Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-03-24
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW Suits.

lots will be wholly occupied by th
street and wants 81. 900 damages
n. Hasefue VS. Cornelius Lumber Co
bill in equity to compel defts. to with
draw $1,000 mechanics lien. Haser
fue claims they had signed release.
Henry and Alvira Rumbaugh VS. job
L.. John A. and Mrs. Bessie Turner
the Turner Coal & Coke Co., trespas
for $4,000 damages for the death o
| their son Earl Rumbaugh. aged 2
years, who was killed by fall OF slat
in the Keystone mine just year ago.
d. p. Kelly VS. Butler County, Parke
twp. School District of Parker twp.
and w. S Allen, collector, bill in equi
ty.
Allison Klingensmith VS. United States
Health and Accident Ins. Co.. assump
sit for $232. on a disputed sick benefit
Jas Follet va Parker twp. bill il
equity to have assessment to township
stricken off.
TRIAL LIST.
The first two cases, E. J. Quigley OF
Oil City VS. Penna r. X. Co. for $780,
600 damages and heirs of William A.
Forouer VS. Martha NJ. Forquer, eject
nent. were continued. Other cases
were continued as follows: w. Flood
ing VS. jos Ziegler; John Brennan q
Co. VS. ]. V. Ritts Henry Shenk d Co.
VS. Butler County National Bank, as
sumpsit for balance of $26, 900; Jennie
Cummings VS. 3. q o. r. X. Co.
Matthew Bowers vs Brown q Sutton
w. B. Denniston VS. New Castle Gas
Co. and Fort Pitt Gas Co.
The eiectment suit of W. w. Hen
shaw VS. The South Penn Oil Co. for a
lease in Forward twp. resulted in YER
dict for the deft. This is the only trial
completed this week.
NOTES.
A motion for a new trial was made in
the case of Commonwealth VS. r II
Gerberding, of Forward twp.
Theodore Schwich plead guilty to a
charge of assault and battery. and was
sentenced to pay cost. fine OF $40 and
to undergo imprisonment in Jail for 10
days.
In the case against Annie Rummel.
of Chicora, accused of having concealed
the death of her child Immediately
after birth, the jury returned verdict
of not guilty.
In the case of Commonwealth VS.
Frank Batick. felonioIs entry, no evil
dence was offered by the Common
wealth and the defendant was acquitted
The P q w RR Co, charged with
a nuisance by obstructing
Etna street with sucker-rod fence,
was found not guilty, and the costs
were put on the county.
John Parade of the West end, was
found not guilty of assault and battery,
and the costs We're divided between him
and the prosecutor, Frank Stanko.
The case Of Commonwealth VS. Daniel
M Wade was settled
In the case of Commonwealth vs.
Grant Geiger, convicted CT false pre-
tense, sentence was suspended on pay
ment Of costs.
Aunt Tillie" Kiester, Of Kiester Sta
tion. was put on trial Thursday on
charge of selling liquor without license
The alleged liquor was Peruna, De
Wits bitters and orange cocoa. A
chemist from the medicine company
which sold the orange cocoa to Mrs.
Kiester, stated it contained enough al
chohol to preserve the drugs in it. Sew
eral young men testified they felt its
effects after drinking The verdict was.
guilty. A new trial has been asked for.
A plea of nolle prosecute was entered
by the Commonwealth in the case
against Cherry twp.
Peter Criley was appointed supervisor
Of Jefferson twp.
Sale Of 20 acres Of Jas Forsythe, decd,
in Adams twp to VIM Anderson for
"a 600 was confirmed
Geo Amos, prosecutor in the larceny
case against Christ Layos, was sentenced
TO pay the costs
Last Thursday afternoon Michael
Lombraso met Louisa DeFoggi,a a bright
little girl, 13 years of age, who has been
as interpreter in law suits,
as she was coming ont of a bank after
cashing check of $50 for her father,
Leonard DeFoggi, baker of Centre
Ave The two decided to elope and
walked to LON mbraso's shanty near the
old salt works. Next morning they walk
ed to Jamisonville there took a train,
and were arrested at Houston junction.
DeFoggi having started search for his
daughter They were brought back to
Butler by Chief of Police Schultz Fri
day night At a hearing before Justice
Keck, Saturday morning, DeFoggi at
tackled Lombraso and tried to kill him.
Lombraso is now in Jail on charges of
rape and seduction.
On motion of the attorneys for the
brothers and sisters of ID. Fl. Wuller,
the Supreme Cour has made an order
Of supersedeas staying sheriff's sale of
the decedents real estate. The excep-
tions to the bond of John J. Kohler. as
signee of Johanna and Mary Wuller,
were Withdrawn by the attorneys for
the children.
William Pettigrew plead guilty to a
charge Of furnishing liquor to a woman
Of known Incorporate habits and was
fined SO and costs and sent to Jail for
90 days.
An Italian who accidently shot man
in Port Perry, two weeks ago, was ar
rested in Butler. Monday.
J. M. Painter, DR.. NJ. Z. Headland
and Geo. w. Campbell were appointed
commission in lunacy on Priscilla Hill
lard. an inmate OF the County Home.
Tuesday two small boys found the
dead body of very young baby at
Myoma Two men working on q rig
nearby told the boys to bury it and say
nothing. Later the boys told Squire
John F. Shannon, who had the body
lifted for proper interment and who
sent for Coroner AtwelI to make an in
vestigation.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Geo w Deer to Minnie M Allen lot on
w Penn st for $4,000.
Susan Ziegler to w G Ziegler lot on
w Clay st for $1,000.
BENZ Sarver to BENZ Nj Sarver 142
acres in Buffalo for $4,000.
A Howard TO p X Carson, assign
ment OF lease in Harmony for $1,000.
Samuel and Kate Allen to VIM Hoff-
:ian s acres in Connoquenessing for
$475.
Louisa NJ Brown to II G Bricker lot
in Butler for $3.50.
w Thompson to II N Hoffman 4C
acres in Jefferson for $500.
q w Morrow to b E Runkle 125 acres
in Cherry for $500.
BE Runkle to X r Wright interest
in 124 acres in Cherry for S400.
Gottlieb Pfiel to w Hemphill O.
acres in Clinton for $4,000.
M L Gibson, sheriff, to Emery Myers
trustee 130 acres in Slipperyrock fol
1925.
JF McClung to Ada M Rumbaugh
| lot on w Clay ut for $4,000.
Philip Gelbach to Gathering Forsytht
lot on w Jefferson st for $4,000.
John Ballet, Jr., to T. A Hunter /:
acres in Connoquenessing for $500.