Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-09-13
LEGAL n EWS.
NEW SUITS.

sidewalk in front OF the Geo. hummer
property on Cliff st.
J Samuel Schaffner, Sr. VS. Harry B.
Arbel, ejectment for the Josephine
Schaffner farm, south of Butler, which
Arbel leased and failed to pay rent.
w. C. Laderer VS. George Harley,
assumpsit for $50. so for a buggy and
lap robe bought in October, 1900
Rose May Coslett vs John Coslett,
divorce, cruel and barbarous treatment
alleged.
Addie Mauk VS. George, petition for
divorce, desertion alleged.
Sarah Barr of jackson twp VS. AL
fred Barr petition for divorce.
GRAND JURY PREsENTMENT
The late Grand Jury found % true
bills" out of - indictments, and ignored
five; approved of the Slipperyrock and
Foltz bridges, recommended new
system of ventilation for the Jail, also
some other improvements there; found
the County Home in good shape and
recommend some repairs and Improve
ments: found the Court House in fairly
good shape and ordered some new
| chairs; requested the different railroad
companies to keep their grade crossings
| clear: thanked their foreman, the
| District Attorney and Judge for courtesy
and ability and were discharged.
| TRUE BILLS.
Commonwealth VS.. Nick Vene, lar
ceny by bailee. Geo. Ketterer prose
| cutor.
| Charles Ranks, Steve Uram, Chas.
| Serum, Steve KalitZky, aggravated as
sault and battery, riot. riotous destruc-
| tion of property.
| Frank Kobelze. assault and battery
with intent to commit rape.
| John Burdanovict, rape, assault and
battery.
Anton Glarenitsh, Yonko Brezetic,
| Iivan Brezetic, aggravated assault and
battery. with intent to rob.
Tom Machak, assault and battery.
Nor TRUE BILLS.
Fred DeSante, furnishing liquor on
Sunday and to minors. Salvatore
| Cericola, prosecutor, to pay costs.
| Rose Virag, assault and battery.
Elias Joseph, prosecutor, to pay the
| costs.
| Rose Virag, perjury. AntonIa Mosi,
| prosecutor. to pay costs.
| Lizzie Smith, assault and battery,
| with intent to kill.
Mike Samansty, Frank Powlas riot,
| etc.
| p D. Huttinger. against whom a true
| bill was found for stealing horse and
buggy from Graham Bros and Berki-
mer, has been identified as Lorry
| Campbell who was sent to the peniten-
tiary eight years ago for forgery.
The surety of the peace case of Geo. |
Stang against Charles Fell of Mars, was
heard Friday. Stang alleged Fell was
| gong to strike him with fence paling |
The costs were divided equally between |
them and both put under bond.
Daniel Mack, who weighs about 10 |
pounds and is apparently crippled with
rheumatism, was before court Friday |
| for threatening to "cut the eye out" of
John NJ Thompson. Mack was put |
under bonds to keep the peace and re-
quired to pay the costs The men are
up-country miners.
Arguments for new trial for Samuel |
Shamberger were heard Thursday be- |
fore Judge Kooser of Somerset county, |
and after listening to eloquence and law |
all day, the Judge wrote On opinion |
refusing new trial in about |
fifteen minutes. He then |
asked that Shamberger come forward |
for sentence, but the latoers attorneys
had sentence delayed until the gath, |
when his bail expires.
The surety of .he peace case aoainst .
MichIey Holeman wae seSVIve.
s. G. Hilliard was tried on a charge |
by I. >. Myers. .Ir parties are saw. |
mill men from worth twp. When Myers
was asked if Hilliard had made threats |
against him. he said mo" that he and |
Hilliard had always got along well to- |
gethcr. He then explained that threats |
had been made to others and repeated |
to him. Hilliard was discharged and
the costs put on Myers.
John Sherman has been appointed |
election constable for the 1st precinct |
of Butler twp.
Geo. f. Bicker was appointed cleo |
| tion constable for Winfield twp, 1st |
precinct.
| Tony Cherry was found guilty of |
surety Of the peace on complaint OF
Rocco Tertizzi, and sentenced to pay
the costs and give bond in $500 to keep
the peace.
The surety OF the peace cases of Jas.
| Brown of Franklin twp. against his
wife and son, Lester, were heard Fri
day and continued, there being a&b
cases in connection with them.
Mrs. Agnes McAlpine, who has en-
tered suit for divorce from her husband
Kenneth McAlpine. on Saturday petit
toned for an order on her husband to
pay for the maintenance OF her and
their two children and for attorney
fees. pending the hearing Of the case
A rule to show cause was granted on
the petition. to be heard the second
Monday of October.
John L. Young, guardian Of three
minor children of d. w. G. Boyle, decd
was granted leave to make sale Of his
wards real estate.
| On y~A'''
re.ition Of Florence Glace, her
uncle, Fred Glace, was dismissed as
her guardian, and George Kratel was
appointed in his stead
George McJunkin has resigned as
Assessor of the Fourth ward, and Isaac
Meals appointed his successor.
i. M. Ralston, manager of the Story
q Clark Piano Co. has made test case
OF the Borough ordinance requiring
transient retail dealers to take out a
borough license costing 500, by appeal
ing from judgment rendered against
him by Burgess Bell. The license fee
was paid with the understanding that
it Is to be retained il the Court decides
the ordinance legal, and is to be paid
back IL the Court decides in favor of
the piano people. Payments were made
by two other transient dealers on the
same conditions. The case is 10 be ar
gued the last week of September.
AT Greensburg, last Friday six men
were convicted Of rioting and assault
and battery. at the Republican primary
election at Arnold. WestmoreIand coun-
ty. The cases occupied the entire week
in the quarter sessions court and over
100 witnesses testified They were the
outcome Of the attempt OF the Moore
faction to dominate the primaries, the
ballot box at tEo polls designated by the
County Commissioners having been car
ried away. The prosecutor was John
K. Shields Of New Kensington, who
, was roughly handled and confined in
| the lookup at Arnold for almost "a
, hours.
. The Grand Jury of Lawrence county
! held Sheriff Ayres responsible for the
: escape OF O'Toole, it being alleged that
ne did not use sufficient care The jury