Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-01

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NEw SUITS.
Lena K, ven We Victor Reyen, divorce,
for desert on.
John ID collins VS. We stern Alles heny
Railroad Co. indemnity bond Of defend
ant in $1,000 filed to remunerate plain
] tiff for one acre taken from the plain
tiff's farm in Fairview township. The
railroad has built Y reversing switch
In between two oil wells ON the farm
seriously interfering with their opera
| ton.
B. Thompson, committee of Robert
Piper. lunatic, and Elizabeth Piper vs.
George Reiber. summons to trespass.
SENTENCES.
| Saturday, Judge Galbreath sentenc-
| ed several prisoners as follows:
Harry Bickei, a&b with intent to
commit rape. costs, $500 fine and six
months in Jail
| Nealy McCool, larceny. costs, 800
fine and one year to the Allegheny work
house. Sentence on al Glenn was sus-
Pended until December. Motion hav-
ing been made for new trial.
Jos Mccarthy. assault with intent TO
rob. 800 fine and three months in Jail.
Mccarthy was caught with his hand in
Marvin Begg's coat pocket.
Geo White, 800 fine and 30 days tn
Jail
J. F. Burns, stealing Plum Timblin's
bull pup, 500 fine and 8 months to
workhouse.
The recognizance of Lulu Watterson.
charged with keeping disorderly house
was forfeited.
Sentence on Lewis Raphael, convict
e1 of selling liquor without license, was
suspended pending the decision Of the
Court on point of law.
The bail of John Sproul was declared
forfeited
A settlement in the case OF Com. vs.
A. $. Timblin was allowed. The case
against W. Fl. Cooper, whom TimblIn
shot. is also said TO have been settled
and Cooper is said to have left the
country.
An order of Court has been made al
lowing Sheriff Gibson ten cents per day
per prisoner for washing clothes.
A. T. Black was appointed auditor in
the estate of Conrad Angert. decd.
Judge Galbreath is assisting Judge
Wilson at Clarion this week.
Saturday morning John Sheppard
Campbell resigned as Court Crier and
Joseph Criswell was appointed his sue
cessor. Mr.. Campbell was appointed a
year ago, was a most popular and oblig
ing officer and retires with the good will
Of the entire Bar.
The Cum berland will case was settled
by mutual agreement last Thursday.
Sheriff Gibson and Deputy Hoon took
Nealy McCool to the Work House, Mon
day evening, for year; John s. Burns
for 9 months; and Levi Anderson for 3 |
months
Viewers in the case Of J. A. Mortimer
vs Western Allegheny r r Co. appoint |
ed to award damage done Mortimer
leasehOld and wells on the Andrew
Mays farm in Fairview twp. awarded
him $3.50.
A charge Of larceny has been entered
against Edward Myers and Harry
Gordon, two Fourth ward boys, by |
j. l.. Mcbride.
Court convened Wednesday morning
and the equity case of the Reiber Gas
company against the Butler Water Co.
was heard.
J. P. Milford, John Z. Wonier and T.
&. Park were appointed inspectors on
Freehling, Robert Smith and John
McQ. Smith on the Rough Run bridge.
a charge Of a&b has been entered
against j. Presley Elliott by his wife
TilIie Elliott.
The Firrt Presbyterian church of |
Mars has recorded it's charter.
Up In Mercer county they have en-
tered charges against sixteen me for the |
statutory = pc OF one fourteen -year.old
girl near Creenville.
Yesterday before Justice McAboy, s.
X Bailey plead guilty to ABB on w. j.
Stepp OF MtIdlessx and wns fined f10I
and costs. He was also held under $500
bail for the December court for surety |
of the peace.
The Oilwell Supply Co. has filed a |
mechanics lien OF 1927. Is against the |
Cashdollar Oil Co Of Adams twp.
Armstrong county has at the present |
time three men confined in the KittaDn
ing Jail for wife murder. Zillafro. con
victed OF the offense, and awaiting the |
Superior courts action in the matter Of
new trial; John Newminton, of Apol |
10, charged with shooing his wife on the |
18th inst. and Augustus Troutman, ar
rerted at Aladdin Monday night on n
similar charge The latter admits kill
ing bis wife, and says he did 30 because
she would not come home from an Ital-
ian resort when he asked her.
Judge Ermentrout. OF Berks county
has decided that it IN no crime TO spank
a mischevious boy. The Judge evident
ly knows all about the subject, and no
reasonable parent will have any objec-
tions TO file against this opinion. The
boy In the case threw water on gentle
man passing In his vicinity, and the
passerby caught him and administered
a sound spanking He was brought
before the court by the parents of the
boy charged with assault and battery.
Judge Ermentrout thought that the
spanking was probably the best thing
that could have happened to the boy.
in the Theil College case, heard In
Mercer court last week. the court, on
Thursday last, continued the prelimin-
ary Injunction until final hearing, re-
straining the college trustees from sell
ing or disposing Of the personal or real
property and from moving the college
from Greenville.
The court found that II was q viola
tion OF the charter rights to remove
the college from Greenville; that the
plaintiffs had such standing that they
could maintain the bill, and according
ly continued the injunction. II IL said
that the college will appeal the from
the decision Of Judge Miller, IL no the
case will 20 before the cuse will 20 be
fore the Supreme Court In October.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
A NJ Christley to Geo Harvey lot on
w Penn st for $500.
Guaranty ID &s r Co TO A M Chris
ley lot in Oakland Place for $3.50.
VIM Walker TO same lot for 1900
&c Graham to Andy Kratel lot on
Plank road cor $3.50.
Butler Land and Imp Go 10 VIM Col
breath lot at Bonny Brook for $3.50.
John s Painter TO w Il Pearce 40
acres In Clay for $1,000.
A M Christley TO w A Slower lots on