Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-03
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

Elisha Cobbett VS. William J. Best,
foreign attachment. Cobbett decided
his farm in Allegheny twp. to his son.
on consideration Of the son giving him
a share of the crops each year. The son
sold the property to Best. who the plain
tiff states has not cultivated the place
with the purpose of beating him out of
his share, which he claims amounts to
$500.
Thomas z Caldwell VS. South Penn
Oil Co., assumpsit for 1862, claimed TO
be due as rental for gas produced from
wells on Caldwell's farm east of Hooker
and which he claims has been marketed
off the premises by the defendant. The
South Penn denies that they took the
gas off the place. Under the terms of
| the lease 5000 is to be paid annually for
the gas from each well when used off
the premises.
L. &. Wick VS. VIM. Ackerman. C. F.
Frazier, Casper Sherman, et al,
| mechanics lien for a balance of S95 for
building rig on the Mcconnell farm.
Uriah Sloan VS. Zella A. Gibson,
mechanics lien for 1898, on a house and
lot in Parsonsville. Washington twp.
F. W. McCleery & Co. VS. J. R.
Stoup. stated case for the opinion of the
Court.
NOTES.
The sale of the Ripper property in
Evans City was adjourned to August
2S The highest bid being but $1,000.
The a&b cases against H. Swat and
Mike Barrow of billiard, in which John
Colon was prosecutor, were settled.
L. w Emery has been arrested on a
charge of surety of the peace made
against him by Prof. Carl Linn. The
men had dispute over lease.
Thomas Roe and William Nanny of
Butler township had quarrel over a
settlement and Nanny was knocked
down twice. He entered charge of
assault and battery against Roe.
Mrs. Salina NJ Black has petitioned
for partition of the estate of her father,
d. p Kelly, decd, of Parker twp.
Tony Pelete and James Fudah, Clay
tonia Italians, plead guilty to selling
liquor on Sunday and were each fined
$50 and costs and sent to Jail for 30
days James Fudel plead guilty to the
same charge and on account of the i'll
ness of his wife, Jail sentence was
suspended and he was fined S75 and
costs.
Hyppolyte Bourgeois, South Side
Frenchman. has been arrested on
charge of desertion and nonsupport
made against him by his wife.
c. A. Templeton and J. o, Roe, doing
business as Templeton & Co., have filed
an affidavit of defence in the suit of the
Standard Wall Paper Co. against them,
in which they deny ordering the goods
for the price of which suit is brought.
w. p Jamison, A. f., II. w. and ,.
n Eakin, R. M, and E. l. Sloan. W.
E. Byers and other citizens of Venango
township have formed the Union
Cemetery Association of Venango twp.
Mars borough is preparing to issue
$11, 500 worth of bonds to build water
plant. The towns assessed valuation is
$172, ,66S.
w. II. Miller, Nelson Russell and G.
Campbell were appointed viewers on
petition for vacation of a road in Marion
twp.
jesse Heydrick, Robert Barron and
W. S. Moore were appointed viewers on
petition of citizens Of Slipperyrock twp.
for new bridge over run crossing
the Franklin road.
William Wilson has fled exception to
the report of viewers yacating and sup
plying public road in Fairyiew twp.
William Siebert, James T. Dodds and
Fl. A. Ayres have been appointed in
spectors on new county bridge IN
Harrisville
Johann Hoch, ''Bluebeard, and con-
fessed bigamist, sentenced to be hanged
in Chicago, last Friday, for poisoning
one of his many wives was granted a
reprieve until August 25 by Governor
Deneen. The stay Of execution follow
ed hours of anxiety on the part OF Hoch,
who had never given up hope. and was
allowed by the Governor only after the
latter had been assured that the neces-
sary sum to appeal the case had been
raised. The amount, $500. was given
by an attorney and friend of Hoch's
council. who declared he was actuated
purely by humanitarian motives.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
J. A. Aiken to w. Henry Wilson lot
in Slipperyrock for $1,000.
w. Henry Wilson to First National
Bank of Slipperyrock lot in same for
$4,000.
H. r. Held to s. o. Frederick 81 acres
in Jefferson for S2400.
Frank Mcbride to Jacob Kramer IL
acres in Clearfeld for $3.50.
w G Stoughton to Elliott L Stoughton
81 acres in Clay for $3.50.
Gellert Goehring to Jas. Dobson, 1913
acres in Cranberry for 5000.
Theo. L. Schenck to Andrew Coyle,
lot in Stehle place for $2250.
Conrad Mohr to Jacob Kraembauer,
6 acres in Summit tor $500.
Albert Bernlohr to Michael Reyman,
lot in Butler for $3.50.
Robert Liggons to John and l. P
Troutman, lot on w. Penn street for
$1,000
Abe Flick to A A Campbell. lot on
rear of e. Wayne street for $1,000
Cottage Hill Land Co. to Kiziah j
Hays. lot on Cottage Hill for $405.
j d Marshall to w s Wick, lot in
Butler for 5000.
P s Diffenbacher to Beckie M Wolf,
property in Buffalo for $3.50.
J W Mckee to John and l. P Trout
man, lot in Butler for $2400