Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-04-14
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

NEW SUITS.
| Davis Lead Co VS. Butler borough
School Board and Council. J Nj Max
well and D 4 Slater, collectors, bill II
equity asking for an Injunction TO re
strain defendants from levying anc
collecting taxes on the lead WORK:
property until after the year 1903. The
Davis Co claims part of their bargain
on coming to Butler in 1899 was theil
being exempt from taxation for II
years. The Council and School Board
claim the Davis Co. has forfeited right tc
this immunity in several ways
John J. Sheridan, Jos Colestock and
liz. 7. Norton VS. Ed s. Kahl. E. &
| Cooper, J. Sidney Cooper and Robt
Steiner, assumpsit for $l719 50 claime1
| to be due on four notes given for drilling
and on an account for fishing and clean
ing.
C. B. Turner VS. Hiram Christie, re
! plevin for a gray mare valued at Sl23
which the plaintiff alleges the defend
| ant unlawfuily took from the barn OF
Silas Christie near M0niteau
Robf. T. McMeekin, Agnes McMeekir
and Jas. E. Brown vs. Rev. WIN. VI
| Coleman. bill in equity, asking Tor
| commission 10 divide farm of 81 acres
owned by the parties in Fairview twp.
| and for an accounting between the
| parties. The complsinants state Rev
Coleman owes them s3979 for pumping
the oilweils on the place.
JOS W Ralston and VIM w Ralston
VS. Oliver Saryer, mortgagcr, and
Clark Coal Co, terre tenant, sclre fGclas
on a mortgage OF S3S5ll1.
&G5Es.
Friday morning the jury ln@ the case
Of Mrs Mary Krut vs. Butler Borough
returned verdict of $50, and SlG66
interest for the plaintiff. The trial was
on aa appeal from the award OF tae
viewers allowing the plaintiff no dam
ages for the opening OF W. Wayne ST.
The assulnpsit suit of Philip Winters
[rs John A. Richey resulted in a ver-
dict of SlO5 for Winters. Richey order
ed 30 barrels Of -four from Winters, who
has a mill at Eidereau. Winters ship
ped il and sent the bill Of lading 10
Richey. who paid the freight charges
but fonnd 10 -four in the car where it
should have been. He refused to ray
and Winters sued The question Is
what became of that -four. Richey will
go after the BIO Go.
Alex Porter has been appointed road
supervisor for Cherry twp.
ia Garner has been appointed su-
pervisor for Allegheny twp.
On petition Of citizens Of Buffalo twp
for new road John Halstead, Samuel
Snyder and VIM IL Walker, surveyor,
were appointed viewers.
W 2 Jamison, S W Leais and Curtis
Wray were appointed viewers on petit
ton for a new road in Forward twp.
David Garvin, admr. of the estate OF
Benz Garvin, OF Cranberry, was grant
ed leave to eel real estate.
The Butler Savings 81 Trust Co. was
appointed guardian of Robert and Frank,
minor sons of Frank Hunter, decd.
Geo G Pillow, C F Goehring and
Charles Zehner were appointed viewers
on petition for new road in Forward
twr.
VIM II Walker, John T Atkinson aud
Harry Fleming were appointed viewers
on petition for new county bridge in
Clinton twp.
On petition Of Muddycreek twp citi-
zens for new bridge. Sllas Taylor,
V c Vosler and Abram Sickle were ap-
pointed viewers
Charges of riot, disorderly conduct
and disturbing the peace were made
last week before Squire Geo Turner,
of w Sunbury, againsl several Clayton
ia miners, who have been celebrating
while ont Of work.
The case of VIM Flooding w JOS
Ziegler, trespass for tearing down rig
on lease held by the plaintiff, on the
Ziegler farm in jackson twp, resulted
in q verdict of 1913. 80 for Flooding.
Jos Zeigler, the defendant, is dead. and
his son appeared in tie case. The de-
fense was that the lease had been
abandoned.
Nelson Dorsey. colored, of McFann,
has been charged with surety OF the
peace by Viola Adams.
In the U s District court in st Louis.
last Wednesday, u S Senator X Bur
ton, Of Kansas, was sentenced to SIX
months in Jail and to pay fine OF 81
800 for using his influence in the p o
Dept, for fake company, and receiy
ing compensation for same. Senator
burton appealed bis case 10 the U s
District Court of Appeals If the YER
dict stands it disqualifies him for hold
ing Office under the National Govern
ment.
Constables in the rural districts are
warned by the secretary OF the State
Forestry Association that unless they
turn out to fight fires, they will be pros
ecuted. as by a recent law they ore
bound to act as fire wardens.
Citizens Of Forward twp have petit
toned for it's division into two election
districts, and jesse Heydrick, VIM
Anderson and John f Shannon were
appointed viewers
Frank Chivalo was committed to Jail
by Squire McAboy, Tuesday, for ag-
gravated a&b.
Charges Of disorderly conduct have
been entered against Alex Sadisko and
of aggravated a&b against Sam Sodoro-
go.
Citizens of the Fifth ward have pc
titioned for its division into two cleo
ton precincts, with Broad street as the
line.
Tuesday divorce was granted to Le-
titia Lyon from William Lyon, Of But
Ter.
Charles J Wuller has filed his final
account as committee of the estate of
his fa ther, Daniel II Wuller. The COM
mittee charges himself with $94141, Of
which $s6550 "a is the amount of the in
ventory and appraisement Of property,
and claims credits by unsold property
and store stock at appraised value and
by bills Of decedent paid, expenses in
litigation and fees as committee
amounting TO $926J4 33, leaving bal
ance of $l4S6 81 in cash due the estate.
The unsold property is appraised at
$4,000.
The decision OF the United States Su-
preme Court in the case of the State Of
Minnesota versus the Northern Securi-
ties combination is hardly second in
importance 10 the previous decision in.
volving the same combination The
Attorney General Of Minnesota brought
suit in the State courts against the
Northern Securities as violation Of
the state law against the combination
Of parallel and competing routes The
corporations went TO the United States
| Circuit Court secured transfer Of the
case, AMI on final hearing Judge Loch.
ern decided against the state. In over.
ruling his decision the Supreme court
pays little attention to Judge Lochren y
| argument on combinations, which was
in many points the exact opposite Of
the ruling in the case brought by the
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