Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-02
LEGAL NEWS.
STPRENIE COTRT.

| SIBkEME AOIk XXI
The State Supreme Court, sitting in
Philadelphia, last Thursday, handed
down some opinions and among them the
following from Butler county.
Butler Co VS. Dept of Public Charitie:
| Q. S. Butler Co. decree reversed.
Steelsmith VS. Aiken ct. al c. P But
Ter Co. Judgment reversed and new Jia
ordered.
Hutchison VS. Clay twp. c. p Butler
Co. Judgment affirmed.
Allison's appeal, Snyder estate o. c.
Butler decree reversed.
There were two decisions of import
ance to the entire State. One OF these
upholds the Act of Assembly prohibiting
ticket scalpers in Pennsy lvania and
means practically the wiping out of that
business in this State The other is tC
to the effect that it is unlawful to sell
oleomargarine containing coloring mat
ter to give the appearance of butter.
The case Of the county versus the
Dept of Public Charities is the Soften
case. Twelve years ago, Henry Soften,
native of Clinton twp, but whose last
place of legal settlement was in Ale
gheny City, was sent to Warren Insane
Asylum from this county and has been
a charge on us ever since. Our County
Commissioners have made several at
tempts to shift the responsibility for
him, but have always met with defeat.
The Clay twp. case was tried by
Judge Patton of Armstrong Co. and asst
has been affirmed. Clay twp. has another
big bill to pay. The three cases reversed
were tried by Judge Greer.
New SUITS.
Jr. O. Z. A. NJ, No. $50 of Slippery
rock VS. Geo. W. Cooper, deft, and I. S.
Coulter, admir- of Sylvanus Cooper,
decd execution attachment on judg-
ment
Nancy NJ. Lewis VS. E. a. Lewis pc
tition for divorce. They were married
in 1877 and the petition stated his deser-
ton after living together twenty years.
John C. Hespenhide, trustee' VS. Mary
J. Graham. W. c. Kennedy ct al, heirs
of Thomas Kennedy, decd, OF Adams
twp, summons In ejectment for the
Kennedy farm Of 191 acres in Adams
twp, which was sold to the plaintiff at
Sheriff's sale Dec. 7, '99.
NOTES.
The surety of the peace, etc. case
against DIR. Z. 7. Sasse Of Mars has
been amicably settled and withdrawn.
Thomas Coxen, one of the men con-
victed of torturing and robbing Mrs.
Mary J. Brown near Harrisville in 1897,
was brought into Court, Saturday, from
the Western Penitentiary where he has
Just completed a three year sentence
from Mercer county. Lawyers Ziegler
of Mercer and W. A. Forquer spoke in
behalf of the young man and showed a
letter from the penitentiary surgeon
stating that Coxen's health was impair
red by his long confinement. In view
of these facts the court sentenced him
to pay a fine of $500 and undergo i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for one
year. Others convicted with Coxen for
the same offence got sentences Of three
years or more in the penitentiary.
Coxen's wife was with him in the Court
Room. They were much elated at the
light sentence
Mrs. Nettie Barr of Prospect was ap-
pointed guardian Of her niece, Nettie
Pennington.
E. E. Mauerhoff, admir-. Of Martha
Neher has been given leave to sell de
cedent's house and lot in Saxonburg.
John Dolan of Mars has been held for
trial by Esq W. A. Sloan, charged by
Geo. Buchanan with feloneous assault
with intent to MAIN, disable and muir
der
Louis Schmidt, native of Germany,
has declared his intention to become a
naturalized citizen of the United
States.
Robert Loughrey, son'of John Lough-
rey, decd, has petitioned for partition
of his fathers real estate, 10 acres in
Summit twp.
On his petition, Ernest Lautenslager S
name was changed to Ernest Lauten.
In the case of Geo. w. Lindsey VS.
Chas H Parker, on the deft's motion
for new trial, an order was made
granting 1t if he paid all accrued costs
before Sept l.
A new trial was refused in the case of
Margaret G. Brownfield VS. Clearfield tp.
and the B. r. P railroad. The defts
had asked for it. The case will likely
be taken TO the Supreme Court.
In the case of Butler Water Co. VS.
Geo. Arner in which a verdict of 81. 33
had been given in favor of the deft., the
plf's, motion for new trial was refused
but the damages awarded Arner were
stricken off
Overseers F. H Negley and G.. S.
Huselton petitioned for rule on A. c.
and J. H. Robb, admrs of w. J. Robb,
decd. of Oakland twp. TO show cause
why they should not pay $169, the share
of w. J. Robb's estate coming to his
daughter, Mrs. Mary G. Hovis an inmate
of the Warren Pa. asylum, to them to
be applied on her maintenance there
A new trial has been granted in the
| case of Ulrich Winter VS. the P. & w
| railroad in which 5000 verdict was
given for Winter.
The sale of real estate of L. D. Eshen
| baugh, 10 acres in Clay twp. to BradeI
and Conway for $500. was confirmed.
On petition of Mrs. Margaret Dunlap
| partition of the real estate of Jame
| Dunlaplhas been ordered.
VIM H Miller of Butler was appoint
| ed guardian of the minor children o
Martin Armstrong decd
A E. King was appointed guardian o
minor children of Annie l.. Byers ol
petition of their father Joseph Byers 0
Concord twp.
NJ. A Lowman of Meadville was ap
pointed guardian of Grace, minor chill,
of John E. and Catherine Christie decd
| o. P. Pisor. of North Washington
was appointed guardian of David
Josephine and Hazel Hart, minor chil
dren of John f. Hart, decd.
| J. V. Ritts was appointed guardian O
Merrel Russell; and Alonzo D. Russo
guardian of Raymond and Clinton [
minor children of O. M. Russell.
| Josephine Campbell was appointe
Guardian of minor children of Jane
Carlin, decd. of Clearfeld twp.
William H. Walker has been dis
charged as administrator of John 4
Love, decd, of Clinton twp.
Thos. N. Gilghrist, exr., of jaime
Bailey, has petitioned for leave to Sc
decedent real estate, 81 acres IN Mario
twp.
Mrs Dillie RUSSELL adm'x., of O. NJ
Russell, dead, has petitioned tina
mortgages, stocks, etc, amounting t
$99.82, be set over to her as part of he
share in the estate, which is appraise
at SAG, $50
o. F. Schonblom, of Bradford, Pa
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