Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-09-21
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

$1,000 for taking Il acres in Clay.
Sol. Pontius VS. H. R. Sheffield and {
n Johnston, bill IL equity, asking tina
; a lease for 81 acres in Donegal twp, e1
ecuted to defendants in 1892 be declal
ed null and void Pontious complain
that the defendants drilled only on
well on the lease and are not protecting
his property lines. and other operator
on adjoining lands are draining the oi
from under his.
MILoNovITZ GUILTY OF MAN
SLAUGHTER
Friday morning the jury in the cas-
of Com VS. Paul Milonovitz, charges
with numbering Wassil Dauchala, re
turned verdict of guilty OF manslaugh
ter and recommended him to the merc.
of the Court. His attorneys moved TO
a new trial. 1t was generally though
Milopovitz would be found guilty o.
murder in the second degree.
NOTES.
Albinco D'Anastorio was on Thurs
day convicted OF statutory rape. Inc
complainant was Mary Campauia, an
Italian girl living at Forrestviile. who
said that she was under 10 years or age,
and one night while she was asleep with
younger sister D'Anastoria had enter
ed through a window in her room.
placed his hand over her mouth and
committed the offence.
James Fl. Barr of Prospect was ap-
pointed receiver of the Prospect Cream
cry.
o11 Cd in 10
of Com VS. Clara Weaver, Butler coun-
ty paying the costs.
The case of Com. vs John Davis of
Hilliard, charged with a&b and may
hem, has been continued until Dec.
The nuisance case against DR.. James
Ralston and wife of Harmony has been
settled on payment of the costs by the
defendants.
Hypolite Burgeois, charged with de-
sertion; John GolitZ, charged with a6O,
and Frank Steparo, charged with a&b,
did not appear when called for trial and
their bail was declared forfeited.
A settlement has been permitted in
the case against Frank Hauff, the Plank
Road German, who was charged with
stabbing his wife.
The case against Leonard DeFoggi,
a6b with intent to commit rape, was
called for trial, Friday Morning, and
Mary Valentine, the prosecutrix, was
ordered to take the stand. She refused
to do 80 and through the interpreter en-
ployed she was told that unless she
went on the stand to testify against the
defendant the Court would have to or
der his acquittal She stood up and re-
piled that she did not care what the
Court did, and DeFoggi was discharg-
ed
Peter F. McCool has petitioned for
appointment of receiver for the Ma
tional Coal Co., which owns 27S acres OF
coal in Centre twp. McCool was lately
sued for money claimed to be due for
stock he bought in the company.
George Heath, young tank builder.
was put on trial, Friday, on a charge OF
abusing a livery team. Heath hired
two teams from Sheriff Gibson's livery
barn 10 haul tank from the Waldron
field to Coylesyille last July and in the
evening one horse was badly used up.
The jury returned verdict of not gull
ty and put one-tllird the costs on Heath
and two-thirds on Gibson.
Henry Kiester. a young Slipperyrock
twp. school teacher, was put on trial for
the third time. Friday, on charge OF
f&b. made against him by Pearl Wig
ton, an orphan who attended his school
during the winter OF 1923 On the
first trial Kiester was convicted. He
was granted new trial and the jury
disagreed. On Saturday verdict OF
not guilty was rendered.
Sale by the County Commissioners OF
the property Of w. w. Ewing, located
on the South Side. to L. c. Wick has
been confirmed. Ewing is confined in
an asylum at the county's expense.
d. J. Sloan has been appointed con-
stable OF Eau Claire. vice H. Reibold
who moved away.
The appraisment in the estate Of ID.
z. Nicholas. decd. o. Adams twp.
amounts to $l2, 900.
Louis scodelIa, an Elm street Italian,
plead guilty to charge OF a&b made
against him before Justice Maxwell and
was fined s. and costs.
John Golitz and Frank SUPERB were
put on trial, Saturday, on charges OF
ABB which 1t was alleged they commit
ted mt an Arabian wedding celebration
in Red Row. They claimed they were
invited to the wedding and the Arabians
said they were not They were con-
victed and Golitz was fined SEQ and
costs and one day to jail.
j. Campbell Brandon, son of w. ID.
Brandon, has registered as law stu
dent.
Eli J. Dershimer OF Butler twp. has
been taken to Dixmont.
A charge OF ABB has been entered
against Frank Force by Miss Margaret
Milliron who alleges Force struck her
on the street Saturday evening Force
WAS charged with insulting women and
was arrested and fined by Burgess Ken
nedy
The troubles OF the National Coal Co
had an airing in Court. Monday. The
company owns the former Daubenspeck
& Turner mines, a short distance above
Kearns crossing. Z. r. McCool bought
about $4,000 worth OF stock from w. A.
Maines and A. X Mcdowell, who last
week entered suits against McCool for
balances aggregating $4,000. which they
claim Ia still due from McCool. The
latter In turn filed bill in equity
charging that the company's properly
was being wasted and asking for re.
ceiver. Since McCool got into the COM
pany he has been elected president and
IL In control. Mcdowell and Maines
oppose the action for receiver. The
Court directed them to file an answer
to the bill.
On petition of the School Board leave
was granted j. w. Hutchison TO lift
and enter the bonds OF Tax Collector ID.
A. Slater for the years 1904. There is
n large amount OF back taxes due.
On petition Of Thos M. Marshall of
Mars rule was granted on Margt. s.
Morrison, widow OF Miles Coovert. to
bring action of ejectment for 9 acres in
Adams twp which Marshall bought Mt
Treasurers sale in 1882. A writ OF es-
trepment was also granted ON Mrs
Morrison, Jos. Clark and Mercer Mar
shall TO prevent them taking timber of
the land.
The trials OF A. ii. Hummel, Benjam-
in Stcinhardt and former Supreme Court
Justice Fursman on charges OF con
spiracy In connection with the Dodge
Morse divorce case IN New York, are
set for October II is "A long time since
n jurist OF the rank OF Mr.. Fursman has
been brought TO such pass, and 10 "
fnanv "A venr aimee "a iawyer ~ th. cntn.