Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-07-28
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

/ Anna Scott VS. John F. Scott, libel in
divorce Plaintiff alleges defendant
threatened to kill her with poker, beat
| her. drank excessively, visited evil re-
sorts, did not provide for her and fur
nished other causes for divorce. They
were married in 1898.
Jas. and Minnie Wick VS. Butler coun-
ty, appeal from assessment of S27OO on
former Milhiem property on North st.
Mrs. Nora Luton VS. Frank Luton of
Forward twp, petition for divorce,
, cruelty alleged.
Stephen Roberts VS. W. w Henshaw,
appeal by deft from judgment of SS3
rendered by Jacob Keck.
John Forcht VS. C II Hullng, admir-. of
Alfred Hulings, decd, sci ia on mort
gage of $500.
C l. Campbell and d. NJ Trumble
VS. Mrs. Mary Sherman, assumpsit for
$506 for breach of contract. The plain
tiffs state they leased a house and lot
from Mrs Sherman at Hilliard for
rental of 80 per month, and the
amount claimed was expended in buy
ing dishes. linen, furnit ure, etc pre-
paratory to starting boarding house.
On going to the place they claim Mrs.
Sherman refused them possession.
David Howe Lyon and Elizabeth
Lyon. his wife, VS. Bessemer and Lake
Erie r. r. Co, trespass for $4,000 dam
ages. Mrs. Lyon was injured IN the
wreck which occurred TO the P. II. Q.
train. above Harrisville station. July
90. 1903. Mrs Lyon states her arm,
foot, breast and legs were bruised.
NOTES
Sheriff Gibson struck what he
thought was the toughest gang in his
experience one day last week. He went
to Natrona to serve a subpoena in di-
vorce and inquired of an officer the To-
cation of the party he was looking for. |
The officer told him to be careful as
they were bad lot and would shoot |
The Sheriff wanted him 10 go along, he |
declined, but offered the sheriff, who |
was unarmed, gun. Sheriff Gibson |
refused 1t and went alone. He entered |
the house while the people were eating. |
A man jumped up from the table with |
a gun in his hand and said what the
h. do you want?" Gibson said ''sit |
down or I'll knock you down, I'm going |
to serve a subpoena on this woman and
after that you can have her" The wo-
man said she was glad her husband was
sueing. She was living with another
man.
Harry Snow has been lodged in Jail
on charge of felonious shooting made |
against him by his father, last year
The contest over the estate of Martin
Wahl decd, of Evans City. has been
settled, the widow agreeing to take un-
der the last will which gave her one
third of his estate absolutely and the |
to his SONS. Letters of ad
under the will were grant
ed to her. The estate amounts TO Sl2-,
900. 1t was claimed by the widow that |
Wahl had divided $50 900 worth of prop
erty among his children at the time of
his marriage to her.
Eighteen cases have been entered on
the criminal docket for Septembe term.
A charge of rape has been entered
against w. G. Cochran, the man who
Mrs. G. J. Shaffer near Hall
ston.
G. NJ. George, formerly of this coun
ty, was sentenced in the Allegheny
county criminal court, last Saturday,
to six years in the pen. for the kill ng
Df q. w. Downing at boarding house
in Natrona, last April
A charge Of receiving stolen goods has
been entered against Geo Yennick.
Anton and August johnson, natives
Of Sweden, have petitioned for natural
izatiop,
and her sister, Miss Aurora Cupps of |
Shaler twp, were placed on trial in the
Allegheny county criminal court, Mon
day. for the murder Of Mr. Schopfer
Both women, according to the evidence
were loose morally; and when Miss
Cupps gave birth to baby, Schopfer
put her out of the house. Mrs. Schop-
fer. sometime after induced Schopfer to
make will in her favor. and then the
women conspired to kill him. Several
plans were considered and they settled
upon getting him drunk by drugging
his beer; then shooting him in bed, and
making it out a case of suicide. This
was done and the scheme worked out
well, but Miss Cupps told man named
jain, who had secured the revolvers for
them all about it; the two women and
Iahn quarrelled over the division of the
and jain told on them. On
the women were on the stand,
and denied everything. The case is yet
on.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Zelienople Land Co to w Fl Gelbach
lot in Zelienople for 5000
Albert Smith to H. and G.. E. Cum
nings lease in Clearfield for 800.
T 4 Stewart to Minnie Klingensmith
lot in Jackson for $l25
d b Doty to A Davis 10 acres in
Parker for $4,000.
Edith McNamee to II X Wick 40
acres coal in Washington for 5000.
Martha Forquer to same same for
$3.50
John Denny to Jos NJ Smith 140 acres
in Clearfield for $4,000.
Park View Land Co to G w Mattern
lot in Butler twp for $125
Same to Lewis Virnond lot in Butler
twp for $500.
Thesesa M Griffith to VIM II Moist
lot at Myoma for $3.50.
W e Cochran to w J 0'Brien lot oD
L Pearl st for 5000.
Jno G Graham to Agnes Hilliard lots
in Graham Terrace for $3.50.
LlZlle 0ranafu 10 Agaas dllllard /
lot on Locust st for $l450.
Reuben Byers to Jas NJ Farren lot in |
Marion for $75.
s. } Foster to Theresa M Griffith lot |
at Myoma for $3.50
L l. Rumbaugh to Jas NJ Farren lot |
at Boyers for 1925.
John G Graham to E c Groenert lot |
on Plank road for $l15.
w Wick To MI IT. Graeamau 40 acraa
in Clay for $4,000.
l. n Kaufman to M L Grossman 15
acres in Clay for 1905
Park View Land Co 10 Tillio Cubbi. |
son lot in Butler twp for $l2J.
j. A. Evert to w. G. Mckee. lease
and well in Allegheny twp. for 81.
j. Dambach to Z. Dambach, lot in
Evans City for 81