Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-12
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Judge Galbreath had the perplexing g
problem Of dealing out justice to three
bows. all.acensed of larceny. Friday after
noon. The first called bsxore him was
Ravmord slillison, aged rs years. the
Franklin township lad who confessed
breaking into tie Wilson. kjester,
Meyers and other houses He said he
entered the nousss IN search Of signt
for lis life. lie knew it was wrong
and thought some punishment would d.
hin good Harry Allen, aged l3, aud
I'd SIyers, aged -. waC were caught
r,isbing Be=semar freight cars We're the
other too. They both wept copionsly
and said they didn't take nothing.
Monday all plead guilty and the Court
lei them 20 On tGeir good behavior.
The verdict Of the Coroner's J1ry in
the case Of Miss Annie Philips, flied
last week, Is that she died Of peritonitis
in NINA ti0n, bur nobody is named as
being responsible for it.
James Kromas of near Keister was
arrested. last Thursday. for alleged
completely in the shooting cf Detective
Marshall Of New Castle, and brought ID
Butter and put in Jail. The County
Commissioner IF Mercer Co. have Of
fered reward Of 500 for the capture Of
Rock or Rococo the Italian who did The
shooting.
In the Z. s. District Court Of Pitts
burg, last Friday. WilliauI j. Logan
plead guilty to coanterfeitiag and was
sentenced By Judge Joseph Burlington
70 serve II months ia the county jail.
Logan was captured, with Edwin l..
HeuIis, in a rooin on Fifth avenue,
while be was pouring metal in a mold
He has but one arm, and 10 II frank
manner told the court the gradua!
manner in which he became counter
feiter. He made an impression with
Judge Buffington. who eaid he was
sorry there were not two Indictments Sd
he could sentence him for short time
on one and hold the other in suspense
for Logan's benefit.
The cases against Peter Rock, Robert
z. Fry, Henry Corbett and James Ed
s.ards. who ara charged vita robbing
postOffices at Ambridge and Fair Oaks,
and who were arrested near Evans City
have been continued, rs the govern
msnt cannot get possession OF the men
until they have been tried By the
State courts.
Controller Cunningham Of Allegheny
Co, Is auditing the books Of all the
Justices and Aldermen OF that countxLo
fad o-t wny bat p OF the 400 made -
turns Of the fines collected. The Dis
patch says that the intimation that IN
-ome cases costs have been collected
from both the county and defendant
and the docket altered 10 correspond. IL
a more serious imputation, sas it re-
moves al possible plea Of mis1nder-
standing the law as 10 fines
Some inhabitants Of Mars had hear
ing before Esq. Keck. Thursday even
ing and were discharged Eighteen
persons were heard, but there was no
positive evidence Of selling liquor.
Edward Hughes was placed jail yes
terday by Policeman Hamm on charges
Of robbery and larceny.
D. L. Aiken was appointed Assistant
Assessor Of End Precinct, lst ward
Bntler.
Lewis Greenwalt was appointed Az
sistant Assessor for Jackson twp. East
Precinct.
The School Board, Council and Tax
Collectors Maxwell and Slater have
fled an answer To the bin in equity Of
The Davis Lead Co. denying the legality
Of the agreement Of ten years ago to ex-
honerate them from taxes, and stating
that the Lead Co. violated the agree
ment by building only $500, 900 instead
1f "A 800, 600 plant and by employing
only 80 men instead Of 2JO
A Jewish lad was robbed OF a and a
pair of shoes by tramps in the Bessem
sr yards Tuesday. at the point of a re-
yolyer they drove bim into a box car
and forced him TO disrobe.
J. McCombs Crnikshanks was APP
pointed Assistant Assessor Of 1st pre-
Genet, Winfield township and Samuel
OF the I'd precinct.
Ex. .Prothonoiary Jas. H. Tebay has
registered az law student.
Articles Of association Of the Starlight
Co. It'd, have been filed
Hon. J. y. Showalter was appointed
guardian of Charline and Corinne Nc
Kee. daughters Of the late John l.. Nc
Kee.
Sarchfeld Pagan was appointed At
sistant Assessor for Penn twp. north
precinct vice p. r. McAnallen, resigned.
Yesterday the property Of the Stand
ard Trust Co. occupied by Lexington
Bros, was sold at public sale 10 Green
& Young for $500 The property
fronts 24k feet on Main St, and extends
back $50 feet, with an offset making
the width 40 feet in the rear.
Edward Crocker Of Slipperyrock twp.
was committed 10 Jail by Esq. Stoops,
Monday, on charge Of rape, said 10
have been preferred by his sterin-law,
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
j. T.. Anderson TO McGuire Metallic
Casket Co, acres in Butler twp. for
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