Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-09
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

NEW SUITS.
! B. & O. r. R. Co vs. Citizens Ligh
& Heat Co. of Millerstown, bill il
equity to enjoin defts. from laying
gas line under the railroad tracks
mile south of Chicora A temporar.
injunction was granted.
NOTES.
/ John s. Shook has been appointed
election constable for Penn twp, nortl
precinct.
T. ]. Dodds was appointed judge ant
T. C. Patterson inspector of the Firs
precinct. Fifth ward.
L. S. Henry was appoint ed electi,r
constable for Connoquenessing twp.
north precinct.
W. R. Bowser of the West End wa
arrested, Friday, on charges of a6b ant
surety of the peace preferred agains
him by his wife Next day he was re
leased by his own request.
NJ. Finnegan aud ]. T. Frederick have
placed on record oil and gas leases GOV
ering 620 acres in Jefferson and Win
field twps. Among the farms are the
c. Zellsman, Voland, Simon. Frederick
and others.
Theodore Hoffman has taken up leases
amounting to $50 acres on the James
Wilson, Margt Parks, Rachel Hays.
Everett Hays and other farms In Mid
dlesex twp. The leases were sold to
the Tradesmen's Oil Co.
The omission of the names of sub
scribing witnesses from the will of
Chief Justice Edward NJ Paxson of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, who
devised large portion of his landed es-
tate for the establishment of an agricul-
tural school for poor boys, makes null
and void that provision Under the
law all wills containing charitable be-
quests must contain the signatures OF
subscribing witnesses. The omission,
however, will not effect the other provi-
sions of the will.
Mrs. Margaret Kennedy. convicted of
second degree murder as an accessory
before the fact to the killing of Howard
NJ. Elmer at New Kensington last Feb
ruary, was sentenced by Judge Doty to
nine years and six months in the West
ern penitentiary. Her husband was
convicted at the May term and received
sentence of 10 years and three months.
Mrs. Kennedy protested that she was
innocent OF any wrongdoing. The sem
tence of husband and wife. if commut-
ted to the same degree by reason OF
good behavior, will end on the same
day.
In the End precinct, 2nd Ward,
Theodore Pape, Judge, and Victor
Walker, Inspector, are away and John
Kohler, inspector, is dead, necessitatlng
the appointment of new board. They
are John w. Vogel. Judge, and A. l..
Kearns and A. J.. Weigand, Inspectors.
A charge of desertion and non-support
has been entered against Wilson Krepps
of Butler by his wife.
Samuel Falkner of Winfield twp. has
been beld on charge Of surety OF the
peace made against him by Godfrey
WilkevitZ.
A charge of ABB has been entered
against James Jeffries by Edward
OLIVER.
James McNally has been held for a&b
and pointing firearms on complaint OF
E. s. Liebler.
The Supreme Court has sustained the
decision Of Judge Galbreath in the Mrs.
Araminta Masseth will case.
J.B. Mates, Charles Fl. Miller. E. Fl.
Negley and Theodore Keck have been
tellers to make official tally
of the vote.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Maria Kelly to Sarah M Kelly lot in
Bruin for 800.
Hattie Nj Weller to A G Price lot in
Renfrew for $3.50.
Cornelius Titus to Jos Rabbit IL acres
in Clearfield for $1,000.
Jeanette B Park to R Park int in IA
acres in Middlesex for $3.50.
Fannie Park to r j Park same for
$500
A MCGOWAN to Blanch Forester
lot in Prospect for $3.50.
Thos 1 Whitmire to Saml A Whitmire
90 acres in Oakland for 81.
W Mckee ct al to ii E bryner 161
acres in Cranberry for $11.750.
w Henry Wilson, gdn, of Jerusha
Bingham to Il w Magee 100 acres in
Sllpperyrock for S1400.
GuS Gr1eSDacn 10 JOnu II Wlntei io1
in Jackson for $780,
Lin and Henry Benin to John H Win
ter lot in Evans City for $4,000.
Marg M Wilson to Carrie z Sager lot
in Slipperyrock for $1125.
John Williamson to Sarah Meyer lot
in Harrisville for 5000
Edward Sproull to L. ]. Sisney, 81
acres in Cherry for $1,000.
J Z McCutcheon to Henry Wagner,
lot at Clay and Bluff Sts. for $500.
James Fl Thompson to Anna j.
Miller, property in Concord for $4OO
W Mckee to @ Say, lot on Il.
Jefferson ST. for $4,000.
Zelienople Land Co. to VIM. Geiser,
lot in Zelienople for 800.
VIM. Geiser to Geo. II Fielder, same
for 81.
Zelienople Land Co. to J. d. Anderson
lot in Jackson for 5000.
JD Anderson to Henry B Knauff.
same for $40.
Harvey Laird to Mary e Findlev.
lot on Walker Ave. for $4,000.
WI Vincent to G & Vincent, IS
acres In Marion for 81.
Mary and Henry Miller to w w
Miller lot on NJ Main St for 81