Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-12-13
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LEGAL NEWS.
GRAND JURY.

Inc December SIdLu jury Lldut llS
final presentment Friday morning. ind
ing true bills against George Birch, for
selling liquor without license and
furnishing liquor to men of known
habits. y count OF furnish
ing liquor to men visibly intoxicated
was ignored. True bills were also
found against George Buchanan Tor
assault with intent to kill; Harry
Stauffer, larceny by bailee, and David
Watson, and b.
A bill against Lee Alexander, of Pitts
burg. for conspiracy. was ignored and
the costs put on George Neyman, the
prosecutor.
The presentment favored the fitting
up Of "A room in the basement of the
County Home for the custody of those
prisoners who are sent there 10 work
out sentences. The idea is to avoid
taking them down to Jail every night.
Another kick was entered against the
dangerous Kearns crossing and bad
bridge was reported on the Sunbury-
Fairview road doverBearcreek inFairview
township.
The jury very highly complimented
Supt Jos. Graham management OF the
Poor Farm.
The jury protested against the county
for new bridge on the creek
near Oneida station.
TRIAL LIST.
Austin Patton young man OF OAK
land twp. was put on trial Monday
morning on a charge of violating the
livery act. The prosecution avered
that he hired a horse from James
jefferson st. livery on hot
Sunday morning last August. gave
buggv-rides to three different girls and
several fellows and by three in the
afternoon the horse became very sick
and died on the road near Oneida
station
The evidence did not make as strong
a case as alleged and Monday evening
the Jury returned a verdict finding Pat
ton not guilty and placing go percent of
the costs ON him and 40 percent on
Thompson.
The embezzlement suit against F. NJ.
Swa rtzfager in which the Singer Sew
ing Machine Co. is prosecutor, was con
tinued for settlement.
George Birch pleaded guilty to
furnishing liquor TO men of known
habits and was sentenced
to pay fine of 800 and undergo Jail
for go days.
Ira Scott was put on trial Wednesday
for striking w. II. SaylOr with sledge
hammer at Winfield Furnace where
Taylor was boss.
The defence alleged self defence and
gave evidence that Scott struck Saylor
only with his fist. This morning the
jury fou nd Scott guilty of simple a&b.
William Rodgers was put on trial
Tuesday for larceny. He worked for
and lived with Archibald Black, of the
eastern part of Donegal twp. Mr.. Black
is very old, deaf and blind cat differ
ent times thefts were made in the Black
house. At one time 1920 In gold was
taken, at another 800 in bank notes
and gold watch, and last spring sou
in gold and certificates of deposit for
several thousand dollars.
Two days after this theft Rodgers
brought the certificates into the house
saying he had found them in the orchard,
when arrested a short time ago the
Rodgers home was searched and Two
small hammers which had been at
Blacks were found there. The prosecu-
ton showed Rodgers bought horse
and buggy, rooted their houses, took
interests in drilling wells etc, while the
defence showed where he had borrowed
money to do this.
The prosecution depended only on
evidence. The jury
returned a verdict of guilty.
John w Thompson, of North Wash
ington plead guilty to furnishing
liquor without license and was fined
$50, and sent to jail for go days
Neely McCool, who had been commit
led to Jail for furnishing liquor was
Monday.
The case of com. VS.. CT. L. Leonard,
violating livery act, has been settled.
The case Of Com. vs. w. Peter was
continued until March.
The case Of Com. VS. w. E. Ferry has
been continued until March
NEW SUITS.
Elizabeth Miller VS. Alexander Miller
of Harmony. petition for divorce. The
parties are 65 years old and had been
married before.
NOTES.
The suit of Stephen Kozlowisky
against the p. 6 w. railaoad for $50, 900
damages for being thrown off a. freight
train at Gallery has been transferred to
the U. S. Circuit Court.
The will of Eli Henshaw of Connoque-
Messing boro. has been probated and
letters testamentary granted to Eliza
beth Henshaw.
l. n. Meals, Robert Fleming OF
Buffalo twp. and Richard Fisher OF
Penn twp were appointed viewers on
petition of Center twp. citizens fol
vacation and supply of road running
from the Mercer pike at the Schweins-
burg and Kohler properties north to a
cross road.
w. H. Lusk has been appointed audi,
tor in the estate of James Morrison
decd. of Lancaster twp.
|. N. Meals, John G. Freehling and
Ellis Hesselgesser were appointed
viewers on petition of Middlesex twp.
citizens for public road.
l. n Meals, John Stoops and Robert
o. Shira were appointed viewers on
petition of Muddycreek twp. citizens fol
a bridge over Muddycreek.
The charter of the Mars Brick & Tile
Works has been filed.
joseph Krial, Auton Splngler, Isadol
Luciano have petitioned for naturliza
tion.
Overseers Wade and Martin of Buffalo
twp. have filed an account showing 9
balance of S191, in their hands in the
estate of Elizabeth Shuster.
On petition presented by J. NJ. Gal
breath, leave was given to sell real es
tate of Sarah Davis, decd. of Clinton
twp. for payment of debts.
c. r. McDermott has petitioned fol
discharge from Jail as insolvent.
Cyrus Hogg of Slipperyrock twp. ha:
petitiOned for the appointment of a com
mittee for his wife Anna, who is said tC
be weak minded. The petition will be
heard Jan. 8.
Jesse Joseph Oh AlleSneny JNp hds
petitioned for guardian for his sister
Mrs Eleanor Wilkins, to be heard Jan
IS.
On the finding of a commission com
posed of A. B. G Mcfarland, DR.. Camp
bell and O. G. Redic. Robert j. Turner
of Butler was adjudged insane an(
transferred from st. Francis Hospital
Pittsburg. to Dixmont.
The Supreme Court sitting in Phila
delphia, last Friday, approved the judg
ment of the Superior court that no es
tate, real or personal, can be bequeatheC
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