Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-25
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUIrS.


6. l.. Cheeseman and Fl. L Pond vs.
John B. Kiester and Mamie NJ. Kiester,
bill in equity asking that the defts. be
ordered to deliver 10 ]. VI. Galbreath
for the plaintiffs a deed
for the Kiester mill property on pay
ment by the plaintiffs of 1925 balance
of purchase money The bill recites
that in January last the parties con-
tracted for the sale of the mill to
Cheeseman and Pond for $1,000. A deed
was made and executed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Kiester and placed in the hands of Mr..
Galbreath 70 be delivered on payment
of all the purchase money, OF which
$575 was paid at the time and 5000
shortly afterward 1t is then stated
that Mr. Kiester wrongfully got posses
sion of the deed and refused to carry out
the contract.
J. B. Wasson VS. Ben lotion, summons
in assumpsit for $500, claimed by the
plf for cleaning out well for lotion
on the Andrew Campbell farm in Fair
view twp The statement sets forth
that the deft. interfered with the work
and would not allow its completion
NOTES.
Constable Frank Mills brought John
Benson, Millerstown boiler maker, to
Jail Tuesday morning in a demented
condition Mills had stayed up all night
with Benson in the Millerstown lookup
to keep him from doing himself violence.
When arrested Benson had been drink
ing and had roll of 1905 on his person.
Benson has been in Dixmont twice here
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Harry l.. Graham, DIR. j. j. Schultis
and W. A Greenwood were appointed
a committee and adjudged Benson
insane.
Benson, the demented Cmcora prison
er struck all Tuesday night with the lid
of his iron bed against its frame and
next morning all the other prisoners
struck and refused to go to work be
cause they could not sleep for the noise
Benson made.
Letters OF admin on the estate of
Margaret Schweiger OF Millerstown
have been granted to W. A FOrquer.
Saturday, August 3, is the last day
for filing accounts to Sept. Term.
Frank A. Barkley has registered as a
law student.
DR. J. L. Compbell, A NJ Christley,
Esq, and George Krug were appointed
a commission in lunacy on Earl X.
Schulz of Marion twp on petition of
John F. Shull, his brother Earl was
found insane and committed to Dix
mont.
A charge of desertion and support
has been entered against J. &. Howard
at Parker township by his wife, Mary
Howard.
Frank Rockwell a young attorney,
prominent in society and athletics, was
beaten with an umbrella by Mrs. Nancy
Myers. a muscular woman OF so in
Justice Nash 8 court in Akron, o., Mon
day. Rockwell represented William
Walker, who had sued Mrs Myers on
an account. The woman suddenly left
her seat and struck him repeatedly be-
fore she could be restrained She was
at once arrested for contempt. 10 was
necessary for Rockwell to go home and
court was adjourned.
The Brownfeld case cost Clearfeld
township in verdict and costs about
SO, 200; the salt to recover from the b.
r. 81 p was failure but the Allegheny
& Western r. r. agreed to pay the
81, $50 in settlement This
was accepted, and Supervisors Milligan
and Gable came to Butler, last Saturday,
and received the money
An interesting assumpsit case, was
tried before Esquire Keck Friday.
Joseph j. Brown of near Euclid con
tracted with James Wilson of Centre
township that the latter should clear a
Eiece Of woodland for SS3 an acre
Wilson did so and his total bill was
about $40 on which Brown paid $40 and
refused to pay more Wilson sued him
and at the hearing Brown made the de-
fence that in burning the brush Wilson
let the fire spread to adjoining woods
where 1t destroyed upwards of 800
worth Of timber, and put this in as an
offset
Judgment will be rendered Saturday
Melvin Elliott Of Butler was placed in
Jail on a charge Of incorrigibility. but
was later released by the committing
1t has been ruled by the internal
Revenue Bureau that bonds of admin
istrators and executors require to be
under the new law. The old
war revenue law exempted such papers.
used in legal decisions, but now they
must he stamped because their exemp-
tion was omitted in the new law Bonds
of guardians, receivers or trustees APP
pointed by the court are liable to tax for
the same reason.
Some months ago the Court on sug-
gestion of a committee Of attorneys ap-
pointed by him, ordered the County
Commissioners to have the deed books
in the Recorders Office re-indexed sc-
cording to the White system patented
The new index books, aixty in number,
cost $25 each retail, but liberal dis
count reduced the cost Of the whole lot
to about $1,000 The work Of re-copying
the books will occupy one man fully a
year, and will be worth probably $1,000.
E. |. Brugh, Esq, is doing the work
The will Of Harry A. C. Miller of
Butler has been probated and letters
granted to Alonzo A. Marshall
County Detective McMarlin last
Thursday arrested David Holiday of
the South Side on charge Of larceny by
bailee preferred against him by Mrs.
Stroud of Trcutman, who alleged that
while on a train with Holiday return
ing from the Pipe Line picnic at Con
neaut he secured Il gold watch, two rings
and other jewelry from her and refused
to give them up. Holiday jumped from
the roof of house on which he was
working when Detective McMarlin went
to arrest him and headed for the woods
south of the Poor Farm. McMarlin re-
turned to town and hired horse and
buggy and with Policeman Ray captur-
ed his man after four mile chase. The
case has since been settled.
At Pittsburg. last Thursday, Judge
Shaffer sentenced the two Biddle boys
to be hung, and fixed the grade Of Dor
mans crime at murder in the first de-
gree. The two girls were released,
though Ed. Biddle in an open letter said
that Jennie Seeber received stolen goods,
dressed in mems clothing and went ont
at night with DorInan TO assist in bur
glaries. He AYERS that he has seen her
thus attired. He says they told him of
robberies they committed together. He
adds that he has seen the woman in a
room with five or six other persons. and
no one recognized her or suspected her
sex when she was disguised He says
that the two have since laid many of
the crimes which they committed at the
door Of himself and his brother. He
adds: While was lying at death's s
door those two fiends were busy compos-
ing lies and comparing notes, seeking TO