Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-17
LEGAL NEWS.
GRAND JURY.

GRAND
On Saturday morning the grand Jur.
made its final presentment. finding a
follows:
TRUE BILLS.
John Parade, larceny from person.
Jane Chambers, fornication.
Amstazia Badar, a&b. obstructing
legal process.
Cbas. p. Egans. a&b, two bills).
VIM. Say, ABB.
J. Raymond Pacovsky, embeZzlement
obtaining money on false pretenses.
Anton Mattaiasic, embeZZlement, oD
tanning money on false pretense.
S. V. Kerr and John q. Murrin
malicious mischief and a&b.
NOT TRUE BILLS
Jos. Cataline, a&b, costs on county
Maria Kozak, a&b, costs on county
S. Bozka and Mike Mazelik, robbery
from person.
Nick Crinoch, agg a&b, costs or
county.
Richard Heron, larceny.
Geo. Cassidy, surety of peace, cost:
on county.
AldIClS 1hdl5OS, AdINCLN.
Lewis Bohn, a&b. costs on prosecutor
Tracy Bohn.
w. j. Stepp, agg. a&b.
New bridges were recommended ovel
Kyles Run in Harrisville; over Three
Mile Run in Penn twp and over Little
Buffalo Creek in Buffalo twp.
Altogether the grand jury acted on AZ
bills, finding 80 bills and ignoring IL.
The County Home was found in good
condition, a gas engine was recommend
ed for pumping the water. The jail
was found in good repair, but disln-
fecting was recommended.
NEW SUITS.
Lizzie E. Barrickman VS. FL. R. Bar
rickman, libel in divorce for cruelty.
Andrew Dalen VS. A. K. Stoughton,
foreign attachment on lot in Harmony.
Edward J. Obi VS. Rufers Carr, deft-
and Butler Steam Laundry, garnishee,
attachment on judgment OF $414 on
goods in hands of garnishee.
Eta Christy VS. Charles Christy.
petition for divorce.
CRIMINAL COURT.
In the case of Com. vs w. E. Hays,
selling liquor for nonresident party,
a re-trial resulted in verdict of not
guilty and the county pay the costs,
Hays was convicted on the charge at
the last term. Motion for new trial
was made and argued and the court re-
versed its former ruling as to the sale in
question and the acquittal resulted.
A like verdict was rendered in the
case of Sigmund Sturn, who at the Sept.
term was convicted of selling without
license.
Ralph Faulk plead guilty to charge
of larceny and was fined costs and $50
and sent to Jail for one day.
A man who stole a horse from Mr..
Colbreath, of Butler. sometime ago, and
sold him to a man in Harmony for a
fifth of his value, was arrested in Red
Row. Yesterday morning. The horse
was taken out Of the county, but will
be sent for.
The case of Com. VS. JAS Bricker
charged with a&b for shooting at son
of Dave George. was settled by the pay
ment of costs and $50 to the prosecutor.
The case of Com. vs. John S. Miles
was settled by the payment of $500.
Geo. Williams, a&b, was sentenced
to pay fine of $25 and costs.
The Millerstown rumpus in which
Chas. Egans is accused of agg a&b and
Egans in turn accuses VIM. Lackey,
Gus Aldinger, Campbell and others for
a&b for pushing him off walk and for
soaking him with water from the fire
hose at the fire of the Millerstown lock-
up, has been on trial for the last two
days.
In the case of Com. VS. John T. Rim
niger, Kentucky liquor agent, who
was convicted of illegal selling at the
Sept. term, and to whom a new trial
was granted, verdict of not guilty
and the county pay the costs was
rendered by direction of the court.
NOTES.
Max Reffe and Lewis Wise plead
guilty to selling tobacco to boys and
were each fined $40 and costs.
The case of Com. VS. John Wise of
Butler was continued until next term;
also the malicious mischief and a&b
cases against s. V. Kerr and John u.
Murrin.
Abe Flick and Hugh Connolly plead
guilty to charges of selling adulterated
blackberry brandy which had been
palmed off ON them as the simon, pure
article.
H N. Berckbichler plead guilty to
selling maple syrup which was proved
impure.
Julia A. Knauff was appointed guar
diah of three minor children of John ID.
Boydce.
F. A. Matello and B and G. DeTullo,
were naturalized Tuesday.
Bertha Love has been granted q di
vorce on payment of costs from Cleydt
Love of Butler
The divorce case of Minnie Schulel
ys Alonzo Schuler was heard and di
vorce granted, to issue in 20 days OF
payment of cost.
A sentence imposed upon crimina
in Texas court last week beats al
records in the worlds history. Aller
Brown was conyicted Of assault anC
burglary at Rusk in Cherokee count,
and the jury gave him 1000 years fol
assault and another jury gave him q
years for burglary.
P. E. Dierkin. admir- Of Henry
Dierkin, was given leave to sell rea
estate in Oakland twp
Jas. E. Marshall was appointed guar
dian of N. Emma and Eddie H. Mar
shall, minor children of Mrs. r. A
Marshall.
The Northern Securities merger cas-
was taken up by the u. S. Supreme
Court, sitting in Washington, Monday
and it promises to become one of tn,
greatest ever heard by that Court.
A deed was placed on record Wednes
day, made April 2, 1885, in which Johi
A. and Francis G. Roebling transferred
to John q. Helmbold 324 acres in Buf
falo, now Jefferson township, for 1919
The will of DR.. A. Fl. Kistler, mad
Nov. 10, 1908, has been filed. 1t reads
IF I shall not recover from this fever
my wife Emma shall haye all my rea
estate, personal property and insur
ance. l ask her to pay my just debts
Charles Lavas of Lyndora has beel
charged with larceny.
John w. Powell was appointed guar
dian of Birdie l.. Pfeifer.
The Inspectors report on the Gil
CHRIST bridge, in Marion township, wa
approved.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
T G Kennedy to L Ell Ebert lot il
Mars for 1926.
Geo r White. Trustee, to A A Beatt
10S acres in Butler twp. for $4,000.
T III Troutmau and others TO Nelli