Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-22
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.


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be due for one Japan paper Bible sole
in Sept, 1904. Mrs. Greenlee was TIE
only Butler party who purchased copy
of this expensive edition.
w. J. Lamberton VS. J. E Johnston
replevin for string of casing valued al
$240.
w, s. Wick VS. P J. Grove, owner
sci. ia. on mechanics lien of 1923 W,
$4S0O9 and $4,000 on property II
Butler
Keller Loomis g. Co. for use OF
Gebbie d. Co. for use of Mercantile
Guaranty Co. VS. Mrs Clara R, Green
less, foreign attachment in assumpsit
to recover $3.50, claimed to be due as
an unpaid balance for Limited
Authors Edition of the writings OF
Theodore Roosevelt" in % volumes at
$50 per volume, the total contract
price being $4,000, which was to be paid
in monthly payments of S75 each.
NOTES.
A. q. PETER has been appointed treas
urer of Forward twp, vice w. 3.
Douthett, resigned.
In the case of Com. VS. Lee Covert,
accused of larceny and robbery, the
complainant, a stranger, not appearing,
Covert was released on his own recog-
nizance.
E. r. Bishop and w. L. McKisson
have been appointed auditors of Evans
City.
Jacob Yorkoyitch, convicted of vol
untary manslaughter for the killing of
Geo. Keasy, Jr. at West Winfield, was
fined $500 and costs and sent to the
Western Penitentiary for five years.
Frank Kimbrew, negro, who shot at
Policeman r. II. Graham after clean
ing ont Playground Aye. store. and
was found guilty of felonious assault
was sentenced to pay costs, fine of
500 and sent to the pen. for one year.
After the sentence was pronounced
Kimbrew smiled and said, thank
you.
Charles E. Ruffner, a shoemaker
convicted of a&b on Cornelius McCool,
who objected to Ruffner taking Mrs
McCool to Robinson's circus, was fined
500 and costs, and sent to the work
house for nine months. VIM. Ruffner,
his son, who was at the McCool house
with one of McCool's daughters when
the fracas occurred and who was also
convicted of a65b on Nicely" was fined
so and costs and sent to Jail for thirty
days
John Gladdick of Lyndora, convicted
of aSb on an officer, was fined $25 and
costs and was committed to Jail until
the sentence was complied with.
August Machak. convicted of assault,
was discharged on payment of costs
The Milonovitz murder case was
c3lled for trial, Friday morning, and
cime to an untimely and unlocked for
continuance Paul Milonovitz. the
prisoner, was brought into Court but
was not arraigned. After a jury had
been selected and Judge Galbreath or
dered the attorneys to proceed with the
case, the defence started trouble by of
fering challenge as follows:
"The defendant challenges the array
of jurors because the jury wheel was
not kept in the custody of the jury COM
missioners and secured as required by
the Act of 1884 but that the jury
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rooms of the County Commissioners.
1t was followed by motion;
'And now, June 16, 1905, the defend
ant moves the Court to set aside the
jury for the reason that the prisoner
was not properly arraigned as required
by law and also for the further reason
that the first five jurors were called
and examined without being sworn.
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jury and the way of drawing the jury
should have been made while that was
being done. He understood the man
ner of drawing was satisfactory to both
sides, and it was his belief that it was
altogether legal.
1t was expected by the defence that
the Court would over-rule the motion
allowing them exceptions and when a
disposition was shown to entertain 1t
Attorney Wise offered to withdraw it,
but to this the Commonwealth object
ed, and the Court refused.
The result of the muddle was that
the case goes over until September
Between the license and murder mix
ups, things have been getting rather
twisted up around the Temple of
Justice
The Guaranty S. D. 81 T. Co. was ap-
pointed guardian of Ulysses, Mabel,
Hilton and Earnest Black, minor child
rem of Clara B. Black, decd, on petit
ton of their father, Jas T. Black of
Cherry twp.
Exceptions have been filed by Mrs.
Emma Wurster of Oil City TO the ac-
count of Christina Baker, admir-, of
John Baker, decd of Millerstown.
Guy Patterson, aged IA years, and,
George Zimm, aged 10 years were ar.
rested Monday, charged with stealing
the cash box from Hummer Bros. meat
wagon. The box contained $40 in cash
and check for $40 Patterson tore the
check up and threw the box in the
creek. He had $31 when arrested. He
was held for court and Zimm was dis
charged.
George White, who has been in jail
on a charge of surety of the peace, was
discharged after entering his recogniz-
ance to keep the peace for one year.
The County Commissioners were
given leave to sell the real estate of w
w Ewing to help defray the expense:
of his maintenance in an insane asylum
VIM. 81. Walker, Charles Book and
John H. Mccoy were appointed viewers
on petition of citizens of Concord twp
for change in public road.
]. L. Rice of Lancaster twp. ha!
been arrested on a charge of surety o.
the peace, and Conrad Miller, his
neighbor, has been arrested on charge
OF furnishing liquor to man of known
Incorporate habits The information:
were made by Mrs. Rice before Justict
J. M. Maxwell.
The Supervisors of Clinton twp. sued
Pollard Hemphill for $24.00, the bill TO
completing his section of road, under
their special law The case was heard
by Esq Keck, who has, not yet decided
it.
Roosevelt Waite, on trial at New
Castle, this week, for the murder ol
Policeman Frank Skidmore, was con
yicted Of manslaughter The verdic
carries a maximum penalty of IL years
| The jury is said to have been practical
| ly unanimous for conviction upon SOM
degree, the dispute being over the grad
of the crime, The verdict is regarded
as a decisive victory for the defense AM
turned upon question of law, affecting
the rights of police officers to make ar
rests on view. This law as stated t.
the jury by Judge Porter is that n
peace officer has the authority to max
arrests without warrant, except upol
actual view of the commission of
felony or breach of the peace.
l A f. King. Guardian of Mary DIV
and John Byers of Concord twp. ha