Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-12-18
LEGAL NEWS.
CRIMINAL COURT.

Saxonburg 50 per week for mainte
nance of his three children. The costs
were paid, but no sentence passed II
the a&b case.
Abbie Houck and Maggie Adams, net
Houck, were convicted. Saturday, fol
aiding a prisoner, Clyde Adams TO es
cape, and fined $40 and sent to the work
house for 8 months. Adams was sen
fenced to pay fine of S25 and sent tC
the workhouse for months for jail
breaking. Sentence on the larceny
was suspended
Robert Fay was sent to Jail for two
months and fined so for a&b.
John Fork was fined $50 and sent to
the workhouse for six months for biting
off Wallace ShiptaGs nose.
Samuel Mexican of billiards put in a
plea Of nolle contendre to a charge OF
larceny preferred by VIM P. Cochran.
was suspended. Mexican is a
brother of Jos. Mexican who was ac-
quilted of manslaughter, charged with
killing Elmer Christie. Jos was also
charged with larceny at the time Samu-
ell was.
Geo. Lonitz of Saxonburg was found
guilty of a&b on his wife.
Ed Nobleman of Mars was found
guilty on three charges of larceny. His
three offences were stealing robes.
blankets, etc from D. J. Roberts and J.
W. Groom. He was sentenced two
months to the work house on each
charge.
The cases against the Bennett rioters
were continued until March.
Mike Wise. who plead guilty to
larceny was sent to the workhoase
for 6 months.
S. F. Wilkinson and C. a. King, the
two negroes who plead guilty to shoot
ing each other were each fined S25 and
sent to the Work House for one year.
NEW SUITS.
Vim. Grossman VS. Everett G. Thomp-
son, Melvin A, &. G. and h. G. Thomp-
SOD, bill in equity. asking for the ap-
pointment of a master to divide the
land Of Jas. Wilson Thompson, who
died seized of 125 acres in Clay twp.
The plaintiff has bought from the heirs
Of the deceased, two-sixths of the lapd
and he now wants partition made, by
the Court having failed to so amicably.
Agnes Lonitz VS. Geo. Lonitz, petition
for divorce.
D. L. Rankin vs Western Allegheny
R. K. Co.. indemnity bond filed by deft
in $4,000 for pre-empting land in FAIR
view twp
NOTES.
Miles Sheakley has registered as a
law student.
Saturday the borough Of Zelienople
by Burgess Charles Goeh-
ring and Councilmen Jacob Gelbach,
Alpheus Sitter, Albert Hartung, Steph-
IN Lockwood, Jacob Ketterer, Ira 5.
Zeigler and Albert Meeder were con-
yicted of maintaining nuisance. The
nuisance is an un-sewered run on the
main street.
In the equity suit of the Standard
Plate Glass Co. VS. American Gas Co. to
restrain the deft. from shutting off the
gas supplied the glassworks from wells
in Clinton twp, temporary injunction
was continued until further order Of
Court.
Alex Mitchell, Esq, was appointed
auditor to pass on exceptions filed to the
final account Of Jas. Wallace. admir- OF
Francis Wallace, decd, of Zelienople.
Among the decisions made by the Su
perior Court, last Monday, was one re-
versing the case of l.. Q. Wick vs. the
Fraternities Order. The decision states
hat every member of an insurance or
Ter is bound to take cognizance Of and
know all of the laws Of the association.
and if he fails to exhaust every remedy
n pressing claim for benefits he will
nave mo remedy at law.
Motion Court will be held Saturday,
Jan. 3.
Chas. Fl. Gies has applied for transfer
)f his license from the present Hotel
Ferguson to the new hotel on Frank
Kohler's place. which contains 40 rooms.
w. G. Graham of Allegheny county
1as registered as law student.
August Colinet is contesting the petit
lion for divorce filed by his wife, and
c. Walker and Williams &
have appeared for him. The
livoIce was asked on grounds of cruel
and barbarous treatment and assault
and battery.
James B. Mccullough was appointed
guardian Of Roman Francis Knittle,
minor son of Mrs Elizabeth Knittle.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Samuel Findley to NJ II Thompson %
acres in Clay for $767.60
p $ Brisbane to Blanche Z Digit 90
acres in Adams for 81.
Nose DeAndrea TO Jos Braghetti lot
in Bredin plan for S171.40.
Jos B Bredin to same lot same for
same.
Annie J Dennison to Geo w Snow lot
Butler for 5000
J G Hespenheid, trustee, to w G Ken
nedy 1872 acres in Adams Tor $500.
John ID King to w w Kapp 5-acre
lease and wells in Allegheny for $4,000.
Jas Wallace to + s Goehring lot in
Zelienople for $500.
John Dawson to John Smith lot in
Mars for $500.
T G Kennedy to Alice Bunting lot in
Mars for 5000.
Sarah J Berkey to w n Pape lot on
w Clay st for $500.
John X Cavanaugh to Public Trust
Co. Muntz plot in Butler for $GS, 900.
Public Trust Go. to u S q Geiger 2
lots in Muntz plot for $1,000.
Luella Van Norman to + Il Hinman
lot in Petrolia for 1850
Casper Beam to Ira Beahm 80 acres
in Jackson for 81.
VIM A Truver to Chas w Stepp 60
acres in Clinton for $1700
Catherine BARLEY TO G w Brumley
lot on South st for S1430.
Mary Ellen Jack to John Dunlap lot
Mars for $500.
w II Jack to NJ Z Jack lot in Mars
for 5000
Geo E Welsh to Matilda b Mckinney
lot in Zelienople for $500.
John Wolf to g A Abrams lot in But
Ter for $l400.
Clara Kennedy to Rody Rodgers 9j
acres in Clearfield for $G2.
Rody Rodgers to Robert Krause same
for $2100
VIM L Findley 10 Melissa Findley lot
in Butler for $500.
E1w Goupin to Jos Laurent lot on S
s for $3.50.
M o Felker to = G. Frederick 81 Co
lot in Millerstown for 5000.
Chas M Rumbaugh to u p church of
Brownsville acre for $3.50.
j b Bredin 10 Antonia Saltalamacchia
lot in Bredin plan for 5000.