Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-03

Mcdonald Bros. vs w. III. Roessle,
: sci ia on Mechanics lien of $500, for
moving rig in Cranberry twp.
: JIM. Brown VS. Sarah A. Pontius.
eiectment for IS acres of land in Done
gal twp The land was willed to w.
c. Pontius by his father. John Pontius,
and Brown claims it on a judgment of
S772, execution ana Sheriffs deed. dat
, ed Sept 5. 1904, to him for the proper
J ty.
Sarah J. Hendrickson VS. Albert Hen
/ erickson. divorce. cruelty alleged. Ali
mony and an order to pay 5000 for ex-
. penses pending litigation was asked.
! L. J. Bastin VS. Mary Bastin of But
Ter, divorce for desertion.
TRIAL LIST.
When the trial list was called over,
Monday morning, the following cases
were marked settled: Cyrus Campbell
. VS. E. E. Davis: John and Anna Zivei-
, zynski VS. Butler Passenger Ry. Co; DIR.
L. H. Stepp VS. David Finefrock. judg-
ment being confessed for $3.50; and w.
J. E. and G. A Craig VS. Staples and
Buzzard.
The following were continued: En-
terprise Mirror Works VS. P, R. r; heirs
of W. A Forquer VS. Martha NJ For
quer; Grove & Co. vs Mrs. M. A Davis;
and Harmony boro VS. Mrs. E. v Lat
shaw, Mrs. Latshaw being sick
The case of D. Howe Lyon VS. the
Bessemer r. r goes to trial Nov. II,
and that of H. A Stauffer, Receiver, VS.
G. d. Greeniee, Nov. Is
The case of F. c. Bull VS. B. & O. R.
r was the first put on trial. and was
nonsuited on account of mistake in
name.
Jurors L. G. Martin and Cyrus Hogg |
were excused; W. w McQuistion was !
reported sick and Frank Morris had |
moved away.
| Judge Thomas of Crawford county is |
assisting Judge Galbreath.
| A voluntary nonsuit was taken in the
case of w. Chambers VS. B. d o. r. |
R
| A nonsuit was granted in the case of |
F. c. Bull VS. b & o r r. trespass |
for damage done by changing the bed /
of the Connoquenessing creek.
| NOTES.
| The will of Ludwig Voeller Of Buffa-
| 10 twp, who was killed by kick from |
| one of his horses has been probated, |
| with Robert Fleming. executor. Voeller
| wrote the will after being kicked. and |
left everything to Mrs. Wilhemina
Younghaus his house keeper.
| The Italian who was arrested in But
| ler last March, for murder in ALE
gheny county, plead guilty to man
/ slaughter, last week, and got two
years.
A Hunky who took the wrong pay en-
velope at West Winfield, last Wednes-
day, walked to Butler, took the 4;35
West Penn train, and was arrested at
the junction.
John B. Fleming has been appointed /
election constable for the Fifth Ward.
George Krittle has been appointed
| guardian of Flora Glace.
A new trial has been granted in the
case of Philip Winters VS. j. A Richey. |
In the case of A. V. Raki, trustee of |
| the Wells Warming & Ventilating Co.,
VS. Bessemer Gas Engine Co. the jury
returned verdict for deft.
In the equity case between Brady
| twp and West Liberty boro Judge Gal
breath gave a decision ordering the
borough to pay the township $500, the
cost of new bridge, and costs.
The liquor license of the Commercial
Hotel Saxon burg. has been transferred
from Chas Gibson to Thomas Cooper.
In the case of CON- vs. Zelienople, the
record refused a petition for an order
requiring the payment of unified costs.
In the equity case of D. P. Kelly vs.
Parker township and Butter Co., asking
that the defendants be restrained from
| assessing taxes his land part of which
is in Parker township and the
part. on which ia the house. is in
Brun boro, the Court dismissed the
bill at at the cost of the plaintiff.
In the case of Com. VS. John Shanor,
convicted of contempt in refusing
to be sworn before Coroner
Atwel. the Court filed an opinion that
the prisoner could not be compelled to
offer evidence likely to incriminate him
self, and therefore set aside the verdict
of guilty and granted new trial.
Letters of adm n on the estate of John
Ward of Parker twp, have been grant
ed to D. l. Hutchison.
Harry L. Graham was appointed aud
| itor in the case of j. G. Say VS. w. J.
Powell. to make distribution of fund
of $235. arising from the sale of Powell's
property in the Cavanaugh plan.
Cyrus Hogg. guardian of the estate of
his wife. Annie Hogg, who is confined
in the Warren hospital has been grant
ed leave to sell her interest in the Roe
farm in Butler township to her brothers
for 81 500.
Andy Howard, Slav, is in Jail await
| ing trial on a charge of felonious shoot
| ing at a Hunky celebration Saturday ev-
ening. during which he shot two men,
VIM Hill colored was arrested Sat-
| urday on complaint of Sec. r. B Fow-
ser. of the Board of Health. charging
him with violating borough ordinance
| by cleaning vaults without license He
was found guilty and fined $40 and costs
| by Justice Keck. He refused to pay the
| fine and was committed to Jail. A writ
| of habeas corpus was secured by his at
torneys, Painter and Christley, and the
case will be taken to court to test the
| validity of the ordinance.
| Philip Maxwell has given bail for
hearing before Justice Christie on q
charge of a&b, made against him by
his father-1n-law, Joseph Weigand, of |
Coal street. who alleges Maxwell pulled
him from bed and beat him.
Alias sci fas, sur mortgage, have
been entered in the cases of A. Nolf,
VIM. Nolf, j. M. Rusz and Henry Baker
VS. the Clark Coal Co., and o. J. Sarver.
S. L. Stillwagon has been appointed |
| guardian Of Pearl Wright of Slippery
rock twp.
| Wrika Lopero is in Jail on charge of /
larceny and malicious mischief.
| One of the persons before Justice
Leake of Baltimore, one day last week,
was Emma Martin. colored, who was |
appearing against her husband Louis |
Martin, 81 years old, alleging he "cuss-
ed her up an down the street"
Have you any children. aunty2"
asked the Justice.
Use done had 80, all tole', Squire" !
was her answer, and the Justice nearly |
fell from his seat.
Eighteen widows have sued the Alle- |
gheny Coal Co. for $40. 600 each, making |
$3.50, 900 for the death of their husbands |
in the Harwick mine horror on Jan 25 |
Negligence on the part of the company |
is charged, and it is alleged that there |
were not proper entrances to the mine |