Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-21
LEGAL NEWS.


trespass for $1,000 for injuries received
at the new Odd Fellows Temple at
Main and Cunningham Sts. O'Connor,
who is a carworker. states he was walk
ing on Cunningham St when he slipped
and fell on a defective walk, striking
against an iron cellar door which was
standing open. He claims the door fell,
crushing his head and that he was
struck in the mouth and had several
teeth broken off
Sarah Steighner vs. Joseph NJ. Smith,
assumpsit for S6. 81. Mrs. Steighner is
daughter of the late Arthur Denny,
whose last will provides that if oil is
found on his farm ell the heirs are to
have an equal share in the profits aris-
ing therefrom Mrs. Steighner is one
of six heirs. and the sum sued for rep
resents the one-sixth of S41 05 royalty
produced from well on the place.
Other wells are being started and the
suit is brought to establish the plain
tiff's rights.
Louisa, Mary, William. Walton and
Virginia Hazlett by their next friend,
Mary Hazlett, VS. John and Daniel
Younkins, trespass for $500 damages.
The plaintiffs state that they were in
quiet and legal possession of lot on n.
Main St apd that the defts. in erecting
the building occupied by the Campbell
Hose Co. came one foot over the line
with their foundation and wall
Miles billiard VS. Herman Baldwin
and Constable Abner Grossmsn, tres
pass for $1,000 damages. Hilliard claims
he was living in a house belonging TO
Baldwin in Marion twp. and. although
the rent was fully paid up and his term
was not expired, Grossman ordered him
out of the house and when he refused
to go, set his goods out ON the road and
made him pay $3.50 costs in order to
save them from being sold.
G. J. Myers VS. Andrew Kennedy, re-
pleyin for team of bay horses, team of
gray horses, harness, and logging outfit
valued at S400, Kennedy hired the prop
erty from Myers and it is charged does
not pay the rent
CRIMINAL COURT.
Steve Koricha plead guilty to aSob
with intent to commit rape, and was
fined $40 and costs.
Robert Barnhart plead guilty to
charge of a&b on Constable w. J. Davis
and was sent to Jail for 80 days and
fined s. and costs.
The aSb and surety of the peace
cases against Lester Brown. in which
his father. James F. Brown, was prose
cutor was continued fol settlement.
The surety of the peace case against
tor, was also continued.
Robert Ray was found guilty of as
sault on Chas w Shaffer
Frank Ponny, an Italian, who plead
guilty to charge of furnishing liquor
to minor, was sentenced to pay fine
of $50 and undergo imprisonment in Jail
for 20 days.
Judge Kooser, before leaving Friday,
pronounced the following sentences:
Jas. Moore. a Lyndora policeman,
convicted of a6b on a boy driving a
milk wagon, fined $40 and costs
John Starsky, Lyndora, selling liquor
without license three months in jail,
$500 fine and costs.
Thomas Pisor, malicious mischief.
Oliver Bowser complainant, 60 days to
jail, s. fine and costs.
Floyd Goodrich, larceny OF a pair of
shoes, 30 days in Jail, S5 fine and costs.
Charles Egan, Chicora, agg. a&b, 80
days in Jail, s. fine and costs.
The case of Com. VS. J. f. Minteer,
selling liquor without license, two in
dlctments, were continued until next
term on account of Mrs Minteer having
typhoid fever. Bail in $500 was re-
quired.
]. II. Parker, clerk in Minteers drug
store at Lyndora. plead nolle contendre
to charge of selling liquor without Ii
cense, and on account of the continu
ance of the Minteer cases, sentence was
until next term.
The case against !. d. Fleming, who
was charged with embes2lement by G.
w. Shaffer, who alleges that he and
Fleming were in the meat business on
jefferson st. and that Fleming kept all |
the money, was settled. Fleming de- /,
MED the partnership.
The jury in the case against Samuel |
burning his store, on FIJI |
day returned verdict of guilty. At |
request of Shambergers attorneys tie |
jury was polled when brought ino
Court and each man answered guilt"
as his name was called. On hearing tle |
verdict Shamberger's two dan""'-''
broke DOWN and left the Court room in
tears. The defense put mp all the fight
they could, but did not have much 10
hght with, except about 30 character
witnesses, mostly Hebrew friends of
Shamberger from Pittsburg A motion
has been made faF o new trial.
Erauk Bickel, young liveryman, was
tried on charge of statutory rape.
Olsen, who lives at Kearns
Crossing was the complainant, and the
oftense was alleged to have been com
mltted on his daughter, Blanche, girl
under IL years of age, last September
The girls story was that she had been
working away from home on account of
difference with her step-mother, her
father being married the second time,
and she was roomlng with Miss Cody
at the Kennedy place on Elm St On
the evening of Sept. last she and Miss
Cody walked up town together. met
Bickel and Frank Force. and went driv-
ing with them in one-seated buggy.
They drove to the Mitchell school house,
east Of town, where she alleged the Of
fense was committed while she and
A. l..
testified to the injuries the girl had re-
ceived The other three members ad-
Iuitted taking the buggy ride together,
but claimed that while they were out Of
the buggy at the Mitchell school all
four sat on a laprobe talking for half
hour or more while the horse rested,
and that Bickel and Miss Olson were
not alone at all during the evening.
They also claimed that during the drive
and while on the laprobe there was no
hugging kissing or other spooning
The Elk Brewing Co. of Kittanning,
represented by its officers, was put on
trial, Monday, on a charge of selling
liquor without license. They have been
shipping beer into Lyndora. through
Sam Blank, their agent Tuesday
afternoon the jury returned verdict Of
not guilty.
Samuel Tynauer, I4yndora store
keeper who has been acting as agent for
O Youngstown wholesale liquor house,
was tried Tuesday on charge of selling
liquor without license. The jury re-
turned verdict of guilty
NOTES.
Charles Rush has filed petition for
partition of property on Race st. own
ed by him. Samuel d., Herbert and Olive
Johston, heirs of Wilhelmine Johnston.
To adjust the assessments for paving
the partition is claimed to be necessary.
Mrs. Ada Turner, adm'x of the estate
of w Turnar late of HarrtaviIIa