Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-12-22
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

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Riddle, va David, James and j. "
Riddle, attachment execution, on money
due from the estate Of Robt. Riddle
decd.
| The Commonwealth, Hampton L
| Carson. Attorney General. and the But
| Ter Water Co. VS. j. w. Mckee, N. Q
Mccullough, Chas r. Parker, c. II
Barnard, DR.. Fl. w. Wick. w. c. Cul
bertson, and Miller Wick. detts, bill il
equity asking for injunction preventing
the draining of saltwater into the ThorI
Run aad Boydstown dams. Leave il
asked to join Toomey & Myers who arr
drilling on the w. J. Hutchison, th'
| independent Gas Co., who are drillins
on the E. Christie, and A. NJ. Goehrins
| who is drilling on the +. RitZert, unles:
they make provision for piping their
saltwater away from the dams. The
| Water Co. claims they have $500, 900 in
vested in their property. The WIcl
| well which caused the trouble, i5 saic
| to be putting out or ) barrels of oil
per day.
Com. VS. G.. F. Eisler, assumpsit fol
$500. claimed from Eisler as bail fol
John Sproul.
NOTES.
On Friday last the County Commis.
sioners appointed Alva. Z. Brown Oh
Forward township to be Mercantne Ap
praiser for next year.
Jas. B. McJunkin was appointed
auditor in the estate of James Beers,
decd.
In the case of Com VS. Samuel Allen,
the deft plead guilty to assault
In the cruelty to animals and a&t
cases against s. W. Gill of the Stone
House, the jury returned verdict of
not guilty and put one-third of the
costs on Gill, and thirds on James
Donaghy, the prosecutor.
40. Miller, the Eau Claire druggist,
who had entered a plea OF nolle con
tendre to charge of selling liquor WITH
out license, was called for sentence
Saturday. Miller alleged that he had
violated the law only in one instance,
and that time he had given man some
whiskey for sick horse On being ex-
amined Miller admitted having given
men. liquor and getting prescriptions
for it afterward. He mentioned the
names of DIR. McA1ichael and DR.. ALI.
SON. Miller also admitted that men hao
drank beer and whiskey in his cellar
and in room back of the drug store
On account of his age, sixty-hye years,
the Court find him $500 and costs and
suspended prison sentence Miller Is
trustee and treasurer of Eau Claire
Academy.
William Leithold convicted of a&t
on Gus Graft, was fined $40 and costs.
M J. Sherman, Bessemer passenger
brakemen, was tried on charge or
f&b, made against him by a Miss
George who worked at the Waverly
House at which Sherman boarded
After being out from Friday morning
until Saturday afternoon, the jury fold
the Court they could not agree and were
discharged.
Patrick HAYS who was convicted or
assault with intent to rob on Jacot
Bowman, was fined 800 and costs and
sent to the Penitentiary for one year.
Hays told the Court he served two en-
listments in The Regular army and re
ceived four wounds while in the
Philippines,
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| trial could not be had because import
ant witnesses for the Commonwealth
had absconded, but by agreement the
Jury returned verdict of mot guilty,
Ralki paying the costs,
The case of Jacob Yorkovich, fe!on-
ious a&b, in causing the death of youne
| George Keasey at West Winfield. ha;
been continued until March. They
were not enough jurors to proceed. tc
trial, and Dr. Duffy, witness, hao
been hurt.
The will of the late George Muucl
| was probated Saturday. Harry 5 King
| ler is executor, a legacy of $500 goes t.
st Marks Lutheran church, $500 to tn;
Chicora German Lutheran church -
to Mrs. MagdGiin- a. ,.u h;a r;,.d :, sioo =
! -, sIU00 to Harry S. Klingler hi
nephew. to George N. and Hilda II
Speer of New Castle $500 each, tt
Charles Frank $500. H. J. Klingler
Mrs, Schultz and Mrs Charlotte Franl
Speer are residuary legatees. Persona
property in his house at time O
death Is left to Mrs Schultz.
Peter Bortz. Slipperyrock stor
keeper. and F. Blumenkrantz. an agen
for a penny-in-the-slot machine, VIII
has placed about 20 of the machines a
various points in Butler county, pleat
guilty Saturday TO charges of gambling
ETC., and each was fined SO and costs
Mike Tangelo. young Italian, wa
called for trial for defrauding hi
boarding house keeper. The Squire
ooram did not fill the requirements o
the Act of Assembly and the Court dis
charged the prisoner.
William and Vincent Klein, two Cal
lery boys, were put on trial Friday on
charge of larceny. It was alleged the,
broke into a 3, a. O. freight car ant
stole lot of tobies and cigaretts ship
ped by the Lloyd Co. of Butler t
fGriesbach & Co. of Evans City. The,
were acquitted and the costs put o.
Detective Delehanty of the B & o RR
| A. G. Baldwin, a young man who's
home is in Coraopolis, was sent to jai
last week on charge of forging
Icheck for $25 and getting it cashed b.
Duke Boyd, Mars merchant.
Charles Fl. miller has been appointe'
Court Auditor for the present year.
Letters of admin on the estate of Mrs
Marion Cooper, decd, of Butler hav
been granted to f. N. Cooper,
The Guaranty S. d. 80 T. Co. was ap
pointed guardian of Annie and Esthe
Schaeffer.
Letters of admin ON the estate o
Margaret Smith of Butler have bee
lgranted to Ella Shaffer.
The first case taken up Monday morn
ing in the little Court Room, the teach
iers occupying the large one, was that c
Com. VS. John Buchanan, who had t
ANSWER = charge of a&b, for strikin,
his boarding house keeper, woman, il
Lyndora. He was convicted.
The property of l. N. Hoon in Butle
twp. has been sold by Sheriff Gibson t
Jacob NJ. Painter $1639.41.
i An issue has been awarded by th
Court to determine whether a lev
lmade by w. S. McCrea, on the horse
of r. 81. McCutchlon will hold Eal
Younkins, the present owner, and J. L
McCutchion claim the horses had bee
sold to the latter before the executio
was issued.
Chauncy Latshaw and Fred. Prior {
Slipperyrock were put on trial Monda
on charges of burglary. They were q