Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-04
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.


coping falling on him.
Thomas Shearer and Louisa C. Shear
er, his wife, of Allegheny, VS. DR.. Wes-
ton w. Lasher of Saxonburg, summons
in trespass for $4,000 damages; $1,000 be
ing claimed by Mr.. Shearer, and $1,000
by his wife The statement sets forth
that while Mrs Shearer was visiting
her father at Saxonburg in Aug, 1901,
she fell and broke bone in one leg,
about six inches above the ankle. DR.
Lasher was called and set the broken
bone. and few months later had to re-
break and reset it. A running sore de
veleped and last January the leg had to
be amputated. Negligence and NAL
practice on the part of the defendant IL
alleged aud the suits based thereon.
Hannah Richards VS. Floyd D. Rich
ards, libel in divorce, cruelty alleged.
Henry Geibel VS. G.. E. Ihlenfeld, con-
fession of Judgment in ejectment for
two rooms on S. Main ST.
Mary Ellen McNicholas VS. John c.
McNicholas, libel in divorce for cruelty.
Margaret McAIannus vs. Mrs Mary
Vogan, trespass for $4,000 damages toT
SANDER The plaintiff was tenant in
the defendants house and II said to
have left after some trouble over the
rent. She alleges the defendant saId
Il come to get some OF those things you
stole" and here is Il list Of the things
that are missing from my house, and L
can prove that she stole them.
Sarah Weisenstein VS. Ada 5. Keller
man, eiectment for piece OF ground
2x25 feet in size which the plaintiff al
leees belongs to her and is occupied by
a house erected by the defendant on the
rear Of her lot ON n. Washington street,
Butler.
Anna Maleski VS. John Lasak, tres
pass for $1,000 damages for slander, bail
in $500 required. The plaintiff alleges
that the defendant publicly accused her
of inducing a midwife to perform her
duties in such way as to cause the
death of child born by Lasak's wife.
NOTES
John Lackey of Brady twp. has been
committed to Jail on charge of surety
of TIE peace entered against him by w.
J. Mcconnell.
a charge of felonious entry and lar
ceny has been entered against Harry
Snow, who has confessed entering Con-
nelly's storage house and stealing case
of beer.
Thos. A. Frazier has taken leases on
fifteen hundred acres in Brady for the
Manufacturers Light and Heat Co.
The charter of the Butler Steam
Laundry Co. has been put on record.
Saturday. Aug. 6 is the last day for
filing accounts for Sept. term.
Two of the attendants at Warren
Hospital have been held for trial for
robbing a patient from this county,
named w. J. Benson.
At Philadelphia, Friday, the Superior
Court affirmed the Judgment OF the Z.
p of this county in the Snyder vs
Phillips case.
The two women, sisters, who were
tried in the Allegheny county criminal
court, last week, for the murder Ct the
husband of one of them, We're acquitted
and the prosecutor or chief witness in
the case against them, real estate
agent of lower Allegheny is in Jail on
charges of malicious prosecution made
by the women
Jahn's story seemed plausible enough,
but the defense showed him up as such
an unmitigated scoundrel as not to be
believed in anything, and besides this
his motive was revenge.
In an opinion handed down by JUS
tice George B. Orlady of the Superior
Court, last week, in a case appealed
from Clarion county, he says: 1t
would be harsh construction of our
law to hold that an injured husband
has not legal capacity to invoke the
aid of our criminal courts to punish the
despoiler of his home, and expect q
stranger to discharge duty which all
rules of civilization impose first OF all
on the husband, as the defender of his
home and the honor of his family"
Chief of Police Edward Schultz went
to Huntingdon, Monday, with warrant
for the arrest of Henry Bowers. who had
been arrested in that place as vagrant.
After his arrest Bowers confessed to the
officers that about year ago he robbed
the house of Alexander Wier in Buffalo
twp. He took three diamond rings, an
overcoat and gold watch, in all worth
confession Justice Kelly of Huntingdon
wrote to Schultz and the latter swore
out warrant for larceny before JUS
tice Criswell. He arrived in Butler
with Bowers, Tuesday.
On petition of Mrs. Ellen Elliott of
Fairview twp a commission in lunacy
composed of L. P. Litzinger, Esq, DR..
G.. NJ. Beatty and A H. Simpson was
appointed on Anna ODonnell.
Thomas o. Crafty has registered as a
law student.
Steve Milok and Paul Fundarick are
in Jail on charges of theft, the latter is
accused of stealing pocket book.
Five prisoners escaped from the jail
at Bellefonte last Friday after killing
the turnkey, and on Sunday the sheriff
there wired Sheriff Gibson for the use
of his blood hounds, but as the trail
would nave been two days old and the
hounds are yet very young Sheriff Glib
son decided not to go.
Steve Stopero was brought to Butler
from Natrona by Constable Hill of that
place, Tuesday, on a charge of larceny
of $50 from John Furak Stopero has
been fugitive for six months.
Thomas and Leroy Mercer have beer
charged by George Winner with fellinl
timber trees on lands of another.
Samuel Cloves has been charged will
a&b by f. L. Cloves.
A charge of adultery, etc has been
entered against Guy Dunlap.
L.
been charged with larceny by Thomas
Delehanty.
VIM. Leithold has been charged will
aggravated a&b by Gus Graft.
A. G. Moser has entered charge o.
surety of the peace against Richard ant
Michael Fisher.
VIM. Shoup has been charged will
surety of the peace by Maggie West.
Geo. W. Cooper has been appointed
Inspector of Elections for Slipperyroch
borough, vice r. p. Adams resigned.
A Hubbard, O., man has sued for di
vorce because his wife smokes cigarets
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
| S G Coffin to L II Brown 2S acres il
Fairview for $780,
| Amanda Hurley to Edwin Mason 10
| in Millerstown for $780,
H H Goucher to G NJ Hughes, int. il
1877 acres in Venango for $500.
| w G Mckee to L n Liken property il
Allegheny for $1,000.
Harvey Goehring to E E Goehrin!
lot in Evans City for $3.50, also lot TO
$50; also 81 acres in Forward for
/ e E Goehring to I'll Ioehrino 3 acre