Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-06-23
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

Henrietta Holiday vs. Arthur J. Hol
liday. petition :or divorce, cruelty al
legged.
G Walter 6 Sons VS. Co. Com'rs, al
peal from assessment Of $40, 060 on mil
property.
D. 3. Campbell VS. Co. Com Rs, appeq
from assessment OF 81, ESQ on propert!
on S. Main St.
VIM. Campbell, Jr vs. Co. Com'rs ap
peal from assessment of Sl2 600 OF
property on S. Main ST.
DR.. ]. J. Schultis VS. JOS. Fleming
simmons in assumpsit-
Mrs. Matte Reihing vs. Co. Com'rs
appeal from assessment of So. 600 on
Hotel Willard.
International Savings and Trust CO
Us Co. Com'rs. appeal from assessment
Of S4j 500 on Cavsnaugh plan of lots
Standard Plate Glass Co. vs. Butlel
Co., appeal from assessment of $50 0ol
on glass works.
Elizabeth Schoentag VS. Geo Schoen
tag, petition for divorce, desertion and
adultery alleged
Sarah McQuistion vs. Butter county
appeal from assement Of $40. 700 OF
property on 5 Main ST: G. Stock from
assessment Of s, coo on property on s.
Main St and 4. T. and G. T. Flanders
and J. W Riddle Of St Paul, Miun. Oh
assessment of $50 per acre on 49, acres
farm land in Fourth Ward.
T. ". Phillips VS. County Com'rs ap-
peal from assessment Of $500 on leas-
ed lot on Cunningham St; W. II. Lar
kin 81 Co. on assessment Of $4,000 on
machine shop.
The SHANoR AND NAILOR CASES.
The cases growing out OF the death
of Annie Phillips on March 13. 1904,
were called for trial, last Thursday.
The charge of contempt Of court against
John Shsnor for refusing 20 b. sworn
before Coroner At veil and his Jdry was
tie tirat taken up. The facts were
agreed upon and the rase left with
judge Gslbreath for Judgment a. -
whether the offence was contempt.
Mrs Elizabeth Nailor OF Cliff ST..
was then ylsc-d on trial for perjury.
Sue was alleged 10 have told several
performed on Annie Philips, while at
the inquest she swore there was no. oper-
alton, and that she had not. told there
was. On this the charge of perjury
was based.
Mrs. Harrison Mrs Bushnell, Mrs.
Hite and Mrs. Harrer neighbors Of Mrs
Nailor. swore she had told them 50. and
Mrs. John Hopkins. Thomas Phillips
T1f. 1. - or
and cousin Of Annie Phillips. swore she
admitted to them after Annies death
that there had been an operation.
Mrs. NailoI denied everything.
The jury, after being out 30 minutes,
returned verdict Of guilty. A motion
for new trial and for arrest of Judg-
ment was then made by her attorneys.
Because there were more cases on the
June calendar than could be tried, the
District Attorney and the attorneys for
the defendants joined in asking the
court to continue trial on the charge OF
assisting in an abortion against Mrs.
Nailor, and of adultery against John
Shanor until September, which was
done.
In the contempt Of court case, the at
tofLeys could not agree on the facts af-
ter agreeing TO agree, and Saturday af-
ternoon Shanor was put on trial and
convicted on the facts.
INQUEST ON ALEX MILLER.
A coroner's inquest held by Justice
D. P Boggs, with e. II. Hntchison, W.
G. Latchaw, II. b. Wise, f r. Boze. E.
w. Kidd and A. d. Meyer as jurors, re-
turned verdict that Alex Miller, aged
81 years, came to his death at Harmony,
June II, 1904. from drinking chloral
with suicidal intent.
HoTzs.
n. G.. Mccullough, Esq, DIR. F. l..
and q. w Amy have been ap-
pointed commission in lunacy on w
J. Bowser Of Oakland twp.
A charge Of larceny has been entered
against Harry Wright.
Sale Of the Newton Garvin farm in
twp, Eas been postponed 10
July II, at the Court House, the bids
being insufficient.
In the case OF Com. $. V. Kerr and j.
H. Murrin, the jury returned verdict
Of guilty Of malicious mischief. and not
gniltv of a6Sb, but pay the costs. The
charges arose from the defendants rig
colliding with Samuel Meals rig at
Main and Jefferson Sts The evidence
was that they drove into Meals.
A motion for a new trial WIS made.
John Parade, New Castle st. gro
Ger, was put on trial, Friday, on
charge Of larceny entered by Mike
Pctrof, who alleges Parade extracted
$40 in $40 and $50 bills from roll Of
money which he handed him to examine
in the Standard Hotel last fall. Petrof
had saved the money to send home.
Parade was found guilty and motion
for new trial was made.
In the cases of Andy Uram aid Joe
Renock, a&b, the jury returned YER
diets Of not guilty by direction of the
court.
j. Il. Rinninger. convicted in two
cases Of ceiling liquor without license,
was fined $50 and costs in one. and sem
tence on the other was suspended.
Mike Lambrazo, the young Italian
who attempted - elope with Louisa
DeFoggi, aged 13 years, daughter of
Leonard DeFoggi was put on trial,
Saturday. on charge Of rape and con
victed. DeFoggi was said TO have made
an assault on Lambraso with knifein
Squire Keck's Office, but no prosecution
was made. Before court adjourned
Lambraso was called and after a plea
in his behalf by w. Y. Murrin and a
statement on part OF the prosecution by
s. +. Bowser. was sentenced TO pay
costs, q fine Of $500. and 10 undergo inn
prisonment in the Western Penitentiary
for three years
The execution Of Frank Burness, who
claims Butler as his home, and who kill
cd sea captain in New York, has been
set by Warden Johnson Of Sing Sing
for June 27. Burness says he will be
glad TO 20 to the electric chair, as he Is
tired Of the delay in his case. Burness
wants TO sell bis body TO pay his debts.
VIM. Shoot, a native Of England, has
petitioned for naturalization.
Rev. J. o. Mcconnell and wife Of
Slipperyrock have legally adopted Lulu
Mary Learsof, now Mcconnell child
from the y. =. Orphans Home in Allie
gheny.
J. Harvey Bell was appointed guar
dian Of Maria, minor child of Samuel
Hilliard, decd, OF Washington twp.
The John George Milheim property
In Butler, was sold Mt Bankrupt sale,
Monday, 10 w. s. Wick for $500.
Bruin borough school district has de
cided 10 issue $4,000 worth OF bonds TO
pay its dcbts. The share decreed by
Court for it 10 pay OF the debts, etc, in
recent litigation was sl27l. 50.
Henry Keister Of SlipperyrocS kas