Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24
CoNsTABLE's RETURNS.

CONSTABLE'S RETURNS.
Constable Mathers of the 4th ward
Butler, reported about half of the prop
erty holders as having bad board walks
JEFFERSON TwP.-The bridge at the
Smith coal bank was returned as upsafe
and narrow.
KARNs. CIlY-Rule granted on Z. E.
Abrams to repair sidewalk, not TO issue
for 30 days
WINFIELD TWP.-Rule granted on
! VIM Kerr to show cause why he should
not be indicted for damaging a bridge
on the Covlesville-Delano road with a
traction engine
BRADY TWP-A rule was granted on
| Fit Pitt. Gas Co. to remove some pipe
! from the public road.
= NEW SUITS
Ulrich Winter VS. P. q ". railroad
and T. NJ. King receiver, bill in equity
asking for an injunction restraining the
defts from building a dam across Break
neck creek at Maple Grove picnic
/ grounds a short distance above Winter 9
! mill at Eidenau The mill dam backs
ND the waters in Connoquenessing and
! Breakneck creeks for about two miles
and has furnished power for the mill
! for ninety years past The railroad in
| building the cutoff from Reibold TO
! Eidenau changed the course of the Con
/ noquenessing so that the two creeks
unite further up stream then they nat
I uraliy did. Winter got verdict OF
| $40 900, against the railroad in a dam
age suit last January. Now the rail
road is building a bigger dam at Maple
( Grove to furnish better boating water
I and Winters dam will be considerably
| lessened by it. The question Is has he
any further right to the water ease
ment after getting verdict for its be
| junction was granted against the rail
road
DIR. i. Holman VS. Anna Stoner, deft.
and Chess and w. J. StOner, trustees,
garnishees, execution attachment to
satisfy Judgment.
Wm TRULY VS. S. ". Young, appeal
by deft from judgment rendered by
r. g. Gilghrist, }. P.
Peter Spohn vs. Christian Gearing Of
Chicora, ,assumpsit for $500 for an eighth
interest in some oil property sold to the
deft.
VIM Fl. Updegraph of Harmony vs.
Salina Fisher Updegrapb, libel in di-
vorce The parties were married IN
1873 and the libel charges the wife with
desertion in 1896.
G. 4. Caruthers VS. J. II. FIGHT appeal
by deft from judgment Of $50. 1o rem
dered by w. A. Sloan, Esq, of Mars.
Jane Fleming, VS. G. F. Easley ex r
of will of John Fleming, assumpsit for
claim of $3.50.
ARGUMENT LIST.
The exceptions to the auditors report
| in the estate of Jas Hamel, decd were
| held over; also the appeal from order OF
removal by Washington twp. Poor Dist.
VS. Cherry twp.
The petition of Nancy Ward to lift
| money now in court was heard and held
| oyer.
The rule on Jno. Jack of Clinton twp.
was held over till December term.
The exceptions to the final account OF
H Knauff. exr, of Jacob Knauff were
heard Tuesday
In the petition for partition of reaI
estate Of Thomas Donaldson, decd, pro
ceedings were suspended until the peti
toner establishes her title by legal ac-
tion.
A similar order was made on Margar-
ct Powell, the petitioner in the John
! Refer estate.
A rule was issued on J. A. Wilson OF
Fairview to move his fence off the pub
lie street.
The petition of Mrs. Ellen Staley fol
appointment of a guardian for James G.
Staley was heard Tuesday.
The equity case of r. j. Lamb VS. j
R. Grieb was heard Wednesday and q
decree of partnership was made and the
deft directed to file an account.
The equity suit of Cote VS. Mccormick
was continued until Sept.
The equity case of R. II. Donaldson
Oil Co. will be heard Friday.
SHERIFF SALES.
Sheriff Hoon has made the following
sales:
To Mrs Caroline s. Nigh for f2O, 8,
acres Of Henry J. Neu in Summit twp.
also to same for so, oil royalty in -
acres in Summit; also to same.
oil royalty in 93 acres in Summit for so
To Laura Kornrumpf for so, house
and lot Of Chas. Pfeifer in Saxonburg
To Gibson NJ. Cousin for $3.50, | acre
OF Chas. Pfeifer in Saxonburg.
To q. L. and Myrtle Christy for T2elO
30 acres Of JAS Cranmer in Clay twp.
To Thompson 81 Son for $35i, 3 acrei
Of j. q. Mccullough and J. =. Hockeu
berry in Centre twp.
70 j. c. Donaldson for SIS, house anC
lot Of Isabella Mays in Fairview.
To Jacob Dambaugh for S159, hous'
and eight lots of John Il. Bovard il
Pennington.
To Lines G. Martin for $161, IN
acres Of Abram Martin in Oakland twp
| To Jacob A. Henninger for SG25, q
acres and 80 acres Of J. w. Norris il
Penn twp
To John c. Schneider and Jos. w
Nannah for S475, "A acres Of Mamie G
Schneider in Fairview twp.
The writs against Chas. w. Elsenratl
of Clinton twp. were stayed.
The writ against Geo. w. Davis o
Butler was returned and costs paid ais
against Mary Il. and NJ. II. Mckinney
NOTES.
Attorneys all over the state were in
terested in a story from Luzerne Co, 0
eleven obstinate jurors.
The story was to the effect that, afte
being held out for 16 days by the obsti
nancy of one juror, the jury in the job
Luts murder case returned verdict o
murder in the first degree.
II. A. b. Rooms the obstinate jury
man, had insisted on verdict in tn
second degree, urging that the defend
ant was insane He became phys
ical wreck broken in spirit and suffer
ing from nervous prostration. He onl
gave in when overcome by his sufferin
and by the knowledge that the defens
would not accept a disagreement an
that the Court could not.
Brownsville have been held on con
plant Of G. G. Kerr the Renfrew liver
man for violating the livery act
) Samuel Harvey Of Prospect has bee
i held for Court on complaint OF Mrs. Ev
: Dunn Harvey is said to have gotte
/ drunk and in neighbOrly manner cal
: ed around and kicked in the door of tn
/ | Dunn residence.
: Harvey plead guilty and Wednesda
r was sentenced 10 pay costs fine Of 81
and sent TO the county jailfo months
q The sale by the overseers of the estat
y Of Elizabeth Shuster, lunatic, 20 acr,
in Buffalo twp to George Zier for S3s
| was confirmed by the Court