Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

DR. n NJ Hoover Us John A. Richey
summons in trespass.
NOTES.
The surety of the peace case VS. Fred
Henderson, has been settled.
Henry Miller of Butler was appointed
guardian of Mary J. Maxwell.
Thomas HAYS of Butler was appoint
ell guardian Of g. H Bauer, minor chile
of Sarah Bauer, decd
In the case of VIM. Thompson VS. Roa(
Commissioners of Clinton twp a stated
case filed for the opinion of the court
an order has been filed disnissing the
case for want of jurisdiction but sug
gesting that the Comr make the chang'
desired by Thompson, who wanted 1
D ece Of road to worka long the Morrison
farm adjoining him instead of a piece
further away.
A dozen or so of the men of Worth
twp. and perhaps as many of Muddy
creek twp. attended the hearing of the
bridge case in Butler, Saturday. 1t ap
peared that the viewers exceeded theil
authority in the matter, and it was re
ferred back to them.
Peter Spingler was adjudged insane
by Commission, and sent to Diylnont.
The Com. was composed of John Schier-
ing, Esq DIR. Campbell and Alex
Frazier.
The documents fixing the diminution
of the term of Imprisonment of about
200 prisoners of the Western penitenti-
arv under the conditions of the new
communication act were returned to
Warden E. S. Wright last Thursday
night signed by Gov. w A. Stone The
recommendations made by Warden
Wright and the Board of Prison in
spectors for the reduction OF the term of
Imprisonment of convicts for good de-
pertinent were all approved by the Gov
ernor and the Attorney General. and
within the present month fully 30 per
cent. of the convicts, whose names are
on the list, will be freed. Warden
Wright said last night that already a
number of prisoners, whose terms had
expired several weeks ago under the
provisions of the new act, have been re-
leased Every precaution, he said,
would be taken to avoid giving liberty
to large numbers of convicts at one
time.
They are trying man-woman named
Elbert-Ellis Glenn for forgery in
ParkeIsburg, W. Va.
Addison Fullerton on Saturday was
fined $40 and sent to Jail for eight
months He plead guilty to three charges
of false pretense and was sentenced on
one of them. Some time ago he went
into several stores and called up other
storekeepers on the phone representing
himself as the proprietor and asking for
the loan of few dollars change saying
he would send a boy for the money.
At the Dawson grocery near West Penn
station he called up Grocer, A. Z
boy for it. Dawson caught on and took
Mr. Fullerton into camp.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of W. D. Renick of Slipperyrock
twp have been granted to Caroline and
Fred w Renick; also ON the estate of
Simon Young of Centre twp. to Ann f.
and w. J. Young; also on the estate of
Henry G. Keil of Butler to T. II. G.
Keck.
Samuel G. Christley has been appoint
ed constable or Slipperyrock boro. vice
Walker Boozel, resigned
Geo. C. Pillow, Sol Dunbar and An
derson Ash were appointed viewers on
the petition of Jackson twp. citizens for
new road to run from the Harmony
Evans City road at the Daniel Fielder
lands to the Harmony-Prospect road
paor David Zaip1ar's h0uSa
Esq--Anderson adjudged Cap Hunter
guilty of cruelty TO animals and fined
him $40 and costs; and he has appealed
the matter to court under another law.
A motion court has been ordered for
Saturday, July 81, to hear the applica-
tion for the transfer of the Park House
license from Mary F. Shirley to Theo-
dore B. Humes.
The petition of Renijio Baritillo for
will be heard at Sept.
Term.
A charge of a&b and surety of the
Memo by R. T. Young.
Merit Miller, young Middlesex twp.
farmer, has been held under $500 bail
for horse stealing and entering a build
ing feloniously. The transaction grew
out horse trade Miller and w. J. FL.
Ralshouse, who makes the charges
against him, traded horses; Miller was
not satisfied and took the Ralshouse
horse back, opened Ralhouse's stable.
put the beast in and took his original
horse away.
Stephen Griffin, admir- of Sylvester
Griffin, decd, has been granted leave
to sell decedents real estate, 90 acres in
Donegal, to pay debts.
On petition of Sadie Shanor, NJ S. Al
len, Elizabeth Edmundson, Susan AL
len and Mary Heckert, citation has
been awarded on /. N Graham, admir-
of Michael Heckert, who died in 1876,
requiring Graham to show cause why
he should not account for $435, funds of
the estate.
Samuel Seaton was appointed guar
dian of John A, minor son of Daisy
Sloan, decd,
Pearl MCGEE of Butler has asked the
Court to appoint guardian for her
avering that, although she is but II
years of age, she has been emancipated
by her parents, and for several years
has had to earn her own living, and that
her father is now trying to collect her
wages and has notified her employer not
to pay her.
Andrew Mcbride, Jr.. made a sealed
bid of $50 per acre for his fathers farm
in Clearfield twp.
A charge of assault and battery has
been entered against Jeff Garner by G.
K. Lapham and similar charges have
been made against two sons of Lapham
by Garner.
A charge of committing public nui-
sance and obstructing a highway has
been made against Frank NJ. Hilliard by
Abram NJ. Hilliard.
Joseph Ferrero has been charged with
surety of the peace by Silas Christy.
VIM. J. Welsh was appointed Judge
of elections for Jefferson twp.
Albert Mechling, Abner Grossman
and John T. Mccoy have been appoint
ed to inspect the new Porter and Van
Dyke bridges in Marion twp. and the
Sanderson bridge in Clay township.
Fowler Campbell, D. M. Thompson
and J. FL. Pontious TO inspect the Murt-
lrnd bridge in Fairview township. VIM
S. Stevenson, Erhardt Lang and w. j.
Cooper to inspect the Bonny Brook
bridge in Summit, and VIM. Myers, A.
ID. Thorne and John A. Brandon to in
spect the new Zeigler bridge in Jackson
twp.
Caleb Covert was appointed constable
of Portersville vice E. Fl. Laderer, re-
signed