Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.


On petition of John Younkins for the
heirs of R. H Campbell, rule was
granted on the County Commissioners
to show cause why an appeal from an
assessment of $4,000 on farm IN Parker
twp should not be allowed Younkins
AYERS that the appeal was not filed at
the proper time because OF an arrange
ment with the Commissioners by which
he claims they were to reduce the
valuation.
Chris Donikas VS. Standard Steel Car
Co., trespass for $4,000 damages. The
plaintiff. a carpenter. while at work
for the defendant, last year, was knock
ed down and run over by a car in their
yards his arm being cut off.
VIM. Watson of Mt Chestnut has en-
tered suit in trespass for slander VS. A.
L. Bryan, John Scott and E. L. Shuster
In the estate of d. II. Wuller, an is
sue has been joined to test the validity
of the will, j. laval, admr, and the
mother, brothers and sisters being
plaintiffs and the two children, defend
ants.
NOTES
James E. Marshall was appointed
guardian of the children Of Charles
Helmbold
In the matter of the petition of the
town council Of Butler borough for the
appointment of viewers to assess dam
ages and benefits in the widening and
extension of Franklin street. the court
appointed Alex Mitchell, j. III. Lelghner
and Jacob Keck, who are to meet on
the premises Oct. II The lands of the
p. Baldorf heirs is the property con-
cerned in this matter.
In the Allegheny Co. Criminal Conrt,
last Friday. J. Henry jain was convict
ed of the embezzlement of 5000.
A divorce was granted. Saturday, to
Elaror Beatty from James Beatty.
Robert B. Lean, Receiver of the Lyn-
dora Supply Co. has petitioned for leave
to sell all the store stock and the real
estate to close up the receivership.
Rules have been granted on John
Winner of Worth twp. and on the Su-
peruisors of Centre twp. to show cause
why they should not be indicted on ac-
count Of some bad roads.
On petition Of Assessor o. NJ. Phillips
of the Third Ward, the names of DR. L.
r. Stackpole, Harry C. Brent, Louis L.
Monroe, David L. Floyd, John Floyd,
C. w. Irvine and w. 81. Griffith have
been added to the Registry lists.
On petition of Assessor Geo. McJun
kin the names of John Call and Lewis
Williamson have been added TO the
Fourth Ward Registry list
Tony Cberri has petitioned for natur
alizstion.
The Butler Grocery Co. has petition
ed for decree of dissolution W. A.
Goehring and the late Frank Hunter
were the principal stockholders.
In keeping with an order from the
bench at the May term Of court. Judge
Doty at Greensburg, Pa, refused the
application of 40 foreigners for citizen
ship. According to the ruling no
foreigners are to be admitted to citizen
ship unless they can read or write. Half
a hundred applications were made at
the recent terra of court, and it was set
forth in the papers that they had no
knowledge of the English language
Hence their rejection.
August Berger, of Washington county
gave peculiar reason before a Justice |
OF the peace for running away with an
other mans wife. Berger was accused |
Of e,oping with Mrs. Vincent Chevonar |
and pleaded guilty. He said: "Chevon-
ar owed me $47. so for goods and ] saw |
no chance to get the nousy, 80 took his |
Wife Berger stated that he had no
great affection for the woman, but |
thought she was next best to the money |
Both Berger and Mrs. Chevonar were |
committed to jail.
The state Supreme Court meets in
Pittsburg, next week, and will continue
in session for several weeks.
At its sessions two cases Of general |
interest will be heard the appeals /
from the decisions of the Dauphin |
county court in the Judges Salary act of |
Of 1903 and the Russ case
The facts as to the salary act are gen |
orally known, and the Riss case grows |
out OF q bill for nearly $4,000 incurred |
by the legislature of s97 for wine,
whiskey. beer, cigars and other sup |
plies. furnished the legislature Of 1897 |
by James Russ, a Harrisburg caterer,
while they attended the dedication of |
Of the Grant tomb bnt' the bill was We |
toed by Coy. Haftings The legislature |
Of 1899 passed bill authorizing Russ |
10 sue the state for the recovery Of hs |
claim, and this was vetoed by Governor |
Stone A similar act was passed by |
the last legislature, and was signed by
Governor Pennypacker
Russ brought suit last December in |
the Dagphin county court for the recov- |
cry of his claim. The court threw out |
the case on the ground that there was
no contract between the state and the |
caterer Russ has since been trying TO |
collect his money from the members of |
the Legislature Of 1897 by assessing each |
Of them S15 as their pro rata share OF |
his bill. Few of them have paid any
TO his assessment
The cases from Butler county will be |
heard during tho week beginning the |
nth.
The cases from this county for this
term are:
Weist VS. Wuller
Independent Natural Gas Co. ys But
Ter Water Co
Durham trustes, vs Wick.
tsuieley vs Z. r. L. Co.
An assault that may result in murder
and an attempted escape discovered in
the nick of time were two sensational
features OF one day in the Western Pen
itentary, Allegheny, last Saturday,
AS the result Of q desperate fight in
the south block of the institution Satur-
day afternoon a negro prisoner is in the
prison hospital suffering from severe
knife wounds that will cause his.death
His assailant. another negro prisoner a
notorious Allegheny county convict, is
in solitary cofnement.
Guards the gane night discovered
that form on q cot in q cell in the
porth block was a dummy and q quick
search revealed that the prisoner had
escaped to the prison roof and was at
tempting TO make his way to liberty.
He was secured and placed in confine-
ment
While Warden w McG L4hnaton
admitted the factg in both the cases he
declined to reveal the names Of the
criminals involved stating that they
were matters not fully investigated and
all the facts must fitst be admitted to
the prison board before they are op
nounced.
fRorEKpf psANSFAhs
Wa Hale '- '
d =. nenry DeWolf 4S acres
80 winfield for $2400
Geo Pinches TO John Meckolas al
acres in Buffalo for $1,000
Paulo and II G Weibel to Harvey J