Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-31
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

NEW SUITS.
J.P. Corbett VS. Ed. Adams, d. W.
Gibson and Chas- Freedman, owners.
d. w. Gibson, contractor, sci IA on a
mechanics lien of 500.
Geo. Gibson vs same sci ia on a me-
chanics lien for 500.
Patrick A. Duffy and Annie Muldoon,
trustees of the estate of Patrick Duffy.
decd. and heirs of Patrick Duffy VS.
Henry Fl. Lerner, bill in equity. Pat
rick Duffy died in 1897, siezed in fee of
farm in Buffalo twp. Lerner's farm
lies between it and the Butler Freeport
pike: the complainants claim that when
Duffy bought his farm in 1858 lane
ran from it to the road, and had ran
from it for 45 years previous; one fence
of this lane was kept up by Duffy and
the other by Lerner; about 1890 Lerner
shut the lane up and tried to prevent
Duffy using it; shortly before Duffy s
death it is claimed he assaulted Duffy
while he was driving over the lane. and
this wear threatened to arrest Ann Duff
fy. the widow, and Alice Dutty for
using it. The complainaEts ask that
Lerner be enjoined TO open the lane and
pay the costs.
L. C. Wick VS. Frasier. Sherman &
Co, mechanics lien of $95, on property
on leases on Mcconnell farm.
e. McCutcheon and T. P. Klingen-
smith VS. same, mechanics lien for fSl.
Aaron BeighleY vs. same, mechanics
lien for 1915.
David S. Criswell vs W A R., R. Co,
bond of defendant Co. in $1,000, fled for
taking % acres of the Casper Hocken-
berry farm in Franklin twp, which
Criswell holds by lease.
T. C. Mckay VS. Chas. German, exc
cution attachment on money due deft.
from B. s. Rankin for debt of $57.
d. A. Cruikshank VS. 1. J. Morgan. ap-
peal by deft. from Judgment of 1886. "a,
rendered by J. NJ. Maxwell, j. z.
NOTES.
John A. Bortmas has been placed in
iail on a charge of seducing Laura Es-
tella Dunlap, a Chicora girl whom 1t is
alleged he promised to marry. The
girl was employed as housekeeper last
January and February by Bortmas. He
was held in $500 bail.
Frank Jouse, Jacob Sims and George
Kousick, Lyndora Hunkies, have been
to Jail on charges OF agg.
a&b.
A charge of selling cider on Sunday
has been entered against Nike SolmsKl
of Lyndora.
The prisoners in the New Castle jail
tried to tunnel out last week.
Thirty-eight cases are on the criminal
docket for Sept. Term, which COM
mences Monday.
At a peace conference held in Lyndo-
ra, Tuesday night, Steve Silvia, who had
been in battle following his butting
into a crowd where he was not wanted,
hoisted the white flag provided his as
sajlants pay $25 to the Polish Catholic
church and the costs, which aggregate
S100.
WANTS A DIVORCE.
The commissioner in the divorce suit
Of M. N. Greer against Maggie E. Greer
has filed his report in Common Pleas
Court No. 1. Greer testified that he
lives at No. 81 Lowry street, Allegheny,
and is physician, 81 years OF age, and
that he and his wife were married Dec.
81, 1887, at Grove City For about four
years, he testified, his wife has not lived
with him, and the last he knew of her.
be saws, she was at Harrisville, Butler
county.
He says in May, 1901, she went to the
country to spend the summer, and on
Aug. 2S, 1901, he testified, he received
letter from her stating that she did not
intend coming back to him and she did
not want any correspondence with MIN.
He says she also said in her letter that
she did not him to come to gee her be-
cause she had made up her mind to have
nothing more to do with him.
The libellant says he wrote her more
than 80 letters to try and induce her to
come back to him. He says he sent her
a check for $50 for birthday present.
on Oct. 3. 1901, but she returned IT with
thanks, saying she had money OF her
own and that she did not want any OF
his. DR.. Greer testified that this was
not the first time his wife had left him.
but the ninth or tenth, as he said she
would pick up and leave when things
did not 20 to suit her. but always came
back. The Greers have no children, the
witness testified, and Dr. Greer said he
always threated his wife right and pro-
vided comfortable home for her
Pittsburg Press. 26th.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Heirs of VIM. Timblin to Jos. FL.
Timblin, 81 acres in Clay for 81
Mary E Piersol to Clementine Martin
81 acres in Forward twp. for $1,000.
Otto Loest to Frank Harrison acres
in Cranberry for $1,000.
Fl B Rinker to Amelia U Sloan lot in
w Sunbury for $500.
Jos A Vogan to w M Hockenberry IA
acres in Worth for 1857.
CO Crawford to Daniel E Boozel 2
acres in Allegheny for 1852. so.
Sarah Grove to John FL Funk lot in
Mars for $205.
Elizabeth Bailey to Samuel Bailey 8
acres in Mercer for $3.50.
Carrie e Seager to Thomas c Seager
12 acres in Slipperyrock for $1,000.
A NJ Christley ct al, attys, to John
Truver So acres in Middlesex for $4,000.
Lydia Pitman to Hughes Eldred lot
in Harmony for $1100.
w r Eastman to Theo l. Schenck lot
in Butler for 81.
Peter Oesterling to Bertha Nj Oester-
ling lot in Zelienople for $22.
II A Stauffer, receiver, to Geo F Keck
lot in Butler twp for $3.50.
L II Haffner to + w Tinker lot on
Elm st for $1,000.
JW Starr to Henry ] Crumney prop
erty in Middlesex for $3.50
John Y Bowser to Elmer J Shelter
lot in Renfrew for $575
John G Aber to Mary Kennedy lot
on K Clay st for 5000.
A w Marsh to G Sablin leases and
three wells on the Blair and Marsh
farms in Penn for $4,000.
Hugh McNamee to John Cavalier lot
on Centre azo for $500.
Mary Clark to Sue Clark lot on New
Castle vt for $1,000
81 w Toomey to r Ii Clifford / int
in leases and four wells in Penn for
$4,000
VIM Ehrman TO Caroline Ellerman 10
acres in Buffalo for 81.
Mary ] Dougan to A Riggle lot at
Great Belt for 800.
Amelia U Sloan to Butler Sgs & Trust
Co lot in w Sunbury for $500.
FW Mckee 20 Winfield Land Co.
lease of quarrying rights on property in
Winfield for a period of 25 years for 81.