Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-15
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

married in 1891 and cruelty is alleged.
Keller, Loomis g. Co to use Of Gebbie
] & Co, to use of Merchantile Guaranty
| Co. VS. Mrs. Clara Russell Greenlee
| foreign attachment in assumpslt or
property Of deft. in hands OF Alonzc
| Russell.
! Mary K Muntz VS. Cottage Hill Land
/ Co. trespass, claiming ten thousand
i dollars damages.
GRAND JURY.
At its final presentment the Grand
Jury returned as follows:
TRUE BILLS
John W. shaffer. s&b.
John Gladick. interfering with an
officer
William Ruffner, agg- aNb-
John B. Mclaughlin, murder man
slaughter
Edwin l. Goehring, a&b.
Chas. E. Ruffner, agg. a&b.
Altogether the jury found twenty
true bills and ignored six.
The county Jail was reported IN good
condition, the Court House in need OF
many minor repairs. and the County
Home O. K. in every respect.
NOTES.
The application Of Aaron Fisbit to be
appointed general interpreter was re-
fused.
Citizens of Slipperyrock twp, petition
ed for a county bridge over slippery
rock creek at Bovard. q. K. Graham'
T. J. Thompson and J. NJ. Chambers
were appointed viewers.
The will of Edmund Clark, decd. of
Karns City, has been probated, letters
to Harriet Clark.
The will Of the late Henrietta Morri-
son has been probated Two houses on
West st. are bedueathed to her daughter
Mrs Hugh Mcbride. and her money is
to be divided between her husband aud
son.
c. g. Buxton has been appointed tax
collector Of Valencia.
Z. a.. Neeley was appointed auditor
in the estate of John Parada, decd, OF
Butler.
E. L. Ralston was appointed auditor
in the estate of J. Baker, decd.
Fl. III. Goucher was appointed auditor
in the estate Of John Feigel, decd,
OF Butler.
John Murrin was appointed auditor
in the estate Of Nancy Stephenson.
u. F. Hilliard, q, W. Meals and J. b.
Campbell have been appointed viewers
on petition for county bridge over the
Connoquenessing Creek where Wayne
street crosses same near Playground
avenue.
CT. L. McQuistion, John N. Allison
and o. O. McCandless have been ap-
pointed viewers on petition Of citizens
of Summit and Oakland twps for new
road running from the Hilliard farm to
East Butler.
w. II. Walker, Surveyor Geo. w.
pointed viewers on petition for vaca-
tion of road in Oakland and Centre
twps. Objections were fled to the
vacation.
On Friday last J. H. Fester Of Pitts,
burg bid in the John Young farm in
Butler twp. at Sheriff's Sale for ~, 900.
but did not come TO time with the
money and the farm was put up again,
Saturday, and bid in by Mr. Young
for $1l 900 He sold the farm. two years
ago. to r. w. Hervey for $22, 900, but
Hervey rued the bargain and il was
10 divest his title that public sale was
made, II was expected 10 become
valuable for town lots at that time and
now it is expected to become still more
valuable az oil property, as n 45-degree
line from the new oil field passes
through it.
The Governor has appointed com
mission TO examine and codify the di-
vorce lawa Of the State.
An Altoona wife who is suing for
testified that she cared
more for her bulldog than for her hus-
band. Probable she is right, but good
many people will sympathize with the
man in his refusal to pay the $3.50 a
week awarded by the court.
+. G. Bigelow, the defaulting bank
president of Milwaukee was sentenced
to ten years in the penitentiary.
The laws delays in this country are
or a claim is made TO that
effect-by the discovery OF q lawsuit in
Spain that has been going on for 1SS
years. by comparison with that the
ability Of q citizen of this happy country
to bring suit in early manhood and pay
the costs in old age ia held TO be one Of
the delights Of freedom -Ex.
In the murder case against John Il.
Mclaughlin, attorneys Bredin, Murrin
and Greer for the deft., moved for a
continuance 10 September term, which
was granted, there being no opposition
on the part Of the Commonwealth.
The case of Com. w Lewis Gilghrlst,
felonious assault and robbery, ID. Il.
Cupps complainant, was continued un
til September,
Leave has been granted TO make sale
of land Of John Shearer. decd Of Con
noquenessing twp.
The case OF Com. w II. G. Myers. |
liquor 10 men Of incorporate
habits, was settled
The case Of Com VS. Lee Coovert,
robbery, etc, was continued until
September.
John s. Walker Of Petrolia plead
guilty 10 charges Of a&D and surety
Of the peace, made by his wife, and waa
fined $40 and costs
The surety Of the peace case against
Ed Hall, Mrs. Dora Lyons complain
ant was settled.
In the case Of Com w s. Dram, n
Lyndora. store-kecper. charged with
selling cigaretts 10 boys under sixteen
years of age, the jury returned yer
dict Of not guilty but pay costs.
The first case tried Monday was that
against Edwin l.. Goehring charged
with a&b by Mrs. Mary Klein Of Gran
berry twp, who alleged Mr.. Goehring
attacked and struck her because she
was walking on his land and driving
his cows over IL. The jury found
Goehring not guilty, and divided the
costs equally between the parties
The case Of Com. w Jas. V. Riddle
was confined.
The third trial of Police Captain VIII
son Of Allegheny resulted on convic-
tion Tuesday. He was convicted In the
Daisy Hess case and IL was intended 10
try him on the Francis Foley case, next
day He promptly resigned his position
as Captain of Police.
August Machacl, charged with ABB,
failed 20 appear when called for trial,
and his bail was forfeited. Joseph
Eskoyitz was his bondsman.
Frank Kinbrew, colored man who
amused himself shooting Mt Policeman
Harper Graham, Burgess Kennedy,
Chief Schultz and County Detective
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