Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-08-15
LEGAL NEWS.
NOTES.

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trial on a charges of a&b and surety of
the peace preferred against him by
George B. Fredley.
George Forester of Mercer township
| is in jail on a charge Of being drunk and
disorderly on a Bessemer passenger
train Forester was in crowd that
was acting badly but the rest got off
the train at Grove city while he was
carried on into Butler county.
He was sentenced to pay fine Of SO,
costs and 10 days to Jail.
Ollie Critchlow of near Cooperstown
was placed in Jail on charge OF a&b
and malicious mischief but was later
released.
Charles Goodrich was held in Jail for
4S hours on charge of larceny from
Mercer county, but as no one came
after him he was released.
Fred Lennon and Charles Johnston,
| a son of Henry Johnston, had bloody
fight last week and charge of feloneous
ABB with intent to kill has been entered
against Lennon.
James Steinbrook has been returned
to court by Justice McElvain on charges
of aoSb and surety or the peace made
against him by Kate Forquer. A similar
charge has been made against Mrs.
Forquer by Steinbrook. The parties
live at Chicora,
Forty cases are already on the Grim
inal docket for September court and
there is yet three weeks until co urt
convenes Assault and battery and
surety of the peace make up most of the
harges
The Adam Gold farm 53 acres in Nj i'd
dlesex township was sold at adm rs sale
Saturday to Robert Heslep. farm boss
of the Forest Oil Co. for 30 600.
The New Castle paper of last week
noted the arrest of a Butler girl-a
graduate of Pittsburg business college,
who was supposed to be keeping books
in Pittsburg
Constable Mathers on Saturday arrest
ed young Frenchman named Padan
on all information made against him by
Chas Johnston Padan being one OF the
men who assaulted Johnston last week.
Mathers took his man before Justice
Keck whs held him for trial. As
Mathers and his prisoner reached the
Kirkpatrick jewelry store corner on the
way to Jail Padan said good bye" to
the constable and started across the
Diamond in front of the Court House
He ran down an alley to Wayne street,
crossed the creek at Walters mill and
when last seen was running out the
Plank road with Mathers in hot pursuit,
which proved bootless as Padan got
away. The charge against him WAS
feloneous a&b.
District Assembly No. Sc OF the
Knights of Labor of Washington d. G
has authorized its Legislative Commit
tee to bring quo warranto proceedings
against the Attorney General OF the
United States, to show cause why he
has not enforced the provisions of the
anti trust law, known as the Sherman
act This action is aimed at the United
States Steel Corporation, which is claim
ed tn be operating in violation of the
Sherman act. Labor leaders say this
will hasten solution of the strike now
in progress They say that laws similar
or nearly similar to the Sherman law
have been enacted III nearly all the
States and in several of them, notably
in Ohio and Texas, the county attorneys
have the POWER of the Attorney General
of the State in quo warranto proceed
ings and that the Amalgamated Associ-
alton has large fund on hand Wi tn
which to institute proceedings similar
to those to be begun in Washington.
Ex-Attorney General Frank s Mon
nett of Oh 0 has been retained by the
American Antitrust league to begin
action beftre the State and local courts
of Ohio.
Letters of admin on the estate of
Hiram Graham of Connoquenessing
twp. have been granted to T. Ellen
Graham; $50 on the estate of John A.
Goetz of utler to D. Harper Sutton.
A charge of a6Sb has been entered
against DAVID Crookshank by Geo. B.
Fredley.
George c. Dick of Prospect has been
held for trial ON charge violating the
livery act.
VIM. Fosi has been held for Court
on charg, Of a&b made against him
by Thorn. Stoughton before Esq.
Huselton cf Chicora.
W. J. rowser of Chicora has been
arrested CT a charge of a&b made
against him by Constable James Hill.
Constable James Hill of Chicora is re-
ported to have been knocked down and
brutally beaten on the streets of that
town few days ago while attempting
to take drunken stranger into custody,
and it is said the assault was made in
the presence of number of men who
refused to aid or rescue the constable.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Henry Stein to Mary B. Reed II acres
and lot in Brady twp. for 81,
Abraham Zeigler to Annie Zeigler 169
acres in jackson for 81.
Samuel l.. Stevenson to James Steven
son So acres in Parker twp. for 81.
James Stevenson to Samuel l.. Steven
son 65 acres in Clay for 81.
S. L. Stevenson to Hugh M. Steven
son SO acres in Cherry for 81.
Same to Sarah Grossman 54 acres in
Clay for 81.
ri. w. Dambach to w. H. Gelbach
170 acres in Oakland for 1855.
Same TO John r. Gelbach 170 acres
in Ga kland for $40.
Alphonse Sitter to W. J. Lamberton
lot in Zelienople for $3.50.
Same to Ira S. Ziegler lot in Zelienople
for $500.
X. Hays to Geo. E. McGill lease of
40 acres in Fairview for $3.50
G. E. McGill to Thomas Hays same
tor $3.50.
Jennie Crawford and Mary Walk to
Joseph NJ Black interest in 81 acr er in
Allegheny twp. for $3.50. es
Mary Ellen Jack to W. J. Hemphlli
| 80 acres in Clinton for $2500.
w. F Butler admir- of J. M. Wolford
| to Annie Wolford interest in 40 acres in
Donegal for $1400.
Peter Bartz to Nancy Stillwagon lot
in Slipperyrock for 800.
Row Watson to same lot in Slippery