Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-13
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

Catherine J. Redd VS. VIM. R. Brown,
summons in trespess, claiming T2uuo
damage by reason of water from the
caves of house belonging to the West
erman estate in Millerstown and occu-
pied by the Millerstown Herald, flow
ing onto the walls of the plaintiff
building.
Laurie Kelly Of Jacksville VS. Mrs.
Mary Hogue, trespass for $1,000 dam
ages for SANDER Kelly alleges Mrs.
Houge accused him, in the presenre of
others, of poisoning his mother, Mrs
Sarah Jane Kelly, with Paris Green.
WI. Smell, for use of Penn'a Door &
Sash Co. VS. J. w Thompson and ID.
Younkins, owners, and Bert Milliron,
contractor, sci ia on mechanics lien.
Mary Kocman VS. John Kocman, libel
in divorce.
VIM. NJ. Busler VS. Mrs. Annie Kire-
van, adm'x, of w. Ell. Kirevan, decd,
sci ia sur mortgage on property in
Zelienople.
Mrs. Anna Nigel VS. Elida Monroe,
trespass for damages for alienation OF
the affections of the plaintiff s husband,
o. a Nigel Mrs. Nigel states she
and her husband were married IL 1900
and have two children llviug and that
for two years past that Nigel and Mrs.
or Miss Monroe, have been associating
together, and that last month he left
his family, stating he would not return.
She also states her husband and the
deft. were at Rutland, n. Y, together
for two weeks in Aug, 1904
NOTES.
In the case of Keller, Loomis and Co.
VS. Mrs Clara r. Greenlee, assumpsit
for S33300 an affidavit Of defence has
been filed stating that the defendants
printed over 1900 sets of the books, in
stead of 26 sets as they agreed to in
their contract with Mrs. Greenlee. thus
making the books much more common
than they had promised.
John A. Richey and George McCand-
less have petitioned Court for leave to
Withdraw the exceptions to the con-
demnation of the old town cemetery at
North and Mexican SITS. for school pur-
poses which were sworn to by them and
filed bv Thomas Robinson, Sr., as their
attorney and in which charges Of crimi'
nal negligence were made against the
School Board.
Russell Eppinger of Harmony, who
was out of the Huntingdon Reformato-
~ on parol and who is charged with
recently stealing $50 from the cash
drawer of his fathers store has again
been arrested.
In the case of Henry Bickel VS. j. W.
Norris and Samuel Beatty. sci ia on a
Judgment of $40 Beatty has petitioned
to have it stricken off so far as he is
concerned. alleging that he did not sign
the note. and his supposed signature is
not genuine.
Charges OF selling liquor without IL
cense have been entered against Guie-
sippi and Marie Valentine of Elm ST.
After hearing the defendants were dig
charged
The case of Com. VS. DIR. A. G.. Dun
can Of Zelienople, who was found guilty
of practicing dentistry without register
ing, has been appealed by the defend
ant to the Superior Court.
Letters of admn. cum testamento an
nexo have been granted in the estate Of
the late Simeon Nixon. who died in Los
Angeles, Cal. IN 1902, to A. Fl. Starr OF
n.
The will makes bequests amounting to
$400 to relatives and friends and pro-
vides that the balance of the estate
shall be turned into cash and given to
the School Directors of Penn twp. who
shall keep it invested and pay the in
come annually TO Paine and Nellie
Nixon, his youngest children, during
their lives, and at their deaths the
money is to be used in providing Ii
brary which shall be located in the
Nixon School, Penn twp. Novels are
excluded and works of science and his
tory bought.
Henry Weber and Albert Sheets have
been held on charges of charges of agg
a&b made against them by Jos. Pts
torious. young Summit twp. milkman,
whom they are alleged to have beaten,
kicked and bitten while on his way
home on the evening of the Fourth
J. NJ. Ahern Of Allegheny twp. has
been charged with surety of the peace
and ac6b by his brother, Patrick Ahern
The verdict in the case of the owners
of the Wolf Lane bridge between New
Brighton and Bridgewater against Bea-
yer county was $150.000, Both sides
made motions for new trial. The
case of the Ohio River Bridge Co, own
ing the bridge between Rochester and
Monaco, went to trial Wednesday last.
The viewers awarded the owners SOP,
600 and they appealed, claiming $400.
600 In the case of the Fetterman
bridge at Beaver Falls a continuance
was asked and granted. Negotiations
for settlement are pending. Fergus
Shira. one of the jurors, was taken sick.
yesterday, and Court adjourned until
Monday.
e. Meade Whippo, formerly of But
Ter, was sentenced three years in the
workhouse for embezzlement in the
criminal court of Allegheny county. last
week
After hearing before Esq Tilnbli
of Clay twp. three Queen Junction
Italians were held for trial on charges
of Illegal liquor selling.
County Treasurer Dixon has notified
merchants to pay their mercantile tax
or be sued.
The will of Joseph Miller, decd, of
Harmony, has been probated. letters to
his wife, Elizabeth Miller. His daugh
ter, Catherine Fehl, is given $500 and
his son, VIM, is given his farm for life,
with remainder to the grandchildren,
VIM; Scott. Jefferson twp Gilman,
and Clara Weaver, aged II years, were
arrested in Pit.sburg, Thursday, and
brought to Butler to answer charges
made against them by Scott's wife.
Miss Weaver was formerly employed in
Scotts family but it is said was dis
charged because Mrs. Scott thought she
wanted to be too intimate with Mr..
Scott She went to Beaver county and
after being there n while wrote Scott
TO meet her in Pittsburg. which he did
Mrs. Scott caught onto the game by
finding the letter after Scott had left.
While they were strolling about in the
evening Mrs Scott arrived and had
them both arrested. AT the hearing
they were discharged, the girl promis-
| ing to leave and Scott to 90 home with
his wife, which he did. A week or two
later he disappeared again and he and
| the girl landed in Jail.
The girl was released on bail furnish
ed by her father. who resides at Evans
City Scott is employed as a pumper
| by the South Penn Oil Co. at Shiloh
church, and has wife and one young
child.
On Saturday last the S. NJ, Sutton
property on Brown Ave. was sold at
| Bankrupt sale to II, A Berg, trustee