Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-09-22
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

LEGAL NEWS.
| New SUITS.
NJ. M. Banks, Laura McMeekin. and
Mary Waters VS. Fullerton and Eliza
/ beth Kennedy, bill in equity. The
/ plaintiffs state they were heirs to As
acres in Fairvlew twp and quit claim
ed their rights TO their Aunt Mrs Ken
nedy, on agreement that the latter
should sell the property, pay the debts,
and divide the residue among the heirs
They claim Kennedys did not sell the
property nor pay the debts, but re-
ceived from T N Barnesdan $500 for
lease and have kept all the moneys
derived from the oil royalties, in all
amounting to 1854 for each plaintiff.
J. Freedman VS. John Coil. replevin
for black muley COW valued at SO.
Cyrus Campbell VS. E. E Davis, tres
pass for $500 damages. Campbell states
that DAVIS dog ran out of the Davis
barn and sank his teeth through his
hand and that the dog had attacked
him at other times.
W. O.. Russell and wife of Saxonburg
VS. Butler Borough, trespass for $4,000
damages for injuries sustained by Mrs.
Russell by tripping and falling on
boardwalk on Elm st.
Com. VS. VIM. O'Donnell assumpsit on
two recognizance bonds, each for $500
entered into by ODonnell for the ap-
pearance of Eugene Lashley TO answer
charges made against him as proprietor
of the Harmony chicken ranch,
Margaret Daugherty for use of Jas
W. Shimmei sci fa sur mortgage.
NOTES
Wasil Maloney has been charged with
a&b.
Robt J. Ferguson has resigned as
Tax Collector of Middlesex twp.
In the matter of a petition for a new
road past the Wachmuth school in But
Ter twp, Gottlieb Kradel, A P Husel-
ton, Henry Miller. G. Wilson and Viii
son Miller Samuel Slayer. Andrew
Lennon and A. o. Eberhart have filed
releases of damages.
Tony Cherri and Jimmie Scruggi,
who were convicted of cutting Samuel
Jackson, were each fined $40 and costs.
Charles Ketzel of Harmony aged IA
years. was placed on trial Thursday on
charge of rape, alleged TO have been
committed with Susie Flowers. aged g
years, daughter of Abraham Flowers.
Ketzel was acquitted.
The bail of Stephen Stepano, was de-
clared forfeited, he failing to appear.
Anthony SINNERS. boy indicted for
striking Slav, with rivet tongs at
the carworks, was found not guilty of
a&b, the man having attacked him
The costs were divided equally on the
parties.
w. c. Cochran the mar convicted of
a&b with intent to commit felony on
sentenced to pay the costs. fine of 800
Penitentiary for Is months.
The case of Com VS. Stokes Childs of
West Winfield was settled on payment
of costs by the defendant
James Biegley plead guilty to charge
of f&b (the Lonitz case of Saxonburg)
and maintenance.
Mike Morean, convicted of felonious
shooting at Constable Il. Kramer of
Evans City, on July 4tb, was SEN
fenced to pay cost, a fine of $l00 and to
undergo Imprisonment in the Western
Penitentiary for one year
The case of Com VS. o. McKivrington
was continued until December.
On payment of costs by the deft. the
Commonwealth entered a nolle prosequi
in the case against F. Watson, exhibit
ing indecent pictures and shows.
The a&b case of Com. vs. F. E.
Bracken was continued.
The case of Com. VS. ]. Byers, com
mitting and maintaining nuisance,
was discontinued, the deft. paying the
costs and removing the nuisance, a hog
pen ON Sullivan run.
George Smith, John Boechta and
John Pavinoski were tried on charges
were tried on charges OF agg a&b for
beating up Mike Payinski at Polish
wedding celebration in Lyndora last
month. The jury found them guilty of
a6lb and they were fined $50 and costs.
In the surety of the peace case i'll which
Mike Pavinski, the complainant against
Boachta. Smith and Pavinoski, was de-
fendant, and Boachta was complainant,
the Court discharged the defendant and
put the costs on Boachta,
John Ca1pan OF Brauchton, an Italian ;
was found guilty of selling beer with
out license and on Sunday. He was
ordered to pay costs, fine of $3.50 and
sent to Jail for 80 days.
e. f. Gerber of the Gerber Carriage
Co Of Allegheny and Frank Mondorf, a
collector for the compay, were put on
trial Saturday on charges of removing
goods levied upon and concealing goods
levied upon The goods" was horse
The Gerber Co sold a horse, harness
and trap to Charles Young, a Mars
liveryman. for $3.50 on a lease, Young's
goods were levied upon by the Sheriff
and Mondorf. aftet receiving 800 in
money from Young, took the trap and
harness and one of Young's horses
which had been levied upon, and drove
them to Allegheny. The horse was not
returned and Young had the defts
arrested. They claimed they did not
know the hQrse was levied upon and
that Young was to bring their horse
back and get his own. The jury re-
turned verdict acquitting GerberI and
Mordorf, and placing half the cost on
them and half on Young, the complain
ant.
Charles Harkless, aged sixteen years,
plead guilty to stealing a bicycle from
Geo. Ambruster and was sentenced to
pay the costs and was committed to the
Industrial Reformatory at Huntingdon.
This is the second man sentenced for
stealing this bicycle while Mr. Hen,
ninger has been District Attorney.
At 0:15 Saturday evening court ad-
journed till Monday morning, Sept, 26,
after the biggest week of criminal
court in several years.
George Heck has bought his father,
the late Daniel Heck's farm, in Centre
township, from the Executor, J. Christie
Moore for $25 per acre. and has return
ed from Pittsburg where he has been
living for two years past.
Andrew Fisher, son Of George
Fisher, whose farm is in Butler twp.
a mile OF so west of town, Is in Jail on
a charge OF felonious shooting While
he was in the orchard, the other even
ing, he saw something that he probably
mistook for something else and used
his revolver. The bullet went through
a Slay's head, and the Slav was taken
to the Hospital.
Jos. Hoveler is in Jail, charged with
abducting female child, under sixteen
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