Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-03-03
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

NEW SUITS.
Philip Winter vs. John A Richey as
sumpsit for slO5, for 80 barrels of -four.
James Cooper VS. G. K Rea, John
Smith, John Watson Levi Henry. Will
liam Orr, Gilbert Shannon and II.
Warner, trustees of Methodist church of
Petersville, assumpsit for $25, collateral
inheritance tax on a bequest of $500
made to the church by John Anderson
decd.
| ]. S. Wheeler and S. J. Gallagher
have brought suit in ejectment VS. the
| South Penn for 25 acres in Adams
| TRIAL LIST.
| Last week the case of Curtis c. Shira
vs. Butler Borough, went to trial Mon
day morning ana on Friday morning
| the Jury returned verdict of 1924 for
Shira. The suit was brought to recover
| for damages to his stores cellar. and
goods therein by flood July S, 1908.
The damage suits of Mrs. Mary Krut
| and of Mrs Eliza Best against Butler
borough for damages for the opening OF
West Wayne street were continued un-
II Ill LDt apIA lCt LII VI SiNli SOuit-
The famous dog bite suit in which T.
| N. Keighner sued Lewis Albert for
damages because Albert's dog ran after
and bit Keighner on the leg, was tried
Friday and Saturday and resulted in a
verdict of 1925 for Keighner. Keighne1
| first sued before Justice of the Peace
and lost He then sued Mr.. Albert's
son, and was non-suited, it being proven
| that the son did not own the dog. The
third suit followed. A large percent
age of Franklin townships population
were in as witnesses.
The damage suit of B. F. Garmong
| and wife against Hugh McNamee,
brought on account Of personal injuries
alleged to have been caused by MNamee
throwing rubbish on Garmong's porch
while tearing down house resulted in
verdict for the defendant.
The case of Myrtle Feigel vs. Eliza
beth Feigel, was settled.
The case Of Jos. L. Kissinger VS. B. r.
P. R. R. Co., was settled.
In the csse of Rebecca Caldwell VS.
Producers and Refiners Oil Co., the
plff's council plead surprise and the
case was continued.
County Auditors Huselton. Hazlett
and Dietrich are working 80 hard they
are getting thin.
The case of Pittsburg Organ Co. VS.
Marie Carver was settled.
A charge of surety of the peace has
been inferred against Abraham Russell.
Nicholas Rieger of Winfield twp.
made information before Esq. McAboy,
Tuesday, charging his wife. Annie
Rieger, with leaving their children aged
and years and Is months, alone in
their home with the intention OF wholly
abandoning them. Mrs Rieger disap-
peared Feb Goth, leaving ostensably on
a shopping trip to Butler. About $500
of her husbands money disappeared at
the same time. and young man named
Reno, who claimed to wear belt con-
| tanning gold coin around his waist, has
| not been seen since. They are supposed
| to have gone to Parkersburg.
Judge Jesse Holdom, of Chicago. has
issued sweeping injunction against
Chicago labor unions that is exciting
much controversy IN the Windy City.
On the sworn statement of the Dear
born Duster Company that the Chicago
Federation of Labor was engaged in un-
lawful acts of intimidation and violence,
| the Injunction was issued, which, it is
| claimed, will render every member of a
labor union responsible for all criminal
l acts committed during a strike. The
| Injunction applies also to 45 girl strik-
ers, who are restrained from using
| abusive language against the employees
| of the Dearborn company.
Once more the Supreme Court of the
United States has decided that it has no
| jurisdiction in the matter of State con-
| stiturional requisites for voting 1t has
declined to interfere in the Alabama
case. The court declines to interfere on
| the ground that no Federal right has
been set up in the complaint, and there
| fore the action of the State courts is not
| renewable.
In Criminal court No at Washing
| ton, Pa. Monday, Judge ]. f. Taylor
overruled a motion for a new trial for
Milovar Kovovick, convicted of killing
Contractor Samuel T. Ferguson at West
Middletown last September. Tho court
pronounced the death sentence just be-
fore noon, and Kovoyick was led back
| to his cell in the Washington county
Jail, trembling and scarcely able to
walk.
Henry DeRoss of Renfrew has sued a
Pittsburg physician for malpractice.
The case in the q. S. Court of the
Pressed Steel Car Co. of Pittsburg vs
the Standard Steel Car Co. of Butler,
regarding some patents has been decid-
ed in favor of the Butler company.
In Erie last week four striking
moulders who had assaulted a fellow
workman because the latter was willing
to work, were found guilty, and Judge
Walling gave them each fine of $25
and sixty days in Jail. The judge said
in imposing sentence that he did moi
doubt but that the defendants were
good and reputable meD, but the inter
ference of the strikers at the shop with
the employees must stop, the men hav
ing no right to molest workmen who
had a perfect right to work at the
foundry and to enjoy the freedom oi
the streets He mentioned that he hac
given repeated warnings that the inter
ference on the part of the striker.
would not be tolerated.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
JIM Hicks to A R Mcconnell, lease
etc., in Penn for $500.
John M Arthurs to Amanda B Byer
lot in West Sunbury for $500.
Bert Barnhart to Minnie BELLS acI,
in Franklin for $400.
Louisa Bingham to Phoebe g Dunn
.. lot in Slipperyrock for $175.
CIV Fish to South Penn Oil Co.
acre lease and wells in Jackson fo
$425O.
Lot L Morrow to Eliza E Morrow 10
at Gallery for $500.
Samuel Snyder to Jas A Snyder
acre in Middlesex for $500.
81 G Winner to JAS Winner So acre
in Muddycreek for $1l00.
81 M G Ekas to Mary L Maitland prop
, erty in Buffalo for $1700.
Ell 81 Wilmington to Mary Shaffer Q
, acres in Brandy for 5000.
? Cath Liebold to W l. and G S Nose
lot in Butler for $1,000.
III CIV Nash, admir-. to Noble Mont
gomery well in Donegal for 800.
John Bergbichler to Nicholas Berg
bichler lot on Second St. for $4,000
Margt r Ralston to John B Dimi
100 acres in Slipperyrock for $4,000.
D Samuel Ewart to Michael Mcbride
I acres in Venango for S3l50.
L c Wick to Hugh L Gormley lot o.
Brady st. for $4500.
Eugene Morrison to Ira McJunki
lots on Millerstown Road for $4,000.
Minnie Snow to John l. McElvain 10
on Lyon ave for 5000.
D Howe Lyon to Minnie o Snow sam
J. for $400.