Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-01-07
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW Suits.

Anna Nellis, West street. vs. Edward
c. Nellis, divorce for cruelty, etc.
MOTIFS
Sheriff Gibson gave the prisoners a
good Christmas dinner.
Burness. the sailor-cook murderer.
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair, in Brooklyn, on the 2Sth ult He
claims Butler as his native place, but
either the name or place is assumed
Rufus Wheeler, the colored youth
who shot his brother last Sept. while
they were returning from Butler to the
Thorn Run Dam. plead guilty. and was
sent to the Allegheny county work
house for two and one-half years.
T. w. Brown plead nolle contendre
! to charge Of a6b on Bill Hill. and was
fined s. and sent to Jail for 10 days
Henry A. Hartman was appointed
guardian of Joseph and John +. Hart
man.
| John NJ. Greer was appointed guar
dian of John Allison Byerly, son OF Har-
! vey Byerly. decd
Motion for new trial in case of com.
vs. Elk Brewing Co., was argued Mon
day.
Theodore Meeder was appointed guar
dian of Dora, Mary and William Barn
hart
DR. L. W. Grooves was appointed
guardian of the children of the late DR..
g. K. McAdoo.
Mrs. Iva Hays, admr.. was granted
an alias order to sell real estate OF l..
III. Brackney.
Geo. p. Harvey. of Clinton township.
was appointed Mercantile Appraiser by
the County Commissioners. last week.
The County Auditors began their
work, Monday. 1t is said TO have cost
about $50. 900 to run the county last
year. and about $4,000 to run the
County Home.
A charge of forgery has been entered
against Lewis Seaton. of Anandale, for
alleged writing of his brothers name to
a check or note fer S275.
Charles B. Adams was appointed
court auditor and commenced his WORK.
VIM. a. Walker, surveyor, John G.
Kelly and George Troutman were ap-
pointed viewers on petition of citizens
of Penn township. for a new bridge
over Thorn Creek.
On petition of the town council, the
court appointed Jacob Keck, Harvey
Boyd and T. M. Baker viewers to assess
damages to property holders. caused by
the opening of Mckee street, from the
first alley west of Dunbar street to
Mulberry street, through the properties
of W.. B. McGeary, G. Duffy. Elias
Shakeley, Mrs Stoner. J. H. Harper
and Mrs. Mary Clarke. Some of the
property owners are opposed to the
opening.
The county commissioners have con-
tinued Josiah M. Kiskaddon as clerk,
Everett l.. Ratston, as council, and JOS
eph Graham and family as custodians
Of the poor farm.
The Pennsylvania Oil Co. has record
ed leases from G.. B. Turner, Abner
Campbell and others or 130 acres in
Concord.
VIM. Faber, who. while drunk, was
caught Friday evening walking ont OF
Carl Schlucter's tailoring shop. with a
pair Of pants, knife and handkerchief
under his coat, and who also purloined
dozen caps, necktie and pair OF gloves
from Playground avenue Slav store.
plead guilty Monday afternoon and got
year and six months to the work
house, in which to think of the evil of
his ways.
Through her attorney, J. w. Hutchi-
son, Mrs. Piper, the restaurant keeper,
has brought suit against George Reiber,
the owner Of the building she occupies.
for $50, 900. as damages for the accident
she met with last September.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The State Supreme Court convened
in Philadelphia, Monday. with Justice
Mitchell, the new Chief Justice, presid
ing, and all the members in their seats,
including the newly appointed Justice
Is. G.. Thompson. Two or three hun
red decisions were filed, including the
following in cases appealed from this
county:
Guaranty Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
vs. Herman Liebold. action on an OPP
ton given by Liebold for "a feet of his
hotel property, decided by Judge Miller.
of Mercer county, in favor of the Trust
Co.. appealed by Liebold and now af-
frmed by the Supreme Court, which
means that Liebold will haye to make
deed of the property in dispute to the
Trust Co., for the price mentioned in
the option, $4,000
Standard Steel Car Co. w. George
Stamm, action on Stamm's option to
the Company for his residence and
brick-yard property. decided by Judge
Miller in favor of Stamm; appealed by
the Company and now reversed, which
means that Stamm will have to deed
his property to the Company at the
price named in the option or agree
ment. $14,500.
Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad Co. vs.
Butler Passenger Railroad Co., appeal
by the Railroad Company for a decis-
ion OF Judge Galbreath, regarding the
| right Of the street car company to cross
| the tracks Of the railroad company. de-
cree reversed. with injunction to issue
as prayed for, which means that the
street car company has no right to
cross the railroad tracks at that point,
unless 1t Je by an overhead bridge.
| The cases Of Young vs.. Hervey, and
| Walker vs.. Berbigler, both from the
| Common Pleas Of this county, were af-
| firmed.
i hG 4lDDy Will CdBc, huckutuy
county, in which Senator Williams was
interested for relative, was affirmed; !;
the verbal contract between G. l.. Ma
gee, decd, and Jas. w. Piatt, for the
sale of the Fifth avenue restaurant
| property was affirmed, as was also the
verdict of the lower court in a case for
damages against the Handle" Il.
r. Co.. growing out Of the disaster at
Sheridan, in May, OF 1909, and as this
vas test case, this decision may cost
the railroad company million dollars.
The Supreme court Of the United
States In the cases OF the Postal Tele.
graph company. vs. the boroughs OF
New Hope and Tavlor h-.' IN ponns,,,
, e. ''.-...., uenied the right of the borouehs
to tax at certain rates telegraph poles
Tor the purpose Of inspection, reyar.iug
ine Pennsyiyaaia supreme court which
naa upheld the borough ordinances.
Justice Peckhafn said that the taxes
diseased were far In exress Of the cost
OF inspection, making 1t plain that the
ordinances are not ip the interest on DO
hcp supervision, but for the purpose Of
raising revenue
PROPERTY TRANSFERS..
I. ] Mcbride TO the United States. lot
In Butler for $4.975.
Geo b Mcbride to United States LOT
Butler g33i6. 60
Foster Mcbride to United States.
lot In Butler for $4975.
Il Fl Goucher, guardian. to United