Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-17
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

BERTHE Miller VS. Jacob w. Miller, pc
tition for divorce. cruelty alleged. The
parties we're married last December and
lived together until July II
John Balfour VS. d. NJ. Balfour ct al
heirs of Samuel Balfour, decd, sum
mons in trespass by force and arms;
damage asked $500. The plaintiff al
leges the defendants tore down his fence
and took strip of his ground 12 feet
wide and 20 feet long.
J. NJ Black VS. John Case, appeal
from judgment of 50. SO rendered by S.
P. Gibson. J. p. Of Bruin.
w. J., C. A and J. E. Craig for use
of Butler Savings & Trust Co. VS. Mary
Scott Thompeon. terre tenant, sci ia on
mortgage of $1,000.
MoTss.
Geo. c. Pillow, Jas A McMarlin and
Jacob Rice have been appointed viewers
on petition for new road in Jackson
twp.
August Schneider, Young Swede
employed in the Car WoIks. last Thurs
day executed writing before Judge
Galbrath by which he made a gift of
20373 krones (abont $5704 AZ deposited
in a Swedish bauk as his share of his
fathers estate, 10 his two sisters. The
money had been left him as his share
in the estate of his father, Frederick
Schneider, rich apothecary.
Edward and George Jackson. of
Montgomery, w. Va, accused of the
murder of Sheriff Daniels. surrendered
themselves last Saturday night, and
were taken to the Jail at Charleston.
W. NJ. Foster has been held for Court
on the charge of assaulting w II. Mil
Ter. and driving him off an oil lease.
w. H. Walker, r. B. Taylor and |
Robert Huselton were appointed view
ers en- petition of citizens of Winfield |
twp, to yacate road.
B. f. Hilliard. 81. II. Boyd and Philip |
Daubenspeck have been appointed view |
ers on petition of Adams twp. citizens |
for revisw of a road.
The suits of August and William |
Thaler. doing business as Thaler Bros.
of New York, VS. the Butler Brewing |
Co, resulted in the Court directing the |
jury TO find for the defendant The |
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being sub-contractors A dispute arose |
about the quality OF the lumber used, |
the last payment was withheld. and |
Thalers filed a mechanics lien for $1,000. |
The Court ruled they could not recover |
on The lien and it must be stricken off |
because they had failed to give the |
months notice of intention to file re-
quired of sub-contractors, and because |
they had not filed their plans and speci |
fcations. which were held part of |
the contract.
Motion for a new trial was made by |
the plaintiff in the ejectment suit of w. |
w. Henshaw vs South Penn Oil Co., for |
an oil well on the David Pierce farm at |
McCalmont, the verdict having been
for the defendant.
The plaintiff in the ejectment case Of
Mary u. Ross VS. Caroline Morrow and
j. W. Hutchison, trustee, took a volun
tary non-suit after the trial had been
started.
The mechanics lien case Of Detweiler
IL Wetherell vs Eleanor Iron 81 Steel
Co was called Tuesday.
The will of Mary Ann Gilillan. decd,
of Fairview boro, has been probated.
In the case of Butler boro vs. VIM.
Hill. the defendant petitioned court to
reopen the case to admit an important
paper which had been found, as cyl
dence. Nov 81 was fixed for hearing
A decree OF court has been made by
which Mrs. Catherine Sheffel adopted
Minnie Glace, minor child of Matthias
Glace, as her child
The will OF Frances b. French, Of
Butler. has been probated, letters to
VIM. French.
Letters OF administration on the
estate of Jos. F. Blair have been granted
to Nanetta Blair.
The will Of the late James Wallace,
Of Zelienople, has been probated. his
wife, Neomi Wallace and Edward
Meeder being named as executors. Af-
ter providing for his wife the testator
devides his estate. consisting of real
estate in Zelienople, s shares OF stock Of
Consolidated Gas Co.. Of Pittsburg,
shares OF Perrysville Plank Road stock,
132 shares in Sixth Street Bridge, Pitts
burg, and 20 shares Of Bank Of Pitts
burg stock, equally between his daugh-
ters. Mrs. DR.. w. r.. Cowden and Mrs
Chas. Kirker BY codicil he leayes
800 to Nora Cunningham, q niece.
The Guaranty s. ID. 81 T. Co, has
been appointed guardian OF Emma
Marie Pifer.
A charge Of selling liquor without
license has been entered against Chas
Conodore
A charge Of agg. a&b has been enter
ed against Jos. ADgotti by l.. J. Stein.
The case Of Geo b Parker vs Jos w
Ritzert, assumpsit. was continued after
going TO trial yesterday, an affidavit
filed by the plaintiff having been lost.
The Forquer case was continued un-
Til the next term.
The case OF ID Howe Lyon and wife
vs Bessemer X X Co has been settled
The case Of Thos and Isabella Wilkin-
son ys Evans Mfg Co has been contin-
ued.
The case Of Thos and Louisa Shearer
VS. DIR w w Lasher of Saxonburg has
been settled.
The case Of Bradley Fertilizer Co for
u7e OF NJ Black vs JIM Shaffer resulted
In verdict Of $l05GS for the plaintiff.
The case Of Mrs III r Piper w Geo
Reiber heirs has been continued until
next term.
The cases OF II A Stauffer, receiver Of
Standard Trust Go, VI q d Greenlee is
to 20 to trial Nov 81.
Sale Of the Philip Tack property on
Morton ave to Jacob Cramer, by p III
Sechler, assignee, for $1,000 was ap-
proved.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
JOS Cashdollar to w G Cashdollar lot
In Gallery for 5000.
ID M Eoldor to p Ross Starr lot on
Institute Hill for $2500
t @ Kennedy to Elizabeth Gilliland
lot in Mars for $500.
l. = Larimore to Naomi Beatty, quit
| claim. % acres in Oakland for 81.
Il l. kalston ct al to Slipperyrock Nor
NAL school 115 acres OF leases and gas
wells for 1880.
Seth Snyder td'Geo s Snyder 80 acres
in Brady for 81.
Edward Fisher to John G Truver .
| acres In Middlesex for $3.50.
Shryock Harper 10 Samuel A Morris
lot in North Washington for 800.
Chas Duffy To Maude Il Mcdowell lot
on West ID Street for $1,000.
| w B McGeary to Edith Stewart lot
on Dunbar ut for $1,000.
| Margaret Vandivort 10 Freeman Van