Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-24
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.


81 GS5. .6S. On Dec. 4, contract was
make between the parties by which the
Eskoyitzs' were to buy the stock or the
Simply Company's store in Lyndora for
T5 per cent of the cost price as lnyen-
toried, and were to have the storerooh1
rent-free for one year. The plalntiil
claims the buyers refused to live up TO
their contract.
Albert A. Reichert, by his next friend,
John L. Reichert VS. j. n Tlmb1n ana
Albert Sutton, exrs. OF j. n. brown'
decd. of Clay twp, ,assumpsit for 500 =,
claimed to be due from the deceoenV
for labor and on a note.
Borough of Harmony vs. Mrs b. ".
Latshaw, summons in trespass Tor
81, ,S34. Mrs. Latshaw owns the proper
ty in front of which was the walk
containing the hole into which Mrs.
Josephine E. Shaffer stepped in aug
| 1900. and sustained injuries for which
she recovered a verdict which. with IN
| terest and costs, amounted to the
amount now sued for by the borough.
| SHERIFF'S SALES.
The writs against c., j. II. and NJ
Coulter on land in Centre twp. were re-
| turned
| Twenty-Five acres of Lewis Seaton in
| Marion twp. wero sold to T. M. McCall
i and Maggie Christie for $3.50.
The wrlts against the ID. ii. Wulief
properties were stayed.
The writ against John G. Digit was
returned.
Lot of Ottillie NJ Raabe in Saxon
burg was sold to Hedwig Helmbold for
| $40
The writ against Samuel Shaner OF
| Muddycreek twp. was returned,
NOTES.
A special term of court for the trial
of civil cases will be held commencing
Monday. Feb. 15. Forty eight jurors
| will be drawn.
There was bloody scrap on Fair
ground ave-, Saturday night, and Mike
Ogitch is in Jail for agg. a&b.
When Frank Henry Burness, ships
cook, was placed on trial in Brooklyn,
Monday, for the murder of Capt. Geo.
B. Townsend, of the schooner Charles
Buckley, on November 10, the prisoner
in written confession declared that ne
had shot the captain deliberately be-
cause the latter owed him money and
that he desired to facilitate the trial be-
cause be preferred to be executed rather
than remain in prison. Burness said
he had previously killed three men.
Burmese says he is a native of Butler,
Pa. bnt no such name appears in our
directory.
Charles Cawley of Homestead was
placed on trial in Pittsburg, last Thurs
day, for numbering his mother. three
sisters and brother in October, 1JU2,
and the jury brought in verdict OF not
guilty, owing to insanity. The boy
murderer, who was in court and who,
in an innocent, simpleminded way,
listened to all the testimony, will spend
the balance Of his mortal days in the
insane asylum at Dixmont.
At New Castle last Saturday, Judge
Wallace imposed a sentence OF SIX
years imprisonment upon A. L. Frank
lin, a well known farmer of Shenango
township who was convicted or whole
sale chicken thefts. Franklin went in
TO the business of robbing hen roosts
He used horse and wagon and stole
wagonloads of fowls, just previous to
the Thanksgiving season.
Charles Barnes, the colored youth ac-
cused of stealing a horse from VIM.
Colbreatb, plead guilty and was SEN
fenced to pay costs, fine of 500, and
undergo imprisonment in the Western
penitentiary for 1-2 years.
Frank Egan, of Mars, was placed un
der bond in $500 TO keep the peace.
Oh petition Of Mrs. Rose Bayer, John
J. Sheiring was appointed commission
er to hold an inquisition in lunacy on
Lizzie Eyth, of Butler.
J. Raymond Pavoskey and Antonio
Mattresic were put on trial Friday on
charges of embezzlement and obtaining
money by false pretence and were ac-
Quilted They were the Butler agents
of the Standard Exchange at the time
Arthur Amisen robbed few hundred
Slavs, etc., of $4,000 and skipped to
Europe.
In the case of Commonwealth VS. VIM.
Say, assault and battery, a verdict of
| not guilty but pay the costs was re-
turned.
Gus Willmar was fined s25 and costs.
He had plead guilty to charge OF aeSb.
A charter has been granted to the
Clinton Mineral Springs Co., Ltd.
O On petition of Mrs. Jane Strut cita-
tion for partition Of the estate Of VIM.
| L. Strut, decd, of Zelienople, was is
sued.
| Oliver Thompson was granted leave
| to sell real estate of John NJ. Sankey,
decd.
Asa NJ. Patterson was granted leave
| to sell real estate of Lewis Patterson,
decd of Slipperyrock.
On the constables' returns, rules were
granted on Penn township, Butler boro
and the Butler Passenger Railway Co.
to show cause why they should not be
indicted.
| At Bennington, Vermont, Tuesday, a
woman who killed her husband to get
his insurance money was found guilty
of murder in the first degree.
J. A. Carson of Mars has been arrest
ed on charge of selling liquor without
license.
| PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
A L Alexander to Josiah Baker lot in
Brady for $50.
| f r Latshaw to Harmony Public
Bldg Assn lot in Harmony for $4,000
Fred Weckerly to Jos Wenn 16 acres
in Jefferson for $1,000.
II Martha NJ Forquer to H X Wick 140
acres in Washington for $4,000.
Sarah Schuler heirs to Otto J Gill
lespie acre in Washington for $3.50.
| M FL Thompson to Samuel Williams
25 acres in Clay for 5000.
Samuel Williams to Adam Klink 25
acres in Clay for $3.50.
A Fl Sarver to Lizzie Painter lot in
Butler for $3.50.
John S Byers to r IS q Campbell lot
in Petrolia for 5000.
Caroline Brown to A G Brown 101
acres in Forward for 81.
Sarah ] Crow to Christian Gelbach
/, lot in Mars for $780,
Barbara Hauck to w A Hauck lot in
Butler for 800.
Jonathan r Hilliard to Mary and
Lizzie Hilliard 81 acres in Allegheny
for 5000; also so acres in Allegheny tC
T W Hilliard for $1,000.
w H Miller TO John Barry lot in But
i Ter for 5000.
81 Butler Land 81 Imp. Co. to JOSEPH
, Badger lots in East Butler for 800.
. A l. Findley to Maggie Snyder lot OF
Lincoln Way for $4,000,
e SW Coe to HI Crawford and other
wells and lease of S5 acres in Parker TO
$500.
t Magdalena Fielder to Benton Fiedle
: 10 acres in Jackson for $475.
Marriage Licenses.