Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-07-21
LEGAL NEWS.
New SUITS.

Maggie and Emma Elliott in Wort
twp aud this is the cause of the suit.
Pittsburg Pump Co. VS. Craig-Ken
nedy Hardw are Co.. assnmpsit TO
S513.51 claimed to be due for casin
sold defendants.
Eleanor E. Little VS. Central Distric
and Printing Telegraph Co, summon
in trespass.
John Forcht VS. l.. Hammond, mort
gagor. and Caroline Hammond. terr
tenant. sci ia on mortgage debt O
$336l.
Dora Lyon VS. A. W. Bowser, replevil
for stands, , tables, beds. lounges
l bureau, / dressing case, trunks,
stoves, 3 boxes soap, dishes, etc, sleZet
on landlords warrant
Commonwealth of Penn'a, at sugges
ton and to the use of Robt. R. Elder
admir- d. b. n. of the estate OF OttC
Kuuze, decd, of Allegheny Co. VI
Louisa Bachman, now Cress, eXecntril
of Chas. Bachman, decd, assumpsit fo
$40. 3S claimed to be due on a bone
given by Adaline Kunze, as adm'x ot
Otto Kunze, with Chas. Bachman al
surety.
A. w. Root VS. Butler Co., appea
from assessment of Sf4, $50 ON property
on Plank road
The Oil Well supply Co. VS. the Penn
sylvania Oil Co, summons in assumpsit.
amount Of claim $1,000.
NOTES
W. NJ. Mcdowell, r. A Thompson,
NJ. D; and Geo. W Campbell were ap-
pointed a commission in lunacy on
George Stroble of Institute Hill. He
was committed to Dixmont.
On petition of T. L. Cloves of Insti
tute Hill, a commission consisting of A
G.. Williams. Esq, DIR. John Cowden
and Chas. M. Mitchell was appointed
on his father, Samuel Cloves Of Buffalo
twp, who was adjudged insane and
committed to Dixmont
G.. C. Pillow, Adam Ekas and j. c.
Hepler were appointed viewers in petl-
ton of citizens of Clinton twp. for a
new bridge.
Harry Atchison was fined SO and
costs by Justice Christie for disorderly
conduct on Bessie train.
Both the plaintiffs and the defend
ants in the Injunction proceedings have
filed exceptions to Judge Galbreath' s
decision; the plaintiff because he did not
award damages, and the defendants
allege twenty-one errors.
The new Rules of Court provide for
one new docket, and four new terms OF
Court
The three negroes who confessed to
assaulting Mrs. Elsie Biddle of Burling-
ton. n. J. were sentenced to 40 years
each in the State prison at Trenton
after record breaking trial. The three
men arrived at Mount Holly at 1 10 p.m
less than half an hour later they had
pleaded guilty, been given the extreme
penalty for their crimes and were on
their way to Trenton to begin their
long sentence.
A tramp who says his name is Coch-
rane is in Jail, charged with assaulting
Mrs. Mary Shaffer of Clay twp. 1t is
alleged Cochrane stopped at the Shaffer
house and asded for food. Finding
no one at home but Mrs Shaffer and a
child he overpowered the woman and
chloroformed her.
An hour or two afterward Mrs. Shat
fer was discovered, unconscious. When
revived she was hysterical.
The neighbors were aroused, and sus-
picion fastened on the stranger who
had been seen. He was easily located
and captured, and would have been
lynched had some of the party had their
way He is said to have confessed.
The case against the three policemen
for the death of VIM. O'Donnell, a
barber, formerly of this comfy, is to
come up, this week.
Morgan L, James is under arrest in
New York. for passing a check for $3l.
drawn on the First National Bank of
Slipperyrock, Pa, ON jeweler, who be-
came suspicious of it and had him
arrested When searched at the police
station number of checks were found
in his pocket aggregating 81, $50, all
drawn on the First Notional Bank of
Slippery Rock, Pa, and signed John
Gardner the checks all being made pay
able to Morgan Il. James. There was
also found in his pocket a letter which
was presumably written by his little
daughter, asking him to send some
money, AMI letter addressed TO a
clothing firm, signed Morgan T. James.
explaining why check given to that
firm had not been honored by the
Slippery Rock bank.
Charles NJ. George. formerly of Clear
field twp, this county, was found
guilty of voluntary manslaughter, in
the Allegheny Criminal Court, last Fri
day, for the killing of Geo. w. Down.
ing, at Natrona, last April. but was
recommended for mercy. George, and
the Downings boarded at the same
place, and Downing suspected George
of being criminally intimate with his
wife.
George said the trouble started
through an imaginary wrong he was
alleged to have committed. He said
Downing had been drinking, and came
to the Union Storage Co., where be
slapped Georges face and threated to
kill him. Downing is alleged to have
said: II am going to make you take a
drink with me, and then am going to
kill you anyway" The witness took
the krink at a nearby saloon. That
evening he went to his home, which
was Downings home, and met the
latter, who ordered him TO remove his
coat, saying he was going to kill him
George said Downing then forced HIN
to get on his knees and then forced hin
to get on his knees and then struck him
in the face. The next the witness knew
Downing was over him with large
knife in his right hand. George said be
then told his antofonist that he had 9
revolver and would use it If he did no
erlease him, to which Downing replied
Il don't care if you have dozen re
volvers ]. IN going to shoot you,
George then got his revolver from
his pocket and ired twice, Downing
rolling over on the floor dead Th'
witness sale he did not know wher
the bullets entered the body, as he die
not aim any where
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Frank Morrison to NJ. d. Kottrab
lot in Butler for $1,000.
G Duffy to Magdalena Fielder lot il
West End for $3.50.
Alva K Sloan to w z Stickel lot il
Butler for $3.50.
Fannie Pyle to Robert Gibson lot il
Valencia for $3.50.
f II Luck to Casper Sheel lot i
Zelienople for S1100.
Etnice g Byerly to Rose Alwine 8
acres in Summit for $780,
Webster Keasey to James s Dougal
property in Winfield for $2250.
Jas Z Marshall, Trustee of J G. Mi
helm to w Wick lot on w North fo
! $3.50.
Henry Bubl to F G Buhl tracts i
Forward for $4,000.
A l. Findley to Ellen Elliott lot o
| Lincoln Way for $3.50.