Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-10
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

Mrs Catharine Bailey vs. Borough OF
/ Butler. trespsss for $4,000 damages.
The plaintiff states that she is a resi-
dent Of Clarion twp. Clarion county
that on Nov II. 1901, while visiting her
son. ]. J McMaster, at Dubois, she
! purchased an excursion ticket to Butler
for the purpose of visiting her two
daughters in this place; that while
walking up Cleveland st. to the home
of her daughter, Mr.. VIM. Cubbison,
she was tripped by plank in the side
walk tipping and was thrown violently
to the ground, breaking her right hip
which has since remained crippled.
John II. Sweeney VS. B. T. Reese and
r. P. Marshall. assumpsit for $124S,
claimed for gas royalty from well,
owned bv the defts. on Sweeney's farm
in Clearfeld twp, for period OF >
years, months at $2G0 year, and S1l5
for pumping
W D Brandon, Esq VS. Butler Water
Co (old), assumI sit for 500. for attor-
ney fees in the Kearns and Warner suits
and for a two-inch water line, etc, sold
the Water Co.
Application has been made for par
don for Eek Bester who is serving terms
for years and 10 months in the peni-
tentiary.
DR.. W. II. Brown, John H. Jackson
and Geo. J. Krug were appointed a
commission in lunacy on Mrs. Catharine
Zillafro of Butler She was committed
to the Warren asylum.
J. W. Mckee, w. c. Culberson and
E Dyke Christley have formed and or
ganized the Putler Torpedo Co, Ltd.
By an opinion fled Tuesday. the
| Court opened Judgment in the case OF
Pryor for use of Dunlap VS. Mrs. Ger
| lach, admitting Mrs. Gerlach to make
| defense, and refusing 10 open Judgment
| in the case of J. Pryor for use OF n. Z.
| PRYOR vs. Gerlach. Fl. G. Pryor being
an innocent purchaser.
| A citation on the heirs was awarded
il the estate of VIM. Snyder.
| The Union Reformed Presby terian
| church Of Mars has applied for char
| ter.
Motion Court will be held Aug. 4th,
10 am.
DR.. W. L. DeWolf. guardian Of La
mont Frederick of Chicora was given
leave to pay 50 per week for wards
maintenance.
James F. Burke petitioned for natur-
alization.
| The County Commissioners petitioned
/ TO have the office of tax collector of
Parker twp. declared vacant and Dan
| iel Walker was appointed collector.
Anna 3. Doutt has petitioned for di-
vorce from Samuel II. Doutt. Subpoe-
ma was awarded.
| s. f. Bowser was appointed guardian
ad litem of Albert, Lonisa and Isaac
| Covert in the Miles Covert estate.
| Leave to sell the real estate of S. j.
Green, decd, of Chicora was granted.
Beneditto Melchionne applied for
| naturalization.
Aaron Kerr has sued for divorce from
Maude E. Kerr.
Charles Lighner, Fred Moore and
| Wilfred Fowler are named as core
spondents and the petition alleges that
on April Z, 1902, Mrs Kerr left home
| and went to live with one John Richard
son alias Johnston.
Application was made for leave to
sell the real estate OF Michael McAnal-
| ly, decd, for payment of legacies.
!. N, Meals, John S Campbell and
| w. II. Gilghrist were appointed viewers
on petition of Brady twp. citizens to
| vacate road.
The court refused to take off judg.
non-suit and directed Judgment to be
entered in the case of Samuel Beam VS.
| Edward Gardner.
In the case Of Matilda Keister VS. Bes
| semer r. r. the court gave Judgment
for the defendant.
| Charles J. Wuller was appointed com
| mittee of the person and estate OF his
father. d. Fl. Wuller now confined at
Warren, Pa. Bond SOC, ,000
Babeas corpus proceedings before the
| Warren county courts have been com
menced by the sisters of ID. FL. Wuller
in opposition to his son, the guardian.
| In the case of Butler boro vs. John
| Haggins, Judgment was entered for the
plf.
| Overseer Harvey d. Thompson of
| Centre twp. asked leave of court to pay
$50 30, balance of poor fund TO the twp.
| supervisors.
On Saturday the Mrs. Core property
on S. Mexican St, 30 foot front, was
sold at public sale to Charles K. Lap
ham for $1,000.
| Harry E. McGarvey has been sworn
in as a prisoners guard.
| A deed has been placed on record
whereby Geo. II. and Myra Church for
81, transferred Sept. /. 1901, 63 pieces
containing over 2000 acres of land in
| Armstrong and Butler counties, (the
Bradys Bend Iron Co. property to E.
w. Dewey.
| Policeman Graft arrested eighteen
boys Of from Is to 20 years Of age for
shooting crap in downtown pool room
| Tuesday of last week. They were taken
before Burgess Smith who assessed each
81 fine and costs.
Peter Soffel. Warden OF the Allie
gheny Co. Jail has brot suit for absolute
divorce.
On Tuesday the held-over applications
for license to sell liquor, of r. T.. Coop
er, Butler. and J. 9. Martin, Mars, were
both granted.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
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