Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-03-19
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

Elvia Emmiger VS. j. C. EmminGe'
assumpsit for SEQ, claimed to due a
| wages. This suit was brought after th
conviction of Miss Emminger and +. =
Parsons on the informations mad
against them by her uncle, the Dc
fendant
Estella Sanderson vs. Michael I
Sanderson, petition tor divorce for dc
sertion.
II. A Sloan VS. Howard c. Pryor sum
mons in assumpsit for $500 damages fo
| failure 10 carry out contract by whlcl
| Pryor was to convery to Sloan a lot Il
West Sunbury for $3.50.
] W. W. Henshaw VS. South Penn Oh
| Co, summons in ejectment for tw'
acres of the David L. Pierce farm a
| McCalmont ON which is located one oi
we'll
Butler Passenger Ry. Co. VS. 3. d Q
r. r. Co, bill in equity, asking th'
Court to fix terms on which the stree
car company can cross the tracks a
Centre ave.
CRIMINAL COURT
Mike Postalese Mas put on trial Satur
day on charges of agg a&b and assault
and battery with intent 10 kill. fol
stabbing John Muscallena in front oi
the Willard House bar room last Oct
He was convicted on both counts. He
was sentenced to pay costs, fine oi
800. and undergo imprisonment in tbs
penitentiary for two years and siz
months.
John Muscallena was tried for resist
ing an officer and carrying concealed
weapons He made things lively fcl
Policeman Schultz when the latter
tried to arrest him at the Bowman
house He was found guilty and fined
SO and sent to the penitentiary for one
year from date of sentence on each
count.
1t appears that Postalese and Muscal-
lena once had fight with knives In
Ohio. The former get the worst OF 1T.
He was cut 45 times, fell unconscious,
and MuscaIleua thinking him dead,
buried him in the snow and fled. COM
ing to Butler Postalese recovered and
followed Muscallena to Butler They
met at the Willard House bar and Pos
talese proceeded to get even in true
Italian style.
Albert Duncan, who did the shooting
at the brewry and on Water ST, > and
was acquitted on grounds of insanity,
was sent by the Court TO Dixmont.
Susie DeFoggi, aged 10 years, the
daughter of Cliff st. baker, acted "a
interpreter for the Court in the cases
against Italians, very creditably.
John Dunn. the jefferson St. restau-
ranter, plead guilty to the charge of
keeping a gambling house entered
agaist him.
William Bricker plead guilty to as
sault and battery on Ell. j Smith of the
Butler House restaurant. and was
sentenced to pay the costs and fine OF
so.
John Kulpa plead guilty to Illegal
liauor selling and gave bail in $500 TO
appear at May term for sentence.
William Keating, a Millerstown
boiler maker. and Barbara Haus, were
placed on trial Friday on charges of
adultery and fornication respectively.
The evidence was that Keating's wife
after having him convicted of desertion
in 1900 went to Ohio where she is now
living. Barbara Haus has been keeping
house for him for year past and child
was born to them. Both were found
guilty. Heating was sentenced to pay
a fine of 800 and undergo Jail imprison-
ment for six months Miss Haus was
sentenced to pay the.costs and fine of
s..
The case of Com. VS. Nicola Tizzaland
was settled by the payment of costs.
Thursday afternoon Elvia Emminger,
the Clarion county girl who ran off with
a married man. and E H Parsons. her
seducer, who deserted family in Forest
county, were convicted on charges of
and adultery. The couple
lived togeter in shanty at Lyndora.
Saturday afternoon Parsons was SEN
fenced to pay costs, fine of 800 and to
imprisonment in Jail for six
The jury and District Attorney
leniency for Miss En-
minger and sentence was suspended on
her entering recognizance in 800 for
for appearance at May term.
The bail of NJ. A. Choynski who faiI-
ed to appear was declared forfeited.
The case of Com. vs Abram Stone
was settled on payment of costs
John T. Rininger, agent for Ken
lucky brewry. was convicted of selling
liquor without license. Motion was
made for a new trial.
Alfred Grossman Of Brady township
was tried for furnishing liquor to
his little boys Louis and Claude,
aged 12 and 10 years, while returning
from court on a Bessemer train last
December. The evidence was conflict;
ing and he was acquitted
A charge of desertion and non-sup-
port has been entered against J. T.
Scott, an Altoona man sojourning in
Butler and alleged to be keeping
another woman here.
Bert Critchlow of Penn township was
put on trial Monday on a charge of
larceny of an overcoat valued at SIS
from Kramer's livery barn two years
ago. At that time VIM. Kramer and
Policeman Ray went after Critchlow.
They found the coat at his father-in-
laws house and arrested Critchlow of
Evans City. On the way to Butler
they stopped at his home where he
West Virginia, where he remained two
years. returning when his wife died
short time ago. The jury acquitted him.
VIM. Sumney plead guilty to f&b
and was fined 81 and costs and ordered
TO enter his reeog. in $1pu for his APP
pearanse at May term.
George Bluemling, a car works en-
ploye, who punched Slav. in the face
because he protested against Blueml-
ing's taking a piece of work before it
was checked, was tried for assault and
battery and acquitted, and the costs
divided between the parties. They
were sentenced accordingly.
NOTES.
J. d. Marshall was appointed guar
dian of Harvey, Charles, David and
Ralph Cummips.
George H. kurtz petitioned for trans
fer of the license of Central Hotel,
Petrolia, which he has purchased from
Ralph Gregg.
Jos. r. Carnahan resigned as super
vison OF Centre twp. and Geo. w.
Varnum was appointed.
T.. o. McCandlesa was appointed guar
dian Of Julia Eeathercoaf,
The Daniel Wuller case is on trial to-
day.
After being out for about a3 hours
the Jury in the DIR Stepp, case Thurs
day afternoon, returned verdict of
mot guilty" The long siege of the
jury was protracted by one man, who
seemed determined to convict the Doctor
of something ...