Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-06-11
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

w u LtlllDS VS. VI. H. lHOiu ISOl,
assumpsit for 1914. claimed 10 be due
for cutting timber in Brady and Clay
twps.
Josephine Ash Reiggs vs W. D.
Reiggs, divorce.
Leona Benjamin of Mars VS. John
Benjamin, divorce for cruelty.
John Berg & Co. VS. Samuel and Ellen
Davidson. sci fa sur mortgage on 63
acres in Adams twp. $1,000. with inter
est from April l, 1879, the date OF the
mortgage.
NOTES
The case of Ellis and Blum W ] \.
Frederick was continued.
The case of Mary a Stewart VS. J. c.
Broaden for use of Berg & Co and the
Hintermeister Organ Co. for use of
Berg was settled.
Thomas Lacey, prisoner who es
capped from our Poor Farm some time
ago is in Jail in Alle2 heny Co. for high
way robbery and came near being
lynched by those who caught him.
The suit of J. C. and R. NJ Wright
the plff's. land near McFann by the
construction of county road resulted
in a verdict of $500 for the Wrights.
The case of VIM. Rape VS. VIM RAIDER
resulted in a verdict of ct cents for the
plaintiff RAIDER had lease and well
on Rape's farm near Reibold. The lease
expired and RAIDER, after neglecting to
pump the well for two months, went IN
and took the rig etc. away. Rape had
given notice that the stuff had been
abandoned and belonged to him and ac-
cordingly sued for trespass.
On petition of Lewis Sutton of Con
cord twp for viewers tc assess damages
for land taken by the Allegheny q
Western railroad Rob't d. Stephenson,
John Gilliland, Findley Dodds. ]. G.
shannon, w. j. Fletcher VIM. Watson
and James Niblock We're appointed
viewers.
The case of John Fl. Negley VS. Bes-
semer Railroad Co. mentioned last week
resulted in verdict of $40 for plff.
The famous Franklin township dog
case resulted in a draw, the jury dis
agreeing after being out from 3 ?. N.
Thursday to II a. III. Friday A new
trial will be necessary. The suit was
brought by T n Keighner VS. Lew Albert
for $4,000, damages for bein
bitten in the leg by dog belonging to
Albert, last winter About half Frank
lin twp attended the suit as witnesses.
A verdict for the defendants was re-
turned in the ejectment suit of Mat
thew Bowers VS. L. Fl. Brown and j. z.
Sutton. Brown and Sutton have a lease
and two wells on Bowers place in Con-
cord twp. The lease was drawn for
term which ran till last October ''or so
long thereafter as oil or gas was pro-
duced in paying quantities. Bowers
claimed the two wells were not pro
ducing in paying quantities and sued
for possession. 1t was shown tie well
produced about half barrel Day and
there was very light profit over the
operating expenses.
w. P. Higgins was appointed guar
dian of John c., Matilda and Sarah
Shearer,
Viewers on the petition of Winfield
twp. citizens for a new bridge over
Rough Run reported in favor of same.
The case of Jas. L. Campbell VS..
Thomas and Rachel McIlroy of Ven
ango Twp. ,trespass for moving a line
fence is on trial before Judge Frank
Thomas.
Mrs Agnes Lonitz. of Saxonburg,
Tuesday sued out writ of habeas cor
pus against George LonitZ, her former
husband, and his brother. VIM. Lonitz,
to recover possession of her two chill
dren - Howard, aged five years, and
Hugh, aged four-whom she alleges are
detained from her by the defendants.
The case will be heard Saturday.
A remonstrance signed by 63 voters
of Renfrew and vicinity has been filed
against the granting of license to S. M.
Wilson in that place. Remonstrances
are also being circulated against the ap-
plicants in Butler, while in Mars they
are at it red hot on both sides.
In the divorce suit of May Colinet VS.
August Colinet, no defence was made
and divorce was granted.
James Humphrey. David Studebaker,
VIM. R. Moore. Oliver T. Murphy,
Jonathan Morrow, Jos. Burrows and
Fred Bauder were appointed viewers on
petition of VIM e. Brown of Concord
twp. whose land has been taken by the
Allegheny q Western railroad.
On a similar petition of W. S. Nc
Collough of Fairview twp Samuel G.
Moore, H H. Halstead, James Watson,
Geo. Harvey, J. J. Hesselgesser. Fred
Witte and w. J. Welsh were appointed.
The case of Mrs. Catherine Bailey vs.
Butler borough resulted in verdict for
the defendent. Mrs. Bailey is aged and
lives in Clarion county. While on a
visit to her daughter. Mrs VIM. Cubbi-
son, she tripped on loose board in the
| walk on Cleveland st. and sustained a
broken leg. She sued the borough for
$4,000 and at previous trial obtained a
verdict of $1,000 A new trial was grant
ed with the above result, due to the
Council not having been notified that
the walk was in dangerous condition.
David Cupps was appointed trustee
| to make partition of the estate of Daniel
Walters, decd, of Jefferson twp.
The assumpsit suit of John c. Digit
VS. Henry E. Meeder of Zelienople was
tried before Judge Galbreath, Wednes-
day, Digit sued for commission of
$112 for selling Meeder's store to Mr..
Wright for $4400. A verdict was rem
dered awarding Digit $s4.12.
The case of Walker and Eaton VS.
Ray was continued; also the case OF
Phillips VS. Wiles.
The assumpsit suit of Eckert Kalb VS.
Jos. B. Bredin for a balance of $120C
claimed to be due on note was tried
before Judge Thomas, Bredin claimed
credit for professional service. The
jury rendered verdict of 1925. 80 fol
Kalb.
The case of Emil Mayer VS. T. B
Humes of the Park Hotel was continued
at the defts. cost to enable him to file
further defence.
Mike PAUL., an Italian from the Soutf
Side, was adjudged insane by a com
mission and taken to the Warrer
asylum.
Neely McCool was sent to Jail for 81
days by Burgess Kennedy.
Mike Selmiki, an italian with tn,
jimjams, spent two days in Jail thi
week.
Jacob Fleeger is in Jail charged witt
stealing brasses. etc, from the Besseme
railroad 1t is said Fleeger and SOM
others who are under suspicion, hav
been employing a young boy to stea
from the roundhouse and the caboose
of frieghts.
| E. E. Wehr was appointed tax co
: lector of Prospect vice j. c. Scott
| resigned.