Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-12
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

NEW SUITS.
Butler boro We Marietta Boiler Works
set ia on a tax lien.
J. ". Emrick and J. A. Kelly VS. John
S Walker, assumpsit for s512.s5, claim
ed to be due for cleaning out an oil well
on the Walker place near Bruin, on
which the plaintiffs worked from Nov.
Sth to Feb. 7th.
Clarence f. Parker, by his father and
next friend John f. Parker, VS. A. W.
Root. assumpsit for $40, CO. damages for
dog bite The Parkers live in one of
Roots houses and the plaintiffs state
ment AYERS that on May 30. 1905, n
large. cross. coach dog owned by Root
attacked the plaintiff, who is 10 years
of age, and inflicted injuries from which
he did net recover for several months.
John Eaglefe1d VS. Camelia Eagle
field petition for divorce, desertion al
legged.
Margaret Jane McGrady VS. W. S.
and John S. McCrea, ejectment for 80
acres in Clearfield twp. The plaintiff
claims the land was wrongfully taken
from her in 1897 and that there is $4,000
due her for oil and gas royalties.
VIM. NJ County VS. Maggie May
County, libel in divorce.
NOTES
Court convened Monday morning
with a list of 81 civil cases. Judge W.
d. Patton of Kittanning arrived during
the day to assist Judge Galbreath. The
list of Jurors was called and the follow
ing excused: Supt. Fl. ". Lensner of
the Hannahstown Orphans Home, An
drew Fehl Of Connoquenessing. sickness
in his family; VIM. Smith of Forward
twp, sickness iu his family; Eugene
| Wick of Harrisville, recovering from
sickness.
The trial list was called and the fol
lowing cases were marked settled; q. Z.
| McQulstion VS. w. w. McQulstlon;
Clinton twp VS. Pollard Hemphlll; der
Burr VS. Butler county: J. 5. Wilson VS.
| John o. Clristley.
Tho following were continued: L. o.
Puryis VS. 3 r. & P r. r. Co.; Mary
/ K. Muntz vs Cottage Hill Land Co.
| Margaret and Frank Clark VS. Ellen
Grfbben: Jos. Valentine VS. Leonard De
Foggi; Mary Cubbison VS. V. ii. Book;
| E. and S. j. Walker vs James klldoo;
John and Henry Berg VS. w. a. X. X.
| Co. John K Kelly VS. Eli ID. Robinson.
| In the latter case both sides had sub
poenaed J. V. Ritts, who was impor-
| tant as witness to both, and who left,
SATURDAY., for Mexico with a party OF
Buffalo mining prospectors.
In the first case on the list. Eva NJ.
Badger VS. Curtis McClelland, no de-
fense was made by the defendant aud
| the Court directed a verdict for the
| E. tLa fv claimed Mo
| Clelland had made an execution and
| levy ON a pair of horses and other prop
erty, in Butler twp. for debt owing
| by Mrs. Badgers husband. She put in
a claim that the property was hers,
| showed receipts for the purchase money
and claimed the money came from her
| fathers estate
The will Of John Renison of Adams
| twp has been probated. w ). Renl,
son. his son, is appointed executor, ana
receives all the real estate. Each of the
daughters. Mrs Susanna Mccullough,
Almira, Ella. lola and Ida receive $1,000
and his widow receives the balance OF
his money and the use of 100 acres as
long as she lives.
Butler county cases in the Superior
court will be heard the week com
| mencing May a.
The John Mclaughlin murder case
has been continued from the May to the
October term of the Superior court
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia has
brought suit against the gang to re-
cover five millions of dollars on the nj
tration contract.
Those named in the bill are Israel w
Durham. former Republican leader OF
that city, State Senator James =, Nc
Nichol. Anastasia McNichol. his wife
Daniel J. McNichol, John M. Mack, all
of whom were at one time members of
the contracting firm of Daniel j. Nc
Nichol a. Co VIM. @ Haddock and
Peter f. Costello, former directors OF
public works, and John w. Hill, form
er chief Of the filtration bureau.
The prayer is sworn TO by Mayor
Weaver,
The bill is in the form of paper
book. of more than four thousand pages,
containing the entire history of the fill
fer plant contracts and setting forth in
detail the mass of evidence that has
been gathered, showing the alleged
wrongful acts Of the defendants by
which the city was defrauded.
An examination of the records Of Pro
thonotary John G. Clark, from the first
Monday in Jan, 1905, to the first Mon
day Of Jan, 1906, shows that the total
amount of fees received was S3, 1913. 20;
salary ($2. 000) and clerk hire, $3,873.50;
excess of fees, 20c; balance due Butler
county as per act of Assembly of May
II, 1901, 10c.
An examination of the records of Reg
, lister and Recorder ]. p. Davis shows
| that the total amount of fees received
was So, 2S4. 2j; salary (s2, ,000) and clerk
hire. 81, ,2S7. 20; excess of fees nothing
The records Of Clerk of Courts l.. r..
| | Chrstley show that the total amount OF
} fees received was $3,241.07; salary
/ ($2, COO and clerk hire $3305 80; excess
Of fees, nothing; balance due Butler
, county, nothing. Extract from tue
: Court Auditors Report,
II VIM. II. Gross was lately divorced
from Annie G. Gross in Pittsburg. The
! ! couple were married in Zeliepople in
1898
The cases Of w. p Martin and John
3 H. Miller VS. o. IL. Tebay have been
, continued also the case of Home Real
Estate Co. VS. heirs of Samuel Park OF
: Mars.
The cases of Vance and Maud Stroup
VS. Fairview twp. and +. G. Buhl ct nj
, VS. B. 6 o. X. r. Co have been con
ltinued.
The case Of Violet Starr, J. II. Starr
ct al vs. Allegheny Western Il. r. Co.
: has been settled.
t The case Of Catherine Pfiefer vs p
w. II. II. has been continued.
4 |
The case of Mary Cubbison vs. John
ID. Albert has been continued until the
a end Of next week
A jury was sworn yesterday in tn,
+ case of the California Perfume Co. v,
/ w. A. Sloan Of Mars and after tn,
o evidence had been heard verdict wal
l. directed for the defendant
= The two cases Of @. c. McQuistion VI
! w. Wallace McQuistion were settled 10y
"a this payment of $500 by w. w. Nc
QUESTION, Jr., exr. of his fathers will.
's A voluntary non-sut was taken II
the case Of Gus Eagle VS. VIM. NJ. Ken
g nedy.
\. The commissioners Of Crawford coun
ia ty were in Butler, Tuesday, examining
Butler county's poor farm and build
ings.