Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-22

tresspass for $1,000, damages. F. J.
alleges that in March 1901, while walk
1 ing along the road at the Thomas Brown
I farm in Centre twp, VIM. J. came up
/ behind him on horse back and rode him
down breaking three ribs and hurting
his leg.
Marilla Douds VS. ". P Grazier. ex'r
of Mary Mcclure, summons in assump-
sit.
TRIAL LIST.
The first case tried before Judge Gal
breath was that Of Edward Snyder. AN
Indiana county man who owns farm
in Clinton township v. 7. W. Phillips.
to recover gas rental 4 lease existing
beween the parties called for 500, pay
able quarterly in advance. Snyder
claimed it meant 800 per year and Phil
lips for the whole term OF the lease.
SNYDER claimed the words per annum
were omitted by mistake.
In the suit of Il. J. Moses for use J. 2.
Crabtree VS. A L. Brown: assumpslt
bro't to recover or a note which Brown
claimed was given as part OF contract
with Crabtree The jury returned a
verdict of $265 for the plaintiff.
The assumpsit suit of Harmon Seaton
VS. Alfred Shira. both former tax collect
ors Of Washington twp. for balance,
resulted in a verdict Of Sl4Ol Tor the
plf who sued for s4S,
Chas. F. Smith to Chas. F. Ingham.
Jr., 81 acres in Buffalo for s., 500.
Anthony Thompson to Anthony r.
Thompson II acres Cherry for 81.
Ira McJunkin to Mrs. Tillie B. Jack
son let on Miller ST. for 800.
NOTES
In the Z. S. Circuit Court, in Pitts
burg, last Thursday, Judge Burlington
handed down decisions in two OF the
cases brought against the Pennsylvania
railroad company by the Western Union
Telegraph company. The decisions are
both in favor Of the railroad and are Of
great importance, being the first de-
cisive rulings in the litigation which
promises to be one of the greatest legal
battles the country has ever known
Thos. Dunbar of Penn twp. was sent
TO Jail for two days by Esq, Burton fo1
not sending his girl to school
George Krug of Butler was awarded
$7s, by the 90. Commissioners, last
week, for. % sheep killed outright or
badly wounded by dogs, ia the pen Of
his slaughter house. Tuesday night.
Last Friday was bad Friday" for a
buxom lass from Poland or Russia who
started boarding house on Steel Car
avenue Some fierce fellow had her ar
rested for obtaining furniture on
false p-etenses and then her fellow
countrymen rallied TO her rescue and
secured her release, and Kopolo again
reigns in the boarding house.
Judge James N Galbreath commenc-
ed his first term of civil court Monday
morning The following jurors were
excused from service; Roy CrameT, ]
Rural carrier at Silverville W. Il. Camp
bell Of Middletown, Thomas Hutchinson
of Concord twp, G.. w Huselton Of
Chicora, Daniel Hilliard of Venango
twp, and J. L. Warmcsstle, Slippery
rock.
The damage suit of Z. 4, Black and
wife We Butler Borough was settled for
$3.50 Mrs. Black had a leg broken on a
defective sidewalk.
The following cases were marked
settled: J. w. Allen vs A. w Bowser,
Daniel Adams VS. s. G. Purvis q Co.,
John W. Allen VS. w. Il. Long.
Judge Patton of Armstrong county is
assisting Judge Galbreath, trying
several cases in which the latter was in
terested before going on the bench.
The D. H. Wuller case will be tried
Thursday, Jan. 20.
John Schrnit has been charged with
assault and attempt 20 entice q daught
er Of Rudolph Kennedy near the West
Penn depot, Saturday.
Nelson Elliott has been charged with
felopious rape on Lizzie McQuistion,
aged - years, a daughter of Charlie
McQuistion. lame farmer living east
town. The girl was working at
Elliotts house.
JoIar, blue was cent 10 jail for 3 tiaye
for stealing ride on the railroad.
Jan. 2S was fixed for hearing Of the
petition Of Elizabeth Seton for com
mittee on Emily Seton, an alleged lun
attic.
A youth named VIM. Mason, alias
Waddell, plead guilty Monday TO de |
was sent to Jail for 30 days.
Monday Attorneys Painter & Murrin |
for Stephen Comineski applied for a |
writ Of quo warranto ON w. J. Hughes, |
requiring him to show by what right he |
exercises the Office of Justice of Peace |
for Lyndcra, which is part of Butler |
township The petition stated that |
Hughes was ineligible on account of |
non-residence; that he had illegally fin |
ed Comineski and other Poles, and that |
even il he had legal right to the office |
he had forfeited it by improper conduct.
Wednesday, Jan. 2s, was fixed for hear
ing.
An Italian, supposed to be Joseph |
Vendo, was arrested in Butler, last Sat |
urday, and taken to Pittsburg and jail |
ed. He is charged with being implicat |
ed in a murder committed at McKee's |
Rocks, last December.
In the equity case Of Samuel Ramsey
vs. Alexander Bros, W. Il. Wilkins and |
Edwin Meeder, assignee Of w. f. |
Wilkins. Judge Miller on Wednesday |
made degree appointing VIM Bishop |
Of Evans City receiver and the parties
were ordered TO file mutual accounts
Judge S. H. Miller heard the Liebold
and Stamm cases yesterday and re-
turned TO Mercer. The Bauman and
Lauderer cases are on trial
Pepe Yalladitch, Slayish woman,
was put in jail Tuesday night for at
tempting TO execute a neighbor woman
with hatchet.
Abraham Stone, storekeeper at
Argentine, was arrested Tuesday on
charge Of agg a&b with intent to kill
charged against him by Harry Hamil-
ton. The two men had fight Satur.
day over Hamilton's refusing TO give
the miners orders on Stones store On
Monday Hamilton had badly bruised
face and Stone had his arm in sling.
Mrs. Letitia Eagle, charged with the
death OF her 13-old- ward Edna Warner,
which occurred on May ., 1902, was ac-
quilted in Pittsburg, Monday The ju-
ry, acting on the instructions of Judge
John ID. Shafer, rendered its verdict
without leaving the box. The girlish-
looking prisoner accepted the result as
a matter OF form. She smiled when she
heard the words that vindicated her,
and then seated herself again at the coun-
sci table. A moment later her husband
placed her furs about her neck and she
left the court room nonchalantly.
The commonwealth had little on
which TO base its case. and the scientific
presumption, not based on medical facts,
that it was a physical impossibility for
Edna Warner TO have shot herself In the
bca nj. and thor, fap1aca faa saxFc1.s.,r 10.