Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-03-12
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

vs. Henry Leise, sci ia ON mortgage OF
$52S 90.
| Butler Savings Bank for use of Mary
and Margaret Wilson VS. Henry. Alvin
and Jamison Carotbers and Thos Viii
son. defts, and w. III. Thompson, gar
nishee, attachment execution.
J. c. and R. NJ Wright have appeal
ed from the award of damages in petit
ton for a new road in Adams and Mid
dlesex twps.
Oliver Thompson ys The Standard
Lumber Co, trespass for $1,000. Thomp-
sons livery barn is in the rear Of the
Forquer residence and access to it is by
the alley between the Forquer and
Balph or Trust Co. buildings The
Lumber Co. has had the alley blocked
mp for several months which forms the
basis of the suit.
GRAND JURY.
The grand jury made its final pre-
sentiment and were discharged Satur-
day morning The county offices and
buildings were found in good shape and
the Court, District Attorney, and
officers were thanked and compliment
ed. A storage room for old record
books was recommended in the base
ment.
The jury stated that it acted ON So
bills, finding 43 true and ignoring ID.
1t is seldom grand jury has had such
a large amount of work in this county.
A bridge was recommended over Gil
ghrists run in Marion twp.
True bills were returned Saturday as
follows:
Commonwealth VS. George Baldwin,
keeping a gambling house.
John Haley, f&b.
West Penn railroad, maintaining a
public nuisance.
Bessemer & Lake Erie railroad,
maintaining public nuisance
Walter Powell, rape. :.
George Bleumling, assault and
battery.
Buffalo, Rochester 81 Pittsburg rail
road, maintaining nuisance.
Barbara Hause. f&b.
Rudolph Chapman, furnishing liquor
to persons of known Incorporate
habits.
John Heating. adultery, etc.
The bill was ignored against r. w
Premise for selling liquor without
license.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Monday morning Claude Ziegler, Vim
cent Ambruster, Charles Haben, Harry
Martin, Bert DeHaven, John Taylor,
Francis Marshall, Elmer Stokes and
John Benson were called into Court
and plead guilty to charges of riot, ri
otous destruction of public buildings
and a&b for participating in the Ben
nett riot. They were each fined SO
and costs on the first charge and 81 and
costs on the last. Lucian Chenot, a 10
year-old South Side boy also plead gull
ty and sentence was suspended on pay
ment of costs on account of his age
Anthony Roher was to have plead gull
ty but changed his mind and will be
tried.
The nuisance case against the Street
Car Co. was continued until May term.
Mike Morrison of the White House
wagon cafe plead guilty to maintaining
a nuisance, but claimed that he had
been privileged by the borough authori-
ties to run the cafe on the streets.
Geo. Mardorf plead guilty, Monday,
to exhibiting obscene pictures and was
fined $40 and costs.
Randolph Chapman, colored, plead
Shull and wife, and was fined $50 and
sent to Jail for go days
Albert Duncan, the man who run
amuck with revolver few weeks ago,
first shooting at the brick-layer boss at
the brewry building because he was re-
fused work and then making targets of
the police on Water st. was put on tri-
al, Monday. The charges were feloDi- |
GUS shooting and shooting with intent |
to kill The jury found him not guilty |
on account of insanity.
Penn twp plead guilty to maintain
ing a nuisance and was sentenced to
abate it.
The case against Eugene Pape was
continued until next term.
Eugene Clifton, the slayer of Karl
Paine, was brought into Court, Tues
day, but nothing was done. 1t is un-
derstood that on Saturday Clifton will
plead guilty to the charge of murder
against him, and evidence will be taken
to establish the grade of the crime.
George Miller, who was indicted for
his assault on little Lizzie Kelly of
Venango twp. and also for burglary and
larceny, plead guilty to all the charges
Friday and was sentenced to four years
to the Penitentiary for the assault and
five years for the burglary and larceny,
and fined $500 in the cases All the
sentences begin to run from the date of
imposition.
Thomas Brown was fined So, and
costs for disorderly conduct.
Adam Renno, charged with surety of
the peace by his wife, was sentenced to
pay the costs and be good.
Edward Morrow, charged with surety
or the peace by D. H. Adderhcld, was
found not guilty, the costs were placed
on the prosecutor, and both were re-
duired to enter recognizance to keep
the peace.
G. V. Dufford was found not guilty of
surety of the peace and the costs placed
on Mrs. Tillie Elliott, the prosecutor.
VIM. Marburger, a young Forward
twp. farmer, accused of desertion by his
seventeen-year old wife was sentenced
to pay her $3 per week.
NOTES.
The Mt Pelee Oil & Gas Co. has re-
corded leases for 327 acres in Cherry
twp.
The children of VIM Weible decd
of Penn twp. have petitioned Court to
award an inquisition to partition his
estate.
Final accounts of administrators,
guardians etc. and reports of viewers
etc, were confirmed Saturday.
w. H. Stamey has recorded agree
ments for the sale of the coal underly-
ing the Addleman, Cochran, Camp
bell, Ferguson, Higgins, Murrin, Nc
Junkin & Forquer, Mcbride, Seaton
prising about 900 acres.
Matthew Shannon was appointed
supervisor of Connoquenessing twp.
vice Peter Nicklas, resigned.
Samuel M. Seaton, gdn of Rose E.,
Minnie and Geo. Christy, was granted
leave to sell real estate.
Clerk Graham was appointed guar
dian ad litem of Lewis Brown.
VIM. f. Coyle was appointed tax col
lector of Donegal twp.
John Williams was sent to Jail for 30
days by Burgess Kennedy for drunken
ness.
John Sabola, a Polander, is in Jail for
a&b.
On petition of Frank Johnston a cita-
tion was granted on Chas W. Johnston,