Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-06-04

son, assumpsit for S354 10 claimed as s
balance due for saving lumber.
Matilda Stein. ex'r. vs. Stephen Bredin
sci Il. sur mortgage.
TRIAL LIST.
Civil Conrt convened Monday, Judgt
Thomas of Meadyille arriving at moor
to assist Judge Galbreath, Jurors Crall
Smith. J. F. Fishkorn of Zelienople j
E. Bard OF Siipperyrock and WIN
Wood of Clinton twp. We're excused.
The case of H IL Grossman vs. Slip
peryrock twp. trespass for damages foi
being thrown from buggy was taken
ND before Judge Galbreath and conr
pleted Wednesday, the jury rendering
a verdict of $500 for the plaintiff.
The case of John II. Negley VS. the
PB & L z Railroad Co trespass fol
damages TO his property caused by the
destruction of private road by the
deft. and for di1t taken from his land
in Butler borough, was taken up before
Judge Thomas.
The Franklin twp. dog case is On
trial before Judge Galbreath.
When the trial list was called over
the following cases were marked settled
Mrs. Sarah Crowl VS. Mrs. ElZada Hind
man. II. A. Sloan VS. II. A. Pryor; j.
Grossman. admir- of Hugh Grossman "
Mary A. Hamilton; W. d. Shira and
Ruth Shira, his mother, VS. VIM. Hutch
ison, Harry Thompson and Chris Miller;
Martha Douds VS. W. P. Guazier, ex'r
OF Mary McClure; Fence Co. for use OF
Berg VS. II Kuauff, two suits; Joshua
c. Bailey VS. Butler borough.
The cases of L. j. McDeavett vs w.
]. McDeavitt; A. Seaton & Son VS. Geo
Winner: Benz Bauer, trustee, VS. heirs OF
]. Martin of Mercer ST, and J. Bren-
nan & Co. vsJ V Ritts were continued.
CRIMINAL COURT.
James Moore, colored, of Red Row
was fined $50 and costs for fornication.
The fine goes to the Poor District of
Butler County.
William H Flick, the Young man who
plead guilty TO robbing Grieb's Jewelry
store and his fellow boarders. was
sentenced Friday on the charge OF
burglary to pay costs, a fine OF SlO0 aud
to undergo imprisonment in the Western
Penitentiary for two years. Sentence
on the three charges Of larceny was
suspended.
John L. Parkinson, colored, was
sentenced to pay costs, fine OF 500,
and to Jail for 90 days for furnishing
liquor en- Sunday.
Frank Blake was placed ON t1ial Fri
day. on charge of furnishing liquor to
man Of known incorporate habits
DUDLEY Scanlon, the Franklin man
killed while drunk by Bessemer train
near the Car Works some time ago..
Blake was with Scanlon and his wife,
He was found guilty and fined 500,
and sent to Jail for 60 days.
J. W. Harvey of the Second Ward,
who plead nolle contendre to a charge
of assault and battery, against small
boy who had been fighting with
Harvey's boy. was sentenced to pay the
costs and fine of S25.
Steve Ogallic, convicted of larceny,
stealing the wages of fellow WORK
man from his person, was sentenced to
restore stolen property, pay costs, line
of $780, and undergo Imprisonment ,at
the workhouse at Clairmont for six
III onths
William Golden, convicted for knock
ing down and robbing man at the
West Penn crossing, was find $500 and
sent to the Western Penitentiary for 4
years.
r. J. Black, convicted of assault and
battery on E. Reep of Fairview was
sen fenced to pay costs. fine of 500,
and Imprisonment in the Western
for l year. In the surety
of the peace case against Black in which
Claude Murtland was prosecutor, Black
was directed to enter recogniZance IN
$500, TO keep the peace.
John Henderson, convicted of the
Cummings and Black burglaries at
Harrisville was sentenced to restore the
goods, pay costs, fine OF 500 and to
the Penitentiary for Is months.
NOTES.
A motion for a new trial has been
made in the case of Com. VS. +. w.
Wagner, convicted of maintaining a
lottery.
Sentence was suspended in the cases
of Dora Childs. Minnie Rosenberg,
Mary Baker and Mary Couples.
Letters of admin were granted to
Adam Weitzel on estate of Gertrude
Weitzel. late of Butler twp.
The will of James Kildoo of Clay twp.
was probated and letters granted to W.
J. and Alfred Kildoo; also will of John
Boozel, of Sunbury, and Letters to P. p.
Pravru apd Jnbn Fl Racze1
Wicalo Della Penna a native of Italy
was naturalized yesterday.
Judge Patton has handed down
opinions in the case of Crabtree VS.
Brown, directing Judgment for costs to
be entered againsts the plaintiff. and in
the Kyle VS. Hassel ruling that the deft
return the coal lease in question to
Kyle.
j, c. McNees was appointed register
ing assessor of 1st precinct. Third Ward
vice Chas Roessing resigned.
BY another vote of five to four the
United States Supreme Court has again
decided that theConstitution and the flag
are not necessarily cotemporaneous
travellers. The case just determined
was an appeal from conviction for
murder obtained in Hawaii after the
annexation of the Republic and before
the erection of the Territory, when by
the resolution of annexation all Hawai-
ian laws mot contrary to the Constitu=
ton of the United States" We're con-
tinued in force The contention was
that the accused was convicted under
the insular code, in violation of the con-
stitutional requirements, being tried
without Indictment by the grand jury
and convicted by majority instead of
a unanimous vote of the petit jury.
Gentlemen" said a Judge addressing
the jury in recent Irish case reported
in Law Notes, you have heard the evi
dence. The indictment says the prison
er was arrested for stealing a pig. The
offense seems to be a common one The
time has come when it must he put a
stop to; otherwise, gentlemen, none of
you will be safe. .
The refusal of lower court to grant a
charter for the incorporation of a Chris
tian Science Church and the confirm
alton by the Supreme Court of that re-
fusal will call attention to the frequent
ly forgotten circumstance that the grant
of charter is of grace and not of right.
In the theory and to a considerable
extent in the practice of the law a cor
poration is not erected for the benefit of
the incorporators. 1t is created for the
sake of the community in the midst of
which its influence is TO be exerted and
its activities applied.
The advantage which the incorporat-
ors themselves may derive from the CO.