Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-17
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS

James H, VIM. NJ. and Amos L
/ Graham. sons of Matthew Graham
! decd. VS. the Forest Oil Co; bill in equi
+ ty asking for a decree cancelling a lease
of their fathers farm of 220 acres il
Cranberry twp. given by him to I. w
Phillips and assigned to the defendant
company. The lease was given in Oct.
B 1889 and expired in Oct. 1899 since
which time the defendant has quit
pumping the two wells on the place, but
! still hold possession of it. contrary to
the terms of the lease.
Leah V. Allen vs. the p B. & L. E.
railroad ejectment for 132 acres of land
in Clay twp.
VIM. Baumgarten vs. Joseph Berk-
bigler, appeal by deft. from judgment
rendered by r. 3. Gilghrist.
NOTES.
John A. Lackey has been held for
trial ON a charge of arson preferred
against him by VIM. Stein, of Brady
twp.
Rachel and Emma jackson of Done
gal twp. were adjudged insane and
committed to Polk.
James and Thomas Duff, Of Cherry
twp, have been held for court on a
charge of aggravated assault and bat
terry and conspiracy to commit an as
sault and battery preferred against
them by David p. McCandless. The
trouble grew ont of the late McCand-
less Duffy damage suit and the men are
said to have had lively settO on the
road home after the case had been set
tied in Court.
The will of Anna C. Kelly of Worth
has been probated and letters granted
to Perry H. Kelly; also the will of Jos.
Ball of Butler and letters c. 7. \.
granted to Margaret Ball.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided that the tax on legacies is
constitutional, but that the tax is to be
regulated according to the amount of
the legacies instead of the amount of
the estates as had been decided and put
into operation by the revenue officers of
the government This distinction Is of
great importance as it means diminu-
tion of the tax.
Judge Tuley, of Chicago, upholds
the dignity of his court and the proprlety
of the English language He is oppcs-
ed to having human beings designated
by bivalvular and crustacean names
The other day when one lawyer applied
to another the popular appellation of
lobster" Judge Tuley promptly fined
the offender $50. 1t was high-priced
salad Dispatch.
The will of Eliza Quigley, decd, Of
Clay twp. has been probated and letters
granted to John NJ Quigley; also will
of John c. Duerr of Buffalo twp, w.
d. Duerr, ex'r. also will of Charles
Puff Of Penn twp, no letters
Letters Of administration on the es-
tate of William r. Park of Middlesex
twp have been granted to Mary j.
Dennis of Adams twp. to James NJ.
Sterrett.
w. C. Hoover of Harmony has been
committed to Jail for agg a6Sb.
Emma Grade of Jefferson twp. who is
thought TO be insane has been commit
terry by Mrs Ada Graham.
Flora Holmes young girl of Jeffer-
son twp. was committed to jail Tuesday
evening by Esq. Anderson charged with
assault and surety of the peace.
L. Hunter has been held for Court on
a charge of ABB with intent to commit
rape, made by Mrs. Ida Rodgers.
The viewers on the petition of Oak
land twp. citizens for a new road have
favorably.
Judgments aggregating $11, have
been entered against Mrs. Rose b.
Copley by Mrs Mary Thaw of Pitts
burg.
In the Superior Court. sitting in
Pittsburg, Tuesday, Arguments were
heard in cases from Armstrong and
Butler counties. One was the appeal
by John NJ. Roth, from the judgment
of the court in the latter county grant
ing Catherine NJ Roth, his wife,
divorce, upon the grounds of cruel and
barbarous treatment. The wife was re-
fused d divorce in a suit entered in
1895, but afterward the bill was amend
ed so as to read. endangered her life
and health, and upon this,a decree was
granted
Other cases heard We're as follows:
Appeal by defendant from the Butler
county court, in the case of Amelia B.
Hutchison against Clay twp. concerning
damages to property by reason Of road
improvements; appeal of the defendants
from the Butler county court
in the case of Henry Lefever against J.
F. Armstrong and J. S. Campbell, an
action over lease and some cases from
Armstrong Co.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
VII Luebben to Caroline PETER 1
acre in Lancaster for $500.
Theo Strong, ex'r TO John J Schooly
property in Centre for S41624
Robert McClung to Matilda Dietrich
lot in Butler twp. for $500.
b E Cutler to J W Waits bill of sale
for 112 acres in Venango for S112
David Sypher to Elizabeth S Mckee
lot on Mercer St Butler for $3.50,
Thos M Marshall to A G Ziegler lot in
Mars for $S000
w B Dodds to E Thompson lot in
Butler for 5000.
John H Herrit to Henry Keck lot in
Summit for S25.
John T. Hilliard to w H Smith acres
in Washington for 5000.
Jos Laurent to Caroline Laurent lot
in Butler for 81.
Robert s Campbell to 1 N Campbell
60 acres in Concord for S2100
Jacob Fredley to Jas w Gibson 6S
acres in Clinton for S2700
Leslie p. Hazlett to David n. Nc
Gowans 20 acres in Butler twp. for
$1,000.
Joseph Bester to Laura McDeavitt,
lot in Centreville for $l25.
w. S. Cochran to r. A. Logan, 81
acres in jefferson twp. for $500.
c. B. Harper to Johanna Youngblood
53 acres in jackson for 81, $50.
J. B. Smith to j. H. Bergman, lot in
Mars for $3.50.
Joseph Park to J. Henry Troutman,
quit claim to lot in Butler for $50.
James S. Crawford to same, same for
$50.
D. II. Wuller to J. Henry Troutman
lot on Main St, Butler, for $500.
Jesse r. Hall tC VIM. H. Hilger lot in
Brady twp for $50.
G. a, Templeton to Evan Evans half
interest in Evans Machine shop lot in
Butler for S2500
H Schneideman to John and Henry
Berg lot on Main St, Butler for $40, 900.
Marriage Licenses.