Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-06-14
LEGAL NEWS.
TRIAL LIST.

1 IN the electmenJ suit OF tep- n -dilL
! shall VS. The Forest Oil Co. and a X.
! Knouff for possession of an oil lease in
| Forward township a verdict for the de-
| fendant was given Saturday.
| In the ejectment suit Of John c.
! Hespenheide trustee VS. w. {. Thomas
and Leonard Kennedy, Mary J. Gra-
! ham ct al. in which the title 10 the John
Kennedy farm in Adams twp. is TO be
| tested, the plaintiff Saturday took a
| voluntary nonsuit They will enter
another suit Immediately
NEW SUITS
Martha Ellen Rodgers vs. Daniel NJ.
Rodgers, petition for divorce.
J. NJ. Wilson vs. Nancy Adams, ap-
! peal by deft from Judgment rendered
by Henry Niece, J. P.
Charles Erwin V John Brenner, re
plevin for one bay mare valued at 800.
NOTES.
The will Of John Happier, decd, OF
Butler has been probated, no letters also
the will of Gabriel Kopler, decd. of But
Ter, no letters.
B. NJ. Hockenberry. administrator Of
the estate of D. L. Hockenberry, decd,
has, on order of court granted, sold the
decedents real estate, a One-fourth IN
terest III A acres and a one-half interest
in % acres in Cherry twp. to John NJ.
Hockenberry for $l40O.
License court next Tuesday, June
49,
A motion Court has been ordered for
Saturday July % at a. M
A tramp giving the name of William
Dusty has been committed to Jail by
Esq. Gilghrist.
Geo. Baldauf. supervisor of Summit
twp. has made answer to the rule grant
ed on the grand jurys presentment that
he has repaired and put the SaXonburg
road in good condition.
Chas Bauer and Miles Shakeley, audi
tors of Butler twp have filed tnelr re
port of the township school district,
showing that collector Z. d. Pierce has
paid over to the treasurer. Sebastian
Beck, $3.50 and still owes 1872. The
treasurers total receipts and expendi-
lures were e., ,375. The teachers salaries
amounted to 81, 740.
J. n. Kirker has been appointed guar
dian of Bertha and Irwin EicholtZ, on
petition of their mother Mrs. Emma
EichOltz.
John A Eichert guardian of Grover,
Merle and Harry Lott, has filed his re-
port Of the sale Of his wards real estate
a house and lot in Evans City, to, Nicho-
las Frishkorn for 81, G65.
The will of Barbara Shull, decd, of
Summit twp. has been probated, Mary
Shull executor.
In the Juniata county court last week.
case of the owner OF
farm against her tenant was on trial
The prosecution. depended altogether on
the written lease, signed by the tenant
to prove her case. The point was raised
by the defendants attorney that the
lease not being stamped according to
the act Of congress, it was not a legal
lease and therefore should not be in
evidence. The court sustained the OBJ
lection and the prosecutrix lost her
case
The Pittsburg Leader says that the
Allegheny County Bar association ls
now trying case that is of considerable
interest to the public in general and the
members of the bar in particular. 1t Is
an aftermath of the notorious Braun di-
vorce case that was tried in the Butler
county courts about Il year ago, and
which furnished such rich morsels Of
gossip for scandal mongers.
The defendant in the case before the
Bar association is Attorney II. l..
Christy, of this city. who was Mrs.
Braun's counsel, and secured her the di-
vorce in the trial alluded to. The
charge on which he is being tried Is
that he attempted TO 'set up witnesses
by trying to induce them to give testl-
money adverse to Mr.. Braun's side of
the case 1t is understood that Christy
disbarment from practice in the courts
here has been asked for, but owing to
| the fact that the Bar association always
keeps its proceedings from the public
ear until they are concluded, nothing on
| this point was obtainable. Attorney
| John Marron is conducting the inquiry,
a record of which will probably be ready
| for the public by Wednesday or Thurs
day next. Charles G.. Dickey, the we'll
known attorney, vice president of the
| Bar association, and chairman of the
committee. having the investigation in
| charge. would say absolutely nothing
| for publication. He said it was not the
| custom of the officials or members of
| the association TO talk about such pro
ceedings until something definite was
| decided upon.
| PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Margaret Snyder to Leon B. Truver
| lot in MiddleseX for $500.
John g. Moore to r. c. Perry lot in
| Slipperyrock twp. for 81.
| Nancy E. Timblin to VIM. H. Camp
| bell lot in Concord for SO.
| Mary s. McCandless to Charles Bart
lett lot in Penn twp. for S275.
| Kezia Vogan to William NJ Hocken-
| berry, 75 acres in Worth for 81, 225,
c. E. Miller to Ida NJ. Hughes, lot in
Butler for 81.
Hugh Young to r. L. English lot in
Fairview for $50
w j. Hindman to p. b. & l.. E. r.
r. lot in Slipperyrock twp. for $500.
Annie McCandless to p. b. & l.. E.
lot in Clay for 5000
John Miller to same lot in Clay for
| $3.50
Samuel Park to Mars Brick q Tile
Co. Lid, acres in Adams twp. for
81 900.
VIM. Humphry and Alonzo Henshaw
to Cath. III. Frazier, lot in Portersvillt
far $3.50.
| w. S. McNees to Mrs Olive Hines,
lot in West Liberty for 800.
| Elizabeth McGowan, Adm, to Mrs.
Mahala Dunn, property in Muddycreek
twp. for $3.50
Peter Scheidmantle To Ira Watson