Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-02
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

NEW SUITS.
Margaret a. Renno VS. Adam Renno
of Butler, petition for divorce for crue
and r0us treatment.
Lydia George VS. David George, peti
tion for divorce for cruelty.
Worth Mutual Fire Ins Co VS. p B.
& L T. K. R. Co. summons in trespass.
The plaintiff Co. states that they had
the house of Mrs VIM. Kay in Mercer
twp insured for $3.50, that on Aug. 3
last the building was set on fire by
sparks thrown from passing freight
engines. The Bessemer is blamed with
negligence.
NOTES.
A decree in divorce was awarded Fri
day to Charlotte Maude Curry from
Charles Alex. Curry.
Samuel Phillips was sent to Jail for
| two days for trespassing on a railroad
A charter has been granted to the
Butler Pure Milk Co. The stock holders
are John J. Shanor, Fred. III. Davis, L
G. Moore, John S. Campbell, E. +.
Abrams, and W. B. Purvis The capital
stock is $4,000. The company intends
erecting a creamery and steriliZing
house on the Miller property at Wayne
and Mexican streets.
Sheriff Gibson petitioned Court for an
| order fixing compensation tor guarding
| prisoners while at work and % cents an
hour was allowed.
J. E. Beau" Lyons was placed in Jail
Saturday charged with a&b. with in
tent to kill
Sheriff Gibson was called to Evans
City Sunday evening TO arrest Daniel
Benin who was soaring the town. He
was placed in Jail on charge of a&b
and violating bond to keep the peace,
made by his wife.
Citations have been issued against the
Standard Steel Car Co. and the Super
visors of Fairview twp. TO appear in
court Monday, April 49, to show cause
why they should not remove distractions
from public roads or be indicted.
Processes for the arrest of Frank
Gallo and Joe Krupeck for failure to
pay costs have been issued
In the divorce suit of Mary CoIlinett
VS. August Collinett, Saturday the Court
made an order finding that the parties
Jointly own house of monty rental
value of S25 or $50, that the husband
makes 800 per month IN the plate glass
works, that their two children are with
the mother, who has nc means of sup
port The order then directed Collinett
to pay his wife 5000 within twenty days
for the maintenance during litigation.
Mrs. Collinett sued for divorce for
cruelty and jury trial will be had In
June.
Prof. c. H. Vance, palmist who has
been doing a lucrative business at the
Hotel Waverly, was arrested Saturday
by County Detective Barnes, on charge
Of fortune telling Under an Act passed
in 1851 fortune telling is misdemeanor
punishable for the first offence with i'm
prisonment not exceeding two years nor
less than fifteen days and fine of from
SO to 5000.
Two coroner's inquests were held dur
ing the past week, the verdicts in both
placing the blame on the employers.
The 1st by Deputy Coroner Sam Atwell
over the remains of Earl Rumbaugh of
Ferris The jury were A. G.. Warner,
VIM. Barber, ]. w. Hilliard, Claude
Henan, T. l. Hutcheson and John
Beatty They found that Rumbaugh
came to his death through negligence of
the mine owners, the Turner Coal &
Coke Co. in not replacing some mine
posts or props, which had fallen. leav
ing large stone loose in the roof of the
mine. which finally fell on Rumbaugh.
The second inquest was held over the
remains of Earl Skinner in Fairview
twp by Justice Huselton of Chicora.
The jury were G. F. Aldinger, r. J.
Anderson, w. G. Wolford, J. L. Sutton,
W. Z. Titley and J. J. Crawford. They
found that Skinner came to his death
through negligence on the part of the
railroad contractors, Bennitt & Smith,
in not keeping their road in safe con
dition.
Harvey Hoover. formerly one of In
diana county jail's most frequent inhab
itants, but who recently left for Butler
county, is in trouble. A few days ago
he returned to Indiana to visit old
friends. Tuesday morning an officer
from Butler county with Constable
Wettling arrested the visitor on a
charge of desertion preferred by his
wife. 1t was 3 o'clock a. m. when
Sheriff Neal opened the prison door
The last time Harvey was in jail he
was married there for the third time.
His two previous helpmates were dead.
He was taken to Butler ON the $50
train. Indiana, Pa, Messenger"
J. f. McClung. D. II. Sutton and d. |
b. Dale, viewers on the petition of John
McKenna for award of damages done
his property on Lookout ave. by chang
ing grade of same, reported that the
house was originally built in manner
looking forward to the grading of the
street, and that the benefits fully offset
the damages.
Sheriff Gibson had seventeen prison
ers on All Fools Day.
A charge of agg. a&b has been enter
ed against Peter Stutz, Jr., by Elmer
Yeager for kicking out the teeth of
VIM. Bupps.
DR.. j. E. Byers, Chas. I'll, Miller and
j. Harvey Miller were appointed com
mission in lunacy on Maria Il. Geek on
petition of Jas. r. Pierce of Butler twp
A charter has been granted to the
Wildwood Coal Co. Composed of VIM.
Campbell, Jr., J. H. Troutman, w. K.
Hamilton, Rufus Kirk and J. f. Ander-
son. Capitalized at $4,000.
A charter has been granted to the
Evans City Coal Co., consisting of
Wahls, Leise, Griesbach, Eichert and
others and capitalized at 100000
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Wy u Tbo,nnaon 70 G u kV;o- On 1900.