Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-07-26
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS

| Injunction stopping the Fisher Go.
! from drilling This Injunction required
the bonds and as the suit was decided
against Yohe and Steelsmith the bond
was forfeited, Mr.. Hosford was their
surety.
Martha Caldwell VS. c. A. Caldwell,
of Butler. petition for divorce, alleging
| cruel and barbarous treatment.
I Geo. w. Grove VS. Penn twp, o. p.
| Child, J. II Douthett and F. B. Dodds,
| Supervisors, tresspass for 1928 damages.
/ Csowe's horse had leg broken on bad
piece of road between Renfrew aud
Brownsville, and had 20 be killed. The
| value of the horse was agreed upon be
/ tween Grove and the supervisors, and
an action entered in order TO have q
verdict of record made by the Court.
NOTES.
VIM. Verne of Lyndora has been held
for Court on charge of illegal liquor
selling. made against him 10y Jas.
Pappas.
John Huba, a Lyndora Hunky, paid
$50 and costs to settle case brought
against him because his dog bit a
woman; and John Huche $15 and costs
because his dog bit a boy, Lyndora
has as many dogs as people.
A. G Gibson has been appointed tax
collector of Fairyiew borough.
JF. Stoops. petihoned for a citation
on DR. h d HOckeuberry TO file an ac-
count as executor of the will Of w. l..
Stops, de'd.
In the cases Of John f. Mccoy, David
J. Kyle and others against VIM. S. Has
sci, in which the plffs. sought to have
contracts made in 1868 for the sale Of
coal under lands which they now own
in Cherry twp. Sc: aside, Judge
Galbreath made an order on the deft.
to surrender up the contracts, be forever
enjoined from claiming rights under
them, and to pay the costs in the cases.
In the case of the National Cash
Register Co VS. " II. Kirkpatrick, re-
plevin to recover cash register which
Kirkpatrick had seized for rent, de-
cision was made in favor of the de-
fendant.
James A. McMarlin and Geo. Ket
terer, Jr., were appointed appraisers in
the case of L. P. Hazlett. ct al VS. j. NJ.
Maxwell
In the case of James T. Hamilton VS.
w. S. Wick, brought to compel the
opening of a private alley leading to
the Hamilton bottleworks, exceptions
filed By the deft. were dismissed
A new trial was granted in the case
of Black 81 Baird ys Erie Coal and Coke
Co.
In the case OF NJ. L. Gibson VS. T. r.
Johnston, Seigel Buchanan and Co.,
the defts. petitioned to have the writ of
estrepment in the case dissolved. This
was done. bond in S2500 being required
of the defts.
On Judgment for rent entered by
John Younkins VS. Mrs. M. J. Bicl1el, the
Court made an order opening judgment
and admitting the defendant to de-
fense
In the case of j w Hutchison, trus-
tee. VS. Robt. Buchanan, ct al, rule on
defts. to bring action of ejectment
within six months or be stopped, the
Court dismissed the plaintiffs petition
because it did not show that the plain
tiff was in possession of the land
W. S. Gray was appointed guardian
of five minor children Of Mary Shirley,
decd, Of Forward twp.
.,..n ii. Sutton, ex'r Of Elizabeth
Shannon, decd, was granted leave to
make public sale Of property on Bluff
street.
Charges Of forgery have been made
agaist s. Dram, Mike Kritzki Nicola
Huran and Sam Bridge by Sam Paul
isl1i, who alleges that the defendants,
three last named defendants took his
bank book from the trunk where he
kept it, made out check in favor of
Dram for SIT for a grocery bill, and
that Dram had identified the drawer Of
the check as Pauliski at the Butler
County National Bank, in order to get
the money.
Saturday Judge Galbreath rendered
an opinion deciding in favor Of the
Butler Passenger Railway Co., on the
appeal of w. A. Fisher and other resi-
dents Of L. Penn st. from the ordinance
passed by the Town Council granting
the street car company right to lay
their tracks on that street
In the case Of Lochrie Bros. VS. Hamil
ton Bros and H. K Wick. the Court
made order requiring the plff. to file a
necessity Of the lateral railroad they
are trying TO secure to their mines near
Argentine, and the defendants within
the same time to file denial of the
| necessity of the lateral road. The case
is then TO 80 at the head Of the next
trial list.
Jp
Sherman, J. y. Campbell. b.
F, Kemper, Samuel Woods and Jos. Rock
| enstein were appointed viewers to as
sess damage done to property of Michael
Bresnahan, at the corner of New Castle
and Dunbar street, by grading and
paving.
After a short deliberation, the jury
in the case of Isabella Williamson whC
was tried in Pittsburg court, Monday
for the murder of Robert Winters
February 2, 1901, returned verdict o.
not guilty by reason in insanity at th'
time of the alleged murder. She wa
remanded TO Jail to await the report o.
a commission to be appointed by thu
court, on her present mental condition
Miss Williamson was dressmaker anc
was placed on trial in Criminal court
before Judge r. II Collier for the al
legged shooting of Winters at her hom
in Grant avenue, Allegheny. Winter
was well known contractor and Mis-
Williamson was Immediately arrested
and has since been confined in the in
sane department Of the Allegheny Cit,
home.
II Theodore Keck, DIR. w. ID. McCun
and Josiah Adams were appointed
, commission in lunacy on Frank PER-,
, of Sllpperyrock twp. on petition OF j
, w. Osborne OF Wick.
II A charge of seduction, etc. has beel
made against Harry Young by Beula
, A. Kaufman
Saturday, Aug. is the last day 70
,, filing accounts to Sept Term wit
Register Wilson.
Coy. Pennypacker has refused to in
terfere in the case OF Frank johnson G
New Castle, convicted of murder in th
first degree, but on the other hand ha
fixed the day of execution as Tuesday
Sept. IL.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Chas Duffy to Anton Kreitzer lot o
t Plank Road for $3.50, duplicate, th
| original deed having been lost in fire
Anna NJ Petsinger to Ora Connell lC
8 on Elm St for $1,000.
i w S Adams TO Rose Il Adams leaf
and well in Adams twp. for $500
Geo q III Krug to w A Steadman lc
I on n Mexican ut. for $3.50
Barbara Geibel to Geo q II Kru
same for $500
w r. HoImaa fo 7, EindIav Iot .