Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-09-12

whatever to use. The building wa.
erected in 1899 by r. J Phillips, G. J
/ Thomson and Richard Jenkins to be
used for a church and subscription
school
John G. Martin VS. Findley B Dodds
eiectment for u farm of 50 acres il
Penn twp.
Sarah VI. Dillmore VS. Oliver Dill
more, petition for divorce. She states
they were married in 1896 and her hus
band deserted her in 1899.
National Supply Co. VS. J. C. Garner
and J. Y. Johnston, defts. and the But
ler Savings Bank, garnishee, execution
attachment ON defts property.
TRUE BILLS
were returned as follows:
Geo and Jacob FleegeT, keeping q
disorderly house; Mrs. Anna Cousins,
keeping a disorderly house VIM. Memo,
a8sb and surety Of the peace; James
French, William Clark, James Cousins,
sodomy and buggery; jeff Garner, a&bt
Abe Miller felonious a65b with intent
to rape and rob; Walter and Fred Lap
ham. a&b Hiram Christy, a&b; w. L.
Derrimore, adultery; Catherine Forquer,
a&b: Lide Cupps, adultery; Wm.
Foster, aSSb; King Hamilton, felOnious
assault and pointing firearms; George
Forester, open lewdness; Bert Critch-
low, larceny; Cora Altmire, criminal
libel; Alfred Hickey, a&b and carrying
concealed weapons: Nettie Thompson,
a&b; Grant Waldron, cruelty to do
mestic animals; Anna Boyd, f&b; VIM.
Bassett, f&b: Samuel Phillips larceny
Kenneth Sampson, larceny; Geo W.
Campbell and Harry Stearns. larceny;
William Holmes, selling liquor without
license, etc, (3 counts; Mrs. Ellen
Holmes. same; George 4. Wick, selling
liquor to minors, on Sunday and to men
visibly intoxicated
Nor TRUE BILLS.
Dunwoody Wilson, ABB R. G. VIII
son to pay costs; Hugh Morrison, illegal
liquor selling, Butler Co. to pay costs;
Melvin Elliott, horse stealing; James
Steinbrook, aSb, prosecutor, Mrs. Kate
Forquer to pay costs; Frank Arbash,
illegal liquor selling, county to pay
costs
GRAND JURY PREsENTMENT.
In its presentment the jury stated
that they had acted upon 30 indict-
ments. finding 30 true bills and ignor-
ing 5. They approved reports for new
bridges in Centre and Forward twps.,
both over the COnnoquenessing and dis
approved one over Breakneck in Adams
twp. At the County Home they found
IS inmates, 26 males and 10 females.
There are nine graves in the Home
cemetery. They found everything about
the Home in first class order and com
plimented Supt Graham and the Com
missioners A rule was recommended
on the P. & w. railroad to show why
they should not replace the cribbing
which now obstructs the creek of Main
St Petrolia, and endangers the county
bridge ;also on Summit twp. supervisors
TO show cause why the public road at
G. Hinchberger's farm should not be Of
legal width and passable; also on the p.
B. & L. E. for obstructing the Kearns
crossing; also on all railroads to show
cause why safety gates should
not be placed at all crossings
in Butler borough, Seats around the
band stand, ratings around Soldiers
monument and cannoDs and prevention
of loafing were recommend for the
Diamond. A new stable for the Sheriff.
The Court. District Attorney, and coun-
ty officers were commended, and regrets
expressed at the attempted assassination
of Pres. Mckinley and hopes for his
speedy recovery.
CRIMINAL COURT.
The first cases tried Monday morning
were the a&b cases against Fred. and
Walter Lapham in which JEFF Garner
was complainant and against Mr..
Garner in which G. X. Lapham, father
of the two boys was complainant. The
parties live on W. Jefferson street and
the trouble arose among the children Of
the two families while playing in the
tank house Of water well they have
as common property on the line be-
tween. The Lapham boys were alleged
TO have slapped Mr., Gamers little girl
and he was accused Of having kicked
the boys out Of the pump house immedi-
ately after. All were acquitted but the
costs were put on Mr. Gamer.
Geo. w Campbell and Harry H.
Stearns were put on trial for robbing
the till Of Jos. Lows feed store on
Centre Ave, but as slight evidence was
brought against them they were dis
charged.
William Memo was put on trial for
a6Sb and surety of the peace on r. T.
Young and plead guilty after the evil
dence had been taken.
Cora Admire was tried for criminal
libel on Jessie Barnhart but was acquit-
ted and the costs evenly divided be-
tween her and the prosecutor, Charles
Barnhart. The parties live at Hilliard
George Wick plead guilty to selli ng
liquor to minors and without license
and was sentenced to pay fine Of 800
and costs and to Jail for 30 days He
was also required to enter bond in $500
to keep the peace.
Hiram Christy was found guilty of
a&b on Joseph Ferero and the jury
placed two-t thirds Of the costs on him
and one-third on the prosecutor, which
part of the verdict will not stand as the
jury cannot control the costs when they
convict.
Kenneth Sampson Of Evans City plead
guilty to larceny and was sentenced to
Jail for six months and to pay fine Of
300.
Nettie Thompson was found guilty Of
a6b on Mrs. Estella Campbell, who call
ed at the Thompson residence to collect
n doctor bill. An dispute arose and Miss
Thompson elected Mrs. Campbell. The
jury in their verdict divided the costs,
which is not allowable in cases of
guilty" A new trial is to be asked.
The indictments against Mrs. Ann
Cousins and George and Jacob Fleeger,
all Of Butler, accused Of keeping dis
orderly house, and against VIM. Holmes
and his wife Ellen for illegal liquor sell
ling were found to be defectively writ
ten and were quashed on motions of the
defendants attorneys
The adultery and desertion cases
against w. l.. Derrimore and the adul-
terry case against Mrs. Lyde Cupps were
settled and withdrawn.
A motion to quash the indictment
was refused in the case of Abe. Miller,
who is accused Of attempting to rape
Lizzie Kreitzer.
King Hamilton of billiards was put
on trial Tuesday afternoon ON charge
Of feloniously pointing and discharging
a shot gun at his neighbor, Hugh For
quer, during a quarrel about the cult
walton Of the field near Hamiltons
house. Hamilton admitted firing the
gun but denied that he was pointing it
at Forquer at the time. The jury re
turned verdict of not guilty
George Forester of Mercer twp. was
found guilty of open lewdness while on
a Bessemer passenger train The in
formation was made by Railroad De
tective Grier