Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-04-18
LEGAL NEWS.
TRIAL LIST.


I ing. The cases of Mary L. DeWolft
and of S. 2. DeWolfe. admir- cf Emelin,
DeWolfe VS. Geo. ". Fleming, broth
! or of the plaintiffs were the first tried
The suits were brought TO compel the
5 defendant to pay legacies of 800 to eacI
of the plaintiffs under the will of Thos
Fleming, decd, of Concord twp. the
father of all the parties. The defense
was that tbs defendant knowing that
| his sisters were TO receive the legacies
paid them before due, by giving them
notes after he had sold piece of land
The verdict was for the defendant in
both cases.
f. E Miller sued Henry Greenewalt
for tearing down the division fence be
tween their farms on the Evans City
Zelienople road and get verdict giving
him $50 damages.
Lewis G. Wick of Butler sued the
Fraternities Accident Order for insur-
ance which he claimed became due him
on an accident policy after he had sus-
tanned injuries IN a bicycle accident last
summer Mr.. Wick jumped from his
bicycle to save himself from being run
down by an engine at the Centre Ave
crossing, and the defense claimed that
he was hurt by his own voluntary act.
Wick got verdict of S104.
The following cases were settled
Black VS. Pa Torpedo Ca. J E. McCutch-
con VS. Lapham & Snyder; Wigton VS.
G. Renick, and w. d. Brandon, ex'r of
NJ. Mcconnell VS. g. & w. d. Renick.
The case of MuBride VS. Beighley was
continued until June 3; also that of
| Winner VS. Offuttt; that of Meier VS. Rice
until May 1.
That of Caroline Hogue VS. McBell &
Wick was discontinued.
That Of NJ Maloney VS. P. Davis was
continued until May 81 Davis being
sick
The trough case of Moore VS. Jeffer-
son twp. will be heard Friday.
The case of Geo. w. Lindsey VS. c. h
Parker was continued on account of the
death of the plf.
That of w Sunbury Creamery vs. A
A. Goucher was continued.
The case of Goldsmit Bros. VS. John
West was settled by the deft. paying
claims
NEW SUITS.
John and Hepry Berg VS. w. A. For
quer, admir- of Maurice Nolan, decd, of
Oakland twp. sci ia sur mortgage of
$6S9 50
Mrs. M. e. Murtland VS. Nancy Z.
Timblin, summons i'll ejectment for one
acre in Concord and Fairview town
ships.
Producers and Reiners Oil Co. VS. Jno
Martin, summons in assumpsit.
Clara /. Donahue VS. Henry J. Dona-
hue, petition for divorce on grounds of
desertion.
NOTES.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Hugh Mccoy of Worth twp
have been granted to w. P Mccoy
The will of Samuel A. Campbell of
Washington twp. has been probated and
letters granted to Albert G.. Campbell |
The sale of the Henshaw property at |
Prospect was adjourned to April 20, at |
the Court House in Butler, and that of |
Hays farm in Adams township until |
May H.
! Clara Reott has petitioned for writ |
of partition in the estate of Nicholas |
Reott deceased of Clearield twp.
Harry W. Campbell has been appoint
ed guardian of Myrtle and Margaret. |
daughters of James l. Campbell and |
grand-daughters of Peter Whi5mire.
j. F. Criley has been appointed guar
dian of Lewis Reott minor child of |
Nicholas Reott, of Clearfield twp.
George lift has been appointed guar
dian of Nicholas E., minor child of |
Peter lift of Franklin twp.
w. J. Link has been appointed guar
dian of Emma NJ and George, minor |
children of Nelson Park, and grand |
children of Samuel Park, decd, of |
Mars.
Auditors Beckert. Bachman and Beck |
er of Jefferson twp, have filed the an
nual township auditors report 1t shows |
road tax of $1730 67, all collected ex-
cept exonorations of S6.4S The over
seers' debts were $426 16, credits 1896 SO, |
leaving balance of $296 on hand |
The debts and credits of the School
Board were $54915 with debts due |
amounting TO Sl6054.
VIM. a. Fleming has resigned as bur
CESS of Petrolia, haYing moved out of
the borough onto his farm.
Geo. c. Stewart, Esq. was appointed |
auditor to make distribution in the es-
tate of Geo. Dawson.
The creditors of Amos Steelsmith, the |
oil operator recently forced into bank |
ruptcy, held meeting at Parkersbure,
on Monday of last week, to consider !
granting his three years extension. The
Firt National bank of st. Mary's which |
refused to enter into a previous con-
tract. was ready to give Sieelsmith |
time, but other objections arose and the |
entire matter was deferred until April |
30
Freight rebates and determinations |
against shippers promise to become a |
very live subject in this district within |
the next few months. The 81 suits en-
tered in the United States Circuit Court |
in Pittsburg last Friday to recover about |
$l25, 900 from half dozen railroads |
have brought the subject squarely be- |
fore the courts again as to the limita- |
ton on the powers of the Inter State |
Commerce Commission. The amounts |
sued for were allowed by the Inter |
State Commerce Commission for dis |
examinations in 1894 and with the in |
terest accrued will make the sum total |
at stake between $175, 900 and 100000
The will of Joseph Criley of Clearfield |
twp. has been probated, letters to John |
Criley; also will of Robert Dunn Camp
bell of Connoquenessing twp, letters to |
d. X. and susanna Campbell; also on the |
estate of Stephen Hemphill of Clinton |
twp, letters to D. G.. Rowley; also the |
will of Michael Jacob Burkhart of Gran |
berry twp, letters to Edwin Meeder.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Maria Bailey of Marion twp,
have been granted to S. NJ. Bailey.
Sale of the D. Heck farm in Centre
twp. was adjourned to p. m, April %
at the Court House.
T. M. Guthrie, an old soldier, has
been granted a peddler's license.
Solomon Dunbar has been appointed
guardian of Elmer A. Dunbar, minor
child of Loretta Dunbar, decd.
Emma Hoffman has been appointed
guardian of the minor children of Chas
Hoffman, Jr. decd.
Fl. M. Barney was appointed Burgess
of Petrolia vice w. G. Fleming resign
ed.
VIM. Kennedy and Stewart Cochran
were appointed appraisers to set aside
real estate to the value of $500 for the
widow in the estate of A. n Bedell