Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-02-21
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

NEW SUITS.
+ John A. Richey VS. Alf B. and Samuel
d. Puryis, summons in assumpsit on q
bond for the payment of $17S, claimed
to be due for ice sold to A. B. Purvis.
Adam Miller, Isaac Andrews, J. c.
Hoch. Emma B. Crouch, J. Q. Dewell,
Jas. g. Runkle, Daniel Larkin, G. ID.
Kamerer, Samuel w Crawford, S. W
Brown, c. E. Mcintyre, S. P. Fculk, j.
H. Coe. w II. Tweedy, Mrs. H. 5.
Evans, r. o. Quigly, Geo. Spang. y. G.
McGrochy D n. Harnish, F. b. Sellers.
and Mamie McCabe property holders
on Walker Ave. Butler, D Weiizel,
P. Daubenspeck, W j. Armstrong and
H. R. Nicholas, officers of St Pauls
Reformed Church and John ?. Elkin,
Atty. Gen OF Pa VS. Sarah Mackey,
bill in equity to compel the opening of
Walker Ave through to Centre Ave.
the bill alleging that Mrs Maciiey
promised to do so wheu she sold them
the Walker Ave, lots. a 100 foot lot
lays between Walker Ave and Centre
Ave.
NOTES.
f. Emln erman was put in Jail for be-
ing drunk and disorderly but was dis
charged.
Letters of admin on the estate of
rank Acre have been granted to John
Post.
The Commissioners have fixed the
levy for this year at 4fth mills for coun-
ty purposes, one-f0urth mill for the
county sinking fund, three -fourths of a
mill for sinking fund of the poor dis
trict. and one mill for the poor district
"a total of 6aths mills.
Jacob Gamble of Butler has been
committed to Jail on charge of surety
of the peace for abusing his wife.
Latters of admin ON the estate of Peter
a Rattigan decd has been granted to
Esther NJ. Rattigan.
The will of James Barr of Adams
twp. has been probated and letters
granted to John Barr and j. c. Barr.
March Criminal Court promises to be
the slimmest in many years, only nine
have been placed on the docket.
Letters of admin on the estate of John
Magee of Mars have been granted to
Sarah 3. Magee.
A decision which has just been rem
dered by Judge Fursman in the course
OF the second trial of DIR Samual j.
Kennedy. under indictment for the
murder of Dolly" Reynolds. at the
Grand Hotel New York. more than two
years ago, is attracting an interested at
tention from the legal fraternity and Is
said to be incompatible with the couvic-
ton of Roland B. Molineu1, who is now
in prison at Sing Sing, awaiting the de-
termination of his appeal. The decision
rules out the testimony of experts on
hand writing.
Judge Waterman, of Chicago lately
granted new trial to a case, mainly
because the witnesses upon whose testi-
mony the jury's verdict was based were
women The Chicago judge in doing
this had said that woman upon the wit
ness stand is nonreliable.
The jury in recent trial in Wales
comprised one man named Hughes and
eleven named Jones. Seven of the latter
bore the Christian name of John. The
prisoner S name was the same as that of
seven of the jurors John Jones.
Mrs. Nation was put in Jail at Tope-
turbing the peace.
Two tracts of the Michael Mckinley
estate were sold last Saturday. A four
ninths interest in 100 acres in Donegal
went to John Biedenbach for $1S.75 an
acre; the 4S-acre Reid farm" in Oak
land also went to same at $40 an acre.
The sale of the 110 acres at the north
eastern edge of Butler was postponed
until 1 D. m, Friday, March l, at the
Court House.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
James Wallace to Jos. A. Frauenheim
acres in Jackson for 800.
Samuel Staples to G. B. Irvine lot in
Adams for $400.
Conrad Koenig to H. NJ Henshaw lot
in Zelienople for 5000.
D. T. Bennett to Geo. T. Fox leases in
Allegheny for $4,000.
g. d. Swain to Sarah Swain property
in Lancaster for $2500.
A. Zeigler to John Barr, lot in Mars
for $1150.
Peter Winner to Purvis Winner, Sc
acres in Muddyereek for $500.
Mary Pape to W. Z. Ralston. lot in
Butler for $12, 200.
VIM. Bauer to Caroline Elliot, lot in
Butler for $500.
Laurence Denny to Flavius Denny,
lot in Winfield for $500.
HI. M. Shaw to Geo. A. Spang, lot on
Walker Ave Butler for. $3.50.
Harvey H. Boyd to Ella NJ. Dietrich
lot in Butler twp. for $500.
J. G. Winner to Mary E. Porter, lot
in Portersville for 5000.
Julia A Kelly to w. P. Kelly, lot in
Chicora for 81.
Wahl & Bishop to J. b. Fox, lease on
John p. Ripper farm in Jackson twp.
for $4,000.