Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-05-11
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

Mrs. Lille j. England VS. the Mutual
Reserve Insurance Co. of New York,
assumpsit for an unpaid balance of $500,
due on thousand dollar policy held by
her deceased father. Blackburn Depew
of New York.
S. S. Atwell VS. Chas p. Moore of
Pittsburg, assumpsit to recover on a
promissory note for 5000.
Dilworth Bros, Pittsburg. VS. Geogre
Dombert, Evans City, assumpsit to col
lect a grocery account of 1884 n.
John Allen and e. G. Vincent VS. John
and Henry Berg, bill in equity, asking
that the defendants be compelled TO de-
liver to them a deed for 123 acres in
Clay twp, which they state they had
optioned from the Bergs ut $40 an acre
and for which they state Berg, when
they offered him check for 1925, re-
fused to make deed.
Mary Evans of Butler VS. VIM. Evans
of Armstrong county, divorce. They
were married III 1902, and cruelty is al
legged. 1t is said the libellant claims
Evans came at her with a hatchet and
threatened to kill her if she did not
leave his house.
George C. Biehl vs. Thos. J., George
and Inez Sutton, sci ia sur mortgage on
property on West st.
TRIAL LIST.
The case of Chris Danika a Greek
who sued the Standard Steel Car Co.
for $4,000 for loss of an armis by being
caught between two cars while at work
was tried before Judge Thomas. y
compulsory nonsuit was granted.
The ejectment suit of Sarah J. Crow
VS. Trustees of the III. Z. church of
Mars was tried before Judge Galbreath.
Mrs. Crow claimed the property was
given for church purposes only, and
was not being so used now, parsonage
having been erected on it. The jury
returned a verdict in favor of the
church.
The case of Prof. VIM G. Russell
and wife VS. Butler borough for $40, 600,
went to trial before Judge Galbreath
Last spring Mrs. Russell tripped on a
loose board in the walk in front of the
Herrlt property on Elm st. and injured
her ankle.
Tuesday morning the jury, after be-
ing out all night, brought in a verdict
giving Mrs. Russell 800. The jury
agreed about half an hour before Court
convened.
A nonsuit was granted in the case of
james Cooper VS. G. K Rea.
The suit Of Nancy aud Prof James
Leasou for use of James Leason VS. l..
g. Sloan of Eau Claire vas settled and
taken from the jury after going to trial.
Several years ago James Leason and his
wife who is now dead, made deed of
their farm to Sloan conditioned upon
his giving them good home as long as
they lived. Mr.. Leason is now 76 years
of age and feeble. His relatives, Prof.
Leason and Nancy Leason claimed he
was being neglected and kept in dirty
room and took him away from Sloans
and brough. suit for breach of contract
and recovery of the farm.
The scire facias sur mortgage cases of
Anthony Nolf, Henry Baker, j. Martin
Rusz and VIM. Nolf VS. Oliver J. Sar-
yer, mortgagor, and Chas B. Clark and
the Clark Coal and Coke Co, owners.
were called before Judge Thomas. The
asked for continuance in
each case on account of Clark's illness.
This was refused and by direction of
the Court the jury returned verdicts
for the plaintiffs as follows, A. Nolf
S5970 20; Baker $3135.91; Rusz $907.77
and VIM. Nolf $2357.09. The suits were
proceedings on the coal
rights to the plaintiffs farms in Buffa-
10 twp. which Sarver bought and sold
to Clark after granting mortgages to
the landowners.
In the assumpsit suit of JAS Cooper
vs. c. K. Rea ct al the plaintiff amended
his pleadings, the defendant plead sur
prise and the case was continued at
plaintiffs cost.
The mechanics lien case of Detweiler
& Wetheran VS. Eleanor Iron and Steel
Co. was continued.
The case of Erhart Lang vs. Geo.
Hall was settled.
The case of Samuel A. Thompson VS.
II. Thompson was continued
until the next civil term.
NOTES.
B. F. Hilliard, r. o. Shira and j. E.
Shane have been appointed viewers on
petition for new road to connect the
Fairview and Bruin road with the Pc
trolia and Bruin road in FairvIew twp.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of J. S. Jolly have been granted to
J. A. Jolly, and on the estate of Jacob
Bishop, Jr. to Jacob Bishop, Sr.
A charge of a&b and surety of the
peace has been made against George
White.
John Moran and George Thomas,
tramps, have been sent to Jail for 30
days for vagrarcy.
George F. Miller has been appointed
supervisor of Concord twp.
c. V. Hall of the West End is in Jail
on a charge of surety of the peace made
against him by his neighbor. Mrs.
Lyons, who says he threatened to slap
her mouth. The parties are colored.
In the case of E, E. Wick, admir-, of
R. X, Wick vs r L. Barnes, terre TEN
ant, motion for a new trial has been
made. Attorney Black giving as the
reasons that the only testimony on
which to sustain the verdict of the jury
was that of Lewis Seaton. whom he al
leges has a notoriously bad reputation
for truth and varacity.
VIM. 81. Hert has been granted ped
dler's license.
Four hunkies and one American, Ed.
Hall, were placed in Jail as the result
of pay day sprees at Lyndora, disorder
ly conduct, interfering with an officer
and surety of the peace are charged
against all except one, who is charged
with felonious attempt to shoot.
The proceedings in lunacy versus W.
L. Bowser of Parker twp. were vacated
last week, and Bowser went home.
A. B. Spear, cashier of the bank at
Oberlin. O., that failed through its
dealings with Mrs Chadwick, plead
guilty to one of the fifteen indictments
against him, and was sentenced to the
pen. for seven years.
r. 81. Graham resigned as assistant
assessor of I'd precinct, 9th ward, and
Isaac Hawk was appointed.
The Shaner and Nailor cases from
this county were heard by the Superior
Court, at Pittsburg yesterday, but no
decision yet made.
A writ of partition has been awarded
on the estate of jeremiah Daily of Chi
cora.
Mrs. Jos. Donehue of Chicora has
filed bond in $500 10 guarantee good
faith in her appeal from the refusal of
Register Davis to probate her husband's g
will (which ~ 10 onaUad vuaq not rrOpar-