Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-01-26
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.


/ tion for divorce
w. ]. Mcconnell VS. Brady twp tres
pass for 800 damages, Mcconnell al
leges that on Dec. 16, while he was
driving on the public road near the Eli
Spencer farm his wagon plunged into
a hole with the result that wagon and
harness were broken and his horse
permanently injured.
TRIAL LIST,
| Court convened Monday morning.
Jurors T. G. Campbell. ID. t. jolly,
Reuben Rusch. Paul Smith, William
! Warner and Edward Cowan were ex-
cused from service, the last two named
| because their wives were sick.
The cases of Chas. Ehsler, and W. J.
Noel against H. Lensner, executor of
/ Catherine Swaney were marked settled
The case of Thomas Wilkinson VS.
Evans Mfg. Co. was continued; also
that of Detweiler and Wetherall VS.
Eleanor Iron & Steel Co.; j. 81. Starr.
et al. VS. Western Allegheny R R ; and
C. Latshaw VS. T. c. Campbell
| The cases of J. s. Osborn VS. A. L.
Findley and Craig VS. Staples & Buzard
were marked settled.
The cases of Erhart Lang VS. g. Holl
and Harmony Borough VS. Mrs. E. V.
Latshaw are to be tried Feb 3.
The first case taken up Monday was
that of the Lyndora Supply CO VS. Nath-
an and Joseph Eskovitz. The Esko-
vitzes agreed TO purchase the store
stock at 70 cents or the 81, cash. but
| there was a disagreement during the
1 inventory and they refused to buy.
Then suit was brought and after this
was done the Lyndora Co went into the
hands of receiver and K B Lean, the
receiver, and the creditors carried on
| the suit The stock amounted to about
| S. 900. Yesterday Judge Galbreath
ruled that the plaintiffs could not re-
cover for the full value of the goods.
they having kept them and afterwards
sold them, and was about to direct
verdict for the defendants, when the
plaintiffs took voluntary non-suit.
The case Of Mrs Jennie Cummings,
| now Mrs Newton Hlliard. VS. the B&O
r r Co. for damages TO her land IN
Forward twp, was tried yesterday. A
voluntary non-suit was taken by the
plaintiff.
The case of L c Wick VS. Thomas
HARRISON is on trial.
Judge Galbreath handed down de-
cisiops refusing new trials to John
Shanor and Mrs Lizzie Nailor, grant
| ing a new trial to Harry Kiester, dis
missing exceptions TO the auditors re
port in the estate of Campfeld Shanor
of Muddycreek twp. and opening
Judgment and granting jury trial in the
case of j. l.. Walker VS. 5. Dram.
The dicorce case of Mrs. Amelia Rem
nick VS. w. g. Rennick has been settled.
1t is some years since a woman has
been hung in this state, but one will be
hung in the Jail at Reading, February
10th. She and her cOlored paramour
will die on the same scaffold for the
| murder of her husband. Her five white
children have gore to live with relatives
ont West, and her colored child will be
sent South.
J. E. Brown of Concord township has
entered a charge of a&b against his
brother, W. A. Brown.
County Ntl Bank, an opinion was filed
| l.. Mowbrey. days and 4S4 miles, be-
cause Mowbrey, after being in court
two days, left without leave. An item
of S24 which should have been 81 40 was
also corrected.
In the mechanics lien case of Corne-
lius Lumber Co. VS. A. l.. Findley. the
lien was stricken off.
In the mechanics lien case of F. d.
Pierce vs. c. w. & Olive Parker. the
lien was stricken off.
In the case of Thomas and James
Pierce vs. Butler twp, in which the
plffs. wanted compensation for public
roadway which was afterwards aban-
doned, through their place. the Court
decided in favor of the township.
In the case of J. Berg & Co. for use
of R. NJ Wade vs q. NJ. Hughes, the
Court stayed execution and opened
| Judgment on the ground that the deft.
had received no consideration for the
debt
In the case of FL. N. Teeple and wife
VS. J. G. Beighley, the appeal by the
| deft. from judgment rendered by a
| Justice of the Peace was stricken off for
want of necessary affidavit.
In the equity cases of James Follett
and d. P. Kelly VS. Parker twp, ex
ceptions to the Courts orders were dis
missed.
| Right Rev. Regis Canevin has been
appointed trustee of all the property of
| the Roman Catholic church in Butler
county, succeeding the late Bishop
| Phelan.
Charges Of larceny have been made
against three Greeks named Kaskadons,
Johfis and Lalis by George Kratsa
another Greek, who alleges they stole
clothing. ETC., from his house in Lyn-
dora where they boarded. They were
arrested in Pittsburg.
L. Strayer of Pittsburg has been
arrested on complaint of Banker Henry
Berg on charge of forging the name of
Joseph Ritzert to a note for 1886 Sc four
years ago Prosecution was delayed on
| promised settlement.
The Zelienople Hardware Co. has FL
ed defence in the suit of the Inter
national Savings & Trust Co, receiver
for the Duquesne Mutual Casualty and
Indemnity Co., against it, in which the
Zelienople Co. charges that the as
sessments for payment of which the
suit was brought were fraudulently
made on bogus claims for the sole pur
pose of enriching the lawyers. officers
and hangerson of the puquesne Co"
Francis Bloch of Lyndora is in Jail
on charge of stealing package of
shirts.
Robert Kuune of Lyndora is in Jail
on charge of disorderly conduct.
Charles Morosky and Frank Maran
were committed to Jail Sunday by
Squire for administering bad beating
to another Hunky.
Twenty eight Hunkies were put in
the lookup about 10 o'clock Sunday
evening because some wanted TO call
baby Nick and others didn't. Burgess
Kennedy let the bunch go for S3 each.
Satu rday, Feb 4 is the last day for
filing accounts to March term.
Mrs Maude Bupp has been appointed
guardian of Arthur f Bupp, her sou. of
Lancaster twp.
The five indictments against Venango
County Commissioners, charging vio-
lation of special act relating to the
letting of bridge contracts, were quash-
ed by Jpdge Criswell, Tuesday
T. James Dodds is preparing record
Of the bridges Of Butler county by order
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