Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-11-19
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS,

Gellert Goehring and John Keck have
entered mechanics lien on house and
lot in Zelienople owned by John +.
Strut for balance of $33.
John A. Criswell VS. Jas. Easley, NJ.
Monks, DR.. S. NJ. McGeorge, Mr.. Wills
and ]. W. Toomey, bill in equity, ask
ing that the defts. be restrained from
dismantling a well in Adams township
against which Criswell claims to have
lien of S95.
Jennie Cummins VS. B. & 0. Ry. Co.,
trespass for 500 damages done the
plaintiffs land in Forward twp. by the
railroad building high fill on the Rel
bold cutoff between her land and the
creek. which transforms her place into
a swamp.
BIC. Anderson VS. the B. & L. Ry.
Co, trespass for $246. Anderson states
that car load of grapes skipped to
him from Westfeld, n. Y. was broken
into by employees of the railroad in the
Butler yards and the goods damaged TO
the amount asked.
TRIAL LIST.
The last case tried before Judge Wal
lace was the SANDER suit of Ellis Hes
selgesser We August Sell. The plaintiff
sued for damages for very monstrous
slander which Sell on the stand ad-
mitted saying, but gave the name oil
another party whom he said told him
said he did not believe it himself. The
Jury returned a verdict of six and
fourth cents to vindicate Hesselgesser.
The case of Joseph Earhart vs The
Allegheny & Western r. K. Co. 10 re-
cover for land taken and damages done
his farm near Karns City, was tried be-
fore Judge Galbreath. The plaintiff S
witnesses generally placed the damage
at 10000 and the deft's at 800 or $500,
while one or two said he ought not TO
have anything at all. The jury was
not sent out till Monday morning and
The case of Mrs. Sarah Forquer of
Marion township VS. w K Hamilton, as
sumpsit for ground rent resulted in
verdict of $27 for the plf.
In the case of Ann Kunkle VS. Samuel
e. Ellen Davidson. by direction of Judge
Wallace verdict was returned for the
defendant, the Court holding that a
In the case of J. G. Craig ct al, sur
viyihg partners in the Boulder Oil Co,
VS. J. W. Adams and Herbert Lobaugh,
the plaintiffs plead surprise after the
had amended their affidavit
of defense. and the case was continued.
The suit is to determine ownership OF
600 feet Of casing used in well on the
farm near Mars. and is
veritable riddle. The death Of w. A.
Albaugh, one of the partners, caused
the tangle.
In the case of Ida Dittmer vs Stephen
Dittmer, a hearing was agreed upon
without jury trial, and Judge Wallace
granted the divorce.
A compulsory non-suit was granted
and motion to STRIFE off same immedi-
ately entertained, to be heard at next
Court, In the case of +. A
Durham, trustee of Amos Steelsmith vs
L. G. Wick, brought to recover $1,000.
on an alleged parole agreement for sale
of an interest in planning mill.
The ejectment suit of Mrs. Nancy
VS. Mrs NJ. T.. Murtland was
settled last week. Previous trials had
resulted in verdicts for each.
Damages to the amount of $4,000 ia
asked in the suit Of Mrs Krut vs. Butler
borough.
The case Of Butler Savings Bank for
use of Mary f. and Marg't Wilson vs
Huly Jamison and Alvin Caruthers and
T. Wilson, defts. and NJ. FL. Thomp.
son, garnishee, in which the plaintiffs
tried to recover $3.50, they having taken
a check from the defts for that amount
after the defts' goods had been attach
ed, resulted in verdict for the defts.
The cases Of Ph. Martone VS. w. s.
McCrca; A. II. Patterson VS. Cunning
ham & MANAGE. and Garmong vs. Nc
Nance were settled; that of Berg vs.
Lumber Co was continued.
A non-suit was granted in the case OF
W. X. Stoughton vs A. Il. Butler.
NOTES.
Last week NJ. l.. Starr sold to w. r.
lease and 3 wells on the
Campbell farm in Parker twp. for
f13500. r. s. u. Campbell also sold
wells to Dougherty for $500.
Chas Young & Co. gold TO c. A.
Horton leases and wells in Donegal twp.
for $4,000.
Last week Russian confessed to
Postmaster Black that he had been
falsely identified by one Joe Mescoe and
cashed money order drawn in favor Of
another Russian. He obtained the
order through having access to the
other mans mail. Mescoe has left.
There was considerable excitement in
Clarion, last Thnrsday, when it was
made kuown that one Of the county
John Saxon, had made
information against the other two com
miesioners, J. A. Summerville and Geo.
w. Texter, and against John Shirley.
county solicitor, charging them with
and fraudulently altering
and falsifying public record and the
minutes Of the county commissioners,
and also charging them with conspiracy
to defraud the county.
In the u. s.. Circuit Court in Pitts
burg, last Thursday, j. Il. Black. adm'r,
secured a verdict Of f5759.66 against
the Travellers Ins. Co. Of Hartford, on
the policy held by his brother Newton,
decd. At the first trial, year or 40
ago, the Insurance Co. won, but the U.
S. Court Of Appeals ordered a new trial
ID. O'Day, ct al have brought snit in
the u y. District Court va Barngdall
and the Southern Oil Co, claiming
$75, 900 damagea, on an oil property
deal in Ohio.
In the estate Of Sarah j. Ramsey,
decd, Of Centre township, the bid Of
Martha j. Stevenson was withdrawn
and the property was awarded to Q. Q.
Johnston at his bid, f6750.
At Omaha, Neb., Monday evening,
the federal grand jury returned true
bills against United States Senator
Charles II. DIETRICH and Postmaster
Jacob Fisher OF Hastings, Neb., charg-
ing them with conspiracy and bribery
in connection with the appointment
Of Fisher TO the position OF postmaster
Jacob Sumney Of Summit township
has been held for furnishing liquor TO
men OF incorporate habits and for
larceny
On the present jury are two unusual
ly old jurors, Adam Endree Of Zelien
ople, who will be eighty years old on
Cnrlbtmhb dhy, ana squire Jhncb
Coyle Of Clearheld township, who IN
also eighty years Of age.
Carl Hutas plead guilty Tuesday TO a
charge Of gambling and was sent TO Jail
for one day and fined Is.
Hugh McNamee Of Butler was APP
pointed guardian Of minor children Of
Jacob A. Downey Of Butler and John
l.. McNamee, deceased, 10 enable the
making Of coal lease on lands in