Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-11-22
TRIAL LIST

Miss Ada Martin was awarded a yer
dict of $500 in her suit against Butler
borough for damages to her property Oh
| Mercer street by changing the Sullivan
ru1s brige and channel The viewers re
port appealed from, had awarded heI
no damages. The Borough moved for a
new trial
7. H. Infeld got a verdict of $14t
| against J. r. Grieb Of Butler in an ac-
ton for debt on the sale Of a piano.
New trials We're moved for in the
Timblin VS. Murtland and English VS.
Black cases.
The suit of A W Root VS. the P. &
| w. railroad is TO be tried Dec. 13.
A peculiar suit was that of Eliza B.
| Davis of Clinton twp. VS. Elizabeth Nc
Call and Geo. w. Davis, adm rs of Sarah
Davis, decd The plaintiff is the moth
! er of the defendants, and Sarah Davis,
J of whose estate the defendants were ad-
| ministrators, was a crippled sister Of
Eliza Davis husband kept and nursed
| by Eliza Davis from May, 1896 till her
| death on April II, 1900. The suit was
| brought to let legal judgment be e1-
tered for the claim of keeping. BY di-
rection of the court the jury rendered a
verdict of S12240S.
The court ordered a compulsory non
| suit in the case Of J. w. Gould VS. Adam
Rettig of jefferson twp. In 1899 Rettig
had Gould arrested for buying junk
from minors (Rettig's boys and for lar
ceny. Gould was acquitted and then
sued Rettig for damages for false arrest.
| The non suit was ordered on the grounds
that the prosecutions had been brought
on the advice of the District Attorney.
The. informations written by him and
probable cause for prosecution was
shown.
The eiectment suit of Mrs Nancy Z.
Timblin VS. Mrs. NJ. L. Murtland for It
acres of land in Concord twp. resulted
in favor of the plaintiff. The farms OF
both parties are made up of land former
" owned by Joseph Jack and the dis
pute was about the division line Of the
farms. Timblins claiming it to be about
% feet further north than the line of
Murtland s fence which the jury decid-
ed was true.
The case of Wanl Bishop & Co. and
Joe Cashdollar vs. The Ntl. Supply Co.
J.r "a.
settled by the parties agreeing that the
jury return verdict finding the engine,
belt and bull rope in question belonged
to Wahl Bishop a. Co, the rig to Craig
Bros. and 1900 it. of casing to Cashdol-
lar The property had been seized on
execution against A. l.. Staples but was
claimed by the plaintiffs.
The case of Washington township and
Supervisors VIM. Barber and ID. l..
Hutchison VS. Harmon Seaton, ID. Ii.
Shira and John G. Clark, to recover road
taxes alleged to have been collected by
Seaton in 1889 to 81 was settled by pay
ing the township 1886.
In the assumpsit suit Of A. L. Staples
for use of Craig Bros. VS. Jas M. Little.
verdict was rendered by agreement OF
the parties in favor OF the plf. for
$527.1j.
In the suit of Henry LonitZ VS. Joseph
Reith, the jury returned a verdict for
the defendant for a team of mares, %
bu Of oats and six tons of hay. total
value Of $3.50 The Sheriff had seized
and sold the property in question as be-
longing to George Lonitz, Henry's son,
at the suit Of Joseph Reith. Henry
Lonitz then claimed them and brought
suit.
The assumpsit of Kate Holfelter VS.
Anna Shearer was continued.
The suit of Mrs. Lizzie McGinnis VS.
A. G. Wilson, ex'r Of Lavina Anderson,
decd, Of Eau Claire, resulted in d
verdict Of S1053.50 for the plf. The
testimony showed that a few days be-
fore Mrs Anderson's death last May she
gave Mrs. McGinnis a certificate Of de-
posit for $1,000 in the Emlenton bank. As
the certificate was not indorsed Mrs.
McGiunis could not cash it and turned
it over to the executor with the under
standing that they go through the form
of suit in court to vest title in Mrs.
McGinnis. BY the viii she was also
given the property in Eau Claire and
5000 The estate contested he- claim
for the $1,000 certificate in earnest and
the above verdict resulted
The case of Margaret Reep vs. Eli
Reep and VIM. Wagner resulted this
morning in a verdict for the plf. for
S125. Mrs. Reep is the widow of Hamil-
ton Reep and he, Eli and other Reep
heirs, were tenants in common of the
house near Fairview in which Mrs
Reep lived During her temporary alb
sence Eli broke open the house and put
Wagner in possession. Mrs Reep then
sued for $500 damages,
The Beers VS. Mccormick assumpsit
suit is up this morning.
NOTES.
Ezra Brugh, DR.. Brown and I. j.
Dodds were appointed commission in
lunacy ON Harry NJ. Turner aged 10,
son of James NJ. Turner of Cleveland
ttreet, Butler. The boy was committed
to Polk.
Geo. G. Pillow, Newton Maharg and
Adam Hamil were appointed viewers
on the petition of Centre twp. citizens
for bridge at Oneida station.
Mrs. Christina Hummer aged rs
years, of Butler was adjudgedinsa by
jury of six men in Court, Saturday
| and committed to Dixmont. Jacob
keck was appointed trustee of her prop
erty.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Chas. l.. Meyers of Millerstown
| have been granted to II. j. Myers.
The will of NJ. j. .Krause of Summit
| twp. has been probated and letters G. T.
A. granted TO Emma O'Donnell.
Fred Shaffer plead guilty to drunken
ness and surety Of the peace and was
sentenced to enter his recog. in 5000 tc
appear when wanted by the court.
The Superior Court has sustained the
| act of June 7, 1895, which makes it a
misdemeanor for any person to engage
in the business Of an undertaken with
out registering with the State board of
undertakers. The act was brought be-
fore the court on the appeal of ID. S.
Hanley, convicted under the statute
in Erie county.
The John Fleming estate, in Buffalo
twp, was sold at O. c. sale, Nov. ), Il
Mrs Jane Fleming for $14s0
! ID. H. Sutton was appointed guardian
of Horace and Nettie, minor children OF
w. c. Bartley, decd of Penn twp.
Civil court has been ordered for Mon
day Jan. IA, 1901.
Daniel Younkins was appointed
guardian Of Stella B., minor child OF
Perry Brown decd, Of Summit twp
The will of Eliza e. Ekas, of Middle
sex twp, has been probated, SamueI
Ekas ex'r. Also the will of Elizabeth
A. Howenstein, of Middlesex twp.
Geo. Howenstein, ex'r
Letters of administration. on the ca
tate of Elizabeth Taylor, of Connoque
Messing twp, have been granted to w
| F. McCollough