Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-14

final ureSentment Thursday afternoon.
In the morning several livery rigs drove
ND 10 the Court House and took the jury
on tour Of inspection to the County
Home.
Fourteen criminal cases were acted on
as follows:
TRUE BILLS
James Gallagher. alias Elmer Gal
laoher. larceny: Joseph kruttel. larceny
John Gordon. fornication; Gertrude
Schultz. fornication: Clarence Weigle,
fd<b: Hugh Morrison. furnishing liquor
to minors; Chas. Curry, seduction and
fab: John Dessing, fab: Charles Good
/ rich. false pretense; VIM. Metzger, lar
I ceny; Thomas Hicks, rape, administer
ing supplying drugs and f&b; Charles
Lawrence. f6sb.
Bills against J. g. Grant for obtain
! ing money under false pretense, and
! VIM. Metzger, were ignored
The case against Thos L. Hllilard
| was continued until May.
The jury recommended the erection
of new bridge over Little Connoque-
Messing on the Butler Harmony road in
jackson twp; new stable Tor the
/ Sheriff: new carpet and chair in the
Registers Office: new linoleum in the
| Treasurer's Office and the padding OF
one cell in the Jail for insane prisoners
| The inry declared the Saxonburg- But
Ter road at Hinchberger's hill in Sum
! init twp. to be bad and narrow and that
the safety Of the public required a
| watchman at the Kearns crossing on
| the P. B. & L. E. railroad
From the evidence before them the
| iurv found that James Boyle, Peter
| Morrison and Hugh Morrison all Of
Clearfield twp. had sold hard cider TO
Wm. McDeayit, Urias Conrad and Al
| bert Spohn, all minors, and that Hugh
Morrison had tried to dissuade Spohn
from testifying before the Grand Jury.
The County Home and Jail were visit
ed and found in good order and Supt.
Graham ana his helpers at the home
were commended for their care of the
place and inmates.
The poor farm was declared great
improvement over the old method
CRIMINAL COURT.
Monday morning Joseph Kruttle of
Butler twp. accused of larceny, was
found to be Of simple mind and commit
ted to Polk
Charles Goodrich was accused of
false pretense in buying goods at Allen
& Co.'S grocery and having them charg-
ed to Mrs. Agnes Snyder of Pillow St.
with whom he boarded. At the trial
Goodrich was acquitted and the costs
were put on Mrs. Snyder.
The case of Com. vs Hugh Morrison,
violating liquor laws, was continued un-
til May. He was put nnder $500 bail.
John r. Gordon and Mrs. Gertrude
Schultz were put on trial, Monday af-
ternoon, on charges Of fornication. They
took out marriage license in Pittsburg
two wears ago, but did not marry, and
since then have been living together in
Butler. Mrs Sophie Gordon made the
complaint to force them TO marry. His
father and step-mother, neice aged -
years. and balf-sister aged IA years tes-
titled for the prosecution, while Mrs.
Shultz's daughter, aged IL years, testifi-
ed for the defendants. The jury found
them NOT guilty and put the costs on
Mrs. Sophie Gordon.
The case against VIM. Z. Ferry has
been settled.
Jacob Gamble was tried on Thursday
on charge Of surety Of the peace. and
after some witnesses were heard. plead
guilty and was directed by the court to
file bond in the sum Of 800 to keep the
peace for one year.
The case Of VIM. Heating, charged
with desertion, was heard on Thursday
and the defendant was ordered TO pay
his wife ~ per week from the date Of
the information made against him until
the hearing Of the case, from which
time he shall ray her 81 per week He
must give a bond in the sum Of $500 for
the faithful carrying out OF the order OF
the court.
Ira Stevenson Of Centre twp. was ac-
quilted Of charge Of larceny Of robes,
pair Of boots, etc, from Kennedys
livery barn Everett Johnston having
plead guilty some time ago to taking
them.
William Potter, salesman for the
Marvin bakery in Pittsburg, was put on
trial Tuesday for abusing a team hired
from Jas V. Stewart, the w. Jefferson
st. liveryman. Potter hired the team
last October and made three-days trip
TO all the towns in the northern part OF
the county. One horse was badly used
up. His defense was that the horse was
unfit for work when hired and he was
acquitted. The costs were put on the
prosecutor.
T. NJ. Swartzfager was put on trial
Wednesday on charge Of embezzle-
ment from the Standard Sewing Nc
chine Co.
Swartfager was found not guilty but
pay the costs.
Up till Wednesday evening seven
criminal cases had been tried and nc
quittals had resulted in all.
SEW SUITS.
John H. Wigton w l. B & L. Il. X.
X Go indemnity bond in $500 filed by
defendant 10 pay plaintiff for land taken
from him at Brancbton.
Thomas Wood vs. Mary r. Hilliard,
adm'x Of Thomas Hilliard, decd. as-
sumpsit for $G2s, which the plaintiff
AYERS he lOaned Thomas Hilliard in bis
lifetime.
Kesselman 81 Co. Va S. l.. Markwell
| execution attachment on all debts and
dividends due the deft from X s
| Cornelius admir- of the estate Of Martha
| Maxwell
NOTES.
Letters Of administration on the es-
tate of Martha MarkwelI, Of Concord tip
have been granted 10 X. s. Cornelius;
also on the estate Of John DolaD, Of
Millerstown 10 Catherine Riley.
Peter Altirnaro and Fred Scannero,
two Italians, are in Jail for Illegal
liquor selling.
The case OF X. r. Mcclure W. r.
| Protzman, j. Reuben Ross, ct al was
continued after being argued.
Judgment was opened in the case Of
| T.. II. Parker, admir- Of j. A. Parker VI
| Henry Crawford.
In the equity suit Of Sirssah Adams
Va q. q. Stage. the exceptions were re
fused and bin dismissed
! The exceptions 10 the courts decree
| in the case of SteeIsmith & McIntirc Va
| Mortimer and Davis 81 al were dismiss.
ed. The attorneys Of the plaintiff (tbe
exceptant) filed exceptions and the case
will 20 ~ the superior court.
! Sale was confirmed Of the real estate
Of Francis j. Reott, "a acres in sum
init twp w John BirckbichIcr for $500.
Petition for the partition Of the real
estate of Maurice Morris, Of Oakland
tp'hss been made by his daughter Bird.
get
Overgeers John Martin and John
Wade Of Buffalo tp have filed report
In the estate Of Elizabeth Schnstcr, mn