Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-09-13
LEGAL NEWS
GPANn IrPY BINDINGS

TRUE BILLs-Com. vs David HQlli
day. a&b: Peter Thoma, agg. aSb. W
p. Brown. agg. ABB: @. X. DeHaven.
agg a&b: J. E. Clark, open lewdness,
same. agg. a6b: Oliver Bowser. selling
LIQUOR without license; W. L Derrimore.
a&b. Philip Bowser. violation OF liquor
laws: c.. r. Eckman. a6Sb; Dora Ager-
ter fab: Samuel kinsey, violation Of
LIQUOR laws. James Brown. a&b; Wm.
( Wagner. forcible entry and detainer:
I Robert ". Nixon, a&b; John DOlan,
\ felOnious a6cb; Clarence Imam, felonious
rape: John II Brown, agg- a&b: Bert
! lett Bowser. damaging livery property:
l R A MacCartnev and D. n Wuller,
selling liquor without license and to
men Of known intemperate habits and
Sadie Norris. false pretense and forgery.
NOT TRUE BILLS-Wm. DartZ, be
/ ing 4 tramp; Robert Bowser, violation
Of the liquor laws; Charles Diggs, viola
ton Of the liquor laws; Nancy keister,
ABB, prosecutor. Matilda Keister to pay
costs. J. II. Williams, larceny as bailee,
costs on county, James Mccoy, liquor
law violations, county TO pay costs; P
J. Barrett. malicious mischief, prosecu-
tor, WIN. LeithOld TO pay costs; Dr. L.
Black. selling liquor 70 men OF known
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Otis Lutz. a65b. costs on prosecutor,
Harry Roth; Harry RotL, ABB, ". II.
Lutz to pay costs
In its final presentment the Grand
Jury stated 1t had acted on 36 indict-
ments, finding 25 true bills and ignoring
IL They recommended a County
bridge over BounybrOOk IN Summit
twp, repairs IN the County Supts. Office
and other improvements
CRIMINAL COURT
W L. Derrimore plead guilty to
assault and battery on John NJ. Brown
WIN. Wagner was acquitted Of forci-
ble entry and detainer but il 70 pay the
costs and was discharged from the
custody Of the Sheriff upon giving bond
to appear at next term Of Criminal
Court, having applied for benefit Of the
insolvent laws.
J. E. Clark, who ran amuck on South
Main St, plead guilty to aSob and two
counts Of indecent exposure.
Sadie Norris plead guilty 10 false pre-
tense and making and uttering false
signature on orders On dry goods stores
James Brown was tried Monday
morning for assault and battery with
intent 70 commit rape, charged by Mrs.
David Holiday The verdict next
morning was not guilty, and each party
pay half the costs.
Peter Thoma was tried for agg. as
sault and battery breaking the arm Of
Andrew Campbell, a fellow workman,
at the Clearview Stock farm, with
poker II appeared that Campbell had
been teasing Thoma and the blow had
been struck partly IN self defence, hence
a verdict Of acquittaL
Dora Egerter plead guilty TO f&b,
Tuesday.
The case VS. w. p Brown was con
timed till next term.
Robert w. Nixon was tried Tuesday
on charges Of agg. ABB. and the jury
returned "A verdict Of guilty
J. n. Brown, who was charged with
a&sb was tried Yesterday and the jury
returns a verdict Of guilty.
g r. DeHaven, charged with agg
a8b, was found guilty.
David Holiday, charged with agg.
ABB, was acquitted, but sentenced TO
pay costs.
The case ys Clarence Imam charged
with seduction, fornIcation and felonius
rape has been settled.
In the cases w X. A. MacCartneY and
d. II Wuller. charged with violating
the liquor law, the jury was directed 70
return a verdict Of not guilty. Defend
ants to pay costs
In the case vs. Samuel Kinsey, charged
with violating the liquor laws, the jury
returned verdict Of not guilty, and
costs divided between him and the pros
ecutOr.
John Dolan went 10 trial Monday aft.
for shooting his step-father George
Buchanan at Mars on July 4, with
revolver; bat n juryrnan WAS called
home by All accident. and the case was
not finished until this morning when
the jury returned a verdict Of guilty
The case W. Philip BOwser for viola
tion Of the liquor laws was tried yester-
day afternoon and this morning the jury
returned n verdict Of, not guilty and
costs divided between him and the
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