Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-09-15
MONTE has had Mrs Martin held on the
same charge for thrashipg his boy.

and H. H. Goehring were excused from
service on the jury.
Samuel Weimer of Slipperyrock has
registered as a law student.
Geo. E. and Ellen Jane Hay were
given leave to adopt Emma Ruth Clay
pole, aged years, as their child.
A charge of larceny and receiving
stolen goods has been entered against
Charles Harkless.
Emmett Blink has been arrested for
shooting and disorderly conduct
In the f&b case of Com. VS. Harry
Kiester. a school teacher, on complaint
of Pearl Wright, a verdict of guilty
was returned. A motion was made by
the deft for new trial.
J. NJ. Painter was appointed auditor
in the estate of Geo. Brunemer, decd.
Mike Polowitz was placed on trial ON
a charge of larceny for stealing some
papers from railroad box at the B. q
.. station and was acquitted because of
insanity.
In the habeas corpus case of Charles
Ralph of the National Supply Co. the
court made decree dischargIng Ralph
In the case of Com. VS. D. R. Palmer,
indicted on charges of furnishing liquor
Oh Sunday and to man of known IL
temperate habits, Geo. Fleeger, YER
dict of not guilty but pay the costs was
rendered by agreement.
In the case of Com. VS. DR.. Duncan of
Zelienople, placed on trial on charge
of practicing dentistry without register
ing. the jury returned verdict of not
guilty. the deft having entered upon
the practice of dentistry prior to Nov,
1, 1897, when the law in the case went
into effect.
Justice Maxwell sentenced 81. Adams,
w. Stuller and c. Elliott each 10 days
to Jail for trespassing on the 3. & o.
road
w. C. Cochran, a travelling photog-
rapher and salesman of pictures, appar-
emily so or 90 years of age, was convict
ed on charge of a&b, with intent to
commit rape, Tuesday. The complain
ant was Cary j. Shaffer of Hallston.
On the stand Shaffer's wife stated that
on Sunday afternoon, July II, while her
husband was out for walk, she locked
the doors and with her three little child
rem laid down for a nap. Suddenly
she awoke to find man bending oyer
her and holding her She supposed the
man had crawled through an open win
dow. Mrs. Shaffer managed to get up
and they struggled, her arm going
through a pane of glass. She threaten
ed to call and the man jumped through
the window, sieZed his grip and started
away. Shaffer, returning found his
wife wandering about in a demented
condition. From her utterances he
gathered what had happened. He call
ed. DR.. Thompson and neighbors. and
with a neighbor he started after Coch-
ran, who had been seen in the neighbor-
hood, followed his footprints on the
dusty road to Branchton and caught
him. Next morning Mrs. Shaffer iden-
titled him.
Tony Cherry and Jimmie Scruggi
were convicted on charges of agg. a&b
for cutting Samuel Jackson in the at
domen at Cherry's house in ROCKVILLE on
Sunday afternoon in August.
In the case of Sidney Herr of Har-
money, charged with desertion, by
agreement the jury returned verdict
of mot guilty but pay the costs
Ellis Hesselgesser has been appointed
constable of Winfield township.
An alias order to sell real estate was
granted in the estate of Jordan Eyth.
The case against L. r. McFann was
continued until next term. Also that
of Owen Critchlow on payment of costs.
John Shanor was placed on trial, yes
terday morning, on a charge of adul-
terry, his alleged partner in crime being
Annie Phillips, who died at the house
of Mrs. Lizzie Nailor last March. Miss
McClelland of West st. testified to rent
ing room to Shanor in July, 1908,
''for himself and wife" and of them
staying there till she found out that
Shanor had family in town. A Miss
Lobaugh testified to them being togeth-
er while Annie worked at the Arlington
and Mrs Conrath while Annie was
stopping on w. jefferson st.
Mrs. Harrison, Mrs Bushnell and
Mrs. Harrer told of happenings at the
Mailer house.
Thomas McKelvy. hotel keeper of
Punxsutawney, told of Shanor and Miss
Phillips stopping at his house, and her
brother and cousin told OF them being
sutawney.
Her brother and Mrs. Hopkins, Miss
Phillips mother. said Shanor told them
he employed seven doctors and the ope
ration on Annie cost him 800.
Shanor was put on the stand in his
own defence and denied any improper
relations with Miss Phillips and CLAIM
ed that all he did for her he did out of
sympathy, but admitted hiring the
room from Miss Mcclellan, paying for
it, employing Drs. Cowden, Bricker,
Jones, McAlpin and 'Hazlett, paying
expenses while sick, and being with her
at Punxsutawney, and at the house of
her brother and cousin there.
w. s. Gill, who lives in the old Stone
House ON the Mercer pike has been ar
rested on charges of a q b and cruelty
TO animals made against him by j. II.
Donaghy, neighbor. 1t is alleged
Gill whipped Donaghy's boy and stuck
pitchfork into Donaghy's horse.
J. H. Jackson, DR., J. H. Sutton and
q. w. Phillips were appointed COM
mission in lunacy on John Cuchsi, who
was found standing on the street in a
demented condition.
The hanging of Kovovick a. Wash
ington, Pa, last Thursday, was wit
messed by 200 men and one woman.
His body was shipped to friends in
Allegheny.
John Cochran of Homer City, Indiana
county, did not take kindly to being
robbed AS he was walking home the
other night he was held up by three
men and robbed of SO. He shadowed
them the rest of the night, slept near
them in the glassworks yard and fol-
| lowed them, the next morning, to bar
room, where he called policeman and
secured them.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Ambrose Dunbar to Eli May lot in
| Evans City for 5000.
J d Albert to F d Forester lot in
Prospect for $3.50.
J H Tebay and Chas O'Niel to Mfgs
| l. and II Co leases and gas wells in Eau
| Claire and Allegheny twp for $6000
w J Adams to d HI and A j Black
leases and producing wells in on Jas
Story farm in Parker twp for $770s.
| Jos E Vogel to Anna + Morse lot on
L Clay st for $4,000
Mamie and Jacob Young to G G Wat
son lot ON n Mexican for $4,000.
| Geo Hesler to Lidia E Greely lot in
| Mars for $700.
CIV Fleming to 81 S Fleming 30 acres
in Concord for 81.
| Erhard Lang to Z j G Grohman Is
| acres in Winfield for 5000