Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-20

| ne American lruSL 70. OF
was granted leave to transact insurance,
! guaranty and other business in Butler
| county.
James b. McJunkin, Esq. was APP
pointed committee of Mary Mcbride of
Clearfeld twp.
John Philippi, farmer living near
Reiber's old mill east of town. had
fracas with some Gypsies who encamp-
ed on his place last Friday. Philippi
| ordered them off, but they gave him
impudence and refused to 20, Words
led to blows and Philippi states the
| Gypsies hissed their dog on him. The
animal knocked him down and he was
then kicked and beaten but not much
hurt. The three Gypsies fled ana
| Phllippi came to town and swore out
warrants for assault and battery. Dep
uty Sheriff Hoon and Constable Brown
went in pursuit and captured three,
named John Gabriel, his wife Ada, and
Charles Thorn, encamped near jefferson
Centre about two O'Clock, Saturday
morning. They were brought to Butler
and had hearing before Justice Nc
Elvain, who fined and discharged them.
In Court at New Castle, last Thurs
day, the experts on hand writing were
examined, and the Douds case dragged
along Friday, however, was more in
teresting as Judge Wallace announced
that he had received an anonymous let
ter;some interesting letters were read,
and Mr., Douds took the witness stand
and began his evidence, which was con-
tinued and finished next day, when
Judge Wallace refused to order Douds
to write a sentence 10 he dictated by at
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Portersville a brother-in-law of Douds
testified Saturday, as to the time of
Douds last visit to Porterville.
On Tuesday all the evidence was in
and Attorney Winternitz presented the
law points of the defense. Judge Wal
lace ruled out the Portersville letter.
Yesterday the jury acquitted him.
At Pittsburg, last Thursday, Miss
Lottie Love- a school teacher of Tar
entum, was found not guilty of assault |
and battery. The case was heard by |
Judge Elliott Rodgers and attracted |
considerable attention. Miss Love was
accused of whipping minor child of
A IL. Clendenning.
An indictment for blasphemy," says |
Law Notes, was recently brought |
against some citizens Of Ashe County, |
y. G. Ii appears that the persons in |
question 'tanked up ON certain Sun |
day, and under the inspiration of the |
corn juice nit upon the happy IDEA of !
bapiizing each other i'll IA millpnnd on |
Hos- Creek. The baptizing was kept |
up until by natural causes their stock OF !
religious fervor was exhausted. SO loud |
were the shouting and praying that the
less turbulent residents of the surround |
ing county were much scandalized, aud |
the Indictment followed. Each offender |
was compelled to pay fine"
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Ada E. Armstrong to S G. Coffin 40
acres in Fairview twp. for S400.
Chas. Duffy to Annie Hempfing lot |
in Butler $500.
Mccullough heirs to q A. Hilliard 30 |
acres in Muddycreek for $1,000
Robert Carson to Margaret Carson AZ
acres in Clinton for 81
Philip Burr to Anna A. Rape 35 acres |
in Forward twp. for $500.
Edwin Rape to Philip Burr same for
$500
Nettie E. Boozel to Samuel Z. Sand
erson, 10 acres in Clay for 1880
T. 5. Coulter. atty, in fact, to w. NJ.
Humphrey, lot in Slippryrock boro. for
Sl202
Same to Same, 75 acres in Slippryrock
twp. for $213750
Perry II. Kelly to jefferson W. Moore
80 acres in Worth for $1400
W. J. Mckee to John NJ. McCann lot
in Butler for 1925.
Same TO John Cluse, lot in Butler for
1925.
James Sbaughnessy to Jennie 3.
Shaughnessy, lot in in Butler for 5000.
n. Dambach to III. w Stokey, lot in
Zelienople for 5000
b. Fl. Griswold to p. G. Frederick,
lot IN Donegal twp. for s325.
I. c. Kennedy to Jane Barr, lot in
Mars, for $l25.
A J. Critchlow to A. w. Critchlow,
30 acres in Forward for $1307.
A w. Critchlow, admr. to A. J.
Crit chlow, same for s1307.
John G.. Roenigk to Fred ID. Frederick
lot IN Butler for $500.
Theodore Glenn TO Geo. Boldin. half
int. in III acres in Parker twp for
1872. 80.
John KellY to George Baldin, lot in
Parker twp. for $40.
Charles +. Smith to Allegheny Plate
Glass Co. acres in Buffalo for $3.50
A J. Nicholson to J. Henry Trout
man lot on w. Penn ST., Butler, for $575.
Samuel {. Anderson to Ross J. Conn
81 acres in Clay for $1,000