Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-09-20
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

Vogeley heirs VS. Pennsylvania Rail
road Co., ejectment for one-third of al
acre in the Second Ward, Butler, al
legged to have been unlawfully entered
upon by the deft.
VIM. Kavanaugh Co. of Zelienople y
Mrs. NJ NJ Goehring assumpslt TO
| 1918. 55, claimed to be due on n balanc'
due for oil we'll tools and materia
furnished the deft.
VIM. Kavanaugh Co. vs. John S
Clark, assumpsit for $346. 80 for oil wei
! materials furnished.
The Cambridge Society, corpora
ton, for use of the Wheedon-Frick Co
VS. DIR. f. l.. Wasson, assumpsit fol
| S199 so claimed to be due for 81 volumes
of books on classic aud medical sub
iects. The plffs. claim DR.. WassoI
ordered them and refused to lift then
and they are now lying in local ex
press Office.
| Rev. A. K Kline for use OF Immanuel
Reformed church of Ellwood City VS.
w. c. Laderer of Evans City, assump-
sit for S2500 The plaintiff states he
acting for the church. bargained for
two lots IN Ellwood City for $3.50, paid
S. hand money, and at the date fol
delivering the deed, rendered La
derer $545 and mortgage for $1,000,
according to the terms of their CON
tract Laderer, he says, refused to
deliver the deed. Since the making OF
the first agreement, last May, the plf.
states property prices advanced in ELL
wood City and they cannot now get q
suitable lot for the same money and
therefore sues for damages.
A. NJ. Christley vs G. A. Horton, pro-
ceedings for partition of 10 acres of
the pine tract in Centre twp, which
the parties own together.
A. Fl. Knauff VS. Joseph Cooper, deft.
and Jackson twp. School District.
garnishee. execution attachment on
debts due deft Judgment against
Knauff for $3727 was entered.
Mrs. Louisa Sloan VS. Henry Wagner
ex'r of the will of Mary Wagner. decd !
of Butler assumpsit for $113550. The
plff. is daughter of Mrs. Wagner and
sues for keeping and tending her
mother during her last illness, 434 weeks
at $S5 per week.
Charles Freyermuth plead guilty to a
charge of desertion and non-support.
Sentence was suspended until Sept. "a,
and were advised to make up
The Guaranty Safe Deposit q Trust
Co was appointed guardian of three
minor children of Ida E. Pringle, decd.
David Cupps has been appointed
Assistant Assessor for the First Pre-
cinct, First Ward.
The case of Commonwealth vs. Nick
Vine, larceny by bailee, was settled by
deft. paying the costs.
In the case Of Commonwealth VS.
Lester Brown, charged with assault and
batter by his father, James F. Brown
Of Franklin twp, the jury returned a
verdict Of mot guilty and divided the
costs between the prosecutor and deft.
equally.
The case of Commonwealth VS. WIN.
Ell. Martin, forgery, was continued until
next Court on account of the absence OF
a witness
Motion for new trial was made in
the case against VincenZo Camilli, con-
victed of a&b and mayhem.
Wilbert Miller. charged with rape
and assault and battery, entered plea
of guilty of f&b, and was fined 1925.
The Pittsburg and Butler Street Rail
way Co. has filed an answer on the re-
TURNS of the constables of Penn twp.
and Third Ward, Butler, disclaiming
liability for blockading public roads and
streets and placing blame for any viola
tion of the law on the contracting COM
pany, Ferguson.
After September % all Court House
offices will close at 3 p. m. Saturdays
Prof. J. A. Mechling of the Harmony
schools has been charged by Mrs. Mary
McGill with assault and battery for
whipping her eleven -year-old boy. He
waived hearing before Justice Keck and
gave bail for $500 for Gbuff:
In the case Of John Eicholtz. defraud-
ing boarding house keeper, the jury
acquitted the defendant and placed tho
costs on Mike Bosack, the prosecutor.
The trial of DR.. J. F. M;;sstteer of
Lyndora on charge of selling liquor
without license, made against him last
March. and similar charge made in
June, resulted in convictions on both
charges. The June charge was made
on the return of Constable Ed Merwin
and the March charge by one Andy
Kreig, who left town some time ago
and could not be found. Judge R. S.
Holt of Beaver presided and charged
the jury for the conviction on the
March charge, evidence of sales with
,x..n x0 lot
be received, and for conviction on the
March and June only would be received.
were proven by different people who
had bought, and G, II. Leisinger who
had been Minteer's druggist, and who
March term, and plead guilty, and who
cape of Campbell and Hall from jail,
liquor to whoever wanted It. and he
made many salea, ana alled two OF three
hundred prescriptions for liquor written
by DR.. Minteer, during the time he
worked in the store. DR.. Mipteer
swore that he did not own the store, had
nothing to do with it, denied making
sales, and said he had written less than
half dozen prescriptions in the last
three years. He and Mrs. Minteer both
swore that the store and property now
belonged to Thomas Watson, Mrs. Min
teer's brother. They also swore that
Merwin and Kreig tried to gat money
from them to aettle the case.
At the conclusion of the trial former
District Attorney Henninger moved the
Court to sentence Minteer on the charge
of practicing medicine without being
registered, on which he was convicted
two years ago, before Judge j. Sharp
Wilson, Judge Holt's predecessor.
Judge Wilson twice suspended sentence
on Minteer's promise to cease practicing
uutil he had diploma 1t was claim
ed he had continuously violated his
promise. Judge Holt also suspended
sentence on Minteer renewing lis prom
Use, but Mrs. Minteer and Mr.. WatSoa
had to practically force hil4 to make
the promise Motion was made for a
nev'trial. "
7. r. Marshall, alias Moss, the Ron
frew bricklayer who cashed check for
5000 belonging to l.. Vanrenselaer, and
skipped with the money, returned to
Renfrew last week and was arrested in
his home on charges of larceny by bailee
and endorsement
Ballat Karl of Lyndora was arrested.
Sunday, for illegal hunting, and fined
by Justice Criswell.
Wa HFancis Lane Of Uniontown,
nephew Of F. ]. Forquer, has registered
as law student