Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-28
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

h l.. Abrams and L. n. Boyd VI
Anna ID. and VIM. A. Lowry, ejectmen
to settle boundary line between prop
critics on East Diamond
Ann E. Christy VS. Nina and Georg'
Fredley, summons in trespass.
I'M. Vogeley VS. Jacob Hetzel eject
ment for frame meat market building
on Locust St Hetzel failed to pay rem
as tenant, and confessed Judgment fol
the premises.
AL Zeigier VS. Gilbert Hooks, trespas;
for $40. 900 for damages for slander
Zeigler is hardware merchant in Mars
and was formerly school director, He
alleges that Hooks said ''Al Zeigler stole
| enough money from the Mars School
Board to build his brick building. and
can prove it.
J. 81. Stone VS. w J. Burke, assump-
sit for $500 -. Stone states that while
he was living at Warren, o., Burke in
duced him to move to the latter's farm
near Gallery, promising him a long
term Of years, and to pay his freight ex-
pense of removal and other items.
Stone alleges a preliminary agreement
was signed and afterwards Burke pre-
pared another agreement calling for a
one-year term which Stone signed with
out reading or understanding. He was
warned off by Burke prior to Jan. 1,
1906, and now sues for breach of con
tract.
NOTES.
When CT minal court opened in Kit
tanning, last Friday. sealed verdict
returned by jury late Thursday night
was opened and it was found that Z.
". Baumgardner, a Pennsylvania rail
road detective, and County Detective \.
K. Collier had been found guilty Of as
sault and battery and aggravated as
sault and battery. This is the sequel to
the Leechburg muddle, which has long
been dragging through the courts. Ira
Butler, Leechburg furniture dealer,
was charged with mutilating COM
petitor's goods Baamgardner being
the prosecutor. AT the late session OF
court Ex-Sher.ff J. S. Gallaher was
found guilty Of influencing that grand
jury in favor of Butler; Butler himself
has been found guilty of the offense and
now Baumgardner and Collier have been
convicted of assaulting Butler while ar
resting him
In the L. S. District Court in Kansas
City. last Friday, the four big meat
packing companies of that town and the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Company were sentenced to pay fine
of So, 900 each for violation of the
Federal law against taking and giving
rebates At the same time New York
broker and his clerk were sentenced to
pay considerable fines and to brief i'm
prisonmeut for securing rebates. The
cases will be appealed to the higher
courts. but Judge Mcpherson did his
part toward making the law as it stands
respected. The officers Of the defend
ant corporations should, also, have been
sentenced TO imprisonment. This de-
feet in the law should be cured by the
present Congress before it adjourns.
Fines, however large, will not prevent
great corporations from breaking the
law if they can greatly profit by 30 do
ing, but Imprisonment of their officials
would act as general deterrent.
The jury in the case of Jos. Eskovitz.
charged with false pretense, returned
verdict Of not guilty.
A plea of mol pros was entered in the
case of Maurice Pollock, selling liquor
without license, on payment of the
costs by the defendant.
The last case tried in criminal court
was that of the Standard Brewing Co.
of New Castle. selling liquor without
license The Brewing Co. had been
operating in Lyndora through an agent
Friday afternoon the jury returned
verdict of not gui lty, but pay the costs
Monday was divorce day in Court and
the following were heard and granted:
Maggie s. Morrison from Van Kirk Nor
rison, Mamie E. Mortimer from VIM.
s. Mortimer, Nellie Osenbaugh from
Elmer Osenbaugh, Ernestine Baer from
August Baer, Peter Grillo from Mary
Grillo, Maud Hepler from Edgar D.
Hepler and Eleanor Stephens from AL
bert Stephens.
James Milliron has been appointed
constable OF Winfield twp. vice VIM. j.
Watson, resigned.
The will OF August Stice, decd, of
Clinton twp. has been probated. The
estate goes to his wife for life, with re-
mainder to his sister, Eleanor Jacobs.
Henry Halstead and J. B. Cunningham
are the executors,
A st. Louis court has decided that
goods brought from trust need nottbe
paid for, the obligation being placed in
the same category as gambling debt.
In common pleas court at Toledo, O..
Monday, Judge Kinkade imposed the
maximum sentence of $1,000 fine and
one year in the workhouse on five ice
men guilty of conspiracy in restraint Of
trade. The five men, all OF them prom
inent in business and social circles, were
taken to the county Jail to await the
making out OF the necessary papers 70
commit them to the workhouse.
G. L. Keister has fled caveat
against the probate OF the will of his
wife, Nellie b. Keister. No cause for
the protest is set forth.
The charter of the Pittsbur5 Hickson
Furniture Co. was filed in the Recorders
Office. yesterday The capital stock of
the company is $500. 600, at 800 share.
Toney Cherry, native OF Italy, and
Alphonse Lalhbermopt. n native of
Belgium, were naturaliaed, yesterday.
Morris Kohn. native Of Germany,
has filed his first papers for naturaliza-
tion.
A mortgage given by the Pittsburg,
Harmony, Butler and New Castle Rail
way Co. to the Union Trust Co. OF Pitts
burg for 50, 100000 has been recorded.
Henry Hale, colored, has been charged
with surety Of the peace by Goldie
Black.
Charles Kabior, John Lokotis, James
Crespo. William Mehazcnk and Morris
Pollak were sworn in al citigens OF the
United States, Tuesday
A divorce was granted to Jennie
Wright from Charles Wright
Harry B. Cooper, ex'r, Of Sarah b.
Stephenson. decd, has been granted
leave to make sale Of land in franklin
twp.
rRoPERpY TRANSFERS.
r Marks, admir-. to Samuel l. Jack
son lot on Three Degree Road for $3.50.
jackson Il Ebert TO Jacob A Harmon
lot in Butler twp. for $3.50
Mary kleinfelter to Anthony Schaef-
fer int. in lot in Harmony for 500; also
| 10 Frank Schaeffer int. in lot In Jackson
twp. for $3.50,
f B Denman to John T. Elliott lot in
Butler for $4,000.
Henry DeWolfe to Elizabeth Witte "a
acres in Winfield for s..
Butler Land and Imp. Co. to Maria
Kirchner lot at East Butler for $5S. 80.
McCurdy Bricker to Kathleen M.
Boyle lot on N. Mexican ST. $4,000.
- Josiah $ Stauffer TO Flora G Chalfant