Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
LEGAL NEWS.
TRIAL LIST.

Common Pleas Court Will convene
next week with the following cases fol
trial:
Monday, Jan. 10. Edward Snyder V:
T. w. Phillips, assumpsit Jas. A Hart
zell VS. T. w Phillips Elvira Lyon vs.
Heirs of John Berg, decd, eiectment.
Tuesday, VIM. Mcbride vs. Z. NJ. Nc
Elhaney, for use Of w. II. Wilson; j.
B. Crabtree VS. A. L. Brown, assumpsit
Harmon G. Seatcn VS. Alfred Shira, as
sumpsit, d. T. Reed vs. w. G. Mitchell,
asssumpsit.
Wednesday, Mary A Bauman VS. JEFF
ferson twp. irespass; j. II. Negley VS.
P. b. q. L. E. Ry Co, trespass; j. W.
Allen VS. W Fl. Long. assumpsit.
Thursday, W G. Laderer VS. John X.
Lee: Bickel, Maxwell ct al VS. Concord
twp. trespass; S. L. Stevenson vs S. l.
Grier; Daniel Adams VS. 5. G.. Purvis &
Co. assumpsit
Friday, Peter Rummell VS. d. A
Campbell, assumpsit; Lewis Haffner VS.
Louisa Doerr. assumpsit; Salvatore Cav
allo vs. Evans City Coal Co , trespass; A.
n. Cranmer VS. Armenia TebaY.
Monday, Jan. 26, Mrs. L. 9. Parker,
VS. Bovaird -Seyfang Mfg. Co, trespass;
A. w. Root VS. Ellen and w. r. Hop
kins, assumpsit; E. Meeder, assignee of
w. e. Wilkins vs. NJ NJ Goehring, as
sumpsit; P. c. Kelly VS. Davis Lead Co.,
mechanics lien; Theodore Deimling VS.
Davis Lead Co, same; James f. Wick
enhagen, same; J. w. Allen VS. A. w.
Bowser, assumpsit.
NEW SUITS.
w. d. Shira VS. VIM HutchisoD,
Harry Thompson and Christ Miller,
trespass for $500 Ruth Z. Shira VS.
same parties, trespass for $4,000 dam
ages. The statements in both suits,
fled by Attorneys Forquer and Ralston,
set forth that on Aug. %, 1902, while
the plfs were driving from their home
in Washington twp. to Butler with a
two-horse team, their horses frightened
at an engine and thresher belonging to
the defendants and being operated on
the roadside at Simon Young's place in
Centre twp. The horses ran off and
Mrs. Shira was thrown ont and had her
skull fractured and her hip and side in
jured, rendering her permanent Grip
pie. She is quite an old lady and is the
mother of Curtis Shira and Mrs. Madge
McMichael of Butler w. d Shira is
QGT son anu LIlt IC et5hS 10 Iva
injuries to his horses and buggy.
John Brennan g. Co. VS. J. V. Ritts.
assumpsit for one-fourth Of $l190, the
cost of two boilers aud two engines sold
Ritts. Finnegan, McEIroy and Smith
for lease in Winfield twp. in 1898.
Margaret E. Rhodes VS. Frederick A.
Rhodes, divorce for desertion.
George c. Johnston, receiver Of Odd
Fellows Endowment Assn of Penn a VS.
Cyrus E. Anderson. stated case for
opinion of Court This is test suit in
which the receiver seeks to force pay
ment of death assessments amounting
to $S1, under the contract of the insured
with the defunct association.
Emil NJ. Mayer trading as Mayer
Bros. & Co. VS. T. B. Humes, assumpsit
for $157.41, the price of barrel of
whiskey sold Humes for the Park
Hotel.
NOTES.
VIM. Mason, alias Waddell is in Jail
for obtaining boarding and absconding.
Joseph Crapick has been placed in Jail
for a&b.
Mrs. Nora Marberger has applied for
writ of habeas corpus for the body OF
her five-months old son, whom she
states is detained and kept from her by
Hartman and Christina Marberger. The
are the grandparents of the
child and the plaintiff is the sixteen
year-old wife of their son, William.
The two families having been living to-
gether with the usual result Saturday
the young wife had her husband arrest
ed on charge of desertion. They were
a year ago and her maiden
name was Fulton. A hearing will be
had on the 10Th, and meanwhile Sheriff
Gibson has deputized the young mother
to take charge of the child. Both
stand high in their neighbor-
hood.
A T. Scott, Esq, was appointed
auditor in the estate of John GoetZ,
decd, of Butler. A fund of $4,000 is
for distribution.
w. H. Walker, surveyor, G. FL. Rea
and David Atwell were appointed view
ers on petition of Venango twp. citizens
for new bridge.
A. F. Ferguson, w. Z. Cochran.
Miriam Cochran, Robert Cochran, Mar
garet Cochran, David Higgins, Michael
Murrin, Amos Seaton. r. NJ Addleman,
John Smith, Andrew Smith. j. B. Nc
Junkin and Leonard Smith have sold
720 acres of coal in Venango township
to w. II. Stamey at prices ranging
from $22 to $45 per acre.
Friday. January 80, will be the last
day for filing certificates Of nomination
for the February election and all GER
must be in the Commissioners
Office by that time.
Samuel b. Harris has petitioned for
naturalization.
On petition Of Harry Hickman, a
commission composed of DR.. A. j. Ed
monds, g. l.. McQuistion and Jerry
Sutton were appointed to inquire into
the mental condition of Mabel Heck
man and on their report she was COM
mitted to the Warren Asylum. DIR.
Edmunds, Harry Hickman and Miss
Kittie Archer being appointed to Con-
vey her there.
In the divorce suit of Andrew Knittle
vs. Lephronia Knittle. rule was grant
ed on the plf. to show cause why an
order should not be made directing him
to pay his wife costs and expenses Of
suit.
A deed was placed on file Tuesday
which was made in 1S47 1t was from
James Taylor, guardian, to Robert Nc
Dermott. go acres in Donegal for $3.50.
The decision of the Supreme Court in
the Anderson will case means that the
balance for distribution which as shown
by the first partial account, is over
IS, 900, which will go to the Missionary
Society Of the NJ Il. Church, and to this
will be added about $4,000 as shown
by the appraisement of the personal
property of the estate besides the de
cedent's one-third interest in the home
stead and one-half interest in the A. J.
Evans farm. After all expenses have
been paid and bequests satisfied, the
Missionary society will real lize about
$4,000.
The opinion of Judge Miller of Mercer
on the suits of the City Of New Castle
against the bondsmen Of the late John
Blevins To- collect a deficit of about
$25, 900 in his accounts, is awaited in
New Castle with interest. The final
arguments in the case were concluded
last Thursday
IE is interesting to note that the first
decision on the United States Supreme
Bench written by Justice Holmes, the
son of the immortal Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table. established the con
stitutionality Of statutes prohibiting
stock dealings on margins. The cas-,
before the United States tribunal in
volved the issue whether the prohibi
tion in the California Constitution o.
stock MARGINS in in conflict with th,