Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-02-19
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

Ii. -. DauDeDSpeck vs. Ii. d. OraWIOTu
and I. B. Gregory, representing the
Emlenton Gas Co., bill in equity to
compel defts. TO deliver possession of a
35-acre lease in Parker twp. which
Daubenspeck claims they forfeited ac-
cording to its terms by suspendiDg
operations for months There ara
two wells on the place.
Jennie Bleumling VS. Bertha Grix,
summon in trespass with capias to re-
spond for SANDER Damages IN $1,000
is asked The slanderous words alleged
to have been uttered by the deft. were
''She stole s. from my trunk. Bail III
$500 was required of the deft.
Annie Pryor VS. William Pryor OF
Fairview twp, petition for divorce for
cruelty, etc.
Prothonotary John c. Clark VS. Coun-
ty Commissioners, test case TO deter
mine who should lawfully pay for clean
ing the Court House offices. The of
ficers have heretofore had to pay for
cleaning their offices themselves and the
Commissioners have refused to honor
bills for it,
Marks and Whitesides VS. MaIinda
and t. c.. Lee defts. and Mrs. Bell
Hickey and j. q, McJunkin garnishees,
attachment execution.
MOTIFS
JOS Colosimo has petitionei for
naturalization.
| j. Ferency, SlaY, has been charged
by his wife with desertion and non
support
Den Subari, Polander, has been
charged with ABB
A charge Of surety of the peace has
been entered against Adam RennO.
Henry w. Foltz of Forward twp. was
adjudged insane by the commission APP
| pointed in his case, DR.. Wasson, Stephen
| Cummings, Esq. and r. c. McAboy,
and was taken TO Dixmont by Sheriff
Gibson, Saturday.
Salvatore Caputo has entered a
charge of assault with intent to kill
| against Mike Portelen.
Harry X. Dyke of Fairview has been
| charged with a&b by Blanche Clifford.
Frank Oesterling has been charged
with 4 misdemeanor by Minnie Rosen-
| berry.
County Detective Barnes has entered
charges of selling liqaor without license
against the D. Lutz 6 Son Brewing Co,
Herman w Heckelman. Anton Lutz et
al, of Pittsburg. The defendants were
arrested in Pittsbur5 and gave bail for
| the March court.
While theatrical company was hold
| ing the attention of an audience at the
Park theater last Wednesday in "A
Desperate Chance" (the Biddle play,)
Constable Brown, was serving subpenas
on James j. Stevenson and wife at Mt.
| Chestnut, who are desired as witnesses
| in the trial of the divorce, suit of Peter
K. Soffel against his wife, Kate Soffel
Speaking of outside charters an ex
change remarks ''there is no Interstate
comfy authorizing one State to charter
companies to violate the laws of other
States, although New Jersey and one or
| two others seem to have gone into bust
ness on that hypothesis.
The Superior Court annulled the
Juvenile Court act last week, by de-
claring it unconstitutional. 1.-The act
| is shown to have been in conflict with
the constitution of the State in variety
of ways. There is lack of conformity
between its title and its subject. There
| is an attempt to create what is sub
stantially new court while assuming
| TO do no more than to extend the func
| tions and enlarge the powers Of an old
one There is classification of persons
| in respect of their criminal liability
| which is in conflict with the common
| law, and there is an evasion of the con-
stitutional mandate by virtue of which
to11 .,,In ,c+ 1Na aIao+od hxyf fha
pie An appeal lies from the Superior
to the Supreme court, but under the cir
cumstances it would not be worth while
carrying the litigation further, and the
statement has been made that this will
| not be done"
RACE Niholz, a Slav, is in jail for a&b.
The Jury in the indianapolis grave
| robbing case agreed to disagree after
being out for two days. The perplexing
question in the minds of the jurors, was
whether Dr. Alexander had guilty
knowledge of the fact that the body of
Rose Neidlinger had been unlawfully
| taken from the grave. They say that
| the matter of the insanity of Cantrell,
| the negro leader of the ghouls, who
swore that Alexander hired him to rob
graves, received very little considera-
| ton.
Frank Gallo an italian baker, attack
| ed Leonard Defaggo, a rival baker, at
the P & w. station, Tuesday, and is
said to have tried to use stiletto. De-
faggo fed and shot at Gallo when pur
sued Both are in jail
| q. Kramer, workman on the Bank
building, has been charged with a&b
by S. S. Brady, fellow workman.
A charge of a8b has been entered
against j. Konton, Red Row Slav, by
his wife.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
W. J. Marks, trustee, to John V.
Walters, 7Sacres in Penn for $2015.
L. e. McElhaney to John F. Lowry,
lot on N Washington street for 81.
John F. Lowry to John NJ. Hanson,
lot on w. Pearl street for $4,000.
John M. Miller TO Sarah J. Raisley,
lot on Mercer street for $4,000.
p. j. Mohan to Theodore Schenck,
lot in - for $1,000.
| w. S. Huselton to T. B. Young & Co.
so acre farm in Butler township for
$1,000
W. F. Rumberger to C. A. Abrams,
lot 12Ox13O at Wayne and Mexican
street for $4,000
B. B. Broaden to s. N Russell. lot in
West Sunbury for $780,
Henry Bloom to Geo. E. Welsh, lot
] in Zelienople for $3.50.
r. J. Whitmire to w. P. Higgins,
126 acres in Oakland for S6125.
Francis Laube to w. D. Winter, lot
on W. Pearl street for $3.50
W. G. Culberson to Francis Barns
dell, so acres in Fairview for $3.50.
S. NJ Goehring to w. A. Kribbs, lot
, in Zelienople for $500.
Pape heirs to John and Daniel Youn-
l1ins, lot on n Main street for $4,000.
, p L. Brisbane to L. J. Zimmerman,
, lot in Jackson for $475.
! | Harriet McGlinnon to w. S. D. Hays,
Ga acres in Adams for $3000
R. A. McFate to Sharon Coal and
Limestone Co.. two houses in Slippery.
rock for S275.50.
Clara e. Bortz to JAS w McGill, lol
in Harrisyille for $625.
John W. Smith to o. r. Snyder, loi
in Millerstown for 500.
Martha S. Bole to John W. Smith
: lot in Millerstown for $50.
John Flanagan to VIM. Walker, lot al
l Second and Carbon ST. for 1880.
Harvey Gibson to Elmer E. Davis
| lot in Bruin for 500.
g Carlisle j. Crawford, Exr to Eva
r Evaline Burt, 80 acres in Allegheny
| tvup for cS500