Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-06-09
DIVORCES.

GRAND JURY.
Jchn L. Caldwell OF jefferson twp.
was appointed foreman
Tuesday afternoon the following re-
| tuIns were made:
TRUE BILLS.
Commonwealth vs. William Boyle,
f&b
Amos Christy, larceny.
Mike Rose. accessory TO rape.
Mike Lambroso. rape.
Samuel Blank, larceny.
J. II. Williams, larceny of brass etc.
w. J. Gillen. fraudulently removing
property to avoid levy, etc.
Birdie Sowash, fornication.
Andy Urap, agg. a&b on Policeman
Colisomo.
Dr. J. F. Minteer, practicing medi-
cine without license.
Harry Cypher, agg a&b on b. l..
Rudert
Thomas Pace, agg a&b; ;felonious a&b.
Joe Renock. agg ABB
William Leonard, f&b.
NOT TRUE BILLS,
Joe Lakotas, keeping a gambling
house an d selling liquor without license,
costs on Mike Fish,
J. c. Brandon, larceny.
III. Christy, larceny by bailee.
Geo Fleeger, larceny and receiving
stolen goods.
John Benson, assault, costs on county.
Mike Tish, assault, costs on county.
Clint Turner, a&b and carrying con-
cealed weapons, costs on Hiram Christy.
Hiram Chrlsty, a&b and carrying
concealed weapons, costs on Clint
Turner
SEERIFF'S SALES.
The following properties haye been
sold at Sheriff's Sale:
House and lot of E and James Meek
in Washington twp. to Ira Brown for
S25.
Six acres of EliZ Doerr, admir- of John
and George Doerr i'll Butler twp. to
Mrs Katherine Lawell for $1,000.
House and lot of G T l. McQuistion
on West ST, Butler for $3.50.
Property of Empire Glass Co. on e
Cunningham st. for 5000.
NOTES
Mrs. NJ Wendell conducting general
store jim Lyndora, has made a deed of
assignment for benefit of creditors to
T. 3. Denman.
The case of Com. VS. o. E. Long was
settled.
Report of Adm'rs sale of real estate
of Mrs. Amanda Floyd on McCool Ave.
to Pittsburg Land and Imp. Co. for 800
was confirmed
Report of Trustees sale of house-and
lot of Newton Garvin in Evans City to
Nancy Lutz for S1125.
Viewers appointed on the petition for
division of Butler twp into election
districts-reported in favor of three
precincts.
Sale of the Daniel Heck farm in
Centre twp. was adjourned after being
bid to S21 an acre.
Fifty acres of r. X. Snyder, decd,
in Brady twp. was sold at adm'rs sale
to .CypriaL Snyder, his father. for
S1310.
At Beaver, last Friday, a new trial
was refused ex-State Printer Thomas
Robinson in his slander suit against
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia.
Robinsons Beaver attorney, w. S.
Moore, said he thought the case would |
be appealed. In his opinion refusing al
new trial Judge Wilson is brief. He
says 81 reasons were filed setting forth
why a new trial should be granted, but |
after careful consideration he finds a
new trial should be refused. The case
was fist heard in 1900, when it was
non-suite6. A new trial was granted,
but was postponed several times. 1t
finally came to trial at the September
term last year. Much testimony re-
garding the famous bird book" was |
brought out in the testimony The |
jury found Wanamaker innocent, and |
new trial was asked. This was
argued two months ago
The Commissioners to divide For
ward twp. had great time, last week. |
There were $50 remonstrants against
dividing it into two parts; and 250
against three parts, while one man
wanted it divided into four SO they
left the township remain one, and
changed the election place to Henry
Behm's place, near the end of the tan-
mel, where a lot was secured for an
election house.
DIR. S. NJ Bippus, A. T. Scott, Esq.
and Chas NJ. Mitchell were appointed
commission to inquire into the sani-
ty of Martha Jane McCandless.
G. c Pillow, surveyor, John T.
Kelly and Jas. A. McMarlin were ap-
pointed viewers on petition for a coun-
ty bridge over Buffalo creek on the line
between Butler and Armstrong coun-
| ties.
Geo. NJ. Graham was appointed
guardian cd litem of Anna Allen, in the
estate of George Motherlein, and trus-
tee to sell real estate was applied for.
The petition of A. j. and Mary o.
| Bagley to adopt Leona Flick was grant
| ed and the child will hereafter be Olive
Margaret Bagley.
Michael Cummings plead guilty,
| Monday, to charge of furnishing IL
quor to men of known intemperate hab-
its and was fined and costs and sent to
Jail for so days.
Jas. Kelly plead guilty to larceny of
| window screens from the G.. Sta1nm
residence and was sent to Jail for 80
days
Edward Hughes, colored, plead gull
| ty to stealing a pocket book from a
foreigner and was fined 500 and sent
| to jail tor months.
The cases of Mary Severing and Mike
Kontz, selling liquor without license,
and Sam Severing, surety of the peace,
were settled.
In the case of John Miller VS. Rachel
Davidson ct al, a motion was made to
set aside appraisment, and hearing
thereon fixed for July 2.
At Washington, Pa. Monday, Milovar
Pattrovick, one of the men convicted of
the Ferguson murder was sentenced to
20 years to the pen. Kovovick is under
sentence of death for same murder.
Wednesday morning Frank Cunning
ham plead guilty to charge of practic-
ing dentistry without license. Sent
ence was suspended.
Andy ERGO plead guilty to charge
of malicious mischief and was sent
enced to pay the costs and go to Jail for
5 days.
Thomas Pace plead guilty to charge
of felonious a&b and was fined S25 and
costs and sent to Jail for 30 days.
i George Foley, Leroy Eoley, Harry
Foley, Frank Lupey, c. Grinkle, and
G, w. Huselton plead guilty to charges
OF cruelty to animals and destroying
property of livery stable keeper, and
each was fined $50 and sent to Jail for
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