Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22

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McCurdy highway robbery and larceny;
William Kelly f&b; James Clinton,
a&b. Blaine Fenuell f&b: Harry and
John Hare. larceny; Lee Coovert and
Abbie or Amy Houck and Maggie or
Mabel Houck, assisting a prisoner to
escape.
NOT TRUE BILLS.
Frank Adams, larceny Hollie Waiter
son, larceny; NJ Daubenspeck, a&b,
costs on county.
NOT GS
Sheriff Hoon has lately been the
victem of a conspiracy. A couple OF
runaway girls came here from Pitts
burg, sometime ago, and secured work
in one of our hotels, and afterwards IN
the jail; where they took adyantaEe OF
the Sheriff's absence. one evening, While
the family were at n lecture, 20 let
thief out, and then skipped out them
selves with him and another fellow.
But comparing the act of these girls to
that of the wife of a responsible man
(Mrs Soffel) is ridiculous.
The County Com'rs have appealed
from an order of relief granted by
Justices f. NJ. Wise and Il. Niece for }.
A. Bieghley, wife and children of
Lancaster twp, who were found atfllct-
ed with smallpox last March The
Com'rs object to DR.. II. NJ. Dights bill
of $210 for attending and maintaining
the family for 2l days.
A writ of partition has been awarded
in the estate of Michael Weilapd of
C!earfeld twp.
Private sale of a house and lot of
Nanny z. Weigle, decd, in Prospect to
Elizabeth Dick for $475, was approved
by the Court.
James Gallagher, accused of larceny
from the Troutman and Schloss stores,
returned to Butler and has plead guilty.
John Mclaughlin was appointed su-
pervisor of Donegal twp. vice VIM
Dunlap.
O. r. Thorne, on petition of citizens
of Clay township was appointed tax
collector, and c. II. McClung was ap-
pointed auditor vice o. R. Thorne. re-
signed.
More petitions motions, etc, were
presented in Court. Monday, than at
any opening day in many years.
Frank Kohler was appointed Com
missioner in the petition of Lunacy on
Daniel Fl. Wuller of Butler.
A decree of divorce was granted in
the divorce suit of Elizabeth Grier VS.
John Grier.
Geo. H. Graham, Daniel Walker and
George Humphrey were appointed
viewers on petition of Allegheny twp.
citizens for a bridge over Kensington
creek.
Silas Taylor, Frank Winner and AL
bert Pisor were appointed viewers on
two petitions of Brady twp. citizens for
bridges over Glade run near st. John S
church and over Big run on the Mercer
pike.
Silas Taylor, VIM. Thompson and AL
bert Bartley were appointed viewers on
petition of Summit twp. citizens for a
new bridge over Thorn run on the But
Ter and Karns City road
In the case of Com. VS. G. g. Boozle,
furnishing liquor to minors, returned
by the constable of Muddycreek twp,
the Court discharged the rule to show
cause why Boozle should not be in
dicted.
Jacob Sumney, aged 21 years, with
faxen curls hanging to his shoulders,
blue eyes and girlish face, plead guilty
to selling and distributing obscene liter
ature. Sumney lives on the South Side,
with his mother and told the Court that
he paid printer of the Mil
lerstown Herald $3.50 for getting the
cards in question printed.
Sumney claimed he could not read
and did not know what was on the
cards. A yonng man who printed the
cards has disappeared.
The Commission on the petition for a
new election district in Winfield twp.
h as not yet reported and its powers
were continued until September.
Clara Noel petitioned for partition of
the real estate of Catharine Critchlow
of Franklin twp.
John Kocher was appointed super
visor of Lancaster twp. vice Samuel
Stauffer, resigned.
Jacob D. Martzsolf was appointed
guardian of Alice May and Samuel E.,
minor children of Elizabeth Rider
decd, on petition of Albert Rider.
John W. Riddle was appointed guar
| dian of Curtis A. Hemphill.
The Union Reformed Presbyterian
church of Mars has petitioned for a
| charter and June "a was fixed fol
| hearing
G. F. L. McQuistion, John T. Martin
and John 3. Cunningham were appoint
ed viewers on petition of Adams and
Middlesex township citizens for new
road
Lemuel McCandless of Mars, against
whom there are several charges of a&b
resisting an officer, ETC., plead guilty il
one case and was released until June q
on his own recognizance.
Zenas McMichael, John Dindinger
| Chas. Stockey, Jas. Wallace, Albert
Hartung, H. G.. McKim and w. HI. Gel
bach, coroner's jury on the body Of
Charles S. Sisby, reported that he came
to his death April Z, 1902, by axphyxia
ton from gas escaping from small
stove in his room in the Stokey. house
Zelienople.
Charges of f&b have been made
| dS dluSJ T. IOA ny SOuStdDlc ocO. L
Harvey and against Geo. III. Harley O.
Lancaster twp. by G. S. Snauffer, also /;
charge of adultery against Harley.
Charges of aiding and assisting /;
prisoner to escape have been mad,
against Lee Covert and Abbie and Mag
gle Hauck and against Clyde Adam
for Jail breaking.
In the case of Thos. E. Smith of But
Ter VS. Mary Smith, divorce, defendan
withdrew demand for jury trial ant
hearing was had Tuesday and the di
vorce granted
Henry Feigel son of John Feigel
decd, who has not been heard of in tn
last seven years was declared legal
dead, Monday, and letters on his estat
were granted to the Trust Co.
Divorces have been granted to Levi
A Reecher from Florence Reecher, an
to W Cousins from Jennie A Cousins
In the equity suit of Walker Ave
residents VS. Sarah Mackey, an orde
was made Wednesday that the defend
ant open Walker Ave. to Centre Ave
within 30 days and also pay the costs
Exceptions were filed by Attorney
Reiber and Campbell for Mrs. Macke
and the case will likely go to the 81