Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-03-26
LEsiAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

Erie City Iron Works VS. J. w
Leonard. deft.. and Mary O'Brien
earnishee, attachment execution.
John Johrston VS. Butler county ap
peal from the award of $50 damage
allowed by viewers on a new road Il
Middlesex township.
| Eckert Kalb VS. Jos B. Bredin. sum
mons in assumpsit for $1174 81 claimed
to be due and owing as a balance du
on note.
w. H. Witte VS. Elizabeth NJ Witte
petition for divorce. naming X. w
Cramer as correspondent. Mrs. Witt'
petitioned for bill of particulars an'
for an allowance of $500 for attorney
fees and maintenance during litigation
THE IL MULLER CASE
Tuesday morning the trial Of the cas-:
Of Daniel Fl. wuiler VS. Charles ID
wuller, his son and committee, wa:
taken up. A jury had been selected
last week and were dismissed to repor
for the trial Tuesday. Half dozeI
LAWYERS were concerned on each side
Mr. wuiler was placed on the stane
| first, testified that he was corn IN Pitts
/ burg fifty years ago, learned the drua
| business with DR.. Redick, had S62, VO'
| worth of Main ST. real estate, drue
| store, kotel in New Brighton. stock IL
| Marietta Boiler WORKS, Pure OIL 60 etc
| had two children Charles and Mary. Sc
cured divorce from his wife. who i'm
mediately married MI Bailey, now il
| Maryland Last April he was drinking
| too much, they seized him, gave him
chemicals which made him worse, and
then sent him to the Warren Asylum
His SON Charles came from Chicago,
| was appointed committee, and was
wasting the estate.
The trial was continued wednesday,
Jewellers Ralston, Cleeland and Kirk
patrick told Of Mr. wuller last April
buying about $500. worth Of diamonds
etc. and gi-ing worthless checks 10
payment. Cashier L. B. Stein OF the
Savings 81 Trust Co told OF Wulier over
drawing his account and curslng them
aud pointing revolver at them when
they refused to cash checks. Burgess l.
G. Smith told of wuller asking him for
$4,000 On cross-examination the wit
nesses said Wuller now seemed to be
healthy and sane. A check in favor OF
Joseph wuller for $1,000, was cashed,
Mrs. DeMaine told that while living
with her husband above Wuller's store,
she had been given great deal OF
jewelry, dresses, etc most OF winch she
returned after Mr.. Wuller was taken
away. also that Mr. Wuller said he was
going to marry her. Presents were
also given to Miss Lefevre and Mrs.
Houillion received jewelry, horse and
buggy and other gifts.
Drs. Pillow, Moore, and Greer stated
that last April Mr.. Wufler had paresis
and that the disease might recur at any
time A number Of witnesses testified
that they thought he was sane.
The evidence in the case was COM
pleted Wednesday evening. DR.. Guth.
Supt. of the Warren Insane hospital
stated that Wuller had paresis when
admitted there and told of his insane
actions. A deposition from another
doctor at the asylum to the same affect
was read DR.. Diller of st. Francis and
the Allegheny General hospitals, and
DIR. McKenna ofthe West Penn Medical
college. testsfied that from Wuller's APP
pearance and action in court. they be-
lieved him now to be in the second
stage, i. e. mental remission to tempo
rory sanity, of paresis.
NOTES.
A charge of surety of the peace has
been entered against r. j. Black by
Claude Murtland and W. p. Brown.
Friday morning William Henry
Engene Clifton, colored. was brought
into Court and evidence was taken to
establish the degree of his guilt as a
murderer. The witnesses of the affair
at the Standard Hotel on Sunday. March
1, in which Karl Paine was killed were
called and told the story of the tragedy
substantially as heretofore published in
the CITIZEN. Clifton had some friends
here from Pittsburg to give him good
name and had q well manufactured
story of provocation and Paine starting
at him with carving knife. After the
evidence was heard Judge Galbreath
pronounced the degree as second, and
after pleas for the prisoner by Col
Thompson and John w. Coulter.
Clifton was sentenced to undergo i'm
prisonment in the Western Penitentiary
for twelve years. and most of those who
knew or heard all the facts thought him
lucky man But if after discharge
from the penitentiary and within the
period of the twelve years, he should be
convicted of any felony, he would have
to serve the period committed as well as
the full sentence imposed for the sub
sequent crime. Sheriff Gibson took
Clifton to the penitentiarv last Satur-
day. He is sentenced for IL years, but
if he behaves himself the law allows Il
reduction Of his sentence of two months
| for the first year. for the second, fou1
each of the third and fourth, and 8 fol
each succeeding year. thus reducing his
term to years and months.
Owing to the failure of the Jury Com.
| missioners of Armstrong Go, to affi1
| their seals to the Jury Wheel after fill
| ing it, the array of Grand Jurors foI
last week was quashed, and also the in
dictment by said jury of FL. M. Zelle-
frow for murder; which merely con
| Times the case for term.
M. A. Choynski plead guilty to Q
| charge of distributing obscene pictures
and was fined $50 and costs.
Lee Coovert, who assisted the Houck
girls in the escape of Clyde Adams, was
caught at Youngstown and brought tc
Butler last week. Thursday Afternoon
he plead guilty and was sentenced tG
pay the costs, fine of $2j and undergo
| imprisonment in the jail for three
months.
| David George. who lives short dis
tance east of town, was sentenced
Saturday morning on two charges to
which he had plead guilty. For assault
and battery on his wife he was fined $1(
and sent to Jail for 30 days. For de
sertion and non-support he was sent
enced to pay the costs and to pay his
wife $3 per week, and enter recogniz
ance to do SO. After the sentences were
past George proceeded to tell the Cour
that he never had got justice and sup
posed he never would, his wife ought t
be sentenced too, etc, but was prompt
! ly set down on.
J w HutchisoD, Esq, presented thu
petition of John Lefeyre for satisfaction
| by the Court of an old mortgage hell
| against his lot on w Jefferson st.
JELyons, who used revolver OF
another negro week or two ago, wa
arrested Saturday.
Emma Ehrman was appointed guar
dian of Tremia, Blanche and Russell
Fry.
w. c. Findley was appointed audito
in the estate of Moses A. Hendrickson
decd, of Cranberry twp.
The defendants motion for n new
trial was refused in the case of Mrs. M
J. Bickel vs. Concord twp.
The petition of John and Georg'
Sheiver for appointment of guardian
for their mother, Elizabeth Shiever o
Connoquenessing twp. was heard Mon
day and refused.