Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-12-15
PAT Hays. formerly OF the 31st Regu-

lars, was put on trlai Ou CudIScs OF aN %
with intent to rob, and robbery, for
: holding up Jacob Bowman. The jury
found him guilty of assault with intent
to rob. Hays was arrested with Bow
mans hat on his head, and his explaua-
ton of this was that Chief Schultz ran
mn to him as he was standing on the
street with his own hat ON his head
snatched off his hat put Bowman's hat
on his head. arrested him. and then
took Rowman's hat offhim and restor-
ed his own.
Petro Muto, charged with breaking
and entering the shoe-shop of his en-
| pioyer, Joe Collosimo, on East Jefferson
street, with intent to commit burglary,
was tried Monday and Tuesday. Col
| losimo and his brother -wore they Were
, awakened by a noise IN the shop be-
| meath them, and on getting up saw
Muto crawl through q window and run
away. Muto and the people with whom
he boarded on Etna street. swore he
was in bed all the night. The jury re-
turned verdict of not guilty.
The ease of Commonwealth VS. Geo r
Dawson, desertion, has been continued.
Mary E Pribble plead guilty to a
wac
ed.
The case against DR. a G. Duncan, of
Zelienople, who was indicted for prac-
ticing dentistry without diploma and
without registering. was argued Mon
day.
The assault and battery case in which
William Leithold was defendant and
Gus Graft, complainant, was tried
Tuesday. The men, we,l-known resi-
dents of West Clay at, had light over
some boys teasing Mr. Leithold. Lett
hold accused Graft of urging on the boys
and in the fight which followed both
men were struck with club. The jury
returned verdict of guilty.
A very unusual mix-up occurred
Yesterday morning. After the Leithold
Jury had retired it was found that one
iuryman, Reuben Park, who had been
drawn for the Thompson case. which
followed the Leithold. was with the
Leithold Jury, while Samuel Gilliland,
who was on the Leithold jury, had got
ten in the box with the Thompson
Jurors. The men Both said they told
the court officers of the mistake before
court convened. The matter was ad-
iusted by Park being Withdrawn and
eleven men deciding the Leithold case.
Fred Leonett, of Branchton, is in Jail
on charge of selling liquor without Ii
cense.
Ira Thompson, a farmer who formerly
lived near West Liberty. was put on
trial yesterday on charges of adultery
and rape, alleged to have been commit
ted ON Mary Rutter, 14-year-old girl,
who was living at Thompson's house In
Lancaster twp, while Mrs Thompson
was away in June and July, 1903.
At adjDurnin2 time last evening the
jury brought in a verdict finding
Thompson guilty Of adultery.
The case of Commonwealth VS. d w
Gill. who lives in the old Stone House,
on the Mercer road. is on trial. The
charge is cruelty to animals. During
dispute about plowing ditch on the
roadside last September, Gill is alleged
to have jabbed pitchfork several times
into horse belonging to JAS Donaehy,
bis neighbor.
A special term Of court for the trial
Of civil cases has been fixed to commence
Monday, Jan 23.
The case of Commonwealth vs George
A Dunlap has been settled.
A week or 80 ago residents of Chicora
are reported to have been complaining
to the Human Society agents that Tony
Phillips, an Italian fruit dealer, was
starving his hogs. Later warrant
was sworn against Tony for violating
the liquor laws. Constable Mills went
to serve the warrant and Mrs Phillips
knocked him down and beat him with
a club. She was arrested and is under
bail for a&b. Monday, Mills brought
Phillips to Butler and lodged him in
Jail, The constable had arrested him
after chasing him three times around
the race track at Brookville, Pa.
The grand jury investigating the Sib-
ley corruption charges made special
report, Monday, recommending indict-
ments against three former County
Commissioners, of Venango county,
charging them with the violation of the
laws on contracts for bridges and build
ings. The indictments We're at once
prepared by District Attorney Mcbride,
| who presented them to the grand jury,
| and true bills were returned in all three
| cases.
The indicted ex-county commission
/ GTb Will CidlLl VIC BiohN JdiJ woo OAfS
| day too late in acting on their cases.
They assert while the bridge contract in
| question was not signed until Dec. II,
| 1902, the resolution awarding the same
was adopted the day before the statutes
/ OF limitation thus barring criminal ac-
| ton. 1t develops that up to 1S months
| ago no commissioners in Venango Co
| ever complied with the statute which
Black, Thomas and Plimpton are ac-
cused of violating. It's existence seems
| to have been unobserved Dy every coun-
ty solicitor since 1870. including Judge
| Criswell, Hon Fl Osmer and other
prominent members Of the bar.
THE HARRIsvILLE NUISANCE.
Has William Brown complied with
the sentence of the court in ordering
him to abate nuisancef That Is the
question which brought the town coun.
Gil, board of health, some of the doctors
and several other prominent citizens OF
Harrisville into court Friday. Last
September Brown was returned by the
grand jury for maintaining nuisance
in the shape Of a slaughter house on his
property in Harrisville. Mrs. Caroline
Morrow, whose dwelling ia near the
slaughter house, was the complainant
Brown plead guilty. paid the costs
and said he would abate the nuisance
Mrs. Morrow claims he did not. and
that the stencil from the slaughter
house forced her to move from Harris
vile to Avalon. Brown was hailed into
court on a rule granted to show cause
why he had not complied with the sen
tence. The borough officials were di
vided on the subject, some of the board
of health and councilmen swearing thai
Brown had abated the nuisance salts
factorily, and others that he had not
The people OF the town have taker
sides on the case and the bad blood en-
gendered almost equals the bad smell
Judge Galbreath did not render de-
cision at the hearing.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Grace G Snow to G Say let on Mon
roe st for 800.
Thomas A Morrison to Abe Flick 10
on rear w Wayne st for $1,000.
herman g Greenert to Maria Rimel
lot on Grand avenue for $275.
William Hoffman to Kate NJ Allen
acre at Whitestown for 1875.
jos Saeler to John S Spicher one