Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-03-17
LEGAL NEWS.
GRAND Jury FINDINGS.

| LEGAL NEWS.
| GRAND JURY FINDINGS.
Friday afternoon the Grand Jur.
made its final return as follows:
True Biils-Com. Us Frank DeFaZio
! larceny; H W. Bame. Robert Hudson
and J. s. Jordan, selling adulterateC
food; Matilda Keister, selling hquo
without license; Lewis Seaton, forgery
Grant Geiger. false pretense.
Not True Bills-John Koul, mbezzle
ment, prosecutor, Samuel Blank, to pa.
costs; Chris Lavos, larceny, prosecutor
Geo. Amos, to pay costs: John George
larceny, prosecutor, John Yuhas, to pa
costs.
| The Grand Jury refused to recon-
mend the petition for a bridge over th'
! Connoquenessing creek in Butler boro.
and also refused the petition for {
county bridge over Glade Run in Mid
dlesex twp, but approved petitions fol
| bridges over Buffalo creek in Buffalo
twp. ard for a bridge over the Como
quenessing in Butler twp.
NEW SUITS.
Henry g. Donnelly VS. Newton Hill
lard, Thos. a. Heenon and J. II. Hill
lard, assumpit for 500, claimed to bt
due on recognizance.
Jos. Z. Osborne vs 4. L. Findley, as
sumpsit. The plaintiff claims that in
Sept, 1903, he entered into an agree
ment with Findley by which the latter
was to deed him a property on Sleepy
st, and give him possession Oct. lst.
Osborn paid $50 OF the purchase mon
ey. He claims that the defendant did
not have title to the property and Gid
not complete the house IS specified IN
the agreement.
American Agricultural Chemical Co.
vs Kirkpatrick Bros. of Renfrew, as
sumpsit for S301, claimed to be due for
fertilizers,
L. c. Wick VS. Thomas HARRISON, me-
cbanics lien for s97, for foundation
stone furnished.
J. A. Black vs A. j. Malarkey, as
sumpsit for $500 60 for wages for work
in the Bessemer Brick and Tile Works,
Clinton twp.
Borough of West Liberty VS. Brady
township. bin in equity asking the
Court TO adjust and opportion the old
debts of the township between the
township and borough.
CONTINUED UNTIL MAY 6TH.
The Court refused continuance of
the injp2ction cases, Thursday, and the
hearing was TO begin Friday morning,
bu. another effort for continu-
ance was made By the attorneys for the
1af fr.I -f,l he
attorneys for the plaintiffs entered into
a written agreement ON the matter and
the court made the following order:
And now, March III, 1904, by mutu-
al consent of all the parties, the prelim-
mary injunctioDs granted in the above
cases are continued until May 0 for final
bearing with the same effect as though
the motion 10 continue the preliminary
injunctions had been heard by the court
and the order made.
BY TIE COURT"
NOTES
Mart Mintzer, Frank Young and VIM
and Geo. Cashdollar, young men who
had broken up basket social and liter
ary in school near Gallery, plead gull
ty to disturbing public meeting. and
were each fined s25 and costs.
The court suspended sentence on pay
ment of costs in the cases against X
Hudson of Evans City, J. $. Jordan of
Mars and Ell w. Bame of Harmony, who
were charged by Inspector McGregor
with violations of the pure food laws.
The surety of the peace case VS. Jas
was Withdrawn, the prosecu-
tor paying the costs.
Iu the case Of Com VS. Alferd Fuller
ton, the prosecutor, r. FL. Young. was
sentenced to pay the costs.
John Cain was found not guilty of
surety of the peace, but was ordered to
pay the costs.
Alex Miller was found guilty of sure
ty Of the peace, charged against him by
bis wife, and was sentenced to pay the
costs and give bail In the sum of $500 to
keep the peace.
Zelienople boro has entered a me-
chanics lien of $117 against the bank
rupt estate Of Albert Winter.
The Lyndora Hotel property has been
at $4,000. and April 18th was
fixed as the time for opening the bids Of
the parties for the property, and for
making appeals.
A motion to quash indictment was
made by defendants attorney in Gaze of
Com. vs. r II. Gerberding.
Through bis attorney, A. t. Black,
Harvey Pierce Kiester of Carr. petition.
ed court TO change his name to Harvey
Pierce Boycott.
On petition OF citizens of Venango
ham, Armstrong Wilson and issac Kay
Ior were appointed viewers. e.
On petitions Of citizens Of Butler and
Franklin twps, W. ii. Walker, q. A.
and L. Z. Clark were ap-
pointed viewers to inquire into the ne
cessity Of county bridge.
On petition Of citizens Of Butler twp
for review of a public road, Jesse
Matthew Badger and Jacob
Albert were appointed viewers.
q. c. Pillow, w. Allison and g. w.
Varnum were appointed viewers for
public road in Oakland twp.
On petition of citizens Of Venango
twp. to review private road, G. ID.
Cook was appointed one of the viewers
in the place of s. w. Lewis. who could
not serve on account of sickness.
Samuel G. Burckholder, manager Of
Roots billiard room, was tried ON
charge OF allowing minors in the billiard
room. The jury returned q verdict Of
not guilty, but pay the costs.
In the case OF Mars boro ys the u. Z.
church, stated case for the court TO de-
eide who should pay for boardwalk,
Judgment was rendered for the borough
for $50 and costs.
Jurymen A. II. Bargley of Muddy
creek, A. NJ. Wier of Buffalo and j. NJ.
Rea OF Connoquenessing were excused
from service.
The case Of Com. Va Lewis Seaton,
has been continued until June term.
o. M. Patterson and wife Of " ashing-
ton twp adopted as their child Francis
Dean Patterson OF North Bristol, 0.
The Guaranty s. ID. & T. Co. was ap-
pointed guardian Of Lyman, John H.,
Sarah c. and Lois e.. minor children Of
Nathan Ramsey, decd, OF Middlesex
twp.
Frank Balick OF Lyndora is In Jail on
a charge of breaking into dwelling
house with intent 10 commit felony.
At Philadelphia last Friday n man
who gave his name az Henry G. Bowers
and his address as Tarentnm, called at
detective headquarters and asked to be