Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.


National Supply Co. VS. VIM. Acker
man, G. Z. Frasier, Casper Sherman, q.
F. Neal ct al, mechanics lien for 500
on oil rig, etc, on Mcconnell farm.
Robert L. Stoup VS. South Penn Oil
Co., summons in trespass.
NOTES.
In the case of Com. VS. J. NJ. Ahern OF
Allegheny twp. charged with aS5b, etc.
| by his brother. p. c. Ahern, a settle
ment was made and the defendant re-
leased on $500 recog. to appear at the
| Sept Court.
On petition of the International Saw
| ings and Trust Co citation was issued
on Joseph, Charles and Michael Kalina
to show cause why they should not de-
liver possession of their property on
| McCool Ave which was sold to the
Trust Co at Sheriffs sale at the last
term of Court, and which the Kalinas
have refused to leave.
The charter of the Independent Tele-
phone Co. of Slipperyrock has been re-
corded.
Edward Miller, who lives on tie
Plank Road in Graham Terrace, is in
Jail on charges of a&b and surety OF
the peace for abusing his wife
Miles Shakeley has been admitted to
practice in the several courts of Butler
county.
w. A. Swain, surveyor, G. F. Goehr-
ing and Henry NJ Wise were appointed
viewers on petition of the town council
of Evans city to assess damages for the
widening of Water street in that place.
William Crawford was appointed
guardian of Chas. A. Cryster OF Butler.
A charge of surety of the peace has
been entered against Lowrie f. Kelly
by Mary E. Hogue of Worth twp
Kelly, last week, sued Mrs. Hogue for
slander.
A charge of malicious mischief has
been entered by Sheriff Gibson against
George Heath for abusing livery
team.
The County Commissioners have
been granted leave to sell real estate of
Rebecca Roberts in Mars to pay for her
maintenance at Warren.
The case of the Ohio River Bridge
Co. VS. Beaver county resulted in a
verdict of S2S7, 900 for the plaintiffs,
$17, 900 less than the amount awarded
them by the viewers. The verdict is
subject to a mortgage of 800, 600 on
the bridge, which is between Monaco
and Rochester The case of the Fetter-
man Bridge Co. against Beaver county
for settled for $45, ,218.
Father Pleban Gasparik, priest, of
Pittsburg pleaded guilty to charge of
cruelty to animals before Alderman w.
A Means, and paid fine of $40 and
costs. 1t lis alleged that the priest play
ed the hose for 20 minutes on cat
which had climbed tree in his yard
and had dog waiting at the bottom to
catch the cat when it fell.
Testimony and argumentsin the Will
liam J. Forquer will case were heard
Monday before Judge Galbreath, to
show whether jury trial to determine
the validity of the will is necessary. No
decision was made.
Private sale of the property of the
Evans City Coal Company to John ID.
Turner of Grove City for $4,000 has
been approved. The sale includes 359
acres of coal and all equipments.
Citizens of Butler township have
petitioned for vacation of Lehigh street
in Lyndora for the reason that it is too
steep to use.
Some criticism is reported of the
sentence of the man found guilty of
stuffing Thirteenth ward, Pittsburg,
ballot box with 104 votes. A sentence
of one years imprisonment and 800
fue strikes the ordinary man as less
penalty than is frequently inflicted for
much less serious offenses.
A charter has been granted to the
Eau. Claire Telephone Co capitalized at
$15, 1000, ten per cent of which is paid in.
The stockholders are A. o. Miller and
w. T. Mcdonald, Eau Claire; T. l..
Anderson, Parker; Harry Hamilton,
billiards, and DR.. L. V. Grove. Boyer.
Lines from Eau Claire to Hilliard,
North Washington, Anandale, Harris
vile, Eakins Corners, Murrinsville,
Clintonville and Parker are to be con-
structed.
Judge Porter of Lawrence county re-
Gently sentenced father and son, con-
victed of stealing chickens, to two years
the father in the peni-
tentiary and the son in the workhouse
In the register and recorders Office
yesterday morning mortgage for the
sum of 50, 400, 900, was given by the Oil
Well Supply company to the Union
Trust company, of Pitt5burg, and
covers real estate owned by the Supply
company in several counties in the
state.
Ernest Dave of Chicora was lodged
in Jail on a charge of a&b. A SEN
sational story is connected with the ar
rest About year ago young woman
of Chicora gave birth to child and she
claims Dawe agree to pay her an
amount of money and take the child
away to some founding home. She
claims Dave came to her house with a
woman who purported to be nurse,
gave the child a dose of something they
said was paregoric. and il has never
been seen or heard of since:
Mrs. Anna Comiaka of Lyndora came
near being murdered. Monday morning;
was pounded and beaten, jumped from
a porch and broke her leg. She left
her husband and several small children
in Russia several years ago, eloped with
Wassel Antonovitch and came to
America. Lately she tired of Wassel
and went to live with Phil Klamer, and
Wassel went to Klamer's house, Monday
and after trying to shoot her. beat her
with the revolver and caused her to
Jump for her life Wassel was captur
ed and jailed, and the woman was
taken to the Hospital.
At Portland, Ore, Tuesday, United
States Senator Mitchell CONVICTED of
using his Office of United States Senator
to further the law practice of the firm
of Mitchell & Tanner of that city, was
sentenced to pay fine of 81 900, and to
six months penal servitude. Pending
review of the case by the supreme
court of the United States, execution of
the sentence will be deferred. Mean
time, Mitchell will be placed under
bond to the amount of SO, 900, In pro.
nouncing sentence, Judge DeHaven
said. In reaching conclusion in this
case l have given consideration to the
age of the defendant, which may be
taken into mitigation of punishment,
and the further fact that he is forever
disqualified from holding any Office. In
view of these facts, and in consldera-
ton of the nature of the offense, the
| Judgment of the court is that the de-
fendant be imprisoned for six months
in the county Jail of Multnomah county
| in this State. and that he be fined the
sum of 81 ,000."
For nearly three hours Friday after
noon eX-City Treasurer Alexander S.