Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-17
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

J. H. Coovert vs. Tony Maroell, ap-
peal by defendant from Judgment OF
S110 06 rendered by ]. NJ. Maxwell, j.
P.
Farmers National Bank VS. Fred 3.
Hawk and Charles B. Hoffman, defts.
and JAS E. Marshall, garnishee, attach
ment execution on debt of S1l5 due
by garnishee to defts.
Lochrie Bros. VS. Hamilton Bros. tres
pass for $500 damages for mining and
removing the coal from under 80 acres
of land in Washington twp, of which
the plffs. claim to be the owners.
Maud Hepler vs. Edgar E. Hepler
libel in divorce, alleging indignities
rendering her conditisn intolerable and
life burdensome.
A very remarkable s10,0 damage
suit was filed at Youngstown Monday
by R. T. Hooper, an artist, who alleges
that his delicate touch and steady nerve
have been greatly impaired by an
electrical apparatus installed in his
rooms by the Brenner Jewelry com
pany, over whose place of business he
has his studio. Hooper alleges the
electrical device was installed purely to
annoy him and has already greatly i'm
paired his touch Persons not familiar
with the particular kind of nerve and
touch possessed usually by artists would
believe that Hooper are working in a
fairly satisfactory manner, to judge by
the filing of the suit
NOTES.
On Friday last James Gallagher,
Wilbert Kaup and Roy Bracken, three
good looking and well dressed young
fellows. whose ages range from Is to p
years, plead guilty to two charges of
robbery made against them for assault
ing and robbing two Slavs on the night
of April 81 The defendants told how
they had gone to Lyndora to get liquor
because Bracken, the youngest and
largest, could not get liquor over the
bars in Butler, how they were return
ing through the Car Works field near
Playground Ave, Bracken walking in
front, and the others about rod be-
hind, when they met their two victims,
knocked them down and took their
money The Slavs appear to have been
knocked down by Gallagher and Kaup
first, and then Bracken came running
back and knocked one of them down
again. From one S75 was taken and
from the other SIS and watch and
chain Gallagher and Kaup claimed,
when examined, that Bracken, who had
confessed to the police after arrest, had
taken the pocket book with the $40 in
it and divided the spoils with them; but
Bracken claimed Gallagher had gotten
the pocketbook Bracken admitted that
he had knocked one of the men down
and had received $25 of the money.
Gallagher had been before the Court
twice before one of his offences being
the taking of dress off dummy in
front of Troutman's store and parading
it around, for which he served several
months in the workhouse. He had no
attorney in Court Kaup had an attor-
nev and his mother and aunt were
there. Bracken's mother, Mrs. f. E.
Bracken, his uncle and his attorney
were there. Judge Galbreath, in pass
ing sentence, told Gallagher he did not
believe his story and gave him three
years in the penitentiary and a fine of
$500; Kaup got 1s months in the pen.
and a fine of $500 Both sentences were
on the charge of stealing the $75, SEN
tence on the other charge being sus-
pended. Then the Court told Bracken
that he was not satisfied as to the truth
Of his story, knew him and his friends,
was sorry he was marking out the life
for himself that he seemed to be, and
stated that he wanted to make further
inquiry before sentencing him, there
fore sentence was suspended until
June.
The U. 6. District Court, sitting in
finished its business for this
term and adjourned. last Friday.
August Jonas of KittanEing, convicted
of making false oaths in bankruptcy
pending motion tor ne.
trial was sent back to Jail, as he was
not able to secure $4,000 bail. A New
Castle foreigner who passed counterfeit
money was sent to the pen. for two
years; and an employee of the postoffice
there to Jail for year for stealing
letter Vincent A. Rhodes of Beaver
Falls. who entered plea of guilty to
the charge of OBTAINING U. S. mails,
was ordered to pay the costs and to ap-
pear on the first Monday in October.
Jacob Sherer was fined 81 and costs on
the charge of depositing defamatory
letter in the postuffice at Black Hawk,
Beaver county. All the Enterprise
bank cases and some others were con-
tinued to the October term.
At Dayton, Ohio, last Friday, Judge
Brown overruled the motion for a new
trial in the case of Dr. Oliver G. Haugh,
Of the murder of his parents
and brother, and sentenced the prisoner
to be electrocuted August 80. He was
taken to the penitentiary at Columbus.
Sheriff A. NJ. Campbell took James
Gallagher and Wilbur Kaup the two
young men convicted of highway rob-
berry, to the pen, last Saturday.
Attorney General Carson filed bill
in equity in the Dauphin County Court,
last Friday, for the recovery of about
5000, 600 in actuaries fees paid by Robt
H. Foster, actuary of the insurance de
partment of Pennsylvania, to former
Commissioners George B. Luper, James
H. Lambert and Israel w. Durham and
j. Clayton Erb, actuary under Durham.
Attorneys H. II. Goucher, James w.
Hutchison, Lev. McQuistion, S. f.
Bowser, E. L. Ralston, T. G. Campbell
Stephen Cummings and +. x. Kohler
attended Superior Court, in Pittsburg.
this week.
Members of Pittshurg Councils accus-
ed of vice grating will be tried by their
respective branches next Monday even
ing. Each branch adopted resolution
providing for trial and the indications
were strong that the cases have been
prejudged in the minds of the me mbers
and that unless something very much
unforeseen occurs they are certain of ex
pulsion.
JOS ID. Fleming has filed an answer
to the bill of equity entered against him
by G. w, Shaffer, in which be denies
that partnership ever existed between
them.
The Butler Passenger Railway Co.
has filed extensions to their charter
covering nearly all the streets of Insti
tute Hill, street through the Orphan 8
Home property and E. Pearl st
Philip Hilliard, Esq. has been appoint
ed Register Assessor of Washington
twp, North Precinct, vice Oliver
Christie, who moved to the South Pre-
cinct.
The Superior Court nolie pressed the
case of Anderson versus the Bessie
R.R. Co.
w. G. Findley, DIR. w. r. Cowden
and w. H. Ritter were appointed a
commission in lunacy ON John Tonko
a Jail prisoner He was committed to
Dixmont.
Former Clerk Isaac Meals has beer
sworn in as deputy Clerk of Courts
Bert McKelvy is in Jail charged with