Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-11
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

C. E. Walter VS. Evaline Ralstor
| Walter, petition for divorce, cruelty
alleged.
R. NJ. Marks VS. C. J. Rankin, deft.,
and W. c. McCandless and K. a.
/ Marks. adm'rs of w J. Marks, decd.
and r. A Marks, Ex'r of Mary A.
| Rankin. decd, garnlshees. attachment
on money and goods of the deft. in the
hands OF the garnishees.
Hannah Alternately VS. Annie Silver
blutt. tre=pass for $1,000 damages for
sIsnfler. The plaintiff alleges the de-
fendant called her Il chippie The
parties live 1T Slippeyrock.
Frank X. Kohler W County Com'rs.
petition for an issue 10 award damages
sustained by plaintiff by opening road
from Pierce ave. 10 West Butler.
Grove 81 Co. of Ellwood vs. Mrs. NJ.
A Davis, noT Vogan, assumpsit for
$24, claimed for hardware.
ButIrr Ice Co. vs C. c. Reeder, sci ia
on mortgage Of $3.50 on property on
Negley ave.
Hugh A. McNamee VS. Lucy and
Leonard De Foggi ejectment tor piece
OF ground 4x22 feet. covered by porcn
of the defendants, on Centre Ave.
VIM. c. Seitz VS. Laura n. Seitz, di.
vorce. adultery with ''one Steele and
other persons is alleged.
A. C. aud E. E. Price vs. J. T. .Iohn-
sron. W. L. Davis. Ed Blakeiey and
Ida K White, mechanics lien Of SGS6
for a lease of % acres oa the Jacob
Snyder farm at Renfrew.
Sarah J. Crow vs A. c. Ziegler, Il.
&. Winger. ". ]. Link and y. e
Irvine. trustees Of the Methodist church
of Mars, ejectment for lot Of ground
in Mars.
SoTEs
In Court, las. Thursday. Judge Gal
breath, sentenced Henry Bowers, VINO
plead guilty of robbing the Alex Nelr
house in Buffalo township, to three
wears in the penitentinary; refused new
trials in the cases of Henry Ho1man OF
Connoquenessing, convicted OF lnv0i-
uutarv man-slaughter, Mrs. Matilda
Keister of Keister, convicted OF violat-
ing the liauor law; and L. c. Wick VS.
J. r. Civanaugh: made orders striking
off the mechanics liens vs. W. j. Powell:
awarded a new trial in the case OF
Henshaw vs. the South Penn Oil Co,
and ordered a spscial term for Monday,
October 3lst.
There are $50 convicts in the Western
penitentinary, at Riverside
The Corners Jury in the case OF l.. h.
Pace, decd, with Justice Sloan, presl-
ding, censured the K. r. Co. for run
ming their trains so fast through the
borough of Mars.
Some Of the managers of the Kittan
ming Street Fair wsre arrested for al
lowing gambling in the Fair, and in
revenge they had Father Carol arrest
ed for running a lottery. The lottery is
alleged to have occurred at picnic
given under the auspices Of ST. Mary's
church at the fair grounds on the
Fourth of July. Every person who
purchased ticket of admittance to the
grounds received chance on free trip
to st. Louis, and the winner was determ
ined by drawing number from
hat.
VIM. II. Walker, John English and
Edward Cookson were appointed view
ers on petition for new road from near
the Mars Brick and Tile works TO the
Kingsley Home at Valencia.
w. r. and C. F. Smith. ex'rs OF Ed
mund Smith, decd, were ordered to
make deed to Emery Myers. trustee,
a deed for one half interest in the de-
cedents' real estate
Geo. Ray, exr of Hiram Barnes, decd,
was granted leave to sell real estate in
Mercer twp.
Harry Snow plead guilty to larceny
of some beer, and was remanded to Jail
for trial on other charges.
Jos. Eskovitz was appointed guardian
of Jos. Logoda.
G. c. Pillow, Harlan Book and Har-
rison McCandless were appointed view
ers on petition of Connoquenessing twp.
citizens for new bridge.
Mrs. Margaret Bohm of Clinton twp.
was appointed guardian of Martha
Bohm.
The Guaranty s. D. e. r. Co. was ap-
pointed guardian of Stella Catherine
and Gregory Hartman.
Tho Butler Savings and Trust Co was
appointed guardian of Eleanor, Katne-
rine and Lima McElroy.
A special court for the trial of civil
cases has been ordered to commence
Monday, Oct. 81.
In the case OF Curtis Shira VS. Butler
boro, in which a verdict of $3.50 was
rendered for the plaintiff for goods
damaged by the overflow of a sewer,
nd Do hua lad irin TO
fusIng the defendants motion for new
trial.
Adam Weber, John McQ. Smith and
A. White were appointed inspectors On
the Keefer or Elrod bridge in Slippery
rock twp.
A charge of a&b with intent to COM
NIT rape has been entered against W.
w. Robinson, the Hallston store keeper,
by Mrs. l.. J. Latshaw. The assault is
alleged to have been committed June
80. A previous information was made
on it but at former hearing the JUS
tice dismissed the case. Bail in $500
was required. j. FL. Wigton going on
the bond
VIM. Siebert, Adam Weber and n.
nj. Slater were appointed inspectors on
the Gallery bridge over Breakneck.
The will of Elizabeth Krantz of Pros
pect has been probated, G. p. Krantz,
the sole legatee, being executor.
At hearing before Justice Lindsey
at Slipperyrock Mrs. Shaffer identified
w. G. Cochran. who was taken from
Jail to the hearing by Sheriff Gibson, as
the man who assaulted her. Cochran
is now awaiting trial on a charge Of
attempted rape.
c. Maitland was tried by a jury of
six men before Justice Smith of Saxon
burg, last week, on charge of a&b
made against him by Ralph Obi. and
was fined so and costs.
Jos. Kucack is in Jail on charge of
agg a&b.
Mike Polonitz is in Jail on a charge Of
larceny of a railroad ticket and other
papers from a fellow Lyndorian.
Eugene Lashley was committed to
Jail by Esq. Keck, yesterday, and his
wife was held III $500 bail for Sept
term. They are accused of selling
liquor without license at the chicken
farm near Harmony. Detective Barnes
says he only saw one pullet on the
farm, and as Eugene showed an inclina-
tion to start up Yellow Creek, he could
not take the time to look under the
beds. or up the hues or other places that
| frisky pullets were liable to hide.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Park View Land Co to Mary J Sloppy
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