Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-05-25
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.


Ter. assumpsit for $72. Al claimed as
wages Horwitz was employed as dri-
yer of Junk wagon by Cohn and quit
after a dispute with COINS wife. He
was paid sl39, but claimed S72 Il more
was due him, and sued before Justice
Christie and received Judgment for $50,
from which he appealed
ID. D. Bingham VS. A NJ. Seaton and
w. NJ. Shields. assumpsit for $sS 61.
The plaintiff claims the defendants
agreed TO purchase a slaughter house
near Slipperyrock and then failed to
complete the bargain and make pay
ment of the amount claimed.
J. a. Gormley VS. G. S. Vanderlin,
assumpsit for 1872. 03, claimed - be due
for merchandise
Wm. B. Burkett VS. South Penn Oil
Co trespass for $4,000 damages for
personal injuries. Burkett states that
while employed as a teamster by the
defendant company in Dec, 1908, he
was ordered by Supt Cyrus Horton of
the Harmony district to haul tank to
the McKirdy farm and assist in CON
Meeting it. While this was being done
an explosion occurred which hurled
Burkett high in the air among the tim
bers of the derrick His injuries kept
him in bed for nearly two months and
he claims permanently disabled him
Annie Wilkes VS. B. r. & P. r. R.
| Co., summons in trespass.
Sarah C. Neely, Ida Gallagher, Susan
| SNYDER, Martha L. Scott, II. T. and
Norvil Nicely VS. Western Allegheny r;
| K. Co bond of deft Co in $1,000, filed
/ 10 I'D y,1ffs fOr land fatQp N
| Worth twp.
LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
| The following applications for liquor
licenses have been filed since last week.
p. G. Frederick, Zelienople, distiller.
G. G. Haworth, Butler, tavern.
Independent Brewing Co., brewery.
Albert Swager, Petrolia, tavern.
Earl ID. Clinton Butler, tavern.
Lewis N. Ziegler, Harmony tavern |
Ralph Gregg, Butler. tavern.
Charles FL. Miller, Evans City, tavern.
Samuel A Beam, Harmony, tavern. |
VIM. Wahl, Evans City, tavern.
NOTES
On petition of g. f. Cheers commits. |
sion consisting of T. J. Forquer, DR.. 5. J
NJ. Bippus and Geo. b. McCrea were |,
Appointed to inquire as to lunacy of his |
wife, Nellie Cheers. She was commit /
ed to the Warren asylum.
On Wednesday last the U. S. Court of
Appeals reaffirmed the decision in the
Newton Black insurance case.
At Chicago, Friday, Johann Hocb
was found guilty Of numbering one OF
his many wives and sentenced to death.
The jury in that state fixes the penalty.
At Greensburg, last Thursday, James
G. Kennedy was convicted of murder in
the second degree for the shooting of
Howard M. Elmer. The extreme pen
atty for second degree murder, in this
state, is twenty years.
At Pittsbure, Saturday, Judge Young
decided that Barnum 81 Bailey's circus
could e4aibit a. scheduled al Wine
biddle. Mill vale and Gross streets May
30 and 30. The preliminary injunction
which had been granted at the request
Of residents of the vicinity was dissolv-
ed and permanent injunction refused.
On petition Of Benjamin Sarver of
Brown Ave DR.. Bricker, A. Nj. Christ
ley and George Nj. Graham were ap
pointed a commission in lunacY on his
daughter, Besgie Saryer, who was re
Gently taken to the home of her step
mother in Zelienople after being in the
Batter Hospital She was taken to
Polk
Forty eight rights of way in Butler,
Mars and Valencia and between them
for the new trolley-line were filed with
Register and Recorder Davis, Saturday.
Deputy Geo Vorus took Mrs. Nellie
Cheers to Warren Hospital, Monday;
and Col. Redic took Miss Bessie Sarver
of zelienopie to Polk tnaiitute.
Eighteen Butler men went 70 Clarion
Monday, as witnesses and attorneys in
the cases against Al Butler and p. J.
Mcclure, in the Metallic Casket Co.'S.
collapse.
Smallpox has broken out among the
prisoners of the Blair county jail at
Ho1lidaysburg, Pa, and the State board
of health has ordered the prison qua:an
tined and that no more prisoners be re-
eived.
Aleck Cupps Of Rutler vas arrested
in Pittsburg. Tuesday, and hned for
splitting in street-car.
Alexander Berkman, Anarchist, now
serving a 22-year sentence for an as
sault on III. c. Frick in the Hussey
building in Pittsburg during the Home
stead strike of 1892, will be liberated
from the Western Penitentiary on July
"a. Good conduct has earned toy the
prisoner reduction in his term oP eight
years and months. which will bring
his actual term OF confinement down to
about little over 10 years. After his
release from the penitentiary he will be
taken to the Allegheny County Work
house, where he will have short term
TO serve. During his confinement in
the penitentiary gerkman has been d
model prisoner. He has behaved 30
well that recently he was assigned an
easy task, looking to the cleanliness of
the east side of the wing. Berkman
has improved his education. He has
studied French, German, and recently
he became interested in Spanish.
Elko limbaugh Of I!ynqors IS in Jail
for ABB.
Cases on the criminal docket AZ.
VIM. Leithold of Clay street has been
arrested on n charge Of a&b made
against him by Mac Stillwagon. tenant
on Leitholds farm, and Stillwagon end
his wife have beon arrested On similar
chargeg made against them.
Athens Anostosia, Mercer township
Italian, was brought to Jail by Constable
John Orr yesterday on a charge of rape.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
John McCarrier to Roht S Hindmap
10 acres in Clay for $]5a
Elizabeth MoCalmont to X S Hind
man lot in w Sunbury for $40.
Lucy Redic to Charlotte Mcdowell
lot in Butler for $500.
Henry w Timblin TO Ida g Brown 25
acres in Clay for $l545.
Geo l. Schlagel 10 Mary { Schlagel
property IN Butler twp for $500
Warran Aggas TO A NJ Christley int.
iu l70-acre lease and wells IN Centre for
$1,000,
John Hartnng W tueila isisisr lease
Of ~ acFes in Butler twp for s150 :,
Hugh Ferguson 10 b = Jorr,nos &,
-.0' lease in Butler twp for
$3.50.
Oliver T Brown to Jas i Gardner lot |
in Slipperyrock for $l400.
Barrickman heirs to Warren McCrea-
ry 4O-aere lease in Butler twp for $lt,-
900.
j w Toomey TO Citizens Gas and Fuel |
Co lease and wells in Oakland for $500. |
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