Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-26

\ Evans Olly.
Mary NJ. Dodds VS. w. W. Waters, SC
fa on mortgage of $500 on property II
Evans City.
Mrs. Catherine Bach of Oakland twp
VS. L. G.. Northern, trespass for $1,000
damages, for destroying gas well
NOTES.
Saturday. May 5, is the last day fol
| filing accounts to the June term.
James Ross, an Auandale Italian who
has been wanted for five years past for
illegal liquor selling, was jailed Friday
by County Detective Hoon.
Frank Perry, a colored preacher of
the West End, has been held for court
on charge of a&b made against him
by Mrs. Lowe.
Gilbert Hooks of Mars has filed an
appeal from the report of Borough
Auditors A. Is. Norton, F. S. Ziegler
and J. P. Robb of that place for the
year ending March 10, 1906. Exceptions
are taken to the accounts of Borough
Treasurer w. E. Lunger, Burgess w.
c. Miles, acting Burgess d. j. Roberts
and Collector W. D. Boyd. The town
is establishing borough water works
plant and it is charged that the Council
men and officials are dealing out jobs to
themselves. Hooks states the auditors
erred in allowing claims aggregat1ng
S44 to Councilman J. S. Clark for
lumber, one of Councilman r. Il.
McElhaney for 81. 40 for dressing tools
at the water works and large number
of similar claims. 1t is claimed the
proper orders and vouchers were not
presented to the auditors. The appeal
had been talked of for month before
filed.
The two cases of Farmers National
Bank VS. Hannah NJ. Sutton resulted in
a verdict for the plaintiff for $1O6.O3
and $107.S4. Mrs. Sutton borrowed
money at the bank on her note, and her
defense was that she had signed as Sc
curity for her husband.
The case of the National Cash Reg
lister Co. VS. w. M. Kirkpatrick resulted
in verdict of $430 for the plaintiff by
direction of the Court. Kirkpatrick
levied on and sold cash register in the
meat market of p Molyneau, Kirkpat-
ricks tenant. Molyneau had the reg
lister on a bailment from the Register
Co. and they claimed it. Judge Girls
well directed that the verdict must be
for the deft unless the fact that the ap-
praisers under the landlords warrant
were sworn by Justice Keck instead of
the Constable, as directed by the law,
would render the levy under the land
lords warrant void. This point was re-
served by the Court.
The case of NJ. H. Thompson of West
Sunbury VS. Shenango Lumber Co. and
J. K. Dane was continued for want of
time to try at the term closed
The case of FL. Rebhan g. Co. VS. VIM.
Cooper, the tailor, was settled.
The case of L. d. Bingham VS. A. M.
Seaton and w. NJ Shields was settled.
The trespass suit of John H. Martin
VS. VIM Donaldson resulted in verdict
for the deft Donaldson is guager
living at Mars Martin. pumper,
chased Donaldson's boys away when
they went after some hickory nuts near
Martins wells When the men met
Donaldson knocked Martin down and
the suit for damages followed.
After the evidence was submitted in
the case of John Wyke VS. Samuel and
Lizzie Smith. sci. ia. on a mortgage, the
case was Withdrawn from the jury and
submitted to the Court, Judge Criswell
presiding, for decision.
The eiectment case of the Butler
Land and Improvement Go. VS. the
Eleanora Iron and Steel Co. for land at
East Butler. resulted in verdict for
the plaintiff for the land described in
the writ, to be released if defendant
pays plaintiff $22, ,766 within ten days.
The case of w. M. Bells VS. Southern
Oil Co. assumpsit for wages claimed to
be due for pumping, was settled by the
payment Of $125 by the defendant.
In the case of A. Roessing VS. ely
monts & Taylor, the plaintiff amended
his pleadings, the defendant plead sur
prise. and the case was continued at the
plaintiffs cost
Charles Horwitz sesured a verdict of
$58 against Abe Cohn, the junk dealer,
on claim for wages for driving for
Cohn.
The case of Thomas T. Caldwell VS.
South Penn Oil Co., a claim for gas
used to pump wells off the Caldwell
farm east of Hooker, had to be con-
tinued to permit an amendment to the
pleadings of the plaintiff.
The case of VIM. Burkett VS. the
South Penn Oil Co. to recover for in
jur1es received by being blown up By a
gas tank near Harmony, was settled by
the payment of $500. Bdrkett's
principal was absent in Kentucky.
Herbert Simpson, native of Eng.
and, has taken out his first naturaliza-
tion papers.
The inspectors for new Eagle bridge
| in Connoquenessing twp have reported
approving the bridge.
Sale by Margaret GAM, administra.
| trix Of Lewis Ganz, Of land in Forward
twp. to the Butler and Harmony st.
Railway Co. for $500 has been approved
L. E. Christley was appointed guar
| dian of ad litem of the minor children
of D. L. Niles.
Mary J. Aggers, adm of the estate
| of Henry Aggers petitioned for leave to
sell real estate in Forward twp, to pay
debts.
| The suit of Mrs Mary Cuhbison VS.
John David Albert of Prospect to test
the title to land in Cherry twp. which
Albert bought at Treasurer's sale foI
unpaid taxes resulted in a verdict for
| the plaintiff.
l. N. Hilliard was arrested on a
charge of desertion. yesterday, made
by his wife:
| The case of J. Ell. Thomas VS. the Cal
lery Junction Brick and Tile Co. was
argued, yesterday,
| James e. Brown of Franklin twp has
been held for Court on charges of sure
ty of the peace made against him by
Jane R. and Lester j. Brown.
The Butler Savings and Trust Co.
has been appointed trustee to take
charge of fund of $732, the income OF
which is to 60 to the widow, in the es
tate of JAS w. Brown.
.Reddy" Remula of Lyndora wa:
placed in jail last night on a charge ot
false pretense.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Standard Plate Glass Co. to Emma P
Davis, 30 acres in Washington for $a00
Lulu Forringer to same, acre il
Washington for $l100.
Chas. G Powell to Ell q McKim, lot il
Jackson for 81.
Fl G McKim to E E Goehring, lot il
jackson for $130.