Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-12-15
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

NEW SUITS.
Vance Stroup and Maud Stronp, hi
wife, VS. Fairview TIP, Benz Rankin ant
e J Mccullough, supervisors, trespas
for $4,000. The statement sets tort
lhat on Aug 81, 1904, Mrs Stronp, ne
two little children, and Mrs w w kori
were in buggy driving on the Middle
town road, near the Wagner farm, II
Fairview tp That by reason OF the ca'
condition of the road the horse becam'
unmanagable, ran off and Jumped owe
a bridge over Bear creek. TO whlci
there were no guard rails. Mrs Stroul
had her shoulder blade broken and wa
otherwise injured.
Unlikely VS. Butler construction 20
assum2sit. Kelly was employed by TN
defendant company as foreman at 81
per month ard he sues for S2o1.2O odcS
wages.
IA McFadden VS. D C Mclean, de
fendant, Millerstown Deposit Bank
parnishee, attachment execution on
moneys of defendant on deposit in the
bank.
W. 2. Enos VS. MCGUIRE Metallic
Vacuum Casket Co, bill in equity, ask
ing for a receiver, and that the cour'
make an order requiring an assessment
on the stockholders sufficient to pay tne
company's Indebtedness. Eaos has
claim of 1867. The company was or
ganized with capital of $500. coo, only
10 per cent of which was paid IN at or,
eanization. It failed to make good ana
a number OF local people lose money oY
it.
VIM Noel vs Herman Lensner, exr
of Catherine Swaney. assuinps1t tol
S517. Noel lives IN Allegheny and bis
wife is daughter of the decedent Inc
amount sued for is claimed for board
ing and maintenance.
GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury finished its work
Friday, finding as follows:
TRUE BILLS.
Annie Stoull, f.
Patrick NJ Goeghh, f6b.
Jacob Ratki, furnishing liquor on
Sunday.
F Blumenkrantz. keeping gambling
device, conducting lottery.
Jacob NJ Freedman, attempted aoor-
ton on Mary Tames.
Tony Phillips, selling liquor without
license.
Baetian Tangeto, defrauding board
ing house keeper.
Andrew Fisher. agg a&b; not true
bill on count of felonious adSo.
Jacob Yorkovich, felon1ous a&b; not
a true bill as to charge of murder.
NOT TRUE BILLS.
Edward Kingsmill, f&b, costs on
county.
Miss Serena, costs on county.
Blaza Climatic, felonious assault, costs
on Frank Stepero.
A county bridge was recommended
over Bull creek in Clinton township.
PREsENTMENT.
The late Grand Jury recommended
"That the commissioners be instruct
ed to repair the roof and spouting OF the
court house Immediately.
That tie county either build q new
bridge or repair the old one at Kearns
crossing in Butler township.
That the commissioners be Informed
known as the Anderson bridge is posi-
lively very unsafe for public travel.
That the Bessemer railroad be com-
pelled to have a watchman during the
night time at the crossing known as
the Kearns crossing in Butler township.
And that the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad be, if possible, compelled to
place safety gates at their crossing in
Centre avenue, Butler.
THAT we visited the poor farm and
found everything in good condition in
side of the buildings, but would direct
that farm implements and machinery
be housed and kept housed when not in
use.
I'VE would recommend that the. ex-
pense of the farm labor be curtailed
somewhat if possible and that the In
mates be supplied with more food
I'VE would recommend that the nexi
grand jury be instructed to investigate
the management of the poor farm.
That we have acted on 36 bills, ind
ing % true bills and ignoring eight
bills
NOTES
On petition of Samuel Beers, of For
ward tp, DIR H r Wilson, w Martin
ESQ, and OC Waters were appointed
a commission in lunacy on his father
Samuel Beers, Sr. aged 90 years.
On petition of the County Commits
sioners. Registry Assessors were ap
pointed for Butler twp as follows: Is
precinct, Jas A McMarlin; I'd precinct
Eli Oesterling; 3D. precinct. Theodor
Kearns.
Bernard Kemper has resigned as con
stable of the Fourth ward.
The case of Commonwealth vs E'
Graham, in which Inez Shryock wa
prosecutrix. has been settled.
Surety Of the peace cases were hear
Friday morning The first called wa
that against Mrs Anna Mcpherson an.
her daughter. Effie Griffins, in whic
Ben Stillwagon and wife were CON
plainants. They swore Mrs McPherso
had threatened to break Mrs Stillwago
in two and to smash her, and calle
her an old COW, etc. Mrs MoPherso
| admitted she put her thumb to her nos
and made a familiar motion with he
| fingers when Mrs Stillwagon called he
beer belly" The parties live on Ziee
Ter avenue After hearing the case /
all it's details, the Court termed ii dis
| graceful and ordered each of the dt
PENDANTS TO pay one-third OF the costs
and the complainants to pay the othe
third, and ordered them all to be place
under bonds to keep the peace.
The surety of the peace case of Al
drew Moser vs Richard Cypher and Nj
chael Cypher, az Winfield tp, followed
Moser testified that Richard. the young
er Cypher, had gone after him with
shot gun and threatened to shoot hin
and that the older man, Michael, ha
preached for plumb hour that b
could whip all the Mosers that eve
were born, and could lick all tho ~
- black Republicans in Butle
county. Richard Cypher is married t
Moser's daughter. Michael Cypher wa
discharged and Richard was sentence
to pay the costs and give bond to kee
the peace for one year.
John Doe" is in Jail on a charge c
disorderly conduct. John was brougf
to Butler TO take the place of strike
at the carworks He was given hi
supper and drink or two, and the
declared he was union man and
gentleman and would not take striker
place.