Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-06-07
LEGAL NEWS.
TRIAL LIST

| drlllerS on well drilled by McCOrulch
for the Forest oil Co. and the trespass
suit of Mccormick against those named
for damages for destroying the well by
| bad workmanship, resulted Tuesday
morning in a verdict in favor of the
defts in the damage suit and giving
Judgment against Mccormick and III
| favor of Reep for Sl32 30, of L. L. Kan
erer for $S4 of VIM Thicker for $S3. 90
and of Dore Richardson for S13. 90
The Kirchner - Matthews slander
| suit. the Ada Martin vs. Butler borough
and all other suits in which Attorney
Bowser was interested were continued
until next term.
A voluntary non suit was taken III the
assumpsit suit of John Brennan q Co.
VS. the Mexican Oil Co.
| The damage suit Of Kline VS. the P. 81
w. and CAN'T & Ash VS. the p. q "
and the aesumpsit suit of John Rossman
VS. Frank Burr were continued.
James Slater who plead guilty TO
| charges of establishing a gambling
house etc. was sentenced to pay $500 fine
and undergo eight months Imprisonment
| in Jail. on the first and $25 fine and costs
on the last charge
James McGraw, August Marie and j.
! b. Gall all Of the South Side, who plead
| guilty to illegal liquor selling were each
| fined 800 and costs and sent to jail for
60 days.
a motion for new trial was made in
| behalf of John A Lackey, convicted of
burning a straw stack.
Charles McDermott was given the us
ual sentence for f6b.
NEW SUITS
Ella Blythe VS. George b. Blythe, peti-
ton for divorce, desertiOn alleged.
Barbara Rumbaugh VS. Ellie Rum
baugh, petition for divorce for deser-
| ton.
Amos Steelsmith and G. E Mcintyre
by Attorneys Galbreath and Thompson
have filed bill in equity against the
William Risher. David J. Davis, Russell
Davis ct al, which complains that J. A.
Mortimer took a 16-acre lease from
Solomon Mays at Kaylor in 1895 for the
term of IS years. This lease was re-
corded and is still in force. Later
Mortimer assigned one eight interest to
each of the plaintiffs These assign
ments were not executed by written
deed, but were legal and the three
partners afterwards drilled dry hole on
the lease and each bore his proportionate
share of the expenses. Lately Mortimer
associated the other defts. with him and
drilled the big 1200-bbl well on the
Mays farm. They refuse to recognize
teelsmith and Mcintyre as part owners
and the latter ask that they be ordered to
pay over one fourth of the proceeds of
the oil already sold, execute legal as
signments for the plfs' interests, and
operate the property in trust for the
plfs.
The will Of Lydia A Christie of But
Ter has been probated and letters testa
mentary granted to VIM. FL. Christie.
Also the will of John v Neff of Cen
tire up. F. P. and John c. Neff, execu
to
Also the will of Smith Elkin of Buf
falo twp. with letters G. T. A. to John
T. Martin.
A five year old daughter of Andrew
Rawlins, decd, was brought into Court
Saturday by her mother, Mrs. jackson,
to obtain an examination and commit
ment to Polk or some suitable institu-
ton At the age of two years the little
girl could talk and walk, but now she
can do neither and her left side is par
| alyzed and useless.
The case of Harrisville borough w Ed
Barnes to collect on a municipal lien
fled costs of laying stone walk in
front of his property as per order OF
borough ordinance and the 20 per cent
penalty imposed by law was taken up
Friday and compulsory non suit enter
ed against the plf on the ground that
the ordinance was invalid because the
burgess was not in the borough when
he signed it. A motion was immediate
" entertained to take off the non suit
George c. Stewart was appointed
auditor to distribute funds in Eureka
b. & L. case.
AT New Castle last Friday, the jury
in the case of Mrs. Kelly VS. Slipperyrock
twp Lawrence Co. after being out "a
hours brought in a verdict of 1896. 10 for
! the plaintiff. Mrs. Kelly is the widow
of DR.. A. A. Kelly, of Rose Point. The
doctors horse frightened. throwing him
over an embankment 1t was claimed
he died from his injuries and Mrs. Kelly
| sued for $4,000 damages, alleging neg
| ligence on the part of the township in
not having railing along the enbank-
| ment.
Samuel Stewart has been granted a
soldier peddler's license.
John Vensel. who has been serving
sentence for f&b has petitioned for dis
| pharua I1n1aI. tbp iucolVapt law
William Wagner has been returned
| to court for forcible entry and detaiEer
charged by Margaret A. Reep
James Brown has been held for trial
on charge of assault with intent to
ravish Mrs. Sarah E. Holiday is the
| complainant.
A T. Black Esq was appointed guar
! dian of the estate ofSamuel Park, decd.
| L. C. Northern, has filed his final ac-
count as administrator Of the estate of
Dillman Northern, decd, of Centre twp.
Silas Taylor, Presly Weigle and Ford
Forester were appointed viewers on
| petition of Brady twp. citizens for the
vacation and supply of public road
running from the county road to the
| West Liberty road at Amos Watsons
place.
John S. Jamison was appointed guar
dian of Paul, minor child of Amanda
Thompson.
James Dutford was appointed guar
dian of Daisy Bell Hamel, minor child
of Harvey Bell
On Saturday last Judge Shafer of
Allegheny Co. released S. NJ. Barr of
Jefferson twp. from DiXmont and plac-
ed him in the care of his brother Geo
l.. Barr. The hearing on Saturday con-
tinued for nearly two hours. Barr 5
wife and brother George We're in court
Superintendent Hutchinson said Barr
had the substratum of alcoholic insanity,
and if he We're released he might take
to drinking again and do violence to his
family. He admitted there had been an
improvement in the patients condition
since he has been in Dixmont but
thought he should be kept there little
longer. He said he considered Barr
had been lunatic for years Drs. r. S.
Sutton, L. II. Willard and Samuel Ayres
appeared as witnesses in behalf of Barr
They had all examined him since he has
been in Dixmont They agreed that he
was not insane, but said that for his
own good he should be placed in the
charge of someone who could keep
watch over his habits and restrain him
from the use of liquor 1t was finally
agreed that if released Barr would be
taken charge of by his brother, George,