. A. Renfrew to \. Q. Price lot in
Renfrew for $50.
John a McCandless to John A. Nc
Candless, Jr., acres in Clay for $500.
W. NJ. Emrick to w. NJ. Gibson lot
in Parker twp. for $100
Eliz J. McKilvey to W. NJ. Gibson lot
in Parker twp, for S..
H. Monaghan to Jos. Fleming acres
in Donegal for $400
John Gunst to Chas. Gunst 20 acres
in Jefferson for $4,000
Vogeley heirs to Annie Weidhas lot
in Delano for 1915
VIM Roth to G. D. Swain lot in
Harmony for 500.
Henry Shaffer to O. w. Stoughton lot
in Prospect for S1275.
B. D. Organ to w II. Covert lot in
Portersyille for S179.
John n. Sarver to Susan B. Sarver 16
acres in Buffalo for 5000.
J. J. Rosenberg to w e. Gamble
lot in Allegheny for $12.
j. G. Brown to J. l.. Reichert 30 acres
in Worth for $3.50
Mary A. Russell to o. q. McCandless
lot in Batter for $3.50.