Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-12

vs. Jere ktester, detU., and o. ana j.
C Kiester and Mrs. Jas McBurney
terre tenant, sci ia on mortgage of $3.50.
Jacob Dambach VS. H. P Hyle and
Myra Weir, adm'rs of W. II. Weir,
decd, ejectment for house and lot in
Evans City.
Jos. b. Brediu, committee of Dunlap
Mclaughlin VS. John B. and David d.
Mclaughlin, amicable partition of 50
acres in Clinton twp.
GRAND JURY.
In its final presentment the grand
Jury stated it had acted on 16 bills, find
ing true and ignoring :. Besides the
Slipperyrock and Scrubgrass bridges in
Venango twp, the Branch bridge in
Donegal, and the Muddycreek bridge in
Worth twp, mentioned last week, a
bridge over the Keiffer or Elrodd run in
Slipperyrock twp. was recommended.
The county buildings and the poor
farm were all reported in first class con
dition and thanks was extended TO the
officials.
TRUE BILLS.
Geo Stringfelter, selling liquor with
OuI llCtu56f I4eIiiS DOiLAlu'AAOSSO' AN>'
Nor TRUE BILLS.
John Ryan, larceny and felonious as
sault with firearms: Geo. S.ringfelter,
selling liquor without license and to in
temperates, costs on county.
TRIAL LIST.
Jacob FIeeger of Butler, when
brought up for trial for open lewdness,
Monday, plead guilty.
Jerry Bennett was put on trial Mon
day morning on charges Of larceny and
breaking and entering storeroOm with
intent to commit a felony and was con-
victed on both. Last June ware
house located back of the West Penn
engine house and used by the Pittsburg
Brewing Co. as a receptacle for goods
shipped 10 this town, was broken into
and several cases of beer taken. Ben
nett and others were found the next day
drinking beer from bottles at the p. d
W. transfer and in q stable back of
Main st
Jesse Patterson, road supervisor of
Worth twp. was put on trial, Monday,
on a charge of adGb with intent to COM
nit rape, made against him by Mrs.
Lena Book, wife of James Book, who
lives but a.short distance from Patter
SON. Mrs Book alleged that while Mrs
Patterson was i'll IN hospital and Mr.
Book was away at work, Patterson, on
two occasions, came into her Kitchen.
She did not scream because she thought
no one would hear her. Mr.. Patterson
denied. absolutely all improper conduct,
and alleged that it was matchmaking
scheme on the part OF Book and his wife
and brothers.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty
Of assault and battery yesterday after
noon, having been out all night.
The case of B. P. Burton VS. the For
est Oil Co. was continued till Jan. IL.
The case against Henry Simmelrogge
was settled.
The case of Com. VS. Fred. Glace was
continued until March. This wa the
last Commonwealth case for trial.
Wednesday morning civil cases were
taken up the first called being that of
Ada Martin VS. Butler borough for dam
ages done to her property on Mercer St,
Butler by the changing of the Mercer
St, bridge over Sullivan Run. The
sui5 was begun in 1899 Viewers award
ed her no damages but s1e appealed to
court and on trial received verdict of
$400 The borough asked for a new
trial which was granted, and is now in
progress
SHERIFF's SALES.
Twelve acres of Edw Dewyer in Penn
twp. to John r Henninger for $570.
House and lot on Aiegler Ave, Butler
to Mrs Margt Snow for $40.
Notes
Mrs Elizabeth Feigel has petltioned
for letters IF admin stration on the
estate Of Henry Feigel, her son, who has
been absent for eight years and is sup
posed to be dead.
Mrs Bernard, who was granted di-
vorce last week, from Walter Bernard.
wishes us to state that the circum
star ces of their marriage as published
last week are incorrect-the facts being
that she and Mr.. Bernard were married
at Youngstown, O., April 8, 1898. Some
time later he left her but subsequently
returned several times.
The case of Com. VS. Geo. Stringfelter
was continued until March.
A charge of seduction. etc, has been
entered against Philip Deal by Frances
Dumars.
Six hundred names have been ordered
to be placed in the jury wheel to serve
as jurors during the year 1902.
Colonel Whitehill. a 16-year-old boy,
accused of larceny by John G.. Riger,
was ordered to pay Riger 81 for the
taken and give bond in 5000.
Saturday charter was granted to
Bethel United Presbyterian congrega-
ton of Wick station
In the Phillips amicable equity case
the Court made a decree ordering the
Home Natural Gas Co and Duplex
Metal Co. stock in question to be trans
ferred to 7. w. Phillips
Sale of the real estate of Henry r.
Blair, decd, 90 acres in Slipperyrock
twp. to Hiram Grossman for $1302 was
Petition has been made for partition
of the estate of Henry Greenert, decd.
go acres in Jefferson twp.
Abner Patton has petitioned to be re-
leased from payment of costs placed up
on him by grand jury in the Harriet
Williams case.
o t. Murphy of Brady twp. has
petition to have costs placed upon him
in the Leibendorfer case stricken off.
The cases against Blain Fennel and
@ II. Bowser were continued until next
term.
Z Elmer Gould, charged with surety of
the peace, was discharged alter hearing
and payment of costs.
John H. Jackson. Esq, was appoint
ed auditor in the estate of Margaret
Harper, late of Concord township.
Sarah L Banks was appointed guar
dian of William G. and Thomas G.,
minor children of Thomas Banks Of
Fairview twp, on petition of their
farther.
Clerk VIM II Campbell has been ap-
pointed guardian of the minor children
of Maurice Norris, decd, of Donegal
twp.
a motion to quash the indictments
against George Stringfelter was refus-
ed
A new trial was refused in the case of
Com. VS. Abe Miller convicted of a&b
on Lizzie Kreitzer.
The will of Casper ~Langhurst of
Adams twp. has been probated, no let
teis.
Nathan Slater, John Boyer and VIM.
Kaufman We're appointed viewers on
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