Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-28
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

execution attachment ON defts goods IN
the hands of Casper j. Hockenberry.
Jacob s Christley VS. Alma Christley,
petition for divorce.
Butler Savings Bank VS. John Henry
and J. H Thompson, defendants, and
G. Bauer, Lewis Byers and Robert Hen
~, garnishees, execution attachment.
W. Lehmer Douds VS. Cyrus H Knox,
summons in assumpsit for $500. Knox
borrowed $500 from the Beaver Falls B.
d L. Association with Douds as surety
and the latter had to pay the money.
S. W Coe vs. Albert Pew, appeal by
deft. from Judgment rendered by Jacob
Keck, j. p.
Mary E Denny VS. Andrew Erwin
Daniel Overhiemer and Mrs. Lewis
Weidhos summons in assumpsit for
$500 The suit is founded on lease
made by the plf to James Gallagher fors
land in Winfield twp. which provided
for a royalty of $500 per annum for each
gas well from which gas was used off
the premises. The lease was transfer
red to the defendants and well drilled
from which the plaintiff says gas has
been marketed for which she wants
pay.
TRIAL LIST.
A verdict of SIS. 20 for the plf was
rendered III the case of Redick McCand-
less VS. L c. Wick, an assumpsit suit
brought to recover pay for hauling stone
from the McGrath farm in Centre twp.
By direction of the Court, Judge Har-
nv White. the jury in the case of Emma
j. Kiskaddon VS. Findley Il. Dodds,
eiectment for the latter's farm in Penn
twp. gave verdict for Dodds. a for
mer trial resulted in verdict for Mrs.
Kiskaddon, who is one of the six child
rem of John Martin, decd, who owned
the farm. After his death, q years ago
his administrators sold it at private sale
10 Dodds, who has occupied it since. The
Martin children claimed the
sale was Illegal and instituted ejectment
The suit Of Albert Pugh VS. Montgom-
cry Knox. assampsit for 5000 for gas
pipe and oil well junk which the plain
tiff claimed the defendant had refused
to let him remove from Kncxs farm
near Parker resulted in verdict for
Pugh for SOB feet of gas pipe valued at
:35 81. Pugh was fined in the Arm
strong county court for drawing revol-
yer on Knox during their alteration.
The ejectmeHt suit of VIM. G.. Walker
VS. The South Penn Oil Co. vas settled
BY each side taking half the land III dis
pute, an old oil farm laying along the
Z. & w railroad a mile south of Bruin,
which was sold at Treasurer's sale to
the South Penn. The case was on trial
three days and had been tried once be-
fore.
NOTES.
The County Commissioners have Pc
iitioned for leave to sell certain lands
bought at Treasurer's sale.
Allen Mccall, John w. BURY and
John Riddle were appointed inspectors
'or the Welsh bridge in Consequences
ng twp John n. Burtuer, David w
Critchlow and Seward BARLEY for the
Coalrun Bridge in Summit twp and
John We. gle, Abram Schontz and Chas
5oehring for the Mars bridge in Adams
.wp.
Theo Keci, Esq, DR.. r. J. Gross
nan and David Lyon were appointed
commission in lunacy on Edward g.
0ietrick, a young Butler Machinist and
md he wa5 committed 20 Dixmont.
o. +. Yaehnig guardian of minor
hild of Sedonia adler Lensinger, has
for leave to make private sale
If real estate
a charge of Embezzlement has been
v,.araf a ar,,spef hIa-nn1a.- pngua1
by X n. Black of HaI
isville. 1t is alleged Russell embezzled |
everal hundred dollars which he had in |
lis possession as guardian of some child |
EN-. He is not in Butler county at pres |
mt
A charge OF f&b has been entered |
gainst Henry Simmelrogge of Cherr y |
wp.
W. A. Eakin was appointed guardian
4 the minor children of Olive o Eakin, |
Iced
A charge Of assault and surety of the |
,eace has been entered against Walter |
a porter of the Hotel |
lowry, by one of the hotel girls. who |
ays Washington presisted in seizing |
nd kissing her against her will.
Katie Chalmers, the dining room girl |
Who made the information, stated be |
ore Justice Keck that when she resist
d Washington in his forced attentions
le threatened to murder her.
Washington was held as a suspect at |
he time of the KreitZer case but moth |
ng was ever proven against him.
There are 250. 900 criminals constant
y before the Courts of the United |
states. OF these 230,0 900 are occasional |
iDners while 20, 900 depend on crime for
livelihood. They keep 100, 900 officials |
,usy prosecuting and suppressing them.
ne of these officials 10000 are police
men, end the remainder magistrates, |
district attorneys, detectives, etc.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Sadie o Timblin to Albert Pew % /
.cres in Parker for 5000
S J Duprey to Anng A Jordan lot in |
Zarns City for 5000
J G Toy to Geo Kreiss lot in Forward |
or $50.
Fl E Seaton TO Lucy Chambers lot in
for $3.50.
Geo White to Frank L, CLOVIS lot in |
3ntler twp. for 5000
j & Bartlett Go. to " Il Duncan lot in |
Jackson for $4,000.
VIM Boyd to Vincent Besant lot in |
Butler for 1925
Chas Duffy to Theo Schenck lot on |
first st. Butler, for $500.
Edw G Beatty to ,Ino Mettler lot OF |
Lookout Ave, Butler, for $4,000.
Chas q Raabe to John Krumpe lot in \
for $775.
Allie Pierce to Ella V Emery lot in |
for $3.50
Geo M Hobaugh to John Hobaugh |
acres in Butler twp. for 81.
Oliver 2 Foster to David Hodges 2 |
lcres in Fairview for $3.50.
VIM. McC. and j. A. Q. Sullivan to |
Peter Kiel J. Il Kunkle and A. O. !
5berhart trustees of st. Paul's Orphans
Home 10 acres in Butler for $500
Samuel NJ. Seaton to Saml p. Thomp-
Ion 30 acres in Marion for $500.
Thomas NJ. Marshall to Forest Oil Co.
ot in Mars for $l212 so.
George w. Amy to Oliver s. Bowen
ot ON Bluff street, Butler, for $1,000.
John Kelly to Nina Sutton lot in
3ruin for 1925
e. II. Pyle to NJ b. Finnessy leases
md wells in Muddycreek twp. for $2100
Thomas Stewart to Harry Laber 16
,cres in MIddlesex for $1,000.